AlisonB wrote:
I assume you are reading from a newsgroup in the Alt hierarchy. If so,
realize that there is no moderation, and that freedom of speech reigns.

"Sdores" <sdores@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:gbBjf.28442$i7.7521@bignews2.bellsouth.net...
No, I don't know. Although allergic reactions are frequent presentations in
the ER, they are all treated pretty much the same on an acute basis. The
long-term stuff we leave to the allergists, so I'm certainly no expert. Many
years ago, I, myself, underwent a series of desensitisation shots for hay
fever, which helped a lot, but never so much as moving out of the Midwest.
All those who are trying to "strengthen their immune systems" had better
hope their nasal mucosa never become over-enthusiastic responders to ragweed
pollen. There's no ragweed here in Hawaii, though. The only time my nose
runs now is when I eat the hot stuff. It's worth it though, I love it.
--


--Rich

Recommended websites:

http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles
http://www.acahf.org.au
http://www.quackwatch.org/
http://www.skeptic.com/
http://www.csicop.org/

Thanks Rich!
"Rich" <joshew@hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message
news:EoDjf.46389$2k6.12978@tornado.socal.rr.com...

"Someone with peanut allergies is at little risk of a reaction"

That entirely depends on how sensitive they are doesn't it?

If you eat a Snickers bar or Peanut M&Ms near me and talk to me within a
a few minutes of eating them then I will suffer an anaphylactic reaction
and could potentially die.

I have trouble travelling on the underground at rush hour or going to
the cinema when it is busy because of what people around me eat. If I
hear a noise of someone opening a packet and I don't know what it is I
have to change seats or leave.

Those are things I cannot control but being safe in a workplace is
something I should be able to do and my management should support it. A
bag of peanuts is potentially much more dangerous to me than a loaded
gun and any company that didn't support an employee with such an allergy
could be found negligent in the event of an incident or guilty of
discrimination.

Please be considerate to those of us that try to lead as normal a life
as possible despite having life threatening problems.

In article <1133422897.752285.322720@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups .com>,
AlisonB <alison.broadley@ntlworld.com> wrote:
This is an unmoderated group. There is no manager, and anyone
can post anything. I am talking about talk.politics.medicine.

I do not know about alt.med.allergy; the alt groups are created
outside the usenet system, and rarely are moderated.


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hrubin@stat.purdue.edu Phone: (765)494-6054 FAX: (765)494-0558

On 30 Nov 2005 23:41:37 -0800, "AlisonB" <alison.broadley@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

Many newsreaders have some form of kill file or filter support. I have not
used Mozilla, but try right clicking on one of the posts in the topic
list, and see if there is an option to 'ignore thread'. If not, poke
around in the menus / toolbars, or check the help file.

Some other freeware newsreaders, most with filter support;
http://www.pricelessware.org/thelist...ader:%20Client


The original post was most likely intended to put people off.
Some people, with the maturity level of a 2 year old, like to stir up
trouble to get attention. These people are called trolls, and are usually
best dealt with by ignoring them. see;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

In this case, some people have chosen to debate the issues raised in the
original topic without being sucked into angry replies. Depending on the
troll, that could also be an effective way to deal with them.


Leonard

Rich wrote:

Call me Mr. Pyrex-Glass. My body is NOT allergic to anything. That is
because I am normal. Hey, you Geeks I do NOT have any fat on my butt.
No need for a long needle there. Heck, no need for any needles. That
is because I am NORMAL.

I think that I will have another peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I
demand crunchy peanut butter. Yum! Doesn't that taste good? Yummy!

Just thought that you might want to know.

In article <1133484862.479193.295950@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>,
johngohde@naturalhealthperspective.com <johngohde@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote:
No, we prefer to call you "Mr. Dickhead." Most people who have
encountered you feel the same way.

That you know of.

Actually, I'd wager that over half the population is allergic to
something, making you abnormal (as if anyone needed to be told).

That could only be true if you were close to death from starvation.

-- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct.
"If you can't say something nice, then sit next to me."
-- Alice Roosevelt Longworth

johngohde@naturalhealthperspective.com wrote:
That is called a negative testiMOANial for normalcy.

