SC - Allergy Discussion Conclusions to date

[Gedney, Jeff]

HI there Adamantius!!!

Lets not be too hasty regarding allergies:

> 1. An unknown percentage of the allergies some people claim are simply
> hogwash, either diagnosed by someone other than a qualified medical
> professional using an acceptable variation of the Scientific Method,
or
> used as an excuse to rationalize some simple dislike. 

Unfortunately most "qualified medical Professional" simply do not have
the TIME to properly test for all types of allergies, only the ones that
can respond to the classical "scratch" test. This test only covers some
of the allergic reaction types recognized by the available literature.
Many allergies go undiagnosed because the professional does not have the
time or resources to do a proper controlled study. Most insurance
programs will not cover the cost of the testing, either.  A proper test
is a controlled "Double-blind Placebo controlled"
substitution/elimination study. This study could take weeks or months to
run. 

Brandu 
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