Malaria

Researchers at the University of Washington have discovered a method of treating malaria with magnetic fields that could prove revolutionary in controlling the disease the World Health Organization calls one of the world's most complex and serious human health concerns.

Henry Lai, UW research professor of bioengineering, says the malaria parasite Plasmodium appears to lose vigor and can die when exposed to oscillating magnetic fields, which Lai thinks may cause tiny iron-containing particles inside the parasite to move in ways that damage the organism. 

Lai's research appears to take advantage of how the parasites feed. Malaria parasites "eat" the hemoglobin in red blood cells of the host. They break down the globin portion of the hemoglobin molecule, but the iron portion, or the heme, is left intact because the parasite lacks the enzyme needed to degrade it. This causes a problem for the parasite because free heme molecules can cause a chain reaction of oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids, leading to membrane damage in the parasite. The malaria organism renders the free heme molecules non-toxic by binding them into long stacks - like "tiny bar magnets," according to Lai.  The magnetic field used is very weak, "just a little stronger than the earth's. The difference is that it is oscillating."

The picture on the right shows a malaria parasite within a human red blood cell. The large circle in the parasite is a food vacuole. Stacked heme are visible inside the vacuole.

Beer Lines
One of the most time consuming and expensive operations within the licensing trade is the routine cleaning of the beer lines. The magnetic treatment reduces these costs the moment it is installed, there is no power source needed - no costs apart from the initial purchase.
Normally I would need to clean my beer lines at least once a week, especially the cask ales, as we all know these need extra attention. I found that even installing the magnets on pipes that were ready for cleaning it delayed the task a couple of days with no determent to the beer, keeping it clear and untainted. After cleaning it was allowed to operate 14 days without cleaning, this obviously saved my time and hullage, each pint being as clear as the first and without tainting.
The cost of cleaning the pipes for me each week amounts to £74.58 approx.
I have installed at the moment 5 magnet units and have on order a further 8 which will mean I only need clean the pipes every 2-3 weeks depending on whether they are cask or keg. The time saved means I can spend more time on the effective control of the business or even on a little more leisure time. Chris Beeson, Elm Tree Inn

Algae and bacteria have to ingest their food directly through the cell wall. They get plenty of water through it, but they cannot receive any nourishment in the form of crystallized minerals, which cannot penetrate the cell walls. Thus, bacteria in magnetically treated water starve.
Observations on swimming pools confirm this effect. The normal chlorine content of treated water of swimming pools can be reduced by at least half if the water is efficiently magnetically treated. Even without any chlorination, no algae growth can be detected for about 36 hours. This is the normal duration of the affectivity of the magnetic treatment. After one to two days, the microcrystals formed by the treatment start to redissolve. After this time, a vigorous growth of algae occurs in the non-chlorinated pool if it is not replenished with treated water.

Biological Films posted on the Cystic Fibrosis group.

I received enough requests for this information on my use of magnets that I have to post it as the number of requests would entail me relinquishing all other aspects of my life for a good deal of time. While I was not initially going to do this I decided that if my views were somewhat slanted perhaps open discussion could 'straighten them out'

In June 1998 I began taping a magnet near my belly button. Why? I had been diagnosed, by a naturopathic doctor, as having an intestinal parasite infection and he felt that the magnet might be beneficial in eradicating this organism. It's recommended limiting the magnet's use to 8 hrs/day, so on June 19,1998 I used the magnet for 8 hours.

I felt very weak and debilitated during and after this exposure but the next day I felt stronger so I once again used the magnet, though I limited my exposure to 2 hours. I felt so debilitated that I refrained from using the magnet for several weeks. On June 22, 1998 I had my indwelling catheter changed and noticed that the` biofilm (mucous) created by the organism Pseudomonas aeruginosa was losing its integrity and adhesion. The biofilm (mucous) had for the previous year plugged the catheter every 15 days, necessitating it be changed every 14 days.

When the catheter was next changed (two weeks later) it showed no signs of mucous whatsoever, in spite of the fact that I had not resumed using the magnet. I began to re-institute the use of the magnet very sparingly, due to the debilitating effects I had previously experienced. Therefore I began using the magnet for 15 minutes every other day, slowly building up to now (Feb. 99) using the magnet for 90 minutes every other day. My catheter change interval increased to six weeks in 1998 with only a slight buildup of mucous which doesn't affect the performance of the catheter at all.

The degradation of the biofilm, by exposure to the magnetic field, points to the fact that further investigation is needed in a number of areas:

a) Elimination of the biofilm may make the organism susceptible to the effects of chemicals such as antibiotics.

b) The effect of magnets on biological processes needs to be elucidated.

c) The elimination of bacterial biofilms, by magnets, may overcome a longstanding problem in industry thus saving time, trouble and money.

d) The reduction of morbidity and mortality, in illness such as cystic fibrosis, underscores the urgency of further investigation.    From The Heart Steve