Re: RC: Re: cancer and greys

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated Thu, 6 Sep 2001  5:00:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Beth Gunn" <happyhoofprints@hotmail.com> writes:

> Heidi!!!
> You had me running thru the "outbox" to make sure I had names correct!!  OK,
> so next time I post to everyone! heehee
> But what class of drug is this?  

Cimetidine??  OK, somebody jump on me if I'm wrong (not dragging the pharmacy books out here)--but as I recall, it is a histamine blocker that works in the stomach and small intestine to help stop the process that causes ulcers.  Why on earth it helps equine melanoma cases, I don't think anybody knows, but there is pretty good evidence that it either reduces or causes remission in a significant number of cases.

Heidi