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ALCOHOL AND CROSS-ADDICTION: WITHDRAWAL

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Just as tolerance develops for alcohol, so can it also develop for some other psychotropic medications. The list of abuse-able drugs mentioned earlier included a number of drugs that produce tolerance. These include the barbiturates, sedatives, and the minor tranquilizers. Just as with alcohol, as use continues, more of the substance is required to keep doing the same job. This is reinforced by the ail-American viewpoint that discomfort is pointless when chemical comfort is only a swallow away. When tolerance develops, withdrawal symptoms may accompany abstinence. Several of these will be briefly described.
Barbiturates have been around since the beginning of this century. Central nervous system depressants like alcohol, they have an abstinence syndrome very similar to that of alcohol. At lower doses, withdrawal symptoms will most likely be limited to anxiety and tremulousness. At high levels, more serious withdrawal symptoms may develop. These can include convulsions and a “DT-like” syndrome of delirium, disorientation, hallucinations, and severe agitation. Barbiturate withdrawal presents a medical situation as serious, and potentially as life threatening, as that accompanying alcohol withdrawal.
Drugs included within the category of minor tranquilizers can be subdivided into different groups depending on their chemical compositions. These differences are important when it comes to withdrawal and potential problems of abuse. Librium and Valium both belong to the subgroup known as the benzodiazepines. When drugs of this subgroup are abused, withdrawal symptoms may be present if use is abruptly stopped. Withdrawal symptoms can include anxiety, tremulousness, sweating, insomnia, nausea and vomiting, muscular weakness, confusion, psychosis, and possibly convulsions. A full-blown “DT-like” picture is generally not associated with the benzodiazepines. However, it is increasingly recognized that physical dependence is not a casual issue. Clinically, more individuals are presenting for treatment following a longstanding use of Librium or Valium and more recently Xanax. Even if the symptoms of physical withdrawal associated with these substances are not as dramatic as those of alcohol or barbiturates, getting off these medications is no easy matter. For other subgroups of drugs in the minor tranquilizers category, withdrawal can be much more serious. Be particularly alert to abuse of Miltown or Equanil (the brand names for meprobamate) and Doriden (glutethimide). Withdrawal symptoms for these can be as dangerous as those associated with alcohol or barbiturates. (Doriden may have been prescribed for sleep. Don’t overlook “just a few sleeping pills” in pursuing a drug history.)
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ALCOHOL AND CROSS-ADDICTION: WITHDRAWALJust as tolerance develops for alcohol, so can it also develop for some other psychotropic medications. The list of abuse-able drugs mentioned earlier included a number of drugs that produce tolerance. These include the barbiturates, sedatives, and the minor tranquilizers. Just as with alcohol, as use continues, more of the substance is required to keep doing the same job. This is reinforced by the ail-American viewpoint that discomfort is pointless when chemical comfort is only a swallow away. When tolerance develops, withdrawal symptoms may accompany abstinence. Several of these will be briefly described.Barbiturates have been around since the beginning of this century. Central nervous system depressants like alcohol, they have an abstinence syndrome very similar to that of alcohol. At lower doses, withdrawal symptoms will most likely be limited to anxiety and tremulousness. At high levels, more serious withdrawal symptoms may develop. These can include convulsions and a “DT-like” syndrome of delirium, disorientation, hallucinations, and severe agitation. Barbiturate withdrawal presents a medical situation as serious, and potentially as life threatening, as that accompanying alcohol withdrawal.Drugs included within the category of minor tranquilizers can be subdivided into different groups depending on their chemical compositions. These differences are important when it comes to withdrawal and potential problems of abuse. Librium and Valium both belong to the subgroup known as the benzodiazepines. When drugs of this subgroup are abused, withdrawal symptoms may be present if use is abruptly stopped. Withdrawal symptoms can include anxiety, tremulousness, sweating, insomnia, nausea and vomiting, muscular weakness, confusion, psychosis, and possibly convulsions. A full-blown “DT-like” picture is generally not associated with the benzodiazepines. However, it is increasingly recognized that physical dependence is not a casual issue. Clinically, more individuals are presenting for treatment following a longstanding use of Librium or Valium and more recently Xanax. Even if the symptoms of physical withdrawal associated with these substances are not as dramatic as those of alcohol or barbiturates, getting off these medications is no easy matter. For other subgroups of drugs in the minor tranquilizers category, withdrawal can be much more serious. Be particularly alert to abuse of Miltown or Equanil (the brand names for meprobamate) and Doriden (glutethimide). Withdrawal symptoms for these can be as dangerous as those associated with alcohol or barbiturates. (Doriden may have been prescribed for sleep. Don’t overlook “just a few sleeping pills” in pursuing a drug history.)*178\331\2*

