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From: carusone@ll.mit.edu ( Kathy Carusone )
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Information on Prednisone as Leukemia Treatment
Date: 27 Jan 93 20:43:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: fabian.CARUSONE.93Jan27124357
Distribution: sci
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA


I would like some information on the use of Prednisone,
especially in relation to it's use as a treatment for leukemia, or
leukemia-like conditions.

Background: My Dad (age 75) was recently diagnosed as having a
pre-leukemic condition.  An original diagnosis of Acute Myeloid
Leukemia (AML) was retracted after repeated bone marrow tests.  All of
his blood levels were low: platelets, white blood count, and red blood
count (I don't have the numbers, though).  The bone marrow tests (2)
showed a large amount of fibrostic tissue, a characteristic of the M7
subtype of AML.  But apparently the lack of leukemic cells in the
blood made the doctors back off of this diagnosis.  Now they will only
say they see some "leukemia-like" cells, and he has a "pre-leukemic
condition", but not AML (or CML).  (I have been reading alot about
leukemia, and have never heard mention of this.  Most references say
that a leukemia diagnosis is relatively straightforward, and none
mentions a pre-leukemic condition, even when discussing the transition
from chronic to acute leukemia.)

He has been given platelets and blood transfusions as an outpatient,
going to the hospital once or twice a week to give or get blood.  He
has just begun a treatment plan of prednisone (a type of steroid,
yes?), 20mg tablets, three times daily.  How would prednizone help his
condition?  Does it stimulate blood production?  Bone marrow growth?
Chemotherapy is being considered as a next step, if he does not
respond to this treatment.

Any information you can provide will be appreciated (email preferred).

Kathy 
--
         Kathy Carusone		       	
 MIT Lincoln Laboratory	    |   carusone@ll.mit.edu
    Lexington, MA 02173     |   (617) 981-5039
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: MOLLYM@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu
Subject: Fibromyalgia Discussion Group: How to sign up.
Organization: C.C.S.O.
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 01:22:28 GMT

Although some of you may have already heard of this, there is
now a LISTSERV electronic discussion group for fibromyalgia /
fibrositis.  This group is also echoed to bit.listserv.fibrom-l.
 
To join the group, send a one-line e-mail message to:
 
     listserv@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu    [OR]
     listserv@uiucvmd             [OR]
     listserv@uiucvmd.bitnet      [whichever works]
 
You do not need a 'subject' or 'from', though having it will not
cause an error.  The single line of your message, in the
message area (e.g., here), should read:
 
     sub fibrom-l your name
 
and replace 'your name' with your name.  You will receive two
welcome messages: an automated LISTSERV welcome and a more
personalized message from the FIBROM-L management.  The latter
message is being rewritten and will soon include frequently asked
questions (FAQs) about FM and some general information about it.
 
If for any reason you have trouble subscribing, please send a
direct e-mail to the FIBROM-L manager: Sandra Bott:
 
    sbott@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu   [OR]
    sbott@uiucvmd            [OR]
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Cheers!
From: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Executive physicals
Date: 26 Jan 93 21:53:08 GMT
Reply-To: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh Computer Science

In article <1993Jan16.183321.622@news.wesleyan.edu> RGINZBERG@eagle.wesleyan.edu (Ruth Ginzberg) writes:
>So just for fun, I called the Yale University School of Medicine, Internal
>Medicine Department and asked about the "Corporate Medical/Executive Physical"
>which they offer through the Yale General Medicine Group at Yale-New Haven


It's a rip off unless someone is buying it for you as a "fringe benefit",
and even then, probably.  Smart marketing by Yale, but totally unnecessary
on a routine basis.  These physicals include things like treadmill tests
and lipid fractionations, visits with nutritionists, etc.  These aren't
for people with specific complaints but to make executives feel like
everything has been checked on such a big VIP.  Thank goodness I don't
have to do such work, it would make me want to puke.
-- 
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geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu   |  to supply you with an understanding." -S.Johnson
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From: rind@enterprise.bih.harvard.edu (David Rind)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Depression; was: Re: Thyroid info needed
Date: 25 Jan 93 18:25:18 GMT
Organization: Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston Mass., USA

