Linda: What's disappointing about this story (aside from the accidental casualty of course) is the ignorant point of view adopted by the journalist who wrote the article: "He ate something much hotter than he'd ever eaten before - it MUST have been the heat that killed him!" Jonathan Linda Hutchinson wrote: > Hey I was laughing, Jim, I knew all of you guys would know the difference. > The story even said he wasn't used to eating this way. so he wouldn't know > he had an allergy or to carry an epi-pen. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: jim > To: George ; Chile-Heads > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 12:36 PM > Subject: Re: [CH] Killed by "too hot chili"?? > > > More typical ignorance from the press!! > > He died from a food allergy, NOT from it being 'too hot'. If he was > allergic to chiles, even a mild one would have killed him (via > anaphylaxis) but then that doesn't sound as sensational. > > It wasn't the fact that it was 'hot' that killed him, it was that he was > allergic. The itching is an absolute sign of anaphylactic shock. It's a > shame he died because this is something that is very easily reveresed > when caught at the onset. > > Could just as easily from that story, change the headline to "man dies > after girlfriend scratches his back". It'd make about as much sense as > the headline they did use. > > > -Jim C > http://www.StepUpForCharity.org > Mild to Wild(R) > > >