Abstract: A method and composition for the treatment of a patient with AIDS. The composition comprises an AIDS-symptom alleviating effective amount of an aliphatic carboxylic acid having an odd number of carbon atoms and containing at least 5 and not more than 10 carbon atoms. The composition may be administered in a pharmaceutically acceptable oily carrier and is administered orally and/or by intramuscular injection.

Abstract: A method for treating the symptoms of a neoplastic disease without treating the disease itself which includes administering by injection an effective amount of a composition which includes the combination of two or more ketones, aldehydes, alcohols or amines having certain twin formation in a vegetable oil solution to a patient who is suffering from the symptoms of a neoplastic disease to alleviate at least some of such symptoms.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for making a composition which comprises selecting at least one fatty acid or fatty ester compound having an allylic unsaturation of the type --CH.dbd.CH--CH.sub.2 --CH.dbd.CH-- or --CH.dbd.CH--CH.dbd.CH--CH.sub.2 --, adding to said compound a salt of an element having a rhombohedral crystal structure, such as Bi, Hg, As, B, Sb or Sm, to form a mixture, heating said mixture above about 260.degree. C. for a sufficient period of time to incorporate at least about 0.1% by weight of the element into the compound, cooling the mixture, and recovering the incorporated compound as the remaining fluid of the mixture. The invention also relates to the reaction products thus produced along with methods of administering these compositions to a subject to treat abnormal conditions caused mainly by a catabolic imbalance.

Abstract: Various tung oil or tung oil fatty acid compositions and use thereof for treating at least some symptoms of body defense deficiencies in patients having said symptoms.

Abstract: A method for treating a host for inducing relief of pain or anesthesia which comprises administering hydrolyzed epichlorohydrin, magnesium thiosulfate, or a butanol at the site of the painful area.

Abstract: A process for preparing nucleoproteic material which comprises immersing organic material into a suitable solvent for a sufficient time to extract nucleoproteins from said material, adding a sufficient amount of an acid to form a precipitate of nucleoproteic material, and recovering said nucleoproteic material precipitate. A composition of nucleoproteic material produced according to this process. A method for alleviating symptoms of neoplastic diseases which comprises sterilizing the composition of nucleoproteic material, preparing a formulation comprising an effective amount of said sterilized composition, and administering said formulation to a patient having symptoms of a neoplastic disease.

Abstract: A method for treating a host for inducing relief of pain or anesthesia which comprises administering hydrolyzed epichlorohydrin, magnesium thiosulfate, or a butanol at the site of the painful area.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions endowed with antineoplastic activities, containing bivalent negative selenium, for instance as diselenide; carboxylic acids, aldehydes or ketones having odd number of carbon atoms, and optionally poly alcohols, alcohols, aminoalcohols, corticosteroids, nicotinic acid, aminobenzoic acids.

Abstract: A method for making a composition containing a fatty acid or fatty ester compound and copper. The compositions produced by the method. Administration of these compositions to a patient to increase the copper content of cells or tissue having a copper deficiency or to treat at least some of the symptoms of diseases or adverse effects caused by this copper deficiency.

Abstract: A composition comprising at least one compound containing a cation of magnesium, calcium, or strontium and an anion of bivalent negative sulfur or selenium, and at least one compound containing a cation of lithium or potassium and an anion of bivalent negative sulfur or selenium. Also, a composition comprising salt and the previously described compounds along with a method for counteracting the adverse effects of sodium chloride on a human body by administering to the body between about 0.5 and 10% of one of the disclosed compositions, preferably in a water solution.

Abstract: A method for making a composition containing a fatty acid or fatty ester compound and potassium. The compositions produced by the method. Administration of these compositions to a patient to increase the potassium content of cells or tissue having a potassium deficiency or to treat at least some of the symptoms of diseases or adverse effects caused by this potassium deficiency.

Abstract: The method of treating neoplasms in lower animals and humans by administering thereto fluorine containing acids or their non-toxic salts or esters.

Abstract: A method for terminating pregnancy which comprises internally administering to the body a sufficient amount of a bivalent negative sulfur composition to induce menstruation.

Abstract: A method for treating or aiding in the treatment of a tobacco habit or addiction in a human by controlling the craving for tobacco or controlling tobacco withdrawal symptoms which comprises internally administering to said human an effective amount of a compound having an active ingredient containing at least one bivalent negative sulfur to control said craving or said withdrawal symptoms so as to reduce the desire for tobacco.

Abstract: A method for treating or aiding in the treatment of the manifestations of alcoholism or alcohol intoxication by aiding in the control of the craving for alcohol or by aiding in the control of alcohol withdrawal symptoms, or by aiding in the control of alcohol intoxication in a human which comprises internally administering to said human an effective amount of a compound having an active ingredient containing at least one bivalent negative sulfur to control said craving, symptoms, or intoxication so as to counteract the effects of alcohol.

Abstract: A method for treating drug addiction from compounds which cause a catabolic effect on the human body, which comprises administering to said body, a sufficient amount of an anabolic agent containing bivalent negative selenium or sulfur.

Abstract: Organic compounds of selenium are prepared by reaction of metallic selenium with eleostearic acid under warming. Tung oil may be used. The compounds contain between 0.1 and 5% by weight of selenium. Pharmaceutical compositions having antineoplastic activity are prepared, which contain as the active component, the organic compound of selenium. The method of treatment of animals and humans affected by neoplastic conditions is described.

Abstract: A method of inactivating enveloped virus comprises contacting said virus with a virucidally effective amount of a C.sub.20-24 linear polyunsaturated acid, aldehyde or primary alcohol having 5-7 double bonds, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said acid, or a mixture thereof. Topical administration of the virucide is preferred and is effective in treating lesions associated with herpes infections. Pharmaceutical compositions for use in the present method are provided.

Abstract: A substantially tasteless, non-toxic composition comprising sodium chloride and a magnesium compound containing bivalent negative sulfur and method of using the compositions to control the deleterious effects of large amounts of sodium chloride on the human body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of preventing or reducing the desire for smoking tobacco in humans by the internal administration of a composition produced by heating certain allylically unsaturated compounds sufficient to substantially increase the peroxide titer. The incorporation of sulfur in the composition during the heating has been found to be particularly advantageous.