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From: fgedzium@BBN.COM (FrancEs Gedzium)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Blood Pressure
Date: 22 Jan 93 19:06:47 GMT
Reply-To: fgedzium@BBN.COM (FrancEs Gedzium)
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My yearly check-up yesterday showed my blood pressure to be 150/105.
The doctor said it was blood pressure medicine time.  I asked to please 
let me try a diet program which I already signed up for beginning Feb 2nd
and increase my walking activities.  She agreed to let me go without medicine
for 6 weeks and then another visit to her for another reading.

Was this a wise move on my part.  As it is I am terrified of having a 
heart attack.  Now having the Doctor mention stroke has probably raised
my blood pressure even more.

Last year at this time it was about 150/105 but I did get it down to
120/85 by July without any real weight loss but alot of walking.

Last month it was up to 144/90...  The Doctor really feels it is weight
related since my blood pressure when I was 60 lbs thinner was 118/74.  
I have gained 90 lbs in 4 years.  

I guess my real question is was I wrong to put off the medication for
6 weeks...  

Thanks

FrancEs a nervous wreck
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Newsgroups: sci.med
From: gail.ridley@cs.utas.edu.au (Gail Ridley)
Subject: Need contact with pharmacists
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 00:02:32 GMT

Hello,

I would like to make contact with pharmacists in Australia, US and UK.  I
want to put questions to them about the use of software and hardware in
community pharmacies, and the training that they and their pharmacy assistants
have received to use these information technologies.

Thankyou,
Gail Ridley 

Newsgroups: sci.med
From: des@helix.nih.gov (David E. Scheim)
Subject: Re: Breast cancer: best journal references, please
Organization: NIH
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 14:02:44 GMT

In article <1993Jan22.085639.197235@zeus.calpoly.edu> dfield@zeus.calpoly.edu (InfoSpunj (Dan Field)) writes:


>       Someone dear to me found a lump, had a lumpectomy, and is
>headed for a mastectomy all within the span of a week. .    
>       I would appreciate references to some good, up-to-date treatment
>protocols, especially with regard to followup chemotherapy choices to
>complement my literature search.
>       Also, any references to experimental trials either published or
>approaching a start would be appreciated.  Maybe we can talk to her 
>doctor about getting her in a trial in addition to standard therapy, if
>we learn of something promising.
>       Any replies will be appreciated.  Thank you.

>-- 

>                                -Daniel R. Field
>                                 dfield@nike.calpoly.edu

In extensive literature searching for two cousins who each had mastectomies 
last year, I found one protocol which appeared better than all the others.  
It is a French multidrug protocol, whose results were reported on 250 
patients treated between 1980 and 1986 (Jacquillat et al, Cancer 66:119-29, 
1990).  This protocol is unique in that standard antineoplastic agents for 
breast cancer are administered as neoadjuvant therapy, prior to any 
surgery.  About 30% of patients got complete tumor disappearance with drugs 
alone; for the rest, local radiation was used (always in conjunction with 
continuing chemotherapy).

This protocol got consistently higher than typical 5-year survivals at all 
stages, ranging from 95% for stage I to 58% for stage IIIB.  It may be more 
effective as the chemotherapeutic dissolution of tumor within the body may 
help build an immune response.  From other related checking I have done on 
another gynecological cancer, I've found that the French have made some 
genuine cancer advances which have been slow to catch on in the U.S. more 
due to medical politics than scientific judgement.

Since this protocol uses standard chemotherapeutic agents for breast cancer, 
it is not in principle hard to administer at any hospital.  I'd be glad to 
discuss this with you in detail if you wish. -- David Scheim

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Newsgroups: sci.med
From: Mark W. Dubin
Subject: Re: Eye Glass Frames
Originator: dubin@spot.Colorado.EDU
Reply-To: dubin@spot.colorado.edu
Organization: Univ. of Colorado-Boulder
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:32:57 GMT

mmatusev@radford.vak12ed.edu (Melissa N. Matusevich) writes:

>Does anyone know why eye glass frames are so expensive? They
>are mostly plastic and surely, there's not as much technology
>involved as in a calculator which costs $5.00. 

>Most eye glass frames now cost well over $100!!! WHY?????

You might as well be asking about the pricing of men's neckties,
or of women's shoes.  We are talking fashion here, not simple
price of manufacture.  And, the price of fashion is whatever you
can get people to pay for it.

