If you subscribe to MEDLIB-L delete now. Or continue reading and let
me know if I should have included some other messages, or skipped some.
The discussion concerning the NY Times article (see digest for 23-26 Oct.
2nd part, with garbled subject line) continues, so I have again created a
2nd part with the continuance on that.
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MEDLIB-L October 26-27, 2000
Contents:
1. search engines, directories, etc. [Q with one answer]
2. Beta Testers Needed for New National Cancer Institute Web Service
3. Re: Slides of uric acid crystals [or the things you can find with
Yahoo]
4. About subscription to CANCER RESEARCH
5. Pathetic UPDATE: National Medical Society - long
6. Customer Service Videos
7. Journals not for free, was NY Times [Web page suggestion]
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 12:17:15 -0400
From: Larry <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: search engines, directories, etc.
Hello.
I'm writing an article for Medicine On the Net (http://www.corhealth.com/)
on the best search engines, directress, lists, etc. for various kinds of
healthcare research. I'd greatly appreciate hearing from any of you
regarding your thoughts on this.
Thanks
Larry Stevens
413-267-9588
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-Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 12:01:02 -0500
From: Susan Detwiler <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: search engines, directories, etc.
Two absolute favorites come to mind:
HealthWeb http://www.healthweb.org and the Megasite
http://www.lib.umich.edu/megasite
You can look at http://www.infotoday.com/supersearchers/ssmed.htm for
others which were recommended by the interviewees in Super Searchers on
Health & Medicine.
Susan
Susan Detwiler
The Detwiler Group
Author: SUPER SEARCHERS ON HEALTH & MEDICINE (Information Today, Inc.,
October 2000)
Producer: DETWILER'S DIRECTORY OF HEALTH & MEDICAL RESOURCES
219 749 6534 [log in to unmask] http://www.detwiler.com
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 16:32:37 -0400
From: "Trefzger, Bill (NCI)" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Beta Testers Needed for New National Cancer Institute Web Service
Hello,
The National Cancer Institute is in need of beta testers for our new
Instant Messaging service, "LiveHelp," a pilot program to provide search
and navigation support for users of NCI web pages. See
http://cancer.gov/livehelp/ for more information about the service.
We are looking for people with a health/medical background who are willing
to test the service for a minimum of 3 times between November 1-17 (about
1 hr. of total time) and provide constructive feedback about the service,
including responding to specific questions via e-mail during the testing
period, or returning to the service to try specific tasks or engage in
role playing.
If you are interested in testing this service and believe you fit our
profile, please respond to me with answers to the following questions:
1) Why do you want to test this new service?
2) What is your background and experience with cancer information
(degree, professional career interests, etc.)?
3) Are you available between the hours of 12-4 PM ET during November 1-17
to test the service?
Thank you for your interest in the products and services of the National
Cancer Institute.
Bill Trefzger
Cancer Information Products and Systems
National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Blvd
Suite 3002B MSC 8321
Bethesda, MD 20814-9692
(Rockville, MD 20852 for Fedex or UPS)
301-435-4869
fax:301-480-8105
[log in to unmask]
AIM buddy name: trefzgeb
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 20:06:04 -0400
From: Peter Sam <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Slides of uric acid crystals
A search on "uric acid crystals" (I used Yahoo.com) will lead you to
several sites with pictures of same (most from adam.com)
http://medlineplus.adam.com/ency/article/003616.htm
http://webmd.lycos.com/content/asset/adam_test_uric_acid2
as well as the Apr 1, 1999 American Family Physician article on Gout with
two more pictures
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990401ap/1799.html
Chronic urate nephropathy leads to deposition of uric acid crystals
in intersitium
http://www.library.nuigalway.ie/webpath/RENAHTML/RENAL122.HTM
CD Atlas of Urinary Sediment - Atlas - Crystals
http://www.chronolab.com/sediment/crystals.htm
peter sam, web content developer
Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines
http://medicine.ucsf.edu/resources/guidelines/
[log in to unmask] asian health services 818 webster oakland ca
On Thu, 26 Oct 2000 06:33:14 -0700, davis chapel <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>A researcher in my company is looking for slides of uric acid crystals
for
a
>project. I have checked our local sources and the web, with no luck. We
are
>interested in buying or borrowing the slides and will gladly pay all the
>costs involved. And of course we need it ASAP!!!
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Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 10:39:32 +0200
From: Angelique Mattioli <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: About subscription to CANCER RESEARCH
Hello,
"Beginning in 2001, AACR journals will ONLY BE AVAILABLE to INSTITUTIONS
as
part of the AACR Five journal suite :
- CANCER RESEARCH incluant PROCEEDINGS OF THE AACR
- CELL GROWTH AND DIFFERENTIATION
- CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH
- CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY
- MOLECULAR CANCER THERAPEUTICS( new title, Vol1,no 1 in January 2001)
The package costs : US$ 1675.00 "
What are we supposed to do with the four non useful titles ?
