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Subject: Eating Poison Ivy
Author: Mel
Date: 10/16/2003 7:52 pm
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Status: Approved
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I know a naturalist who swears that if a person eats several poison ivy leaves in the spring, then they will develop a resistance to exposure. She has been doing this for years and claims that she has developed an immunity. Is there any scientific evidence to back up this claim?

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Eating Poison Ivy (Approved)Mel10/16/2003 7:52 pm
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