HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: distef@carson.u.washington.edu (Sandra Distefano)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Those darn antihistamine/decongestants
Date: 12 Nov 92 19:06:29 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Nov12.190629.2414
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Washington

kja@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (krista.j.anderson) writes:

>In article <jac1.721411275@Isis.MsState.Edu>, jac1@ra.msstate.edu (Jennifer Cox) writes:
>> 
>> Is there any antihistamine/decongestant that doesn't make
>> you feel worse than the symptoms you are trying to alleviate?
>> 
>> I can't afford to miss classes and I feel so rotten that I don't
>> wanna go.  I go to the doctor for some help and he gives me something
>> and say "Take this at night and it will cut out the drainage that
>> is making your throat raw."  I followed his advise and I couldn't
>> sleep because the darn stuff kept me wired.

Sorry, but I missed your original post.  What causes your symptoms?
If it is allergies and you can't breath through your nose 'cause
of all that wonderful mucus, you should ask your doctor about
a steroid nasal inhaler. It has worked really well for me.  I can
breathe at night. I imagine it works for more than just stuffy 
noses too.  And since it is an inhaler, you don't get the steroid
systemically and there are very few side effects (I don't get any
side effects).

Sandra
distef@u.washington.edu 
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: mdiffin@crc.ac.uk (Dr. M.C. Diffin)
Subject: Re: HIV transmission via biting?
Organization: MRC Human Genome Resource Centre
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 13:22:58 GMT


cindy>Does anyone know if the	HIV virus can be transmitted by a bite
cindy>which breaks the skin?  Is the probability very low?  Have there
cindy>been any documented cases of it occurring?
cindy>
cindy>I was referred to this article:  Horizontal Transmission of HIV
cindy>Infection Between Two Siblings; Volker Wahn, et. al.; The Lancet;
cindy>September 20, 1986; Page 694.  

To the best of my knowledge it is formally possible to transmit HIV by
saliva, although statistically VERY unlikely.  I know of no documented
cases but would be grateful for any elucidation.  Theoretically, I
should imagine the saliva>blood route which you suggest would be
only marginally more likely.

May I quote a similar case documented in the non-scientific press a few
years ago.  A prison chaplain was diagnosed as HIV+.  As reported, he
was neither sexually active, nor a drug abuser, nor the recipient of
blood transfusion.  The only explanation was that some months before he
had been assaulted by an inmate; the unfortunate padre was cut in the
face.  It was postulated that the inmate simultaneously cut himself (as
is of course common during such as fracas) and blood>blood transfer of
the virus occurred.  Any comments?

Michael.



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From: refling@sloth.eng.uci.edu (John P. Refling)
Subject: Parts needed for AO Spencer microscopes for children's hospital
Newsgroups: sci.med
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 10 Nov 92 08:30:34 GMT
Distribution: usa


I have been put in charge of repairing 2 American Optical Spencer Microscopes
for a children's hospital in Equador.  I need the following (free or very
cheap):

2 eyepieces x10 (a.o. 180 or equivalent)
8 objectives (assortment of powers)
2 base lite power supplies

If you have any leads for any of these items, your information would be
appreciated.  (I will be away on business for 2 weeks, but will respond
when I return).

John Refling
Electrical Engineering Dept.
University of California
Irvine, CA  92717

          [ please reply to me directly, not to the newgroup ]
Newsgroups: sci.med,misc.fitness
From: lib@cbnews.cb.att.com (Lib)
Subject: Re: any sports medicine types out there?
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 14:11:31 GMT

