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Applause! Applause!! Standing Ovation!!!!!!! rich PS. We are more important than animals! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -stef1…@my-deja.com wrote: > It just makes me madd that they do >> that stuff to those animals, ok? >> Julie > You do realize that if it werent for animal expiriments not only is it > likely that you would be dead… but so would the majority of people on > this NG. And not because of our MS. > Personally, I would kill every cat and dog on the planet with my bare > hands if it would prevent my wife or childs death. And I dont know > anyone who feels any differently, other than for you and I guess the > animal rights activists I see on TV. Now please understand, I never > ate meat, none, zip, zilch, nadda, purely on ethical grounds. I didnt > apriciate their treatment prior to there slaughter. > But when it comes to the life of a human being, well, I could care less > about animals. Curiosity driven research is the only reason we even > have a society, let alone a society that can treat illness’s as well as > we do. (reletive I guess) > If it werent for curiosity driven research (the mainstay of ALL true > scientific advancements) I for a fact would be dead. No ifs, ands, or > buts. No question whatsoever. I would be DEAD, if people had to > operate under a guidline like yours. Does that sink in???? > I understand, and agree with you. It is cruel. It is inhumane. It is > terrible… it breaks the heart to witness it… BUT!!! I would be > dead, you would be dead, and chances are without it most of the people > reading this message would be dead. There is simply no getting around > that FACT. You and I are humans. Our lives ARE more important than an > animals. > Well, at least my life and my friends lifes are. > Rob Duncan > Lamenting the sad neccessity for animal research. > Sent via Deja.com > http://www.deja.com/
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Only to us! Ask any cat! 
Carmel Rich Andrews wrote: > Applause! Applause!! Standing Ovation!!!!!!! > rich > PS. We are more important than animals!
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In article <94lb3q$vp…@nnrp1.deja.com>, Lynne <Lynne_Da…@bearmail.baylor.edu> wrote: > Wow, man. No need for rats or studies. Smoking dope makes me horny. > Always has. > I volunteer. - Lynne
Same here, Lynne. Sleepy too. Counterproductive. <ggggg> Love ya, P. This message has been brought to you by: / / / ^~~^ / / ( ” ) / { } / " " YE OLDE BAT PamY – Spokesmom for Jennie who has MS Visit our ASMS Friends Photo Albums at: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=872994&a=6352035 http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=872994&a=10042305
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Animal lover that I am … "mother" of 4 dogs and 4 cats (way down from days of old when I was in my prime and my home was run by 30 to 40 four-leggeds – *hundreds* more if ya counted my rats and mice), I agree 1000% Rob. I still weep and morn the loss of many of my furry critters (some mice and rats included). I can’t bear the thought of losing my Boomer or Missy (Lab-X and Newfoundland). But I’d forfiet them in a heartbeat if it meant saving ONE human life. Years ago, my Mom had a Wesh Corgi with Pemphigus – a fatal form of cancer that attacked and ate away at the host (kinda like leprosy). Because my Mom allowed her "baby" to be a test subject at Sloan Kettering (sp?), the mother of one of my daughter’s friends is alive today. Small world that I was able to meet and befriend someone with so rare a disease, but Meagan was the reason why she, and many others, were still alive. Don’t believe me? Look into the records at Sloan Kettering back in the 70’s. Guaranteed, you’ll find info on a female bitch Welsh Corgi (no name given) with Pemphigus. Her treatment with prednisone led to the successful treatment of humans. At that time I *think* 8 people in the world (yes, world) were diagnosed with Pemphigus. 5 of them lived because of Meagan. Don’t know what the stats are now. Oh dear. I’ve done it again. Run off at the mouth. I’m not sure about "curiosity" driven research. I can’t see putting any living thing in pain just out of curiosity, but I most definitely believe in animal research – though I pray it’s done compassionately. Time for me to shut up now. Love, hugs n prayers, P. This message has been brought to you by: / / / ^~~^ / / ( ” ) / { } / " " YE OLDE BAT PamY – Spokesmom for Jennie who has MS Visit our ASMS Friends Photo Albums at: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=872994&a=6352035 http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=872994&a=10042305 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> You