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Gene for Red Hair May Help Suppress Pain in Women
Reuters via Yahoo ^
| March 24, 2003
| Linda Carroll
Posted on 03/25/2003 5:57:32 AM PST by Pharmboy
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Finally, an explanation for feisty redheads: they can take more pain so they can give it.
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posted on
03/25/2003 5:57:33 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
To: Pharmboy
Interesting, I just read an article somewhere that said exactly the opposite.
It said that redheads require more pain medication and anesthesia than "regular" people. I found it interesting because even though I don't have red hair my dad does and I have a really high tolerance to pain medication.
Something that would knock someone else on their butt barely relieves my pain at all.
MKM
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posted on
03/25/2003 6:01:21 AM PST
by
mykdsmom
( Rally for America in Raleigh (with VERY little attention given by the local LIBERAL media)
To: biblewonk
Red-headed {ping}. ;-)
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posted on
03/25/2003 6:01:35 AM PST
by
newgeezer
(I'm a native American. Aren't you?)
To: Pharmboy
I remember reading something like this a while back on FR, but I don't mind paying attention to redheads. Of course, there are not-so-attractive redheaded women, but I'd say most are at least decent-looking. Their hair is just so attractive though... plus other attributes. ;-)
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posted on
03/25/2003 6:02:52 AM PST
by
Pyro7480
(+ Vive Jesus! (Live Jesus!) +)
To: Mercuria
Pingamundo...(you ARE a redhead, right?)
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posted on
03/25/2003 6:02:53 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
(Dems lie 'cause they have to)
To: Pharmboy
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posted on
03/25/2003 6:04:48 AM PST
by
mykdsmom
( Rally for America in Raleigh (with VERY little attention given by the local LIBERAL media)
To: Pharmboy
Does this have any thing to do wwith the fact that there are men with red hair in both Iraq (Saddam's STaff) and Afganistan (parliment)?
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posted on
03/25/2003 6:06:19 AM PST
by
bert
(Don't Panic !)
To: Pharmboy
This is really weird. Is this the reason why the Irish are always getting in fist fights? I guess the fiery personalities of redheads require pain suppression. Also, I read somewhere (on FR, no doubt) that red hair is a neanderthal trait.
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posted on
03/25/2003 6:18:50 AM PST
by
Sam Cree
To: Sam Cree
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posted on
03/25/2003 6:24:34 AM PST
by
Pyro7480
(+ Vive Jesus! (Live Jesus!) +)
To: Pharmboy
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posted on
03/25/2003 6:27:23 AM PST
by
Pyro7480
(+ Vive Jesus! (Live Jesus!) +)
To: Sam Cree
red hair is a neanderthal traitTHBBBBBPPPPPPP. LOL. Actually, the article doesn't say that us female redheads deal better with pain, just that they react well to a certain drug for pain. Personally, I get nauseated when I get a paper cut.
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posted on
03/25/2003 6:27:51 AM PST
by
mollynme
To: mykdsmom; Pharmboy
The contradictions continue. Here's another previous article.
By Ellen Kuwana Neuroscience for Kids Staff Writer
December 17, 2002
"If you have red hair, you might want to talk to your anesthesiologist before having surgery--and request more anesthesia! A study has shown that women with naturally red hair require up to 20% more anesthesia than dark-haired women.
Researchers administered a commonly used inhalation anesthetic, desflurane, to 20 women (10 redheads and 10 non-redhead controls) between the ages of 19 and 40 years. The researchers then gave small electric shocks to the anesthetized women to measure their pain response. Compared to the non-redheads, the redheads required more anesthesia to reach what the experts judged an "optimum" dose. The optimum dose was determined by the amount of anesthesia needed to suppress movement in response to the small electrical shocks. Because this is a small study and only women were tested, more research needs to be done before generalizations can be made.
Everyone has a unique response to pain. Something that is unbearably painful to one person might be only mildly painful to another. Attention to pain may also influence the perception of that pain.
Redheads, however, apparently feel pain more than most other people because of a quirk of genetics that is linked to having red hair."
sw
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posted on
03/25/2003 6:29:03 AM PST
by
spectre
(spectre's wife (We need to hear from Red Heads) !)
To: mykdsmom
Brilliant!! But this only applies to women--that may be the reason for the seemingly contradictory articles. Nice job...
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posted on
03/25/2003 6:30:35 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
(Dems lie 'cause they have to)
To: mollynme
Yeah, paper cuts sting.
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posted on
03/25/2003 6:40:10 AM PST
by
Sam Cree
To: Pharmboy; spectre
I don't know about this gene to mask pain ... it's the "Erin" gene I find interesting. Not all, but so many redheaded women are named "Erin". A completely unscientific study that took place at my local DMV while I waited in a two hour line had startling results. Most all women named Erin are redheads but only about 25% of the redheads are named Erin. Guess I could have read the drivers manual...
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To: RGSpincich
Most all women named Erin are redheads but only about 25% of the redheads are named ErinI had to read that a couple of times before I understood it. ^-^''''
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posted on
03/25/2003 7:08:10 AM PST
by
4mycountry
(Anyone can be average---it takes something special to be weird. I am honored to be weird.)
To: Pharmboy
So that's why red-headed stepchildren require so much additional beating.
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posted on
03/25/2003 7:09:14 AM PST
by
Sloth
("I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!" -- Jacobim Mugatu, Zoolander)
To: RGSpincich
LOL, RG!
"Most all women named Erin are redheads but only about 25% of the redheads are named Erin. Guess I could have read the drivers manual.."
Just a guess, mind you, but perhaps the other 75% use Clairol? I have visons of another "scientific study" here..
sw
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posted on
03/25/2003 7:10:55 AM PST
by
spectre
(spectre's wife (We need to hear from Red Heads) !)
To: spectre
75% use Clairol? Wasn't it Clinton who accused the Irish of hitting the bottle too much?
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