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From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Thrush
Date: 22 Jul 92 14:11:47 GMT
Article-I.D.: spdcc.1992Jul22.141147.8217
Distribution: usa
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA

In article <607@ceylon.gte.com> vrs0@bunny.gte.com (V. Stern) writes:
>I think my 19 month-old son has thrush.  I noticed a lot of white stuff on 
>the roof of his mouth yesterday while he was crying.  He has not been 
>interested in eating for the past couple of days.
>I called the pediatrician, and he simply phoned in a 
>prescription for Nystatin.  I told him I had never seen thrush, so 
>couldn't be sure that's what it is, but he didn't want to see him.
>
>I would like to know where this could have come from.  My books say very 
>little about it.  It seems to be more common in infants.  My son has been 
>in good health and has not been on antibiotics lately.  We were at a lake 
>over the week-end and I know he ingested a little bit of lake water.  
>Could that have done it?  I gather that the thrush is painful.  The doctor 
>also did not say how long to use the medicine.  I have enough for fifteen 
>days, but that seems overly long to me.

I'm not qualified to comment on the incidence of thrush in infants and
young children, but I know it's not unheard of.  Thrush is the common name
for an overgrowth in the oral cavity and throat of _Candida albicans_,
a yeast or fungus which is a normal part of everyone's oral flora.  But in
individuals whose immune systems aren't up to snuff (and that can include 
children), the fungus is not always kept in check, and it "blooms".
These lesions can be painful.

I highly doubt it was due to swallowing lake water.

>Last question.  What exactly is Nystatin?  Is it an antibiotic or an 
>antifungal medcine?

Yes. :-)  It's an antifungal antibiotic.  When you give it to your
child, it's acting as a topical (non-systemic) treatment.  That is,
it's not absorbed much at all: it coats the lesions in the mouth,
and then is excreted in the gut--it does not appear in the blood.
This is why the drug is prescribed somewhat casually, because it
has very little toxicity by this route of administration.
Back when there weren't better intravenous antifungal drugs,
nystatin was occasionally injected to treat severe systemic
fungal infections.  Paradoxically, it is VERY toxic by this route,
even more so than the related amphotericin B.  Today, it's only
used topically (including by the use of an oral suspension.)

-- 
Steve Dyer
dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: jpaavola@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi
Subject: Re: Hand numbness after extended cycling
Organization: Nokia Telecommunications.
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 13:21:16 GMT

In article <1992Jul21.211806.21416@cs.ubc.ca>, croehrig@cs.ubc.ca (Chris Roehrig) writes:
> 
> I went on a 290 km (180 mi) cycle-camping tour on the weekend, and now,
> two days later, the ring and pinky fingers on my left hand are still
> slightly numb and I'm still experiencing weakness in my whole hand.   
> The doctor says it's the same nerve that gets hit when you wack your 
> funny bone, and that the feeling will return in a week to 10 days.   
> But what about the power?   I can't fret a barre chord on my guitar anymore!
> 
> This was my first century (120 km the first day, 170 the second), and had
> no problems other than my hand (well ok -- I had to rebuild a seized rear
> hub somewhere on Vancouver Island, but that was a *good* part of the
> experience.   Really. :-)   But I'd like to figure out why my hand went
> away.  It was fine after the first day, and my right hand has had no problems
> whatsoever.  I shifted hand position fairly often, and noticed the loss of 
> power before the numbness.  (I stopped being able to use my under-bar front 
> shifter.)  The doctor seemed to think it was an elbow problem rather than 
> pressure on the hand, but I'm careful to always keep my elbows bent, and  
> I don't think I jolted it.    It's possible I may have slept on it funny 
> while camping after the first day.
> 
> Last year I cut a deep gash into the fleshy palm at the "heel" of my left
> hand, under my little finger, but it healed fine and has never given me
> problems, so the doctor says it's unlikely to be associated with it.
> 
> Has anyone had experience with this?   Is this just an anomaly, or can I
> expect this to happen every cycle trip?   Is there any way I can prevent
> this from happening?   I never thought I'd have to choose between cycling
> and playing guitar...
> 
> Chris Roehrig
> University of British Columbia


I don't know if these two problems are related, but the symptoms
seem the same. This summer I've also noticed that from time to time
my hands are quite numb and weak (and that worries me a lot). 
I guess it has got something to do with the job I recently started
(For four months I've spent half of my working day typing).
Can anybody help me on this?

