Row For A Cure Foundation

Although most of our readers are well aware of the fact that the FDA is an atrocious government agency that answers to no one and thumbs its nose at the United States Constitution, we do occasionally have some good news to report that reminds us of the fact that some of the most heinous FDA “enforcement campaigns” do fail miserably in their effort to intimidate us.

For those who may not have seen the August 17 issue of this newsletter, and for those who may want to review the facts surrounding a particularly vicious attack on our inherent right to choose the path of our own health care read the below entries…

The rouge FDA agent referenced in the August 17 blog is John Zelinsky.  Dr. Forsythe’s attorneys have mountains of documents and witnesses confirming that Zelinsky, among his many indiscretions, lied in his attempt to obtain a search warrant, practiced medicine without a license and is responsible for the deaths of eleven patients who were unable to be properly managed by Dr. Forsythe because Zelinsky delayed the return of seized medical records for 29 months.

The U.S. Attorney has repeatedly and rightfully stated that Dr. Forsythe’s case should never have been prosecuted, and the August 9 settlement agreement does indeed clear Dr. Forsythe of any wrongdoing.  The FDA hierarchy and their private sector bedfellows, however, were very unhappy to hear about Dr. Forsythe’s settlement agreement and they were clearly infuriated by the truthful reports that were published by the Health Freedom Alliance and others.

So “The Empire” struck back — and the diary of this extraordinary case continued.  The October and November entries appear below.

After listening to all of the testimony, the 12-member jury realized that this case was not about off-label prescribing or the use of prescription drugs in interstate commerce. It was all about a desperate attempt to destroy a good doctor as the “Powers That Be” were and are extremely threatened by how well Dr. Forsythe’s patients respond to Poly MVA and the other elements of his protocol. The power brokers fully expected the Forsythes (Dr. Jim and Earlene) to cower in fear after the armed raids and the unrelenting torment of the “investigation” that followed. But the puppeteers greatly underestimated the Forsythes’ courage and fortitude. Their unwavering determination to stand up against the full force and fury of corrupt corporate interests and their government executioners is something we should all be grateful for. The Forsythes of the world are all that stand between Health Freedom and Health Tyranny for all of us.

If Dr. Forsythe had been convicted, he would have faced up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. But even the most powerful and corrupt power brokers in America have (so far) been unable to change the fact that we American citizens are entitled to be tried by a jury of our peers. If not for the efforts of the Health Freedom Alliance and other like-minded groups getting the word out and raising public awareness regarding the very real and very serious threats to our Health Freedom in America, the jury members might have been completely hoodwinked by the Big Lies that are being perpetrated by the corporate/government propaganda machine. If not for us — if not for YOU — the jury would not have had the clear vision of truth that is necessary to arrive at a fair and just verdict. The unanimous decision to acquit was, in all likelihood, a first vote event, but the jury members remained in their deliberation room for nearly two hours before coming out to tell us what we have known all along; that Dr. Forsythe is innocent and should be free to immediately return to his practice because his patients need him.

We certainly cannot depend upon the corporate media to tell us the truth as their editorial process is infested with conflicts of interest. This newsletter and others like it are our only hope.

Please remember that no effort is ever wasted. Everything you do on behalf of this mission brings us closer to victory. The Forsythe jury verdict stands as a shining example of the fact that we can and will win our battle for Health Freedom!

Acknowledging that there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever that Dr. James Forsythe “introduced drugs into interstate commerce without federal approval,” Judge Howard McKibben dismissed this ridiculous charge. The jury’s attention will now be focused exclusively on the off-label prescribing charge as the trial continues…

The facts surrounding the unconscionable FDA persecution of board-certified oncologist and board-certified homeopathic physician James Forsythe, M.D. were reported in a special issue of the Health Freedom Alliance newsletter on August 17, 2007.

Amazing Victory for Health Freedom in America was an appropriate title as that issue was focused on announcing the fact that the federal government prosecutor in Nevada had finally agreed to clear Dr. Forsythe of any wrongdoing. Written documents outlining the details of the settlement agreement were prepared and signed on August 9, 2007.

