This Sunday, we will discuss the "hangover effect" on
the G.I. tract. That is the way food & alcohol is digested, all the
enzymes starting with Ptylin in the saliva. If we have time, we will
indulge in gastro-esophageal diseases, burp....pardon
me. Since football doesn't start until later in the
day we may have a few stations available for check-ins. Remember
over the holidays don't drink and drive, driving will spill your drinks.
(And by the way, on a
recent poll, 34% of holiday accidents are alcohol related. That means, 66%
of the accidents are caused by non-drinkers--so be wary of the sober
drivers.) burp.
There will be no net this
Sunday as most of our members will be busy with family and religious
services. We will resume Jan. 1, 2012.
Your CME certificate will be
mailed with the February edition of Aether. All those with over 5 hours
CME will receive a certificate providing your dues are current.
If you have any hot topics,
submit. In the meantime, eat cautiously because too much too fast gives
you rapid transit time and GAS! !
Keep the blue side up and Happy Holidays to all
Marco hams. Let's have another great year. More later.
This Sunday we will discuss "GAS." We will revue the passage of food and water, enzymes secreted, time en route etc. We reported the estimated flatulence/day at 14 last Sunday but more recent studies show it averages about 17-21 X/daily and as high as 141 X in the elderly. Most swallowed air is belched when standing and pushed into the duodenum when lying down, thus the need to burp babies vertically. Public gas passage in ancient Rome resulted in imprisonment whereas Benj. Franklin invented a "flatulence sweetener" which was never patented. What causes diverticulosis? Tune in should be fun............
Warren KD4guaNote: This subject was chosen because no other subject was suggested. Don't let this happen too often or ................
This Sunday we will discuss an
important subject--antibiotic prophylaxis. When should it be given.
Should bi-pass patients who have dental work have antibiotics? What about
joint replacement patients? Yes, No? Indications have changed--tune
in and keep up to date.
We didn't break the 53 station
check-in record set two weeks ago, but we did have 45 stations on board the past
Sunday--and the after hours rag chew was great. It is not who is right it
is what is right--
This Sunday we will continue the
discussion on "Strokes." Last Sunday we broke the all-time check-in record
of 47 stations by adding six additional for a total of 53 . Propagation
was great and we had good group participation.
Hope everyone has received
their "Aether" as it was sent out on Monday.
CME Category II certificates
will be sent in the next issue to all those with their dues paid-up, so check
your labels for your dues due date.
Let's break another record
this Sunday! Keep the blue side up.
Last Sunday was a
wash-out due to the contest...if you didn't hear them in the north we could hear
them in Dixie and if Dixie couldn't hear them you heard them in the North.
So, the discussion was postponed until this Sunday. The topic
being: ACUTE STROKE AT THE CROSSROADS
(JAMA Nov. 9, 2011, page 2026).
I hope Fred K0FS can be on
board (our neurologist) but he has been operating on a thin wire
lately.
The Newsletter should go out
tomorrow, Nov. 25, More later--keep the blue side up.
This Sunday is scheduled for a
"CONTEST." However, we will attempt to have a discussion on VOX POX,
not chicken pox, i.e., a variety of today's problems in medicine and
radio. If you have an interesting subject you would like discussed please
advise.
Otherwise the prime target will be "Acute Stroke Therapy at the
Crossroads." (JAMA Nov. 9, 2011 page 2026).
We should have started Sunday's net
with "reveille," as apparently some didn't "fall back" in time--we did harness
32 stations but propogation was good to start but then got inundated with
noise...
This coming Sunday we will
discuss "Medical Marijuana." Many of you live in states where it is
illegal (like in Florida) yet it flourishes. It is a fuzzy topic because
apparently it is not enforceable with bad economies and limited jail
space. Some say it should be legalized and then penalize users when they
break other laws like driving while under the influence--similar to
alcohol. Would it empty our jails and bring in more tax money?
Getting interesting isn't it? Let us know what your state is
doing. Tune in, should be fun.
This Sunday, providing we will not
be drowned out by the World Wide Dx contest" we will discuss "Is This the End of
Popping Vitamins." Two recently published studies were written "up" in the
Wall Street Journal of Oct. 25. Results? Tune in should be fun
and educational.
This Sunday we will wrap up
the discussion on statin Drugs. With time left over we will talk
about the drop in hospital admissions for "heart failure" per article JAMA Oct.
