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From: arto@leland.Stanford.EDU (Artavazd Khachikian)
Subject: Ophtalmology info request
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 05:28:54 GMT


	I would be grateful if somebody could provide me with
information about the major ophtalmology centers in this country`s medical
institutions. Those based in California will be of particular interest.

	
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: kpc@pluto.arc.nasa.gov (k p c)
Subject: Re: ken mitchum, please don't leave sci.med
Reply-To: kpc@ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center AI Research Branch; Sterling.
	<16876@pitt.UUCP> <KPC.92Oct10133733@zog.arc.nasa.gov>
	<auwen.718751928@convex.convex.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 23:20:14 GMT

yes, i meant that to be implicit in my post.  i wouldn't mind if you
ignored the flakes most of the time.

i gain more knowledge per apparent unit of energy expended by you (ken
mitchum, steve dyer, et al.)  in your advice- or question-answering
modes than in your anti-flake modes.

flaming flakes is a very draining activity.
From: ar710@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (William G. Martin)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Book on Skin?
Date: 14 Oct 1992 20:37:13 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: ar710@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (William G. Martin)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


Can anyone recommend a book, or a section of a book covering a wider
range of topics, that would be a good introduction and middling-
technical-level reference for a layperson to read about skin? I'm
not so much interested in skin diseases or problems as much as in
"normal" anatomy and physiology. I want to know "why" about a lot
of skin-related topics: why hairs grow where they do, why some hairs
are different than others (note: this isn't about baldness -- I'm more
interested in non-scalp hair growth!), why some areas of skin have larger
pores than others, why there are glands producing some sort of "grease"
in human skin, just what the function of the various parts of skin are,
why the scalp differs from the skin on other parts of the body, etc.

Please e-mail answers to the addresses BELOW. Thanks!
-- 
Will Martin
wmartin@stl-06sima.army.mil OR wmartin@st-louis-emh2.army.mil
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
Subject: Re: Risks of cataract surgery?
Keywords: cataract laser retinal detachment
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 06:05:14 GMT

Well, it's certainly the case that traditional cataract surgery
leaves the patient with some risk of retinal detachment (Dr. Leo Bores,
where are you now?)

When I was in high school eons ago, I used to be an operating room orderly
at MEEI, the local eye and ENT hospital, wheeling patients down from their
rooms to the OR waiting area, and I'd routinely browse thru their records
(a horrible ethical breach in retrospect, but I had to keep busy somehow
while waiting for the elevator.)  Surgery for retinal detachment was a very
common operation there, and it dawned on me one day that it seemed that an
awful lot of individuals with detached retinas had a history of previous
cataract surgery; at least more than you'd have expected randomly.  It
didn't take a rocket scientist to notice this, and the doctors there were
happy to confirm the association I noticed.  Of course, at a place like MEEI,
this greatly exaggerated the actual effect of cataract surgery, since 
it was a center for retinal detachment surgery.   That is, you wouldn't see
the ones who didn't have problems come in to the hospital again.

I suspect that 2% figure is more or less right, though it might depend
on the method used.  If you're blind already from cataracts, the risk of
retinal detachment (which itself causes blindness if untreated, but can
be treated surgically) is generally still thought low enough to be worthwhile.

-- 
Steve Dyer
dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: nancy@genie.slhs.udel.edu (Nancy Lebovitz)
Subject: Re: Homeopathy
Organization: UDel, School of Life & Health Sciences
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 17:38:30 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.183140.1661@cnsvax.uwec.edu> nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu (David A. Nye MD) writes:
>In article <1992Oct8.174449.24296@octel.com>, richard@octel.com (Richard Karasik) writes:
>
>O.K., I will accept the challenge as a newbie who isn't yet sick to
>death of giving the same answers over and over. :)
>
>Fever consists of elevation of the hypothalamic set point through
>the action primarily of leukocyte pyrogens.  Neurons in the ant.
>hypothalamus alter their rate of firing in response to changes in
>temperature, both in the brain and from peripheral thermoreceptors.
>When the temperature exceeds the set point, heat dissipating
>behaviors are stimulated, such as peripheral vasodilitation and
>sweating, through increased activity in neurons in the ant.
>hypothalamus.  Once the measured temperature comes up to the new
>set point, this activity stops.
>
>The leukocyte pyrogen interleukin-2 exerts its action via a
>prostaglandin E-2 mediated input to the anterior hypothalamic
>temperature sensitive neurons.  Aspirin blocks the enzyme which
>catalyzes the production of prostaglandin.  So there you have it.
>Ask away if any of it isn't clear or if you would like additional
>references.

