Subject: alergies (sic)
 
> Alergy topic one:  I went to the Johns Hopkins Alergy clinic to
>  be tested and instead paid 400 dollars to be told,
>  by the clinic's head Vodoo doctor,  that
>  they could not predict allergies to bee stings.  They would
>  not test us.  In my humble opinion, a big waste of money.
 
What?!  Seems like allergy testing has a fairly well-established protocol
and clinical record-- as testified by the numerous postings on this topic
in the past few weeks.  I'd report the doctor who told you this to the AMA
and request a refund of your $400 from the clinic (good luck with the
latter, though-- there's always small claims court-- I'm sure that you
could find plenty of medical journal citations that would refute that
doctor's irresponsible approach-- there's no excuse for anyone to charge
money for services that they do not render).
 
Conrad Berube