Are hypnosis and “folk” remedies effective?
No, they are not. Some warts in some children spontaneously disappear, and if a folk remedy or hypnosis was used on these children, the “believers” will swear these techniques work because the warts “were cured.” What about recurrent warts? Old warts shed virus into the surrounding skin, if not treated. New “baby” warts grow around the original “mother” warts. In view of this, the warts must be treated as soon as they develop to prevent shedding, contaminating surrounding skin areas, and auto-inoculation. Is there any vaccine for warts? None at this time, otherwise these bothersome warts could have been eliminated. But science never sleeps and laboratory researches around the world are ongoing to formulate new and more lasting treatment, and hopefully, in a not-too- distant future, a vaccine will be developed to wipe these annoying warts from the surface of the earth. ____________________________________________________________ Update on another viral infection: SARS As of last Friday,