Johanna Paavola
Newsgroups: sci.med,misc.kids
From: mrp@world.std.com (Marjorie R Peskin)
Subject: Re: Spider bites and children
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 03:12:50 GMT

In article <22531@hacgate.SCG.HAC.COM> smergen@luna.dpl.scg.hac.com (Sandra Mergen) writes:
>
>My 22 month old daughter is getting bitten up by spider bites.  The
>doctor says that it's a common brown spider and that it is prevalent
>right now.  We live in El Segundo (Los Angeles county).
>
>Melissa seems to be allergic, because she is getting very large bite
>sores.  There is a bite mark in the middle, which is red and a lighter
>red mark that circles out from the middle.  One is even the size of
>a tennis ball.
>
>I was advised to check for red streaks that may run up her leg, and
>for difficulty in breathing.
>
>She seems to get bitten when she lies on the floor at day care, while
>sleeping.  I have told the day care provider to please put her in a
>crib, and get her up off the floor, when she takes a nap.
>
>Has anyone else had this problem with spider bites?  How BIG are these
>spiders?  Will Melissa's reaction get worse and worse after each bite
>incident?

I have this problem with spider bites.  It was the bane of my childhood
because every summer I got sent home from camp with my eyes swollen shut,
my lips swollen to grandiose proportions, and needing hospital intervention
to help me breathe.  I am also allergic to every other type of insect bite,
such as fleas, mosquitos, etc.  With the spider bites I learned as an adult
to ALWAYS put on insect repellent before I go to bed.  Since I am pregnant,
I can't do this, and of course I have had 2 spider bites this week, both
in my right arm which is now swollen, and to make matters worse, Mrs Spider
laid her eggs in my bedroom and the other night there were about 50
baby spiders rappelling off my ceiling.  I got out the vacuum and sucked
them up!  It felt great.

I don't think there is anything you can do to prevent spider bites save
use repellant, mosquito netting, and learn the quickest route to the
emergency room.

Marjorie	mrp@world.std.com


>
>Sandy
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Stretch Marks & Working Oit
From: Robin.Salmansohn@f20.n273.z1.fidonet.org (Robin Salmansohn)
Date: 10 Jul 92 14:04:46 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:273/20 - Metro Hub One, Hatboro PA

>from: root@cpp.uucp (Rich Bauer)

 RB> After lifting weights for a month or so, I seem to be very
 RB> prone to getting stretch marks on my front deltoids and 
 RB> around the bicep area of my arms.  Zinc and Vitamin E
 RB> advice has not worked.   What is available to prevent
 RB> any more from occuring?  What is the best way to remove
 RB> what is already there?
 
The best post that I have seen on this aid to the effect that the lady
and her SO tried to massage away the strech marks. They did not go away,
but the lady did not complain about the treatment!


 

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Internet: Robin.Salmansohn@f20.n273.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: harris@drvax3.msfc.nasa.gov (Mitch Harris)
Subject: Re;Menstruation Regulation w/co-workers
Organization: NASA/MSFC
Date: 27 Jul 92 04:40:36 GMT

I wonder if the persons doing all this research take into account the
large numbers of women who use birth control pills? At my workplace, a
large number of us menstruate at the same time. However, a large number
of them also take birth control pills. Most of them take the 1st pill at
the beginning of the month, & are on their "off" week at the same time.
Voila! Concurrent menstruation!


            (Posted for Beverly H.)

--
Mitch Harris                           |  New Technology Inc.
(205)-544-2846                         |  700 Boulevard South, #401
drvax3!harris@freedom.msfc.nasa.gov    |  Huntsville, AL  35802

Newsgroups: sci.med
From: georgec@eng.umd.edu (George B. Clark)
Subject: Re: Telephones and Doctors
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 16:02:05 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland

In article <15769@pitt.UUCP> geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks) writes:
>>
>I also never tell people I'm a doctor unless
>I trust them very well.  People assume all doctors are rich.
>

On the other hand, if people assume all doctors are rich, then
doesn't telling people you are a doctor help you meet women?

