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From: tomm@tekig5.UUCP (Tom Milligan)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Cure My Cold, Please
Message-ID: <294@tekig5.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 11:03:06 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 31 11:03:06 1985
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Reply-To: tomm@tekig5lligan.UUCP (Tom Milligan)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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Summary: 


A couple of years ago the magazine "Science 8[1-5]" had a brief report that
a doctor in Israel had developed a machine that cured (yes!) the common
cold.  In essence, it produced ~180 degree steam that the person with
a cold was supposed to breath.  The theory is that (according to this article)
cold virus' can only reproduce in an environment where the temperature is
less than normal human body temperature.  This is why they affect the mucus
membranes in the respitory tract.  In any case, breathing this hot steam at 
some interval relating to the "gestation" period for cold virus' is supposed 
to inhibit their reproductive cycle and eventually (ie. within 1 day) wipe 
them out.  Whether this works or not, I don't know, but I would like to hear 
if anyone has heard any additional information on this, I would at least be
curious to hear it.  

				Tom Milligan