[at-l] Re: Water Treatment and Medical Hazards

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

OB, what about the no-rinse wash that is used for bed baths in hospitals?
Does that have potential for hikers?

----- Original Message -----
From: "W F Thorneloe" <thornel@attglobal.net>
To: "Steve Adams" <stephensadams@hotmail.com>; <thornel@attglobal.net>
Cc: <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 12:01 PM
Subject: [at-l] Re: Water Treatment and Medical Hazards


> Good questions. The trend suggests a benefit but is uncertain
> that there is a cause and effect relationship. I didn't expect
> to see _any_ difference, hence to me the trend was relatively
> strong - as this physicain is always correct in his conjectures.
> :-)
>
> Your observations that there may be benefit with water treatment
> is on target. Whether the benefit justifies the costs in weight
> and convenience is unknown. Are there other behaviors that would
> provide more benefit? As David noted, other behaviors are
> associated with benefit without causality implied. Is there
> something unique with vitamin users, for instance?
>
> BTW, David mentioned the use of other technologies in health
> assessment, such as the i-Loo and the flatus sniffer from
> yesterday's Yahoo news. This is old news. Tasting urine has been
> the gold standard for detection of diabetes mellitus. Kissing a
> baby's forehead is the quickest screening instrument for cystic
> fibrosis. Various bacteria and fungi have recognizable scents.
>
> Bill....
>
>
> --- Steve Adams <stephensadams@hotmail.com> wrote:
> ...
> >
> > Is this trend based upon anecdotal evidence, or something
> > else?
> >
> > How is the evidence interpreted as being "strong?"
> >
> > Does this trend indicate filtration, bleaching, etc, are more
> > desirable than
> > many of us previously considered?  I.e., are they worth the
> > weight, the
> > wait, and the inconvenience of their usage?
> >
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