Newsgroups: sci.med
From: kpc@pluto.arc.nasa.gov (k p c)
Subject: is sugar bad for you?
Reply-To: kpc@ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center AI Research Branch (Sterling).
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 06:57:10 GMT

is sugar bad for you if you don't get fat from it, other than by
promoting tooth decay?  can it cause blood sugar problems?  is honey
any better?

how can its dental effects be minimized (e.g. by brushing within n
minutes)?

i heard that once you're past a certain age, cavities are not a
concern.  can gingivitis, then, be caused by sugar?
--
i'm open to comparing career notes with other ai and cogsci people.
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: pdsmith.mitre.org (Pat Smith)
Subject: Re: Israeli Doctors treat Scoliosis
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 14:22:43 GMT

In article <1992Jul23.194303.15354@mailhost.aa.cad.slb.com>, web@mailhost.aa.cad.slb.com (William Bulley) writes:
> 
> In a recent installment of the syndicated Australian television program
> "Beyond 2000" as shown on the Discovery Channel, one of the topics covered
> was a new medical device developed by doctors in Israel for the treatment of
> scoliosis.  Scoliosis is the painful back condition where the human spine is
> unnaturally curved in one or more places instead of being perfectly straight.
> 
> The medical device was a clever box which applied an electric current (of
> low amperage) in the range of sixty to seventy volts to back muscles through
> small pads which were taped to the skin of the back.  The box used a high
> rate (kHz) of pulsing to interrupt the applied current which was limited to
> so many seconds on followed by so many seconds off so as not to damage any of
> the back muscles.  The human muscle tissue reacts involuntarily to all of this
> by contracting nicely (one cannot prevent this reaction) and the result was a
> strengthening of certain back muscles to help counteract the curvature of the
> spine.  I am glossing over details due to 1) ignorance and 2) net bandwidth.
> 
> What I would like to know is how do I contact these Israeli doctors to find
> out where in the United States or where in Israel I can obtain this device?
> Please, send any feedback to one of the e-mail addresses below.  Thank you.
> 
> --
> 
> William Bulley        web@mailhost.aa.cad.slb.com  OR  web@lokkur.dexter.mi.us
> Schlumberger CAD/CAM  sharkey!applga!web  OR  sharkey!lokkur!web
> Ann Arbor, Michigan   (313) 995-6211
> -- 
> William Bulley, N8NXN           DOMAIN: web@mailhost.aa.cad.slb.com
> Schlumberger CAD/CAM            UUCP:   sharkey!applga!web
> Ann Arbor, Michigan             MaBell: (313) 995-6211
> 
> 

Try contacting an orthopedic surgeon in your area.  They may refer your 
question on to someone who does the conventional spinal fusion/rodding
surgery for more information.  I recall hearing about the electric stimulation
alternative some time ago but I cannot recall the source.  I am
not sure if it is used in the US but information on it should
be available .
From: George.Leach@stjhmc.fidonet.org (George Leach)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Colonic irrigations
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 92 06:29:05 mst
Organization: St. Joseph's Hospital/Medical Ctr, Phoenix, AZ

In article <15782@pitt.UUCP> km@speedy.cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
writes:

>In article <j4cm#df@lynx.unm.edu> bhjelle@triton.unm.edu writes:
>>
>>So for just $49.95 I will send you a package of "colon floss" and
>>a "colon brush" designed to keep your colon free of lint, plaque,
>>decaying matter, beer bottles, televisions, etc.
 
>One of my favorite xrays from medical school showed a quart
>bottle of mayonaise in the transverse colon. The patient claimed
>to have accidentally sat on it and the laws of physics had done
>the rest. We didn't quite belive him. The bottle was full and
>unopened. We don't know if the surgeon who removed it took it
>home or what....
>
That's disgusting.  No surgeon would do that.  He probably donated
it to the hospital cafeteria.  I hope he remembered to claim the
deduction at tax time.

--- via Silver Xpress V2.28 [NR]
 * Origin: St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ (1:114/15)
 

--  
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Newsgroups: sci.med
From: stone@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Glenn Stone)
Subject: Re: 60 Minutes-Heart Disease & The French
Reply-To: stone@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Glenn Stone)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 01:10:10 GMT

In article <1992Jul23.220715.17142@pixel.kodak.com> young@serum.kodak.com writes:

Thanks for posting this.  A few questions:


>	"Before you pick up your glass, however, consider that French men
>	are three times more likely to die of cancer of the esophagus, that
>	both French men and women are more than twice as likely to die of
>	stomach cancer, and that both types of cancer are linked to alcohol
>	consumption.  '60 Minutes' never makes that point.  Nor does the
>	TV program point out that excessive alcohol consumption is also
>	the cause of cirrhosis of the liver, which may have something to
>	do with the fact that the French die of cirrhosis and chronic liver
>	disease at almost two times the rate of Americans."

