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...pollen mixed with caviar has been the only aphrodisiac successful in curing Rajah's coupling problems. Kerr explained. Currently, be pollen is in high demand in Toronto, so Kerr came to Boston to fill a $100,000 order with Frederick C. Kulow '47. President of Bee Pollen from England...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: $15 Million Bird Visits Boston To Bring Luck and Find Love | 10/15/1983 | See Source »

They run the risk of being sneered at as bubbleheads, but hay fever sufferers can find relief from runny noses, swollen eyes and itchy throats by donning a Martianesque headpiece called the Hincherton Hayfever Helmet. It consists of a clear plastic dome, enclosing the head, into which filtered, pollen-free air is wafted at low pressure. The battery-powered fan, electrostatically charged filter and helmet weigh about 4 Ibs. and are attached to the body by a harness or belt. The inventor, British Architect Richard Hinchliffe, 45, himself a longtime hay fever sufferer, claims that wearing the helmet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Bubbleheads | 8/15/1983 | See Source »

...government is concerned, those things which Meselson et. al. can't explain loom larger than the bee theory itself. Their scientists have acknowledged that bees may be involved with the story--perhaps pollen is being used as a carrier for toxins, one has speculated to Science. But in general, the samples of leaves and rocks carry toxins in levels rot naturally found in Asia, the refugee reports, the Soviet gas mask--along with intelligence reports--have convinced the State Department and some highly reputable scientists that the Soviets are up to mischief...

Author: By Michael J. Abramowitz, | Title: Pushing For Proof | 7/26/1983 | See Source »

Meselson doesn't deny that chemical warfare involving trichothecenes carried in bee pollen may the going on. But he gives some other scenarios that might explain the situation in the war-torn area. Maybe, he suggests, chemical warfare not involving trichothecens, where bees, frightened by the airplanes carrying an agent, go out and defecate. Or perhaps bees are alone responsible for the spots known as yellow rain. Finally, he speculates, maybe the rampant disease in the area--combined with the long-standing reports and superstition about the use of chemicals in war dating back to the middle of the Vietnam...

Author: By Michael J. Abramowitz, | Title: Pushing For Proof | 7/26/1983 | See Source »

...blossom in fields, along roadsides and in suburban backyard gardens: marijuana. Call the police? Sure, but don't forget the doctor. It turns out that marijuana is no friend to allergy sufferers. Dr. Geraldine Freeman, in a study published by the Western Journal of Medicine, finds that pot pollen may be as irritating to some respiratory systems as ragweed. In a seven-month survey of 129 patients' reactions to various substances, Freeman found that about 50% of those tested showed allergic reactions to marijuana pollen. The villain is the male pot plant. Says Freeman: "Fine pollen is produced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pot Pollen | 7/18/1983 | See Source »

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