[Our man in washington]

This is the sort of research foundations should be funding. What billionaire wouldn't want the publicity of helping to fund a cheap treatment for cancer?

[Investment Biker]

We have a federal institution called the NIH. They fund billions in research. Regrettably, the research they fund is almost all basic research and not clinical trials. Clinical trails are expensive to design and administer and can take a decade to complete to get a drug on the market. So don't expect this to ever be approved by the FDA (Forcibly Deny Access).

I take a fat soluble form of Thiamine (Benfotiamine) that is off patent. It was shown to help protect against damage that diabetics experience in their eye, nerves and kidneys. It will never go through a clinical trial and is hard to find (thank goodness for the web). Dosing is a problem but the form is is considered relatively safe and nontoxic.

The FDA and the medical profession should be ashamed in the way that they refuse sick individuals right to experiment on themselves. ALL DRUGS should be over the counter. The only role the FDA should have is a stamp of approval. One should not have to obtain a prescription to buy life saving medicine. End of rant...