19, 2011, pg. 1669.
This Sunday we will discuss the STATIN DRUGS.
We will show how deceptive statistical drug advertising fools most people--also,
a general discussion is warranted for the best-ever selling
drug--Lipitor--should it be sold over-the-counter? Tune in should be
fun.
This Sunday we will discuss
"FACE TRANSPLANTS starting to gain acceptance" and if we have time, "Does Saw
Palmetto really work in BPH."
Now is
the time to get a new face...just think of your xyl's reaction to the "new
U!" OR, maybe its time for both of you to change! Then we can
have another wedding. Visceral objections to the surgery are fading in
light of dramatic early successes. Tune in, should be fun.
CORRECTION: I
mentioned on Sunday's Grand Rounds I will be out-of-town this Sunday. I
was wrong, it will be the following Sunday. This Sunday we will discuss
the out-going "ALPHA MALE," the fellow who takes over in any group as
leader and is the fellow who makes big bucks for big industries and who is now a
target.
The
"Alpha Male" is not necessarily a coronary prone energetic "Type A
personality." (Type B personality is the easy-going laid back guy).
Since most of us want to be ALPHA MALES without being Type A personalities we
are asking all of you who have succeeded-- to be on board to tell us about it
. Should be fun.
This Sunday, by request, we
will discuss "Auricular Fibrillation."
Thought for the day...."A
woman will always cherish the memory of the man who wanted to marry
her. A man cherishes the memory of the woman who he didn't'
marry."
We now have a classified
section in Aether our newsletter. If you have some items for sale why not
list them--no charge.
This Sunday we will continue the discussion of Omega-3, the "modern aspirin."
Danny W4DAN , Marco Secretary, told us last Sunday, there has been an upsurge in dues payments since he asked people to read their mailing labels.
Lou, our Treasurer, hasn't been heard from and there are rumors---he lost his boat back to the mainland--he spends the summer on a one acre island off the coast of Maine--also a possibility he got a little rain.
Our Prez apparently was on a cruise last Sunday--Labor Day weekend--but we did manage to get 34 check-ins.
Word came to MARCO of the passing of Doctor Alfred Greenwald, WA2CBA on August 25.
Alfred was a founding member of MARCO and long-time Treasurer of the organization, as well as an enthusiastic amateur radio operator, traveler and accomplished plastic surgeon.
This Sunday we will answer questions concerning hi hot helluva lot colonics left over from last week and then will, by request, discuss SALT. Besides its role as the major form of table salt in the diet, sodium chloride is responsible for the salinity of the ocean, and plays a role in the preservation of foods.
If you are a sailor, free admission, we may need your help.
This Sunday we will discuss "The dangers of colon cleansing." Patients may look to colon cleansing as a way to "enhance their well-being," but in reality they may be doing themselves harm. Don't agree? Tune in should be fun.
There is an excellent article in the current "Family Practice" page 454 on this subject...enticing to say the least--but let's not.
This Sunday we will discuss "The Effects of Alcohol." How many drinks does it take to make you vulnerable?
To make this cooperative, how about all 1 stations drinking one beer 30 minutes before net time; 2 stations drink 2 beers 30-45 minutes before net time; 3 stations, 3 beers; 4 stations one wine; 5 stations two wines; 6 stations 3 wines; 7 stations don't exist on Marco; 8-0 stations-NO alcohol. This will probably loosen you up! Then we can talk from experience.
Providing the big wind doesn't hit Florida Sunday--we will discuss an update on "Carcinoid" by request. We previously discussed this on Feb. 16, 1997 and on Sept. 17, 2006. This unusual tumor resembles an adenocarcinoma but follows a more indolent (less active) course. It is a strange one and we don't have all the answers yet. Tune in, should be fun.
This Sunday, by request, we will discuss "Snake Bite. " Hope everyone has received their "Aether" ---- by now. The jokes are about a 7+ this month on page 7. Need some radio articles--simple stuff without space-consuming diagrams. Had 37 stations check in Sunday on Grand Rounds, not bad for summer time. I have been trying to contact some of you for your opinions while on the air but apparently propagation faded out. Don't leave me in the lurch! More later.
This Sunday we will discuss "TENS Units" as by request. TENS is the abbreviation for "Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation" used to relieve pain. Does it work? Tune in and give your opinion.
