1.   At the same time it was made illegal for anyone who was not fully medically qualified and registered to treat these diseases.

2.   Clinical ecologists therefore attempt to diagnose and treat a disease which conventional doctors believe does not exist.

3.   Eight states are seeking reimbursement for treating diseases related to smoking.

4.   However, the clues to the cause can lead to better ways of treating the disease as soon as they are recognised.

5.   Scientists have successfully treated the disease using gene therapy.

6.   The disease can be treated with antibiotics.

7.   The remaining units make dialysis equipment and provide renal therapy to treat kidney disease and ease transplants.

8.   There were disagreements among doctors about the best way to treat the disease.

9.   Treating the disease with a diet rather than with medicine is an unorthodox approach that few doctors recommend.