A story that will really get under your skin I don't know why doctors are so resistant to any treatment that hasn't been approved by their slave masters in Washington. Is it stupidity, pusillanimity, or fedphobia? The following story is an ugly one and clearly illustrates the financial Mafiosa under which we live: An enterprising doctor from Washington State imported a remarkable product - zinc pyrithione -from Spain and called it "Skin Cap." It caught on quickly by word of mouth for the treatment of psoriasis, because it really works. It was sold over the counter and was reasonably priced. Not surprisingly, it snowballed in popularity; so the FDA took the appropriate (for them) action: They declared Skin Cap a dangerous compound and took it off the market. A year later, a new psoriasis "wonder drug," under the brand name Temovate was put on the market, and, presto, it wasn't dangerous at all (so they say). But, it IS FDA-approved, patented by the pharmaceutical drug giant GlaxoSmithKline, expensive, and available only by prescription (which raises the cost even further). Get the picture? There are numerous natural remedies currently on the market. Make a stop at your local health food store before you head over to your pharmacist. Itching to tell you the truth,
William Campbell Douglass II, MD | 