Danny W4DAN thought "heat stroke" might be a tidy topic for these hot days of summer...also, request from Jerry N4TSC for "TENS" and "interferential therapy for back pain and sciatica which we will attempt to cover the following Sunday....any more ideas?
This Sunday, 11 a.m. 14.307, we will discuss "PAIN." If you have the opportunity read Melinda Beck's article in the July 5th edition of the Wall St. Journal titled,"Diagnosing a Patient as a Faker."
Field Day is over and this Sunday we will get back to business. Topic, "HAARP." We tried prior but propagation was too bad for such a good subject. 11 am Eastern time, 14.307. Should be fun.
This Sunday is Field Day, which means NO net. We will resume discussion of Project HAARP a week from Sunday. This will give you time to look up "HAARP" on the Internet and give you a better perspective of what we will be talking about--very interesting subject.
We had 35 check-ins Sunday but propagation was so bad we had to terminate prematurely.
Warren, KD4GUA is back in the saddle and will present our talk on June 19.
He writes:
We are in the midst of a tornado season, the worst since 1956 and the second worst on record. What has the HAARP Project in Alaska, if anything, to do with this? This Sunday we will report on HAARP, the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Project, originated by the Soviets (remember the Soviet woodpecker?) and countered by President Reagan's Star War Project.
( When you heat the ionosphere you divert the jet stream).
Have just tried going through proposed lecture for Sunday and find I still don't have enough steam. I will however, check-in. Thus, asking Bruce to continue his excellent lectures. I am making progress but it is painfully slow and boring. Keep the blue side up. More later
Warren KD4Gua
My response to this news:
It is great to have you back, Warren!! Let's have you call up the net, for old-time's sake, and then I will do the talk.
The topic will have nothing to do with what was suggested last week. We will finish discussing jet lag for a few minutes, then ask "Can your cell phone give you cancer?" This is a timely subject given recent stories in the press.
I don't think that I will have to time to prepare a new talk for the following week, as I just had some high-priority consulting work come in. Perhaps someone else can step forward.
I have not received an update on Warren's condition, and so have prepared a presentation for Sunday's Grand Rounds.
If I can get up for it, we will discuss Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders. Grab an extra cup of coffee and tune to 14.307 MHZ at 11 AM Eastern time, 1500 UTC.
Here is a description of MARCO activities at the 2011 Dayton Hamvention by a few of those who participated.
From Chip Keister, N5RTF:
It was lonely in Dayton. Keith and I kept the booth open most of the time, though we did wander off and buy a few things. See the nice new sign!
N3IM at MARCO Booth, Dayton 2011
Several current members and a lot of potential members came by. We need to talk about a new hotel -- It gets worse every year. The Hara Arena is showing its age too -- down to 2 working toilets by Saturday afternoon.
From Keith Adams, N3IM:
Dayton was busy this year. I guess a lot of people decided to take one of their vacations at Dayton this year. The flea market was busy and there was a lot of vintage gear and newer gear. I believe there was more Ham gear for sale this year then in the last 3-4 years when computers tended to be everywhere in the flea market. This year still had computer dealers but not so much thaat it was boring to walk in the flea market.
An interesting antenna was seen in the flea market made out of horse fence.
Unfortunately for Dayton on Saturday the main sewer line from Hara Arena ruptured. I wonder if it was due to the Beer (by the way the Amber Bock was nice and cold, thanks Chip.). They had it all fixed by Sunday.
Chip was the grand winner for new gear, I believe, although Ed Jones may have been close. Of course Roger Higley stopped by to say hello and he may have bought some new gear but didn't mention it.
Notable was the weather which was absolutely top notch. No thunderstorms or cold weather.
Interestingly for QRP fanatics were the HW 7,8 and 9 rigs available.
I did not stay at the Ramada so I can't comment, but Chip had first hand expirience and it sounds like the reason they are no longer a Holiday Inn is location and the large number of newer Hotels that were built about 4 miles up I-75. I wonder how long the current management will exist. Food has suffered for 2 or 3 years and the rooms are getting old. Bar is closed. With the current economy in Dayton (NRC moved out last year) This hotel's location is less than ideal for most traveler's. Also, the Italian Restaurant appears to be closed now. We had some good times there with eveeryone. Maybe Roger can tell us about that.
The Hamvention Radio station was indoors this year near the ARRL area.