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December 21st, 2010  |  Posted in Anti Depressants-Sleeping Aid  |  Comments Off

ASTHMA IN CHILDREN: THE INHALED ALLERGENS – INSECTS AS ALLERGENS – ALLERGY TO INSECT REMNANTS

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Besides insect bites, another type of hypersensitivity which has been discovered recently is the one related to their remnants. Insects have a very short lifespan and when they die, their bodies disintegrate and
become part of the dust. During monsoon, millions of insects appear for a day and die. It has been discovered that some children become allergic to the remnants of these insects, and when exposed to such a dust, develop asthma. In many cases the symptoms appear only in a particular season. Previously such children were thought to be allergic to some seasonal pollen, but when allergy tests were negative, further investigations revealed that these children were allergic to the seasonal insects. Some children are allergic to insects that are perennial and hence have symptoms throughout the year. Persons allergic to insects may be allergic to pollens, moulds and dust as well.
More and more cases of childhood asthma caused by allergy to cockroaches are now being detected. Excreta of these insects—as is the case with house dust mites—is the main constituent that causes allergy. Mouth secretions from cockroaches, as also the remnants of the dead insects, are also allergenic.
Children have been found to be more allergenic to cockroaches than adults, mainly because cockroaches are found more often in houses, and children tend to be more house-bound than adults.
Killing or eliminating cockroaches, especially in the kitchen and keeping the eatables well covered, is a necessary precaution. Dustbin in the kitchen should be emptied and cleaned before the kitchen is closed for the night.
Of all the asthma triggers it is the house dust which is more often involved in case of children. Hence, avoidance of house dust is one of the important measures for the prevention and management of asthma in them.
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ASTHMA IN CHILDREN: THE INHALED ALLERGENS – INSECTS AS ALLERGENS – ALLERGY TO INSECT REMNANTSBesides insect bites, another type of hypersensitivity which has been discovered recently is the one related to their remnants. Insects have a very short lifespan and when they die, their bodies disintegrate andbecome part of the dust. During monsoon, millions of insects appear for a day and die. It has been discovered that some children become allergic to the remnants of these insects, and when exposed to such a dust, develop asthma. In many cases the symptoms appear only in a particular season. Previously such children were thought to be allergic to some seasonal pollen, but when allergy tests were negative, further investigations revealed that these children were allergic to the seasonal insects. Some children are allergic to insects that are perennial and hence have symptoms throughout the year. Persons allergic to insects may be allergic to pollens, moulds and dust as well.More and more cases of childhood asthma caused by allergy to cockroaches are now being detected. Excreta of these insects—as is the case with house dust mites—is the main constituent that causes allergy. Mouth secretions from cockroaches, as also the remnants of the dead insects, are also allergenic.Children have been found to be more allergenic to cockroaches than adults, mainly because cockroaches are found more often in houses, and children tend to be more house-bound than adults.Killing or eliminating cockroaches, especially in the kitchen and keeping the eatables well covered, is a necessary precaution. Dustbin in the kitchen should be emptied and cleaned before the kitchen is closed for the night.Of all the asthma triggers it is the house dust which is more often involved in case of children. Hence, avoidance of house dust is one of the important measures for the prevention and management of asthma in them.*35\260\8*

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December 15th, 2010  |  Posted in Asthma  |  Comments Off

PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE – SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED PID

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Where chlamydial or gonococcal infection is suspected, antibiotics effective against chlamydia, notably a tetracycline, are usually combined with an antigonococcal agent. In severe disease, intravenous or oral tetracycline and intravenous therapy with a penicillin or cephalosporin should be given until the patient can tolerate oral therapy. In less seriously ill patients, oral regimens may be used. The possibility of infection by anaerobic bacteria should be considered in a patient in whom no organism has been identified or who has had previous episodes. Some antibiotics are contraindicated in pregnancy. Tetracyclines are contraindicated in pregnancy and in children under the age of 8 years. No effective single dose regimen is available for treatment of chlamydial or mycoplasmal infections.
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October 8th, 2010  |  Posted in Men's Health-Erectile Dysfunction  |  Comments Off

PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE – MANAGEMENT

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Hospitalisation will be necessary if the patient is severely ill or if an

abdominal emergency such as acute appendicitis or ectopic pregnancy has not been excluded. Other indications for hospital treatment include pregnancy, inability to tolerate oral medication, expected poor compliance with oral therapy, failed outpatient management or suspected pelvic abscess. Patients who are prepubertal or adolescent are at risk of severe complications and should be admitted.

Various antibiotic regimens are used depending on the clinical situation.

