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Someone please help me. I am searching to find out (as many others may) an absolute 'cure' to removing all detectable traces of marijuana from a persons body. Is there a chemical or natural substance that can be ingested or added to urine to make it undetectable in urine analysis. If so where can these substances be found.               If you know this information, please Email me directly                               Thank You Kindly for your support,
by the way ms. olmstead dna is not degraded in the stomach nor under pH of 2.  its degraded in the duodenum under approx. neutral pH by DNAase enzymes secreted by the pancreas.  my point:  check your facts before yelling at other people for not doing so.  just a friendly suggestion.
hbloom@moose.uvm.edu (*Heather*) writes: >You can try >adding a few drops of olive oil into the ear during a shower to soften up >the wax.  Do this for a couple days, then try syringing again.  It is also >safe to point your ear up at the shower head, and allow the water to rinse >it out.  About six years ago my ears clogged up with wax, probably as a result of to much headphone use.  Anyway, the clinic that cleaned them out used the following procedure:  1. Inject olive oil into ears. 2. Prevent leakage of oil with cotton. 3. Come back in an hour. 4. Rinse ears with warm vater, forcefully injected    into ear (very strange sensation). 5. Done.  They had special tools to do this, and were evidently quite familiar with the problem: Very large steel syringe.  Special bowl with cutout for ear to take the grime coming out without spillage.  >Good Luck  Seconded,
sasghm@theseus.unx.sas.com (Gary Merrill) writes: > >ted@marvin.dgbt.doc.ca (Ted Grusec) writes: >|> Gary: By "extra-scientific" I did not mean to imply that hypothesis >|> generation was not, in most cases extremely closely tied to the >|> state of knowledge within a scientific area.  I meant was that there >|> was no "scientific logic" involved in the process.  It is inductive, >|> not deductive.   > >I am further puzzled by the proposed distinction between "scientific >logic" and "inductive logic".  At this point I don't have a clue >what you mean by "extra-scientific" -- unless you mean that at *some* >times someone seems to come up with an idea that we can't trace to >prior theories, concepts, knowledge, etc.  This is a fairly common >observation, but just for grins I'd like to see some genuine examples.  OK, just for grins: - Kekule hypothesized a resonant structure for the aromatic benzene ring after waking from a dream in which a snake was swallowing his tail. - Archimedes formalized the principle of buoyancy while meditating in his bath.  In neither case was there "no connection to prior theories, concepts, etc." as you stipulated above. What there was was an intuitive leap beyond the current way of thinking, to develop ideas which subsequently proved to have predictive power (e.g., they stood the test of experimental verification).  pardon my kibbutzing...
In article <1rjpu7INNmij@shelley.u.washington.edu>, kryan@stein.u.washington.edu (Kerry Ryan) writes... >  >Hello, a friend is under going kemotherapy(sp?) for breast cancer. I'm >trying to learn what I can about it. Any info would be appreciated. >Thanks.  You've asked a toughie of a question.  There are many different drugs which are used for chemotherapy.  The overall purpose of chemotherapy (don't worry about the spelling.  Some of these crazy medical words are impossible to spell! :-) is to either destroy cancer cells or to keep them from growing.  Different drugs have different effects on cancer cells, and therefore, it is not uncommon to use more than one drug at a time.  Some chemotherapeutic drugs are effective anytime during the growth cycle of a cell.  Others work only at specific times during the cell cycle.  The first phase of the cell cycle is G1; it is when the protein synthesis and RNA systhesis occurs.  In the second phase, S, synthesis of DNA occurs. The third phase is G2; The DNA splits and RNA and protein are synthesized  aagain.  In the fourth phase, M (or Mitosis), the cell may divide.  There are drugs which are effective in each phase.  Some stop DNA synthesis. Others stop the cell from dividing. Others wreck protein synthesis. At any rate, the end result that is being sought is for the cancer cells to stop growing.  If what you are seeking is "practical" advice, I apologize for rambling on the techno stuff.  Some side effects are pretty common.  Chemo. drugs are rather nasty.  It can cause a person to lose their appetite and to  experience nausea and vomiting.  Things to help this include eating small frequent meals.  It is also suggested that if nausea/vomiting (hereafter known as n/v) occurs that the person notify the doctor; there are medicines tthat help nausea.  Diarrhea can be an effect.  Antidiarrheal medications  can be given, and good skincare and fluid intake are important.  Probably the one of biggest concsern is hair loss.  This does not always happen.  It depends on what drugs are being given, and on the person  themself.  Different people taking the same drug can and do have different side effects.  I have seen some literature which states that wearing a snug headband and/or wearing an ice cap can help reduce hair loss, presumably by reducing blood flow to the scalp.  If anyone has seen research on this too, I would love to see it, and possibly some bib data.  I highly recommend making contact with the American Cancer Society. They have a vast selection of literature and information.  In addition, if your friend has had a mastectomy, I highly recommend "Reach for Recovery". It is a support group comprised entirely of women who have lost a breast  because of cancer.  They can offer some excellent support and suggestions.  If you have further questions, please send me E-mail.  I hav some good access to information, and I enjoy trying to help other people.