In article <1993Jan24.122313.652@news.wesleyan.edu>
 RGINZBERG@eagle.wesleyan.edu (Ruth Ginzberg) writes:
>Are you sure this is still true, even now, with the so-called 3rd generation
>antidepressants available?  My understanding is that Prozac is now one of the
>10 most frequently prescribed drugs in the USA, & if you add that to Zoloft &

I'm not suggesting that depression is a rare diagnosis -- rather that
there is evidence that it is underdiagnosed.  I doubt that this
underdiagnosis has been due to lack of effective therapies.

As you point out in another posting, there are a large number of
conditions that can produce symptoms similar to depression.  That
does not mean that all of them have to be excluded prior to concluding
that someone is suffering from depression any more than it is necessary
to exclude familial mediterranean fever in every person who comes to
a doctor's office febrile.
-- 
David Rind
rind@binoc.bih.harvard.edu
Xref: sparky sci.med:24396 ca.earthquakes:1620
From: bverreau@mipos2.intel.com (Bernie Verreau)
Newsgroups: sci.med,ca.earthquakes
Subject: Re: earthquakes during surgery
Date: 25 Jan 93 16:09:37 GMT
Reply-To: bverreau@netcom.com
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Service

In article <232601.15723@kestrel.edu> king@reasoning.com (Dick King) writes:

> Does anyone know what is done about the possibility of an earthquake during
> surgery, in the real world?

As a matter of fact, my wife is a surgical resident at Cedars/Sinai in BH,
and she did happen to be in OR during the Landers quakes.  She said lights
began to sway overhead, and when everyone realized what was happening, they
just stepped to the side and waited it out.  No problem, at least not for
the patient.  He was unconscious at the time.

Of more concern than motion during surgery - shipboard surgeons have to
deal with this all the time - is the potential damage to the hospital.
From the local geoseismal maps Cedars appears to be located dangerously
close to soil with a high liquefaction potential.  I believe the central
hospital was constructed after the 1971 San Fernando quake, so there is
probably no danger of total building collapse, but a major tremor on one
of several nearby faults could cause major structural damage to the wings.

Bernie Verreau                                     bverreau@netcom.com
Netcom Online Communications                       Redwood City, CA
From: rwharris@unix0.ccit.arizona.edu (Robert W Harris)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: NICODERM
Keywords: smoking
Date: 27 Jan 93 20:28:12 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona UNIX Users Group

Can someone explain to me what makes the perscription of Nicoderm
such a difficult perscription to obtain ??  I was smoking two packs
a day and am trying to get started on the patches to quit smoking.
The Doctor is refusing to give a perscription because I have the
start of a blockage in my left leg.  I have had a vascular profile
done since then and consultation with a vascular surgeon.  Concensus
of opinion was that the condition does not warrant surgery but I do
need to quit smoking, "OK thats what I started with but still no
patches to help.  Again the question, Is Nicoderm more dangerous to
the vascular system than a two pack a day habit ???
From: garys@teal.csn.org (Gary F. Stevens)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Need medical billing software
Date: 26 Jan 93 21:36:28 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc.

In article <C19s2E.2Cy@wndrsvr.la.ca.us> andyb@wndrsvr.la.ca.us (Andy Brager) writes:
>
>Not too long ago, I posted the following article but received
>no responses.  Since I typically get answers within a day or
>two, or not at all, I'm reposting in hopes that someone who
>didn't see it the first time, or passed it by will know of
>something.  Thanks in advance!!!
>

Try "telnet archie.au" or some other archie site.  Archie sights are 
data bases of software that you can get via anonymous ftp.


login: archie
Newsgroups: sci.med.occupational
From: epusey@eng.clemson.edu (epusey)
Subject: cumulative trauma disorders
Keywords: CTDs
Reply-To: epusey@eng.clemson.edu
Organization: College of Engineering, Clemson Univ.
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:04:20 GMT




--------------------------------------------------------------



	I am currently working on a thesis in the field of human factors and need any information regarding cumulative trauma disorders (CDTs).  Sources of information (articles) regarding factors leading to CTDs such as occupational, environmental, operator related, and equipment related factors are very much needed.  Also needed are case studies and descriptions of what exactly this type of disorder is (eg. nerve compression, soft tissue disorder of the upper extremeties, ect...)



