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Copyright Channel 4 News KRNV, August 10, 2007

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 Federal 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. “This is a complete reversal of their original intentions when they went after my client two years ago.”

The 68-year-old Forsythe 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 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 workload 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.”

Note: The following letter was written to the editor of the Reno Gazette Journal by a patient of Dr. James Forsythe about the positive results she has achieved in her battle against pituitary cancer. This letter had to be shortened in order for the newspaper to publish it, but we are posting the full version here.

Dear Editor,

Normally I wouldn’t take the time to write a letter to the editor of any newspaper. However, these are not normal times, and therefore I feel compelled to tell you a story.

I am a resident of New Jersey and live five minutes from Manhattan. I mention this only because there are so many renowned hospitals in the New York metropolitan area, yet I find myself seeking medical attention in your fine state of Nevada.

I had an inoperable malignant pituitary tumor which my local doctors said I would eventually die from. They sent me home and told me they would make me comfortable. But I was living every day in excruciating pain and there was nothing the medical profession could do to lessen my suffering. I was resigned to the fact that my fun days were over.

My mornings began around 5:30 AM with painkillers hourly until 8:30 AM. By then I would be able to take a shower. I would cry hysterically as I washed and conditioned my hair, because the water touching my head felt as if someone was dragging a million-pronged rake through my brain. It was necessary for me to wear dark prescription glasses at all times because of light sensitivity, and to correct the blurred and double vision caused by my tumor.

I was in debilitating, unrelenting pain, and I thought there has to be a better way to live. At the suggestion of friends, I decided to try a homeopathic route. I came to Reno in July 2006, and must confess I was a skeptic. After all, I had been to seven of the most renowned hospitals in the New York metro area, and if they couldn’t do anything for me in New York, then why, oh why, would Reno be any different?

I am happy to admit my skepticism was sorely misplaced. I was treated at the Century Wellness Clinic of Nevada by Dr. James Forsythe and his extremely professional and caring staff. Dr. Forsythe started me on a program which has changed my life. On the first day of my second week of treatment, I noticed I no longer needed my prescription glasses. My blurred and double vision was no more. My tumor had shrunk and no longer was pressing on my optic nerves. This in and of itself was a miracle. I had had those glasses of over six years! I continued my treatment for another two weeks in Reno before returning home to do the follow-up program Dr. Forsythe recommended.

I returned a few weeks ago for my checkup and was more than ecstatic to find the MRI scans showed the tumor is gone. I am no longer in pain and have begun to live again, not merely exist. My pre-tumor years were wonderful. I traveled quite a bit and visited 26 or so countries. I spoke five languages and held executive positions in New York and in Europe. As they say, I was a mover and a shaker. For approximately six and a half years while seeking treatment for my ailment, my life was ostensibly on hold. Now I am so excited. I can even fly again! Since my successful treatment at Dr. Forsythe’s office, I have regained my lost life, and I intend to savor every single minute of pain-free life this world has to offer.

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In case you received an emailed copy of our press release and were wondering what the FDA bust was about, it was Dr. Forsythe’s use of Human Growth Hormone (HGH) in his practice. We had to dance around the use of that term in our email, however, to get the press release through the spam filters at many companies. HGH is a common topic of spammers — which we are not — but our message was being stopped by the filters nonetheless so we had to be cryptic about it.

(By the way, HGH is not a controlled or illegal substance. If it were, why wouldn’t the FDA be prosecuting the spammers?)

On September 28, 2006, Dr. James Forsythe, MD, HMD — who has been called “the best complementary and alternative physician in the U.S.” by Burton Goldberg, the voice of alternative medicine — was informed that he was being indicted on charges of smuggling Human Growth Hormone (HGH) from Israel. Armed government agents from the FDA pushed into the waiting room of the Century Wellness Clinic in Reno, Nevada, loudly stating their intent to arrest the doctor. Invading the doctor’s office during a patient consultation, the agents demanded that he appear in court the next day. Not to mention courtesy, they lacked warrants, identification, or court documents of any kind.

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Dr. James W. Forsythe, MD, HMD has had an illustrious career serving the Nevada community for over 30 years. Among his many contributions are the following …
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There’s an exciting story going on in Reno for followers of complementary and alternative (CAM) medicine — a historic conflict involving the aggressive efforts of FDA decisionmakers against Dr. James Forsythe. We’ve collected the principal newspaper articles here as Supporting Articles listed in the sidebar to the left.

Recent changes within the FDA administration have created an itch to reclaim the industry high ground for Big Pharma’s chemotherapy. The more aggressive climbers know they must get a win against Forsythe if they want their masters to be happy. Sounds simplistic, I know, but if you had seen these suits coming down the hall toward you, you would agree that simpletons were before you.

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