My doctor friend lamented the fact that he could not find any controlled medical research in this area, only the ancecdotal evidence you speak of. As someone else once opined in this forum, the pharmaceutical companies have nothing to gain from such research, and beekeepers are too disorganized to do it themselves. Eugene --- Mea McNeil <[log in to unmask]> wrote: I read numerous studies, > but none with data that > show that local honey relieves allergies -- yet all > report the anecdotal > evidence that we hear. Has subsequent research > shown that such a link > exists? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com