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They may have finally found a cure for herpes--licorice (sorry, subscription required). You can't just eat it, though--you have to mainline it:
Researchers at New York University ran lab tests on white blood cells, some of which were infected with the herpes virus. Exposing the infected cells to the licorice ingredient, glycyrrhizic acid, shuts down LANA. That starts a chain reaction of biochemical changes in the white blood cells, leading to their suicide and the virus' death. The uninfected cells showed no detrimental effects from glycyrrhizic acid, the researchers report in the March Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Cool.
Posted by Rand Simberg at May 05, 2005 09:51 AM
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How the hell did someone come up with that idea? That sounds like one of those things you come up with when your either high or drunk. "Ok, this is great! No! Wait.... bwhahaa..... ok, seriously, we'll take some licorice... What? No! You can't eat it yet. Hmm... I am hungry all of a sudden. What was I talking about again?... Ooo... what a cute bunny rabbit..."
Posted by Michael Mealling at May 5, 2005 10:54 AM
Found quite a few articles from back in February that mention the possibility of using glycyrrhizic acid (one of the main parts of licorice) to get rid of latent viral infections in patients, with specific mention of the herpes virus. Glycyrrhizic acid is also one of the main ingredients in a number of topical herpes ointments and sprays.
That said, I've read articles in the past mentioning how over 90% of humans have been found to have some form of the herpes virus by the time they reach 65 years of age, and how it remains one of the most prevalent viral infections around. Knocking this virus out will not only help improve the lives of many, but will hopefully produce some additional insight into killing off other virii.
Posted by John Breen III at May 5, 2005 11:30 AM
That said, I've read articles in the past mentioning how over 90% of humans have been found to have some form of the herpes virus by the time they reach 65 years of age, and how it remains one of the most prevalent viral infections around.
Well yeah. "Cold" sores.
Posted by McGehee at May 5, 2005 11:50 AM
Pardon my thread hijack but what the hell happened to Hobbyspace's domain?
Posted by Mike Puckett at May 5, 2005 06:52 PM
Hmm. Chicken pox is in the same family, wonder if this is a cure for shingles too.
Posted by Ian Woollard at May 8, 2005 08:46 PM
It's not the first time they say they've found the cure. I'm fed up with this crap. I've tried whole bunch of medicines but none really helps.
Posted by Herpes Guy at July 3, 2005 05:35 AM
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