In article <BSIMON.92Nov4155902@elvis.stsci.edu> bsimon@elvis.stsci.edu (Bernie Simon) writes:
>In article <1992Nov4.201715.22810@inmet.camb.inmet.com> mazur@inmet.camb.inmet.com (Beth Mazur) writes:
>
>   I have what I suspect is an overuse injury (for lack of a better term).
>   After sitting for an extended period of time, I am unable to put weight
>   on my right hip joint.  After I limp a few steps, the "stiffness" seems
>   to work out, and I am fine.  In fact, I am still doing 6+ miles of 
>   walking a day and 1/2 hour on the StairMaster 3x a week.
>
>   My sense is that I really should stop exercising for a while, but doing
>   so would slow down my weight loss program.  Does the above description
>   sound enough like some obvious condition (say tendonitis) that I really
>   should see someone?  Right now, it's only annoying.  But I'd hate to
>   screw up this year's ski season by really injuring myself.
>
>Your body is trying to tell you to slow down. If you don't take its
>advice now it will get more and more insistent until finally you can't
>ignore it. Cut way back on your exercise until you feel better. Try
>hot or cold applications to see if they reduce the pain. You'll be
>better off in the long run if you do.

Hogwash. I have symptoms like that all the time from various
parts of my body. It's old age. Ignore it else you'll never
get in any workouts 'cuz after 30 something always hurts.
From: keg@strathspey.llnl.gov (Keith Grant)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Skin and oil
Date: 11 Nov 92 17:35:53 GMT
Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Originator: keg@strathspey.llnl.gov



I was wondering if anyone had nonanecdotal info on beneficial versus
detrimental effects of oil on the skin.  There exists a strong anecdotal
bias in the massage realm that vegetable oil is inherently better than 
mineral oil for the skin.  The expressed rational is that vegetable oil is 
absorbed and therefore doesn't clog pores as much.  I do know several
massage instructors who have had students that had dermatitis resulting from
frequent exposure to mineral oil during two-week massage intensives. 

I tend to lean more to a belief that absorption is minimal in any case 
but that viscosity and quantity of oil applied can make a big difference.
Mineral oil is relatively viscous compared to a number of the vegetable-based
oils available for massage.  If glopped on it forms a fairly thick oil layer,
well-suited for clogging pores.  On the plus side, mineral oil doesn't go 
rancid in storage.  A limited numberof people may be allergic to specific 
vegetable oils (e.g., almond oil, coconut oil).

I've tried searching current contents and the Med database under the Univ
of Calif Melvyl system but didn't come up with anything useful.  Any info is 
appreciated.  Thanks.


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From: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: War on cancer a failure??? Re: Plant origins of drugs
Date: 9 Nov 92 14:48:03 GMT
Reply-To: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh Computer Science

In article <2066@hsdndev.UUCP> rind@binoc.bih.harvard.edu (David Rind) writes:
>In article <17236@pitt.UUCP> geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks) writes:
>>In article <BSIMON.92Oct23125047@elvis.stsci.edu> bsimon@elvis.stsci.edu
> (Bernie Simon) writes:
>>>earlier detection. (If you detect a cancer earlier, the patient lives
>>>longer after the detection even if the treatment is ineffective.)
>
>>No, you have it wrong.  The reason for early detection is so
>>the cancer can be cured before it metastasizes.  Once metastatsis
>
>Although the reason for trying early detection is to improve the
>likelihood of cure, Mr. Simon is pointing up a real problem with
>studies of cancer screening -- lead time bias.  As technologies
>are developed that detect a tumor earlier, thus causing someone
>to be given a diagnosis of cancer, they may appear to be living
>longer than historical controls, simply because they were diagnosed
>at an early asymptomatic stage.  This can occur even if the
>detection has no beneficial effect on cure rates.  This is one
>of the big problems in designing studies to evaluate technologies
>like mammography.

Yes, I agree, of course.  But to say that this is the only
reason the statistics are better is just plain wrong.
















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From: nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu (David Nye)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Resetting Circadian Rhythm
Date: 7 Nov 92 04:28:06 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

In article <BxB2Cx.uD@knot.ccs.queensu.ca>, skill@qucis.queensu.ca (David Skillicorn) writes:
>                                                                              
> Many people seem unaware of the interesting results obtained recently
> about the human circadian clock. Since these results have direct
> application to handling jet-lag, and possibly to sleep disorders as
> well, I thought I would briefly summarize.

