Some people believe ozone has remarkable healing properties. Others have argued that such claims are nonscientific and that ozone has no proven benefits. For many years ozone's medical value or non-value has been the subject of controversial and emotional debate. The advent of precise medical ozone generators has only recently allowed the mechanisms, action and possible toxicity of ozone to be evaluated by clinical trials. Ozone has a capacity to oxidize organic compounds, and has well-known toxic effects on the respiratory tract when present in smog...