HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: dmfry@argo.acs.oakland.edu (Dave Fry)
Subject: sink and source circuits
Reply-To: dmfry@argo.acs.oakland.edu
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, MI
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 01:37:30 GMT

Can anyone tell me the difference between a source circuit and a sink circuit?
Any help will be appreciated.  
You can send replies to dmfry@argo.acs.oakland.edu
Thanks
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
From: tlt38517@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Terry Thiel)
Subject: Re: PowerBook 100 LCD screen replacement, the sad conclusion
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 17:24:25 GMT

peter@norge.UUCP (Peter Espen) writes:
>>now for the Armed forces) but they cost about 4 time more that way... Having
>>Look at it this way, would you rather have a PB 100 with a plasic casse at
>>
>>-- 
>facility. It has one of those Magnesium cases and IS designed to withstand
>a whole lot of G shock.....BUT it weighs a TON as laptop standards go. I
>think it probably even weighs a least twice as much as the original Mac
>Portable!!
We had some of those Grids when I was in the Marines.  They would'nt last a day
under field conditions.  We ended up never using them.
-Terry

Xref: sparky sci.electronics:14637 rec.radio.swap:2213
From: IFF212@DJUKFA11.BITNET
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Source for MP8780JN ADC
Date: 20 Aug 92 15:22:45 GMT
Organization: KFA  Forschungszentrum Juelich

Hello everybody,

we are looking for a supplier  for the flash A/D-converter

MP8780JN from Micro Power Systems. All european distributers have at least

8 weeks delivery time so we prefer to order it directly in the USA,  and  also


due to the current exchange rate.

Thanx in advance

             Markus and Piotr
Newsgroups: sci.med,misc.kids
From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
Subject: Re: Hepatitis vaccine
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 13:53:06 GMT

In article <1992Aug14.124727.15244@kodak.kodak.com> salvaggi@sunshine.Kodak.COM (Nanette Salvaggio) writes:
>He has never had a child that lives a healthy CLEAN life style come
>down with hepatitis, so therefore feels that until further testing
>is performed that it is not worth the risk.  Just thought an opposing
>opinion might be useful.

Actually, I can understand why some people might argue that such
prophylaxis should be reserved for high-risk groups (you know,
DIRTY lifestyles like medical personnel have), though it might
be interesting to hear from one of the MD's more familiar with
this the rationale for universal childhood immunization against
Hep B.  I'd imagine it would come down to issues of economics
and the ability of infants and children to make protective
antibodies, and the advantages of a population with "herd immunity"
to control the overall spread of Hep B.  I am ignorant of any details.

On the other hand, a line like
	He has never had a child that lives a healthy CLEAN
	life style come down with hepatitis
makes you think of biker babies, first graders who are IV
drug users and rampantly promiscuous pre-pubescents in
middle school, not to mention a mom who thinks it's OK
if such "bad seeds" get sick and die.  I mean, really,
Nannette: the sentiment is revolting enough without
your capitalizing CLEAN.

-- 
Steve Dyer
dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer
From: cuegf@dcatla.uucp
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Parkinson's/Dementia
Date: 12 Aug 92 16:12:59 GMT
Organization: Digital Communications Associates, Alpharetta, GA

In article <15983@pitt.UUCP>, km@speedy.cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum) writes:
> -- A nurse is going to think it is more common because the patients
> -- with dementia will end up in a hospital more often than the ones
> -- without dementia.
> -
> -If I were a nurse, I would take offense to the second sentence.
> -The nurses in my family, and many other nurses, are certainly 
> -educated enough about neurological diseases to know that 
> -Parkinson's is not highly correlated with dementia. Lets not
> -assume through blanket statements that all nurses lack this
> -knowledge.  It's a little like saying all doctors care only 
> -about money.
> 
> Give me a break! I'm not knocking nurses - I'm merely stating the
> obvious: if you work at a place where people come in with the
> combination of Parkinsonism + dementia, you are going to think that
> the two are connected. It has nothing to do with being a nurse or
> a doctor or whatever. It is human nature - regardless of what you
> read or are taught, you are going to be affected by what you
> experience. 
> 
> You can post two lines on this newsgroup any more without offending
> some imagined group of unfortunate misunderstood people. I about
> gave up after all the flack over the mayonnaise jar. Lighten up
> you people! (And DON'T send me mail...)

