In a message dated 98-01-22, Mike Bowers recently wrote: << "Subject: [CH] Chile Heads for Science!!?. A study at St. Louis University is looking for participants who must have heachache of nasal and sinus origin; this diagnosis will be confirmed at the initial office assessment. After enrollment, participants will self- administer a nasal spray that contains capsaicin, a naturally occurring compound that is found in red peppers. more details at http://www.slucare.edu/research/redpepper.shtml and http://www.abcnews.com/sections/scitech/madrad/index.html >> Well, in addition to the above 2 good medical / capsaicin related URLs that Mike suggested, here are 3 more that those of you who found Mike's suggestions interesting might also want to check out: 1) urinary tract related - http://www.uclh.org/research/pnd.htm 2) headache related - http://www.nutritionsciencenews.com/NSN_backs/Sep_96/insights_homeo.html 3) sore throat related - (3rd item down) - http://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/1996/March/ERmar.4/3_4_96ongoing_s tudies.html [FYI & Hint - due to the size text of some of the above suggested 3 URLs, you may wish to: arrive at these sites; and then input the word "capsaicin" into your Browsers 'Find' feature to speed up your review of each document.] Thanks! :-) PepperGrow@aol.com http://ThePepperShop.com