There was an interesting article in Sleep this month about using
oral melatonin to acheive the same effect.  Melatonin is apparently
the mediator of the effect of light on the circadian rhythm.

David Nye
nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu
From: frost@qut.edu.au
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: MSDS information required
Date: 11 Nov 92 16:30:11 EST
Organization: Queensland University of Technology

RE: MSDS data bases

Has anyone done a comparison of data bases containing
information on material science data sheets?
Can one access any of these through the network?
Can anyone supply information on 'tomes'
thanks
Ray Frost
School of Chemistry at QUT Brisbane Australia
frost@qut.edu.au
From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Weight Loss with Dexfenflouramine
Date: 6 Nov 92 15:45:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: spdcc.1992Nov6.154506.4608
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA

In article <1992Nov06.150609.23464@omen.UUCP> caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg) writes:
>The article claims that dF does not have the problems with
>side-effects that some of the other drugs have.

One of the big problems with fenfluramine is that it makes people sleepy.
As far as I know, this is still the case with dexfenfluramine.  I'm still
waiting for a study or even a review article which compares the side effects
of the dextro and racemic mixtures in any methodical manner.

>The impression I get is that
>the most important difference between the serotonin-reuptake
>inhibitors under study is in unwanted side effects.

Remember that dexfenfluramine isn't primarily a serotonin-reuptake
inhibitor; rather, it promotes the release of serotonin.

-- 
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dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer
From: arlie@hpsad.sad.hp.com (Arlie Haig)
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 00:23:29 GMT
Subject: Re: Offensive BO
Organization: HP Signal Analysis Division - Rohnert Park, CA
Newsgroups: sci.med

This has got to be a joke.

Newsgroups: sci.med,ia.talk.politics
From: spam@IASTATE.EDU (mike begley)
Subject: Re: Health Care Costs
Reply-To: spam@IASTATE.EDU (mike begley)
Organization: Iowa State University
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 19:10:14 GMT

In article <1992Nov13.092951.2699@bvc.edu>, mikef@bvc.edu writes:
> In article <BxMK9q.9Mo@news.iastate.edu>, cmriggin@iastate.edu (Christin M
Riggins) writes:
> > I would REALLY be grateful and truely
> > appreciate any and all responses to my survey.  Please email responses to
                                                           ^^^^^
[...]
> > 1.  Do you feel that the current U.S. health care system is effective?
(Y/N)
> No, I don't.

[...questions & posted responses 2-6 deleted...]

6. Do you know how to follow instructions?    ;-)

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From: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Seasonal Affective Disorder - Light Treatments
Date: 10 Nov 92 17:16:04 GMT
Reply-To: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh Computer Science

In article <1992Nov04.041450.15925@ux1.cts.eiu.edu> cfaks@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (Alice Sanders) writes:

>He also loves winter, not just the bright, sunny winter days, the gray
>ones.  Fall is his favorite season, middle to late fall.  This is the only
>person like that I know of for sure. 

I know a lot of people who like fall and who don't like to live in
places like California and Hawaii.  As for me, the other seasons
should get 1 week each, leaving 49 weeks of summer!


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From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: discovery!?  cure!!
Date: 12 Nov 92 23:23:39 GMT
Distribution: sci
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA

In article <1992Nov11.221252.2293@cnsvax.uwec.edu> nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu (David Nye) writes:
>> I was extreamly sick and accutane(Isotretinoin) cured me!  No doctor has
>> yet been able to explain why.
>> One doctor has diagnosed my illness as myalgic encephalomyelitis.
>> Other doctors just say "maybe a virus".
>
>Your case is very interesting.  I don't know of a condition called "myalgic
>encephalomyelitis".

That's because it's a preposterous name popular in Britain for
"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome".  Talk about a mouthful which is tailor-
made for hypochondriacs--it has every scarey Greek cognate root
you can think of, and is absolutely meaningless if you try to
make sense out of the name.

