Who's going to research it?  Nothing in for the Drug companies.  Not much
in it for the medical profession at all.  That kind of study takes
funding, is complex, and in the US, not much "unfettered" money is
cirulating in academia these days.

We don't tout it for the purpose but have plenty of folks who swear by the
method.  And, from a non-scientific rube's pov it makes sense.  Allergies
are "treated" by exposing the patient to minute but increasing doses of
the agents which cause the reaction.  In unfiltered honey you have minute
doses of _some_ of the agents to which patients may be alergic.  Needless
to say, the menu of possibilities, while long in the local plant kingdom,
is woefully short on canine and feline dander and house mites.

On Tue, 13 Aug 2002, Mea McNeil wrote:

> >people who swear it helps their allergies.

> ... Has subsequent research shown that such a link exists?

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