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Published by The Arthritis Trust

Summer 1999

PROFILE

Harold W. Clark, Ph.D., has spent over 45 years investigating the

probable causes and cures of rheumatoid diseases. His primary focus

has been the role and mechanism of myco-

plasmas in the rheumatoid immunological

disorders, publishing over 65 papers to sup-

port new evidence on the infectious cause and

antibiotic control. He has presented his sci-

entific information in such countries as Scot-

land, France, Germany, Egypt, Brazil, Phil-

ippines, Australia, Japan and Mexico. Dr.

Clark has held positions as Associate Re-

search Professor of Medicine and Research

Director of the Medical Rehabilitation Cen-

ter at George Washington University Medi-

cal School in Washington, D.C. He has also

served as Research Director and Vice-Chairman of the Arthritis In-

stitute of the National Orthopedic Hospital, Arlington, VA. He is pres-

ently director of the Mycoplasma Research Institute in Beverly Hills

Florida. His current memberships include the International Organi-

zation for Mycoplasmologists, the American Society for Microbiol-

ogy, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Dr. Clark writes that, “It was a real pleasure and learning experi-

ence to have worked with the late Thomas McPherson Brown, M.D.,

as his Research Director for 35 years. Back in the ‘50’s we were very

WHY ARTHRITIS? SEARCHING FOR THE CAUSE AND THE CURE OF RHEUMATOID DISEASE

By Harold W. Clark, Ph.D.

[1997. 237p.index, pbk., Axelrod, List Price: $18.95; Available through this foundation for tax-exempt donation of $20 U.S.; $30.50 Canada]

much interested in the infectious cause of Rheumatoid Diseases and

I started corresponding with Roger Wyburn-Mason [M.D., Ph.D.] to

learn about his research on infection and therapeutic direction. When

Dr. Brown challenged the rheumatologists’ cortisone cure, he (we)

became the mavericks, much like Wyburn-Mason after publishing

his infectious theory and antibiotic therapy.

“The problem is that rheumatoid disease, the most complex medi-

cal problems are still thought to be controllable by some magic bul-

let. I wish it was that simple. There obviously is no quick fix. Start-

ing with the premise that every patient is different, therapy should be

customized to achieve complete and permanent remission and even

prevention. It is not surprising that investigators have found so many

different alternative therapies that could hit the diverse targets. It

took over 40 years for the tetracycline therapy to be proven safe and

effective, but is yet to be accepted by the FDA. Most unfortunately

Economics is driving Health Care and research where profits and

not patients come first.

When I retired in 1987 I formed the Mycoplasma Research Insti-

tute primarily as an information center. What started as a quarterly

newsletter soon became the book at a sizable cost. My goal still is to

educate the patients and doctors hoping it will help them to obtain

and provide the best appropriate treatment.”

Dr. Clark and the Mycoplasma Research Institute may be con-

tacted at P.O. Box 640040, Beverly Hills, Florida 34464-0040.

Harold W. Clark, Ph.D.

If you are looking for answers to “Why you have arthritis?” or a

potential cure, this book is for you.

Based on the author’s 45 years of searching for the causes and

cures of rheumatoid diseases the book reviews and documents the

various organizations, events, people and therapies that have influ-

enced the direction and research progress in solving the age old prob-

lem. In pursuing this goal, Dr. Clark reflects on what motivates re-

searchers to solve complicated medical problems and spend their

competitive careers searching for the cause and the cure of what

was once thought to be an inevitable disease? If they don’t search –

who will? What and who is responsible for determining the direc-

tion of medical research and finding answers – the people holding

the purse strings or the scientists seeking precious research fund-

ing? Are there mental blocks or road blocks that prevent researchers

from pursuing and reaching their goal? Roads paved with good in-

tentions may go in the wrong direction falling wide of the perceived

target. Could it be possible that the failure to recognize and pursue a

highly probable cause and cure for rheumatoid diseases may be due

to the well funded expert specialists exploring the more fruitful pal-

liation of medical problems. The author also raises the question

whether anyone except the patients want to eliminate the multi-billion

dollar arthritis industry?

These and many other questions are considered by Dr. Clark in

his effort to answer “Why Arthritis?”

The underlying causes and mechanisms of the multiple rheuma-

toid diseases that have eluded scientists and remained a mystery for

centuries have now been brought into focus. The long suspected

infectious cause and the antibiotic treatment first proposed fifty years

ago in 1949 by the late Dr. T. McPherson Brown was further ex-

plored and developed by Dr. Clark in pursuing what some consider

the Best Kept Medical Secret. The readers of “Why Arthritis?” will

learn about their disease and what the doctors have failed to tell

them.

A look at the Table of Contents tells the story inside Why Arthri-

tis?

What Is Arthritis?, The Beginning Of Arthritis, Research Direc-

tions: What and Who Decides, Why Do Animals Have Arthritis?,

Searching For The Cause To Find The Cure, National Arthritis Act,

The Arthritis Plan, National Arthritis Advisory Board Searching For

A Cure, Magic Or Miracles, Fact Or Fiction, What Is Proper Treat-

ment?, The Case for Antimycoplasma Therapy, Unique Properties,

Examination Of National Institutes Of Health Report On Myco-

plasma Therapy Comments On Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy, Prom-

ising Therapies, Evolving Concepts, Rheumatoid Arthritis – Causes

and Treatments and A Bright Arthritis Free Future.

The author predicts if the current interest and support of myco-

plasma research is sustained demonstration of their role in the mul-

tifaceted rheumatoid diseases could provide an arthritis free future

for millions.

Dedicated to Eradicating Rheumatoid Disease From the Earth

The Arthritis Trust