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From: news@ramecs.UUCP (news)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Myofascial Pain-Dysfunction syndrome
Date: 12 Nov 92 03:38:08 GMT
Organization: RAMECS, Warren, MI

1) What is Myofascial Pain-Dysfunction syndrome?

2) What does one do that causes one to get Myofascial Pain-Dysfunction syndrome?

2) How does one rid oneself of Myofascial Pain-Dysfunction syndrome?


Any information would be appreciated.
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: mazur@inmet.camb.inmet.com (Beth Mazur)
Newsgroups: sci.med,misc.fitness
Subject: Re: any sports medicine types out there?
Date: 5 Nov 92 22:48:08 GMT
Organization: Intermetrics Inc, Cambridge MA

I appreciate all the responses. Unfortunately, I am not really any closer
to figuring out my specific problem.  Ah well, this is why I'm reluctant
to see anyone about it.  Contrary to the inferences made by a number of
people, I'm not in pain and I'm certainly not masochistic enough to be 
working out in pain.  

I'm going to minimize the heavy-duty weight-bearing stuff (no more stepping,
and no more jogging) and see if that helps.  If not, I guess I'll go
on "exercise vacation" for a while.

Thanks for all your comments.

Beth Mazur                   "...life is more than a vision.  The sweetest
mazur@inmet.inmet.com         part is acting after making a decision."
...!uunet!inmet!mazur                                  -- The Indigo Girls
From: carl.camurca@travel.com (Carl Camurca) 
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Ingesting urine
Date: 31 Oct 92 13:33:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Travel Online / St. Louis Online - St. Louis, MO
Reply-To: carl.camurca@travel.com (Carl Camurca) 

RG>  [Question about studies of urine ingestion...]
RG>>
RG>>       Well, what do you think you drink when in the womb?

RG>Yikes!  What do YOU think you drink when in the womb??  (HINT1: Amniotic flu
RG>is not urine. HINT2: Fetus receives all its nourishment through the umbillic
RG>cord, & eliminates wastes the same way.)

Yes, but it does drink in the womb, and (not sure on that), it urinates
as well in the same place. So, S/He gets some urine.

RG>Holy Cripes!

dito, Carl.

 * OLX 2.1 TD * WARNING ! SAFESEX.ZIP is a Trojan
                                                                                                            
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From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: sci.med,misc.fitness
Subject: Re: any sports medicine types out there?
Date: 5 Nov 92 15:50:35 -0600
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

In article <1992Nov4.201715.22810@inmet.camb.inmet.com>, mazur@inmet.camb.inmet.com (Beth Mazur) writes:
> I have what I suspect is an overuse injury (for lack of a better term).
> After sitting for an extended period of time, I am unable to put weight
> on my right hip joint.  After I limp a few steps, the "stiffness" seems
> to work out, and I am fine.  In fact, I am still doing 6+ miles of 
> walking a day and 1/2 hour on the StairMaster 3x a week.

Personally, I'd be talking to my orthopod about it.   I have a similar
problem, in my case caused by "snapping hip", where the joint tends
to "catch".  Continuing to walk when my hip is actively snapping
(you can put your hand on the joint and feel it catch, then slide)
gives rise to a lot of irritation and inflammation.  My dr. recommends
that if the hip is snapping alot, that I avoid walking on it and take
NSAIDs until things settle down a bit.

However, this may not be your problem.  Better get a proper diagnosis.

Kay Klier  Biology Dept  UNI
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: mmatusev@radford.vak12ed.edu (Melissa N. Matusevich)
Subject: Re: Arms & Legs "Falling Asleep" 
Organization: Virginia's Public Education Network (Radford)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 16:21:11 GMT


Yes, it's happened to me several times, usually sporadically.
Sometimes I wake up and find the arm or leg so "asleep" that it
doesn't seem to be mine and is like a dead weight which I can
pick up and move but cannot move in a normal fashion until it
is "awake." This has been going on for years and I'm healthy as
a horse.
-- 
                     Melissa Matusevich          
                 mmatusev@radford.vak12ed.edu
From: rind@binoc.bih.harvard.edu (David Rind)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: depo provera
Date: 5 Nov 92 14:53:38 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston Mass., USA

In article <68872@cup.portal.com> amigan@cup.portal.com
 (R Michael Medwid) writes:

[In response to someone who asked how they could have been given
Depo Provera for contraception since it has only just been approved
for this use.]

