Study casts doubt on duct tape wart cure

[CMF Newsman]

CHICAGO - Duct tape's success at curing warts may have been overstated, according to a new study that raises doubts about the tape's effectiveness as a cheap, painless treatment. The tape supposedly works by irritating the skin and stimulating the body's immune system to attack the virus that causes warts. It earned a place in the medicine cabinet in 2002, when a small study showed it to be effective on children and young adults.

This time, a study among older adults found duct tape helped only 21 percent of the time and was no more better than moleskin, a cotton-tape bandage used to protect the skin.

But researchers used transparent duct tape. Only later did they learn that the transparent variety does not contain rubber, unlike the better-known, gray duct tape that appeared to be effective in the 2002 study.

"Whether or not the standard type of duct tape is effective is up in the air," said co-author Dr. Rachel Wenner of the University of Minnesota, who started the new study as a medical student. "Theoretically, the rubber adhesive could somehow stimulate the immune system or irritate the skin in a different manner."

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[ScarlettP]

Maybe you just have to BELIEVE that it will work.

[tcrashfx]

Removing warts or not, I heard that duct tape (Alabama chrome) was helpful in removing a couple of ex-wives once.

So it evidently has it uses.

[gridbug]

Moleskin? Bah! That stuff costs extra, we already have the duct tape! Anyway, nothing is quite as stylish as silver duct tape

Get the EXTRA sticky duct tape - it gets the wart, hair, and a bit of dermis to boot!

[Gary]

There are lots of other uses for duct tape...

[gridbug]

That pic brings one word to mind...

OW!

[joedog]

Uhhh the comment that should have gone here was wisely withheld

[ScarlettP]

Actually, on another forum, the subject of "Divorce" had come up. Several of these 'kids' in the discussion are 20-30 years old. I doubt that half of them have HAD a divorce, but may have witnessed one between their parents. One mentioned "Divorce is painful". Another replied, "Better than living with someone you hate."

I - with my usual grace and love of metaphors - tossed in my 2 cents.

Living with someone you hate is like living with duct tape stuck in your pubic hairs. It's irritating as heck, but it's tolerable as long as you don't make a wrong move. Divorce is like biting the bullet and ripping that sucker off! You know it's going to HURT like heck, but then it will be over and you can move on with the rest of your life... just as soon as the scabs heal over so people don't think you have a nasty disease.

[Warkitty]

Well said Scarlett!



I'm stealing it.

[ScarlettP]

Feel free. I made that one up all by my little self (having gone through a number of bad relationships). I freely pass it along.

[Jay]

But, but, but........duct tape can fix anything.....

~J

[gridbug]

duct tape can fix anything

Except the things you need WD-40 for.

[Jay]

I think the bra is duct taped.......it's not just duct tape straight on her boobs

~J

gridbug said:

OW!

[gridbug]

One would hope...

She looks like Star

[Gary]

No, those are not Star's breasts.

And all of the other many, many comments I could make - although funny - would have me crashing someone's couch for a day or two.

[joedog]

admin said:

No, those are not Star's breasts.

Well then...
HOLY SHIT nice Tits

[gridbug]

No, those are not Star's breasts.

Though that is the obvious conclusion, I thought it looked like her chin & hair She has never showed me where she wears duct tape...

[Jay]

I love google image search

~J