We'd need to know the actual mortality rates for these ailments that
are "twice as likely".  If they're really low than it doesn't mean
much.  Two per million is twice as high as one per million.

>
>	"The show also neglects to say that the French are at higher risk
>	of dying of accidents (almost five times higher in the case of
>	women) and suicides.  It's an important point; 25 to 50 percent
>	of accidental deaths and suicides in the United States are alcohol-
>	related."

But how about in France?

>	it gets the facts wrong, too.  Consider Mr. Safer's statement at
>	the very beginning of the segment that the French "eat 30 percent
>	more fat than we do."  That simply is not true.  The French eat
>	about 35 to 37 percent of their calories as fat, very similar to
>	people in the U.S."

A reknowned journalist disagrees with a medical newsletter, neither
citing and references.  No basis for evaluating the conflicting
claims.

>	stream,' researcher Dr. Renaud says.  Mr. Safer casts an even darker
>	shadow over milk when he explains that 'a number of American
>	doctors, none of whom would go on record, told me that if it was
>	up to them, they would get rid of milk in school lunchrooms and
>	exchange it for watered wine.  The American milk habit, they said,
>	is priming out 12-year-olds for heart attacks at 50.'  Of course, it
>	must be wondered why none of those doctors would come forward and
>	present the data that would lead them to make such a suggestion."

That's for sure.  I wonder if there are any longitudinal data on the
relationship between milk consumption during youth and cardiac disease
in middle and old age.

>   I certainly hope you appreciate this!

Thanks.  I'll wait for research that isolates the effect of wine on
circulation.  In the mean time, I'll continue having at least 1 glass
daily.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  Columbia University            INTERNET: stone@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu
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From: psylum@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu (Jan Hastrup)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: How does nervousness cause shaky hands?
Summary: need for accurate diagnosis of tremor
Date: 22 Jul 92 22:28:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Jul21.172712.23844@spdcc.com>, dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes
>In article <1992Jul21.161325.12835@NOC.Vitalink.COM> rbuchanan@vitalink.com (Rick Buchanan) writes:
>>In article <1992Jul20.172635.28120@cs.ucf.edu>, long@next1.acme.ucf.edu 
>>(Richard Long) writes:
>>> Sounds like early Parkinson's disease.
>>At 73 it might not be such a bad idea to start right in with Sinemet 
>>(L-Dopa/Carbidopa) (assuming, of course, that this person is actually
>>diagnosed with Parkinson's)
> 
>Getting a diagnosis from a competent physician might be a good
>first step before starting any drug therapy. :-)  It might well
>not be Parkinson's Disease.

I would like to second this.  Having had a relative with Parkinson's,
I was concerned that my hand tremor might be that and as progressive.
An internist (later confirmed by a neurologist) diagnosed it as the
usually less serious essential tremor (aka benign familial tremor),
which is treatable but with different meds.  

Since then I've encountered a number of people who were afraid to 
ask their physicians about it.  I'm fortunate that I did, because
the occasional use of meds in high stress situations very much
reduces the tremor.  Before, the tremor just added to the stress. :-)
A few people -- who would never think to comment on someone's
artificial limb or accident scars -- didn't hesitate to exclaim
something loudly about my hand shaking.  :-( 

By the way, Katherine Hepburn appeared in a Lifetime (cable channel)
segment on essential tremor a while back, countering the (incorrect)
rumor about her having Parkinson's.  In her case, the essential
tremor affects her neck/head quite a bit; neck/head and hands are
the most common sites, but occasionally other parts of the body
are affected.
From: hrubin@pop.stat.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: A Question/Proposal for "Health Care Consumers"
Date: 23 Jul 92 19:14:02 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Purdue University Statistics Department

In article <15747@pitt.UUCP> geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks) writes:
>In article <54475@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> hrubin@pop.stat.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin) writes:

>>identified in virtually all cases.  In the above example, it is
>>almost certain that at least one case of cancer has occurred because
>>of the radiation from mammograms.  There are well documented cases of
>>almost anything.  So we not only have to think in terms of careful

>Why, Herman, I'm surprised at you!  How could you possibly document
>in an individual case of breast cancer that it was caused by
>radiation of mammograms?  You could only prove such a thing
>statistically by studying large groups that got mammograms
>at various frequencies.

