DR. SAYS CAT ALLERGY CURED BY LSD

NEW YORK (AP) -- The cat's out of the bag. The best cure for an
allergy to felines is ... LSD?

Dr. Andrew Weil, a best-selling author and longtime proponent of
alternative health remedies, says on "60 Minutes" that he cured his
lifelong allergy to cats by using the hallucinogenic drug.

"I took LSD. I was in a wonderful outdoor setting. I felt terrific
and, in the midst of this, a cat came up to me and crawled into my
lap," he says on the CBS show, which airs Sunday (7 p.m. EST).

"I did not have an allergic reaction to it and I never did
since."

Weil says he believes some allergies are learned.

"That gave me the idea that (taking LSD) would be a great way to
teach people to unlearn allergies," he says. "If the drugs were
legal, I think I would recommend that some patients do it."