Re: Medicine & Health: NOT IN OUR BACKYARD

[Guest guest]

Dear fellow Wheezies and lovers of Wheezies,

I am sharing this entire e-zine with y'all in case you find some other things

of interest in it. I visit a lot of the sites that I am introduced to by

Brief-me. Brief-me has a lot of subjects in their stable of e-zines. Visit

them if you wish. Of course, no affiliation, no monetary interest, etc.

I am trying to catch up with my e-mail. I have been un-computered for about

a week and a half. I went to the Dr's office because my peak flows had

dropped below the allowed level (my " Call Dr " peak flow is 350 and my " Go to

the ER " is 300. I know that seems high to many folks, but my normal is in

the 600 range and my high is 720) and the Dr. wanted my presence.

This is not to be used as an excuse to not go to the Dr. when it is needed,

but while I was at the Dr's office, I broke a bone in my foot. But I am so

stupid about pain, that I did not complain until I was going home and having

a hard time pushing the clutch. Well, when my Mother got home from her Knee

Replacement class, she drove me to the ER and, sure enough, I broke it. So,

Surgery 3 days later and while everything went really well, for some silly

reason, the surgeon didn't want me climbing down the stairs to my computer in

the basement (he doesn't want me to put any weight at all on the foot, but

the computer is a real frustration). Last night was the first night that the

swelling was down enough that I could come down the stairs on my butt.

So, I'm back on my PC and wading through e-mail.

Have a good day,

Rhonda E.

puffaroni@...

Colorado Springs, CO

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<< Subj: Medicine & Health: NOT IN OUR BACKYARD

Date: 10/5/00 9:11:39 AM Mountain Daylight Time

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BRIEFME on: Medicine & Health

Greetings Rhonda,

Here is your BRIEFME weekly e-zine, published on Oct 4, 2000.

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Quick Glance at this week's Briefme:

* NOT IN OUR BACKYARD

* GO ASK ALICE ALL YOUR HEALTH QUESTIONS

* INHALE AND LIVE

* WE'RE HISTORY!

* THE MILLENIUM PROJECT: FRAUDULENT MEDICAL SITES

* NO MORE INSULIN? A REAL HOPE FOR TYPE 1 DIABETICS

* ONLINE MEDICAL DICTIONARY

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NOT IN OUR BACKYARD

<A HREF= " http://www.briefme.com/a/article.cgi?id=31776 & uid=61823 " >

http://www.briefme.com/a/article.cgi?id=31776 & uid=61823</A>

What happens when a pharmaceutical company puts out a drug in the

United States that poses too many unacceptable risks to patients? In

many cases, it's re-packaged under another name and sold in Asia. " Not

in Our Backyard, " an article that appears in the Far Eastern Economic

Review, discusses how medicines deemed unsafe for Americans by federal

regulators are still being sold and prescribed throughout Asia. Has

Asia become a " dumping ground " for potentially lethal drugs? One major

problem is that many Asian countries do not have the same regulatory

standards we have here. Read this article for the full story.

Papier, <A HREF= " http://www.awareonline.com/turfseer " >

http://www.awareonline.com/turfseer</A>

Search the Web for more on this subject, click on:

<A HREF= " http://savvy.com/search.jsp?s=pharmaceuticals " >

http://savvy.com/search.jsp?s=pharmaceuticals</A>

GO ASK ALICE ALL YOUR HEALTH QUESTIONS

<A HREF= " http://www.briefme.com/a/article.cgi?id=31064 & uid=61823 " >

http://www.briefme.com/a/article.cgi?id=31064 & uid=61823</A>

At " Go Ask Alice, " you will find Columbia University's Q & A service,

which provides sections on nutrition, drugs, and general health. You

can even receive e-mail advice from this site. The three features of

the site I find particularly useful include: New Alice (Q & As of the

Week), Search Alice (which lets you find health information by subject

via a search of the archives, containing more than 1,700 previously-

posted questions and answers), and Ask Alice (which gives you the

chance to ask Alice a question). If you want to know more, don't ask

me...Go Ask Alice!

Randall, <A HREF= " http://www.goodstuffco.com " >

http://www.goodstuffco.com</A>

Search the Web for more on this subject, click on:

<A HREF= " http://savvy.com/search.jsp?s=general+health " >

http://savvy.com/search.jsp?s=general+health</A>

INHALE AND LIVE

<A HREF= " http://www.briefme.com/a/article.cgi?id=31576 & uid=61823 " >

http://www.briefme.com/a/article.cgi?id=31576 & uid=61823</A>

Physicians prescribe inhaled corticosteroids for asthma attacks. A

study has revealed that patients who take a few puffs every day even

when they have no symptoms are reducing their risk of death. Samy

Suissa, MD, of Royal Hospital in Montreal, records that those

who used their inhalers regularly lived longer than those who stopped

using an inhaler or used them only when they had symptoms. After such

astounding findings, the conclusion is that corticosteroids inhalers

are the best treatment for all asthma patients. Check out this link for

a summary of the findings.