do realize that if it werent for animal expiriments not only is it > likely that you would be dead… but so would the majority of people on > this NG. And not because of our MS. > Personally, I would kill every cat and dog on the planet with my bare > hands if it would prevent my wife or childs death. And I dont know > anyone who feels any differently, other than for you and I guess the > animal rights activists I see on TV. Now please understand, I never > ate meat, none, zip, zilch, nadda, purely on ethical grounds. I didnt > apriciate their treatment prior to there slaughter. > But when it comes to the life of a human being, well, I could care less > about animals. Curiosity driven research is the only reason we even > have a society, let alone a society that can treat illness’s as well as > we do. (reletive I guess) > If it werent for curiosity driven research (the mainstay of ALL true > scientific advancements) I for a fact would be dead. No ifs, ands, or > buts. No question whatsoever. I would be DEAD, if people had to > operate under a guidline like yours. Does that sink in???? > I understand, and agree with you. It is cruel. It is inhumane. It is > terrible… it breaks the heart to witness it… BUT!!! I would be > dead, you would be dead, and chances are without it most of the people > reading this message would be dead. There is simply no getting around > that FACT. You and I are humans. Our lives ARE more important than an > animals. > Well, at least my life and my friends lifes are. > Rob Duncan > Lamenting the sad neccessity for animal research. > Sent via Deja.com > http://www.deja.com/
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PamY wrote: > Animal lover that I am … "mother" of 4 dogs and 4 cats (way down from > days of old when I was in my prime and my home was run by 30 to 40 > four-leggeds – *hundreds* more if ya counted my rats and mice), I agree > 1000% Rob.
Hi Pam, I have been having a dialogue with several animal rights groups about the use of animals in medical research. Some of them are very reasonable and others not. One interesting thing one of them said was "When I vaccinate my cat in order to keep her healthy, I do so in the knowledge that each batch of the vaccine has been tested in other cats." I hadn’t thought of that! Not only do humans benefit from animal research but so do other animals! She is an extremely sensible and knowledgeable person and the scientific director of a group called the "Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments" – their website is at http://www.frame-uk.demon.co.uk/ and worth a look. They are not radical – more reasoned. I hope you are keeping well, Paul http://www.btinternet.com/~ms_pages/
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In article <240120010123037705%yeold…@optonline.net>, PamY <yeold…@optonline.net> writes: >I still weep and morn the loss of many of my furry critters (some mice >and rats included). I can’t bear the thought of losing my Boomer or >Missy (Lab-X and Newfoundland). But I’d forfiet them in a heartbeat if >it meant saving ONE human life.
Ms defnitely changes one’s perspective on this, doesn’t it? Kathi
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on the internet nobody knows i’m a dog bark In article <94lbr8$b…@nnrp1.deja.com>, Eliz. <fluffybunnyk…@my-deja.com> wrote: > and they can’t access the internet….. 
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> >I still weep and morn the loss of many of my furry critters (some mice > >and rats included). I can’t bear the thought of losing my Boomer or > >Missy (Lab-X and Newfoundland). But I’d forfiet them in a heartbeat if > >it meant saving ONE human life. > Ms defnitely changes one’s perspective on this, doesn’t it? > Kathi
No it doesn’t my mom was this giving long before I was dx’d. People are either good and giving or nasty and selfish. Adversity just brings that trait out more. -Jennie — Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter. – Dr. Suess
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ROB & ALL THAT HAVE READ MY LETTER….. I am not saying that i do not want all of the reserch that can help with cures to all of our health needs. I am just saying, how many more studies have to be done, to see how, why & what makes us want to have sex???? I support all of the reacher that is done to find cures for all illnesses. I just want you all to understand tha i want to live,& i want you all to survive also, ok? And i do understnd that if it wasn`t for the reachers & technoligy we would all have been dombd ok! So my questions to the facters is, why not use the moneys that are used for none health issues….. Why not put all of the funds in the ones tat count!!!! OK ???? Thats All, OK?????? JULIE MS SURVIVER HAPPY !!!