Michael Covington (mcovingt@aisun4.ai.uga.edu) wrote: : In article <C697IJ.IuA@srgenprp.sr.hp.com> jeffs@sr.hp.com (Jeff Silva) writes: : >pk115050@wvnvms.wvnet.edu wrote: :  : >move a little, the pain will be excrutiating. 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.  :  : One more reason for men to learn the Lamaze breathing techniques, in order : to be able to get some pain reduction instantly, wherever you are. : --  : :-  Michael A. Covington, Associate Research Scientist        :    ***** : :-  Artificial Intelligence Programs      mcovingt@ai.uga.edu :  ********* : :-  The University of Georgia              phone 706 542-0358 :   *  *  * : :-  Athens, Georgia 30602-7415 U.S.A.     amateur radio N4TMI :  ** *** **  <><  It would have been pretty difficult to practice my hee hee's while I was keeled over pukeing my guts out though.  --
In article <1993Apr27.182155.23426@oswego.Oswego.EDU> matthews@oswego.Oswego.EDU (Harry Matthews) writes: >All right, listen up....  What are the possibilities of transmission through >swimming pool water?  Especially if the chlorination isn't up to par? > >I've heard of community swimming pools refered to as PUBLIC URINALS so what >else is going on? > >  But the sperm would be very diluted in a "x" gallon swimming pool
[reply to keith@actrix.gen.nz (Keith Stewart)]   >My wife has become interested through an acquaintance in Post-Polio >Syndrome This apparently is not recognised in New Zealand and different >symptons ( eg chest complaints) are treated separately. Does anone have >any information on it   It would help if you (and anyone else asking for medical information on some subject) could ask specific questions, as no one is likely to type in a textbook chapter covering all aspects of the subject.  If you are looking for a comprehensive review, ask your local hospital librarian. Most are happy to help with a request of this sort.   Briefly, this is a condition in which patients who have significant residual weakness from childhood polio notice progression of the weakness as they get older.  One theory is that the remaining motor neurons have to work harder and so die sooner.
In article <C65oIL.436@vuse.vanderbilt.edu> alex@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Alexander P. Zijdenbos) writes: >FLAME ON > >Especially the USA should be grateful; after all, Columbus did not >drop off the edge of the earth.  (WITH-COUNTERFLAME-ENABLED   Columbus was indeed a crank, but not in the manner you think.   The fact that the world was round was well known when he set sail.  It was  also well known that the circumference was about 25K miles, and that you could  not reach Asia bo going west with current technology -- you would neither be  able to carry enough supplies, nor get a long enough stretch of good sailing  weather.  Nobody thought he would fall off the edge of the world.  Instead,  they expected him to die at sea.   Columbus thought for no good reason that the circumference was only 16K miles,  making the trip practical.   Unfortunately for Columbus and his shipmates, the Earth's circumference is  indeed 25K miles.   Fortunately for Columbus and his shipmates, there was a stopping place right  about where Asia would have been had the circumference been 16K miles.    My source is the recent PBS series on Columbus.  )
In article <93087.011308PXF3@psuvm.psu.edu> PXF3@psuvm.psu.edu (Paula Ford) writes: >A friend of mine was a regular volunteer blood donor.  During surgery, he >was given five units of blood, and after a suitable recovery time, he went >to donate blood at a "bloodmobile." He was HIV+, and did not know it. > >The Red Cross notified him with a _registered letter_.  That's all.  No >counselling, no nothing.  He died two years ago, this week.  He left behind  How long ago was this?  When I said you'd get counselling, I meant if you did it now.  Long ago, practices varied and agencies had to gear up to provide the counselling.  >a wife and a four-year-old son.  Many people have suggested that his wife >should sue the Red Cross, but she would not.  She says that without the >blood transfusions he would have died during the surgery. >  Good for her.  What we don't need is everyone suing community service agencies that provide blood that people need.  Testing is not fool proof. The fact that he got AIDS from a transfusion (if he really did) does not mean the Red Cross screwed up.  Prior to 1983 or so, there wasn't a good test and a lot of bad blood got through.  This wasn't the fault of the Red Cross.  When did he get the transfusions?  --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <93121.120223RFM@psuvm.psu.edu> <RFM@psuvm.psu.edu> writes: >[Someone writes:] >>I have a 10 year old son that lives with my ex-wife.  She has been having >>difficulty with his behavior and has had him on Ritalin, Tofranil, and now >>wants to try Lithuim at the local doctors suggestion.  I would like to >>know whatever is important that I should know.  I worry about this sort of >>thing and would like pros/cons regarding Lithium therapy.  >I get "antsy" about posts like this. Is the concern more for son or about ex-w >ife??? The standard impartial procedure is to ask for a second opinion >about son's condition. >Then too, is son "acting out" games between divorced parents????  Precisely.  One wonders what unusual strain the boy might be under that could be causing "difficulty with his behavior".  Standard practice would be to get a second opinion from a child psychiatrist.  One would want to rule out the possibility that the "bad behavior" is not psychiatric illness at all.  (Disclaimer: I am not a medic. But I am a parent.)
