HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: eang42@castle.ed.ac.uk (L Bootland)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Period during Pregnancy
Date: 7 Apr 92 12:41:35 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University

invite@s7169 writes:

> Is it possible for a primiparous woman to have her menstruation after 
>fecondation ?
Yes, I know  a few women this has happened to. Usually the bleeding has
been late, light, and much shorter than usual. it was only the first
"missed" period this happened with for them, although it can happen
later in the pregnancy as well. This is assuming the pregnancy
continues, of course if there is an early miscarriage (before, during or
soon after implantation) there will be a bleed that resembles a normal,
maybe heavy, period.


> If yes, what's the probability ?
No idea, try asking your doctor.
-- 
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Standard disclaimer applies:   L. Bootland    eang42@castle.ed.ac.uk
                               University of Edinburgh, Genetics.
Newsgroups: sci.med,misc.kids
From: M20614@mwvm.mitre.org (Hugh Pritchard)
Subject: Headaches in pre-pubescent girl
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean VA 22102
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 12:21:32 GMT

My almost-10-yr-old daughter suffers from an occasional (every month or so)
headache (above her eye), leading within a few hours to vomiting.
 
It's happened often enough over the past year or so that my wife and I think
we should take her to be seen by a neurologist -- her ophthalmologist could
find nothing wrong.
 
An explanation could be that this is due to her approaching menarche, however.
If so, perhaps the headaches will stop when she starts menstruating.
 
We'd appreciate any advice, observations, or war stories.  (We do indeed
intend to seek medical advice.)  Thanks!
 
**  Hugh Pritchard,  hapritch@mitre.org,  703/883-6616
From: billy@anasaz (Bill Moore)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: carpal tunnel syndrome
Date: 13 Apr 92 18:30:20 GMT
Article-I.D.: anasaz.1992Apr13.183020.15903
Distribution: usa
Organization: Anasazi, Inc.  Phoenix, Az

In article <14287@pitt.UUCP> geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks) writes:
->In article <1992Apr6.212900.21307@ssc.wa.com> bel@ssc.wa.com (Belinda Frazier) writes:
->>
->>Re: the night braces for those with carpal tunnel syndrome:,
->>
->>Are the night braces available commercially, or must one get
->>a prescription and/or a special fitting?
->>
->>
->Any medical supply should have them and most have a person who
->can fit them.  They may decline to do so without a prescription,
->however.  This would be to protect them from liability.

They may be a little expensive too.  I wanted to try it and whipped up a 
kludge that may sound crazy but it works.  Use an atheletic wrist brace
($3.99) and slip a (like I said, it's crazy but it works) SPATULA inside
with the handle along your arm and the flat spatula part, turned upward,
as a brace for your hand.  The slight upward angle is just right.  Check
for sharp edges first, of course, (a cheap plastic spatula costs $1.49)
and don't sleep with anyone you don't know.

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From: km@speedy.cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Glycemic Reactions
Date: 7 Apr 92 13:43:43 GMT
Reply-To: km@cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Organization: Computer Science Dept., University of Pittsburgh

In article <7APR92.00280480@nauvax.ucc.nau.edu> coody@nauvax.ucc.nau.edu writes:
>me back on track (a sudden high and then a sudden low).  My doctor
>claims that there is nothing wrong with me, yet co-workers claim
>my symptoms are like those of an individual with hypoglycemia.

I cannot say there is nothing wrong with you, but hypoglycemia
as a medical problem in someone who is not on insulin is
relatively uncommon. If your blood sugar goes to 20 and you pass
out, that is a problem. The common scenario, however, is someone
will have sugars in the 60s or 70s, and feel tired. The problem
with this is that I can do the same tests on lots of people who
don't feel tired at all, and still have sugars this low. Hypoglycemia
then becomes an easy lable to attach to people, whether or not it
has anything to do with how they feel. It sounds to me like your
doctor has resisted this temptation.

 -Ken Mitchum MD (KY3B)
From: debs@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Deborah Summa)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: MRI
Date: 25 Mar 92 22:42:15 GMT
Reply-To: debs@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Deborah Summa)
Originator: debs@louie.cc.utexas.edu

Has anyone out there actually been for an MRI study?
What's it like, and can anyone comment on the contrast medium
which is sometimes employed?

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From: yazz@locus.com (Bob Yazz)
Subject: Re: Get Prescription Drugs Without Prescription - Mail Order
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 21:41:17 GMT

dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes:

| georgec@eng.umd.edu (George B. Clark) writes:

| >Eldepryl should be taken in doses of two 5mg tablets per week.
| 
| Per week?  Don't you mean per day (the usual therapeutic dose.)

