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Taken from KeelyNet BBS (214) 324-3501
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Sponsored by Vangard Sciences
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PO BOX 1031
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Mesquite, TX 75150
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There are ABSOLUTELY NO RESTRICTIONS
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on duplicating, publishing or distributing the
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October 6, 1991
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CASCADE.ASC
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This file is shared with KeelyNet courtesy of
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Tom Brown, Director of Borderland Sciences.
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The Journal of Borderland Sciences has been in
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active publication since 1945.
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It is an excellent quarterly magazine with subscribers worldwide.
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If you might like to subscribe, please mention that you heard of
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Borderland from either Vangard Sciences or KeelyNet.
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Yearly subscriptions are $20.
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Borderland Sciences
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P.O. Box 429
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Garberville, CA
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95440-0429 USA
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BSRF - Jan/Feb 1978
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The Medicine Men, "We Do Our Best"
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"A young man had an acutely inflamed throat. He went to his doctor,
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who gave him an injection of penicillin. The sore throat quickly
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got better.
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Three days later the young man began to itch. The itching got worse
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and he developed hives all over his body. The doctor made the
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correct diagnosis of an allergic reaction to the penicillin. He
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prescribed antihistamines. The hives disappeared.
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The young man, a machine operator, got drowsy from the
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antihistamines and cut his hand at work. The nurse in the
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dispensary gave him first aid and put on an anti-bacterial ointment
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containing penicillin.
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The hives returned and now the young man had swelling of the eyes
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and lips. The doctor recognized that a potentially dangerous
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allergic reaction was present; he ordered a course of corticosteriod
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treatment.
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Result - the itchiness, the hives and the swelling disappeared and
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the patient was well again.
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Except that now he had pain in his belly plus heartburn, and he
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began to show signs of blood in his stools. The correct diagnosis
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of a peptic ulcer (induced by the corticosteroid) was made.
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The young man did not do well on medical treatment; he continued to
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bleed from his ulcer. His doctor, therefore, had a surgeon in for
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consultation. The two doctors agreed that partial gastrectomy was
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necessary, an operation to remove the ulcer-bearing portion of the
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stomach. The operation was successful.
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But because of the previous bleeding and the unavoidable loss of
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blood at the operation, a transfusion of 1000 milliliters (two
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pints) of blood was given. Hepatitis (inflammation of the liver)
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followed.
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The young man became intensely jaundiced; he vomited his food and
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had to be fed intravenously for a few days. His youth did him in
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good stead as he recovered from his hepatitis.
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At the right ankle, where the intravenous needle and the plastic
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tube had been inserted into a vein exposed by cutting through the
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skin, a tender nodule appeared. It became red and inflamed,
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evidence of infection.
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Because of the bad experience the patient had experienced from
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penicillin, the doctor prescribed tetracycline. The inflammation
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promptly subsided.
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But because of the antibiotic, diarrhea came on and the patient had
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severe colicky cramps. The doctor ordered a special diet and gave a
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new anti-spasmodic drug to control the cramps. Diarrhea stopped.
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The new drug was in the belladonna class. It relaxed smooth muscle
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all over the body, and by its action on the iris, it caused dilation
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of the pupil of the eye. The young man's vision was impaired.
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He drove his car into a tree. Exitus young man."
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This is a true story from "The Medicine Men, the Myth of Quality
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Medical Care in America today",
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by Leonard Tushnet, M.D.
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as this paper covers, please upload to KeelyNet or send to the
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Thank you for your consideration, interest and support.
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Jerry W. Decker.........Ron Barker...........Chuck Henderson
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