<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Thanks again to the list for all of the feedback. I have been a little slow on composing this summary as I hoped to do a little more research on my own. The majority of the response, understandably, advised exercising caution. The main consesus was that if there was a cure out there, the medical community will know about it. Personally, I'm not convinced that is true in all cases. I happen to know that there are cures for cancer that have been totally buried by the drug companies in this company. We live in a very materialistic and greedy society and treating a disease is much more profitable that curing it. That is just my opinion. There is a book that goes with this medicine: The Immune System Cure, as well as a web site www.theimmunesystemcure.com. I would encourage anyone interested to do their own research. I find this to be the most profitable for making a sound decision anyway. I hesitate to try this product, mainly, because it is not my body that I am experimenting with but my 10 year old daughter. I must be certain about the benefits and risks before I try it on her. I mentioned in my original post that this product had been double blind tested and results printed in several journals. I did not list those journals but had several request that I do that. They are: 1. International Journal of Immunopharmacology: Vol18,No.12 pp 693-700, 1996 2. The American Arthritis Trust Newsletter, pp1-8, 1998 3. The Lancet: Vol345, No. 8964, pp1529-1532, 1995 4. Aids Bulletin Vol 6. No.3 pp 18-20 , 1993 5. International Hournal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: l,(5): pp 518-522, 1997 6. South African Journal of Science: Vol 93, 00 263-268, 1997 7. Immunology Today: Vol 16, No. 12 , 1995 I'm not sure how to get ahold of these publications but it might be worth looking into. I have included a few of the response for those of you who requested them: "Sorry, I don't have any more answers than before. Only two respondents had heard of this. One was given the medicine by an alternative MD and the other had heard the author at a I first learned about autoimmune disorders in 1995 when my immune system began to produce anti-nuclear antibodies. This can lead to all types of things, including lupus, scleroderma, etc. There are no answers yet regarding why the immune system does these things, but if you recall, a few years back the Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to a researcher who made progress on understanding the receptor cells. Something in the receptor cells fails to distinguish bad from good. What physicians can do to stop the immune response is to use steroids and anti malarial drugs. Both of these have side effects, but are life saving if the immune system decides to attack the heart or brain." "Talk to your daughter's physician. I believe sterols/sterolins are forms of steroids that the doctor could have prescribed if he/she wanted to. I am sure there are some very good reason why the physician didn't." "You may want to read 'Eat Right for your Type", by Dr. Peter D'Adamo. His theory is that the blood type determines the immune system, & proteins in food can be just as harmful as protein found in germs & viruses. If you considering adding supplements, you may want to start with the foods your daughter is eating now. Adding something new to compensate for something that's could be removed hardly makes sense. I found it quite easy to fit the g.f. diet into the blood type diet because the book deals in whole foods. Since it give lists of good & neutral foods as well as bad to avoid (unlike the g.f. diet which gives you only the avoids), it has actually given me more foods to plan my meals around. I found the section on beans most interesting." "Natural and non-toxic are not the same thing. Lots of things are natural that are also toxic, digitalis from foxglove to start with, not to mention steroids." If that product doesn't help her look at: www.mannatech.com and www.glycoscience.com "I heard Lorna VanDerHaeghe speak at a convention 2 years ago. It was about Moducare. She was very interesting. There is a book called the Immune System Cure by Lorna R. VanDerHaeghe. In the book there is a chart and in it says Celiac disease, and diabetes for autoimmunes disease. On another page it says"An article published in the Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology reported that celiac disease is a food allergy-induced autoimmune disorder, and it may well be that insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is also related to food allergies. Research is under way to confirm the relationship between allergies and autoimmiunity. If you are afflicted with an autoimmune disorder, allergy testing or eliminating suspect foods may help you get your symptoms under control." Moducare is suppose to bring your immune system in balance. Moducare is different than say the herb Echinacea which stimulates the immune system. People with autoimmune disorders should not take herbs like Echinacea becauce it stimulates the immune system in the wrong way. The Moducare pulls the system into balance. The book is worth getting or looking into. You can get it in health food stores. Hope this helps." "Your doctor can put her on immunoglobulin transfusions for three days. I had that done recently. You need to have good health coverage though since it costs $15,000. It has been shown to increase the immune system for at least 6 weeks." "I just returned from the International Celiac Symposium, where I heard all the experts from around the world discuss the genetics of CD. Fundamentally, your daughter's problem is that you gave her the wrong genes. At present, there is nothing that can be done about it. If this snake oil worked the celiac community would be all over it. Please don't injure your daughter. The special diets are, for the forseeable future, the only way to treat these problems." "Before I would experiment with any invasive treatment, i.e., medication, I would consider using the Nikken Sleep System which consist of a mattress or mattress pad, a pillow and a comforter. These items work together to boost the body's immune system" This covers the main body of advice/opinion I received. I hope some find it helpful Jennifer in AZ