waashk/20ng huggingface dataset:
I seem to recall that there was an article in Radio Electronics about this subject. In fact I have a copy of the article in front of me, but I can't find anywhere in the article a refrence as to what month it was in. The system they describe uses an automobile ignition coil for the high voltage. The  article even includes some information on what kind of film to use and where  to get it.   Hope this helps.
In article <C5JDuo.K13@unx.sas.com> sasghm@theseus.unx.sas.com (Gary Merrill) writes: >Of course we can't hope (currently at least) to explain how or why >Kekule had the daydream of snakes in the fire biting their tails. >Surely it wasn't the *only* daydream he had.  What was special about >*this* one?  Could it have had something to do with a perceived >*analogy* between the geometry of the snakes and problems concerning >geometry of molecules?  Is such analogical reasoning "extra-scientific"? >Or is it rather at the very heart of science (Perice's notion of abduction, >the use of models within and across disciplines)?  Upon close examination, >is there a non-rational mystical leap taking place, or is it perhaps >closer to a formal (though often incomplete) analogy or model?  I feel the need to repeat myself: Kekule's dream is a rather bad example of much of anything.  Read Root-Bernstein's book on the history of the benzene ring.
A friend of mine is seeing an acupuncturist and wants to know if there is any danger of getting AIDS from the needles.  Thanks,
You can also swab the inside of your nose with Bacitracin using a Q tip. Bacitracin is an antibiotic that can be bought OTC as an ointment in a tube. The doctor I listen to on the radio says to apply it for 30 days, while you are taking other antibiotics by mouth.
First off, if I'm not mistaken, only hibernating animals have brown fat, not humans.  Secondly, your description sounds just like 2,4-dinitrophenol.  This is an uncoupler of respiratory chain oxidative phosphorylation.  Put in layman's terms, it short-circuits the mitochondria, causing food energy to be turned into heat.  2,4-DNP was popular in the 1930's for weight reduction.  In controlled amounts, it raises body temperature as the body compensates for the reduced amount of useful energy available.  It is very dangerous. It would be wiser to adjust to your present body form, rather than play around with 2,4-DNP.
In article <1993Apr22.001642.9186@omen.UUCP> caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX) writes:  >>>>Can you provide a reference to substantiate that gaining back >>>>the lost weight does not constitute "weight rebound" until it >>>>exceeds the starting weight?  Or is this oral tradition that >>>>is shared only among you obesity researchers? >>> >>>Annals of NY Acad. Sci. 1987 >>> >>Hmmm. These don't look like references to me. Is passive-aggressive >>behavior associated with weight rebound? :-) > >I purposefully left off the page numbers to encourage the reader to >study the volumes mentioned, and benefit therefrom. >  Good story, Chuck, but it won't wash.  I have read the NY Acad Sci one (and have it).  This AM I couldn't find any reference to "weight rebound".  I'm not saying it isn't there, but since you cited it, it is your responsibility to show me where it is in there. There is no index.  I suspect you overstepped your knowledge base, as usual.         --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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'm told that corn allergy is fairly common.  My wife has it and it seems to be exacerbated if sugar is eaten with the corn.  I suppose that in a person just on the verge of having epilepsy, an allergic reaction might cause a seizure, but I don't really know. Gordon?
In article <1993Apr19.205615.1013@unlv.edu>, todamhyp@charles.unlv.edu (Brian M. Huey) writes: > I think that's the correct spelling..  The proper spelling is Kirlian. It was an effect discoverd by S. Kirlian, a soviet film developer in 1939.  As I recall, the coronas visible are ascribed to static discharges and chemical reactions between the organic material and the silver halides in the films.
