The Nation - News from Jan. 13, 1985
A Florida state medical board outlawed Laetrile, saying the substance is toxic and that cancer victims who believe in its effectiveness fail to seek conventional treatment. The Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, which had refused to outlaw Laetrile in 1980 and 1982, voted 4 to 3 for the ban. Laetrile, trademark name for a substance derived from the chemical amygdalin, is found naturally in the pits of apricots, peaches and bitter almonds.
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