Your clarification is well understood, but is not the same as your
original statement, which I perceived to be discriminatory against
nurses.  Maybe it was an overreaction, however, if you meant to say
ANYONE who worked in a hospital, including doctors, why didn't you
say ANYONE in the first post?  I don't see how I am supposed to 
assume that you meant any health professional when you stated 
"A Nurse".

Also, I have noticed many persons, including yourself, who have 
responded to other people's posts in a emotional, defensive
manner (I call them "Rubinsonian" responses- after you know who).
That's O.K.. That's perfectly acceptable for this network, IMHO.

To be honest, I agree with most everything you post.  I just 
thought it could have been stated more clearly. 


Ed Francell
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
Subject: Re: Whole milk verses 2%
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 22:04:20 GMT

In article <1992Aug13.152307.9006@kodak.kodak.com> salvaggi@sunshine.Kodak.COM (Nanette Salvaggio) writes:
>I am looking for info on the reasons that my doctor recommends giving
>my son whole milk as opposed to 2% or skim.  My son is 9.5 months old,
>and very healthy.  He consumes around 28 oz. of milk daily.  Is
>there some medical reason for one type over the other.

Infants and children need some fat in their diet.  There have been
several cases of failure-to-thrive and impeded development in
children who were placed on low fat diets by parents concerned
with heart disease.  This is also known as "yuppie malnutrition".

Breast milk would be ideal, of course, but skim milk is a definite
no-no.

-- 
Steve Dyer
dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: cecchinr@dimaggio.cs.rpi.edu (Ron Cecchini)
Subject: Re: Amino acid diet, is it safe?
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 22:40:02 GMT

[stuff deleted]

>I read through this very quickly.  That is way too much amino acids to be taking
>in.  If you still want to have kidneys left when your 50, I suggest you refrain
>from this foolish diet.  You should rely on your low fat, high protein sources
>from eggs, chicken, fish, beans, or turkey.  NOT AMINO ACIDS!  Amino acids
>should be taken like a daily vitamin, not a main course to a meal.
>-Rob
>********************************************************************************
>*                                                                              *
>*Rob Loszewski                       -*|||--*****-----****--|||*-              *
>*Loszewski_im@hnrc.tufts.edu                                                   *
>*                                                                              *
>*                   "Hasta La Vista...Baby."--Arnold Schwarzenegger            *
>*                                                                              *
>********************************************************************************

Hey Rob,

If this diet is so harmful, then I'm about to die!  I was going to wait
to post this until I had determined for sure whether or not it was
working (and until I heard from a certain company about something), but
I've been consuming between 60 and 90 grams of aminos a day for the past
month *and* have been making some new gains (like finally breaking out
of my infamous bicep rut!).

I have read that a super excess of amount of protein can put a strain on
the kidneys (and by "super" I mean *real* super - as it is, most top
bodybuilders consume *way* over the suggested 1.5gmProtein/kg of Bodyweight).

So, since I should be taking in anywhere between 100 and 120 grams of
protein a day, I see nothing wrong if a good portion of those grams
are from pure aminos.  In fact, I've read over and over again from the
top pros concerning supplements, and they all say: "Find yourself a
good protein powder, but if you can afford it, buy aminos."

Since protein gets broken down into amino acids, I can't understand why
ingesting pure aminos is so bad?!

Ron
From: km@speedy.cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Hyperacidity-Urgent help needed
Date: 16 Aug 92 14:10:02 GMT
Reply-To: km@cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Organization: Computer Science Dept., University of Pittsburgh

In article <3716@randvax.rand.org> talmy@randvax.rand.org (Shel Talmy) writes:
>
>I'm posting this for my cousin who has no net access.  He asked
>me to put the following situation to the net experts.
>
>He is 48, and has been healthy all his life.  About 3 weeks ago,
>halfway through his exercize routine, he started feeling
>nauseated, accompanied by muscle ache, which he describes as the
>same feeling you get when exercizing too hard.  He ignored it,
>but it became progressively worse, and he went to see his doctor,
>thinking he was having a heart attack..

>Finally, the results
>of all the rest of the tests conducted at the check-up were
>normal.

What tests are you talking about? Exertional chest pain in a 48
year old male is cardiac until proven otherwise. Unless the tests
included something like a stress thalium test I would not be satisfied.
An initial approach would be to see if nitroglycerin helps the pain.
While nitrogrlycerin is not 100% specific for angina, response to
nitroglycerin gives the doctor a very good idea of what is going on,
and doesn't cost anything. With the limited story you give, I
would not be satisfied, and I would check with a cardiologist.

