Shingles
Pain Treatment
Dr. Kochan has already presented his findings with respect
to the efficacy of treatment of shingles pain at several conferences but
is interested in seeing more people with this problem. Very
soon he will be recruiting patients for a blinded placebo controlled
trial.
Bee
Venom & Arthritis
Bee venom therapy has been used for thousands of years for
arthritis of different types. Dr. Kochan is colaborating
with Dr. Boris Ratiner a rheumatologist in Tarzana to study
the effect of bee venom on patients with osteoarthritis of
the knee. He is looking for patients who have
mild to moderate arthritis and have taken anti-inflammatory
medication for whom the medicine did not work or for whom the
anti-inflammatory medication caused unacceptible side
effects.
Hay
Fever
Hay fever and pollen allergy season is fast approaching and
in southern California can last all year. There is some
evidence that by taking slowly increasing amounts of bee pollen
orally people can be desensitized to the pollen in the area
and their symptoms can be relieved. Dr. Kochan
and his assistant Ray Seiple, M.A. are looking for people who
are interested in getting relief from their pollen allergies
using this simple and safe treatment and are willing to be
part of the study to look at this issue.
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