HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: lsnow@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM (Linda Snow)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Chest/Rib Cage Pains
Date: 31 Aug 92 16:44:02 GMT
Reply-To: lsnow@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM (Linda Snow)
Organization: NCR E&M CLEMSON Liberty, SC

In article <11058.2A9A39B2@stjhmc.fidonet.org> Bob.Donovan@p0.f15.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Bob Donovan) writes:
> 
>Nearly 3 years ago I began having upper chest pains that
>shot across the top of my rib cage.  It made me nervous and
>I went to a hospital (back in Massachusetts) who checked me
 
Did you think about getting a personal physician.  They're actually
much cheaper than emergency rooms, and they will take more time
with you to find out what the problem is.
> 
>My blood pressure seems to be fine, temperature seems fine,
>no pain in arms, no nausea, no fainting, no shortness of
>breath at any time.

Did any of the "limited tests" include a chest X-ray?
> 
>packs a day, don't drink, don't do drugs.  I don't get
> 
Well if I were a smoker I'd be pretty scared if weird things started
happening in the chest region. 

>Can anyone help me here.  It seems I had the curse of being
>born an American and made the mistake of working and paying
>taxes for quite a few years.  Now I find all that means is I
>don't qualify for any State or Federal help to cover my
>doctors bills.  All I want to know Is how serious is this

Did you think of saving some of that money you made?
Some of us do that.  Then if an emergency comes up we don't have
to look for other people to pay for it.

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From: georgec@eng.umd.edu (George B. Clark)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Beta Carotene used in treatment of stomach cancer
Date: 30 Aug 92 00:30:16 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland

According to my health newsletter, the Bronx V.A. Hospital recently had
these comments:

"Taking beta carotene pills to prevent heart attacks and cancer is
controversial. If you take them don't drink. Both beta carotene and
alcohol have to be broken down by the liver. If you take them at the
same time, you may damage your liver if it can't handle the load."
From: collene@unisql.UUCP (Collene Pearce)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: phentermine & fenfluramine
Keywords: sci.med
Date: 1 Sep 92 22:09:35 GMT
Reply-To: collene@unisql.UUCP (Collene Pearce)
Organization: UniSQL, Inc., Austin, Texas, USA


A week or so ago, someone here answered some of my questions about
a drug called "fastin", and I appreciate that.  Now, I have more. ;-)

1) Is there a drug which is similar to this one, but which is "timed-
   release" or something (to make it last longer?

2) Also, you mentioned a "combination regimen of phentermine in the
   am and fenfluramine in the early evening".  What is fenfluramine?
   What is it used for and how does it work?  Is this important enough
   that I should ask for it as well?

   Now, you might say, why don't you just ask your doctor?  Well, it's
   a strange thing about this type of medication.  You have a much better
   chance of getting the doctor to prescribe something for you if you can
   tell him(her) exactly what it is you want.  Strange, but true (in my
   experience, anyway).

3) Also, being (from what I can see) rather familiar with prescription
   medications, perhaps you can also explain this -  Why are some doctors
   so paranoid about prescribing appetite suppressants, such as fastin? 
   Normally, one is unable to determine whether or not the doctor will
   prescribe this until you have been in for an office visit.  This can 
   waste a lot of time and money.   Some (most) doctors seem to be _afraid_
   to disclose whether or not they will (as a matter of practice) prescribe
   "diet pills" until they can talk with you face to face.  I think they
   want to look at you to see if you look like some sort of "undercover
   agent".  ;-)    
   
   Would the FDA (or whomever) actually revoke the doctor's license if he
   were caught prescribing them.  And, if that is the case, then why 
   doesn't the FDA just take them off the market?  This is not logical.  
   How can a drug be "legal", yet prescribing it be "illegal"?  Please
   explain.

4) Were you serious about not being able to prescribe such drugs in Mass?

