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To: decimon

I see a lot of kids in our clinic with uveitis. I work with a Pediatric Rheumatologist who manages the meds for these children, since the Ophthalmologists at our medical center aren’t comfortable prescribing for that age group.

Usually they are treated with topical steroid eye drops, but many end up on Methotrexate (a cancer chemotherapy used in lower doses to suppress the immune system and tame down the symptoms), and some even are given Humira or Remicade for uveitis. This vitamin would be MUCH cheaper and much safer.


8 posted on 04/24/2009 12:39:29 PM PDT by Born Conservative (Bohicaville: http://bohicaville.wordpress.com/)
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To: Born Conservative
This vitamin would be MUCH cheaper and much safer.

That's why I'd like to see more studies on natural (well, close enough) remedies. Let's see what they truly do and truly don't.

11 posted on 04/24/2009 1:32:13 PM PDT by decimon
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Methotrexate will kill you in the long term unless you’re talking about topical. Regardless, it sounds MUCH better to try a nutritional approach. Your post reminds me why I do not go to doctors.


25 posted on 04/25/2009 7:27:15 AM PDT by Conservativegreatgrandma (When the righteous rule, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule the people mourn. Proverbs 29;2)
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