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I have seen Copper Bracelet by the name of Sabona created by Dr. John Sorenson.  I am looking for literature on the effectiveness of Copper Bracelet in dealing with Arthritis.   I know in one case a 70-year old person developed bruise at the base of her left thumb after wearing the copper bracelet on her left wrist for several months.  She was told the bruise is "normal" and would disappear.   Is the bruise reason to be concerned? Should the person discontinued wearing the copper bracelet? Could anyone kindly point me to literature on copper bracelet? What are the other information on copper bracelet?  Your response would be very much appreciated.  Thank you.  Lau Hon-Wah
In article <C5JsM5.Hrs@lznj.lincroftnj.ncr.com> rjf@lzsc.lincroftnj.ncr.com  (51351[efw]-Robert Feddeler(MT4799)T343) writes:  >: Could somebody explain to me what a centrifuge is and what it is >: used for? I vaguely remembre it being something that spins test tubes >: around really fast but I cant remember why youd want to do that?  >Purely recreational.  They get bored sitting in that >rack all the time.  No, this is wrong.  The purpose is to preserve the substances in the tubes longer by creating relativistic speeds and thus time dilatation.  Of course, by slowing the subjective time of the test tubes they get less bored, which is probably what you were thinking of.
I don't know if it causes the body any harm, but in the 23 years I've been teaching nine and ten years olds I've never had one fall over from eating "boogers" which many kids do on a regular basis [when they think no one is looking . . .]
I am posting to this group in hopes of finding someone out there in network newsland who has heard of something similar to what I am going to describe here.  I have a fourteen year old daugter who experienced a seizure on November 3, 1992 at 6:45AM after eating Kellog's Frosted Flakes.  She is perfectly healthy, had never experienced anything like this before, and there is no history of seizures in either side of the family.  All the tests (EEG, MRI, EKG) came out negative so the decision was made to do nothing and just wait to see if it happened again.  Well, we were going along fine and the other morning, April 5, she had a bowl of another Kellog's frosted kind of cereal, Fruit Loops (I am embarrassed to admit that I even bought that junk but every once in a while...) So I pour it in her bowl and think "Oh, oh, this is the same kind of junk she was eating when she had that seizure."  Ten  minutes later she had a full blown seizures. This was her first exposure to a sugar coated cereal since the last seizure.  When I mentioned what she ate the first time as a possible reason for the seizure the neurologist basically negated that as an idea.  Now after this second episode, so similar in nature to the first, even he is scratching his head.  Once again her EEG looks normal which I understand can happen even when a person has a seizure.  Once again we are waiting. I have been thinking that it would be good to get to as large a group as possible to see if anyone has any experience with this kind of thing.  I know that members of the medical community are sometimes loathe to admit the importance that diet and foods play in our general health and well-being.  Anyway, as you can guess, I am worried sick about this, and would appreciate any ideas anyone out there has.  Sorry to be so wordy but I wanted to really get across what is going on here.  Thanks.
matthews@Oswego.EDU (Harry Matthews) writes:  >I had electrical pulse nerve testing done a while back.  The needles were taken >from a dirty drawer in an instrument cart and were most certainly NOT >sterile or even clean for that matter.  More than likely they were fresh >from the previous patient.  I WAS concerned, but I kept my mouth shut.  I >probably should have raised hell! 	Could you describe in more detail the above procedure?  I've never heard about it. 	And yes, if they pierced you with the needles you probably should have protested.   euclid
In article <C65oIL.436@vuse.vanderbilt.edu> alex@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Alexander P. Zijdenbos) writes: > >Reading through the posts about Kirlian (whatever spelling) >photography I couldn't help but being slightly disgusted by the >narrow-minded, "I know it all", "I don't believe what I can't see or >measure" attitude of many people out there. > >I am neither a real believer, nor a disbeliever when it comes to >so-called "paranormal" stuff; but as far as I'm concerned, it is just >as likely as the existence of, for instance, a god, which seems to be >quite accepted in our societies - without any scientific basis. > >I am convinced that it is a serious mistake to close your mind to >something, ANYTHING, simply because it doesn't fit your current frame >of reference. History shows that many great people, great scientists, >were people who kept an open mind - and were ridiculed by sceptics. > >Especially the USA should be grateful; after all, Columbus did not >drop off the edge of the earth.  It is one thing to be open-minded about phenomona that have not be demonstrated to be false, and quite another to "believe" in something like Krilian photography, where *all* the claimed effects have be demonstrated to be artifacts.  There is no longer any reason to adopt a "wait and see" attitude about Krilian photography, it has been experimentally shown to be nothing but simple coronal discharge.  The "auras" shown by missing leaf parts came from  moisture left by the original whole leaf, for example.    That's what science is, son.
