Iain, Our "Ask a doctor" section gets 100-200 messages a week. Interestingly they tend to be from those who either want to know if they should go to see a doctor or those who are dissatisfied with information they have already received. Iain Dr I S Kewley GP in Ormskirk, Lancs Healthcare Sysop UKPROF forum CompuServe Using Virtual Access http://www.ashmount.com/va %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%