• Xmas Tree Comes With Health Warning
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[QUOTE]The Christmas tree is the traditional centrepiece decoration, but asthma sufferers commonly find that mould on the tree can cause health problems. Researchers have dubbed it Christmas Tree Syndrome, but it is not only trees can trigger allergies; the abundance of nuts and berries on the table can also spark off a reaction. Spores and mould flourish on trees when they are brought into warm homes. The health issue was initially documented by American allergy specialist Dr Lawrence Kurlandsky, who noticed how respiratory illnesses surged at Christmas. [URL="http://news.sky.com/story/1026176/christmas-tree-syndrome-causes-festive-hazard"]Source[/URL][/QUOTE] [video=youtube;cOAuC9E4Xdg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOAuC9E4Xdg[/video]
My aunt is allergic to pine trees, fucking scrubs.
its seem like common sense that having nuts around someone that is allergic will make them start to have a reaction. but i don't know maybe some people don't know that
I heard that roasting chestnuts over an open fire can be potentially hazardous to those with an aversion to extreme heat????
[QUOTE=cccritical;38852989]I heard that roasting chestnuts over an open fire can be potentially hazardous to those with an aversion to extreme heat????[/QUOTE] I also heard fire burns, this correct?
i heard that jack frost nipping at your nose can possibly cause cold damage
[QUOTE=Moby-;38853159]I also heard fire burns, this correct?[/QUOTE] I just made a new discovery everyone! Water is wet! [sub]don't hurt me[/sub]
This is why everyone should have plastic trees! Might as well have plastic nuts and berries as well.
[QUOTE=LordCrypto;38853400]i heard that jack frost nipping at your nose can possibly cause cold damage[/QUOTE] Jack Frost nipping at your nose poses a serious risk of pneumonia and influenza. Also, Jack Frost is a registered sex offender. I wouldn't let him nip me anywhere.
I thought this was going to be about all of those fake trees with bases made out of lead.
Really...we need a health warning on Christmas trees now?
[url]http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4696492/mum-sues-argos-over-faulty-christmas-tree-that-electrocuted-tot.html[/url] [quote]Stunned Sarah Allard, 36, watched in horror as her son Billy was hurled 6ft through the air when he was zapped by 240 volts as he decorated the fake fir tree.[/quote] I think this is much worse than some mild allergies
[QUOTE=Jsm;38853510]This is why everyone should have plastic trees! Might as well have plastic nuts and berries as well.[/QUOTE] A family member's music instructor's wife had an allergic reaction to something used in a plastic tree. I may be misremembering who it was, but I do remember the incident. It was pretty bad.
All of my fake tree's smell like moldy basement, so either way I'm going to cough.
wow asthma sure is a PINE in the ass lmao!!
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