In article <1993Apr28.173600.21703@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu> ame_0123@bigdog.engr.arizona.edu (Terrance J. Dishongh) writes: >Greeting > >I am starting work on a project where I am trying to make strain gages >bond to bone in vivo or a period of several months.  I am currently >using hydroxyapaptite back gages, and I have tried M-bonding the gages >to the bone.  Apart from those two application methods there doesn't >seem to be much else in the literature.  I have only an engineering  >background not medical or biological.  I would be interest in any >ideas about how to stimulte bone growth on the surface of cortical bone. > >Thanks for oyur help in Advance. > >Terrance J Dishongh >ame_0123@bigdog.engr.arizona.edu  It sounds as though you might want to try a product such as "super-glue". The active ingredient is cynoacrylate, the same compound used to reconstruct bones.  I have successfully used superglue for a number of procedures on many different species of animal. If you are simply trying to adhear something to bone for several months, this would be ideal. It bonds almost immediatly, is resistant to infection, and is non-irritating to surrounding tissue.  Phil Bowman, Manager Lab Animal Resources University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 larpjb@selway.umt.edu :wg   --
As an animal science student, I know that a number of animals transfer immunoglobin to thier young through thier milk.  In fact, a calf _must_ have a sufficient amount of colostrum (early milk) within 12 hours to effectively develop the immune system, since for the first (less than) 24 hours the intestines are "open" to the IG passage.  My question is, does this apply to human infants to any degree?
can anyone give me more information regarding endometriosis?   i heard it's a very common disease among women and if anyone can provide names of a specialist/surgeon in  the north carolina research triangle  park area (raleigh/durham/chapel  hill) who is familiar with the condition, i would really appreciate it.  thanks.   --Naomi
In article <1993Apr20.125920.15005@ircam.fr>, francis@ircam.fr (Joseph Francis) writes... >In article <1993Apr19.205615.1013@unlv.edu> todamhyp@charles.unlv.edu (Brian M. Huey) writes: >>I think that's the correct spelling.. >  >Crullerian. >   How about Kirlian imaging ? I believe the FAQ for sci.skeptics (sp?)  has a nice write-up on this. They would certainly be most supportive  on helping you to build such a device and connect to a 120Kvolt  supply so that you can take a serious look at your "aura"... :-)
bbenowit@telesciences.com (Barry D Benowitz) writes:  >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? >>   Thanks.    >Yes, there is such a thing as eye dominance, although I am not sure if >this dominance refers to perscription strength.  >As i recall, if you selectively close your dominant eye, you will percieve >that the image shifts. This will not happen if you close your other eye.  >I believe that which eye is dominant is related to handedness, but I >can't recall the relation at the moment.  >Barry D. Benowitz  I read a great book about eye dominance several years ago. So there is one book out there..at least one :).  There were several types of eye dominance. Where a person looks in their memory usually indicates a type of eye dominanc Another type is related to coordination activities like hitting a ball. Another for reading.   I didn't read one that discussed prescription strength. Although people with bad vision, near or far sighted would tend to depend on the stronger eye.
In article <12252@news.duke.edu> adm@neuro.duke.edu (Alan Magid) writes: >Disclaimer: I speak only for myself.   So just what was it you wanted to say?    --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 between 15 and 25 nosebleeds each week, as a result of a genetic predisposition to weak capillary walls (Osler-Weber-Rendu). Fortunately, each nosebleed is of short duration.  Does anyone know of any method to reduce this frequency? My younger brothers each tried a skin transplant (thigh to nose lining), but their nosebleeds soon returned. I've seen a reference to an herb called Rutin that is supposed to help, and I'd like to hear of experiences with it, or other techniques.
For several years I have been dealing with reccurring corneal  erosion.    There does  not  seem  to be much known about the cause of such a problem.  My current episode is pretty bad since it is located in the middle of the cornea.  If  it's bad  enough, the usual treatment for it is puncture therapy.  However, my doctor this time is trying to let it heal by  itself  by  putting  a  contact  lens  to protect the area.  Apparently the problem is not that common, but I'd be curious if anyone else out there has a similar problem, perhaps to see if a cause can be found.