AMSAT had a station set-up in the parking lot just outside of Ball arena.
Maybe more interesting was the fact that Homeland Security must have been concerned with the Internatiional Flavor of the event as the FBI attended and did not have a booth. Maybe all they were interested in was seeing the new Wouxon radio, hi,hi,hi,hi.
Although we did not have the normal attendees this year Chip was a great help as I had driven in from getting off work at Uniontown at midnight arriving in Dayton at 5 AM and was in HARA Arena at 7. I was able to go back to my hotel and catch a quick nap.
I lost an old friend 2 days before Dayton as my Jeep Liberty which I have had for 10 years was hit and totaled. It had 234,000 miles on it and ran like a top. One of the Daimler/Chrysler products. Some of you will remember it as you rode in it. I even believe that Polycarp rode in it many years ago before he disappeared form the Ham bands and MARCO.
I forgot to mention that charter member #13 W4TX was at the booth and we had a good discussion.
And Larry Wissing, N4MKT added:
Thanks Keith nice write up, was there and saw Chip briefly sorry I missed you.
This Sunday Grand Rounds will be held at the new regular time of 11 am Eastern on 14.307. Net Controller this Sunday will be Harry WB9EDP out of the Windy City. Discussion pending.
Aether, our Newsletter. will be out, early, in the mail next week with photos of El Paso.
Bruce KM2L will handle net control the following Sunday as I will be undergoing surgical procedure on Thursday May 19th (delayed to let Aspirin effect wear off. ) Hope to be on board the following week. Keep the blue side up!
{Note from KM2L: The topic for May 22 will be Craig Venter and gene sequencing. Best of luck, Warren!)
Due to bad propagation due to a solar storm we postponed the discussion to this Sunday 11 am 14.307 Eastern Time. Topic: Knee Replacement Surgery. Note the new time. The Flyers have moved to 14.290 at 11:30 am. Eastern, leaving the frequency open.
NET CHANGE....This Sunday we will discuss "Knee Replacement Surgery" and finish the discussion on "Hip Replacement Surgery" of last week. The Fly-Boys have flown the coop...they are now on 14.290 SO we will go back to 14.307 (the old frequency) at 11 am Eastern. I say again, 14.307 at 11 am Eastern Time. Should be fun--and don't be afraid to SPEAK UP. Lately, you are forcing me to gargle with 3 in 1 oil and it doesn't taste good!
Sunday will be a challenge due to the holidays but last Sunday we had 32 check-ins, a surprise, since we changed time and address. The new time is 11 am Eastern & address is 14.310. Topic for Sunday will be "HIP REPLACEMENT." The following week we will discuss "KNEE REPLACEMENT."
Good news! We were informed on the air that the Fly Boys Net is moving to 14.290 leaving 14.307 open at 11 am. Until they change schedules we will continue to meet at 14.310 at 11 am Eastern time.
This Sunday we will discuss "Medical Management of Stable Coronary Artery Disease." This is defined as "an established pattern of angina chest pain, a history of a heart attack or the presence of plaque documented by catheterization." This condition affects around 20 million Americans and many who have not been diagnosed, i.e., "silent angina."
ALSO: The Board meeting in El Paso last week decided to attempt to move the Grand Rounds of the Air from 10 am to 11 am--SO, we will meet normally this Sunday at 10 am eastern and at 10:40 am the following stations will leave the net and scout higher empty frequencies in the 14.319 range--Linda, Bernie, Paul Lukas, Arnold, Ellen and Harry. They will report vacant spots and the net will then move UP to the new frequency at about 10:50 am Eastern time.
REASON FOR POSSIBLE CHANGE? 1. Better propagation at a later hour. 2. West Coast hams will not have to get up at 6:30 am to get on board. 3. People will have returned from church (?). Any comment?????
The 2011 MARCO Annual Membership Meeting took place in El Paso, Texas from March 31 to April 2.
Danny W4DAN and Caroline, Arnold WB6OJB and Joan, and Jeff K6JW and Rowie arrived by automobile. Mary AE4BX came in her RV after wandering the country for about two months. The rest of us (Warren KD4GUA, Lou WA1HGE, Ellen KC9ARN and Paul N6DMV and Elsa) flew to El Paso. Linda KE5BQK and Bernie KD5QHV served as our capable and gracious hosts.
