- Area: FidoNet - MEMORIES -----------------
Msg#: 10481
Date: 04-30-08 07:10
From: Joe Mackey
To: Nancy Backus
Subj: In control
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Yeah, but I got two highly trained attack cats to protect me.
They play good cat/bad cat. While the good cat distracts you
wanting loving, the other attacks.

... Incorrigible punster - Do not incorrige!
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- Area: a.s.c.p ------------------------
Msg#: 30337
Date: 04-30-08 16:40
From: Dave
To: All
Subj: Changing insurance companies
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It's interesting that health officials from both Great Britain and
Washington frequently visit Kaiser headquarters in Oakland, CA to
study how Kaiser operates and how that model can be utilized in part
or in total for any national health system. The assumption by many is
that any national health system will look a lot like what Kaiser has
now. Kaiser does an excellent job but there's no telling what will
happen to the model when Washington gets ahold of it. Medicare is a
great system too but with little to no oversight, it's rapidly going
broke. I think I read recently that it will start eating into its
trust fund by 2010 and be bankrupt before 2020. I'm not at all
surprised at this since my mother's experience in the hospital a
couple of years ago. I wrote about this once before but for those
who missed it, here it is again. ...

Breast Cancer :

http://breast--cancer-treatment.blogspot.com,
In our world today, breast cancer is one of the most common diseases
and causes of death mostly among women. Breast cancer also occur in
men though it is less common since the breast is being composed of
identical tissues in both males and females.

In the early stage, breast cancer can be in form of painful lump and
at times be presented as breast pain. It can also come as inflammation
when it is associated with the skin. In this case the breast tumour
itself is causing inflammatory reaction of the skin and this causes a
lot of pains, swelling, redness of the breast and also warmth
throughout the breast.

In addition to this, changes in the shape and appearance of the breast
is also suspicious to breast cancer. Before the arrival of X-ray of
the breast (mammography) breast cancer is mostly discovered as not
showing the evidence of the disease before the symptom comes to
existence, which means that the X-ray helps a lot to detect this
deadly disease earlier.

just got back from my pcp appmt. (and a rush order calcium and vit.d blood
test and a rush order mri.), not one snide remark. i know, that's hard
enough to believe, but then there is this . . . i have a post sacrum
insufficieny fracture (i'd never even heard of that before! i forgot to ask
her, "insufficiency" of what?--anybody know what that means?). she said,
"it probably did feel like post-op pain. that kind of break hurts.".--i
agree, it did hurt.

said she knows how i am about pain, because she saw me walk in on a freshly
broken leg and walk in today. also said, "you don't act like you hurt very
much, but it's in your eyes and your blood pressure...

Sinusitis is an illness or a disease caused by liquid filling cavities
in the parts of cheek and forehead, above and below eyes. This cavity
should not be filled by liquid, unless head is heavy, nose is clogged,
and even breath is odorful. But, if being filled, it must immediately
be empty; even it can’t probably come out and finally smell bad.
Besides, virus, bacteria or parasites also affect sinusitis, so
infection happens to respiratory system.
These are some advices for this case:
What needs to prevent from getting sinusitis?
• Avoid the weakening of stamina. Keep it in order be uneasy to get
cold.
• If being cold, don’t rub your nose in order not to make the other
duct clogged-up
• Avoid careless massage, especially in the area of temples, eye-brows
and cheeks

Loujean typed:

Sacrilege!

Topped with a couple "over easy" eggs.

And Joan asked:

grits \ n. pl: coarsely ground hulled grain (hominy grits)

... Only sky divers know why birds sing!
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Harv wrote:

I'll take my chances with the earth movers.

(We had 2 in SoCal last night - Palm Springs and Bakersfield)

... Exterminator needed! World Wide Web found!
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SCHOOL 1957 vs. 2007

Scenario:
Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot
with shotgun in gun rack.
1957
- Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car
and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2007
- School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to
jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for
traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario:
Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1957
- Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up
buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark.
Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

I am a PhD student at the National University of Ireland, Galway
investigating the experience and impact of chronic or persistent
pain. My supervisors and I would like to invite you to complete an
online questionnaire. This would provide us with important information
about different styles of adjustment to chronic pain and is part of a
larger programme of research. We would be very grateful for your
involvement as it will contribute to our understanding of chronic pain
and may inform approaches to treatment and management.

Please follow this link to participate:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=XxVb963D4Y3kJleC8vmBKA_3d_3d

PATIENT INFORMATION KIT
(1) Pamphlet
(2) Check list
(3) CD

When should the microwave system NOT be used (contraindication)?

You have clogging of the arteries.
You have any metallic (leg/knee) implants.
You have an implanted cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator.
You are interested in having children.
You have had any history of pelvic radiation.
You have an abnormality of your blood that prevents it from clogging.
You have any kidney disease.

General warnings and precautions