This would give credence to Dr. Sullivan's thirty year old  observation
.. iron stores are reflected .. many times .. by the appearance of
appendicitis.
Plasma total anti-oxidant capacity correlates inversely with the extent

Control of iron metabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Rodriguez GM
Trends Microbiol. 2006 Jun 4;
Tuberculosis continues to kill millions of people around the world. New

I've never read or posted on this group before, but I'm hoping someone
can answer a quick question for me.
Could intubating a newborn to "clear him out" if he sounds a little
gurgly after birth ultimately damage his trachea?  I had a baby one

This is a short question, but I am wondering why there is hypercalcemia
in patients with sarcoidosis?  What is the underlying physiological
mechanism?  Thanks.

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A friend has been diagnosed with an aneurism in, if I heard it right,
the "willow of the brain." Things are rather confused right now and I
could have misunderstood - perhaps they said "the willow of <garble>."
Any clues? Thanks in advance.

My cousin sister, 34, is suffering from fever for the last one month.
She was hospitalized for almost two weeks and went through all sort of
tests which yielded no great clues to the cause. Please find below the
abstract of HAEMATOLOGY reports of tests conducted over a period of

I sometimes get an itchy palate near the back of the roof of the mouth.
Lately I will get this feeling for 1-5 minutes for no apparent reason.
Then 1-2 hours will go by and I'll be fine.  Does this mean I have an
allergy?  Or is it a manifestation of a common cold?

The FDA has approved a new vaccine to reduce the risk of shingles in
older Americans. In a study of about 38 thousand people, the new
vaccine "zostavax" was found to reduce the incidence of shingles by at
least half in people over age 60. Researchers say patients who received

Here in Boston we've had a measles outbreak (~10 cases in or near the John Hancock)
It got me wondering -- I was born 1944 and have not had the measles. I'm guessing
that I wasn't vaccinated because I think the vaccine came out in the early 60's
Is that right?

alt.conspiracy,sci.med
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/print.cfm?story=105062&ran=36452
Teen refuses court-ordered test to check cancer status
By ELIZABETH SIMPSON, The Virginian-Pilot

  On Friday (after a minor household emergency) I noticed a pain in the main
joint of my left big toe.  Saturday I could move despite the pain, but Sunday
it began to hurt like a stab would  on the side of the joint. It responded to
ibuprofen but not always. It tends to  be better ...

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L.A. SCHOOL DISTRICT ENDS ZERO TOLERANCE FOR HEAD LICE TO ACCOMMODATE
MEXICANS
One of the side effects of the Mexican invasion is the occurrence of
many parasites that were once under control in this country. The L.A.

When I went on a recent cruise my feet/ankles swelled up quite a bit.
I drank plenty of water, walked a lot and elevated my feet often but
it didn't seem to help.  By the end of the week it almost hurt to
walk.  What can I do to prevent this from happening again on my next