>packer@delphi.gsfc.nasa.gov (Charles Packer) writes: > >>Is there such a thing as MSG (monosodium glutamate) sensitivity? >>I saw in the NY Times Sunday that scientists have testified before  >>an FDA advisory panel that complaints about MSG sensitivity are >>superstition. Anybody here have experience to the contrary?  > >>I'm old enough to remember that the issue has come up at least >>a couple of times since the 1960s. Then it was called the >>"Chinese restaurant syndrome" because Chinese cuisine has >>always used it. >  	My blood pressure soars, my heart pounds, and I can't get to sleep for the life of me... feels about like I just drank 8 cups of coffee.  	I avoid it, and beet sugar, flavor enhancers, beet powder, and whatever other names it may go under. Basicaly I read the ingredients, and if I don't know what they all are, I don't buy the product.  	MSG sensitivity is definately *real*.    -----------------------Relativity Schmelativity-----------------------------  Richard H. Clark				My opinions are my own, and  LUNATIK - watch for me on the road...		ought to be yours, but under  It's not my fault... I voted PEROT!		no circumstances are they  richard@tis.com				those of my company...
A friend of mine is going in later this week for tests to see if has emphysema.  His lung capacity has decreased over time.  His father died of the disease.  He works in woodworking.  I believe he has a very occasional cigarette, perhaps one cigarette a day or even less.  He tells me this..I've never seen him light up.  He has some pretty healthy life style habits, good diet, exercise, meditation, retreats, therapy etc.  Anyhow..he is very concerned with this check up.  I know really nothing about the disease.  I believe it interferes with the lining of the lung being able to exchange oxygen.
In article <ofk=lve00WB2AvUktO@andrew.cmu.edu> Lawrence Curcio <lc2b+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes: >I sometimes see OTC preparations for muscle aches/back aches that >combine aspirin with a diuretic.  You certainly do not see OTC preparations advertised as such. The only such ridiculous concoctions are nostrums for premenstrual syndrome, ostensibly to treat headache and "bloating" simultaneously. They're worthless.  >The idea seems to be to reduce >inflammation by getting rid of fluid. Does this actually work?   That's not the idea, and no, they don't work.
We need following data for human aorta:    Tear and shear stress for aorta.   A plot of the aortic cross-sectional area.     Stroke-volume at the aortic root.   Approximate distribution of blood through the major arterial       branches of the aorta.   Flow velocity of blood in aorta.    We have various values for flow velocity, If you have any data remember to give us the references too include in our report
I was kind of half watching Street Stories last night 	and one of the segments was about this doctor in 	S.F. who provides a service of investigating treatment 	for various diseases. I'm pretty sure his name is 	Dr. Mark Renniger (sp?) or close to that.  	Did anyone else watch this? I'd like to get his 	correct name and address/phone number if possible. 	Thanks.
In a previous article, jeffs@sr.hp.com (Jeff Silva) says:  I was told by my doctor >at that time that the pain was comparable to that of childbirth. (Yes, >by a male doctor, so I'm sure some of you women will disagree). I'd >really like to know the truth in this, so maybe some of you women who >have had a baby and a kidney stone could fill me in.     I've had three children and the pain was different in degree for each.  I think it just depends.  I was impressed by how awful a kidney stone seemed to be, when I saw a relative with one.  I bet they depend, too--some are probably worse than others.  Pain--yucch.
In article <C5t76D.2x6@news.cso.uiuc.edu> euclid@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Euclid K.) writes: >aliceb@tea4two.Eng.Sun.COM (Alice Taylor) writes: > >>A friend of mine is seeing an acupuncturist and >>wants to know if there is any danger of getting >>AIDS from the needles. > >	Ask the practitioner whether he uses the pre-sterilized disposable >needles, or if he reuses needles, sterilizing them between use.  In the >former case there's no conceivable way to get AIDS from the needles.  In >the latter case it's highly unlikely (though many practitioners use the >disposable variety anyway).  It is illegal to perform acupuncture with unsterilized needles. No licensed practitioner would dare do this. Also there is not a single documented case of transmission of AIDS via acupuncture needles. I wouldn't worry about it.
