The Future
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From: Long Beach, MS
There are two reasons this is way more difficult than people think it should be.
First, it is caused by a virus. Unlike bacteria, viruses are tough little buggers. Healthcare providers have very little in the way of weaponry that is even somewhat effective when it comes to taking out a virus. Turns out your natural immune system is better at defeating most viruses than anything "medical science" has been able to come up with so far.
Second, there are over 100 different viruses that are known to cause upper respiratory infections in humans. The real number is probably much larger. Then there are non-infectious sources of cold like symptoms such as allergic reactions. So we are not talking about "curing" one disease but hundreds.
First, it is caused by a virus. Unlike bacteria, viruses are tough little buggers. Healthcare providers have very little in the way of weaponry that is even somewhat effective when it comes to taking out a virus. Turns out your natural immune system is better at defeating most viruses than anything "medical science" has been able to come up with so far.
Second, there are over 100 different viruses that are known to cause upper respiratory infections in humans. The real number is probably much larger. Then there are non-infectious sources of cold like symptoms such as allergic reactions. So we are not talking about "curing" one disease but hundreds.
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From: Smalltown
Originally Posted by Lainey' timestamp='1429191080' post='23579996
How about curing the common cold? 
First, it is caused by a virus. Unlike bacteria, viruses are tough little buggers. Healthcare providers have very little in the way of weaponry that is even somewhat effective when it comes to taking out a virus. Turns out your natural immune system is better at defeating most viruses than anything "medical science" has been able to come up with so far.
Second, there are over 100 different viruses that are known to cause upper respiratory infections in humans. The real number is probably much larger. Then there are non-infectious sources of cold like symptoms such as allergic reactions. So we are not talking about "curing" one disease but hundreds.
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From: La Crescenta, CA
Originally Posted by The Raptor' timestamp='1429136365' post='23579307
I own an environmental services firm. (See my sig.) The future for me seems to include regulators worrying about vapor intrusion from subsurface contamination to occupied indoor air space. More and more need for indoor air sampling and laboratory analysis. Everyone looks to Califdornia Humah Health Screening Levels (CHHSLs), which, among other things, approximate an increased cancer risk of one in a million cases over a lifetime of exposure.
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From: Bondville
Originally Posted by robb' timestamp='1429187993' post='23579918
[quote name='The Raptor' timestamp='1429136365' post='23579307']
I own an environmental services firm. (See my sig.) The future for me seems to include regulators worrying about vapor intrusion from subsurface contamination to occupied indoor air space. More and more need for indoor air sampling and laboratory analysis. Everyone looks to Califdornia Humah Health Screening Levels (CHHSLs), which, among other things, approximate an increased cancer risk of one in a million cases over a lifetime of exposure.
I own an environmental services firm. (See my sig.) The future for me seems to include regulators worrying about vapor intrusion from subsurface contamination to occupied indoor air space. More and more need for indoor air sampling and laboratory analysis. Everyone looks to Califdornia Humah Health Screening Levels (CHHSLs), which, among other things, approximate an increased cancer risk of one in a million cases over a lifetime of exposure.
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