RETICULOSE, OXIDATION THERAPIES: PROJECT INFORM PUBLISHES INFORMATION SHEETS

In February Project Inform published two separate information sheets about proposed AIDS treatments, one on Reticulose, the other on oxidation therapies (such as ozone and hydrogen peroxide). Both concluded that the treatments are not useful. Anyone considering using them should first obtain the Project Inform writeups, since otherwise it is hard to find any information except from the promoters.

To obtain the Project Inform information, call their hotline at 415/558-9051, from 10 AM to 2 PM Pacific time, Monday through Friday. Persons within California but outside the San Francisco local calling area can call toll-free 800/334-7422; from other States the number is 800/822-7422. Project Inform is a San Francisco organization which provides information on non-approved AIDS/HIV treatments.

On June 2 AIDS TREATMENT NEWS described a rectal ozone monitoring study organized by patients in San Francisco, with the assistance of research nurse Leland Traiman. Recently we called Mr. Traiman, who told us that the study, with 26 patients, was completed and submitted to the Sixth International Conference on AIDS. No harmful effects of the ozone treatment were found -- but no benefits were found, either.

About two years ago, AIDS TREATMENT NEWS began research for an article on hydrogen peroxide. We gave up because of the difficulty of finding people familiar with the treatment who were not selling it.