Subject: options before back surgery for protruding disc at L4-L5 From: Alex Miller, amiller@almaden.ibm.com Date: 13 Apr 93 18:30:42 GMT In article <2241@coyote.UUCP> Alex Miller, amiller@almaden.ibm.com writes: >After two weeks of limping around with an acute pain in my low back >and right leg, my osteopath sent me to get an MRI which revealed >a protruding (and extruded) disc at L4-L5.  I went to a neurosurgeon >who prescribed prednisole (a steroidal anti-inflamitory) and bed rest >for several days.  It's been nearly a week and overall I feel  >slightly worse - I take darvocet three times a day so I can >deal with daily activities like preparing food and help me >get to sleep.   >  >I'll see the neurosurgeon tomorrow and of course I'll be asking >whether or not this rest is helpful or if surgery is the next  >step.  What are my non-surgical options if my goal is to resume >full activity, including competitive cycling.  I should add this >condition is, in my opinion, the result of commulative wear and >tear - I've had chronic low-back pain for years - but I managed  You don't say whether or not you have any symptoms other than pain. If you have numbness, weakness or bladder problems, for example, these would suggest a need for surgery. If pain is your only symptom you might do well to find a reputable, multi-disciplinary pain clinic in your area. Chronic low back pain generally doesn't do well with surgery, acute on chronic pain (as only symptom) doesn't fare much better. e correlation between MRI findings and symptoms is controversial.
In article <19617@pitt.UUCP> geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks) writes: >we do this?  Should we make a race of disease-free, long-lived, >Arnold Schwartzenegger-muscled, supermen?  Even if we can. >
I may not be the world's greatest expert on chiggers (a type of mite indigenous to the south), but I certainly have spent a lot of time contemplating the little buggers over the past six years (since we moved to N.C.).  Here are some observations gained from painful experience:    1. Reactions to chiggers vary greatly from person to person.      Some people get tiny red bites.  Others (like me) are more      sensitive and get fairly large swollen sore-like affairs.    2. Chigger bites are the gift that keeps on giving.  I swear      that these things will itch for months.    3. There is a lot of folklore about chiggers.  I think most of      it is fiction.  I have tried to do research on the critters,      since they have such an effect on me.  The only book I could      find on the subject was a *single* book in UNC's special      collections library.  I have not yet gone through what is      required to get it.    4. Based on my experience and that of my family members, the old      folk remedy of fingernail polish simply doesn't work.  I recall      reading that the theory upon which it is based (that the chiggers      burrow into your skin and continue to party there) is false.  I      think it is more likely that the reaction is to toxins of some      sort the little pests release.  But this is speculation.    5. The *best* approach is prevention.  A couple of things work well.      A good insect repellent (DEET) such as Deep Woods Off liberally      applied to ankles, waistband, etc. is a good start.  There is      another preparation called "Chig Away" that is a combination of      sulfur and some kind of cream (cortisone?) that originally was      prepared for the Army and is not commercially available.  In      the summer I put this on my ankles every morning when I get      up on weekends since I literally can't go outside where we      live (in the country) without serious consequences.  (They      apparently don't like sulfur much at all.  You can use sulfur      as a dust on your body or clothing to repel them.)    6. No amount of prevention will be *completely* successful.  Forget      the fingernail polish.  I have finally settled upon a treatment      that involves topical application of a combination of cortisone      creme (reduces the inflamation and swelling) and benzocaine      (relieves the itch).  I won't tell you all the things I've tried.      Nor will I tell you some of the things my wife does since this      counts as minor surgery and is best not mentioned (I also think      it gains nothing).    7. The swelling and itching can also be significantly relieved      by the application of hot packs, and this seems to speed recovery      as well.  Doctors seem not to care much about chiggers.  The urban and suburban doctors apparently don't encounter them much.  And the rural doctors seem to regard them as a force of nature that one must endure.  I suspect that anyone who could come up with a good treatment for chiggers would make a *lot* of money.