Not surprisingly, when “higher powers” (those who are pulling the FDA puppet strings) became aware of the settlement agreement, they were furious with the federal prosecutor, Brian Sullivan, whose actions at the time clearly reflected a simple acknowledgement of the fact that Dr. Forsythe is an innocent and compassionate doctor who was being unjustly attacked by FDA henchmen. Indeed FDA enforcement agents and their superiors were obviously embarrassed by the truth, which appeared in this newsletter and other public media. In fact, during the six weeks following the settlement agreement, the pressure on Mr. Sullivan from these “higher powers” had become so intense that he actually perjured himself in testimony before Judge Howard McKibben on Friday, September 28.

At least five witnesses had signed affidavits on August 9 confirming that they had witnessed the signing of papers outlining the details of the settlement agreement.  Mr. Sullivan, however, is now claiming that there were other stipulations that were not included in the written documents that were signed on August 9. He even admitted that he is under severe pressure from “his superiors” to harden his stance against Dr. Forsythe.

Mr. Sullivan has unfortunately convinced Judge McKibben that the case should be allowed to go to trial in spite of the fact that the “must try by” date (in compliance with a citizen’s right to a speedy trial) has passed.

We now have another ugly chapter in the diary of our ongoing war against the enemies of Health Freedom in America. Those who are pulling the puppet strings in this case, and in all similar cases (there are far too many of them), must NOT be allowed to continue their assault on our Health Freedom!

As of this writing (10/4/07), Dr. Forsythe’s case is scheduled to go to trial beginning on Monday, October 22. The jury selection process will begin soon.

By Rick Shalvo
Health Freedom Advocate

One of the greatest physicians of our time, board-certified oncologist and anti-aging specialist James Forsythe, M.D., H.M.D., has finally been cleared of any wrongdoing and elevated to the level of protocol opinion leader after a long series of vicious attacks initiated by a rogue FDA agent. These attacks were then perpetuated by the U.S. Attorney’s office in the form of a criminal indictment and an unrelenting investigation.

The appropriate use of natural hormone replacement therapy for wellness, and wonderful supplements such as Poly MVA (palladium lipoic complex) for cancer patients, have been vindicated as well.

The FDA agent who told Dr. Forsythe’s cancer patients that the Poly MVA they were taking was “poison” must now swallow the poison of knowing that his attack on those patients’ health freedom has ended in complete and utter failure…a great victory for cancer patients everywhere.

Appropriate use of Poly MVA for cancer patients has prevailed against a vicious attack prompted by its own success. The FDA began this particular attack in 2005 after concluding that the reported remission rates among those patients in the Poly MVA study were “too good to be true.”

 Charges against Dr. Forsythe were based on an allegation regarding the primary source of the human growth hormone he was innocently ordering from a licensed pharmacy in Carson City, Nevada. It is now quite clear that this was a smokescreen excuse contrived in an effort to justify tormenting Dr. Forsythe to prevent him from continuing his outstanding work with cancer patients.

August 9, 2007

For Immediate Release
For Further Information
Contact: Steve Wark
702-498-2820

James Forsythe M.D. Cleared of Any Wrongdoing

Reno, NV - Well known Nevada medical oncologist and anti-aging physician, James Forsythe M.D., H.M.D. was cleared today of any wrongdoing in a thirty month federal investigation and criminal indictment by the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Attorney’s office into the use of human growth hormone.

“It was unfortunate that this investigation was ever initiated. Everyone now understands that questioning the use of human growth hormone was terribly misguided, and I am grateful to be vindicated,” says Forsythe.

Dr. Forsythe’s attorney Kevin Mirch says not only has justice been served but the FDA has requested that Forsythe author the very first protocols for the use of human growth hormone in the medical community across the nation. “This is the first time in the history of the FDA that they have asked a doctor in private practice to draw up the guidelines for using a drug,” says Mirch, and adds, “This is a complete reversal of their original intentions when they went after my client two years ago.”

Forsythe, age 68, has been a pioneer in integrative therapies and wellness medicine for more than thirty years. His Century Wellness Clinic and Cancer Screening and Treatment Center of Nevada have drawn thousands of patients from all over the world and have also turned Forsythe into an educator in his own profession.

