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In article <20773.3049.uupcb@factory.com> jim.zisfein@factory.com (Jim Zisfein) writes:  >Headaches that seriously interfere with activities of daily living >affect about 15% of the population.  Doesn't that sound like >something a "primary care" physician should know something about?  I >tend to agree with HMO administrators - family physicians should >learn the basics of headache management. > Absolutely.  Unfortunately, most of them have had 3 weeks of neurology in medical school and 1 month (maybe) in their residency.  Most of that is done in the hospital where migraines rarely are seen. Where are they supposed to learn?  Those who are diligent and read do learn, but most don't, unfortunately.  >Sometimes I wonder what tension-type headaches have to do with >neurology anyway.  We are the only ones, sometimes, who have enough interest in headaches to spend the time to get enough history to diagnose them.  Too often, the primary care physician hears "headache" and loses interest in anything but giving the patient analgesics and getting them out of the office so they can get on to something more interesting.   >(I am excepting migraine, which is arguably neurologic).  Headaches  I hope you meant "inarguably".  --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Banks  N3JXP      | "Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu   |  it is shameful to surrender it too soon."
But after you have taken antihistamines for a few nights, doesn't it start to have a paradoxical effect?  I used to take one every night for allergies and couldn't figure out why I developed bad insomnia.  Finally figured out it was the antihistamines.  I would fall asleep for a few minutes but would awaken at the drop of a pin a little later and could not get back to sleep.  I don't have that problem since I stopped the antihistamines at bedtime.  ?
>>>>> On Tue, 6 Apr 1993 03:28:57 GMT, dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) said:   | 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.  	I *believe* there is a known synergism between certain analgesics and caffiene.  For treating pain, not inflammation.  	Now that I am an ibuprofen convert I haven't taken it for some time, but excedrin really works! (grin)  Nathan     | --   | Steve Dyer  | dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer
I originally posted this to alt.suicide.holiday but it was recommended that I try you guys instead:  My friend insists that Ny-Quil can be deadly if enough is taken -- he suggested something like 20-30 of the Night-time gelcaps would do someone in.  Being a NORMAL user of Ny-Quil :), I checked the 'ingredients' and have a very hard time believing it.  They are:  250 g acetaminophen 30 mg Pseudoephedrine HCl 10 mg Dextromethorphan HBr 6.25 mg Doxylamine Succinate  (per softgel)  Can someone settle our bet (a package of Ny-Quil of course :) -- what  effect would 20-30 of these babies have?  *-Nathan-*  --
In article <noringC5wzM4.41n@netcom.com> noring@netcom.com (Jon Noring) writes:  Hate to wreck your elaborate theory, but Steve Dyer is not an MD. So professional jealosy over doctors who help their patients with Nystatin, etc., can't very well come into the picture.  Steve doesn't have any patients.    >response to specificially Candida albicans, and I showed a strong positive. >Another question, would everybody show the same strong positive so this test >is essentially useless?  And, assuming it is true that Candida can grow  Yes, everyone who is normal does that.  We use candida on the other arm when we put a tuberculin test on.  If people don't react to candida, we assume the TB test was not conclusive since such people may not react to anything.  All normal people have antibodies to candida. If not, you would quickly turn into a fungus ball.  >This brings up an interesting observation used by those who will deny >and reject any and all aspects of the 'yeast hypothesis' until the >appropriate studies are done.  And that is if you can't observe or culture >the yeast "bloom" in the gut or sinus, then there's no way to diagnose or >even recognize the disease.  And I know they realize that it is virtually >impossible to test for candida overbloom in any part of the body that cannot >be easily observed since candida is everywhere in the body. > >It's a real Catch-22. >  You've just discovered one of the requirements for a good quack theory. Find something that no one can *disprove* and then write a book saying it is the cause of whatever.  Since no one can disprove it, you can rake in the bucks for quite some time.    >>...I have often wondered what an M.D. with chronic  >>GI distress or sinus problems would do about the problem that he tells his  >>patients is a non-existent syndrome. >  That is odd, isn't it?  Why do you suppose it is that MDs with these common problems don't go for these crazy ideas?  Does the "professional jealosy" extend to suffering in silence, even though they know they could be cured if they just followed this quack book?  --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <1993Apr21.024103.29880@spdcc.com>, dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes: > In article <1993Apr20.212706.820@lrc.edu> kjiv@lrc.edu writes: >>Can someone tell me whether or not any of the following medications  >>has been linked to rapid/excessive weight gain and/or a distorted  >>sense of taste or smell:  Hismanal; Azmacort (a topical steroid to  >>prevent asthma); Vancenase. >  > Hismanal (astemizole) is most definitely linked to weight gain. > It really is peculiar that some antihistamines have this effect, > and even more so an antihistamine like astemizole which purportedly > doesn't cross the blood-brain barrier and so tends not to cause > drowsiness.  It also gave me lots of problems with joint and muscle pain.  Seemed to trigger arthritis-like problems.  Sue
In article <19609@pitt.UUCP> geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks) writes:  >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.  I am told (by the person who I care a lot about and who I am worried is going to start putting his health and money into homeopathy without really knowing what he is getting into and who is the reason I posted in the first place about homeopathy) that in Britain homeopathy is available on the National Health Service and that there are about 6000 GPs who use homeopathic practices. True? False? What?  Have there been any important and documented investigations into homeopathic principles?  I was reading a book on homeopathy over the weekend. I turned to the section on the principles behind homeopathic medicine, and two paragraphs informed me that homeopaths don't feel obliged to provide any sort of explanation. The author stated this with pride, as though it were some sort of virtue! Why am I sceptical about homeopathy? Is it because I am a narrow-minded bigot, or is it because homeopathy really looks more like witch-doctory than anything else?