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Hi! You’re smoking dope right now aren’t you?!?!! hehehehhe… Busted! eliz In article <17426-3A6F534E…@storefull-163.iap.bryant.webtv.net>, – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text - jule…@webtv.net wrote: > ROB & ALL THAT HAVE READ MY LETTER….. > I am not saying that i do not want all of the reserch that can help > with cures to all of our health needs. I am just saying, how many more > studies have to be done, to see how, why & what makes us want to have > sex???? I support all of the reacher that is done to find cures for all > illnesses. > I just want you all to understand tha i want to live,& i want you all to > survive also, ok? > And i do understnd that if it wasn`t for the reachers & technoligy we > would all have been dombd ok! So my questions to the > facters is, why not use the moneys that are used for none health > issues….. Why not put all of the funds in the ones tat count!!!! OK > ???? Thats All, OK?????? > JULIE MS SURVIVER > HAPPY !!!
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In article <3A6EA01F.228F5…@btinternet.com>, Paul Jones – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -<Paul_Jo…@btinternet.com> wrote: > PamY wrote: > > Animal lover that I am … "mother" of 4 dogs and 4 cats (way down from > > days of old when I was in my prime and my home was run by 30 to 40 > > four-leggeds – *hundreds* more if ya counted my rats and mice), I agree > > 1000% Rob. > Hi Pam, > I have been having a dialogue with several animal rights groups about the use > of animals in medical research. Some of them are very reasonable and others > not. One interesting thing one of them said was > "When I vaccinate my cat in order to keep her healthy, I do so in the > knowledge that each batch of the vaccine has been tested in other cats." > I hadn’t thought of that! Not only do humans benefit from animal research but > so do other animals!
HiYa Paul, That’s something that a lot of animal rights activists fail to take into consideration. They also fail to take into consideration that *so* many of the treatments that were developed, thru the use of lab animals, to help people are now helping ANIMALS! Animals benefit from vaccinations, hip (joint) replacement, chemotherapy, dental work, cataract surgery, plastic surgery, antibiotics; diabetes, heart disease and thyroid management … the list is practically endless. Would that we could somehow beat it into the radicals’ heads that without animal testing, not only will many humans suffer and die, but so will many animals, both companion and wild. Hugs n prayers, P. ~\~~, / __|> / ) | | ~ / Maggie | | ~~ / /___ ~~~ | Lord, please help me be the kind of person my dog thinks I am. PamY
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In article <20010124090209.13655.00000…@nso-mq.aol.com>, Kathi Matthews <kamatth…@aol.com> wrote: > In article <240120010123037705%yeold…@optonline.net>, PamY > <yeold…@optonline.net> writes: > >I still weep and morn the loss of many of my furry critters (some mice > >and rats included). I can’t bear the thought of losing my Boomer or > >Missy (Lab-X and Newfoundland). But I’d forfiet them in a heartbeat if > >it meant saving ONE human life. > Ms defnitely changes one’s perspective on this, doesn’t it? > Kathi
Not for me, Hon. When my Mom sacrificed Megan, our Welsh Corgi, on the altar of research, Pemphigus was a little known disease. Mom could have chosen to just have Megan put to sleep. At that time, there were only 8 known cases in the world. 10 years after Megan’s death, 5 of those people were still alive – thanks to Megan. That was 30 some years ago. Oddly enough, some 15 years later, I was having tea with the mother of one of Jen’s friends. She was trying to explain her physical appearance (which apparently embarrassed her) by telling me she had this disease in which the auto-immune system attacks the body, sorta like leprosy only not contageous. She said she was only alive by the grace of God and the sacrifice of some poor little dog. I said "OMG! You’ve got pemphigus!" We had a very long *tea*. <g> Love ya, P. ~\~~, / __|> / ) | | ~ / Maggie | | ~~ / /___ ~~~ | Lord, please help me be the kind of person my dog thinks I am. PamY