Two x 5mg per week, as it turns out, is the life-extending current wisdom.
And you thought they were incautious, Steve!  (:-{)>

| >Co-editor: Jane Heimlich, medical journalist,
| >           and wife of Henry Heimlich, M.D., who invented
| >           the Heimlich Maneuver.

Henry Heimlich's life-saving invention of the Heimlich Maneuver tells us
as much about his wife's newsletter, as Earnest Borgnine's rugged,
unliposucted complexion tells us about his own wife's line of beauty
products.


The grotesquely exaggerated claims -- including the exhortations to
drug your children -- make great sense from the point of view of someone
who's out to make a buck anyway he possibly can.

Surely the willy-nilly consumption of the newsletter is less harmful
than the willy-nilly consumption of the advertised pharmaceuticals.

Anyone who gets all fired up about the possibilities that the advertising
mentions needs to remember that they're fired up about an ad.  While there
is a tiny kernel of truth in much of what's claimed, there's a whole lot
more chaff than wheat.  If you're still fired up then spend more than
half a year researching.  No matter what you find, tho, please don't
drug your children.

I'm all in favor of informed freedom of choice, but uninformed "freedom
of choice" is just another name for hucksterism.

Our poster George B. Clark is pathetically uninformed.

== Bob Yazz ==
-- 
Ever cautious, Motives pure; Safe and effective, Who could demur?
Lead, follow or get out of the way.  Unless, of course, you're the FDA.
From: kja@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (krista.j.anderson)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Hair Loss suggestions
Date: 10 Apr 92 23:19:29 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: AT&T

In article <9571.29E25269@ofa123.fidonet.org>, rick@ofa123.fidonet.org (Rick Ellis) writes:
> On <Apr 06 11:30> bando writes:
> 
>  b>  Does anybody have any suggestions on how to prevent hair loss 
>  b> (baldness)?

I don't know if this would help men, but I tend to lose hair
because I wear it long and it seems to run in the family.  Well, I
switched to a shampoo and conditioner a year ago called Freeman's
Apple Pectin, because it contains no animal protein and isn't
tested on animals.  Fact is, I began noticing far less hair coming
out after shampooing, about a quarter of what I'd been losing.
Then I noticed more new (short) hairs growing.

You are probably laughing, but this seriously happened.  I think
Freeman's must be a more mild shampoo than what I'd been using.
Then again, it could just be that my permanent from 4 years ago
finished growing out and my scalp is finally recovering.
From: asmith@tis.llnl.gov (A. Phillip Smith)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Symptoms ?
Date: 17 Apr 92 18:17:14 GMT
Distribution: sci.med
Organization: LLNL

What are the symptoms of CTS ? I've had the following problems
for the past five years :

	o hand "shakes"
	o weakness spells in the hands/wrist
	o bone spur on the right index finger (last 6 mos)

A couple of years ago, my doctor diagnosed me as having "benign
familial tremors"; she referred me to a neurologist, but I never
followed up. More recently, the tremors have increased to the
extent that my handwriting is all but illegible. How concerned
should I be ? These symptoms haven't radically changed over the
years, but I am disturbed that once or twice a month I can't
hold a glass of water due to loss of strength or trembling. As
bad as this sounds, I haven't mentioned it to my current physician
and he hasn't commented on anything irregular during 2 years of regular
general exams and physicals.
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: MRI
From: gibbs2@milori.ccit.arizona.edu (Alex R. Gibbs)
Date: 11 Apr 92 02:58:47 MST
Reply-To: gibbs2@ccit.arizona.edu
 <1992Apr9.174752.5827@osc.edu> <1992Apr10.083637.16968@resonex.com>
Distribution: world,local
Organization: U of A Optical Sciences
Keywords: MRI
Summary: MRI sound level

In article <1992Apr10.083637.16968@resonex.com>, frankm@resonex.com (Frank Muennemann) writes:
> 5) Not all MR imagers are built like long, skinny (and scary)
>    tubes.  The Resonex scanner is about 5 feet long, and more than
>    3 feet wide (on the INSIDE!).  It's also much quieter than most
>    other brands

	I may be undergoing an MR scan soon myself.  What concerns me the most
about it is the sound level and I have discussed this with medical
professionals, obtaining only vague answers.
	I have had ear trouble, possibly due to noise exposure, and my
main fear is the sound level of the thumping.  I have heard that it can be
quite loud and that people wear earplugs often.  What I want to know is HOW
loud is it?  I don't want to risk further damage to my ears.  I realize
that it must be "safe" but my ears may be overly sensitive.
	To those who have had scans, what did you think about the noise
level?  To those who know more about the equipment, can you give me more
detailed info, such as the dB level, frequency content, or anything.  Have
they really been checked for sound-exposure safety?  Is there a time
limit on how long someone should be in one (the louder the sound the less
time one can be exposed to it safely, according to standards.)
	Frank, do you have some numbers on comparisons of the noise level?
	The noise is caused be purely mechanical vibration isn't it?
If so, then why can't something be done about it?  It isn't caused by
more direct magnetic stimulation of the ear is it?
	This is an important issue to me and may determine whether I
decide to go through with the scan or not.  My ear trouble has nearly
ruined my life as it is.  Any info here or in mail would be appreciated.
-- 
Alex R. Gibbs, Optical Sciences
gibbs2@ccit.arizona.edu
From: hrubin@pop.stat.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Relationship
Date: 10 Apr 92 17:26:43 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Statistics Department