In article <1rjn0eINNnqn@MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU> wiesel-elisha@yale.edu (Elisha Wiesel) writes: >Recently I've come upon a body of literature which promotes colon >cleansing as a vital aid to preventive medicine through nutrition.    No doubt the sci.med* folks are getting out their flamethrowers.  I'm rather certain that the information you got was not medical literature in the accepted academic/scientific journals.  So, the righteous among them will no doubt jump on that.  Also, insofar as it doesn't conform to the accepted medical presumption that it just doesn't matter what you eat, and that we can think of the GI tract as a black box in which nothing ever goes wrong (except for maybe cancer and ulcers), the righteous will no doubt jump on that too.  Then there'll be the ones who call your doctor a raving quack, even though he, like Linus Pauling, is lucid and robust well into his nineties--but nevermind about that.  He shouldn't charge for his equipment and supplies, since they're no doubt not approved by the FDA.  Of course, with FDA approval an MD or pharmaceutical company can charge whatever they can get for such safe and effective treatments as thalidomide.  But nevermind about that either.  Unfortunately, you dared to step into the sacred turf of Net.Medical. Discussion without a credential and without understanding that the righteous among them will make certain that you are suitably denounced before dismissing you as a fool.  But maybe somebody without such a huge chip on their shoulder will send you some reasonable responses by e-mail.  1/2 ;^)    1/2 ;^(  Oh yes, I did have a point.  A few years ago an MD with a thriving practice in a very wealthy part of Silicon Valley once recommended that I take such treatments to clear up a skin condition.  (Not through his office, I might add.)  Although I'm sure that's not conclusive, it was sure an unusual prescription!
In article <1993Apr22.143929.26131@midway.uchicago.edu>, jacquier@gsbux1.uchicago.edu (Eric Jacquier ) says: > >From now on it looks like 2 shots per week for >6 months followed by 1 shot per month or so. Each shot costs >$20. Talking about soaring costs and the Health care system, I would >call that a racket. We are not talking about rare Amazonian grasses >here, but the garbage which grows behind the doctor's office. >Apart from this issue, I was somewhat disappointed to find out >that you have to keep getting the shots forever. Is that right? > You might look for an allergy doctor in your area who uses sublingual drops instead of shots for treatment. (You are given a small bottle of antigens; 3 drops are placed under the tongue for 5 minutes.) My allergy to bermuda grass was neutralized this way. Throughout the treatment process I had to return to the doctor's office every month for re-testing and a new bottle of antigens. After the allergy was completely neutralized a bottle of maintenance antigens lasts me about 4 months (the sublingual drops are then taken 3 times per week), and costs $20. So the cost is less than shots and it is more convenient just to take the drops at home.
I have a friend who has just been diagnosed with Lupus, and I know nothing about this disease. The only thing I do know is that this is some sort of skin disease, and my friend shows no skin rashes - in fact, they used a  blood test to determine what had been wrong with an on going sacro- illiac joint problem.  I am finding a hard time finding information on this disease. Could anyone please enlighten me as to the particulars of this disease.  please feel free to E-mail me at  bytor@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us
A friend of mine has a trouble with her ears ringing.  The ringing is so loud that she has great difficulty sleeping at night.  She says that she hasn't  had a normal night's sleep in about 6 months (she looks like it too :-(). This is making her depressed so her doctor has put her on anti-depressants.  The ringing started rather suddenly about 6 months ago.  She is quickly losing sleep, social life and sanity over this.  Does anyone know of any treatments for this?  Any experience?  Coping mechanisms?  Any opinions on the anti-depressant drugs?