In article <733196190.AA00076@calcom.socal.com> Daniel.Prince@f129.n102.z1.calcom.socal.com (Daniel Prince) writes:  >I only have lunulas on my thumbs.  Is there any medical  >significance to that finding?  Thank you in advance for all  >replies. >  Try peeling the skin back at the base of your other fingernails (not too hard, now, don't want to hurt yourself).  You'll find nice little lunulas there if you can peel it back enough.    --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <19671@pitt.UUCP> geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks) writes: >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? > >There is eye dominance same as handedness (and usually for the >same side).  It has nothing to do with refractive error, however.
Thanks to all who replied to my initial question.  I've been away in  New Jersey all week and was surprised to see all the responses when I got back.    To the person asking about nicotine patches, there are four on the market:
Daniel Prince (Daniel.Prince@f129.n102.z1.calcom.socal.com) wrote:  : ... I think they should rename Waco TX to Wacko TX!
Does anyone know of research done on the use of haldol in the elderly?  Does  short-term use of the drug ever produce long-term side-effects after the use of the drug?  My grandmother recently had to be hospitalized and was given large doses of haldol for several weeks.  Although the drug has been terminated, she has changed from a perky, slightly senile woman into a virtual vegetable who does not talk to anyone and who cannot even eat or brush her teeth without assistance.  It seems incredible to me that such changes could take place in the course of just one and one-half months.  I have to believe that the combination of the hospital stay and some drug(s) are in part catalysts for this.  Any comments?
In article <ltrdroINNltf@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> brenda@bookhouse.Eng.Sun.COM (Brenda Bowden) writes: > >Does anyone know about these studies? Or have experience with feverfew? >I'm skeptical, but open to trying it if I can find out more about this. >What is feverfew, and how much would you take to prevent migraines (if  >this is a good idea, that is)? Are there any known risks or side effects >of feverfew?  > >Thanks in advance for any info! >Brenda  I've tried it, and so has one friend of mine.  No known side effects or risks.  It didn't seem to work for us, but several studies now have  suggested it does work for many people, so I think it's worth a try.  You can find it in capsule form at health food stores.  Up to six capsules a day was recommended, if I remember correctly.  It can also be prepared  as a tea.  Good luck,
In article <1993Apr26.172836.1@vms.ocom.okstate.edu> banschbach@vms.ocom.okstate.edu writes: >Neither of these bacteria are obligate anaerobes with are  >much more important in dealing with the diarrhea problem.  THE diarrhea problem?  WHAT diarrhea problem?  First, candidal overgrowth is not a frequent problem during antibiotic therapy, and not all cases of antibiotic-related diarrhea have anything to do with candida.  But a case of vaginal candidiasis or oral thrush after antibiotic therapy isn't going to surprise anyone either.  That's not what people are disagreeing with.  >Anti-fungals, a low carbohydrate diet and vitamin A  >supplementation may all help to minimize the local irritation until the  >good bacteria can take over control of the food supply again and lower the  >pH to basically starve the candida out.  Oh, really?  Where'd you come up with this?  You know, it's really appalling to see you try to comment authoritatively on clinical matters in a bizarre synthesis from reading reports in the literature. Bobbing for citations in the research literature isn't medicine. I hope you're not giving the wrong idea to your medical students.