Unfortunately, KD4GUA and WA1HGE were delayed by bad weather. The rest of us gathered at the El Paso Marriott on Thursday evening, March 31 for a drink, and then adjourned across the street to the Cattle Baron for dinner.
On Friday morning, April 1, we traveled in a motorcade out to the airfield at Santa Teresa, New Mexico, where the plane KD5QHV flies usually resides. We had hoped to see “Big Bird” but it was away for maintenance. The Business Meeting was conducted at the hangar and was accompanied by a delicious breakfast featuring breakfast burritos and assorted other goodies.
Following the conclusion of the Business Meeting we all headed back to town, taking the alternate route across Franklin Mountain. This afforded us great views of the desert, the western portion of El Paso and Fort Bliss.
Later in the day we took a tour of the Kay Bailey Hutchinson desalination plant, the largest such inland facility in the world. Xavier Orozco, our guide, clearly and succinctly explained the workings of the plant and fielded questions from the group.
In the evening we descended en masse on Julio's for a tasty Tex-Mex dinner.
Saturday was hot and dry but luckily not windy. The group members spent their free time in various ways. Some visited the El Paso Art Museum while others toured the U.S. Border Patrol Museum. A small group returned to Santa Teresa to take a look at “Big Bird,” which had returned to its perch.
The annual MARCO Banquet took place at the Cattleman's Ranch in Fabens, Texas. All agreed with KD5QHV's assessment that “The worst food I ever ate here was delicious.” Happy hour saw the world premiere performance of the MARCO Blues Band, with Linda “Evita” Krasowski on blues harp and Jeff “Howlin'” Wolf and “Buffalo Bruce” Small on guitar. El Paso's own Pat “Guitar Slim” Chase was featured guest artist and graciously lowered his standards to allow the rest of us to participate. Thanks, Slim!!
We also had a visit from Andrew Jackson of the Border Patrol. He was kind enough to answer questions from the audience. Bernie Krasowski raffled a bottle of Shiraz uniquely labeled in CW, raising $140 for MediShare.
All too soon the weekend came to a close, and good friends were forced to part company.
We gather again in 2012 in Dayton, Ohio, and in 2013 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Minutes of the Medical Amateur Radio Council Annual Membership Meeting
April 1, 2011
Santa Teresa, New Mexico
The meeting was called to order at 9:45 AM MDT by President Linda Krasowski KE5BQK.
Members in attendance were President Linda Krasowski KE5BQK, President-Elect Mary Favaro AE4BX, Secretary Danny Centers W4DAN, Treasurer Lou Wiederhold WA1HGE, Newsletter Editor Warren Brown KD4GUA, MediShare Chairperson Arnold Kalan WB6OJB, Bernie Krasowski KD5QHV, Paul Lukas N6DMV, Ellen Przekop KC9ARN, Jeff Wolf K6JW, Teresa Small and Bruce Small KM2L. Harry Przekop WB9EDP participated by telephone.
The minutes of the 2010 meeting were read and approved.
The Secretary reported that MARCO has 235 members, including 40 who are not current with their dues payments. Total membership is up by about 20, largely due to the Secretary's practice of sending a copy of the newsletter to new check-ins to the net. Some are also recruited at the Dayton Hamvention.
N3IM, N5RTF and W4DAN will be present at Dayton this year. The Ramada now demands a deposit for meeting rooms, the banquet, and also individual rooms set aside as a block for MARCO. The latter is problematic. W4DAN will speak with the hotel about this matter when he is in Dayton.
We now have a MARCO credit card. Treasurer WA1HGE must approve any expenditures using this card.
The Treasurer reported that while MARCO's annual inflows are steady, our expenses vary, primarily due to the cost of the annual meeting. Expenditure for the newsletter averages $2100 annually. At the close of 2010 total deposits were $10781.14 in the bank account and $6345.03 in a CD.
KM2L reported that despite improved security practices, the MARCO Website was hacked again. After some research, we believe that the attacked exploited a flaw in Filezilla, the ftp client that the Internet Committee was using to upload content. KM2L no longer uses this program for uploads, and we have been problem-free for the past few months.
MARCO Sunday morning Grand Rounds as heard at KM2L's station are now available via Skype. W1BEW and N4TSC are regular listeners. W0RPH and N5RTF often stop by.