>If you were part of a clinical trial you should have been informed of this.  
>MDs are often compensated by drug companies for their participation in
>such studies.  I'm not sure if legally they are required to inform patients..
>but from a professional and ethical standpoint they should.  

I think you have a misconception about how clinical trials are done.
There is an incredible amount of paperwork, informed consent forms,
reporting forms, etc.  You couldn't be getting a drug as part of a
clinical trial without being told about it and signing a consent
form -- at least not any approved trial at any medical center.

Physicians in the U.S. are free to prescribe any drug that's been
approved by the FDA.  The drug doesn't have to be prescribed for
its approved purpose.  Depo Provera has been available for treatment
of certain tumors.  As such, a physician is free to prescribe it
as a contraceptive.

-- 
David Rind
rind@binoc.bih.harvard.edu
From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Yoghurt producing phlegm?
Date: 13 Nov 92 17:38:27 GMT
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA

In article <PHR.92Nov12190918@napa.telebit.com> phr@telebit.com (Paul Rubin) writes:
>"Milk is converted to snot very
>efficiently.  So if you use dairy products while you have a cold,
>your nose will run a lot."  Sounded plausible.

(!)

And people wonder where I get my reputation for being a curmudgeon.

-- 
Steve Dyer
dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer
From: gtclark@festival.ed.ac.uk (G T Clark)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Contact lenses and blood vessels in the eye!?
Date: 12 Nov 92 16:16:33 GMT

larry@mits.mdata.fi (Lasse Hero) writes:

>yozzo@watson.ibm.com (Ralph Yozzo) writes:

>>I recently heard a report about contact lenses.
>>The report concluded that tight fitting soft contact lenses
>>could restrict the flow of oxygen to the cornea of the eye.
>>The cornea reacts to the lack of oxygen by growing blood vessels
>>in the eye.  Which is fine, except that a person cannot see through
>>a blood vessel and thus it will obstruct vision.

>>The report also added that it is ironic that the people that are
>>the happiest about the fit of their soft contact lenses are the ones 
>>that are at the highest risk.  The reason is that the tight fitting
>>soft contact lenses are the ones that are the most comfortable to the wearer.

>Does anobody have any further info about this?

>Especially, how "permanent" are these blood vessels? Will they disapper
>when you remove your contacts, or what?

>--
>Lasse Hero  -  larry@mits.mdata.fi


	This is entirely inconclusive,but a friend of minr said that
he'd read something (a report on a study,probably) which said that this
could be a problem,and that the best way to avoid it was to wear 
a) glasses,or
b) gas-permeable hard lenses,which are known to do this,but not as
often.

	G.
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: ramaley@Csli.Stanford.EDU (Alan Ramaley)
Subject: a clear complexion?
Organization: Stanford University CSLI
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 21:47:33 GMT

Hi folks.  Two questions:

(1) What factors are correlated with acne?

(2) What do you need to do to clear up your complexion?  I.e., let's
suppose I have this, um,... friend, far past adolescence, and he has a
slight acne problem.  What can I suggest?

Send me email, and thanks in advance.

--Alan
Newsgroups: sci.med,ia.talk.politics,isu.talk.politics
From: cmriggin@iastate.edu (Christin M Riggins)
Subject: Health Care Costs
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 22:39:24 GMT

   I am doing a research paper on health care costs in the United States and
ways to improve our current system.  I would REALLY be grateful and truely
appreciate any and all responses to my survey.  Please email responses to

cmriggin@iastate.edu
        or
TYAU7@isuvax.iastate.edu

Like I said, any and all responses would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

C. Marie Riggins
Iowa State University


1.  Do you feel that the current U.S. health care system is effective? (Y/N)

2.  Do you feel health care in the U.S. would be improved to switching to a
    universal health care system similar to Canadas? (Y/N)

3.  Do you think that Bill Clinton's proposed health care revisions will
    improve
      a) availability of health care? (Y/N)
      b) quality of health care? (Y/N)
      c) cost of health care? (Y/N)

4.  Would you be willing to pay higher taxes in order to improve the health
    care system? (Y/N)

5.  What do you think is the number one problem with health care in the U.S.
    today?

Thanks again for your help.  Results of the survey should be available around
the middle of December if anyone is interested.