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I dunno whether or not I read your letter, Jules, but I think I unnerstand where you’re coming from. Just read an article this week in my local paper (Health and Discovery section of Newsday) where they’ve attached a buncha diodes to some rats’ heads (supposedly painless, but it didn’t *look* painless) and have discovered that rats ACTUALLY dream! Not only that, but they dream about what they’ve done on that particular day (running thru mazes, the speed at which they ran – this is no tongue in cheek – it’s for real). We need to know this why? And we need to study the mating habits of the plover why? Perhaps I’m too dumb to realize why rats’ dreams and birds’ mating habits have an effect on us and our environment, but I’d much rather see the $$$$ and the suffering go toward the cure or management of a disease or condition. Just my 2 cents. Hugs n prayers, P. This message has been brought to you by: / / / ^~~^ / / ( ” ) / { } / " " YE OLDE BAT PamY – Spokesmom for Jennie who has MS Visit our ASMS Friends Photo Albums at: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=872994&a=6352035 http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=872994&a=10042305 In article <17426-3A6F534E…@storefull-163.iap.bryant.webtv.net>, – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -<jule…@webtv.net> wrote: > ROB & ALL THAT HAVE READ MY LETTER….. > I am not saying that i do not want all of the reserch that can help > with cures to all of our health needs. I am just saying, how many more > studies have to be done, to see how, why & what makes us want to have > sex???? I support all of the reacher that is done to find cures for all > illnesses. > I just want you all to understand tha i want to live,& i want you all to > survive also, ok? > And i do understnd that if it wasn`t for the reachers & technoligy we > would all have been dombd ok! So my questions to the > facters is, why not use the moneys that are used for none health > issues….. Why not put all of the funds in the ones tat count!!!! OK > ???? Thats All, OK?????? > JULIE MS SURVIVER > HAPPY !!!
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Kinda makes you "paws" eh? ar ar ar . Hey Pam – I was looking at the pictures of your pets yesterday…. um, just how many have you had/have now? Do you have 2 newf’s??? One is incredible, but two? I looked after, er, babysat a newf for a few weeks and while walking the beast had to ‘poop and scoop’, had I known what I was in for, I would have brought a shovel! Good Grief! Brought my 10year old cat with me – she didn’t realize that the great big black lump was a dog until he moved for the first time – I have never before or since seen such an expression on a cats face "Holy Crap that chair just moved!!" And, yes, his fweelings were hurt. whatta suck! Love em! eliz. No kitty! Bad kitty! Run Cap’n run! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> HiYa Paul, > That’s something that a lot of animal rights activists fail to take > into consideration. They also fail to take into consideration that > *so* many of the treatments that were developed, thru the use of lab > animals, to help people are now helping ANIMALS! > Animals benefit from vaccinations, hip (joint) replacement, > chemotherapy, dental work, cataract surgery, plastic surgery, > antibiotics; diabetes, heart disease and thyroid management … the > list is practically endless. > Would that we could somehow beat it into the radicals’ heads that > without animal testing, not only will many humans suffer and die, but > so will many animals, both companion and wild. > Hugs n prayers, > P. > ~\~~, > / > __|> / ) > | | ~ / Maggie > | | ~~ / > /___ ~~~ > | > Lord, please help me be the kind > of person my dog thinks I am. > PamY
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PamY wrote: > We need to know this why? And we need to study the mating habits of > the plover why?