--the ol' professor
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: minsky@media.mit.edu (Marvin Minsky)
Subject: Re: IBM scheduling software for nursing?
Organization: MIT Media Laboratory
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 04:30:18 GMT

In article <16B5F13BFE.IEI036G@tjuvm.tju.edu> IEI036G@tjuvm.tju.edu (Mark F. Miller) writes:
>Greetings,
> 
>I'm looking for scheduling software specifically designed for emergency
>nursing staff. I would appreciate any referals by email.

No problem.  Write down the times for all the emergencies for the next
week and assign nurses to them.

(Sorry, it's late and I'm not thinking clearly.)


..
Newsgroups: sci.med,talk.politics.medicine
From: cindy@berkp.uadv.uci.edu (Cindy Windham)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Arthritis
Date: 27 Jan 93 21:22:44 GMT
Organization: University Advancement, University of Calif., Irvine

In article <1993Jan19.210508.3180@cnsvax.uwec.edu> nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu (David Nye) writes:

>[reply to pwageman@jupiter.spk.wa.us]
> 
>>How is it determined whether a person has rheumatoid or osteoarthritis,
>>aren't the symptoms primarily the same?
> 
>There are differences in which joints are preferentially affected and
>blood tests which are usually positive in rheumatoid arthritis.  These
>are both types of arthritis, but rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune
>disorder while osteoarthritis is due more to "wear and tear".  There are
>differences in treatment, also.

>David Nye
>nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu

I have a couple of questions about osteoarthritis.  First, is there a 
treatment for osteoarthritis?  Second, is it possible to get osteoarthritis
in the finger joints from the repeated stress of typing on a keyboard?

- Cindy Windham
From: tweekco!alizard@PacBell.COM (A.Lizard)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: lupus - infomation request
Date: 22 Jan 1993 23:54:00 -0600
Organization: Tweek-Com Systems BBS, Moraga, CA (510) 631-0615
Reply-To: alizard%tweekco%boo@ns.PacBell.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

One of my friends has lupus, I'd like someone to E-mail (I'm posting
this via gateway, I don't normally have access to the newsgroup from
here) me information on ... what it is, and I'm especially interested
in alternative / experimental treatments for the disorder.

Thanks...
A.Lizard
(please use the addresses in the sig file to respond)

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From: joes@hpwala.wal.hp.com (Joe Smulowicz)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Cellular telephones and brain tumors
Date: 27 Jan 93 17:01:29 GMT
Reply-To: joes@hpwarbz.wal.hp.com
Organization: Hewlett Packard Medical Products Group


In article <1993Jan6.221354.25037@ee.ryerson.ca>, elf@ee.ryerson.ca
(luis fernandes) writes:
|> 
|> The grille's design creates an interference pattern such that the
|> u-wave-front exiting the oven cancels itself out. This anecdote
|> surfaced in a physics lab where u-wave wavelengths were being
|> measured.
|> 

I doubt it....The grill is just acting as a piece of shielding material...The
holes in it are to allow users to look inside the oven. Also, the edges of the
door are lined with a rubbery gasket material to complete the seal. Many people
abuse these gaskets (slam the door, don't keep them clean, etc.) causing
increase RF leakage.


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From: anadeem@ampere.sci.bio (Ahmed Nadeem)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Edge Detection And Segmentation Using Khoros And PV-WAVE Software
Date: 27 Jan 93 08:39:20 GMT
Article-I.D.: ampere.ANADEEM.93Jan27013920
Distribution: sci.med
Organization: /home/ampere1/anadeem/.organization

Netters,
        I am currently working on a research project that involves generating
solid or geometric models from MRI images. Part of the procedure will require 
me to possibly perform Thresholding & Edge Detection on my MRI images in order
to find out which pixels lie on boundaries between two different regions. 
Thus, I would like to have an Image Processing Software package that has good 
Edge Detection and Classification ( Segmentation ) modules/routines.  
        I have heard a lot about Khoros ( University Of New Mexico) and 
PV-WAVE (Precision Visuals) and was curious if other professionals or students
had any experience on how good they are for the above purposes. Suggestions 
on other software packages are also much welcome.
                                                       Thanks,
                                                              Ahmed Nadeem
From: jetai@ipvvis.UNIPV.IT (J. E. T. A. I. - italia)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: prova
Date: 25 Jan 93 10:27:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: ipvvis.9301252327.AA21286
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Questa e' una prova.
From: ibdadmin@mvac23.UUCP (IBD Mailing List Administrator)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Question about prednisone usage
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 22:54:11 EST
Organization: MultiVac23, Newark, DE, U.S.A.

laser@buckwheat.cray.com (Catherine Hartman  {68387 CF/DEV}) writes:
> 
> I'm currently being treated with prednisone for Crohn's disease.  My
> dosage started off at 40mg every other day beginning in August.  My
> doctor has tapered me down to 5mg every other day.  I have no more
> symptoms, yet he refuses to take me off.  He told me the
> dosage was too low to cause any damage. I've heard many bad 
> things about long term usage of prednisone.  So, my questions are:
> 1) Should I find a new doctor?