KD4GUA delivered the Newsletter Editor's report. He welcomes contributions from members, especially technical articles. It was the consensus of those in attendance that the quality of the Aether is consistently outstanding, and that Warren is to be commended. WB6OJB commented that his wife had copied the recent article on medication expiration dates and distributed it to several of her friends.
WB6OJB and WA1HGE presented the MediShare report. The current MediShare balance is $6024, up from $3109 last year. We do not currently have a project, but this level of funding would allow us to proceed with one. There was considerable discussion about how to find a suitable project. Among the suggestions were contacting Mike Marks of Bush Hospital Foundation, the Medical Amateur Radio Society of Japan, MARCO members in Japan, and Direct Relief International. Additionally, WB6OJB has a contact in Zambia, and he will see if there might be a project available there. WA1HGE recalled that we had a communications project with an African hospital and its affiliated clinics a few years ago, and suggested that we contact them to see if they require any additional help. KD4GUA will contact Smitty, W6CS and KM2L will check back issues of the newsletter for contact information.
New Business:
Duane Wyatt once again requested that MARCO consider funding his Kids' Club project. The consensus of the meeting was that we have previously dealt with this issue. Regardless of the project's worthiness, it is not consistent with MARCO's mission, and we consider the question closed.
WA1HGE commented on last year's appointment of KM2L as Assistant Treasurer. He indicated that the Secretary, W4DAN is the Assistant Treasurer, and that this action was redundant. W4DAN clarified the thinking behind this action. When Robin Staebler served as Secretary/and de facto Treasurer, no one else was familiar with his procedures, and no one else had access to the membership database. When he became ill, it was a difficult chore to recover the data. MARCO should take steps to avoid a similar scenario in the future, should an officer become incapacitated. W4DAN further recommended that the current membership database be converted from Filemaker to Microsoft Access or an equivalent and possibly be made available to additional officers. KM2L will explore online possibilities (“the cloud”). K6JW suggested the creation of a procedure manual by each officer, to be entrusted to the President for safekeeping.
KE5BQK and KD5QHV commissioned the creation of a new MARCO banner, displayed for the first time at this meeting. It will go with W4DAN to Dayton.
Open Forum:
KD4GUA took possession of a 1500 watt amplifier as arranged by Stuart Oserman WA9ZPL. The amplifier requires a 220V line, and Warren does not presently have one in his shack. This is an “XYL” problem.
KD4GUA suggested that we start Grand Rounds one hour later, as propagation is better at that time. This will necessitate a change in frequency, as 14.307 MHz is occupied by the Air Force Flyers net after the end of our net. It was decided that near the end of Grand Rounds, KD5QHV/KE5BQK, N6DMV, WB6OJB and KC9ARN/WB9EDP will search for an unoccupied frequency, and interested participants will QSY to that frequency to continue discussion. Once we find a reliable frequency, we will move the net there permanently.
This Sunday we will continue the discussion of "Nuclear Energy." This is a complex subject which will be discussed in simple terms.
The April Aether was mailed today a little early because of the upcoming annual MARCO meeting in El Paso. Hope you can join us. Marriott El Paso 915 779 3300 March 29,30, April 1.
This Sunday we will complete the discussion of "Fibromyalgia" and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and by request delve into "Ionizing Radiation." I hope our two physicists are available, Harry WB9EDP and Bruce KM2L as this is a very complicated subject that we will try and keep simple.
This Sunday we will discuss another mystery disease, "FIBROMYALGIA." This one is a real enigma wrapped in a mystery. Try and decipher the secret code at 10 am Sunday 14.307 EST.
This Sunday we will finish up "Stem Cells" and then progress to the article "Institute of Medicine endorses Vit. D, Calcium Only for Bone Health, Dispels Deficiency Claims," JAMA Feb. 2 Pg. 453.
"If widespread deficiency of Vit. D is a "silent epidemic" plaguing N. America as some researchers have warned, then a recent report has just restored us to good health. "
This Sunday we will discuss "STEM CELLS.' Believe it or not, across the drink at Tampa Bay's Univ. of So. Florida Medical Center they are TREATING heart failure patients with umbilical cord stem cells and they are growing new heart tissue in failing hearts that have been unable to obtain heart transplants. Ejection rates have risen--the stem cell era is HERE NOW--can we afford it? Tune in Sunday 14.307 10 a.m. EST.
