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From: geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Weight/appearance of professional models; Re: Obesity...
Date: 21 Jul 92 14:07:41 GMT
Organization: Decision Systems Laboratory, Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA.

In article <1992Jul17.151229.2893@spdcc.com> dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes:
>That was in the Boston Globe.  More to the point, it was trying to say
>that some of that small fraction are genetically men, XY, but with
>external female sex characteristics, due to a hereditary lack of
>androgen receptors.  Therefore (in the eyes of the article) such indivi-
>duals are paradoxically "super women" because they don't even respond
>to the small amount of androgen that women produce.  It made some
>interesting reading in the morning, at least.  I suspect the article
>exaggerated the incidence of this phenomenon in the modeling profession.
>

When I was in med school, the head of endocrinology gave a lecture
where he presented some slides (nude) of "women" with testicular
feminization (the syndrome to which Steve is referring).  These
women could have been in Playboy (but for the fact they had no
pubic hair).  I heard he subsequently was forced to stop showing
those slides because of complaints from the women in the class.




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From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
Subject: Re: Effects of testosterone/lack of on male ageing
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 23:25:55 GMT

In article <1992Jul28.230236.11467@hubcap.clemson.edu> bdbryan@eng.clemson.edu writes:
>Why is it that after having sexual relations with my wife, I feel tired
>as in energy drain, and sometimes my joints ache and I get a sore throat?

Have you asked your wife how SHE feels afterwards? :-|    Maybe you should
try taking it a bit easier.

>Has there been any research done on the correlation between loss of semen,
>(overworking of testes glands), and effects on other parts of the
>endocrine system?

Ejaculation doesn't make your testes work any harder.

>-I have read some articles in "Health" magazine concerning why women outlive
>men. One of the reasons given was due to a lack of testosterone in their
>systems. What effect does testosterone have on male ageing (dang, never
>could spell that word)?

There are any number of speculative flights you could engage in.
Speaking very broadly, estrogen tends to produce a more favorable
(survival-wise) lipid profile whereas androgen tends to be atherogenic.

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Steve Dyer
dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer
From: geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: A Question/Proposal for "Health Care Consumers"
Date: 26 Jul 92 02:46:23 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Decision Systems Laboratory, Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA.

In article <1992Jul21.135225.1@zodiac.rutgers.edu> morris@zodiac.rutgers.edu writes:

>However their teaching was ineffective because they did not know how
>to teach.  It is the problem with most college professors - they are
>experts in their field but they have never been taught to teach.

Well, some college professors are dismal teachers, but I'll have to
say the best teachers I *ever* had were at the university level.
Far exceeded any I had previously had, despite all the education
courses the public school teachers have to take.  I have also had
many teachers in the public schools as dismal as the most boring
professor.  You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.  I
grant that you can make some people into better teachers, but the
raw material that you get in education majors is pretty base.
The hoops they have to jump through to get a low-paying job
teaching many poorly motivated students almost guarantees poor
applicants.
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From: geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: How does nervousness cause shaky hands?
Date: 25 Jul 92 13:17:56 GMT
Organization: Decision Systems Laboratory, Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA.

In article <1992Jul22.214928.13150@NOC.Vitalink.COM> rbuchanan@vitalink.com (Rick Buchanan) writes:

>
>Funny thing is, while a good neurologist can make a diagnosis with
>a very high probability of getting it right, the only 100% certain method 
>of confirming Parkinson's is autopsy.   PET scanning is next best (and it 
>involves fewer "side effects"...)

Patients with all the classic symptoms and responsive to L-Dopa are
about 99% certain to have PD.  However, I agree with Steve. PD
is far too often diagnosed in essential tremor patients.  Rarely
is the reverse misdiagnosis made.  Tremor is only one of the features
of Parkinson's disease, and not even the worst manifestation.
She needs a neurologist.
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From: analyst@netcom.com (David Sternlight)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: 60 Minutes-Heart Disease & The French
Date: 31 Jul 92 17:01:52 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)


Ken Mitchum MD ridicules 60 Minutes expose on medical costs. He might
like to know that my son was hospitalized for an accident at a city
hospital, where the bill included charges of $25-$50 each for various
injections and medications.

On release he went to a nearby country hospital for out patient care where
he was charged about $5 each for the identical injections and medications.

The city hospital was in Los Angeles; the country hospital in Ventura
County.

It's quite unconscionable.

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David Sternlight        David Sternlight Inc.        email:analyst@netcom.COM
From: geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Weight/appearance of professional models; Re: Obesity...
Date: 25 Jul 92 13:11:58 GMT
Organization: Decision Systems Laboratory, Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA.