 -Ken Mitchum MD
 km@cs.pitt.edu
From: geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: On pre-scientific traditions of medicine (was: Use of term allopath)
Date: 18 Aug 92 14:47:54 GMT
Distribution: sci
Organization: Decision Systems Laboratory, Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA.

In article <1992Aug17.212548.24748@alw.nih.gov> des@helix.nih.gov (David E. Scheim) writes:
>proposed medical procedures, nor that many "alternative" cures are not in
>fact quackery.  I just believe it advisable to form opinions on such
>approaches on a case by case basis with an open mind with some knowledge of
>the data that have been amassed.  -- David Scheim.

The examples you cited, David, are cases where new scientific hypotheses,
arrived at using scientific methods by scientists did not meet with
universal, or even widespread, acceptance.  Science does tend to be
conservative and to initially reject radical new ideas.  However, in
the cases you mention, the evidence was presented in such a manner as
it could be tested and the hypotheses were falsifiable.  In such cases,
if the hypotheses are true, there is a high likelihood that eventually
they will become part of the body of scientific knowledge.  Contrast
this with the "alternative medicine" schemes we are talking about,
which are almost never the product of scientific investigation by
scientists (Linus Paulin excepted) but are money making schemes put forth by
private medical doctors or unlicensed lay practitioners.  The discoverer
of penicillin didn't start out marketing it himself and making all sorts
of claims about it.  He started in the lab and it didn't get out of
the lab until it had been proven.  

Are you the David Scheim who wrote "Contract on America"?

-- 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gordon Banks  N3JXP      | "Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and
geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu   |  it is shameful to surrender it too soon." 
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From: cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Smartdrugs
Date: 19 Aug 92 14:20:53 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University

In article <1690015@nmdoc1.sr.hp.com> jeffs@nmdoc1.sr.hp.com (Jeff Silva) writes:

>Is there anyone who can tell me more about socalled smartdrugs or has 
>experience in using them e.g. Hydrazine,Phenylanaline and so on ?

On UK BBC TV recently several people who took regular quantities of
smart drugs, and claimed great benefits to their intelligence, memory,
attention span, etc., were interviewed. All I can say is that these
people must have _really_ stupid before they started :-)
-- 
Chris Malcolm    cam@uk.ac.ed.aifh          +44 (0)31 650 3085
Department of Artificial Intelligence,    Edinburgh University
5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh, EH1 2QL, UK                DoD #205
Newsgroups: sci.med,misc.kids
From: korschi@wilbur.uni-mainz.de (Ralf Korschinsky)
Subject: Re: Hepatitis vaccine
Organization: Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 19:16:17 GMT

Sandy Mergen wrote:

>>It is good to get immunized against this disease.  Ask your
>>pediatrician.

Quite well, BUT:

There is a risk of getting Hep. (B) from the HBV-Vaccine.
This is a known risk, w/ an incidence of ca. 2-4% !

As a paramedic I was asked for vaccination and have denied, after
a collegue got the hit from vaccination.

I don`t know whether there is the same risk on HCV-vaccine, but I`d be
quite careful w/ drugs on children that are very new.

It is hard to take, but maybe you can`t protect yourself & family from
all the evil things possible in real life.

You should have a look at the possibility of getting Hepatitis and then
decide !

(The same thing as w/ insurances against everything: Possible, but
unaffordable !)

ys,

Ralf Korschinsky

Internet: KORSCHINSKY@MZDMZA.ZDV.UNI-MAINZ.DE
>>>DON`T USE ANY OTHER ADDRESS!!! DON`T JUST REPLY W/O CHECKING ADDRESS!!!<<<
From: John.Willis@p123.f349.n109.z1.fidonet.org (John Willis)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Warning issued on herbal treatment for obesity
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 00:05:00 -0500

Recently, als@bohra.cpg.oz.au (Anthony Shipman) replied to:

 >>agent which suppresses appetite. In the Chinese system, the usual way
 >>appetite shuts down is because the Liver's angry, controlling, militaristic
 >>character (that's how the Liver as a conceptual member of the bodily quorum
 >>is anthropomorhized) invades, declares martial law in, and essentially
 >>arrests the Spleen, the organ in charge of digestion, and as it is

 > If you go munching on plants pulled from the ground
 > which have never been
 > tested to FDA standards don't be too surprised if you
 > get poisoned.

