mites vs. ticks

[Guest guest]

I have never seen a tick per se, but there certainly are lots of

mites here compared to other places. In Japanese, the word for mite

is `dani` which is translated in the dictionary as `tick` which could

explain the discrepancy. Have you ever been to Japan yourself Nelly?

Having said that, I have had allergies since I was was about 3 months

old. I came down with CFS last year - which I no longer have btw.

peace

paul

> > > > >

> > > > > With all the talk about glutathione depletion in CFS and

the

> fact

> > > > > that PWC usually have eye problems, I felt the following

> research

> > > > > study to be relevant:

> > > > >

> > > > > ___Differences were found between the control group and

the

> groups

> > > > of

> > > > > animals exposed to microwaves in which the glutathione

> > > > concentration

> > > > > in the cortex and core of the lens was decreasing with

time

> in

> > > > > proportion to the number of exposures.___

> > > > >

> > > > > Acta Physiol Pol. 1985 Sep-Dec;36(5-6):360-5. Links

> > > > >

> > > > > Glutathione concentration and peptidase activity in the

lens

> after

> > > > > exposure to microwaves.

> > > > >

> > > > > Bernat R.

> > > > >

> > > > > This study was undertaken for observation of early

changes

> in

> > > > > glutathione concentration and the activity of

> carboxypeptidase A

> > > > and

> > > > > aminopeptidase in the cortex and core of the lens as well

as

> for

> > > > > determination of the cumulating effect of microwave

energy

> after

> > > > > repeated exposures to microwaves. Experiments were

carried

> out on

> > > > New

> > > > > Zealand rabbits. The control group was compared to

> experimental

> > > > > groups exposed every day for 5 minutes to microwave

> irradiation of

> > > > > the eyeballs at power densities of 5 X 10(-3) W/cm2 and

10 X

> 10(-

> > > > 3)

> > > > > W/cm2 during 10, 20 and 30 days. Differences were found

> between

> > > > the

> > > > > control group and the groups of animals exposed to

> microwaves in

> > > > > which the glutathione concentration in the cortex and

core

> of the

> > > > > lens was decreasing with time in proportion to the number

of

> > > > > exposures. Parallelly to the number of days of exposure

to

> > > > microwaves

> > > > > the enzymatic activity of carboxypeptidase A and

> aminopeptidase

> > > > > increased in the cortex of the lens. The observed changes

> > > > demonstrate

> > > > > cumulation of the absorbed microwave energy leading to

> changes in

> > > > the

> > > > > permeability of the capsule and membranes of lenticular

> fibres

> > > > which

> > > > > lead to secondary metabolic disturbances in the lens of

the

> eye.

> > > > >

> > > > > PMID: 3837605 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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