Hi Pam, It ought to be completely painless to study the behaviour of wild creatures such as plovers. I’m probably wrong but I thought this was all done by dedicated ecologists with binoculars sitting in poorly-constructed hide-outs in all weathers, occasionally ringing the birds or tagging the animals. It’s definitely useful to the plovers or whatever because if we can see how they mate, migrate or whatever we can better protect them in the wild. It’s also good for scientific and spiritual reasons to appreciate and study wild nature. I personally get uplifted by the amazing diversity and sophistication of life on this planet. If it weren’t for the Jane Goodall types following animal populations in the wild we wouldn’t know that some of them even existed much less being driven to extinction. They say that every day some species or other is made extinct in the Amazon without ever having been documented. Take care, Paul http://www.btinternet.com/~ms_pages/
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"Rich Andrews" <r…@cm183316-a.ftwrth1.tx.home.com> wrote in message
news:3A6E48E6.8060707@cm183316-a.ftwrth1.tx.home.com… > Applause! Applause!! Standing Ovation!!!!!!! > rich > PS. We are more important than animals!
WE ARE ANIMALS! We are the most destructive & the cruelest animal on the planet. Kathy K.
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Humans are the only animal on the planet that tortures its victims before it kills it and derives pleasure from it. rich Dale and Kathy Kramer wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "Rich Andrews" <r…@cm183316-a.ftwrth1.tx.home.com> wrote in message > news:3A6E48E6.8060707@cm183316-a.ftwrth1.tx.home.com… >> Applause! Applause!! Standing Ovation!!!!!!! >> rich >> PS. We are more important than animals! > WE ARE ANIMALS! We are the most destructive & the cruelest animal on > the planet. > Kathy K.
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Hi Julie, Our fellow animals need all the help we can give them. The human ego knows no bounds. Kathy K. <jule…@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:29791-3A6E28EC-2@storefull-164.iap.bryant.webtv.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> After going back to reread the posting. I have seenthat you are a report > & not a dr. or a resercher….. I am sorry tat i was puttimg all the > blaime on you….So very sorry, ok? It just makes me madd that they do > that stuff to those animals, ok? > Julie > HAPPY !!!
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After going back to reread the posting. I have seenthat you are a report & not a dr. or a resercher….. I am sorry tat i was puttimg all the blaime on you….So very sorry, ok? It just makes me madd that they do that stuff to those animals, ok? Julie HAPPY !!!
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Wow, man. No need for rats or studies. Smoking dope makes me horny. Always has. I volunteer. - Lynne BTW, Baylor College of Medicine is no longer a part of the Baylor University system. They separated in 69? or 70? for various reasons, mostly because the medical school was eligible for more grants, etc. as an independent institution. My inlaws taught there. In article <29788-3A6E1F2…@storefull-164.iap.bryant.webtv.net>, – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text - jule…@webtv.net wrote: > Well not to be blunt, but i am a woman who has a total hysterectomy at > the age of 21. Now i am 36. Ever since i was 15 > i used to smoke pot. Untill i was 35… I am now 36, & i have stoped for > medical reasons, & other reasons also. But the reason i am responding to > your potsing of your findings, of useing rats……Well not to burts > your bubble, but i never had any of what you have said… I have always > had the urge & the partener that i was involed with has not had a > problem what so ever with being arossed after smoking a joint ! > So my question to you would be??? Have you ever smoked a joint??? And > what gives yo the right to get a poor little devenlive rat > high??????????????????? > So you can do this just because you have a Docteret or what ever your > title may be???? And if i was getting my dog high just to see wht he may > do, i would be considerd to be acting crule to animals!!! > And get a big fine & go to jail & also i wouldn`t be able to have a pet > or any animal in my posesion EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! > To me you all havent the right to do this or any other test on > animals… And i also heard tat it has been done, that you all sicentist > have given test animals AIDS, & > all kinds of things to them too…………. > the test moneys should be put on other things, besides GETTING A POOR > LITTLE DEFENLESS RAT HIGH!!!!!!!!! > AND I AM NOT AFRAIDE TO USE MY REAL NAME…JULIE A MS > SURVIVER > HAPPY !!!