Don't be suprised if you are healed by some non-FDA-approved use of an herb.

 > Livers don't get angry.  Spleens aren't involved in
 > digestion.  Save the
 > ancient Chinese mumbo-jumbo for your friends.

Maybe a bit archaic.  Maybe some doctor out there can translate some of this
into modern-day medical terminology, or english.  But, there are parts of this
that are not well understood, in particular the role of the spleen in digestion.
 Maybe if we took a moment to try and understand what was being said we might
see that clue as to where we might find some answers. Now, Gordon, *that* would
be 21st century medicine.

Xref: sparky sci.med:16058 misc.kids:21430
From: pburch@roc.mbcr.bcm.tmc.edu (Paula Burch)
Newsgroups: sci.med,misc.kids
Subject: Re: Hepatitis vaccine
Date: 19 Aug 1992 19:50:28 GMT
Reply-To: pburch@bcm.tmc.edu (Paula Burch)
Followup-To: sci.med
Originator: pburch@roc.mbcr.bcm.tmc.edu


In article <6K751XB@minnie.zdv.uni-mainz.de>, korschi@wilbur.uni-mainz.de (Ralf Korschinsky) writes:
|> Sandy Mergen wrote:
|> 
|> >>It is good to get immunized against this disease.  Ask your
|> >>pediatrician.
|> 
|> Quite well, BUT:
|> 
|> There is a risk of getting Hep. (B) from the HBV-Vaccine.
|> This is a known risk, w/ an incidence of ca. 2-4% !

You're talking about an old vaccine. The new vaccine is an
entirely different matter. Since it's genetically engineered, 
nothing but a protein, purified from something other than  the 
actual virus, it's impossible to get hepatitis from the new vaccine.
Here's an abstract for more info:

D.J. West, G.B. Calandra, and R.W. Ellis, "Vaccination of infants and children against hepatitis B." Pediatr. Clin. North. Am.  June, 1990.  37(3):585-601.
   Hepatitis B infection and its sequelae constitute a significant
   public health problem in the United States.  It is estimated that
   300,000 acute hepatitis B infections occur each year, with about 25%
   accompanied by both clinical illness and jaundice.  Some infections
   become chronic and ultimately may cause development of liver
   cirrhosis or primary hepatocellular carcinoma.  The risk of
   chronicity is especially great with infections that occur in infancy.
   Highly effective vaccines comprised of purified hepatitis B surface
   antigen (HBsAg) particles are now available for the prevention of
   hepatitis B infection.  A first-generation vaccine utilized HBsAg
   derived from the plasma of infected persons; this has now been
   replaced by two similar vaccines that incorporate HBsAg produced by
   genetically engineered strains of the common bakers' yeast,
   Saccharomyces cerevisiae.  Improved use of vaccine is needed to
   reduce and ultimately eliminate hepatitis B infection.  Vaccination
   already is recommended for persons recognized to be at increased risk
   of exposure to virus-containing blood or other body fluids (e.g.,
   infants born to carrier mothers, household or sexual contacts of
   carriers); however, mass vaccination of adolescents and infants is
   needed to interdict effectively a majority of all exposures to the
   hepatitis B virus.  Author-abstract. 


Paula Burch
pburch@bcm.tmc.edu
From: fzjaffe@othello.ucdavis.edu (Rory Jaffe)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Hepatitis vaccine
Date: 20 Aug 92 16:24:53 GMT
Organization: University of California, Davis

To reinforce the message of the last poster--the original hep B vaccine
was very safe also.  It had gone through so many sterilization and
inactivation processes that it made my head spin reading the list.  I
got the vaccine right when it came out, even though I had to pay the
$100 bucks out of my own (and as a resident, empty) pockets.  Somehow,
people aren't as upset about Hep B as they are about AIDS, even though
it is much more easily transmitted, and was a significant problem in the
blood supply until the early 80's.  Danny Kaye died of the complications
of chronic active hepatitis from transfusion-acquired Hep B--it was
noted in the media, but no panic ensued.  Paul Gann died of transfusion
acquired AIDS--all sorts of panic ensued, and now we have a legislated
consent form and all sorts of special requirements before doing anything
that may require transfusions.
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Need info on TENS electro stimulator
From: bb@generali.harvard.edu (Brent Byer)
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 21:47:55 GMT
Organization: Textware, Cambridge, MA

In article <1992Aug18.112245.2626@cbfsb.cb.att.com> fgn@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (frank.g.neves) writes:
>In article <JF5NBAAH@dri.com>, liberato@dri.com (Jimmy Liberato) writes:
>> A chiropractor I went to used a TENS unit on my back.  It is a
>> cigarette pack sized device that has four wires on it ... 
>> I inquired into purchasing my own unit and he replied that they are only 
>> available to medical professionals.

