Pepper snuffs Prostate Cancer
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Pepper snuffs Prostate Cancer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4805190.stm
Can you imagine rubbing the cream in? 
Good news for further research though. Capsaicin is already used in pain relief.
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16-03-2006, 15:39
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Re: Pepper snuffs Prostate Cancer
They have the gall to call Jalapeno peppers ""hot" .....
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16-03-2006, 15:40
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Re: Pepper snuffs Prostate Cancer
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Can you imagine rubbing the cream in? |
Well, it'd definitely take your mind of the rest of your problems 
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16-03-2006, 15:41
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Re: Pepper snuffs Prostate Cancer
just don't rub your eyes after applying, eh 
Interesting, I read the article, earlier, but didn't know about the pain relief - lots to google, methinks - thanks Salu 
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16-03-2006, 15:43
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Re: Pepper snuffs Prostate Cancer
Postherpetic neuralgia mostly fyi Gaz...although I've seen it used for topical arthritis pain relief.
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just don't rub your eyes after applying, eh
Interesting, I read the article, earlier, but didn't know about the pain relief - lots to google, methinks - thanks Salu |
But surely, if it's to treat your prostate, you'd have to rub your ey...  ... maybe I'll leave that one there
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16-03-2006, 15:48
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Re: Pepper snuffs Prostate Cancer
The bottom line is.....be careful.
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16-03-2006, 15:49
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Re: Pepper snuffs Prostate Cancer
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Postherpetic neuralgia mostly fyi Gaz...although I've seen it used for topical arthritis pain relief.
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Thanks - article I just read also mentioned psoriasis & post mastectomy, as well as shingles - blocks the action of 'substance P' & hence stops the nerve transmission, .... apparently 
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16-03-2006, 16:01
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Re: Pepper snuffs Prostate Cancer
I can also irritate the tissue though....a balancing issue..
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