On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:57:12 +1100, Alan S wrote:
>On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 06:44:53 -0800 (PST), -hh
> wrote:
>
>>DEET is a known carcinogen
It's not in humans. The US military uses it routinely and would
certainly know if it was. You still should check it out with your
doctor, though, given your conditions in case it interacts with
medicine you're taking.
>
>Could you support that please? I'm not being smart; that's a
>genuine request. I have CLL and hypogammaglobulinemia, so I
>would appreciate any links you may have supporting that. I
>did do some searching on Google Scholar
>http://tinyurl.com/27nqgy
>Medline
>http://tinyurl.com/26pqe2
>and Highwire
>http://tinyurl.com/yvylwl
>but found no clear support. There were some problems noticed
>in rats, mice and dogs but no indication of human problems.
>
>That is also one of the reasons I'm taking the dangers from
>Mosquito bites in the tropics very seriously. But I'll still
>travel:-)
>
>I bought a tube of 80% Bushman's yesterday to try it. Rubbed
>a tiny amount on my forearms. Possibly it's purely
>coincidental that today I have gastro problems. Possibly
>not.
>
>
>Cheers, Alan, Australia
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