Dear Llyn: Thanks for the update. It WAS important, and I appreciate your thinking of us right away. k. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Karin M. Beros, MSO [log in to unmask] International and Area Studies voice: (510) 642-8542 Office of the Dean, 260 Stephens Hall fax: (510) 642-9466 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Tue, 12 Sep 1995, Llyn Gruber wrote: > Karin: > > My apologies. When replying I mixed up the meanings of "retrovirus" with > "rhinovirus". The rhinovirus is implicated in colds. Retroviruses are > implicated in HIV and AIDS. I was up late typing that reply and apparently > had a brain cramp in my thought processes! > > In further reading I learned that St. John's wort is used for "flus" and is > supposed to help kill the flu beasties of certain types of flu. I'm still > intrigued with it and should the occasion arise that I come down with the > flu, I'll try it and let you know how it works for me. > > ***** Llyn Gruber <[log in to unmask]> ***** > **** Whatever you can do, or dream you can, **** > ***** begin it--Johann W. von Goethe ***** >