Newsgroups: sci.med
From: rghoff@bb1t.monsanto.com
Subject: Re: Transdermal Nicotine Patches/Dreams!
Organization: Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 17:34:35 GMT

In article <69287@cup.portal.com>, amigan@cup.portal.com (R Michael Medwid) writes:
> Vivid dreaming is a common side-effect of wearing a nicotine patch.  
> Such dreams are usually harmless and won't affect sleep/rest.  
                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

	You obviously haven't worn these puppies then :-).

	The first week on them, I woke up about 7 or 8 times a night.
	I usually wake up MAYBE once.  I would say that they deffinately
	do affect sleep/rest. But it does subside after awhile.

	I don't know why they don't tell you more about that in the
	package insert.  They could suggest going to bed earlier or
	something. No warning really isn't fair.

	Not that it's THAT big of a deal or anything.....

	Rick Hoffman
From: nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu (David Nye)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Weight loss and ambiant temperature
Date: 13 Nov 92 05:15:24 -0600
Organization: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

In article <1dsgm3INNqm2@fido.asd.sgi.com>, schreiber@schreiber.asd.sgi.com (Olivier Schreiber) writes:
> 
> When does the body lose the greater amount of energy:
> -when the ambiant temperature is too hot therefore causing sweating?
> -when the ambiant temperature is too cold?
> In the second case, how does the degree to which the subject does or does
> not try to keep confortably warm by exertion affect things?
> How much more heat can the body generate without exertion?
> This last point would allow an exercise-free way to loose weight:
> keep surface body temperature such that more heat loss occurs than normal.

The drop in thermal energy from cooling will not be made up for by an increase
in caloric expenditures to any significant extent unless shivering occurs.  I
suppose one could lose some weight through prolonged shivering.  Warming won't
cause much increase in caloric expenditure either except for the small amount
necessary to generate sweat and the increase in heart rate which results from
peripheral vasodilatation.  In years past it was fashionable to try to lose
weight in "sweat boxes", but it turned out that the weight lost was from
dehydration, not loss of fat.

David Nye
nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu
From: lizk@della
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Filtration systems
Date: 12 Nov 92 17:11:35 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

In article <1992Nov10.052039.18382@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>  
ts@chainsaw.ecn.purdue.edu (Thomas Ruschak) writes:
> 
> 	My girlfriend has bad allergies, and can rarely get a good night's
> sleep. (She wakes up a lot, dreams of suffocation, etc). We went to  
Arizona
> a couple of years ago, and the difference was dramatic.. She slept well,
> had more energy, etc.. Unfortunately, we're in NY right now.. 
> 
> 	Are there any easily-constructable ways of filtering air? The room
> she sleeps in is small (8'x5' or less) Are there any  
not-terribly-expensive
> ways of filtering that miuch air? It'd be nice if we could turn on a  
device
> for a coulpe of hours before she goes to sleep that would take most of  
the
> junk out of the air.. 
> 
> 	I have a couple ideas --- mostly involving a device to suck in the
> air & bubble it through water. Hopefully, someone out there has better  
ideas & 
> more info...
> 
> 	I don't normally read this group. If you have a kind heart and are
> willing to share some knowledge with me, please send me mail.
> 
> Thanks!
> Tom

My allergist suggested that I purchase an air filter called
"Pureflow" that's distributed through Amway.  It's about the
size of a large stereo speaker and is very quiet.  I can run it at
night in the bedroom without it bothering me.  You'd have to contact
someone in Amway to purchase one.

I also have a HEPA filter called "Enviracaire"; it's a smaller unit
than the Pureflow filter and is portable.  The reason I like the
Pureflow filter better is because it's quieter.  I purchased my
Enviracaire filter at Price Club, a discount warehouse.  I believe
you can also purchase them at SAMS, another discount warehouse out
in the Mid-West and the East (???).  It cost me $145.00, which is cheaper  
than you can get it from the manufacturer.

You might also consider purchasing some 100% cotton mattress covers,  
sheets, and pillow cases.  These are made of tightly woven cotton so that  
dust mites can't penetrate.  I purchased mine from a mail-order company in  
Colorado called "Allergy Resources."  They have a toll-free phone number,  
so you should be able to locate them by calling the toll-free directory  
assistance phone number.