Brigitte Synesael, <A HREF= " http://www.diets-dont-work.com/?bm " >

http://www.diets-dont-work.com/?bm</A>

Search the Web for more on this subject, click on:

<A HREF= " http://savvy.com/search.jsp?s=asthma " >

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WE'RE HISTORY!

<A HREF= " http://www.briefme.com/a/article.cgi?id=31339 & uid=61823 " >

http://www.briefme.com/a/article.cgi?id=31339 & uid=61823</A>

The history of medicine is not only interesting, but carries in it many

lessons for future generations. These lessons range from the importance

of listening to " hunches " to the role that blind luck plays in science.

There are plenty of good medical history sites on the Web, but most are

area (or specialty) specific. This site, maintained by a Library

Science graduate, is a terrific collection of the above-mentioned

sites, sorted by subject. The eclectic collection contains an " Images "

category, a " Jewish Medical History " collection, a " Military Medicine "

collection, and much, much more. The site you visit through the

collection make for fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in

how medicine got to where it is today, and what a fantastic human story

it has told through the years.

Adi Ferrara, <A HREF= " http://www.briefme.com/e/adi2856.html " >

http://www.briefme.com/e/adi2856.html</A>

Search the Web for more on this subject, click on:

<A HREF= " http://savvy.com/search.jsp?s=medical+history " >

http://savvy.com/search.jsp?s=medical+history</A>

THE MILLENIUM PROJECT: FRAUDULENT MEDICAL SITES

<A HREF= " http://www.briefme.com/a/article.cgi?id=30926 & uid=61823 " >

http://www.briefme.com/a/article.cgi?id=30926 & uid=61823</A>

Would you like to know which of your cherished medical information

sites a card-carrying skeptic considers fraudulent? This site, part of

a network of like-minded skeptics, provides you with links to 500 such

havens of quackery! Warning: if herbal remedies and such are dear to

your heart, this site might put you at risk for a heart attack! Still,

I consider it useful to hear more than one side of any issue. I can't

pretend to have checked out each and every site listed on this

" dishonor role, " but I can assure you that I don't agree with every one

of them, so don't consider this review a blanket endorsement--just a

guidepost to a somewhat elusive locus that serves an essential purpose

for those who want to open (or close) their minds.

Kerrin White, <A HREF= " http://www.briefme.com/e/kerrin3648.html " >

http://www.briefme.com/e/kerrin3648.html</A>

Search the Web for more on this subject, click on:

<A HREF= " http://savvy.com/search.jsp?s=medical+fraud " >

http://savvy.com/search.jsp?s=medical+fraud</A>

NO MORE INSULIN? A REAL HOPE FOR TYPE 1 DIABETICS

<A HREF= " http://www.briefme.com/a/article.cgi?id=30981 & uid=61823 " >

http://www.briefme.com/a/article.cgi?id=30981 & uid=61823</A>

An exciting new treatment protocol for Type 1 Diabetes is giving

researchers and patients real hope. The Edmonton Protocol transplants

insulin producing pancreatic cells known as islets to the liver of

insulin dependent diabetics. In Canadian research spearheaded by Dr.

Shapiro at the University of Alberta, Canada, the transplant

technique was effective in relieving the patient's need for insulin

injections. The National Institutes of Health in the US is now seeking

patients to participate in research they hope will duplicate the

results of the Canadian group. Patient selection criteria and

application information is available in this brief article.

Cheryl Stotesbery, <A

HREF= " http://www.starvingwriters.org/authors/cstotes.html " >

http://www.starvingwriters.org/authors/cstotes.html</A>

Search the Web for more on this subject, click on:

<A HREF= " http://savvy.com/search.jsp?s=diabetes " >

http://savvy.com/search.jsp?s=diabetes</A>

ONLINE MEDICAL DICTIONARY

<A HREF= " http://www.briefme.com/a/article.cgi?id=30671 & uid=61823 " >

http://www.briefme.com/a/article.cgi?id=30671 & uid=61823</A>

Another resource worth bookmarking is the Online Medical Dictionary, or

OMD, at <A HREF= " http://www.graylab.ac.uk/omd/index.html " >

http://www.graylab.ac.uk/omd/index.html</A> . Nothing more than a

search engine with a good database backend, this website is worth

putting in your favorites folder because, like Post-It pads, you never

really need them, but you'd use them if they were put in front of you!

Well organized and easily searchable. This is purely a resource, and

there is little in the way of interesting reading; it could makes a

good background companion if you are planning to write or read a

medical article.

Tan, <A HREF= " http://www.health.net.nz " >http://www.health.net.nz</A>

Search the Web for more on this subject, click on:

<A HREF= " http://savvy.com/search.jsp?s=medical+dictionary " >

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