I realize this may be a touchy subject for some netters, so if you want to
email me instead of posting, please do so:   cs.utexas.edu!unisql!collene
I am determined about this particular course of action, as normal diets
have never worked for me, and need as much info as I can get.  ;-)


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Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Whole milk verses 2%
From: Daniel.Prince@p0.f129.n102.z1.fidonet.org (Daniel Prince)
Date: 22 Aug 92 14:30:33 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:102/129.0 - One World, Redondo Beach CA

To: geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)

 geb> There is some research that shows that if babies are given a low
 geb> fat diet they lag in brain development.  You should feed your baby
 geb> milk that approximates human breast milk as closely as possible.
 geb> That is what human babies are evolved to thrive on.  Skim milk
 geb> should not be given to normal babies.  If the baby has a hereditary
 geb> hyperlipidemia, it may be recommended, but otherwise, no.

Do women on a low fat diet (like that eaten by most mainland 
Chinese) have milk that is significantly different than that of 
women on a high fat Western diet?  Are there any significant 
racial differences in breast milk?

... Dis-information is the most common commodity in the universe.

 

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Internet: Daniel.Prince@p0.f129.n102.z1.fidonet.org
From: Kevin@lemoore.ati.com
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Oops!
Date: 27 Aug 92 16:37:54 GMT
Reply-To: Kevin@lemoore.ati.com
X-Mailer: ReSource - Mac Release: 1.5

Oops!

Kevin Kurtz
Assistant Principal
Lemoore Elementary School
100 Vine St.
Lemoore, CA 93245
(209) 924 -1224    (voice)
(209) 924 - 2274    (data/fax -- on when requested)
Kevin@lemoore.ati.com
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: mdkline@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Mark D. Kline)
Subject: Re: GGT
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 19:35:41 EDT

In article <10469.2A965242@stjhmc.fidonet.org> Scott.Danner@f1.n3644.z1.fidonet.org (Scott Danner) writes:
>Is anyone familiar with a Gamma-Glutamyltransferase test on the
>liver?  All I know is that it is a test on a liver function.  What is
>the function it tests?  I am curious.  Thanks very much to anyone who
>can shed some light on this subject for me.

The GGT is a liver enzyme, normally present in liver cells but released
into the bloodstream in abnormally high concentrations in diseases involving
the liver such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, or pancreatitis.  
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================ courtesy of syracuse university ================
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: buick@belay (Patrick D. Buick)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Doctor's hours
Date: 30 Aug 92 16:39:10 GMT
Organization: Belay Enterprises Inc. Calgary, Alberta, Canada

In article <1992Aug25.014751.9295@lowton.rn.com> mark@lowton.rn.com (Mark Powell) writes:
>
>My girlfriend took up a House Officer position, here in the UK,
>3 weeks ago. Her hours are completely ludicrous. In addition to
>the basic 76 hours/week that they are supposed to spend, she
>just finished an "on-call" over the weekend, she was on the
>ward for 60 hours continuously!!
>   Has anyone any observations on what this sort of stint would
>actually do to someone. I can't begin to imagine what it must be
>like. You may stay up all night at a party and be tired the
>next day, but you don't mind too much, because that was your
>choice. 60 hrs though, this must be unhealthy.
>-- 
>Mark Powell
>
>mark@lowton.rn.com				Home:	+44 942 714317
>uunet!ibmpcug!jshark!lowton!mark		Nr. Manchester, UK.

Ever dealt with the military?  On exercises, it is customary to have
possibly 3 hours of sleep a night, if you are lucky.  This typically
goes on for a week.

The results are not pretty.  You do get to a zombie state and I'm not
sure that the level of care in that situation is worth the effort.  

This is quite normal, depending on the patient mix at the hospital etc.
I know the residents here and the on-call personnel in Emerg. dont' get
a lot of sleep, and this is in addition to their regular daily duties.

Opens up a wonderful can-'o-worms, doesn't it?   Wonder about litigation
based on poor hospital policies like this....
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada   | UUCP:...!calgary!pixel!belay!buick
From: ponamgi@cs.unc.edu
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Anti-Histamine, Hismanal
Date: 4 Sep 92 00:29:15 GMT


Recently I've begun using the anti-histamine Hismanol.
I've noticed soon after I use this drug, sometimes I
get blood in my urine and my seminal fluids -- I was
wondering if anyone else has experienced this problem.
Everything else seems absolutely normal, and the drug
has been extremely effective.