Thanks for running this--is there any hope of a FAQ for this group?

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From: carl@aoa.aoa.utc.com (Carl Witthoft)
Subject: Re: Another brain/aluminium question.
Organization: Adaptive Optics Associates
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 19:28:11 GMT

In article <1992Oct5.181100.22674@sr.com> dks@srhqla.UUCP (Dave K. Sprow) writes:
>I am one who feels there's a place for many of the these "therapies",
>includinwestern medicine. I think that one of the most important things
>traditional western medicine needs to do is become more knowledgable
>about alternative medicines or at least to be more open-minded about
>the possibilities that some of this may have a good deal of validity and
>have a place in an overall systematic approach to healthcare, particularly 
>in the preventative area. Personally, I have receiveda good deal of benefit
>over the yeers from accupuncture, herbal therapy and chiropractic.
x
There used to be an expression "knee-jerk liberal" which referred
to people who showed little judgement in selecting politics.

By analogy, you, Mr. Sprow are a knee-jerk apologist for so-called
alternative therapies.
You can't prove (nor can anyone else) that your use of these
therapies exceeded the placebo effect.  There is absolutely no
reason to believe that something is valid just because someone
(especially someone selling it) says so.

>one if I had a health problem that required immediate attention.  We
>just need to stop assuming that Drs. know all there is to know about
>health care.
x
In fact, nearly all "alternative" therapies, drugs, etc. have been
studied.  Those few and rare cases which have demonstrated efficacy
have or are being incorporated into so-called mainstream medicin.
Few "Drs." (sic) claim to know all, or even most of what there
is to know about health care.  The fact that many alternative
promoters do make such a claim should be a clear warning signal.


-- 
Carl Witthoft @ Adaptive Optics Associates
aoa!carl@bbn.com  carl@aoa.utc.com
54 CambridgePark Drive, Cambridge,MA 02140 617-864-0201
"My Karma just ran over my Dogma!"
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: km@cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: FDA
Date: 9 Oct 92 13:17:13 GMT
Reply-To: km@cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh Computer Science

In article <1992Oct07.023402.0902690@locus.com> yazz@locus.com (Bob Yazz) writes:

|Here in California, an acquaintance of mine with an eye infection got a
|prescription phoned in by a doctor he picked out of the Yellow Pages.
|They'd never seen each other, nor have they to this day.  (I didn't
|witness the phone conversation so I don't know what story he concocted.)

Yikes! I hope his malpractice insurance is paid up!

 -km
From: cease@carina.unm.edu (Cecilia De Blasi)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Treatment for snoring
Date: 16 Oct 92 20:49:08 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <1992Oct9.194407.1669@cnsvax.uwec.edu> nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu (David A. Nye MD) writes:
>Are there any other participants here who treat sleep disorders?
>I've been trying to find a tongue retaining device to help my
>patients who snore, yet don't have obstructive sleep apnea that
>requires CPAP.  There are, I understand, two types.  One requires
>fitting by a dentist.  The other doesn't, and may work by advancing
>the jaw rather than the tongue, I can't remember.  Has anyone used
>these?  How helpful is each kind?  Where can we order the latter
>device?


What is CPAP?


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Newsgroups: sci.med,sci.med.nutrition
From: jrt@omega.kcr.uky.edu (J. Randall Thompson)
Subject: Re: Homeopathy
    <1992Oct7.153026.27491@spdcc.com> <BSIMON.92Oct8132715@elvis.stsci.edu>
Organization: Kentucky Cancer Registry, Univ. of Ky
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 20:07:00 GMT

In article <BSIMON.92Oct8132715@elvis.stsci.edu> bsimon@elvis.stsci.edu (Bernie Simon) writes:
>For your information, there are double blind studies which show the
>effectiveness of homeopathic treatment. One that I remember was
>published in Lancet. Sorry, but I don't have the reference, but I can
>get it if anyone is interested. It compared the effectiveness of
>homeopathic treatment of rheumatoid arthritis against a placebo. 80%
>of those receiving homeopathic treatment reported reduced pain, while
>only 20% who took the placebo reported reduced pain. There are also
>other clinical studies showing the effectiveness of homeopathy and
>microdoses. A good source of information is "Homeopathy: Medicine for
>the 21st Century" by Dana Ullman. I can summarize these studies for
>the net if there is sufficient interest.
> 
>--
>Bernie Simon	(bsimon@stsci.edu)		poetry, crime, and culture
>

Also along those lines, there was a review of studies looking at
spinal manipulation for the treatment of back pain in the (I think)
latest Annals of Internal Medicine - It does seem to provide some
short term benefit.