Any rocky mountain spotted fever experts out there ?  The doctor thinks a friend might have this. The question is, doesn't the tick have to bite you ?  You frequently find a tick crawling on you after a walk in the woods around here, but you tend to notice it before it bites you; pulling one out of your skin is something you're not likely to forget.  Can you get the fever without it biting you ?  Do they sometimes bite you and then let go so you don't realize you were bitten ?  I know they will let go once they've had their fill, but you certainly would notice this (arggh).  So how do you get the fever if you never pulled a tick off yourself (as opposed to finding one merely crawling on you) ?
dougb@comm.mot.com (Doug Bank) writes:  >My wife's ob-gyn has an ultrasound machine in her office.  When  >On her next visit, my wife asked another doctor in the office if >they read the ultrasounds themselves or if they had a radiologist >read the pictures.  The doctor very vehemently insisted that they >were qualified to read the ultrasound and radiologists were NOT!  >My wife is concerned about this.  She saw a TV show a couple months >back (something like 20/20 or Dateline NBC, etc.) where an expert >on fetal ultrasounds (a radiologist) was showing all the different >deffects that could be detected using the ultrasound.  >Should my wife be concerned?  Should we take the pictures to a  >radiologist for a second opinion? (and if so, where would we find >such an expert in Chicago?)  We don't really have any special medical >reason to be concerned, but if a radiologist will be able to see >things the ob-gyn can't, then I don't see why we shouldn't use one.  >Any thoughts?   As far as I can see if your obstetrition has an ultrasound in his rooms and is expirienced its use and interpretation, he should be just as capable of reading it as any radiologist. All doctors are "qualified" to read x-rays, u/s, ct scans etc. it is just that a radiologist does nothing else, and thus, is only better at reading them because of all this time spent doing this (skill in reading x-rays etc. just comes from plenty of practice). If your obstetrition reads heaps of obstetric ultrasounds he should be able to pick up any abnormalities that can be demonstrated by this technique.  - Paul.
etxmow@garbo.ericsson.se (Mats Winberg) writes: :  :    Isn't there a relatively new treatment for kidney stones involving :    a non-invasive use of ultra-sound where the patient is lowered :    into some sort of liquid when he/she undergoes treatment? I'm sure :    I've read about it somewhere. If I remember it correctly it is a :    painless and effective treatment. The use of shock waves (not ultrasound) to break up stones has been around for a few years.  Depending on the type of machine, and intensity of the shock waves, it is usually uncomfortable enough to require something...  The high-power machines cause enough pain to require general or regional anesthesia.  Afterwards, it feels like someone slugged you pretty good!
In article <1993Apr15.180621.29465@radford.vak12ed.edu> mmatusev@radford.vak12ed.edu (Melissa N. Matusevich) writes: :Thanks for all your assistance. I'll see if he can try a :different brand of patches, although he's tried two brands :already. Are there more than two?  The brands I can come up with off the top of my head are Nicotrol, Nicoderm and Habitrol.  There may be a fourth as well.