No, not yet anyhow.

> 2) How long is it safe to be on this dosage?

This is a pretty low dosage.  My understanding (not as a professional)
is that the body's own corticosteriod level is about 5mg/day.  You're
probably pretty safe on it for quite a while.

> 3) Can I taper myself off?  (I know you are not supposed to quit 
>    cold turkey.)

I'd work with your doctor to determine WHY you are not being tapered
the rest of the way (is your disease still active?).  Oh, and by
the way, Crohn's can still be active an asymptomatic.


> I just find it very hard to believe I should
> stay on a medication as bad as prednisone, if I am not having any
> problems.

Some people are on for years :-( at dosages higher than that.  If you're
not off in another 6 months or a year, then I might wonder why I am
on the maintenance dosage for so long.

    -tom
Thomas Lapp
IBDList moderator

Newsgroups: sci.med.dentistry
From: pce9202@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Patricia Emily)
Subject: Broken Front Tooth....what to do???
Organization: Boeing
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 03:14:31 GMT


			

		WHAT TO DO ABOUT A BROKEN TOOTH???

	My sister injured her front upper tooth as a child.  The nerve in the tooth
	atrophied and died over the years.  Now the problem is that the whole tooth
	fell out.  She had it "glued" in, but it is not a long-term solution.

	She is looking for a conservative, long-term solution.  She was told about
	teeth that are "screwed" into the bone of the tooth socket.  However, she
	was told that this is painful, and may have other problems associated with
	it.  She mentioned another solution ( a partial??) maybe, but I can't remember 
	at the moment.

	I am posting this hoping for some information, or someone with a similar experience.
	She is looking for the most conservative approach possible (i.e. no surgery, or
	painful prosthetics, etc.)  

	Please excuse my incomplete knowledge of the dental technology.  I'm hoping some
	one can supply some information, or resource I could investigate.

	Thank You!
Newsgroups: sci.med.dentistry
Subject: UM Dental School
From: kdlayon@lars.acc-admin.stolaf.edu (Kristofer D Layon)
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 05:31:06 GMT
Organization: St. Olaf College; Northfield, MN

I am considering, after many other trials and errors, of applying to the 
University of Minnesota dental school a year from now.  Realizing that it is
very difficult to get into medical school nationwide, I'm wondering if the
odds are similar for dental school.  I'm hoping that they're not, as I rarely
 hear of people applying, whereas it seems that everyone and their
roommates are applying to med school.

Anyway, does anyone know the acceptance rate to the U of M?
From: david@stat.com (David Dodell)
Newsgroups: sci.med.dentistry
Subject: Re: Hubby's toothache
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 07:19:35 MST
Reply-To: david@stat.com (David Dodell)
Distribution: world
Organization: Stat Gateway Service, WB7TPY

curtis@megatek.com (Curtis Popoff) writes:

>     The only other thing I could think that my have happened to your
> husband is that he may have gotten a hairline crack in the tooth, but
> your dentist should have been able to spot that.  I've done this as well
> and the pain in this case only lasts a few weeks.

Actually not, fractures are one of the most difficult things to
diagnosis and locate.  It is only fairly large external fractures that
one can actually see.

David

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From: rod@hostname.austin.ibm.com (Rod (Woody) Dunsmore)
Subject: Modern braces
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 22:00:28 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: IBM, Austin


I was considering getting braces to straighten my
teeth out...but I don't wan't to go through 2 years
of looking like a teenager again *if I can avaoid it*
Has anyone out there ever heard of braces that can
be put on the insides of your teeth so that no one can 
see them...I remember hearing about them, but I have never
seen them (maybe they work!)...

If anyone has ANY information on this, I would really 
appriciate it.

Thanks
Newsgroups: sci.med.dentistry
From: noring@netcom.com (Jon Noring)
Subject: Re: New dentist on board
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 23:04:46 GMT

In article david@stat.com (David Dodell) writes:

>Hello, just wanted to introduce myself to the newsgroup and say how happy 
>I am to see this finally come to fruit.
> 
>I am a general dentist in private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona.
> 
>I would like to see discussions on how individuals feel about new 
>materials, methods, problems with insurance companies etc, basically 
>anything that affects daily practice.
> 
>Hope to hear from others.

