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In article <19617@pitt.UUCP> geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks) writes: >Probably within 50 years, a new type of eugenics will be possible. >[...should] we do this?  Should we make a race of disease-free, long-lived, >Arnold Schwartzenegger-muscled, supermen?  Even if we can. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Gordon Banks  N3JXP      | "Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and >geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu   |  it is shameful to surrender it too soon."  >----------------------------------------------------------------------------  	Two thoughts.  	- I think that psychologically it will be easier for the next  generation to accept genetic manipulation.  It seems that people frown upon 'messing with Nature', ignoring our eons-old practice of doing just that. Any new human intervention is 'arrogance and hubris' and manipulation we routinely do is 'natural' and certainly 'not a big deal'.  	- Most interesting human traits will probably be massively polygenetic and be full of trade-offs.  In addition, without a positive social environment for the cultivation of genetic gifts, having them won't be the advantage it's made out to be.  Some people will certainly pursue it as if it is the Grail, but we know how most of those quests turn out.
In article <C5H74z.9v4@crdnns.crd.ge.com> meltsner@crd.ge.com writes: > > >I wouldn't call it a double-blind, but one local restaurant's soup >provokes an impressive migraine headache for my wife -- that one >take-out and no other...   Nothing unisual. Quote: " Chinese Restaurant Syndrome (CRS): a transient syndrome, associated with arterial dilatation, due to ingestion of monosodium glutamate, which is used liberally in seasoning chinese food; it is characterized by throbbing of the head, lightheadedness, tightness of the jaw, neck and shoulders, and bachache. " End quote. Source: Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 27th edition, 1988, W.B. Saunders, p 1632.  This was known long ago.  Brain produces and uses some MSG naturally, but not in doses it is served at some chinese places.  Having said that, i might add, that in MHO, MSG does not enhance flavor enoughf for me to miss it.  When I go to chinese places, I order food without MSG.  Goos places will do it for you. A prerequisite for such a service would be a waiter, capable of understanding, what you want.   Good Luck.   am
jec@watson.ibm.com wrote: : A very simple question : it seems to me that the contraceptive : pill just prevents the ovule to nest in the vagina and forces it to : fall every month. But it does not prevent the fertilzation of the  : ovule. Is it true ? If yes, is there a risk of extra-uterine : pregnancy, that is the development of the ovule inside the Fallopian : tube ?  Actually that is not how the pill works, but it *is* how the IUD works. The oral contraceptive pill actually *prevents* ovulation from occuring by providing negatve feedback to the pituitary gland, and thus preventing the LH surge that normally occurs at the time of ovulation.  With the IUD what happens is that fertilization may occur, but the device prevents implantation within the wall of the uterus (*not* the vagina).
In article <1r8pcn$rm1@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu> Donald_Mackie@med.umich.edu (Donald Mackie) writes: :In article <1993Apr22.205341.172965@locus.com> Michael Trofimoff, :tron@fafnir.la.locus.com writes: :>Would anyone out there in 'net-land' happen to have an :>authentic, sure-fire way of making this great sauce that :>is used to adorn Gyro's and Souvlaki? : :I'm not sure of the exact recipe, but I'm sure acidophilus is one of :the major ingredients.   :-) :  The only recipies I've ever seen for this include plain yogurt, finely chopped cucumber and a couple of crushed cloves of garlic -- yummy.
>I do believe that depression can have a dietary component.  Depression can also have various chemical (environmental) components. I noticed that I became depressed in various buildings, and at home when the air conditioning was on. Subsequent testing revealed that I was allergic to stemphyllium, a mold commonly found in air conditioners. After I began taking antigens, that problem disappeared.
I recently attended an allery seminar.  Steroid Nasal sprays were  discussed.  Afterward on a one-on-one basis, I asked the speaker what if  none of the Vancanese, Beconase, Nasalide, Nasalcort, or Nasalchrom work  nor do any oral decongestants work.  She replied that she saw an article on  Vasomotor Rhinitis.  That this is not an allergic reaction and that nothing  other than the Afrin's and such would work.  (Which in my case is true).  I want to find out as much as possible about this, since I am going to see  my allergist in May and want to be armed to the hilt with information;  since nothing he has done with me has helped me at all and I have had no  relief for 14 months.