-- 
[]  J. Randall Thompson                                      jrt@kcr.uky.edu []
[]  University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky                              []
Xref: sparky sci.med:18921 sci.med.nutrition:853
From: sao@kurango.cs.oz (Sue Oemcke)
Newsgroups: sci.med,sci.med.nutrition
Subject: vitamin C
Date: 8 Oct 92 05:23:05 GMT
Organization: Flinders University


I have multiple joint problems, any stress to a particular joint
will cause a lot of inflammation and subsequent pain. Since I
started working late last year, my finger joints are all going. My
physio has lent me a book on vitamin C. It is fascinating.

A 70 kg goat will manufacture 13 gms of C per day. Fijian villages
in their natural diet eat between 2 - 8 gms/day. 

They recommend a dosage of 10 - 20 gms/day. The more stress, the
more C should be taken. My physio has tried this for a period of
time and found the pain in her hands has gone.

The health shops recommend celery seed extract.

Any suggestions as to what I should or shouldn't take? I'm allergic
to most prescribed anti-inflammatories.

Thanks.

	Sue
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this is from me
Xref: sparky sci.med:19259 alt.sex:33126
From: leescogg@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Lee)
Newsgroups: sci.med,alt.sex
Subject: Re: Ovulation and Pregnancy, Information Wanted
Date: 16 Oct 92 03:08:34 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center

In article <1992Oct15.200050.6272@netcom.com> noring@netcom.com (Jon Noring) writes:
>Hello,
>
>I'd like to get a little better understanding of the process of ovulation
>in a woman and what times before, during, and after ovulation, it is
>possible for the woman to get pregnant.
>
>Also, my wife says that she can tell when ovulation occurs in mid-month
>(we did NFP for a while so she is very familiar with her body's response).
>A related question to the first paragraph - once the woman "feels" ovulation,
>is it too late to try to get pregnant.

If, in fact, she is accurate in her ability to tell when she has ovulated, that
would be the perfect time to try for a pregnancy.
From: gbono@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (George Bono)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Re: Homeopathy redux
Date: 16 Oct 92 19:48:31 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Rosa, CA

From dyer@spdcc.com Mon Oct 12 22:48:28 1992

>>And what about the previous standard medical practice of treating tuberculosis
>>by collapsing the patient's infected lung?  

>What about it?  It was useless.  That's why it's not done anymore.
                        ^^^^^^^

From km@cs.pitt.edu Thu Oct 15 12:38:52 1992

>>And what about the previous standard medical practice of treating tuberculosis
>>by collapsing the patient's infected lung?  

>This practice had a good scientific basis - mycobacterium require an
>environment high in oxygen to grow (that is why TB typically affects
>the upper lobes of the lung, where there is more oxygen). Collapsing
>the lung leads to an environment very low in oxygen. This practice
>became obsolete when effective drugs to fight TB were developed,
	>not because the practice didn't make sense.
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >-km 
 
 Interesting, two experts give their answer to the same question.  Dyer calls
 it useless and km states that the procedure was rooted in good scientific
 basis?   
Xref: sparky sci.med:18942 sci.psychology:4079 alt.support.cancer:263
From: murphyg@Software.Mitel.COM (Gary Murphy)
Newsgroups: sci.med,sci.psychology,alt.support.cancer
Subject: Meaningful Life Therapy in Cancer Treatment
Summary: Morita Psychology as an adjunct to cancer treatment
Keywords: Cancer Morita Japan psychology oncology
Date: 10 Oct 92 14:16:05 GMT
Followup-To: sci.psychology
Organization: Mitel. Kanata (Ontario). Canada.