Elizabeth Knittel

lizk@informix.com
Newsgroups: sci.med,soc.culture.usa,soc.culture.african.american,alt.native,talk.politics.misc,alt.activism
From: hughes@dogwood.botany.uga.edu (Wayne Hughes)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: This year's flu
Date: 10 Nov 92 05:58:05 GMT
Article-I.D.: rigel.1992Nov10.055805.28144
Organization: Botany Department - U of Georgia, Athens
Originator: hughes@dogwood


 Some questions about it.

 What is it called?  Where is it "from"?
 Was last year's the 10 year virulent one (is this what's called
    the antigen shift?)?
 Is this one milder than last year?
 Has this year's vaccine removed the determinant that gave rise
    to a cross antibody reaction in HIV antibody tests last year?
     
 Thanks,
 Wayne
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From: rcsmith@anagld.analytics.com (Ray Smith)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Myalgic Encephalomelitis (M.E.) and Ampligen
Date: 6 Nov 92 22:57:08 GMT
Organization: Computer Sciences Corporation - Systems Engineering Division

The following message was posted to an internal CSC bbs. I thought that
a wider audience would be nice.  If you have any information please pass
it to me and I will make sure the originator gets it.

Thanks,
Ray

=========================
Forwarded message follows
=========================
My sister suffers from the disease M.E. (myalgic encephalomyelitis). This
is a deficiency of muscles, brain and nerves. Here in Europe (Belgium)
there doesn't seem to be any medical solution yet.            
 
I read in a medical article that in the USA promising experiments are being
conducted with  AMPLIGEN (an immuno modulator).               
 
Is there anyone within CSC who can give me more information about this
treatment? Is the drug AMPLIGEN available in the states ? ....  
 
 
Many thanks in advance,
 
Jean Jacques Lepere (CSC Europe)
-- 
Ray Smith                                  Computer Sciences Corporation
One of these should work: rcsmith@sed.csc.com   - or -
uunet!anagld!rcsmith    - or -   rcsmith@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu
rcsmith@analytics.com   - or -   RCSmith@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL
From: jaapjl@tab00.larc.nasa.gov (J Lee Jaap)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: RFD Alternative Medicine - need definition
Followup-To: news.groups
Date: 6 Nov 1992 17:06:59 GMT
Organization: AS&M Inc
	<1992Nov2.030214.18616@netcom.com> <Bx3y2o.4r6@ssr.com>
	<546@ulogic.UUCP>
Reply-To: J Lee Jaap <J.L.Jaap@larc.nasa.gov>
NNTP-Posting-Host: cmb00.larc.nasa.gov
In-reply-to: hartman@ulogic.UUCP's message of 5 Nov 92 18:17:47 GMT

In article <546@ulogic.UUCP> hartman@ulogic.UUCP (Richard M. Hartman) writes:

   considering that the only newsgroup this is being posted to is news.groups
   I'd be interested in hearing from medical people that have been following
   this discussion at all.

   Should we crosspost this stuff to sci.med to get some of their opinions?

[ Redirecting followups back to news.groups; as Richard inadvertently
directed followups not to include news.groups.  news.groups is where
discussions are supposed to take place.  Feel free to add sci.med to
Followup-To, but don't remove the discussion from news.groups. ]
--
J Lee Jaap <J.L.Jaap@LaRC.NASA.Gov> +1 804/864-2148
    employed by, not speaking for, AS&M Inc, at
         NASA LaRC, Hampton VA 23681-0001
From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: How do antidepressants work (was: Re: anxiety drugs)
Date: 11 Nov 92 07:02:46 GMT
Article-I.D.: spdcc.1992Nov11.070246.14662
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA

In article <werner-101192134958@128.32.157.31> werner@soe.berkeley.edu (John Werner) writes:
>We know what the drugs do: inhibit serotonin reuptake, for example.  But
>does anyone really know yet why altering serotonin levels helps alleviate
>depression/ocd/whatever?  I'm curious.

In a word, no.

