Re: Off Topic!! Birthday theory?Blood type?????

[Guest guest]

Dear and Group,

I personally don't think blood type or date of birth will yeild any

anwers in the way of treatments. Let us say that a disproportionate

number of us have birthdays in Sept and are A+ blood type. What

exactly can we do about it? Both date of birth and blood type are

things we can't change. And clearly there will be many more Sept.

babies with A+ blood types who never will get EN.

This sort of thing has been studied with regards to MS and even

Crohn's I think. But remember, they are autoimmune disorders and EN

can have at least 100 different triggers and causes, many not AI.

I am afraid to get sidetracked by following a red herring, that while

being an interesting phenominum may lead us nowhere and dilute our

chances for Seriously Research.

I would suggest anyone who is interested in correlation, [which as we

know, doesn't prove causality], to research the work that has already

been done in the field. After all, this idea has been around for many

decades.

Even if a correlation does exist, of what use is this information?

Even if there is a strong correlation, would you suggest screening

every Sept. A+ person for all 100 or so possible EN causes? Even if

this was a useful screen for finding people prone to EN, what

practical use is it? With no cure and no means of prevention, what use

is it to know that you may some day have a 1 in 10,000 (or whatever

the figure is) chance of getting EN?

Love,