Guest guest Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 In a CNN article on a cure for the common cold, I found this interesting quote: " Scientists are also looking for ways to block symptoms. When a virus infects our cells, the immune system reacts by releasing chemicals that lead to those runny noses and aching muscles. " Future therapy might lie in blocking such chemicals, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases reports. " This would be disasterous should they find a way to interfere with nature's attempt at removing the cause. If you remove or block a symptom from occurring, you will only get something worse in the end. Imagine the fire being the virus and your house representing your body. It's like holding a gun to a fireman's head to prevent him from getting your house all wet. Well, your house won't get wet, but your house will just burn down all the faster. Will they ever learn? Ron Koenig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 > " Scientists are also looking for ways to block symptoms. Only humans would ever devote an entire industry and so much attention to battling their own bodies! The body tries so hard to overcome what humans but into it (vie foods, foreign matter on the skin, polution, etc.), then to add insult to injury, humans try to prevent that process from happening, at the same time (with drugs) making the body more toxic! Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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