	I am developing a software which will assess the level of risk an individual is subject to based on the aforementioned factors and any other that may arrise.



	Help.


please send information to:

				epusey@eng.clemson.edu

Newsgroups: sci.med.occupational
From: lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (William Tsarones)
Subject: Medical Practice Mgt. Software
Followup-To: sci.med.occupational
Organization: NASA/LeRC
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 15:01:00 GMT

I need help trying to locate any information on medical practice management
software for Macintosh--the type used to run a doctor's office. I've never
seen anything on the Mac for this but have heard it exists.

Any information, even if it's nothing more than where to get information on
Mac software for vertical markets, would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.


Bill Tsarones
sctsar@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov
From: mcg2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Marc Gabriel)
Newsgroups: sci.med.occupational
Subject: New listserv group - LymeNet
Date: 23 Jan 93 22:59:28 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

Introducing...

******************************************************************************
*                The Lyme Disease Electronic Mail Network                    *
*                               LymeNet                                      *
******************************************************************************

Lyme Disease is now the fastest growing infectious disease in the United
States.  In 10 short years, this little known bacterial infection has claimed
half a million victims and the number of new patients continues to spiral
upward with no relief in sight.  It is estimated that in 1991, 100,000
Americans contracted this dangerous disease.  If left untreated, LD can cause
permanent nerve, musculoskeletal and cardiac damage.

Unfortunately, many in the medical and political arenas have not given this
epidemic much thought.  Self appointed experts in the academic community have
declared that LD can always be cured with short courses of simple antibiotics.
However, as the number of cases rise, doctors on the front lines are
discovering that LD is more serious that previously suspected, requiring longer
treatment therapies and more complex combinations of medicines.  The battle
lines have been drawn.

And the battles continue at LD conferences, and in the various State
legislatures where insurance companies, terrified at the high cost of LD, are
attempting to short change patients.  Estimates show that the average cost of
treatment for chronic LD patients ranges from $60,000 to $100,000 per patient.

MAILING LIST:
To keep up with the latest developments, including new treatment protocols,
research news and political events, we introduce the Lyme Disease Electronic
Mail Network.  LymeNet, in association with the Lyme Disease Network of New
Jersey, Inc., with provide you with a periodic newsletter with the latest
information.  All you need is an Internet- accessible e-mail address.

INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS INCLUDE:
      * LD patients
      * Friends or family of LD patients, who may wish to forward the
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From: mcg2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Marc Gabriel)
Newsgroups: sci.med.occupational
Subject: LymeNet subscriptions
Date: 25 Jan 93 22:05:28 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University


   I submitted the following announcement a few days ago to this board.
Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, some subscription requests
submitted on Sat. (1-23) and Sun. (1-24) were not processed.  If you
subscribed and did *not* receive confirmation of your subscription from the
list server, please re-subscribe.
   Sorry for the problems.
   The first issue of the LymeNet Newsletter will appear later this week.
   Here is the original announcement...
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Introducing...

******************************************************************************
*                The Lyme Disease Electronic Mail Network                    *
*                               LymeNet                                      *
******************************************************************************

Lyme Disease is now the fastest growing infectious disease in the United
States.  In 10 short years, this little known bacterial infection has claimed
half a million victims and the number of new patients continues to spiral
upward with no relief in sight.  It is estimated that in 1991, 100,000
Americans contracted this dangerous disease.  If left untreated, LD can cause
permanent nerve, musculoskeletal and cardiac damage.

