Would there be any appreciable benefit in assaying a hormone (in
general) in plasma as opposed to serum (or vice versa).
Also, urinalysis is often used. Aside from the much less technical or
invasive method of collecting urine over blood, does urine provide any

TO ANYONE WHO KNOWS THIS ROUTINE:
I have a "stone" that seems to be in
the upper left ureter. I can feel it trying
to pass when standing (daytime) and when

Are they going to develop a vaccine for this "recovered" virus?
Viruses aren't life, just simple genetic strands with protein coats.
Do they really need to be preserved under laboratory conditions or
frozen in order to be recovered?  Is there any reason why remains dug

guardian.co.uk
    This is the ultimate stupidity. Normally a virus weakens as it
spreads , giving humans time to develop immunity . But once the genome
is published , Al Qaida could replicate the virus and release it

First off this is a gripe because I have come to the conclusion TV ads for
pharmacy products are only geared toward the medical industry itself, i.e.
meant for the physician watching, not the patient, despite what the ad hype
says. Besides do they really think the average person ...

    Expect an accidental leak and contamination near Iran
Security fears as flu virus that killed 50 million is recreated
Ian Sample, science correspondent
Thursday October 6, 2005

Code blue: finding room to groom new doctors
By LISA PRIEST
Friday, September 30, 2005 Posted at 9:01 AM EDT

I am currently taking 9 separate meds.  It seems like I am getting a
prescription filled daily.  It would be nice if I could make the same
day of each month meds day.
When I get a new med I should be able to get a partial to last me until

Saw a PBS program on the bird flue virus and whether it becomes
pandemic. I have a question as to whether chickens found to have bird
flu whether they can transmit the virus into the eggs we eat. If we
ever have a rising epidemic, not pandemic, I would like to know if eggs

Although not mentioned in this article, elevated homocysteine is a
potent independent cardiovascular risk factor that correlates well with
the presence and severity of coronary artery disease.
Frankie

<a href="http://www.webmedtoday.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=347">Exercise can
cut Alzheimer's risk?</a>
According to BBC News report:Exercising for half an hour at least twice a
week during midlife can significantly cut a person's risk of dementia

I'm a grad student at Carnegie Mellon interested in the forecasting of
complex phenomena.
What are indications that H5N1 or a related disease will be likely to
be heading into an epidemic in a country with reliable reporting

Moskowitz DW, Johnson FE. The central role of angiotensin I-converting
enzyme in vertebrate pathophysiology. Curr Top Med Chem.
2004;4(13):1433-54.
PMID: 15379656 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

New York Times
October 5, 2005
Deadly 1918 Epidemic Linked to Bird Flu, Scientists Say
By GINA KOLATA

Why is it we often find other people's flatulence noxious, but rarely our
own?
In fact sometimes I think my own smells like roast beef, hot dogs, and other
not terribly disturbing odors.