Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site mcnc.mcnc.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!mcnc!bch From: bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron Howes) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: RABIES IS A PSYCHOSOMATIC DISEASE ! Message-ID: <745@mcnc.mcnc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 10:20:16 EDT Article-I.D.: mcnc.745 Posted: Thu Aug 22 10:20:16 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 23-Aug-85 02:19:32 EDT References: <2062@ukma.UUCP> Reply-To: bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron Howes) Distribution: na Organization: North Carolina Educational Computing Service Lines: 16 Summary: Walt Stoll acts as if Holistic Physicians somehow originated the idea that stress plays a role in disease contagion. Sorry, guy, you folks don't get the credit for that. The epidemiologists (not exactly ignored by the mainstream medical community) have understood this for years. That resis- tance is lowered when an individual is under stress is neither a new or novel notion and predates the '60s by a long shot. I worry that Walt didn't know this. Just how well read is this turkey? I have the feeling that if I were bitten by a rabid dog he would prescribe bed rest, herbal tea and holistic therapy to avoid the onset of rabies. Thanks, guy, but I'll take my chances with the technocrats and their shots! -- Byron C. Howes ...!{decvax,akgua}!mcnc!ecsvax!bch