Since reading Vaccination: A Guide for Making Personal Choices (reviewed on page 61), I have continued to be impressed by the stunning clarity of this little book. Author Dr Hans-Peter Studer and Editor Dr Geoffrey Douch have succeeded in presenting one of the most complex and contentious health topics of today – the subject of vaccination – in a highly informative, factually accurate, yet unpatronizing and unbiased manner.

A Research Update in this issue by Sherry et al (see page 42) relates the successful treatment in Sydney Australia of an intractable MRSA infection of the lower tibia of a 49-year old Australian man using a complex antimicrobial phytochemical preparation called Polytoxinol™ (PT) antimicrobial. The ingredients of this medication are Lemongrass, Eucalyptus, Melaleuca, Clove, Thyme as well as BHT (Butylated Hydroxy Toluene), Triclosan (0.3%) and 95 undenatured ethanol (69.7%).