Ozone therapy

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Ozone therapy is an alternative medical treatment that introduces ozone or ozonides to the body. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prohibits all medical uses of ozone "in any medical condition for which there is no proof of safety and effectiveness", stating "ozone is a toxic gas with no known useful medical application in specific, adjunctive, or preventive therapy. In order for ozone to be effective as a germicide, it must be present in a concentration far greater than that which can be safely tolerated by man and animals."[1]

Ozone therapy has been sold as an unproven treatment for various illnesses, including cancer, a practice which has been characterized as "pure quackery".[2] The therapy can cause serious adverse effects, including death.[3]

A man reading with an IV in his arm. The tubing is filled with blood
A man undergoes autohemotherapy, where blood is drawn, exposed to ozone, and reinjected
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