Unfortunately, many in the medical and political arenas have not given this
epidemic much thought.  Self appointed experts in the academic community have
declared that LD can always be cured with short courses of simple antibiotics.
However, as the number of cases rise, doctors on the front lines are
discovering that LD is more serious that previously suspected, requiring longer
treatment therapies and more complex combinations of medicines.  The battle
lines have been drawn.

And the battles continue at LD conferences, and in the various State
legislatures where insurance companies, terrified at the high cost of LD, are
attempting to short change patients.  Estimates show that the average cost of
treatment for chronic LD patients ranges from $60,000 to $100,000 per patient.

MAILING LIST:
To keep up with the latest developments, including new treatment protocols,
research news and political events, we introduce the Lyme Disease Electronic
Mail Network.  LymeNet, in association with the Lyme Disease Network of New
Jersey, Inc., with provide you with a periodic newsletter with the latest
information.  All you need is an Internet- accessible e-mail address.

INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS INCLUDE:
      * LD patients
      * Friends or family of LD patients, who may wish to forward the
        newsletter to an LD patient
      * Interested members of the medical community
      * Interested members of the press


To subscribe, send a memo to Internet address  listserv@Lehigh.EDU
In the body type:

subscribe LymeNet-L <Your Real Name>

Please send problem reports to mcg2@Lehigh.EDU.
Newsgroups: sci.med.occupational
From: bjz@sei.cmu.edu (Barbara Zayas)
Subject: Shoulder problems: after-effects of inflammation?
Organization: Software Eng. Inst.;Carnegie-Mellon U.; Pittsburgh, PA 15213   _USA_
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 14:13:59 EST


I'm having loads of problems with my right shoulder.  I've
used a mouse-oriented software package extensively and after
having done so for a few years (at a pretty intense level),
I've developed problems with my right shoulder and the right
side of my neck.  The pain appears and on bad days and since
its appearance, it's very quickly become intolerable.  The
pain is pretty much isolated to the area right above my
shoulder blade and it stretches over to the left and then
straight up the center of my neck and into the base of my
head.

The head/neck pain set in full force a few hours after I left
work.  Tylenol didn't help; Advil did.  The next stage was
that the pain started specifically in my shoulder blade and
the neck/head aches came earlier in the evening and lasted
through the evening, into the next morning at times.  After
the head/neck aches were gone,, residual pain was present in
my shoulder.  The final stage (now) is that the pain in my
shoulder is often present as a dull ache and most often
begins as soon as I begin typing and/or using the mouse.  I
do have days, though, where I have very little (if any at
all) discomfort.  I spent most of October-December, however,
living on ibuprofin and blaming the flu for these problems...

Recently, I became suspicious that it wasn't the flu and did
some reading on typing injuries. I've been correcting
posture/mouse position (actually, trying to elmininate use of
the mouse), etc, but I have two questions about residual
inflammation.

I'm scheduled to see an orthopedist on Monday and to have
X-rays taken today.  

And all of this leads to my two questions...  Unfortunately
(in a strange sort of way), I find that I feel very little
discomfort today, the day that I'm scheduled to have xrays
taken.  Yesterday wasn't a bad day either.  Earliler in the
week, however, I had bad enough shoulder/head pain to go home
and run for the ibuprofin.

So, at last, my questions:

Is it possible for xrays to show and an orthopedist to detect
any problem given that I'm not presently feeling much pain?
(Are there residual effects of such inflammation/problems)

Do many people who experience such problems --- having some
good and some bad days (or is it an all or nothing type of
deal)?

(I'm embarrassed to be going to the doctor on such a good day
-- he'll probably think it's all in my head (when actually
it's all in my shoulder).)