This Sunday we will discuss "CONCUSSION" by request. It seems to be a hot topic especially in the sporting world especially to those of you now demented who played football in high school and who are now blaming it on the lead plumbing pipes.
Tune in should be fun--and keep those Deutschlanders off the freq by tuning in a little early so you can upset the CWers as well. Maybe we should all go CW and send out the message MOVE!If they are back, we may be up on 14.308 or down on 14.306.
Bob K4RLC contributed the following reply:
Saw you were going to be discussing sports concussions next Sunday. Murphy has me at a church function at the same time as the net, so I'm sending you some good articles on sports concussions. Some consider me an "expert" in this area, as I am the neuropsychologist on the Sports Medicine team for the Carolina Hurricanes, professional hockey team. And work with the National Hockey League Concussion management program. I'm also part of the North Carolina High School Sports Safety Task Force, formed after three high school football players died in sports related incidents in NC in 2008. I am fortunate to work with Kevin Guskiewicz, PhD, Chair of the Dept of Exercise and Sport Science at UNC Chapel Hill. In fact, two weekends ago, I was part of a symposium at UNC Sports Medicine on Mild TBI in sports. Kevin is an internation expert on sports concussions - you will see his work cited in the TIME article. But, as you know, when the popular media latches onto a complex medical situation, they tend to sensationalize and/or over-simplify it. The good outcome is the increased awareness of concussive injury in a subset of the millions of kids who play some form of sports, either rec league or organized. One single uncomplicated concussion should not be detrimental, and have good recovery. The problem is multiple concussions; concussions with pre-existing problems such as childhood migraines (or family hx of migraines), childhood depression, ADHD, Tourette's, etc. This definitely complicates recovery. Also, if there are two concussions relatively close in time, recovery can be problematic. My wife Alanna, a pediatric neuropsychologist (and ham K4AAC) and I are writing a review article on diagnosis and management of pediatric sports concussions, and presenting at another regional conference in April on this. The article is too rough to forward. Of the attached articles, you get some of the most recent work in the field. Ruben Echemendia, PhD is the head of the NHL Concussion program, and worked at Penn State with Joe Pa. Steve Macciocchi, PhD is a neuropsychologist at Shepherd Rehab in Atlanta. Chris Randolph is our resident skeptic. -A large part of our practice is now pediatric sports concussions. Of course, you evaluate the kids from a BioPsychSocial approach, as with any patient, as some are more functional than organic, or just complicated kids. And, I'm also a concerned parent, as our son is a varsity high school linebacker. -Hope you enjoy reading this stuff, and sorry I can't make the net. Always too much going on. 73, Bob K4RLC
This Sunday we will discuss "Multiple Sclerosis." First described in 1868 it has a prevalence between 2 and 150 per 100,000. The cause remains unknown. Should be fun.
This Sunday we will discus Shingles and "Post Herpatic Neuralgia." About 1/3 of us if we live long enough will get this bugger so best you tune in 14.307 MHz 10 am Eastern.
The following news was received from MARCO's President, Linda Krasowski KE5BQK today:
We will have our meeting Friday morning at 9:00 AM at the hangar where Bernie's plane lives. Hopefully, the plane will be in residence that morning. There will be a selection of food including fruit, burritos, tamales and other stuff to eat plus coffee and juices.
Friday afternoon I have set up a 45 minute tour of our inland desalinization plant, the only one I think that exists.We re working on a list of other things to do/see. Depending on the weather, we could go on up the tramway to the mountain top and see out into the wild blue yonder of Mexico, New Mexico and Texas. More on this later.
I have made the arrangements for the banquet to be held at Cattleman's Steakhouse at Indian Cliffs Ranch in Fabens, TX. It is out in the desert about 15 miles, just off the freeway, and is a famous place. We will have a private room that has great views of the sunset. The place sits on a small hill so the view is very nice. They feed the wild coyotes the meat scraps every night and maybe we will see them eating. They also have a bunch of birds and animals to look at if anyone wants to wander around before dinner.
I have been in touch with the Public Affairs person at the Border Patrol and he has agreed to speak at our banquet. I think it will be interesting.
This Sunday we will discuss "Mobile Health Screeners" are they worth while? They can do $2000 worth of hospital tests for $139 ! Is this a pipe-dream? And without a prescription! But you cannot use insurance, you must pay cash.
Should be a fun topic as it is beginning to spread internationally.