Please email, since I sometimes am overwhelmed by the
volume in this group.

--madhav (ponamgi@cs.unc.edu)
From: non@COLORADO.EDU
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Ignore
Date: 3 Sep 92 03:31:50 GMT

sorry, testing
From: geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: stomach tube
Date: 27 Aug 92 20:59:37 GMT
Organization: Decision Systems Laboratory, Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA.

In article <78381@ut-emx.uucp> anita@ut-emx.uucp (Anita Cochran) writes:
>vomiting and that was okay.  He was on IV nourishment.  Except for one
>query from a nurse about suctioning some fluid, the hospital never even
>tried to violate the DNR or lab tests order so things went as desired.
>I assume, but am not positive, that this was perfectly legal without
>a formal living will.
>

Very few patients have living wills.  The physicians are free
to act in accordance with their understanding of the patient's
wishes whether or not there is such a document except for active
euthanasia.  The living will is just a convenient way for the
patient to communicate those wishes, since when it comes to
the end, many patients are mentally incompetent to make such
judgements.  It also relieves the family of making such decisions
for another person.




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Newsgroups: sci.med
From: u921470@postoffice.utas.edu.au (Anthony Chan)
Subject: Those that replied... (A Chan)
Organization: U of Tas
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 02:08:05 GMT

I wrote in a few weeks ago for people that were in Med School or had
graduated and interested in writing to me (I'm a med student - first year)
Unfortunately I've lost the files with address from these people
and would it would be great if they wrote to me again 

New mail welcome


Anthony  address u921470@postoffice.utas.edu.au
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: lung transplants
From: RGINZBERG@eagle.wesleyan.edu (Ruth Ginzberg)
Date: 26 Aug 92 15:42:58 EDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Philosophy Dept., Wesleyan University
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.20Lines: 19

I was just reading something about heart/lung transplants & came to wonder:

1)If an organ donor was asthmatic & his/her lungs were transplanted, would the
recipient then also develop asthma?

2)Would the recipient's [new] lungs be sensitive to (a) whatever the donor was
allergic to before the transplant? (b) whatever the recipient was allergic to
before the transplant? (c) both? (d) neither, because of immunosuppressant
drugs?

3)Is there a way that a transplant surgeon can tell when harvesting the organs
for transplant whether the donor has some not-always-obvious condition like
asthma?  (I guess the same might be asked about, say, corneas, kidneys, skin
grafts, etc., but I can't think of what particular diseases might pose the same
problems here as well as being potentially undetectable.)

------------------------
Ruth Ginzberg <rginzberg@eagle.wesleyan.edu>
Philosophy Department;Wesleyan University;USA
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: chris@unislc.uucp (Chris DelPrete)
Subject: Re: What are the symptoms of Epstein-Barr virus?
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 16:43:49 GMT

Ron Miller (ron@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM) wrote:
: > In article <7540089@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> ron@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Ron Miller) writes:
: > >
: > >Actually, it's the other way around. A diagnosis of EBV is a sure sign

Being that I am the original poster of the question, I should state that my
immunologist is quite current of CFS reading and does believe it exists.  She
also said, from her knowledge of my symptoms and background, she feels I do not
have CFS.  However, I have been fighting infectious mono on and off, as well as
one nasty bout with CMV.  So, I think that the elevated EPV titer is a result
of that.  I was wondering if there are any symptoms directly related to EPV, or
if EPV=mono.  Anyway, thought I'd clear that confusion.

: Even now, her final MD (she's too tired to keep looking for one who simply
: believes her symptoms ) will nearly come to blows with her psychiatrist over 
: CFS being mental.  ("Is so!" "Is not!") At least the current one will 
: write prescriptions for oddball medications she wants to try when she 
: shows him the documentation from the PDR or wherever. (Kutapressin has
: helped a LOT and was her idea to try.)

If this poster is interested in a fine doctor who is very interested in CFS,
drop me a line.  She resides in SLC, Utah.