A person posted certain stuff to this newsgroup, which were highly selected quotes stripped of their context.  Here is the complete posting which was quoted (lacking the context of other postings in  which it was made):  > Probably within 50 years, a new type of eugenics will be possible. > Maybe even sooner.  We are now mapping the human genome.  We will > then start to work on manipulation of that genome.  Using genetic > engineering, we will be able to insert whatever genes we want. > No breeding, no "hybrids", etc.  The ethical question is, should > we do this?  Should we make a race of disease-free, long-lived, > Arnold Schwartzenegger-muscled, supermen?  Even if we can.  Probably within 50 years, it will be possible to disassemble and re-assemble our bodies at the molecular level.  Not only will flawless cosmetic surgery be possible, but flawless cosmetic PSYCHOSURGERY.  What will it be like to store all the prices of shelf-priced bar-coded goods in your head, and catch all the errors they make in the store's favor at SAFEWAY?  What will it be like to mentally edit and spell- check your responses to the questions posed by a phone caller selling VACATION TIME-SHARE OPTIONS?  Indeed, we are today a nation at risk!  The threat is not from bad genes, but bad memes!  Memes are the basic units of culture, as opposed to genes which are the units of genetics.  We stand on the brink of new meme-amplification technologies!  Harmful memes which formerly were restricted in their destructive power will run rampant over the countryside, laying waste to the real benefits that future technology has to offer.  For example, Jeremy Rifkin has been busy trying to whip up emotions against the new genetically engineered tomatoes under development at CALGENE.  This guy is inventing harmful memes, a virtual memetic Typhoid Mary.
Mr. Blue (car@access.digex.com) wrote: : 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.
Could someone give me some information on the cause, pathophysiology and  clinical manifestations and treatment of this type of cancer.
I think he means Girlie Photography.  A good place to find it is in non-descript little places that usually just say "Books" on the outside of the building in black and white.   --
In article <1r4f8b$euu@agate.berkeley.edu> romdas@uclink.berkeley.edu (Ella I Baff) writes: > >   someone wrote in expressing concern about getting AIDS from acupuncture >   needles..... > >Unless your friend is sharing fluids with their acupuncturist who    >themselves has AIDS..it is unlikely (not impossible) they will get AIDS         >from acupuncture needles. Generally, even if accidently inoculated, the normal >immune response should be enough to effectively handle the minimal contaminant  >involved with acupuncture needle insertion.  > Isn't this what HIV is about - the "normal immune response" to an exposure?  >Most acupuncturists use disposable needles...use once and throw away.  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!
Hello,          Just one quick question:         My father has had a back problem for a long time and doctors         have diagnosed an operation is needed. Since he lives down in         Mexico, he wants to know if there is a hospital anywhere in         the United States particulary famous for this kind of surgery,         kind of like Houston has a reputation for excellent doctors         in eye surgery. Any additional info or pointers will be         appreciated a whole lot!...                   Thanks in Advance.
dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes: >Snort.  Ah, there go my sinuses again. >Oh, wow.  A classic textbook.  Hey, they laughed at Einstein, too! >Yeah, I'll bet.  Tomorrow, the world. >Listen, uncontrolled studies like this are worthless. >I'm sure you are.  You sound like the typical hysteric/hypochondriac who >responds to "miracle cures." >Yeah, "it makes sense to me", so of course it should be taken seriously. >Snort. >Yeah, "it sounds reasonable to me". >Oh, really?  _What_ tests?  Immune-compromised, my ass. >More like credulous malingerer.  This is a psychiatric syndrome. >You know, it's a shame that a drug like itraconazole is being misused >in this way.  It's ridiculously expensive, and potentially toxic. >The trouble is that it isn't toxic enough, so it gets abused by quacks. >The only good thing about nystatin is that it's (relatively) cheap >and when taken orally, non-toxic.  But oral nystatin is without any >systemic effect, so unless it were given IV, it would be without >any effect on your sinuses.  I wish these quacks would first use >IV nystatin or amphotericin B on people like you.  That would solve >the "yeast" problem once and for all. >Perhaps a little Haldol would go a long way towards ameliorating >your symptoms. >Are you paying for this treatment out of your own pocket?  I'd hate >to think my insurance premiums are going towards this.  Steve, take a look at what you are saying.  I don't see one construvtive word here.  If you don't have anything constructive to add, why waste the bandwidth - yeah, sure, flame me for doing it myself.  Is this sci.med or alt.flame?  Like it or not, medical science does *not* know categorically everything about everything.  I'm not flaming your knowledge, just asking you to sit back and ask yourself "what if?"  "Minds are like parachutes - they only function when they are open."  Oh - and if you *do* want to flame me or anyone else, how about using email?  Rob Who doesn't claim any relevant qualifications, just interest --