“There is far too much misunderstanding in the medical establishment as to the efficacy of a number of alternative therapies such as hormone replacement therapy.” says Forsythe. “I’m sure this has been a learning experience for the FDA and the federal government and I am looking forward to working with the FDA in educating medical professionals and regulatory officials as to the best uses for human growth hormone.

Forsythe, a retired Army colonel and doctor in Vietnam, has been through many tough situations in his life but says that the last two years have been the most difficult. Not only did he know that what he was going through was totally unjustified, but the investigation was also placing a tremendous burden on his ability to treat more patients.

“I have never lost my passion to bring healing and hope to as many people as possible. I can increase my patient work load again now that the federal government has seen fit to drop all charges and even go as far as to encourage me to keep doing what I’ve been doing all along.”

May 17, 2006

H.R. 4282, the Health Freedom Protection Act, introduced by Congressman Ron Paul, MD (R-Texas) et al., is clearly the most important piece of health-related legislation in Congress at this time. The act would allow dietary supplement producers to exercise their First Amendment right to notify the public when scientific evidence regarding a supplement’s health benefits has been validated.

All such claims would be scrutinized by the FDA before being approved and the FDA would retain its authority to attack false or misleading claims. The agency would not, however, be able to continue its present practice of either completely prohibiting or arbitrarily censoring all dietary supplement health claims, which it has done even when overwhelming evidence confirms lifesaving health benefits accompanied by huge health care cost reductions.

Federal censorship of the valid claim that adequate consumption of omega-3 fatty acids significantly reduces the risk of sudden death heart attack, for example, absolutely contributes to the fact that America’s heart attack death rate remains so appallingly high. During the past 12 years, while heart attacks have taken the lives of an estimated six million Americans, we have known all along that a substantial percentage of these deaths could have been prevented with the omega-3 nutritional intervention. Why, then, does the FDA-approved language for omega-3 fatty acids shortchange the truth that can literally save lives?

I must tell you that I am not a paid lobbyist or a dietary supplement industry insider. I’m a cancer survivor who supports clinical and in vitro cancer research.

Dietary supplements that happen to be extraordinarily effective as anti-cancer agents would represent an enormous economic threat to the therapeutic sector and to the many people who have collectively invested astronomical amounts of money in the public corporations that profit from the cancer therapy status quo. If such supplements exist, they should be thoroughly studied and the data should be published.

In fact, such supplements do exist, and the FDA is doing everything in its unrestrained power to undermine these supplements by sabotaging the science that supports their safety and efficacy.

One characteristically vicious campaign began on the morning of February 16, 2005 with an ambush at the home of a board-certified oncologist in Reno, Nevada who is using a remarkably safe palladium lipoic supplement to save the lives of many Stage IV cancer patients - patients who have already tried and failed conventional therapy. This oncologist, Dr. James Forsythe (Retired Colonel, US Army Medical Corps), has been conducting an outcome-based cancer study and periodically reporting the unprecedented data to his colleagues.

Federal agents forced Dr. Forsythe to lie down on the floor of his home exercise room, held a gun to his head and raided his entire house while another squad was raiding his medical offices, seizing confidential patient files, computers and many other business and personal items, obviously terrifying his wife, staff and patients in the process. The government’s attempt to justify these horrific raids is mind-bogglingly absurd, involving some convoluted story about “the supplier of one of his suppliers.” Although the “supplier’s supplier” story has absolutely nothing to do with Dr. Forsythe’s impeccably administrated cancer study, obstructing the cancer study ultimately became the focus of the raiders’ obsession.

The FDA’s seek-and-destroy tentacles have now stretched from Nevada to New York. Once again finding the science to be unblemished, the FDA has resorted to intimidation tactics to make life miserable for a prominent scientist at Stony Brook University who has identified exactly how palladium lipoic complexes induce apoptosis (cellular suicide) in cancer cells while supporting natural healing processes in normal cells.

An enacted Health Freedom Protection Act may clear the way for the free flow of truthful health information, but the FDA’s outrageous abuse of power will likely intensify as the agency will surely redouble its efforts to attack scientists who are engaged in research that may give rise to such information.

In this great nation, government censorship that contributes to our horrendous morbidity and mortality statistics and police-state raids on the homes and offices of honorable, superbly credentialed health care professionals are atrocities of unspeakable magnitude.