-- 
                          _   /|
Chris DelPrete Delaney    \'o.O'
chris@unislc              =(___)=
                             U
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: GGT
From: Scott.Danner@f1.n3644.z1.fidonet.org (Scott Danner)
Date: 22 Aug 92 14:30:41 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3644/1 - The Programmer's Oa, Graham NC

Is anyone familiar with a Gamma-Glutamyltransferase test on the
liver?  All I know is that it is a test on a liver function.  What is
the function it tests?  I am curious.  Thanks very much to anyone who
can shed some light on this subject for me.


 

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Internet: Scott.Danner@f1.n3644.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Siamese twins
From: Jay.Hergert@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.org (Jay Hergert)
Date: 24 Aug 92 13:23:11 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:157/3 - Nerd's Nook, Rocky River OH

Does any body know how often Siamese twins are born and how long do they live?  
Do they live to adult hood?


 

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Internet: Jay.Hergert@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.org
From: pnh@fcsparc6.ncifcrf.gov (Paul N Hengen)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Medline
Summary: Other ways to access Medline
Date: 25 Aug 92 21:10:15 GMT
Followup-To: MEDLINE help
Organization: Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center

In article <1992Aug20.232035.484@vms.huji.ac.il> backon@vms.huji.ac.il
(Dr. Josh Backon) writes:

In article <1690017@nmdoc1.sr.hp.com>, jeffs@nmdoc1.sr.hp.com
(Jeff Silva) writes:

***Does anyone out there have information on how to access MEDLINE?***

|First, you'll need to get an account on MEDLARS. Call the MEDLARS Management
|Section Service Desk: 800-638-8480. Once you fill out the Online Billing
|Agreement with the NTIS, you get a userid and password from MEDLARS.
|
|Unless you're quite expert with MESH terms and MEDLINE searching, you should
|order a copy of GRATEFUL MED 6.0. You can then formulate your search offline
|and then telnet to   medlars.nlm.nih.gov
|
|If you haven't got telnet, you can access MEDLINE via BITNIS and get your
|MEDLINE searches returned via email. You can do searches in command format or
|by using Grateful Med 6.9 and a program called smed.

There are some other ways to access Medline. I have an account with
Paperchase, a dial-up service available through a modem. They provide
a 24 hr. toll-free number for questions 800-722-2075. From Canada, you
can call collect 617-278-3900. You can also access Paperchase through
telnet to biotechnet.com if you open an account with them first. The
number is 508-655-8282. You can get more information about this by
sending e-mail to biotechnet@biotechnet.com. Of course the most direct
route is to use the NLM sevice, however the others provide a more
user friendly front end.

Dr. Paul N. Hengen
National Cancer Institute
Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center
Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201 USA
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: jmw@lad.med.utas.edu.au (John Mark Williams)
Subject: PaperChase
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 05:14:38 GMT

There is an online information service 'PaperChase' on Compuserve. Is this
accessible directly over the internet?

Thanks,
--
John M Williams, 
School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania
J.M.Williams@med.utas.edu.au
From: km@speedy.cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Diabetic coma
Date: 31 Aug 92 12:16:59 GMT
Reply-To: km@cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Organization: Computer Science Dept., University of Pittsburgh

In article <1992Aug29.025636.20509@philmtl.philips.ca> ray@philmtl.philips.ca (Ray Dunn) writes:

--And those who seem to bitch all the time rarely contribute anything
--of value themselves, anyhow.
-
-I suppose it's ingenuous of me to point out how wonderfully self
-referencial that statement is!

I would like to see some statistics on postings over the last few
months comparing between you and Gordon in terms of factual data
and helpful answers for net questions. I don't seem to remember
your answering much of anything here except successfully pissing
both Gordon and me off.

-At another time, in another place, I'm sure Dr. Banks has the capacity to
-say " Touche' " at this point and get on with Life, but unfortunately as
-this is usenet, I suppose we can expect another blast of his charming
-net-side manner:
 ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^

This term is a reall mockery for doctors here. If you don't like
doctors and think we all are jerks, just say so directly. My
netside manner is very direct: I think you are a jerk.

