Study casts doubt on duct tape wart cure
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070320/ap_on_he_me/warts_duct_tape"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070319/capt.3d176c20ea454d718ee92be35438be93.warts_duct_tape_nyol966.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=9NQhPJEm5Eu3ZnTP.GuGGw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Duct tape's success at curing warts may have been overstated, according to a new study that raises doubts about the tape's effectiveness as a cheap, painless treatment. (AP GRAPHIC)" border="0" /></a>AP - Duct tape's success at curing warts may have been overstated, according to a new study that raises doubts about the tape's effectiveness as a cheap, painless treatment. The tape supposedly works by irritating the skin and stimulating the body's immune system to attack the virus that causes warts. It earned a place in the medicine cabinet in 2002, when a small study showed it to be effective on children and young adults.</p><br clear="all"/>

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