I am looking for information on possible causes and long term effects of bone marrow sclerosis. I would also be thankful if anyone reading this newsgroup could list some recognized treatment centers if anything else than massive blood transfusion can be effective. If you plan on a "go to the library"-style reply, please be kind enough to add a list  of suggested topics or readings: Medicine is not my field.
In article <93088.130924PXF3@psuvm.psu.edu> PXF3@psuvm.psu.edu (Paula Ford) writes:  >we know ours is not HIV+ and people need it.  I think my husband should give >blood, especially, because his is O+, and I understand that's a very useful >blood type. >  It's O- that is especially useful.  Still, he isn't punishing the Red Cross but some O+ person that needed his blood and couldn't get it.  You are right, nagging probably won't help.   --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Banks  N3JXP      | "Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu   |  it is shameful to surrender it too soon."
I have two quations to ask:  1)  Does it cause the body any harm if one picks one's nose?  For example, might it lead to a loss of ability to smell?  2)  Is it harmful for one to eat one's nose pickings?
Organization: Temple University X-Newsreader: NNR/VM S_1.3.2  Last week I went to see a gastroenterologist. I had never met this doctor before, and she did not know what I was there for. As soon as I arrived, somebody showed me to an examining room and handed me a gown. They told me to undress (from the waist down, to be exact) and wait for the doctor. Is this the usual drill when you go to a doctor for the first time? I don't have much experience going to doctors (knock on wood), but on the couple of occasions when I've gone to a new doctor, I met him with my clothes on. First, he introduced himself, asked what I was there for and took a history, all before I undressed.   Are patients usually expected to get naked before meeting a doctor for the first time? Personally, I'd prefer to meet the doctor on something remotely resembling a condition of parity and to establish an identity as a person who wears clothes before dropping my drawers. If nothing else, it minimizes the time that I have to spend in the self conscious, ill at ease and vulnerable condition of a person with a bare bottom talking to somebody who is fully clothed.   Does anybody besides me regard this get-naked-first-and-then-we-can-talk attitude as insensitive? Also, is it unusual?
I have osteoarthritis, and my huband has just been diagnosed with diabetes (type II, I guess--no insulin).    I've been trying to read up on these two conditions, and what really surprises me is how few experiments have been done and how little is known.  Losing weight appears to be imperative for diabetes and advisable for arthritis (at least, for -women- with arthritis), but, of course, the very conditions that make weight loss advisable are part of the reason for the weight gain.   For myself, I'm almost afraid to lose weight, because no matter how gentle and sensible a diet I use (the last one was 1800-2000 calories, in about eight small meals), the weight won't go off gradually and stay off.  Instead, it drops off precipitously, and then comes back on with much interest, like bread on the waters.   With this experience, it's hard to be encouraging to my husband.  All I can suggest is to make it as gradual as possible.  Meanwhile, some experts recommend no sugar, others, no fat, others, just a balanced diet.  It's almost impossible to tell from their writings -which- parts of their recommendations are supposed to help the condition, and which are merely ideas the expert thinks are nifty.  Is it my imagination, or are these very old conditions very poorly understood?  Is it just that I'm used to pediatrician-talk ("It's strep; give him this and he'll get well.") and so my expectations are too high?
In article <1993Apr22.031423.1@vaxc.stevens-tech.edu> u96_averba@vaxc.stevens-tech.edu writes:  >doctors said that he could die from it, and the medication caused > 	Is it that serious?  My EKG often comes back with a few irregular beats.  Another question:  Is a low blood potassium level very bad?  My doctor seems concerned, but she tends to worry too much in general.   ___________________________________________________________________________ Alexis Perry				"The less I want the more I get perry1@husc.harvard.edu			 Make me chaste, but not just yet. eliot house box 413			 It's a promise or a lie (617) 493-6300				 I'll repent before I die." "Work? Have you lost your mind?!"  			-Ren				-Sting
Also, don't forget that it's better for your health to enjoy your steak than to resent your sprouts ...