We already knew that. Your fat is intracranial.

That is called a negative testiMOANial for normalcy.

no, you did not think, as you do not have that capacity.

And, frankly, I do not give a cleanse if you want to know or not.

David Wright wrote:
Name one who hasn't.

In article <XIOjf.2809$Ba6.2695@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com> , David
Wright <wright@l1000.prodigy.net> wrote:
....
White people are less than half the population of the world, even of
the state I live in, but when I created the White Students Association,
to allow us to explain our minority status, the campus administration
and local Jews threatened us with "hate crime" charges.

Maybe we who are not Allergic to the World (TM) can claim Official
Minority Status and demand special legislation to meet our demands.

--Tim May

Tim May wrote:
Sorry, Timmy, but you belong to one of the largest classes in the world:

Bigoted Moron.

If pointing this out ruins your life, good.

In article <1133484862.479193.295950@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>,
johngohde@naturalhealthperspective.com <johngohde@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote:
Considering that most people are allergic to something,
your claim of normality makes you abnormal.

People differ in the ability of their immune system, which
is a rather odd shotgun affair, to fight infection. Those
with a higher genetic ability to fight infection also have
a higher propensity for their strong immune systems to find
things which "should" be ignored to cause the system to go
to work. That is allergies. Sometimes it works too hard;
these are bad allergies.

I have no problem with peanuts or peanut butter, but I am
willing to go along with banning it when hypersensitive
people are going to be present. I do have allergies.



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This address is for information only. I do not claim that these views
are those of the Statistics Department or of Purdue University.
Herman Rubin, Department of Statistics, Purdue University
hrubin@stat.purdue.edu Phone: (765)494-6054 FAX: (765)494-0558

Herman Rubin wrote:
The list keeps growing....

Reasonable.

Tim May wrote:
You sound like the fall-guy for pharma blogging assholes of another
kind. You say something mean and nasty, and they get to take the "high
road" and make it sound like "they care," championing the underdog. In
reality, they don't believe we need options in medicine, or the right
to choose modalities, just mandates to take drugs and support the drug
makers.

PeterB

So because you have a condition, everyone else around you must change
their lifestyle to accomodate you? I sympathize with your problem, but
I find that attitude just a wee bit selfish.

Following your train of logic, no one anywhere in your town, or who
rides the same transportation systems you use, or who might come to
your place of business, or to whose place of business you might go --
all these people should be prohibited from eating peanuts, because you
might show up anywhere at any time and thereby be put at risk? It
doesn't follow, sorry.

Again, don't assume that I am unsympathetic. I just think you're
asking for too much.

Mark, MD

PeterB wrote:
Oh, Timmy is a fall guy alright. However, not for the reason stated. In
another post he siad:

"White people are less than half the population of the world, even of
the state I live in, but when I created the White Students Association,
to allow us to explain our minority status, the campus administration
and local Jews threatened us with "hate crime" charges.

Maybe we who are not Allergic to the World (TM) can claim Official
Minority Status and demand special legislation to meet our demands."

I wonder why bigotry is so common among alties? Petey, have you got any
ideas on this subject? I am at an utter loss to explain it.

Sorry, Petey, but opposing violence such as Timmy said is not taking the
high road in the context you mean. It is taken the high road as a human
being. One does not have to be an altie to oppose such actions.

In
That is a fantastic example of non-sequitur. Excellent. One of the best
I have seen.

David Wright wrote:
Okay, I will buy that. Mr. Wrong says that I am perfect. :0

No problem'o Mr. Wrong.

Your stupidity has my condolences, however.

Just thought that Mr. Wrong might want to know just how stupid he
really is.

In article <1133562524.389011.102230@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups .com>,
johngohde@naturalhealthperspective.com <johngohde@naturalhealthperspective.com> wrote:
You're a perfect example of a cretin, I'll concede that.

Save them for yourself. You need them far more.

-- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct.
"If you can't say something nice, then sit next to me."
-- Alice Roosevelt Longworth

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:18:06 -0800, Tim May
<timcmay@removethis.got.net> wrote:


Break into her car and spread peanut butter all over her steering
wheel. She'll touch it and die. Problem solved.