> > 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 Conrad, The John's Hopkins Alergy clinic is, from what I have been told, a world renown and highly prestigious institution, and the doctor was the head of that clinic. He also told me that the 18 years of painful alergy therapy that I underwent as a youngster was a waste of time. Perhaps things have changed in the 6 or so years since that consultation, but as the inside cover of one college textbook said, "Todays medicine; tomorrow's placebos". Dave Einhorn [log in to unmask]