In article <1992Jul22.212709.5637@seas.gwu.edu> sheryl@seas.gwu.edu (Sheryl Coppenger) writes:

>Maybe not, but men and society will tell (not ask, but tell) women to
>maintain a weight which is lower than what is comfortable for them.  If
>a person is terrified of being fat and is having to exercise extreme
>control to stay slim, I can see how they might lose perspective and go
>too far.
>
Why do you say "men"?  In my experience, the drive to get skinny
is mainly a female preoccupation.  Take a look at all the magazines
lining the supermarket checkout lines.  Women's magazines.  Articles
all by women.  Sure a few husbands and boyfriends will say "lose
weight", but most of the anorexics don't seem to be driven by men.
I think it is female society that mainly serves as the driving
force for female dieting, not male.  
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From: rind@binoc.bih.harvard.edu (David Rind)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: "'X' Days/Weeks/Months/Years To Live"
Date: 27 Jul 92 01:40:34 GMT
Organization: Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston Mass., USA

In article <20897@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL> laura@TASVAX.NSWSES.NAVY.MIL writes:
>Add my mother to the list.  Also add her three doctors and her hospice nurse.

This actually does raise the one situation in which doctors probably
do make explicit statements about time to live.  For most of the 
hospices that I've dealt with, you have to tell them that a patient's
life expectancy is less than 6 months in order for the patient to be
accepted into the program.
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From: km@speedy.cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: used to be very fat....
Date: 30 Jul 92 21:11:38 GMT
Reply-To: km@cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Organization: Computer Science Dept., University of Pittsburgh

In article <Bs6sEz.Iz3@news.cso.uiuc.edu> tpe36878@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Mr. Mensa ) writes:

...

>	Finally, I am wondering if anyone reading this has had a huge 
>weight loss like I have. 


Did Gordon pay you to post this, or is someone else trying to set
Chuck up? You have just touched the most religious issue on this
newsgroup. People all over the world will have to go out and
buy larger hard disks for their systems to spool all the postings.

 -km
From: amigan@cup.portal.com (R Michael Medwid)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: monopril
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 21:25:25 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: na

Monopril is one of several ace-inhibitors which are really pretty much
alike.  They're most frequently prescribed for hypertension.  Main
competitors in same class:  Capoten, Vasotec, Zestril, Prinivil, 
Lotensin, and Altace.  
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From: lorenzo@hsi.com (Evelyn Lorenzo)
Subject: Re: Sulfite question
Organization: 3M Health Information Systems
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 18:53:55 GMT

In article <1992Jul28.010918.23862@leland.Stanford.EDU> primal@leland.Stanford.EDU (Jodi Lynn Elgart) writes:
>
>I get a strange allergic (actually, asthmatic) reaction when I
>drink certain wines, etc.  My doctor thinks it's probably a reaction
>to sulfites.  Any suggestions/similar experiences/explanations
>welcome.
>
>Thanks...
>
I have a suggestion...you might want to beware of those salad bars in 
restaurants and grocery stores.  A lot of the veggies, especially the 
lettuce, are sprayed with sulfites to preserve their freshness.  Some
salad bars around here (very few actually) do state that no sulfites 
have been added to the veggies.  I'd look for those if you frequent 
salad bars.  

Just food for thought.  :-)

Evelyn

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From: fgn@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (frank.g.neves)
Subject: Re: Gout/diet/foods to avoid
Summary: Gout help
Keywords: GOUT
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 10:49:26 GMT

In article <1992Jul27.172251.26781@cbnews.cb.att.com>, vmm@cbnews.cb.att.com (virginia.m.medici) writes:
> My son (23 yrs. old.) has been diagnosed with gout and I am wondering
> what foods/drinks he should avoid completely or at least treat with
> a lot of respect.
> Thanks
> GINI
> AT&T BL

Just FYI Gini -- my father suffered from periodic gout flareups for years.
I'm not sure of the original source, but he read somewhere (possibly Edgar
Cayce) that PURE cherry juice taken every day will keep gout in check.

He's been drinking a small to medium size glass every morning for the past
ten years, and has not had one flareup since...

He buys it in a local health store.  The brand he gets in R.J. Knudsen.  It's
pure, 100% cherry juice, no water, or additives.

Frank
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From: mdkline@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Mark D. Kline)
Subject: Re: re : Haloperidol and Valproic acid
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 08:49:58 EDT

>In article <1992Jul27.171939.742@galaxy.gov.bc.ca>, mchadwick@galaxy.gov.bc.ca writes:
>Does the use of Valproic acid with Haloperidol increase the efficacy of either
>? Is anyone out there familiar with this as a treatment for schitzophrenia ?
>What dosage is appropriate or ratio between the dosages ?