Therapy should be commenced as soon as possible and not delayed until investigations are complete. Treatment should be selected according to the most probable infecting organism and the severity of symptoms. Hospitalised patients may require intravenous chemotherapy which can be replaced by oral treatment following clinical improvement. Antimicrobial therapy should be continued for at least ten days. Bed rest and sexual abstinence are of benefit during therapy. If an IUCD is present it should be removed following commencement of antibiotics.
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October 8th, 2010  |  Posted in Men's Health-Erectile Dysfunction  |  Comments Off

Fish and Chips

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This was a GREAT meal. I tripled the pepper and cayenne to add a bit of spice to the batter. yum.

1 1/2 pounds fresh cod fillets (choose thick ones)

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1/2 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/2 cup water

1 extra-large egg

Vegetable oil, for frying

1 recipe Baked “Chips”, recipe follows

Lay the cod fillets on a cutting board. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Cut the fillets in 1 1/2 by 3-inch pieces.

In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, lemon zest, cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Whisk in 1/2 cup of water and then the egg.

Pour 1/2-inch of oil into a large (12-inch) frying pan and heat it to about 360 degrees F.

Dip each fillet into the batter, allowing the excess to drip back into the bowl. Place it very carefully into the hot oil. Don’t crowd the pieces. Adjust the heat as needed to keep the oil between 360 and 400 degrees F. Cook the fish on each side for 2 to 3 minutes, until lightly browned and cooked through. Remove to a plate lined with a paper towel. Sprinkle with salt and serve hot with the “chips.”

Baked “Chips”

2 large baking potatoes, unpeeled

2 tablespoons good olive oil

3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/3 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon minced fresh garlic

1/2 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary leaves

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Scrub the potatoes, cut them in half lengthwise, then cut each half in thirds lengthwise. You’ll have 6 long wedges from each potato. Place the potatoes on a sheet pan with the olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, and rosemary. With clean hands, toss all the ingredients together, making sure the potatoes are covered with oil. Spread the potatoes in a single layer with 1 cut side down.

Bake the potatoes for 30 to 35 minutes, turning to the other cut side after 20 minutes. Bake until they are lightly browned, crisp outside, and tender inside. Sprinkle with salt and serve immediately.

Yield: 2 servings

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December 7th, 2009  |  Posted in articles  |  Comments Off

The five word webby speech

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5 WORD SPEECHES FROM WEBBY WINNERS, INCLUDING DAVID BOWIE, EBAY/MEG WHITMAN, BEASTIE BOYS, YOUTUBE FOUNDERS

From David Bowie and Beastie Boys to eBay’s Meg Whitman and YouTube co-founders Steve Chen and Chad Hurley, winners at Tuesday night’s 11th Annual Webby Awards proved once again that less is more with a speedy procession of the awards’ trademark five-word speeches.

Unlike most awards ceremonies, The Webby Awards limits speeches to just five words, a rule that is only slightly relaxed for special achievement honorees like Bowie.

“I only get five words?” Bowie asked. He continued: “Sh*t, that was five. Four more there. That’s three,” concluding: “Two,” before exiting the stage.

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December 7th, 2009  |  Posted in articles  |  Comments Off

Our Reality Show moment

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J and I have been avoiding reality shows for years but have been finally sucked in.

It started with the second season of Top Chef and has progressed to two other shows – by accident, really. Note: Sara Mair is going down! Why would they vote off Joey in favor of this passive aggressive jerk? Bad decision.

I stumbled upon the show VH1′s “Rock of Love” one day while flipping through the endless array of un-watchable cable shows. Believe it or not – it was the only thing worth watching. The ridiculousness of the show was what drew us in. We questioned aloud whether or not the people on this show were actually from this planet. They seemed so serious about their – ummm, goal? I missed the intro so I wasn’t sure exactly what it was supposed to be. The premise of the show is basically – fifteen women vie for Bret Michael’s (Former lead singer of the 80′s band Poison) affections. They live at his house and take turns talking with him. I think they actually are supposed to end up with him in the end? (True Love) It is so dumb that I am having trouble explaining it. The groupie-like women on the show have apparently divided themselves into the bad girls and good girls…I don’t see the difference – but, hey, that’s me. They spend each episode bickering until one of them is asked to leave. Try watching it and tell me what you think. J and I are waiting for Bret Michael’s to reveal his hairline. What’s up with the bandanas and hats, dude? hehe….hiding something?