Welcome!  It's good to have a live dentist onboard this wonderful net.

Let's see, maybe we should call you "Dr. Dave", and you can call your
service "Ask Dr. Dave the Dentist".  :^)

If I think of something to ask, I will post a request, but nothing comes
to mind at the present.  I do have $2000 mouth, however, so I do have
quite a lot of experience being on the receiving end of dental care
(braces, root canal, crown, impacted wisdom teeth, and now TMJ treatment).

Jon Noring

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From: david@stat.com (David Dodell)
Newsgroups: sci.med.dentistry
Subject: Re: Cross bite
Keywords: cross bite
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 21:00:20 MST
Reply-To: david@stat.com (David Dodell)
Distribution: world
Organization: Stat Gateway Service, WB7TPY

hougen@focus.csl.uiuc.edu (Darrell Roy Hougen) writes:

> david@stat.com (David Dodell) writes:

> % Ask an orthodontist.
> 
> Thanks for the loads of help.  I was hoping that perhaps some
> knowledgable person was reading this.

I am a knowledgable person.  I could not diagnosis your problem or make
suggestions by the limitations of electronic mail.  If you are relaying
on diagnosis this way, then you're going to get into problems.

My answer was serious.

david

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From: keith@baby.pgd.hawaii.edu (Keith Horton)
Newsgroups: sci.med.dentistry
Subject: RE: Braces
Date: 22 Jan 1993 19:13:01 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


Rod Dunsmore asked about braces for adults-

Rod, my wife is an orthodontist and in her practice, probably 1/3 of her
patients are adults.  Some opt for the regular style bands and brackets
while others go for clear brackets (on the front).  Not being the
orthodontist in the family, my knowledge is strictly hearsay, but there
are several options for orthodontic treatment.  It appears that the bottom
line on duration of treatment is the difficulty of the case and the
cooperation of the patient.  The best thing you can do would be to talk to
your general dentist and have him/her recommend one or two orthodontists
with whom you can schedule a consultation.  Good luck and keep smiling.

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From: cfaks@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (Alice Sanders)
Newsgroups: sci.med.dentistry
Subject: Re: Cross bite
Keywords: cross bite
Date: 27 Jan 93 05:15:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: ux1.1993Jan27.051524.46373
Organization: Eastern Illinois University

In article <0yo1XB4w165w@stat.com> david@stat.com (David Dodell) writes:
>hougen@focus.csl.uiuc.edu (Darrell Roy Hougen) writes:
>
>> david@stat.com (David Dodell) writes:
>
>> % Ask an orthodontist.
>> 
>> Thanks for the loads of help.  I was hoping that perhaps some
>> knowledgable person was reading this.
>
>I am a knowledgable person.  I could not diagnosis your problem or make
>suggestions by the limitations of electronic mail.  If you are relaying
>on diagnosis this way, then you're going to get into problems.
>
>My answer was serious.
>
>david
>

Gee, I hope we are not going to have to accept this kind of response to an
honest request for information.  I'm sure Darrell wasn't asking for a
diagnosis via e-mail or postings.  He would probably have appreciated some
opinions that were general in nature.  Maybe some ideas about the possible
complications in such cases as his general type.  Maybe even some idea
whether any correction for his type of problem that did not involve
surgery would even be remotely possible.  He just wanted to talk about it.
If all that is going to happen when lay people write in here with
questions is that they will be told to 'see an orthodontist' or 'see a
dentist', then it is a message that the dentists on here don't want to be
bothered with questions from interested lay people or non-dentists.

Of course, one always has the option of 'asking an orthodontist'.  But
from my own experience as a patient, I can tell you that it matters a
whole lot WHAT orthodontist you ask.  Hopefully, via this system and this
group, people get to ask for opinions from professionals and other
patients all over the world.  I don't think anything beyond available
information is sought by a reasonable person. 


Alice
From: david@stat.com (David Dodell)
Newsgroups: sci.med.dentistry
Subject: Re: Dentists and dental students ! forward !
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 07:18:18 MST
Reply-To: david@stat.com (David Dodell)
Distribution: world
Organization: Stat Gateway Service, WB7TPY

wdao@girtab.usc.edu (Walter Dao) writes:

> Is it me or is Dental school similar to Hell on earth ???

It is hell, but then you'll find out when you're out, that your old
professors didn't know what they were talking about half the time <grin>

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