Re: Sad news - helminth hormesis

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Dr. Cohen,



There are a growing group of scientists that believe that irradiation of meat 

may actually reduce immune function.  



For example, see:



The possible link between de-worming and the emergence of immunological 

disease,Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, Volume 139, Issue 6, 

Pages 334-338 (June 2002)Joel V. Weinstock, Robert W. Summers, David E. 

Elliott, Khurram Qadir, Joseph F. Urban, Jr  and Robin Thompson



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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WJW-466TC5H-

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2F2002&_alid=77786176&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_qd=1&_cdi=6889&_sort=d&view=c

&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=f9f73a33da1f93613179f

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Regards, Bill Field

University of Iowa

bill-field@iowa.edu

















> 	The largest supermarket chain in the Pittsburgh area, Giant Eagle,

> did a trial run on irradiated ground beef. They even had a very low fat

> version, 4% fat. I really enjoyed it, especially because I like my

> hamburgers rare and worry about whether the cooking is effective in

> killing harmful microorganisms. The taste was excellent

> 	After a few weeks, they abandoned the experiment as unsuccessful.

> It just didn't sell. They said they had to throw out most of their stock.

> 	A couple of questions in my mind: Why doesn't irradiated beef last

> a lot longer than a few weeks? Why did they keep it refrigerated all the

> time -- doesn't irradiation make refrigeration unnecessary?

> 

> Bernard L. Cohen

> Physics Dept.

> University of Pittsburgh

> Pittsburgh, PA 15260

> Tel: (412)624-9245

> Fax: (412)624-9163

> e-mail: blc@pitt.edu

> 

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