Re: Hey Pat: About nitric oxide & CO

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Nope.

Best Regards,

Mary

On 4/29/03, FF wrote:
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> Mary:
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> Referencing your post below, would you please provide an example of:
> 1.) A place that reeks of credibility
> 2.) A place that does not reek of credibility
> 3.) A place that is in the middle, if such a place exists.
>
> This is of course, assuming you are referring to SCIENCE.
>
> Thanks
>
> FF
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> On 4/29/03, Mary wrote:
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>> Pat:
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>> I'm glad you mentioned the CO thing. I see references to CO from time
>> to time at some of the mcs sites, and had not understood the alleged
>> connection. And, you know, most of those places do not reek of
>> credibility, so it is easy to be dismissive of whatever might be
>> available there.
>>
>> In fact, as kind of a sidebar discussion, I think the whole mcs
>> discussion suffers from what I will just call the 'wacko' look and
>> feel to most of these 'information' sites. Most are undermining any
>> credibility they might hope to achieve via the inclusion of weird
>> products and fees for referrals and such. Just an
>> observation/impression.
>>
>> I'm going someplace warm for a few days. Far from the cold (eh). Time
>> to warm up Mary.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Mary
>>
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>> On 4/29/03, Pat wrote:
>>> Hey, how r ya?
>>>
>>> That is a good question and at present I'm not sure. I think more
>>> research should take place before any conclusions are drawn.
>>>
>>> The data on MCS's origins and mechanisms is overwhelming. For
>> example,
>>> Albert Donnay has a competing theory a CO poisoning as a cause of
>>> chemical sensitivity. Excessive levels of CO will increase levels of
>>> NO via iNOS. "Marty?s theory is just one little slice of what CO
>>> poisoning does to people", said Donnay,
>>>
>>> Interestingly, stresses of all kind (emotional, chemical, etc)
>>> increase CO levels via HO-1. This could explain why emotional stress
>>> often heightens sensitivity in sufferers.
>>>
>>> However, the genetic data point more to a NO etiology. I think the
>> two
>>> work together to certain degrees depending on the case.
>>>
>>> The NO/CO pathways should definitely be the focus of research.
>>>
>>> I think that until more data are collected, the answer to your
>>> question would have to be speculative and I don't like speculation.
>>>
>>> Take care,
>>>
>>> ~ Pat
>>>
>>>

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