(The following is summarized from the paper cited at the end of this
article; I have no direct connection with the Shibata Hospital or Dr.
Jinro Itami, but I invite any questions or comments on Morita therapy
and I would be happy to provide further information on the Morita and
Naikan approaches - gary)

Meaningful Life Therapy, developed by Jinro Itami at the Shibata
Hospital near Kurashiki, Japan, pulls together Morita psychology with
techniques from several cultures into an auxilliary method of cancer
treatment with a profound effect on the lives of cancer patients.

Meaningful Life Therapy holds that control over our behaviour is a
source of hope, and in spite of our fears, we can take responsibility
for what we do in the time remaining to us.  The Japanese hold a
cultural avoidance of even the indirect mention of death (because the
word for death and the number four are both "shi", many Japanese will
avoid reference to the number four, four places at a table and the
avoidance of rooms numbered four in hotels and hospitals), an obvious
obstacle to the treatment of cancer and terminal illness in general.
Meaninful Life Therapy leads the patient to accept consider accepting
the inevitability of death while also considering the benefits: Death
forces us to look at life and take measures to preserve our safety.  A
potential problem lies not in the dread of cancer, but in becoming
tangled in an obsession with fear and neglecting to live
constructively.  

The therapy encourages the patient to focus on acheiving purposes,
participating in reality and remaining useful to others. In time
patients realize they are not only combatting their own illness, but
also that they have an impact on the larger society, the medical
profession and the social sciences.  Patients can make real
contributions to their world while making efforts to prolong and improve
the quality of their own life.

Meaningful Life Therapy includes elements of yoga, zazen, autogenic
training and Simington's visualization, and their organization,
founded in 1984, grew to a membership of 462 members by 1986 with a
chapter founded in 1987 in Sante Fe, New Mexico by psychiatrist Robert
Hillman and oncologist Barbara Bogart.


ref: "Meaningful Life Therapy" Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry 13 [4]
p457-463 1989


For further information, please contact

Dr. Jinro Itami
2-1-16 Hama no Chaya
Kurashiki-shi
710 Japan

-- 
Gary Lawrence Murphy/murphyg@software.mitel.com/mitel!software!murphyg@uunet.ca
 Mitel Corp - 350 Legget Drive, Kanata, Ontario, Canada - (613) 592-2122 x3709
                        Fear what is fearsome
From: James_S._Bright.wbst129@XEROX.COM
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Thrombocytopenia explained
Date: 16 Oct 92 17:13:39 GMT
Reply-To: JBright.Wbst129@xerox.com


For those who might be interested in Thrombocytopenia:

Thrombocytopenia is a a reduction in the number of platelet cells in the blood.
Because platelets play a vital role in the arrest of bleeding (by pluggin any
small breaks that develop in the walls of the blood vessels), thrombocytopenia
causes a tendency to bleed, especially from the smaller blood vessels (hence
the reason by friend has a lot of bruises). The result may be abnormal bleeding
into the skin and from other parts of the body (thrombocytopenic purpura).

Thrombocytopenia may be caused by a reduced rate of production of the platelets
by the bone marrow or by a fast rate of destruction of the platelets. In some
cases, the underlying cause of the thrombocytopenia is not apparent (idiopathic
thrombocytopenia). However, the condition frequently follows a viral infection
and may be an autoimmune disorder in which the infection triggers destruction
of the platelets by the immune system (perhaps why my friend get sick easily?).

Symptoms may include purple bruises or bleeding points in the skin, nosebleeds,
hematuria (blood in the urine), bleeding in the mouth, and menorhagia. There is
a small risk of brain hemorrage, the warning signs for which are headache and
dizziness.

Thrombocytopenia and associated bleeding can also occur as a feature of
leukemia, lymphoma, and som types of anemia, systemic lupus erythematosus or
hypersplenism.

This explaination was also found in a medical dictionary (although I didn't
post the entire entry).

disclaimer: These views are strictly my own, are not meant to represent
Xerox, its associates, my parents, my school, nor my pet snake.
From: markr@sound.cts.com (Mark B. Reinhold)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Bernie Siegel & Cancer
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 07:03:29 PDT
Organization: SDCT 1-619-461-3415

pdsmith.mitre.org (Pat Smith) writes:
> Bernie Siegal is a cancer surgeon who, when treating cancer patients, found
> that some that should survive - did not and others that he thought would not
> make it - lived and recovered.  He researched this and determined that there
> are other forces that affect ones health.  He has written at least 2 books,
> made many relaxation tapes, and travels giving lectures that focus on all
> phases of dealing with cancer (or any other terminal illness).  He focuses

Amazing. I have read 5 responses to this question and the last one
finally says something about Bernie. He is also an instructor at Yale
Medical School.