In article <1992Apr09.000056.21807@ibmpcug.co.uk> george@ibmpcug.co.uk (Michael Veltman) writes:
>Dear Kim,
>
>Yes, the doctor patient relationship does seem to be changing.
>
>Part of it is that its getting harder and harder to find a good generalist
>these days as people expect more specialist level knowledge from their 
>generalist (ie., family doctor), and specialist knowledge seems to know
>no bounds.

>Just keeping up with say, internal medicine is difficult enough, and there
>are few good general physicians (ie., specialist physicians); these people
>do not even profess to know any paediatrics, obstetrics or surgery (ie.,
>they are not family doctors).  So with this senario, which is likely to 
>get worse, its not suprising to see a decline in the family doctor.  

>Please don't get me wrong, I think that we need the generalist, its just
>hard to find a good one, and I am sure it will be harder and harder to
>do so in the future.

			.....................

With more medical knowledge available, the need for good general
diagnosticians increases, not decreases.  It is almost impossible
even to find a fairly good one now.

The most important part of the situation in medicine, as in most other
fields as well, is to figure out what the problem is, not to come up
with a solution.  Possibly it should have been worded, "to figure out
what the problems are," because it is quite common that there are many,
and conclusion-jumping is one of the most common forms of mental
exercise. 

BTW, this problem is not limited to medicine, but it shows up more
easily, as there are more people going to doctors than to mathematicians.
But it is present elsewhere; the attempt to come up with a solution, 
rather than to understand the problem, is ubiquitious.
-- 
Herman Rubin, Dept. of Statistics, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette IN47907-1399
Phone: (317)494-6054
hrubin@pop.stat.purdue.edu (Internet, bitnet)  
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This is taken from a pamphlet distributed by the Life Extension Foundation



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From: anne@cco.caltech.edu (Anneliese Lilje)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Green/Black Urine...how queer!
Date: 10 Apr 92 20:43:18 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena


Hello again,

Last week I went into see a doctor concerning a lump in my
thigh. He suspected that it was a grossly swollen lymph node
and suggested that this was the result of a Urinary Tract infection
that I have. He put me on 1500 mg of Amoxycilian (sp?) a day (500
mg 3x a day) and I have been on it for 7 days now. The lump is still
present. 

I go back on Weds (15th).

Since that time, however, I have noticed that my urine has gotten a 
slight greenish-black tinge. Is this the result of the Amoxycilian?
Or is this another thing I should mention to him on Weds.

anne
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: fittery@arcturus.uucp (Elmer Fittery)
Subject: HI-IQ BABIES from ARTIFICIAL means
Organization: Rockwell International
Distribution: ca
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 92 00:00:37 GMT

I remember reading articles concerning sperm donors that were either/or/both
high IQ / specially talented in music / super athelets (running, jumping
etc.)  Women who were also exceptional were impregnated with the sperm of
these men.  I was wondering if any positive results are apparent yet?  
It would seem this exercise will bear fruit, because (based on my vague
recollection) a study was done on how much is atheletic / mental capability
is based on our genetic code.  Seemed 70% of our mental capability and %50
of our atheletic capability were attributed to our genetic code.

Any comments or illuminations?
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Brainless legal decisions about newborns.
From: geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)
Date: 6 Apr 92 15:05:30 GMT
Organization: Decision Systems Laboratory, Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA.

In article <1992Apr4.042236.3448@zip.eecs.umich.edu> mhollowa@csws16.ic.sunysb.edu (Michael Holloway) writes:
>>more potential for abuse.  Ethicists are very concerned that we
>>be careful.  I don't think ethicists are by and large against the
>>use of such infants.
>>
>
>Well, I certainly wish that the ones that have something intelligent to say 
>would write, speak up or something.  All anyone has seen in the press and on 

There have been several articles on this in the medical ethics literature.
This isn't the first time the issue has come up.  Most ethicists are
for it, but the main argument against (or at least my perception of it)
is that this practice would be the first instance of actually
killing something in order to get organs for transplant.  In all
other cases, either the patient has been declared dead first.
Of course, one could argue for changing the law so that someone
without a brain would be declared dead automatically.
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From: geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: general anesthesiology query
Date: 14 Apr 92 21:33:24 GMT
Organization: Decision Systems Laboratory, Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA.