Thanks for any insight.
Barbara



Software Engineering Institute		bjz@sei.cmu.edu
Carnegie Mellon University
Newsgroups: sci.med.occupational
From: gail.ridley@cs.utas.edu.au (Gail Ridley)
Subject: Need contact with pharmacists 
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 04:42:21 GMT

Hello,

I want to make contact with pharmacists working in community pharmacies in
Australia, US and the UK.  I'd like to put questions to them about the use of
software and hardware by both pharmacists and pharmacy assistants in their 
area and the training each group has received in these information technologies.

Thankyou,
GailRidley
From: shaulz@jeremy.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Help , cancer treatment
Keywords: cancer
Date: 26 Jan 93 11:33:45 GMT
Reply-To: shaulz@jeremy.enet.dec.com ()
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


Hi !

My father has a lung cancer.
No regular treatment was suggested because the decease is in an advance
 stage.
If anyone has an information about medical centers who give an
 experimental treatment in US or some other place , I would like very
 much to hear about it.

Shaul.
From: joes@hpwala.wal.hp.com (Joe Smulowicz)
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 17:08:46 GMT
Subject: Re: Re: Cellular telephones and brain tumors
Organization: Hewlett Packard Medical Products Group
Newsgroups: sci.med
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: joes@hpwarbz.wal.hp.com


In article <1993Jan8.184423.24814@tellab5.tellabs.com>, chrz@tellabs.com
(Peter Chrzanowski) writes:
> 
> I'd make a distinction between the health effects caused by RF
> induced heating, which are well documented, and other possible
> effects such as the link that has been proposed between weak
> 50 or 50 Hz fields and leukemia; these are far more controversial.


Very true.  Low  frequency  radiation is quite  different and I'm sure affects
living  tissue VERY  differently  than RF (it's the E field vs.  the H field).
There is very little (if any) evidence linking low frequency  radiation to any
effects anyway so far.

Also, has anyone ever  noticed the large  number of people that live  directly
under TV  transmitter  towers?  I'm told the field is so  strong  that one can
cause  a  fluourecent  bulb  to  glow  slightly  just  by  holding  it.  These
transmitters  emit roughly  100KW.....I  haven't heard of any anomalies  among
people under them......


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From: john@anasazi.com (John R. Moore)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Rapid Onset of IBS?
Date: 24 Jan 93 17:39:08 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Anasazi Inc, Phoenix AZ USA

jaa@su19a.ess.harris.com (John Auer) writes:

]The intent of this post is not to seek diagnosis, but to
]gather any alternative ideas with which to discuss with
]my doctor.

]I became ill approximately 2 months ago: large amounts of
]gas, diarrhea, and painful stomach cramps, especially in
]my lower right abdomen.  The time from the first sign of
]any symptoms to the time I needed to seek medical help was
]approximately 3 weeks.  My physician suspected a
]parasitic infection (I won't even try to spell it):
]gee-ar-dia.  After a negative stool sample, the diagnosis
]became IBS.  I began taking Librax 3 times daily.

Don't trust a negative stool sample. I had the same thing, with negative
stool samples. However, the doc (and infectious disease specialist)
tried an anti-parasitic anyway (Flagyl). The terrible symptoms I had
had for almost a year went away in 2 weeks.
-- 
John Moore NJ7E, 7525 Clearwater Pkwy, Scottsdale, AZ 85253  (602-951-9326)
john@anasazi.com ncar!noao!asuvax!anasaz!john anasaz!john@asuvax.eas.asu.edu
 - - Tree Hugger's Nightmare: Mt. Graham Red Squirrel Stew ...
 - - Have you ever tried looking at the stars through a squirrel? - - -
Xref: sparky sci.med:24523 talk.politics.medicine:729
From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Adiposity 101
Date: 21 Jan 93 20:10:15 GMT
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA

In article <1993Jan21.170453.27551@rchland.ibm.com> cecchi@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Del Cecchi) writes:
>Let's face it, Chuck needs to start the obesity equivilent of ACT-UP and use
>the same tactics.  This has been very successful in obtaining greatly
>increased priority in the funding of medical research.  

You mean he has to throw his weight around more? :-)

-- 
Steve Dyer
dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer
Newsgroups: sci.med