He definately does not reccomend stopping your normal treatment, but
inhancing it if possible. 

I am a systemic Lupus patient given 6 months to live. I have been in
remission now for 23 years. I would give both his books "Love, Medicine,
& Miracles" & "Peace, Love & Healing." This will give you a good idea
where Bernie is coming from.
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: pdsmith.mitre.org (Pat Smith)
Subject: Re: Bernie Siegel & Cancer
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 20:51:14 GMT

In article <13189@peplinsk>, murphyg@Software.Mitel.COM (Gary Murphy) writes:
> 
> 
> I think the subject line says it all.  Is anyone familiar with Dr.
> Siegel's works and what is the consensus on his approach to cancer
> treatment &c.  Should I be concerned if a friend abandons cancer
> treatment to embrace his approach and just what is his approach?
> 
> -- 
> Gary Lawrence Murphy/murphyg@software.mitel.com/mitel!software!murphyg@uunet.ca
>  Mitel Corp - 350 Legget Drive, Kanata, Ontario, Canada - (613) 592-2122 x3709
> "Enlightenment is the natural response to the environment." --- Morita
> 
> 
Bernie Siegal is a cancer surgeon who, when treating cancer patients, found
that some that should survive - did not and others that he thought would not
make it - lived and recovered.  He researched this and determined that there
are other forces that affect ones health.  He has written at least 2 books,
made many relaxation tapes, and travels giving lectures that focus on all
phases of dealing with cancer (or any other terminal illness).  He focuses
on attitude and the healing powers within each of us.  This is not a religous
focus at all.  He is a medical person and his approach is medical with a lot
of compassion and love thrown in.  I read his first book some time ago when my
mother was first diagnosed with cancer and I was impressed.  I don't normally
like emotional approaches to major life crisies - I am more logical and 
factual.  His books was good and I would recommend it.  I wasn't impressed
with the tapes but many folks swear by them. 
As far as concern about your friend - sure be concerned - that is what 
friends are for.  If you think they made a bad decision all you can do is
tell them that and present them with all options you are aware of.Help them
choose if that is what they want.  Otherwise, give them space to make their
own choices and stand by whatever they decide.
From: young@serum.kodak.com (Rich Young)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Staph
Date: 15 Oct 92 21:31:30 GMT
Article-I.D.: pixel.1992Oct15.213130.2875
Reply-To: young@serum.kodak.com
Organization: Clinical Diagnostics Division, Eastman Kodak Company
Originator: young@sasquatch

In article <1992Oct13.160101.26110@sco.COM> leff@sco.COM (Bill Leff) writes:
>
>Around 2 months ago I developed an itchy rash in my
>armpits. The dermotologist identified it as a staph
>infection, and prescribed Bactroban ointment for it.
>
>After two weeks, I returned to the dermotologist,
>as the rash hadn't abated. This time the antibiotic
>Dicloxiclyn (250mg 4 times a day) was prescribed.
> 
>It's been two weeks and the rash has still not
>gone away. 
>
>Any ideas?

	Consider changing deodorants...they usually warn about the possibility
	of rash.  If simply changing doesn't work, try substituting talcum
	powder for a few days and see if THAT helps.

	No guarantees, here, just a suggestion.


-Rich Young (These are not Kodak's opinions.)
From: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: mitral valve prolapse and need for antibiotics?
Date: 7 Oct 92 15:52:00 GMT
Reply-To: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Distribution: sci
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh Computer Science

In article <1992Oct5.082050.27991@spdcc.com> dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes:
>
>>her inability to handle basic
>>questions (for example, would ibuprofen or acetaminophen in large
>>doses affect the uric acid level),
>
>_Basic_ question??  Um, Gordon, David and Ken: is this a basic
>question?  I'd think not.  Most MD's, unless they're specialists in the
>treatment of gout, might think way, way back to their pharmacology

I certainly was unaware of any uric acid problem with either of these
drugs.  I've never seen a case of gout precipitated by either.





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