In article <1993Apr19.205615.1013@unlv.edu>, todamhyp@charles.unlv.edu (Brian M. Huey) writes: =I think that's the correct spelling.. =	I am looking for any information/supplies that will allow =do-it-yourselfers to take Krillean Pictures. I'm thinking =that education suppliers for schools might have a appartus for =sale, but I don't know any of the companies. Any info is greatly =appreciated. =	In case you don't know, Krillean Photography, to the best of my =knowledge, involves taking pictures of an (most of the time) organic =object between charged plates. The picture will show energy patterns =or spikes around the object photographed, and depending on what type =of object it is, the spikes or energy patterns will vary. One might =extrapolate here and say that this proves that every object within =the universe (as we know it) has its own energy signature.  Go to the library and look up "corona discharge." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
What causes those little brown spots on older people's hands? Are they called "liver spots" because they're sort of liver-colored, or do they indicate some actual liver dysfunction?
Thanks for all your assistance. I'll see if he can try a different brand of patches, although he's tried two brands already. Are there more than two?  Melissa  ---                         mmatusev@radford.vak12ed.edu  "After a time you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true."
Gordon Banks:  >a lot to keep from going back to morbid obesity.  I think all >of us cycle.  One's success depends on how large the fluctuations >in the cycle are.  Some people can cycle only 5 pounds.  Unfortunately, >I'm not one of them. > > This certainly describes my situation perfectly. For me there is a constant dynamic between my tendency to eat, which appears to be totally limitless, and the purely conscious desire to not put on too much weight. When I get too fat, I just diet/exercise more (with varying degrees of success) to take off the extra weight. Usually I cycle within a 15 lb range, but smaller and larger cycles occur as well. I'm always afraid that this method will stop working someday, but usually I seem to be able to hold the weight gain in check. This is one reason I have a hard time accepting the notion of some metabolic derangement associated with cycle dieting (that results in long-term weight gain). I have been cycle- dieting for at least 20 years without seeing such a change.  I think a vigorous exercise program can go a long way toward keeping the cycles smaller and the baseline weight low.
In article <1993Apr5.165716.59@immunex.com>, rousseaua@immunex.com writes: > In article <ng4.733990422@husc.harvard.edu>, ng4@husc11.harvard.edu (Ho Leung Ng) writes: >>  >>    When I was a kid in primary school, I used to drink tons of milk without >> any problems.  However, nowadays, I can hardly drink any at all without >> experiencing some discomfort.  What could be responsible for the change? >>  >> Ho Leung Ng >> ng4@husc.harvard.edu   OOPS. My original message died. I'll try again... I always understood (perhaps wrongly...:)) that the bacteria in our digestive tracts help us break down the components of milk. Perhaps the normal flora of  the intestine changes as one passes from childhood. Is there a pathologist or microbiologist in the house?
Can anyone out there tell me the difference between a "persistent" disease and a "chronic" one? For example, persistent hepatitis vs chronic hepatitis.
In article <1993Mar27.010702.8176@julian.uwo.ca> roberts@gaul.csd.uwo.ca (Eric Roberts) writes: >Could someone please tell me, what effect an overdose (900-1000mg) of >amitriptyline would have?  Probably would not be fatal in an adult at that dose, but could kill a child.  Patient would be very somnolent, with dilated pupils, low blood pressure.  Possibly cardiac arrhythmias.     --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Banks  N3JXP      | "Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu   |  it is shameful to surrender it too soon."
Recurrent Volvulus     -------------------       This is regarding recurrent volvulus which our little boy  has been suffering from ever since he was an infant. He had  a surgery when he was one year old. Another surgery had  to be performed one year after, when he was two years old.  He turned three this February and he is still getting  afflicted by this illness, like having to get hospitalised  for vomitting and accompanying stomach pain.He managed  not having a third surgery so far.    *  	One thing me and my wife noticed is that his affliction  	peaks around the time he was born, on nearabouts, like in  	March every year.  Any significance to this?    *	Why does this recur? Me and my family go through severe pain  	when our little boy have to undergo surgery. Why does surgery  	not rectify the situation?     *	Also, which hospital in US or Canada specialize in this malady?    *	What will be a good book explaining this disease in detail?    *	Will keeping a particular diet keep down the probability of   	recurrence?    *	As time goes on, will the probability of recurrence go down  	considering he is getting stronger and healthier and probably  	less prone to attacks? Or is this assumption wrong?    *	Any help throwing light on these queries will be highly appreciated.  	Thanks very much!