It is doubtful that I could PROVE that this happened.  But considering
that any radiation has some risk of producing cancer, and considering
that millions of women have had many millions, possibly even billions,
of mammograms, my claim stands.  This does not mean that mammograms
should not be done; everything has risks and benefits.  
-- 
Herman Rubin, Dept. of Statistics, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette IN47907-1399
Phone: (317)494-6054
hrubin@pop.stat.purdue.edu (Internet, bitnet)  
{purdue,pur-ee}!pop.stat!hrubin(UUCP)
From: mchadwick@galaxy.gov.bc.ca
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: re : Haloperidol and Valproic acid
Date: 27 Jul 92 17:23:56 -0700
Organization: BC Systems Corporation

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 ?


> 
> 
> In article <1992Jul27.232221.15799@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>, al037@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Dave Polewka) writes:
>> 
>> In a previous article, esr@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond) says:
>> 
>>>Ah.  In that case, it is both correct and predictive to observe that statists
>>>are addicted to government.  Political-force junkies, unable to imagine any
>>>solution beyond the next fix.  Poor bastards.
>> 
>> Yeah, but we ALL suffer, because, like the other addictions,
>> it's a family disease.  And there's a hell of a lot of 
>> codependency, too.  Just like the alcoholic and his family, few
>> can see the connection between the use and the troubling consequences.
>> The typical behavior is to play the blame game.  But when
>> everyone is pointing the finger at everyone else, the end
>> result is NO CHANGE.  Of course, the REAL solution is less
>> government.  When you can't do activity X without getting into
>> trouble, then the common sense answer is to cut down on 
>> activity X.  Playing the blame game is NEVER a solution.
>> -- 
>> =======================
>> "Endeavor to persevere"
>> =======================
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: reid@metis.tti.com (Reid Kneeland)
Subject: CO poisoning and alcohol
Organization: Transaction Technology, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 18:48:11 GMT

A friend is writing a novel (murder mystery), and had this medical
question: would a high percentage of blood alcohol acclerate death by
carbon monoxide poisoning?  In more concrete terms, would a drunk
person die faster in a locked garage in which a car was running than
they would if they were sober?

Thanks for the help.

=====================================================================
Reid Kneeland
reid@ttidca.tti.com  (that's MISTER reid@ttidca.tti.com to you!)
{philabs,psivax,pyramid,quad1,rdlvax,retix,rutgers}!ttidca!reid
Transaction Technology Inc., Santa Monica, CA, USA (310) 450-9111 x2499
The opinions expressed above do not necessarily etc etc...

Never trust a man who can count to 1,023 on his fingers.
From: dcohen@yoko.rutgers.edu (Dawn Myfanwy Cohen)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Mefloquine and Homeopathy?
Keywords: Adverse rxns to drug =? symptoms of disease
Date: 24 Jul 92 14:20:51 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.


I just saw the pharmacist's insert for mefloquine.  Among other 
disclaimers and warnings, it said that adverse reactions to the
drug may not be distinguishable from symptoms of malaria which
it is intended to treat.  

Sounds like it fits in with homeopathic philosophy, to me.  And
no one can say that it is quackery wrt allopathic (or western
traditional, if you prefer) medicine -- MD's prescribe it.
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From: km@speedy.cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Colonic irrigations
Keywords: alt medicine
Date: 22 Jul 92 22:37:02 GMT
Reply-To: km@cs.pitt.edu (Ken Mitchum)
Organization: Computer Science Dept., University of Pittsburgh


In article <j4cm#df@lynx.unm.edu> bhjelle@triton.unm.edu writes:
>
>So for just $49.95 I will send you a package of "colon floss" and
>a "colon brush" designed to keep your colon free of lint, plaque,
>decaying matter, beer bottles, televisions, etc.

One of my favorite xrays from medical school showed a quart
bottle of mayonaise in the transverse colon. The patient claimed
to have accidentally sat on it and the laws of physics had done
the rest. We didn't quite belive him. The bottle was full and
unopened. We don't know if the surgeon who removed it took it
home or what....
 
 -km


Newsgroups: sci.med,misc.consumers