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Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Weight Loss with Dexfenfluramine
From: RGINZBERG@eagle.wesleyan.edu (Ruth Ginzberg)
Date: 12 Nov 92 20:20:22 EDT
 <1992Nov11.172345.6216@spdcc.com> <1992Nov12.134825.28770@omen.UUCP>
Distribution: world
Organization: Philosophy Dept., Wesleyan University
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.20In-Reply-To: caf@omen.UUCP's message of 12 Nov 92 13:48:25 GMTLines: 10

In <1992Nov12.134825.28770@omen.UUCP> caf@omen.UUCP writes:

> See Adiposity 101.

Please give more complete citation for this reference, and how it may be
obtained.

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Ruth Ginzberg <rginzberg@eagle.wesleyan.edu>
Philosophy Department;Wesleyan University;USA
From: nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu (David Nye)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Mercury fillings
Date: 7 Nov 92 18:52:14 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

In article <1dgrnoINNa3a@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>, starfish@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Smarter than the Average Blur) writes:
> 
> Are they still used and if not, when did they stop being used?
Don't worry.  The mercury is not bioavailable.  There is absolutely
no evidence of any medical problems from it.  The allegations of
MS-like symptoms from it were crazy.

David Nye
nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: mdkline@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Mark D. Kline)
Subject: Re: Transdermal Nicotine Patches/Dreams!
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 09:08:41 EST

In article <1992Nov10.121145.4634@bb1t.monsanto.com> rghoff@bb1t.monsanto.com writes:
>
>Dreams: We're talking the most increadable/real/vivid/detail/etc dreams I've
>ever had. Starting the night I put on my first patch, dreams. I can
>feel, touch, taste, smell, read techinical manuals, take instument
>readings and make the appropriate adjustments (these last three were
>when I was dreaming about this car I'm rebuilding).
>I suppose when people say they are having out of body experiences, it's
>dreams like these.
>Jeez, even if I don't end up quitting smoking, the patches are worth the
>price just for the amazing dreams! (But I'm doing excellent on them, not
>one smoke since I started three weeks ago - I'm going to make it this
>time).

Many people on the 24 hour patches have extremely vivid dreams.  It is
not unusual for people to dream about smoking; the dreams seem to be
more often pleasant or neutral than nightmarish.  

Enjoy the eyelid movies.  Great good luck with quitting - its a tough
habit to break but it can be done.
From: jfox@hooksett.East.Sun.COM (John Fox - SunExpress IR)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: ACL repair questions
Date: 10 Nov 1992 21:21:53 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: jfox@hooksett.East.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: hooksett.east.sun.com


I'm considering having my anterior cruciate ligament repaired in the
next month or so. Could any surviving ACL repair veterans answer a
couple questions?
Here's a little background first.
Original injury happened 3 years ago playing soccer. Had a scope done
the following week to clean up the ACL "fragments" and do a little
cartilege repair. Over this past couple years, I have avoided sports
involving "cutting, jumping, twisting", and have managed to avoid
reinjury. I feel the knee is strong and relatively tight, so although
there isn't an urgent requirement to be whole, I'd like to be able to
kick the ball around again - especially now that my kids are getting
into sports. I'm 33 years old, cycle and run regularly.

1.  Can this be done outpatient? (it'll save me 20%!)
2.  Can this be done under local anestesia?
3.  Can you operate a standard transmission post-op? (it's the left knee)
4.  Does using a "donor" tendon improve recovery time?
5.  Any other pros-cons using donor vs. your own tissue?
    (I have minor chronic patella tendonitis, and the doc is leaning
     towards using a donor tendon because of that)

Thanks for any info and/or accounts of your own experiences.


