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Off topic, but has anyone heard about marmite and mosquitoes. I have a friend who insists that eating marmite each day during the summer guarantees she will...
7 Apr 26, 2006
10:55 am

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WOW! That is incredible! I hope all the claims are true and not just spread around by a great advertising company! Will definitely give son some in his pocket...
1 Apr 25, 2006
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Roz Hannan
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... alcohol in it ? If it does, I'm certainly ... No alcohol. Odd really as this would give some rationale for it's consumption. One of the little know wonders...
1 Apr 25, 2006
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Ed Cole
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I now know what marmite is. If it comes from breweries, does it have alcohol in it ? If it does, I'm certainly changing MY breakfast preference. ...
1 Apr 25, 2006
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Debbie Fawcett
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If any of the UK members of this group are interested, I heard that on Monday's Jeremy Vine show (Radio 2 from mid-day until 2pm) they will be discussing...
2 Apr 21, 2006
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Well, I've just came back from a visit with my folks in Mississippi... There are...........still....many, many and ...lots of places, down there on the coast...
10 Apr 12, 2006
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Rich, Just got a letter thru asking me to attend immunology clinic on 28th March - which I assume to be the start of treatment. Will let you know how things go...
5 Apr 5, 2006
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We have had such a late winter here in the south of England. It is to be fair a bit warmer than it has been but there has been no sun for absolutely ages and...
2 Mar 31, 2006
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Ed Cole
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Hi - I was stung by two bees about 7 years ago on both my hips at the same time. Now, after all this time, I still have horrible itching in the area of the...
6 Mar 31, 2006
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DOUGLAS MONTGOMERY
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Wasp populations are going to be interesting to watch. I have been told bu various experts that virtually every weather condition is bad for wasps ie cold...
4 Mar 8, 2006
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My son has bought a venus fly trap in the hope it will catch wasps - will update if it does .......will have one in every room if it does. Enjoying the frosty...
3 Mar 5, 2006
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Wondering the wonderful web, I found this fascinating item! Agricultural engineers at U. of Georgia have successfully "trained" parasitic wasps to "sniff" out...
2 Feb 16, 2006
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I've always managed to maintain a reasonable levle of fitness, but have recently not been able to exercise as frequently as I would like (unfortunately, work...
6 Feb 15, 2006
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Hi Robin, Well we had a quiet year last year for buzzing creatures in the UK and a really cold dry winter in the south of England (by our standards) and I am...
2 Feb 14, 2006
9:20 am

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Hey Ya'll Found these pics of an awesome looking nest, not sure if its suppose to be a yellow hornet or something 'their' calling an aerial yellow jacket. ...
9 Jan 30, 2006
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I think it fair to say, after all the vivid descriptions of the US, that the UK is definitely better off on the whole for stinging insects - in other words...
7 Jan 24, 2006
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Ed Cole
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hi, For UK ladies (& maybe men) I have found that Boots do a perfume-free hairspray. My Mum used to be a lunchtime supervisor (in the 1970's) and one of her...
1 Jan 24, 2006
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I wonder how many of us feel really confident about not carrying epipens after treatment though? Logic and science says one thing, but does the mind say...
7 Jan 23, 2006
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Here you'll find a cool Bee Movie. Really quite awesome! http://gprime.net/video.php/hornetsvsbees Actually its kinda gruesome, violent and horrible ... ...
6 Jan 20, 2006
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I made my maintenance dose today! I had planned to stay another week at .9, but then realized that I wasn't going in for another two weeks anyway, due to the...
15 Jan 19, 2006
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Chris
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Last week my daughter and myself went along to our local parish church for a carol service (well, it's that time of year!!) Halfway through 'We Three Kings'...
2 Jan 19, 2006
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Chris
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I have apple-sized red marks this week. I suspect that I'll be a this dose for at least 3 more weeks. :-( I suspect that I won't make maintenance prior to the...
5 Jan 19, 2006
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Chris
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Hi Guys, I've been out of circulation for a few weeks (nothing spectacular) and I missed out on passing my best wishes on to everyone for the recent festive...
1 Jan 19, 2006
1:27 pm

Chris
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It is so good to hear such positive things about your treatments - I am so pleased that all is going well and the confidence to get other there in the summer...
1 Jan 5, 2006
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Hi, Yes, these German folk are really nice people and you will see pictures of them on my site too! I am not sure whether I would advise letting these bugs...
14 Dec 23, 2005
5:51 am

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Hi there Robin - I do enjoy your postings! I can confirm that Rich is absolutely right - the "stings" you are given in a dosage are much more than you think....
3 Dec 22, 2005
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Cathy Weeks
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Using this as an excuse to post first message to the list. I have corresponded with David a couple of times since my second bad reaction to a wasp sting in the...
13 Dec 17, 2005
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Debbie Fawcett
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Hi everybody, I am afraid that there are wasps around all year - but usually only indoors from December in the UK, thank goodness. Hence my brush with a wasp...
1 Dec 14, 2005
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Out of curiousity, what percentage folks are allergic to just one kind of venom vs. multiple kinds? It was two yellow jacket stings that sent me to the ER, but...
7 Dec 14, 2005
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Cathy Weeks
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Ok... My left arm was clear this week (bees and wasps). No red mark at all at the 24-hr mark, very, very slight itching. Right arm has a blotchy area that is...
2 Dec 11, 2005
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