In article <1993Mar29.130824.16629@aoa.aoa.utc.com> carl@aoa.aoa.utc.com (Carl Witthoft) writes:  >What is "unacceptable" about this is that hospitals and MDs by law >have no choice but to treat you if you show up sick or mangled from >an accident.  If you aren't rich and have no insurance, who is going >to foot your bills?  Do you actually intend to tell the ambulance >"No, let me die in the gutter because I can't afford the treatment"??  By law, they would not be allowed to do that anyhow.     --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <1993Apr20.184034.13779@dbased.nuo.dec.com> dufault@lftfld.enet.dec.com (MD) writes: > >If anyone knows of any database or newsgroup or as I mentioned up above, >any information relating to this disorder I would sure appreciate hearing >from you. I am not trying to play doctor here, but only trying to gather >information about it. As I know now, these particular types of disorders >are still not really well understood by the medical community, and so I'm >going to see now....if somehow the internet can at least give me alittle >insight. Thanks.    There is no database for infantile spasms, nor a newsgroup, that I know of.  The medical library will be the best source of information for you.     --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <47974@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> wsun@jeeves.ucsd.edu (Fiberman) writes: :Is erythromycin effective in treating pneumonia? : :-fm   Not only is it effective, it is in fact the drug of choice for uncomplicated cases of community-acquired penumonia.
Ihave had a frozen shoulder for over a year or about a year.  It is still partially frozen, and I am still in physical therapy every week.  But the pain has subsided almost completely.  UNTIL last week when I mowed the lawn for twenty minutes each, two days in a row.  I have a push type power mower.  The pain started back up a little bit for the first time in quite a while, and I used ice and medicine again.  Can anybody explain why this particular activity, which does not seem to stress me very much generally, should cause this shoulder problem?  Thanks.
Can anybody out there provide me with any advice concerning the following two health problems:  First, I was recently diagnosed (using a UGI series) as having a Schatzki ring and small sliding hiatal hernia. As I understand it, the hernia is a relatively minor problem, though I do occasionally have some nasty heartburn that is probably related to it. The Schatzki ring, on the other hand, is causing swallowing difficulty. In particular, if I'm not careful about eating slowly, and thoroughly chewing food, food occasionally gets "stuck" before reaching my stomach. This results in a period of painful spasms as the food attempts to pass the obstruction. Fortunately, the food has always managed to pass, but this is annoying, and causes frequent discomfort.  My doctor wants to "dilate" the ring using the following procedure: use an endoscope to examine the esophagus and stomach for any inflammation, then cut through the ring and dilate it by passing some kind of balloon or something thru the esophagous. I would like to know if anyone out there has had this (or a similar) procedure done-if so, was it painful, successful, etc. Also, can anyone  comment on safety, advisability, and success rate of this procedure? Has it become a common procedure? I am kind of leery of having such an invasive-sounding procedure performed for a (currently) non-threatening condition such as this, especially considering the possible side effects (bleeding, perforation, reaction to anesthesia).  The second issue: for the past 3-4 years I have had a large number of "extra" heartbeats. In particular, during the past month or so there has been a dramatic increase-a Holter monitor recently showed 50 PVC's in 24 hrs, along with a few PAC's. (Many days, there are far more than this, however-five to ten per hour). All of them were isolated, and the cardiologist indicated that such a number was "normal". It certainly doesn't feel normal. In the past there have also been a couple of episodes of extended "runs" of these beats, one of which lasted long enough to cause severe light-headedness. I am relatively young (30-ish), thin and in good health (recent bloodtests were all normal), and do not smoke, use drugs or caffeine, etc. I'm willing to accept the extra beats as "normal", but don't want to ignore them if they might be some kind of warning symptom. The number of PVC's seems to increase throughout the day, and with exercise (or something as simple as climbing some stairs). Also, if I get up after sitting or lying down for a while, I tend to get a couple of extra beats. Could they possibly be related to the esophagous problems? Both seemed to develop at about the same time.  Thanks for any help/advice!