Hi...  I need information on scaring. Particularly as a result of grazing the skin I really wanted to know of   	1. would a scar occur as a result of grazing 	2. if yes, then would it disappear? 	3. how long does a graze take to heal? 	4. will hair grow on it once it has healed? 	5. what is 'scar tissue'? 	6. should antiseptic cream be applied to it regularly? 	7. is it better to keep it exposed and let fresh air at it?  Please help - any info - no matter how small will be appreciated greatly.
In article <1993Apr30.202808.19204@ux1.cts.eiu.edu> cfaks@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (Alice Sanders) writes:  > But after you have taken antihistamines for a few nights, doesn't it start > to have a paradoxical effect?  I used to take one every night for > allergies and couldn't figure out why I developed bad insomnia.    Insomnia is a known, but relatively infrequent, side-effect of diphenhydramine.    For most people, this does not occur.  On the other hand, most people can build up a tolerance to an antihistamine with extended use. (Allergy sufferers are often switched from one antihistamine to another to avoid this.)   -- Steven Litvintchouk MITRE Corporation 202 Burlington Road Bedford, MA  01730-1420
Before more bandwidth gets wasted on this:  I APOLOGIZE for my flame.  First, because I distributed the message to so many newsgroups; I did        not check the crosspostings of the article I followed up on.  Second, for not making my argument clear enough. I reacted to the tone         of many of the anti-Kirlian posts, not to their content. Right         or wrong, I found the arguments set in arrogant and sneering words         (that includes "jokes"), which I still think is unwarranted.  And, obviously, I should not have done the same.
In article <1993Mar30.195242.8070@leland.Stanford.EDU> iceskate@leland.Stanford.EDU ( Lin) writes: >  >	First question - how bad is x-ray?  i've heard that it's nothing  >compared to the amount of time spent under the sun and i've also heard that it >is very harmful.  second question - is there anyway out of this yearly test for >me?  The yearly chest x-ray provides a minute amount of radiation.  It is a drop in the bucket as far as increased risk is concerned.  Who can tell you whether you can get out of it or not?  No one here controls that.  It may well be a matter of the law, in which case, write your legislator, but don't hold your breath.     --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 am not sure if this is the proper group to post this to but here goes anyway.   About five years ago my mother was diagnosed with having cancer in the lymph nodes  under one of her arms. After the doctors removed the cancerous area she had full movement  of her arm with only slight aching under her arm when she moved it. Over the course of  the next two years the aching got more severe and her complaining to the doctors produced  the explanation that it was scar tissue causing the pain. At this time her doctor   suggested that some physiotherapy should be employed to break up the scar tissue.   While attending one of her therapy sessions, while her arm was being   manipulated, some damage occured (nerve?) which caused the level of pain to permanently  increase severly (controlled by Tylenol 3s) and some loss of use of the arm (  palsied wrist and almost no outward lateral movement). With great persistence on her part  the doctors looked further into the issue and discovered that not all of the cancer had  been removed and another tumor had grown under the arm. This was removed also but the  pain in the arm has not decreased. The doctors are not sure exactly why the pain is   persisting but feel some sort of nerve damage has occured and they have employed Tylenol 3  and soon Morphine to relieve the pain. She has tried acupuncture by this only provides  minor reductions in pain and is only short term.     My questions are:        Has anyone has heard of similar cases and what, if anything, was done to reduce the      levels of pain?       Are their methods to block nerves so that the pain can be reduced?       Are their methods to restore nerves so that loss of arm function can be restored?     Any general suggestions on pain reduction would be greatly appreciated.         Please respond by email because I do not always get chance to read this group.    If anyone knows of some literature that may be useful to this case or another newsgroup   that I should be posting this to it would also be appreciated.
Cause and cures for fever blisters respectfully requested. Thanks!             :-D iane
In article <19688@pitt.UUCP> geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks) writes: > >In article <1993Apr12.201056.20753@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> mcg2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Marc Gabriel) writes: > >>Now, I'm not saying that culturing is the best way to diagnose; it's very >>hard to culture Bb in most cases.  The point is that Dr. N has developed a >>"feel" for what is and what isn't LD.  This comes from years of experience. >>No serology can match that.  Unfortunately, some would call Dr. N a "quack" >>and accuse him of trying to make a quick buck. >> >Why do you think he would be called a quack?  The quacks don't do cultures. >They poo-poo doing more lab tests:  "this is Lyme, believe me, I've >seen it many times.  The lab tests aren't accurate.  We'll treat it >now."  Also, is Dr. N's practice almost exclusively devoted to treating >Lyme patients?  I don't know *any* orthopedic surgeons who fit this >pattern.  They are usually GPs. >--    Are you arguing that the Lyme lab test is accurate? The books that I've read say that in general the tests have a 50-50 chance of being correct.  (The tests result in a large number of both false positives and false negatives.  I am in the latter case.)  We could get those same odds by "rolling the dice".