However, a variety of drugs with dissimilar actions at the front end
(if you will), i.e., MAOIs, tricyclics with varying effects on the
reuptake of different monoamines, the serotonin reuptake inhibitors,
and some agents which tend to affect dopamine and/or norepinephrine
reuptake, as well as sleep-deprivation and electro-shock therapy all
end up causing so-called "down regulation" of beta-adrenergic receptors
at neuronal pathways distal to the acute effects of the drugs, so there
may be a common mode of action of _some_ of these treatments in the long
run, even if they get there by a chain of dissimilar Rube-Goldberg-like
biochemical reactions.  However, this really hasn't been elucidated yet;
there are only elusive suggestions.  The Nobel Prize in Medicine is
probably waiting for whoever manages to clarify these actions first.


-- 
Steve Dyer
dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer
From: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: HIV transmission via biting?
Date: 10 Nov 92 16:52:09 GMT
Reply-To: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh Computer Science

Theorectically it's possible, but I know of no documented cases.

-- 
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From: carl@aoa.aoa.utc.com (Carl Witthoft)
Subject: Re: Mortality Rate of War
Organization: Adaptive Optics Associates
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 12:51:11 GMT

In article <1992Nov2.202506.14501@newstand.syr.edu> mdkline@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Mark D. Kline) writes:
>.  John Huston's
>movie _Let There Be Light_ is a great docudrama about WWII "shell
>shock" and its treatment with "Flak juice" (intravenous amytal).  
x
In fact this movie was one of many Huston made FOR the military, in
this case as a sort of training film on how to treat post-battle
mental illnesses.  If I remember correctly, it was not released
by the DoD for at least 25 years after WWII. Released to the general
public, that is: the DoD knew full well how many battle fatigue
cases there were but kept the problem hidden from view.


-- 
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: baxter@qucis.queensu.ca (Kim Baxter)
Subject: Hypothyroidism
Organization: Computing & Information Science, Queen's University at Kingston
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 16:25:47 GMT

I was diagnosed as being hypothyroid about 6 months after the birth of
my second child. (tsh of >150)  I gather this in not that uncommon; I
think it may have happened the first time too, but cleared up eventually.
(Not as likely to get better the second time around - oh well.)

Anyways, I was on .15mg thyroxine and felt almost human. My TSH dropped
to .1 (t4 was in the normal range) so my doctor cut my thyroxine to .125mg.
I became very tired, started walking into things and gained 14 lbs in
5 weeks. My doctor said to base my dose on how I felt, not my TSH and
increased it back to .15mg.
  
 My questions are
    1. Why has my TSH become such a poor indicator. (I've been tested      
      before and it was accurate.)
    2. Will it go back to normal. (ie. accurate)
    3. If it doesn't go back, how can I tell if my thyroxine is ok.
      (I'm still tired, dim and not losing weight, but that could
       be normal with a 14 month old.)
 and
   4. If I increase my thyroxine just to see if it makes a big difference
     what are the possible long term problems if it's too high. (I'm 
     still nursing a bit - I'll stop if it's likely to affect my daughter.)

 Thanks a lot for your time,
  Kim

  (I don't know if I need a disclaimer, so all required disclaimers 
  apply.)
From: rind@binoc.bih.harvard.edu (David Rind)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Hypothyroidism
Date: 5 Nov 92 19:52:49 GMT
Organization: Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston Mass., USA

In article <Bx94Az.2w2@knot.ccs.queensu.ca> baxter@qucis.queensu.ca
 (Kim Baxter) writes:
>I was diagnosed as being hypothyroid about 6 months after the birth of
>my second child. (tsh of >150)  I gather this in not that uncommon; I

>Anyways, I was on .15mg thyroxine and felt almost human. My TSH dropped
>to .1 (t4 was in the normal range) so my doctor cut my thyroxine to .125mg.
>I became very tired, started walking into things and gained 14 lbs in
>5 weeks. My doctor said to base my dose on how I felt, not my TSH and
>increased it back to .15mg.

Generally the TSH is the best indicator of a person's thyroid status
as was discussed here recently in another thread.  Certainly in someone
who has had a TSH of > 150 (and thus shown that their pituitary is
functioning) the TSH should accurately reflect thyroid status.

People sometimes feel somewhat better on supranormal levels of 
thyroid hormone but it is possible that this is unhealthy.  It
may cause osteoporosis among other problems.

As ever, it is impossible to give useful individual medical advice
over the net.  Many things can lead to someone feeling tired and
gaining weight.  If you don't seem to be getting better, you
should certainly let your doctor know, and perhaps get a second
opinion from an endocrinologist.
-- 
David Rind
rind@binoc.bih.harvard.edu
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