John
From: ekirby@buckeye.boeing.com (Elizabeth Kirby)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Hemingway's invention
Date: 10 Nov 92 18:55:07 GMT
Reply-To: ekirby@buckeye.boeing.com (Elizabeth Kirby)

In article <1992Nov8.000121.13660@ee.ryerson.ca>, elf@ee.ryerson.ca (luis fernandes) writes:
|> I was reading a review of a Hemingway biography and it 
|> mentiones that Ernest Hemingway's father invented a medical
*|> instrument which he refused to patent because "it would be wrong
*|> to profit from something that benefits humanity."
|> 
|> Would anyone know what that instrument is? The review does not
|> mention it.
|> 
|> --
|> luis fernandes  <elf@ee.ryerson.ca>


	It seems to me that it would be more wrong to
profit from something that *doesn't* benefit at least
*some* part of humanity!   Seems to me that part of the
logic that I understood about the idea of capitalism is
that I'll do something that benefits you in exchange for
your doing something that benefits me.   Of course, that
doesn't stop people from doing things without material
reward if they like - it would be an interesting world if
we all did that.

	"Throwing in her 2c worth" Beth
Newsgroups: sci.med
From: drand@spinner.osf.org (Douglas S. Rand)
Subject: Re: Hard lumps under skin surface
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Date: 9 Nov 92 12:50:43

In article <BxCnyB.Cxv@news.udel.edu> william@ravel.udel.edu (Wild William) writes:

   My fiance has recently had the pleasure of getting this little lump 
   on the back of her leg, right where she sits.  The lump has gotten
   a bit bigger and a bit harder, at first we thought it was an insect
   bite but it has been there for about 2 - 2.5 weeks.

   The skin around the lump isn't too sensitive but right in the
   center it is pretty tender.  The whole thing is about 1" across and
   it is hard like a big zit.  We have ruled out the ingrown hair / zit 
   / bite ideas so we are a little stuck.

   ...

   Does anyone know: 
    what this might be?

Maybe a boil. 

    what causes it?

Staph.

    how to get rid of it?

Get a MD to lance it.

    how to prevent it?

Don't know.  I'd like to know too.


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Newsgroups: sci.med
From: josh@Happy-Man.com (Joshua_Putnam)
Subject: Re: Seasonal Affective Disorder - Light Treatments
Reply-To: Joshua_Putnam@happy-man.com
Organization: Happy Man Corp., Vashon Island, WA 98070-7399
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 22:48:07 GMT

In <cezjRmK00iUzAD4Hl_@andrew.cmu.edu> Wendy Sherman <ws1d+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

>Actually,the bulbs are advertised as non-UV, but according to the guy
>who sold them to me at the Sunbox Co., they have a slight amount of UV,
>but the amt. is that which is considered by govt. standards to be UV.
>Which makes me wonder about the govt. Gee, I'm just catching on now. 

Just a basic check: do the lights give you a tan?  Do you
see a tan line after using the lights?

It's a simple way to see, though not as precise as proper
instrumentation.
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From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Seasonal Affective Disorder - Light Treatments
Date: 5 Nov 92 15:43:49 -0600
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

In article <27739@castle.ed.ac.uk>, cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) writes:
> In article <hank.720731904@well.sf.ca.us> hank@well.sf.ca.us (Hank Roberts) writes:
> 
>>Major CAUTION
>>
>>halogen lights contain enough UV to cause eye damage.
> 
> 1) Can you quantify this? Is the danger more or less than looking at
> the midday sun? The evening sun?
I can't quantify this, but I can report that I used to work in a greenhouse
with supplemental metal halide lighting.  I wear photogray glasses (glass
lenses) and even with these, I would develop the characteristic "UV
headache" within an hour or so.  I never got a sunburn under these lights,
but I use a SPF15 sunscreen daily, so that isn't a valid data point...
When I used to analyze chromatograms under UV light (15W hand-held 
"mineral light"), I could work for about 1.5 hours before getting my
"UV headache". 

> 
> 2) Probably by far the largest exposure to looking at halogen lamps for
> most people are the headlights of cars at night. But in this case the
> light passes through glass on its way to the eye. Is this sufficient
> UV screening to prevent the damage? In general, does putting a halogen
> lamp behind glass prevent the damage?

I would think this would help, but glass does pass some UV wavelengths.
For this reason, museums put special UV filters on windows, fluorescent
lights, and sometimes a second filter on the glass of the display case.
> 
Kay Klier  Biology Dept  UNI