In article <35004@castle.ed.ac.uk>, gtclark@festival.ed.ac.uk (G T Clark) writes: > msnyder@nmt.edu (Rebecca Snyder) writes: >  >>Does anyone know how posionous centipedes and millipedes are? If someone >>was bitten, how soon would medical treatment be needed, and what would >>be liable to happen to the person? >  >>(Just for clarification - I have NOT been bitten by one of these,  but my >>house seems to be infested, and I want to know 'just in case'.) >  >>Rebecca >  >  > 	Millipedes, I understand, are vegetarian, and therefore almost > certainly will not bite and are not poisonous. Centipedes are > carnivorous, and although I don't have any absolute knowledge on this, I > would tend to think that you're in no danger from anything but a > concerted assault by several million of them. >  > 			G. Not sure of this but I think some millipedes cause a toxic reaction (sting? So I would not assume that they are not dangerous merely on the basis of  vegetarianism, after all wasps are vegetarian too. dnc.
Okay, this is a long shot.  My friend Robin has recurring bouts of mononucleosis-type symptoms, very   regularly.  This has been going on for a number of years.  She's seen a   number of doctors; six was the last count, I think.  Most of them have   said either "You have mono" or "You're full of it; there's nothing wrong   with you."  One has admitted to having no idea what was wrong with her,   and one has claimed that it is Epstein-Barr syndrome.  Now, what she told me about EBS is that very few doctors even believe that   it exists.  (Obviously, this has been her experience.)  So, what's the   story?  Is it real?  Does the medical profession believe it to be real?  Has anyone had success is treating EBS?  Or is it just something to live   with?  Thanks for your assistance.
In article <47974@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> wsun@jeeves.ucsd.edu (Fiberman) writes: >Is erythromycin effective in treating pneumonia?  It depends on the cause of the pneumonia.  For treating bacterial pneumonia in young otherwise-healthy non-smokers, erythromycin is usually considered the antibiotic of choice, since it covers the two most-common pathogens: strep pneumoniae and mycoplasma pneumoniae.
In article <1993Apr29.173817.25867@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com> tung@paaiec.enet.dec.com () writes: > >I have just started taking allergy shots a month ago and is  >still wondering what I am getting into. A friend of mine told >me that the body change every 7 years (whatever that means) >and I don't need those antibody-building allergy shots at all. >Does that make sense to anyone? > >BTW, can someone summarize what is in the Consumer Report >February, 1988 article?
In article <1993Apr21.174553.812@spdcc.com> dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes:  >responds well, if you're not otherwise immunocompromised.  Noring's >anal-retentive idee fixe on having a fungal infection in his sinuses >is not even in the same category here, nor are these walking neurasthenics >who are convinced they have "candida" from reading a quack book.  Speaking of which, has anyone else been impressed with how much the  descriptions of neurasthenia published a century ago sound like CFS?  --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Banks  N3JXP      | "Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu   |  it is shameful to surrender it too soon."
mryan@stsci.edu writes: : Am I justified in being pissed off at this doctor? :  : Last Saturday evening my 6 year old son cut his finger badly with a knife. : I took him to a local "Urgent and General Care" clinic at 5:50 pm.  The  : clinic was open till 6:00 pm.  The receptionist went to the back and told the  : doctor that we were there, and came back and told us the doctor would not  : see us because she had someplace to go at 6:00 and did not want to be delayed  : here.  During the next few minutes, in response to my questions, with several  : trips to the back room, the receptionist told me: : 	- the doctor was doing paperwork in the back, : 	- the doctor would not even look at his finger to advise us on going : 	  to the emergency room; : 	- the doctor would not even speak to me; : 	- she would not tell me the doctor's name, or her own name; : 	- when asked who is in charge of the clinic, she said "I don't know." :  : I realize that a private clinic is not the same as an emergency room, but : I was quite angry at being turned away because the doctor did not want to : be bothered.  My son did get three stitches at the emergency room.    Speaking as a physician who works in an urgent care center, the above behavior is completely inappropriate. If a patient who requires extensive care shows up at the last minute, we always see them and give them appropriate care. It is reasonable for a clinic to refuse to see patients outside of its posted hours, but what you describe is misbehavior. Ask to speak to the clinic director, and complain. Whatever their attitude, they have nothing to gain from angering patients.