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Huh? Who? Me? Hell, I just copied and pasted the article, I have buried the many, many dead mice my cat kills, but thats it for me. I posted it because of the recent discussions on pot – and I thought it was interesting and somewhat relevant. Personally I prefer animals to people – they rarely if ever talk back, and they can’t access the internet….. Please let’s not discuss the ethics of animal experimentation here. I have quite enough to worry about already. Perhaps you might like to respond to the people who actually did the study? I got the posting from yahoo news – healthscout – if you have ‘myyahoo’ you can post your views and respond on-line there as well if you’d like – they do get some rather interesting discussions going! eliz In article <29788-3A6E1F2…@storefull-164.iap.bryant.webtv.net>, – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text - jule…@webtv.net wrote: > Well not to be blunt, but i am a woman who has a total hysterectomy at > the age of 21. Now i am 36. Ever since i was 15 > i used to smoke pot. Untill i was 35… I am now 36, & i have stoped for > medical reasons, & other reasons also. But the reason i am responding to > your potsing of your findings, of useing rats……Well not to burts > your bubble, but i never had any of what you have said… I have always > had the urge & the partener that i was involed with has not had a > problem what so ever with being arossed after smoking a joint ! > So my question to you would be??? Have you ever smoked a joint??? And > what gives yo the right to get a poor little devenlive rat > high??????????????????? > So you can do this just because you have a Docteret or what ever your > title may be???? And if i was getting my dog high just to see wht he may > do, i would be considerd to be acting crule to animals!!! > And get a big fine & go to jail & also i wouldn`t be able to have a pet > or any animal in my posesion EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! > To me you all havent the right to do this or any other test on > animals… And i also heard tat it has been done, that you all sicentist > have given test animals AIDS, & > all kinds of things to them too…………. > the test moneys should be put on other things, besides GETTING A POOR > LITTLE DEFENLESS RAT HIGH!!!!!!!!! > AND I AM NOT AFRAIDE TO USE MY REAL NAME…JULIE A MS > SURVIVER > HAPPY !!!
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It just makes me madd that they do > that stuff to those animals, ok? > Julie
You do realize that if it werent for animal expiriments not only is it likely that you would be dead… but so would the majority of people on this NG. And not because of our MS. Personally, I would kill every cat and dog on the planet with my bare hands if it would prevent my wife or childs death. And I dont know anyone who feels any differently, other than for you and I guess the animal rights activists I see on TV. Now please understand, I never ate meat, none, zip, zilch, nadda, purely on ethical grounds. I didnt apriciate their treatment prior to there slaughter. But when it comes to the life of a human being, well, I could care less about animals. Curiosity driven research is the only reason we even have a society, let alone a society that can treat illness’s as well as we do. (reletive I guess) If it werent for curiosity driven research (the mainstay of ALL true scientific advancements) I for a fact would be dead. No ifs, ands, or buts. No question whatsoever. I would be DEAD, if people had to operate under a guidline like yours. Does that sink in???? I understand, and agree with you. It is cruel. It is inhumane. It is terrible… it breaks the heart to witness it… BUT!!! I would be dead, you would be dead, and chances are without it most of the people reading this message would be dead. There is simply no getting around that FACT. You and I are humans. Our lives ARE more important than an animals. Well, at least my life and my friends lifes are. Rob Duncan Lamenting the sad neccessity for animal research. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
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Tuesday January 23 12:34 PM EST Pot Makes Your Libido High By Neil Sherman HealthScout Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthScout) — Like adding a third voice to a duet to enhance the harmony, THC — the active ingredient in marijuana — joins with a female hormone and a brain chemical to boost sexual activity in female rats, Texas researchers have shown. The discovery may go a long way to solving the mystery of how pot affects sexual behavior. This research also adds to the evidence that the body makes natural marijuana-like chemicals that it uses to regulate sexual behavior, experts say. "My interest is in how the brain communicates, how it uses chemicals to operate together to cause that