Re: [CH] Chile Heads for Science!!?

PepperGrow (PepperGrow@aol.com)
Thu, 22 Jan 1998 21:48:16 EST

In a message dated 98-01-22, Mike Bowers recently wrote: << "Subject: [CH]
Chile Heads for Science!!?. A study at St. Louis University is looking for
participants who must have heachache of nasal and sinus origin; this diagnosis
will be confirmed at the initial office assessment. After enrollment,
participants will self- administer a nasal spray that contains capsaicin, a
naturally occurring compound that is found in red peppers.

more details at http://www.slucare.edu/research/redpepper.shtml
and
http://www.abcnews.com/sections/scitech/madrad/index.html >>

Well, in addition to the above 2 good medical / capsaicin related URLs that
Mike suggested, here are 3 more that those of you who found Mike's suggestions
interesting might also want to check out:

1) urinary tract related - http://www.uclh.org/research/pnd.htm

2) headache related -
http://www.nutritionsciencenews.com/NSN_backs/Sep_96/insights_homeo.html

3) sore throat related - (3rd item down) -
http://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/1996/March/ERmar.4/3_4_96ongoing_s
tudies.html

[FYI & Hint - due to the size text of some of the above suggested 3 URLs, you
may wish to: arrive at these sites; and then input the word "capsaicin" into
your Browsers 'Find' feature to speed up your review of each document.]

Thanks!  :-)

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