 -km

Newsgroups: sci.med
From: CCMG000 <CCMG@MUSICA.MCGILL.CA>
Subject: Re: Do "deodorant rocks" contain aluminum?
Organization: McGill University
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 13:48:43 GMT

In article <LAUB.92Sep1224235@laub.Software.Mitel.COM> laub@Software.Mitel.COM (Boniface Lau) writes:
>>>>>> On 31 Aug 92 17:13:33 GMT, peerson@neyman.ucdavis.edu (Jan Peerson) said:
>[...]
>Jan> She would like to get away from aluminum-containing
>Jan> anti-perspirants, but does not know if the effective ingredient
>Jan> of this rock is aluminum.
>
>Is this the same aluminum that was linked to Alzheimer's disease?
>--
>Boniface Lau    (613) 592-2122 ext. 3042    Boniface_Lau@Mitel.COM
>Mitel Corp.      
>350 Legget Drive, Kanata
>Ontario, Canada, K2K 1X3
>.
>.

  Hi there,

       A while back I saw a T.V. show stating that over a long
       period of using aluminum-based anti-perspirants, it can
       get in your blood stream through the arm-pits.I always
       use deoderant without aluminum, although not as strong
       its safer and still does the job.


Giovanni
From: sarahs@darce.sybase.com (Sarah Satterlee)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Info Sought Re: Osteoarthritis
Date: 25 Aug 92 16:41:31 GMT

Reading lists, current research, treatment success/failure,
pain management--any info greatly appreciated.
From: billd@informix.com (William Daul)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Looking for good articles on FOODS AND MOODS
Summary: Looking for correlations between Moods and Foods
Keywords: food, foods, mood, moods
Date: 30 Aug 92 08:08:45 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

This months Nutritional Newsletter has an article on Food (vitamins/amino
acids) and moods.  Can any of you recommed other articles in this area?

Thanks,  --Bill
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From: km@speedy.cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: UGH. (Was B12)
Date: 27 Aug 92 17:54:02 GMT
Reply-To: km@cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Organization: Computer Science Dept., University of Pittsburgh

In article <7172.2a9a7755@dcatla.uucp- cuegf@dcatla.uucp writes:
-
-If you think it's frustrating trying to respond to posters on 
-the net who don't cite research studies, try responding to the
-anti-psychiatry groups, like I do.  As someone who believes in
-the biological basis of mental illness, I have to encounter
-persons all the time who deny the existence of a biological
-basis, even when you show them a MRI or PET scan, or a before
-and after tape of someone on clozapine. Yet since this is a 
-free country, they are free to propogate their viewpoints, 
-although there is not an ounce of scientific evidence to support
-what they contend.  They exasperate me, for sure, but since
-we live in a democracy, they are free to state their viewpoint,
-but I am also free to oppose it.
-

Actually, one of the big differences between this newsgroup
and many others is that there is no underlying "understanding"
or orientation that is shared among readers. People who
subscribe to the amateur radio newsgroups, for example, are
people who are interested in  amateur radio, and you don't
get many "I hate amatuer radio" postings. Perhaps dividing
up sci.med into groups with common underpinnings would help.
The alternative medicine people could have their group, the
conventional medicine could have their group, etc. and there
would be a lot less adversity and misunderstanding.

-The bottom line here is you don't have to respond at all to the
-B12 posts. Certainly if someone reads that 40% of persons over
-70 have a B12 deficiency, and they get their mother or 
-grandfather to the doctor for a B12 shot, I would doubt in many
-cases that it would cause complications.  However, on the other
-hand, if someone posted that LSD has recently been found to 
-help depression, I would immediately respond to it.

The problem I had is that the responder responded to my B12 post,
not the other way around. He countered my posting with something
off the radio. In those circumstances I do feel compelled to
post a response.

-
-By the way, instead of spending an hour doing research, you may
-just want to phone a gerontologist at the medical school or 
-wherever.  He/she might be able to send you scientific evidence
-more quickly.

Well, since I'm board certified in geriatrics, I should be able
to find out myself!

 -km