In article <1993Apr26.174538.1@vms.ocom.okstate.edu>  banschbach@vms.ocom.okstate.edu writes: >oxygen(just like it does in the vagina).  As much stuff as there is in the  >lay press about L. acidophilus and vaginal yeast infections, I'm really  >amazed that someone has not done a clinical trial yet to check it out.  I've mentioned this study a couple of times now: Ingestion of yogurt containing Lactobacillus acidophilus as prophylaxis for candidal vaginitis, Annals of Internal Medicine, 3/1/92 116(5):353-7.  Do you have a problem with the study because they used yogurt rather than capsules of lactobacillus (even though it had positive results)?  The study was a crossover trial of daily ingestion of 8 ounces of yogurt.  There was a marked decrease in infections while women were ingesting the yogurt.  Problems with the study included very small numbers (33 patients enrolled) and many protocol violations (only 21 patients were analyzed).  Still, the difference in rates of infection between the two groups was so large that the study remains fairly believable.
In article <C5FI9r.7yz@cbnewsk.cb.att.com> janet.m.cooper, jmcooper@cbnewsk.cb.att.com writes: >The mother of a friend of mine is experiencing a disabling back >pain.  After MRIs, CT scans, and doctors visits she has been presented >with 2 alternatives:  >(1) live with the pain >or (2) undergo a somewhat >risky operation which may leave her paralyzed.  She also has a   Since her symptoms are only pain she would do weel to seek the advice of a good, multi-disciplinary pain clinic. It is distressing to think that people are stll being told they have to "live with the pain" when many options for pain management (rather than treating MRI findings) are available. A good pain clinic will accept that this lady's problem is her pain and set about finding ways of relieveing that.
In article <uabdpo.dpo.uab.edu-230493173928@spam.dom.uab.edu> uabdpo.dpo.uab.edu!gila005 (Stephen Holland) writes: >In article <1993Apr23.211108.26887@midway.uchicago.edu>, >bmdelane@quads.uchicago.edu (brian manning delaney) wrote: >>  >> One thing that I haven't seen in this thread is a discussion of the >> relation between IBD inflammation and the profile of ingested fatty >> acids (FAs). >> [....]  > [....] >even write a letter to the editor - it is a good point.  By the way, >the abbreviation EPA is not in general use, so I do not know what  >fatty acid you are speaking about.  Sorry -- I mean eicosapentaenoic acid.  >And to Brian an U of C ---  There is a physician named Stephen Hanauer >there who is a recognized expert in the treatment of IBD.  You might  >give him a call.  Coincidentaly, just yesterday I was (finally) referred from the clinic to Hanauer. I'm seeing him on May 24. I'll report what he says about this question.  >the treatment of IBD.  If you call please say hello to him from me, >I was looking at U of C for a position, and perhaps still am.  Will do.
> In article <C5E2G7.877@world.std.com> rsilver@world.std.com (Richard Silver) writes: > > > >Is there a right-eye dominance (eyedness?) as there is an > >overall right-handedness in the population? I mean do most > >people require less lens corrections for the one eye than the > >other? If so, what kinds of percentages can be attached to this?  I have a long sighted eye and a short sighted eye. My right eye tends to cut out when I look at distant things, my left eye when I am close up.  I had specs to balance things up a bit but could do without them. I thought that, one way or another, I would always be able to see clearly.  Unfortunately middle age is rearing its ugly head and I can no longer see close up objects clearly.  Maybe it's just that my arms are getting shorter :-)
In article <1993Apr19.215342.16930@sco.com> evanh@sco.COM (Evan Hunt) writes:   >In article <1993Apr13.201942.26058@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com> sharen@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (Sharen A. Rund) writes:   >>restaurants advertize "No MSG") - many restaurants that feature salad >>bars use MSG to "keep" the veggies looking fresh longer, also, a number   >This brings up an important question for me - could pre-made salads, the >kind sold in supermarkets, have MSG added without mentioning it? Legally, >I mean - anyone know what the law is in this area?   Steve Dyer points out that Sharen was probably thinking of Sulfites. But the question still stands.
