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Article: DUCT TAPE REMOVES WARTS, STUDY SAYS.(News)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- October 15, 2002
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Byline: Associated Press
CHICAGO -- Duct tape, the all-purpose household fix-it with hundreds of uses, can also remove warts.
Researchers say over-the-hardware-counter duct tape is a more effective, less painful alternative to liquid nitrogen, which is used to freeze warts.
The study was reported in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
In the study, patients wore duct tape over their warts for six days. Then they removed the tape, soaked the area in water and used an emery board or pumice stone to scrape the spot. The tape was reapplied the next morning. The treatment continued for a maximum of two ...