In article <19609@pitt.UUCP> geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks) writes: >In article <3794@nlsun1.oracle.nl> rgasch@nl.oracle.com (Robert Gasch) writes: >> >>In many European countries Homepathy is accepted as a method of curing >>(or at least alleiating) many conditions to which modern medicine has  >>no answer. In most of these countries insurance pays for the  >>treatments. >> > >Accepted by whom?  Not by scientists.  There are people >in every country who waste time and money on quackery. >In Britain and Scandanavia, where I have worked, it was not paid for. >What are "most of these countries?"  I don't believe you. > >  When were you in Britain?, my information is different.  From Miranda Castro, _The Complete Homeopathy Handbook_, ISBN 0-312-06320-2, oringinally published in Britain in 1990.
[reply to geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)]   >>If you can get away without ever ordering imaging for a patient with >>an obviously benign headache syndrome, I'd like to hear what your magic >>is.   >I certainly can't always avoid it (unless I want to be rude, I suppose).   I made a decision a while back that I will not be bullied into getting studies like a CT or MRI when I don't think they are indicated.  If the patient won't accept my explanation of why I think the study would be a waste of time and money, I suggest a second opinion.
Sharon Paulson (paulson@tab00.larc.nasa.gov) wrote: :  {much deleted] :  :  : The fact that this happened while eating two sugar coated cereals made : by Kellog's makes me think she might be having an allergic reaction to : something in the coating or the cereals.  Of the four of us in our : immediate family, Kathryn shows the least signs of the hay fever, running : nose, itchy eyes, etc. but we have a lot of allergies in our family history : including some weird food allergies - nuts, mushrooms.  :   Many of these cereals are corn-based. After your post I looked in the literature and located two articles that implicated corn (contains tryptophan) and seizures. The idea is that corn in the diet might potentiate an already existing or latent seizure disorder, not cause it. Check to see if the two Kellog cereals are corn based. I'd be interested.
>>Between who? Over what? I would be most interested in seeing you >>provide peer-reviewed non-food-industry-funded citations to articles >>disputing that MSG has no effects whatsoever.  >  > You mean "asserting".  You're being intellectually dishonest (or just > plain confused), because you're conflating reports which do not necessarily > have anything to do with each other.  Olney's reports would argue a potential > for problems in human infants, but that's not to say that this says anything > whatsoever about the use of MSG in most foods, nor does he provide any > studies in humans which indicate any deleterious effects (for obvious > reasons.)  It says nothing about MSG's contribtion to the phenomenon > of the "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome".  It says nothing about the frequent > inability to replicate anecdotal reports of MSG sensitivity in the lab.   Okay Mr. Dyer, we're properly impressed with your philosophical skills and ability to insult people. You're a wonderful speaker and an adept politician. However, I believe that all you were asked to do, was simply provide scientific research refuting the work of Olney. I don't think the original poster sought to start a philisophical debate. she wanted some information. Given a little effort one could justify that shooting oneself with a .45 before breakfast is a healthy practice. But we're not particularily interested in what you can verbally prove/disprove or rationalize. Where's the research? Where are the studies?  I appoligize if this sounds flamish. I simply would like to see the thread get back on track.    Lone Wolf
To: milsh@nmr-z.mgh.harvard.edu (Alex Milshteyn)   AM> Having said that, i might add, that in MHO, MSG does not enhance  AM> flavor enoughf for me to miss it.  When I go to chinese places,  AM> I order food without MSG.    To me, MSG tastes just like a mixture of salt and sugar.  I don't  think that is the case with most people.  What does it taste like  to you?
I am 35 and am recovering from a case of Chicken Pox which I contracted from my 5 year old daughter.  I have quite a few of these little puppies all over my bod.  At what point am I no longer infectious?  My physician's office says when they are all scabbed over.  Is this true?  Is there any medications which can promote healing of the pox?  Speed up healing?  Please e-mail replies, and thanks in advance.
