MARCO Grand Rounds for October 9, 2011

From Warren, KD4GUA:

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.

MARCO Grand Rounds for September 25, 2011

From Warren KD4GUA:

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.

MARCO Grand Rounds for September 18, 2011

From Warren, KD4GUA:

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.

MARCO Grand Rounds for September 11, 2011

From Warren, KD4GUA:

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.

Q. What State has the most MARCO members?

MARCO Grand Rounds for September 4, 2011

From Warren, KD4GUA:

This Sunday we will discuss "Omega-3 Fatty Acid."  Is this the modern-day aspirin to help prevent cardiovascular disease? 

     Did you know that if your mother's father has normal  hair you cannot inherit baldness from your father?

    Tune in and learn more...

WA2CBA, SK

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.

Our condolences to his family and friends.

MARCO Grand Rounds for August 28, 2011

From Warren, KD4GUA:

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.

MARCO Grand Rounds for August 21, 2011

From Warren, KD4GUA:

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.

MARCO Grand Rounds for August 14, 2011

From Warren, KD4GUA:

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.

Should be fun.

MARCO Grand Rounds for August 7, 2011

From Warren, KD4GUA:

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.

MARCO Grand Rounds for July 31, 2011

From Warren KD4GUA,

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.

MARCO Grand Round for July 24, 2011

From Warren, KD4GUA:

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.

MARCO Grand Rounds for July 17, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WARREN!!

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?

Tune in Sunday 11 am. 14.307--fun time.

MARCO Grand Rounds for July 10, 2011

From Warren, KD4GUA:

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."

MARCO Grand Rounds for July 3, 2011

From Warren, KD4GUA:

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.

NO MARCO Grand Rounds on June 26,2011

From Warren, KD4GUA:

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.

He's Back!! - MARCO Grand Rounds for June 19, 2011

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).

Should be fun--Sunday 14.307 11 am eastern time.

MARCO Grand Rounds for June 12, 2011

Warren, KD4GUA checked in from home:

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.

73,
Bruce KM2L

MARCO Grand Rounds for June 5, 2011

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.

-Bruce

KM2L

MARCO Grand Rounds for May 29, 2011

Today we discussed "Why does cost-effective care diffuse so slowly?" This question generated a lively discussion.

My list of check-ins is:
WB2MXJ, N4MKT, W1BEW, KK1Y, K6JW, N5RTF, KE5BQK, KD5QHV, K4JWA, KC9CS, WA1EXA, N2JBA, KE8GA, N9GJ, KE3XB, W3FYA, WB5BHB, N6DMV, WB6OJB, WB1FFI, VE3OQM, N8GMB, N2OJD, N5JDT, N4TSC, WA1EXA and KJ4DVD.
Please send additions or corrections.

Tune in next week at 11:00 EDT on 14.307 MHz. The topic... to be announced. I can promise internal medicine unless someone else has a suggestion.