Angie from Belgium
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Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 08:48:42 -0500
From: "Lepzelter, Carol G." <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: About subscription to CANCER RESEARCH
I just called their subscription office in the US
1-800-633-4931 and she confirmed this
we just started renewing for next year today -- I don't know about anyone
else, but I just cancelled our subscriptions to Cancer Research and
Clinical Cancer Research.
Needed the room anyway ;)
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Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 10:38:59 -0500
From: Susan Detwiler <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Pathetic UPDATE: National Medical Society - long
Sad, but true, I was conned.
Pay your $9.95 to the National Medical Society and you get the exact same
member ID and password as if you just pretend you "forgot" the ID and
password. If you're curious, it's "member" and "1881".
What is truly, truly sad is the ONLINE DIAGNOSIS part - which, come to
think of it - might be illegal. There doesn't appear to be a disclaimer
saying to go to your own doctor. Are they practicing medicine illegally?
You run through a series of questions, and get a diagnosis back.
Symptom says "Bleeding Gums - online diagnosis"
Open end question: Describe symptoms - I said gums bleed while brushing
teeth
"How many days..." I said 2
"How old is patient...." I said 46
"Does the patient have tooth pain?" NO
"Does the patient have jaw pain?" NO
Does the patient take aspirin?" As I clicked on NO, it brought me to the
next screen:
Bleeding Gums: Check compelete blood count platelet count, bleeding time,
partial thromboplastin time, international normalized ratio.
[remember...I said I'd only had it for two days]
Then I clicked on either "no splenomegaly or systemic rash" or
"Splenomegaly or systemic rash".
I clicked on NO.
THEN it asks whether I had an abnormal dental exam or a normal dental
exam. With a normal one, it says to check vitamin C levels. The Diagnosis:
INJURY WITH TOOTHBRUSH, EARLY SCURVY, OR PHENYTOIN USE.
I tried again with Shoulder pain, elbow pain, and arm pain.....
I didn't fill in ANYTHING except the age of the patient - 5 years old. I
clicked that the patient DID NOT have an arm injury. It brought me to this
diagnosis: angina pectoris, fibromyalgia, thrombophlebitis.
Just for grins, I tried Sexual Dysfunction. Didn't fill in the symptom
description, nothing.....except the age of the patient and the gender. Age
2. Gender female. Brought me to the screen to opt for: "low sexual
desire" or "anorgasmia" or "dyspareunia" or "vaginismus". Same thing for a
2 year old male: low libido, erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory
dysfunction.
It appears that on every screen where there are check boxes, only the last
one makes a difference.
THIS IS A DEFINITE SCAM. At no time do they let you mail anything to them,
or have them mail anything to you, because then it would constitute mail
fraud. If you ask how to cancel your subscription, the instructions tell
to send written authorization to their subscription department, with all
the details.....by FAX. There is no mailing address on the site.
Well...it was fun.....and will end up in an article soon.
Susan Detwiler
The Detwiler Group
Author: SUPER SEARCHERS ON HEALTH & MEDICINE (Information Today, Inc.,
October 2000)
Producer: DETWILER'S DIRECTORY OF HEALTH & MEDICAL RESOURCES
219 749 6534 [log in to unmask] http://www.detwiler.com
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Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 09:50:00 -0700
From: Esther Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Customer Service Videos
Hi Medlibbers: Several months ago I asked for help re a short,
entertaining video on Customer Service. Several responded and I want to
say "THANKS" to you for your very helpful suggestions. Special thanks go
to Michele Edwards, Katherine Dedrick, Kathryn Evanc, Shannon Clever,
Kathy Martin and Vicky spitalniak for their recommendations, especially on
the FISH! video. It is short (17 minutes), entertaining and has a simple
but dynamic message from the employees of the Pike Fish Market in Seattle.
Here is the list for those who are interested:
1. FISH!
From ChartHouse, Burnsville, MN.
http://www.charthouse.com
800-328-3789
http://www.charthouse.com
800-328-3789
2. John Cleese Training Videos
http://www.mckaytrainingvideos.com/johncleese.htm
3. Slide Library Web Site
http://www.sla.purdue.edu/academic/vpa/ad/slide-library/WWW
4. It's A Dog's World
5. CHI (Consortium for Health Information)
http://www.chi-info.org
Needs to be a member to have access.
Have a great weekend. Esther
Esther Johnson
Quantum Services Inc.
Library Manager/Public Services
Life Sciences Library 239-13
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
Phone: 650-604-5387
Fax: 650-604-7741
Email: [log in to unmask]
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Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:07:26 -0400
From: "Smith, Catherine" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Journals not for free, was NY Times
There is a good link right now at the Pitt website:
http://www.pitt.edu/utimes/ut.html
about the crisis in scholarly publishing. Good factoids here for
discussion. Listmember Ellen Detlefsen, medical librarianship/informatics
professor at our School of Information Sciences, is Chair of the
University Senate Library Committee and brought this URL to my attention,
thanks Ellen for your good works!!
Catherine Arnott Smith, MA, MILS, MSIS
Predoctoral Research Fellow
Center for Biomedical Informatics
University of Pittsburgh
(412) 521-4117 home
(412) 383-3071 work
but email is best: [log in to unmask]
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