Laetrile (amygdalin) is a highly controversial alternative cancer treatment. It is banned in many states, as it’s ineffective at treating cancer and may cause cyanide poisoning. Share on Pinterest ...

Laetrile is a man-made form of amygdalin, a plant substance found in some nuts, plants and seeds of fruit. Claims that laetrile or amygdalin can treat cancer are not backed up by research. It contains ...

We are well into the flu season, and people have different strategies for preventing or treating viral infections. Of course, some people choose dietary supplements instead of a flu shot. Lately, many ...

PHOENIX - A state lawmaker trying to repeal the medical marijuana law has decided it's also time to scrap a state law that allows Arizonans to dose themselves with another federally banned drug. Rep.

Discussion of the cancer-fighting properties of a chemical (variously referred to as amygdalin, laetrile, or "vitamin B17") has been a fixture of the so-called alternative medicine movement for ...

Amygdalin is a compound found in the pits or seeds of apricots, apples, peaches, plums, red cherries, and other fruits. It's also in bitter almonds. A partly man-made, purified form of amygdalin, ...

Laetrile, which is found apricot seeds, has been used by quacks to "treat" cancer for 70 years. It works, assuming that your goal is to poison yourself. But cancer claims, which were ridiculous in the ...

Filmmaker Eric Merola revisits the story in his documentary “Second Opinion: Laetrile at Sloan-Kettering,” which opened Friday. “I think most people will agree there hasn’t been much progress in the ...

PHOENIX — A veteran lawmaker says the time has finally come to tell Arizonans they can’t legally use cyanide as a cancer treatment. Sen. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, said it was a mistake for ...

The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has been making good its promise to increase surveillance of unlawful sales of medicines over the Internet. Within the last few weeks, it has taken ...

Back in the 70s preliminary, incomplete results on a substance called Laetrile were released indicating that this derivative from apricot pits inhibited the growth of cancerous tumors in mice. In ...

Laetrile is promoted as an alternative cancer treatment. There is not enough reliable evidence that it works. Laetrile is a partly man-made (synthetic) form of the natural substance amygdalin.