In article <1993Apr11.015518.21198@sbcs.sunysb.edu> mhollowa@ic.sunysb.edu      (Michael Holloway) writes: >In article <C552Jv.GGB@news.Hawaii.Edu> lady@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu      (Lee Lady) writes: >>I would also like to point out that most of the arguments about science >>in sci.med, sci.psychology, etc. are not about cases where people are >>rejecting scientific argument/evidence/proof.  They are about cases where >>no adequate scientific research has been done.   (In some cases, there is >>quite a bit of evidence, but it isn't in a format to fit doctrinaire >>conceptions of what science is.)   > >Here it is again.  This indicates confusion between "proof" and the process >of doing science.    You are making precisely one of the points I wanted to make. I fully agree with you that there is a big distinction between the *process* of science and the end result.    As an end result of science, one wants to get results that are objectively verifiable.  But there is nothing objective about the *process* of science.    If good empirical research were done and showed that there is some merit to homeopathic remedies, this would certainly be valuable information. But it would still not mean that homeopathy qualifies as a science.  This is where you and I disagree with Turpin.  In order to have science, one must have a theoretical structure that makes sense, not a mere collection of empirically validated random hypotheses.  Experiment and empirical studies are an important part of science, but they are merely the culmination of scientific research.  The most important part of true scientific methodology is SCIENTIFIC THINKING.   Without this, one does not have any hypotheses worth testing.  (No, hypotheses do not just leap out at you after you look at enough data. Nor do they simply come to you in a flash one day while you're shaving or looking out the window.  At least not unless you've done a lot of really good thinking beforehand.)    The difference between a Nobel Prize level scientist and a mediocre scientist does not lie in the quality of their empirical methodology.   It depends on the quality of their THINKING.    It really bothers me that so many graduate students seem to believe that they are doing science merely because they are conducting empirical studies.  And it bothers me even more that there are many fields, such as certain parts of psychology, where there seems to be no thinking at all,  but mere studies testing ad hoc hypotheses.    And I'm especially offended by Russell Turpin's repeated assertion that science amounts to nothing more than avoiding mistakes.  Simply avoiding mistakes doesn't get you anywhere.    -- In the arguments between behaviorists and cognitivists, psychology seems  less like a science than a collection of competing religious sects.
In article <9304261811.AA07821@DPW.COM> Janice Price, jprice@dpw.com writes: >How much can you tell about a person's health by looking into their eyes?  By looking at the iris (iridology) - virtually nothing.  Looking at the retina allows one to visualise the small blood vessels and is helpful in assessing various systemic diseases, hypertension and diabetes for example.
In article <1993Apr26.204319.11231@ultb.isc.rit.edu>, eas3714@ultb.isc.rit.edu (E.A. Story) writes: >In article <1rgrsvINNmpr@gap.caltech.edu> carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU writes: >>[..] It >>involves taking photographs of corona discharges created by attaching the >>subject to a high-voltage source, not of some "aura."  It works equally well >>with inanimate objects. > >True.. but what about showing the missing part of a leaf?  Is this >"corona discharge"?  This effect disappears if you clean your apparatus after you kirlianed the whole leaf and before kirlianing the leaf part.
>>>Can men get yeast infections? Spread them? What kind of symptoms?  My ENT doctor told me that it is not uncommon for the wife to get a vaginal yeast infection after the husband takes antibiotics.  In fact this recently happened to my wife.  Explanation is that the antibiotics kill the yeast's competition, they then thrive and increased yeast around the penis spread the infection during intercourse.  I was on ceclor for 30 days, then my wife got the yeast.
In article <79727@cup.portal.com> mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson) writes: >I remember hearing a few years back about a new therapy for hyperactivity >which involved aggressively eliminating artificial coloring and flavoring >from the diet.  The theory -- which was backed up by interesting anecdotal >results -- is that certain people are just way more sensitive to these >chemicals than other people.  I don't remember any connection being made >with seizures, but it certainly couldn't hurt to try an all-natural diet.  Yeah, the "Feingold Diet" is a load of crap.  Children diagnosed with ADD who are placed on this diet show no improvement in their intellectual and social skills, which in fact continue to decline.  Of course, the parents who are enthusiastic about this approach lap it up at the expense of their children's development.  So much for the value of "interesting anecdotal results".  People will believe anything if they want to.