Valproic Acid is an anticonvulsant which has come into psychiatric use
to control depression and mood swings, generally in bipolar disorder 
(manic depressive illness).  The drug does not increase the efficacy
of haloperidol (Haldol - an antipsychotic) but occasionally this sort
of combination is useful for people who have severe mood swings and
persisting psychotic symptoms (e.g., hallucinations, delusions).
Antipsychotic drugs are mainstays in the treatment of schizophrenia;
mood stabilizing drugs such as valproate are generally NOT used unless
there is significant concomittant cyclic mood symptoms (i.e., the diagnosis
is actually Schizoaffective Disorder). 

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From: fulk@cs.rochester.edu (Mark Fulk)
Newsgroups: sci.med,misc.kids
Subject: Re: Geckos; was: Re: Spider bites and children
Date: 31 Jul 92 16:02:02 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Department University of Rochester

In article <1992Jul31.033710.20949@athena.cs.uga.edu> mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington) writes:
>
>Ah, you need bigger geckos, then.  Tokay geckos, for instance.
>Almost as big as the cat...  :)

A bar I used to frequent in NYC had Tokays.  They'd crawl out from behind
the bottles about 3 am, and at least one drunk swore off the sauce when
he saw them for the first time.
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Computer Science Department	fulk@cs.rochester.edu
From: geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Obesity definition
Date: 26 Jul 92 22:02:08 GMT
Organization: Decision Systems Laboratory, Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA.

In article <7854.2A66634D@stjhmc.fidonet.org> Daniel.Prince@p0.f129.n102.z1.fidonet.org (Daniel Prince) writes:

>Yes, but how do you determine ideal weight?  If you use a chart, 
>which one do you use?  Do You use 20% above the maximum weight 
>for your height or 20% above the midpoint?
>
Since most of the charts are pretty close, you can use any of them.
If it makes you feel better, use the highest weight you can find
for your height.  The most accurate way is to actually measure
fat content.  I'm not sure what the standards for that are, but
30% fat on a male would be obese, I would venture.
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From: geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: What About All Those Fat Cows?
Date: 26 Jul 92 02:26:41 GMT
Distribution: sci.med
Organization: Decision Systems Laboratory, Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA.

In article <1992Jul21.083301.9130@eua.ericsson.se> euamgk@eua.ericsson.se (Marina Kohnen) writes:
>I've been reading lately about this theory that states that carbohydrates
>never get converted to fat, only fat gets converted to fat, or something
>to this effect.  Sorry if I got it wrong.

You got it wrong.  Carbohydrates are quite nicely converted to
fat, in humans as well as cows, sheep, etc.


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Newsgroups: sci.med,talk.politics.drugs,pnw.general
From: jerryg@ssd.intel.com (Jerry Gaiser)
Subject: Re: government still at large (was Re: FDA still at large)
Keywords: FDA, unconstitutional illegal action,single-issue blindness
Organization: Supercomputer Systems Division, Intel Corp.
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 16:34:07 GMT

In article <1992Jul25.180505.2817@eskimo.celestial.com> kurt@eskimo.celestial.com (Kurt Cockrum) writes:
>Do you have a problem with panhandlers on the street?  They are trying
>on a private basis to support themselves.  Yet there are those who would
>make such acts illegal.  It really sticks in some people's craw (usually
>some "hard-working" mean-spirited Pioneer Square boutique owner or feather
>merchant) to see somebody making a go of it panhandling (or trying to, at
>any rate), and they want to fuck it up.

Excuse me!? Since when is panhandling a job? Panhandling is begging and if you're
truely hungry and homeless, there are services available (admittedly not the best).
Most of my research on the subject is that the majority of the money panhandled is
spent on alcohol or drugs. And I refuse to support either of those habits for other
people.
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From: cherylt@iplmail.orl.mmc.com (Missy)
Subject: Re: anovulatory cycts
Organization: Martin Marietta
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 14:48:43 GMT


>Come on!  Someone knowledgeable out there must be willing to
>take a shot at my question(s):
>1) why do anovulatory cysts form subsequent to stopping
>ingestion of oral contraceptives?
>2) what is the prognosis regarding fertility; do these things
>go away eventually, thus allowing ovulation (and hence, pregnancy)
>to occur?
>Thanks for any insight!  :-)

>TD


I tried to email you, but everything I send to  derion@VAX309.NOSC.MIL
gets bounced back.

I am also interested in this subject matter and I have the same exact
questions.  I had developed a cyst within 2 months of stopping
oral contraceptives years ago.  I do wonder if this will happen
again once I quit the perscription in the future to try to have children.