communication and what pathways those chemicals use to cause changes in behavior," says Shailaja Mani, an assistant professor in Baylor (lynne?) College of Medicine’s department of molecular and cellular biology. Mani says studying the chemistry of sexual behavior is a good model for studying the chemical basis of other behaviors, which may one day open the door to studying other kinds of human reactions. "We noticed from previous studies that dopamine and progesterone, a female hormone, cause an increase in sexual behavior," Mani says. "And the reason we got interested in THC is that the active ingredient in marijuana actually increases dopamine in the brain. So we wanted to see if THC could act together with the dopamine and progesterone pathway in order to excite it [the pathway]." Dopamine is a brain chemical associated with pleasure. While lots of studies have shown that marijuana has a variety of effects on sexual behavior, from reducing fertility by lowering male sexual hormone levels and reducing the weight of male reproductive organs to heightening sexual receptivity, researchers still had no idea how THC enhances the sexual urge. Mani and her colleagues used rats without ovaries so they could regulate the animals’ hormones. They bathed the rats’ hypothalamus — the part of the brain linked to sexual behavior — with chemicals that blocked the activity of progesterone and dopamine. When they added THC to the mix, the rats showed no interest in males when they were added to the cages. "We showed that if you block the receptor for progesterone or dopamine in the rat hypothalamus, the THC doesn’t work," Mani says. "But I really can’t extrapolate to human brains quite yet though there is a suggestion that the same pathway interactions may be acting in the same way in human brains." The findings are in the latest Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "It’s a very important finding," says Nephi Stella, an assistant professor of pharmacology at the University of Washington in Seattle whose commentary on the discovery accompanies Mani’s article. "There’s a very good parallel with the opiate system." Past studies used the opiate morphine to find out that the body had a receptor in it. Knowing this, scientists figured out that the body produced its own natural opiates, endorphins. "Now we can see with this experiment that similar things are going on with THC," Stella explains. "The experiment shows that the body may be producing chemicals that are similar to THC and that those chemicals are involved somehow in sexual behavior." Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
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On Tue, 23 Jan 2001 20:47:57 GMT, Eliz. <fluffybunnyk…@my-deja.com> wrote: >Tuesday January 23 12:34 PM EST >Pot Makes Your Libido High >By Neil Sherman >HealthScout Reporter >MONDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthScout) — Like adding a third voice to a duet to >enhance the harmony, THC — the active ingredient in marijuana — joins >with a female hormone and a brain chemical to boost sexual activity >in female rats, Texas researchers have shown. The discovery may go a >long way to solving the mystery of how pot affects sexual behavior.
CLIPPED And so the taxpayers now have another researched opinion of what the active indulgers have been saying for decades. Donn
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Well not to be blunt, but i am a woman who has a total hysterectomy at the age of 21. Now i am 36. Ever since i was 15 i used to smoke pot. Untill i was 35… I am now 36, & i have stoped for medical reasons, & other reasons also. But the reason i am responding to your potsing of your findings, of useing rats……Well not to burts your bubble, but i never had any of what you have said… I have always had the urge & the partener that i was involed with has not had a problem what so ever with being arossed after smoking a joint ! So my question to you would be??? Have you ever smoked a joint??? And what gives yo the right to get a poor little devenlive rat high??????????????????? So you can do this just because you have a Docteret or what ever your title may be???? And if i was getting my dog high just to see wht he may do, i would be considerd to be acting crule to animals!!! And get a big fine & go to jail & also i wouldn`t be able to have a pet or any animal in my posesion EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! To me you all havent the right to do this or any other test on animals… And i also heard tat it has been done, that you all sicentist have given test animals AIDS, & all kinds of things to them too…………. the test moneys should be put on other things, besides GETTING A POOR LITTLE DEFENLESS RAT HIGH!!!!!!!!! AND I AM NOT AFRAIDE TO USE MY REAL NAME…JULIE A MS SURVIVER HAPPY !!!
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