Hey, Eric...
Here r some refs 4 DMSO...
just use the menu at left to navigate:
http://www.dmso.org/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethyl_sulfoxide
someone else said they had used it but with no results...since it is a solvent, and efficient at tranporting other substances to the cells, even as a topical application, i combined it with aspirin and found it 2 b effective as both an analgesic and anti-inflammatory in treating my AC strain.
-jaems