Chernobyl Anniversary

This is the twentieth anniversary of the Chernobyl tragedy.

Some of you may not know or remember that MARCO/MediShare International had a small, but significant project involving providing of services, medications, clothes, etc. to an orphanage for Chernobyl orphans established by a ham - physician.

Oh, you don't remember ?? Dr. Valery Pristavko in later years, became a MARCO member as I recall. He is now a Silent Key.

Please - get out your 'hanky', then clink on the link below to read the story and see a couple of pictures.



- - - and for a broader more informative site describing that horror, go to - - -




While you'll get the specific link (above) to this story, take the time to read of other projects sponsored by MARCO-MediShare by looking at the basic MediShare link below.

de/smitty/w6cs
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Robert C. Smithwick, DDS

http://www.medishare.org/

MARCO Grand Rounds for April 30, 2006

From Warren, KD4GUA:

This week we will get around to OSTEOPOROSIS. Boniva, the new kid on the block, once a month dosage....what's this about calcium not helping unless it is given regularly? Sunday, 10 a.m. Eastern.

We had three on MediShare net monday--7.228 was static crashing so we went to 20 meters, 14.308 and everyone was 59+!!!! We are in the lows of the solar cycle and delinquents are increasing due to lousy propagation--things should pick up soon as we get used to the daylight savings time skip.

There recently was a near-tragedy at the local mall--there was a power outage and twelve people were stuck on the escalators for over four hours!

MARCO Grand Rounds for April 30, 2006

From Warren, KD4GUA:

This week we will get around to OSTEOPOROSIS. Boniva, the new kid on the block, once a month dosage....what's this about calcium not helping unless it is given regularly? Sunday, 10 a.m. Eastern.

We had three on MediShare net monday--7.228 was static crashing so we went to 20 meters, 14.308 and everyone was 59+!!!! We are in the lows of the solar cycle and delinquents are increasing due to lousy propagation--things should pick up soon as we get used to the daylight savings time skip.

There recently was a near-tragedy at the local mall--there was a power outage and twelve people were stuck on the escalators for over four hours!

MARCO Grand Rounds for April 23, 2006

From Warren, KD4GUA:

Last week Bruce described the changes in the intrinsic and extrinsic clotting mechanism. Because of the poor propagation and technical information submitted, Bruce has promised to submit the updated clotting sequence to the next NL Also, the discrepancy in the use of Folic Acid, B-6 and B-12 in hyperhomocyeinemia. He will finish this week on the discussion on Protein C deficiency, the new kid on the block as of 1981--whereas 1 in 500 have this secretive disorder--could it be you or I?

Arnold checked in, back in Calihogan after his DXpedition in the SW Pacific.

Bobby KM5VU and Andy KE4WME reappeared--there were quite a few in Church as it was Easter.

"Early to bed, early to rise, all the girls go out with the other guys!"

MARCO Grand Rounds for April 16, 2006

From Warren, KD4GUA:

Last Sunday, Harry WB9EDP closed the docket on HIV.

This Sunday we will be studying a new kid on the block (1981), a condition found in 1 in every 500 people. Most of these people don't know they have the problem until it STRIKES!!! The topic will be "PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY," and Bruce, KM2L, our hematologist has volunteered to toe the line for us. If you haven't heard about it LISTEN--it is out there waiting to be discovered by SMART doctors. I had a patient case three years ago and I admit, I was ignorant--but learned fast.

[Note from Lecturer: I may change the agenda slightly and include a discussion of the results of the Hope 2 and Norvit trials, published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. These studies examined the use of folate, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6 for prevention of throembolic disease. - KM2L]

Arnold should be back by Sunday to tell us all about his Dxpedtion.

MARCO Grand Rounds for April 9, 2006

From Warren, KD4GUA:

This Sunday, Harry, WB9EDP will finish up the talk on latest HIV treatment....this will be followed by a number of short items, i.e., "There are now more people dying in the world from obesity than from famine," and the "latest in robotic surgery"--we will then start the osteoporosis program if time permits.

MARCO Grand Rounds for April 2, 2006

From Warren, KD4GUA:

Last Sunday we discussed Bird Flu. This Sunday we go on Daylight Savings Time (check on this) so move the clock ahead one hour. This week Harry will get us up-to-date on HIV--new drugs. I understand there is a new triple daily dose out there.

Lou WA1HGE will be out of town this week and Arnold, WB6OJB is leaving for his DXpedition to the South Pacific for a week but that will come up next week.

Jocko in Costa Rica needs a new mike so he will be listening.

Danny has word of a new vertical antenna rotor which he will bring up (is this a joke!).

I have had a couple of lookups--one Protein C deficiency for one--this disease was unheard of until the middle 1980s. If you have any experience with this critter bring it up.

Hope everyone got their Newsletter by now.