In article <17708.29EA6184@stjhmc.fidonet.org> Woody.Weaver@f63.n161.z1.fidonet.org (Woody Weaver) writes:
>What are the incidence rates for a healthy young adult male that undergoes 
>general anesthesiology?  Are there any particular contraindications that one 
>would look for?
>
I would say the incidence of boredom is very high among general
anesthesiologists, intermixed with moments of sheer excitement,
usually unwelcome.  The incidence of a fat income is also quite
large.  It would be contraindicated in someone who wants to develop
a long term relationship with his patients or who is allergic to surgeons.
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From: laura@TASVAX.NSWSES.NAVY.MIL
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: High IQ world
Date: 7 Apr 92 19:02:39 GMT
Article-I.D.: suned1.19252
Reply-To: laura@TASVAX.NSWSES.NAVY.MIL
Organization: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division

In article <1992Apr6.071931.14579@augean.eleceng.adelaide.edu.AU>, dabbott@augean.eleceng.adelaide.edu.AU (Derek Abbott) writes:
>In article <1992Apr04.025659.0867726@locus.com> yazz@locus.com (Bob Yazz) writes:

>>is a fine place to meet fine people (scoring at least 1200 on the SAT,
>                         ^^^^^^^^^^^
>      Some of them are pretty boring, no personality or people skills.

Yep.  This is true of *any* group.

Laura  McGovern
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(Baby due in August - our first!)	|   Port Hueneme, CA 
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From: jwalsh@aspentec.com (Jamie Walsh)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: BLUE sebum?-- additional details
Date: 8 Apr 92 16:32:09 EST
Distribution: world
Organization: Aspen Technology, Inc. Cambridge, MA.

In article <1992Apr7.174808.698@aspentec.com>, jwalsh@aspentec.com (Jamie Walsh) writes:
> Does anybody know what causes BLUE sebum?  The pores in my 
> cheekbone areas produce a dark blue liquid.
> Two doctors of internal medicine and one dermatogist commented
> on its oddity, but had no idea why I have blue sebum.
> The dermatologist said that the probable reason for it being
> confined to the cheekbone area is that the sebaceous glands
> are larger there.

I'd like to add to my original message, because some replies I
received mentioned ailments involving discoloration or infection
of the skin.  I have no skin discoloration or inflammation there. 
The blue stuff is not seen unless I squeeze the pores, or if I 
exercise it seeps out looking like black freckles.  
When blotted with a white tissue or cotton swab, the color resembles 
that of blue-jeans.  It is a thin liquid, like sweat, and not a 
thick liquid like pus.

This blue liquid has been coming out of my cheekbone area for
many months, perhaps a year.  I rarely wear any makeup,
I do not work with any dyes, inks or chemicals.
To the best of my knowledge, I have no blue color to any
other body fluid.

-- 
--jamie
	  "There's a seeker born every minute."

Internet:	jwalsh@aspentec.com
UUCP:	        uunet!aspentec!jwalsh
From: Daniel.Prince@p327.f531.n102.z1.fidonet.org (Daniel Prince)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Possible seizure
Date: 7 Apr 92 13:45:08 GMT
Article-I.D.: stjhmc.17449.29E1B123
Organization: FidoNet node 1:102/531.327 - PC Workshop, Inglewood CA

In spite of getting up slowly I frequently feel very faint just after I get 
out of bed.  Usually all that happens is that my vision fades to black and 
white, and then to black, starting from the peripheral vision and progressing 
to the central vision over the course of a few seconds.  I also feel very 
faint and weak.  I usually just stop and wait for the symptoms to pass (which 
they do in a few seconds).

Yesterday I had an episode of feeling faint that was different.  Just after my 
vision faded away completely, my right arm and leg jerked very strongly three 
to five times, and then it was over and I was back to normal.  The muscular 
action was so strong that my right biceps was sore afterward.  I know it was 
the jerking that caused the soreness because I usually do several pushups and 
pull-ups daily but I had not that day or the day before.

Was this technically a seizure?  Is it something I should be concerned about?  
If so, how concerned should I be?  What should I do about it?  Thank you in 
advance for any replies.


          -Daniel


 

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From: hrvoje@castle.ed.ac.uk (H Hecimovic)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Medecines sans frontiers
Summary: Could I ask if anybody knows m
Date: 6 Apr 92 13:30:56 GMT
Distribution: sci.med
Organization: Edinburgh University



Hi, has anybody got any more information about international organisation
"Medecines sans frontiers" ("Medicines without frontiers"). How they
work, where is their headquaters etc. Also, I'll need their address in
Europe, if possible. Many thanx

hrvoje hecimovic
university of edinburgh
uk
hrvoje@castle.ed.ac.uk
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