There were a few people who responded to my request for info on treatment for astrocytomas through email, whom I couldn't thank directly because of mail-bouncing probs (Sean, Debra, and Sharon).  So I thought I'd publicly thank everyone.  Thanks!   (I'm sure glad I accidentally hit "rn" instead of "rm" when I was trying to delete a file last September. "Hmmm... 'News?' What's this?"....)
In article <1q1tbnINNnfn@life.ai.mit.edu> sundar@ai.mit.edu writes:  Essential tremor is a progressive hereditary tremor that gets worse when the patient tries to use the effected member.  All limbs, vocal cords, and head can be involved.  Inderal is a beta-blocker and is usually effective in diminishing the tremor.  Alcohol and mysoline are also effective, but alcohol is too toxic to use as a treatment. --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Banks  N3JXP      | "Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu   |  it is shameful to surrender it too soon."
In article <1993Apr27.110440.5069@nic.csu.net>, eskagerb@nermal.santarosa.edu (Eric Skagerberg) writes: > Does anyone know of any studies done on the long-term health effects of a > man's vasectomy on his female partner? >  > I've seen plenty of study results about vasectomy's effects on men's health, > but what about women?  >  > For example, might the wife of a vasectomized man become more at risk for, > say, cervical cancer?  Adverse effects from sperm antibodies?  Changes in the > vagina's pH?  Yeast or bacterial infections? >  > Outside of study results, how about informed speculation?  I've heard of NO studies, but speculation:  Why on _earth_ would there be any effect on women's health?  That's about  the most absurd idea I've heard since Ted Kaldis's claim that no more than  35,000 people would march on Washington.  Ok, _one_ point:  Greatly reduced chance of pregnancy.  But that's it.
My ENT doctor recommended surgery to fix my sinuses.  I have a very deviated nasal septum (probably the result at least partially from several fractures). One side has approximately 10-15% of normal flow.  Of course I have known this for years but recently discovered that I suffer from chronic sinus infection, discovered during an MRI after a severe migraine.  A CT scan subsequently  confirmed the problems in the sinuses.  He wants to do endoscopic sinus surgery on the ethmoid, maxillary, frontal, and sphenoid, along with nasal septoplasty.  He explained the procedure, and the risks.  What I would like to know is if there is anyone out there who can tell me "I had this surgery, and it helped me"?  (I've already heard from a couple who said they had it and it didn't really help them).  I am a moderately severe asthmatic.  ENT doc says large percentage see some relief of their asthma after sinus surgery.  Also he said it is not unheard of that migraines go away after chronis sinusitis is relieved.  I am 42.  Any relevant information is appreciated.  Regards,
In article <1993Apr26.103242.1@vms.ocom.okstate.edu>  banschbach@vms.ocom.okstate.edu writes: >are in a different class.  The big question seems to be is it reasonable to  >use them in patients with GI distress or sinus problems that *could* be due  >to candida blooms following the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics?  I guess I'm still not clear on what the term "candida bloom" means, but certainly it is well known that thrush (superficial candidal infections on mucous membranes) can occur after antibiotic use. This has nothing to do with systemic yeast syndrome, the "quack" diagnosis that has been being discussed.   >found in the sinus mucus membranes than is candida.  Women have been known  >for a very long time to suffer from candida blooms in the vagina and a  >women is lucky to find a physician who is willing to treat the cause and  >not give give her advise to use the OTC anti-fungal creams.  Lucky how?  Since a recent article (randomized controlled trial) of oral yogurt on reducing vaginal candidiasis, I've mentioned to a  number of patients with frequent vaginal yeast infections that they could try eating 6 ounces of yogurt daily.  It turns out most would rather just use anti-fungal creams when they get yeast infections.  >yogurt dangerous).  If this were a standard part of medical practice, as  >Gordon R. says it is, then the incidence of GI distress and vaginal yeast  >infections should decline.  Again, this just isn't what the systemic yeast syndrome is about, and has nothing to do with the quack therapies that were being discussed. There is some evidence that attempts to reinoculate the GI tract with bacteria after antibiotic therapy don't seem to be very helpful in reducing diarrhea, but I don't think anyone would view this as a quack therapy.