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: >>Greg:Flame definitely intended here.  Bill was making fun of the misspelling.  >>Go look up the word "krill."  Also, the correct spelling is Kirlian.  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"? > I think I can explain the "missing part of a leaf" story.  I have actually seen a reproduction of that particular Kirlian photograph, in a book compiled by people who were enthusiasts of Kirlian photography.  "That particular photograph" ... ?  That's right, the effect has been observed only once.  Even the writers of the book were inclined to disbelieve in it.    I conjecture that the maker of that photograph began by placing a whole leaf between two plates and taking its Kirlian photo. For his next experiment, he cut the leaf in half, put one half down between the same two plates, and took another K. p.  The "missing half" effect was created by water, oils, etc. left behind  after the first photo.  This explanation must be tentative, because after all I wasn't there when it happened.
In article <10893@ncrwat.Waterloo.NCR.COM> jfare@53iss6.Waterloo.NCR.COM (Jim Fare) writes: > > >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.  Sometimes I have a problem with doctor's prescribing medicine like this.  I of course don't know the exact situation, and anti-depressants may work, but it isn't helping the ringing at all, is it?   >The ringing started rather suddenly about 6 months ago.  She is quickly losing >sleep, social life and sanity over this.  Mine started about three years back.  Turns out I have tinnitus bilateral (translation: ringing in both ears, basically ;).  If this is what it is, she'll probably get used to it.  It would keep me up and drive me nuts too, but nowadays, I have to plug both my ears with my fingers to check to see if they are ringing.  Usually they are, but you get so used to it, it just gets tuned out.  Yes, this is what I've read about it... not just from my own personal experience.   >Does anyone know of any treatments for this?  Any experience?  Coping >mechanisms?  Any opinions on the anti-depressant drugs?  Millions have it, according to my physician.  You just learn to cope with it (like I mentioned earlier) by ignoring it.  It eventually becomes unconscious.  The doc also said it could be caused by diet (ie: too much caffeine) and stress, but I haven't changed my lifestyle much, and it just comes and goes (it is always there somewhat, but now I rarely notice it when it really "kicks in").  Also, it doesn't necessarily mean there is any hearing loss, either caused by it or causing it.  I had an ENT (ear/nose/throat) exam, and passed.  In fact, my hearing is quite good considering I don't take as good of care of my hearing as I should.  Her reaction is normal.  If it is tinnitus, chances are good she'll begin to not even notice it.    This info is taken mostly from a few "experts", my own experience, and some readings (sorry, it was a few years back and don't have any specifics handy).
In article <C5u5LG.C3G@gpu.utcc.utoronto.ca> molnar@Bisco.CAnet.CA (Tom Molnar) writes: >I experienced a sudden numbness in my left arm this morning.  Just after >I completed my 4th set of deep squats.  Today was my weight training >day and I was just beginning my routine.  All of a sudden at the end of >the 4th set my arm felt like it had gone to sleep.  It was cold, turned pale, >and lost 60% of its strength.  The weight I used for squats wasn't that >heavy, I was working hard but not at 100% effort.  I waited for a few  >minutes, trying to shake the arm back to life and then continued with >chest exercises (flyes) with lighter dumbells than I normally use.  But >I dropped the left dumbell during the first set, and experienced continued >arm weakness into the second.  So I quit training and decided not to do my >usual hour on the ski machine either.  I'll take it easy for the rest of >the day. > >My arm is *still* somewhat numb and significantly weaker than normal -- >my hand still tingles a bit down to the thumb. Color has returned to normal >and it is no longer cold.  > >Horrid thoughts of chunks of plaque blocking a major artery course through >my brain.  I'm 34, vegetarian, and pretty fit from my daily exercise >regimen.  So that can't be it.  Could a pinched nerve from the bar >cause these symptoms (I hope)?  It likely has nothing to do with "chunks of plaque" but it sounds like you may have a neurovascular compromise to your arm and you need medical attention *before* doing any more weight lifting.                    --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Banks  N3JXP      | "Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu   |  it is shameful to surrender it too soon."
stephen@mont.cs.missouri.edu (Stephen Montgomery-Smith) writes:  >What is the healthiest way to deal with earwax?  Should one just leave >it in your ear and not mess with it, or should you clean it out >every so often?  Can cleaning it out damage your eardrums? >Are there any tubes in your ear that might get blocked?  Assuming that the wax is causing hearing loss, congestion or popping in the ears, you can try some cautious tepid water irrigation with a bulb syringe, but it is awkward to do for oneself and may not work or may even make things worse.  (My wife would disagree, she does it successfully every six months or so.)  In any case DO NOT ATTEMPT ANYTHING WITH Q-TIPS!!!  My experience has been that this is initially best handled by a Ear/Nose/Throat person.  I say initially, because an ENT can evaluate whether or not you might have success on your own with a little instruction.  I am not a physician (obviously, because I eschew the term otolaryngologist); this posting is based only on personal experience.  ========================================================================  <Usual Disclaimer>        "The best is the enemy of the good" - Voltaire  Leon Traister (lmtra@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com)