The following concomitant medications are not allowed during the study as they interfere with the disease under study: Anti-angiogenic agents or other putative immunomodulators, Anti-platelet drugs, anticoagulants, or Chinese medications (with salicylates), gingko, or Echinacea, Somatostatin Heparin, Warfarin (including other Vit K antagonists), NSAIDs(including low dose); or as there is a potential risk for drug-drug interactions: Paxil (paroxetine), Mysoline (primidone), Keppra (levetiracetam), Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine), St John's Wort (st. john's wort), Tegretol (carbamazepine), Zometa (zoledronic acid).