MARCO Grand Rounds for April 1, 2007

From Warren, KD4GUA:

Bad luck last Sunday--contest QRM and long skip kept the discussion limited so it was postponed till this Sunday--April Fools Day--14.307. I notice the Flyboys also dropped their net down to 14.307 because of the Latin Lovers on 14.310.

We will discuss "Counterfeit Drugs." Counterfeiters seek large profits while limiting their risks of detection, so they favor higher priced drugs for conditions patients may be reluctant to reveal to their doctors, such as Viagra, Cialis and Propecia (embarrassment drugs). Also, Lipitor, Celebrex, Crestor, Nexium....

25% of the drugs coming in from Mexico are counterfeit. The Canadian Pharmacist's Association said that up to 50% of the drugs from online pharmacies can be counterfit or sub-standard. Many of the Canadian email addresses are phoney and coming from Central America.

Not that we don't have enough to worry about, now we have this! Learn how to spot them! (or how to try and spot them.)

Tune in, should be FUN!!!!!

MARCO Grand Rounds for March 25, 2007

From Warren, KD4GUA:

This Sunday we will finish the discussion on Malaria and then, time permitting, will delve into "Helping Your Patients Avoid Counterfeit Medicines." They are out there--malaria and counterfeit drugs and unless we look for them we won't find them.

The top drugs being counterfeited are: Combivir, Diflucan, Epivir, Epogen, Lamisil, Lipitor, Norvasc, Procrit, Samatatropin, Viagra and Zyprexa.

Tune in, should be fun. Also, if you have a topic you wish to discuss or have discussed please advise. The more participants the better--don't be bashful.

Hope everyone got the Newsletter by now--and remember to submit your "For Sale" articles for the upcoming classified section.

MARCO Grand Rounds for March 18, 2007

From Warren, KD4GUA:

Sunday (March 11) we discussed Human Papillomavirus HPV. We discovered it is the most common STD --present in 1/4 of all females at ages 20-24 and that 80% of us who reach age 50 have been infected--both male and female--with one of the 89+ strains that can cause condyloma (venereal warts and cervical cancer etc.)etc. Fortunately, most cases are destroyed by the body defenses within 2 years.

The new vaccine runs around $135 per injection, three required preferably for females under 29 and not men (yet).

From the recent study reported in the Feb. 28 JAMA one in 59 females remains a virgin by age 50--needless to say, they are in great demand.

The bad news, is we got hit with a pizza ad on Grand Rounds this morning along with our Latin cooks up on 310 making it almost impossible to carry on.

ASOFNOW--henceforth, as agreed by all, we will be moving down to 14.307 MHz in the immediate future. This coming week, we hope, Lou Wiederhold WA1HGE will be discussing current treatment of malaria, a disease that just won't go away.

MARCO Grand Rounds for March 11, 2007

From Warren, KD4GUA:

NOW HEAR THIS...Marco Grand Rounds of the Air this Sunday at 10 a.m. Eastern will again attempt to discuss HPV. (We got inundated by a "contest" last Sunday)

It is a timely subject and will be a topic of converation in the office, so tune in, ask questions and with a group of 30+ we may have some answers.