>My chiropractor got me a TENS unit about six years ago.  Your description
>covers mine to a tee; small, 9-volt battery, 4 electrodes, etc.  In fact,
>my medical insurance paid the entire cost of the unit, which was, if I recall,
>fairly expensive (couple of hundred dollars -- this was in 1986).

For anyone interested in these TENS units, and wishing to deal directly
(ie, low prices) with a very honest/reputable distributor, contact:
	OMS (Oriental Medical Supplies)
	  Phone:  (800) 323-1839
		  (617) 331-3370
	  Fax:    (617) 335-5779

I happen to have their 1990 catalog; I found three TENS items,
two of which are comparable in size to that described.
One of them is made by ITO, the picture shows a label on it saying
"MES MINI-M".  The description includes: "Compact, single-channel TENS.
Offers fixed or intermittent (surged) pulse rate, and polarity reversal."
Specs include:
	size: 2.3 x 3.3 x 1 inches, 0.17 lbs.
among others.

The price listed in the OMS June 1990 price list for above is US$86.

You should contact OMS for further info, catalog, pricing.

	Regards,
	  Brent Byer
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Blood types - Eye Color
From: Robin.Salmansohn@f715.n273.z1.fidonet.org (Robin Salmansohn)
Date: 13 Aug 92 12:59:29 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:273/715 - Alternative Lifesty, Wyndmoor PA


 To : lawson@acuson.com (Drew Lawson)
 
>>I know someone who has one brown eye and one blue eye. How do you
>>explain that, and how rare would you suppose that condition is?
>
>     I don't know, but I know some one who has 
> one brown eye and one blue eye
>too.

 DL> I don't know the mechanism, but that trait is fairly common in cats.
 
In CATS, not in humans, one eye color different than the other is a potential 
sign (depending on eye color) of a deficiency in taurine.
(One or both eyes red), requiring a Dx from a vet for a potential Tx,
(taurine suppliments). [In humans taurine suppliments cause serious
problems].


 

--  
Internet: Robin.Salmansohn@f715.n273.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: Raleigh, NC (David Austin)
Subject: Inbreeding and autoimmune diseases
Organization: NCSU
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 17:56:38 GMT

Does inbreeding lead to an increase in autoimmune diseases?
From: km@speedy.cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Hepatitis vaccine
Date: 19 Aug 92 15:23:05 GMT
Reply-To: km@cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Organization: Computer Science Dept., University of Pittsburgh

In article <16130@pitt.UUCP> geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks) writes:
>In article <6K751XB@minnie.zdv.uni-mainz.de> korschi@wilbur.uni-mainz.de (Ralf Korschinsky) writes:
>
>>There is a risk of getting Hep. (B) from the HBV-Vaccine.
>>This is a known risk, w/ an incidence of ca. 2-4% !
>>
>That was the early vaccine.  With the new recombinant DNA
>vaccine, it is extremely safe.  You really should consider getting it
>if you are an active paramedic.  I got it even though I have
>much less contact with hep B patients than a paramedic would.

This is an example of how a moderated newsgroup would help. This began
with an informal discussion between some patients and doctors on the
net regarding the vaccine, and whether it was advisable to give it to
everyone or not. Several doctors posted accurate information regarding
the safety of the vaccine, then the above individual posts incorrect
statements about how you can get hepatitis from the vaccine, without
knowing anything about modern vaccine technology. I imagine that
several people on the net will stop with the above information, conclude
that the vaccine is not safe, and act accordingly.

 -km
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: jjj@mits.mdata.fi (Joni Jarvenkyla)
Subject: Re: Affects of increased blood flow to the brain
Organization: Microdata Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 23:24:26 GMT


You could try standing/walking on your hands. Especially in the morning,
straight after getting up from bed. See if you notice any effect.

It's quite easy to climb up a wall backwards, your stomach facing the
wall.

-- 
jjj@mits.mdata.fi     Thanks, Life; thanks, Death    And the other me:
jjj@niksula.hut.fi    for freeing me from self       Jenny L{rv{joki