Cheryl



cheryl-thomas@orl.mmc.com
From: hrubin@pop.stat.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Questions for MDs
Date: 23 Jul 92 19:08:18 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Statistics Department

In article <15784@pitt.UUCP> km@cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum) writes:
>In article <1992Jul20.200017.6677@island.COM> green@island.COM (Robert Greenstein) writes:
>>In article <15699@pitt.UUCP> km@cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum) writes:

>>>Are you related to the lady who came into the ER wanting to know when
>>>I would WAIT on her? I'm sorry, but I don't think the shoe salesman

>>Please tell me what is so HORRIBLE about this. Are doctor's egos so
>>big that the thought of being addressed in the same manner as one might
>>address a shoe salesman is enough to cause a hissy fit?

>Excuse me. The next time I go into a shoe store where the salesman
>has been on his feet the past 12 hours with 50 patients, 3 cardiac
>arrests, 2 major trauma cases, and a bunch of prissy private doctors
>on the phone telling him what to do with the little old lady with
>gas, I'll address him differently.

If that is the situation, we need more doctors!  If you have been on
your feet for the past 12 hours, *I* personally am unwilling to trust
your ability to act in a competent medical manner.  Now I admit that
occasionally in a small town, or if there is a major disaster, this may
be necessary, but if the facilities often get overloaded in this manner,
there is no semblance of an adequate ER facility available.

If the shoe store acted that way, they would lose customers.  If there
was ER competition, an ER which treated patients that way should lose
its business as well.

BTW, in some cities, police ambulances are required to take patients to
the nearest available ER to avoid favoritism, and even against the 
request of the still-conscious victims.  But it is only competition
which can provide quality.
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From: cfaks@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (Alice Sanders)
Subject: Re: Declomycin
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 04:50:39 GMT
Organization: Eastern Illinois University

>x
>I don't have any info on cosmetic fixes.  I do worry a bit about
>this "image problem" mentioned here.  Am I the only person who doesnt
>care in the least whether my SO's teeth are white or yellow?
>I've not heard of any males complaining about yellow teeth.  Is
>this another example of women being pushed into someone's definition
>of attractiveness?
>Any responses based on controlled studies gratefully appreciated.
>
>
>-- 
>Bobby Newmark, aka  Carl Witthoft @ Adaptive Optics Associates
>aoa!carl@bbn.com  carl@aoa.utc.com
>54 CambridgePark Drive, Cambridge,MA 02140 617-864-0201
>**Just say NO to HMOs**

This is of course only one example, but I know a man where I work who is
very concerned about having white teeth.  He has taken to bleaching them
at hom with something recommended by his dentist.  Oh, also my brother has
one of his teeth bleached regularly.  I really don't think that concern
about having white teeth is greater among women.  But, of course, this not
a controlled study.

Alice
From: root@cpp.uucp (Rich Bauer)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Clinical Trials on Homeopathic Remedies
Date: 23 Jul 92 04:57:10 GMT
Organization: Critical Path Project, Philadelphia

Homeopathic Remedies:  Bavarian Scandals:  Unproven: 
Patients: Suckers
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From: bel@grapevine.ebay.sun.com!bitbrain (Belinda (the wonder mom) Schmahl)
Subject: Need help WRT Duodenal Ulcers caused by excess bile salts
Organization: Little-Brain Systems
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 05:04:10 GMT

An associate of mine has been diagnosed with a duodenal ulcer. I am
concerned that she is not being properly treated, and I am looking for
advise, suggestions or new treatments. 

My friend underwent the conventional drug treatments involving
excessive acid with such histamine H2 antagonists as Zantac, Tagamet
and Karfate with no effect. Doctors later prescibed a combination of
Tetracycline, flacculent and Pepto Bismol.  The side effects were so
severe that this treatment was suspended. After an endoscope
examination it was determined that excess bile salts were the causal
agent for her ulcer and hence, Reglan was prescribed.  I understand
that Reglan is a common drug used to treat intestinal ulcers in
Europe, but has not been approved by the FDA in this country.  After
taking the Reglan my friend developed motor problems with her speech.
Her doctor took her off of this medication and has said there is
little more he can do for her.

My friend has said that her pain is near her gall bladder.  Would the
surgical removal of the gall bladder eliminate this excess production
of bile salts?  Are there any other drug therapies that reduce bile
salt production?  Is nutrition a factor? Any other suggestions for
treatment?

I don't read this forum regularly so please send your responses
directly to me at: bitbrain!bel@grapevine.ebay.sun.com

Belinda Schamhl

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