The second show, “The Two Coreys” airs on A&E is about two 80′s childhood stars Corey Feldman and Corey Haim. Feldman is the family-man-working-actor and Haim is the unemployed-sloppy-single-nonworking-actor. Both have a history of drug abuse (Haim suffering the most) and the show is a stagey look at their attempt to revamp their careers. The antagonist in the show is Feldman’s wife and believes me – she is very unlikable. At this point, I am rooting for Haim. I want this guy to be able to make a living at acting. Who hasn’t messed up and why shouldn’t he be given a chance to redeem himself? The show isn’t bad – a notch up from Rock of Love but I am biased (due to a childhood crush on Haim). Note: To whoever is making a straight-to-video sequel to “The Lost Boys” – Two Words: BAD IDEA.

I can’t believe we have been sucked into the Reality Show black hole…I rationalize it by thinking – at least I am not falling for “Dancing with the Stars” or “American Idol.” Now THAT is shit.

[Rock of Love photo courtesy of VH1 and Two Coreys courtesy of A&E]

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December 7th, 2009  |  Posted in articles  |  Comments Off

Things you learn over time

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•Most of it doesn’t matter. So much of what I got excited about, anxious about, or wasted my time and energy on, turned out not to matter. There are only a few things that truly count for a happy life. I wish I had known to concentrate on those and ignore the rest.

•The greatest source of misery and hatred in this world is clinging to past hurts. Look at all the terrorists and militant groups that hark back to some event long gone, or base their justification for killing on claims of some supposed historical right to a bit of land, or redress for a wrong done hundreds of years ago.

•Waiting to do something until you can be sure of doing it exactly right means waiting for ever. One of the greatest advantages anyone can have is the willingness to make a fool of themselves publicly and often. There’s no better way to learn and develop. Heck, it’s fun too.

•Following the latest fashion, in work or in life, is spiritual and intellectual suicide. You can be a cheap imitation of the ideal of the moment; or you can be a unique individual. The choice is yours. Religion isn’t the opiate of the masses, fashion is.

•If people complain that you’re too fond of going your own way and aren’t fitting in, you must be on the right track. Who wants to live life as a herd animal? The guys in power don’t want you to fit in for your own sake; they want you to stop causing them problems and follow their orders. You can’t have the freedom to be yourself and meekly fit in at the same time.

•If you make your work your life, you’re making your life into hard work. Like most people, I confused myself by looking at people like artists and musicians whose life’s “work” fills their time. That isn’t work. It’s who they are. Unless you have some overwhelming passion that also happens to allow you to earn a living doing it, always remember that work should be a means to an end: living an enjoyable life. Spend as little time on the means as possible consistent with achieving the end. Only idiots live to work.

•The quickest and simplest way to wreck any relationship is to listen to gossip. The worst way to spend your time is spreading more. People who spread gossip are the plague-carriers of our day. Cockroaches are clean, kindly creatures in comparison.

•Trying to please other people is largely a futile activity. Everyone will be mad at you sometime. Most of the people you deal with will dislike, disparage, belittle, or ignore what you say or do most of the time. Besides, you can never really know what others do want, so a good deal of whatever you do in that regard will go to waste. Be comforted. Those who love you will probably love you regardless, and they are the ones whose opinions are worth caring about. The rest aren’t worth five minutes of thought between them.

•Every winner is destined to be a loser in due course. It’s great to be up on the winner’s podium. Just don’t imagine you can stay there for ever. Worst of all is being determined to do so, by any means available.

•You can rarely, if ever, please, placate, change, or mollify an asshole. The best thing you can do is stay away from every one you encounter. Being an asshole is a contagious disease. The more time you spend around one, the more likely you are to catch it and become one too.

•Everything takes twice as long as you plan for and produces results about half as good as you hoped. There’s no reason to be downhearted about this. Just allow for it and move on.

•People are oddly consistent. Liars usually tell lies. Cheaters cheat whenever it suits them. A person who confides in you has usually confided in several others first—but not got the response they wanted. A loyal friend will stay loyal under enormous amounts of thoughtless abuse.

•However hard you try, you can’t avoid being yourself. Who else could you be? You can act and pretend, but the person acting and pretending is still you. And if you won’t accept yourself—and do the best you can with what you have—who then has any obligation to accept you?

•When it comes to blatant lies, there are none more egregious than budget figures. Time spent agonizing over them is time wasted. Even if (miracle of miracles!) yours are honest and accurate, no one else will have been so foolish.

•The loudest noise in the world is the sound of people whining. Don’t add to it.

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December 7th, 2009  |  Posted in articles  |  Comments Off

the disappearing bees

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J and I just had a conversation about the fact that bees are disappearing. Has anyone else heard about this?

Tragic. I like bees. They pollinate. They produce honey. They are vastly important. I like honey – a lot.

A lot of bloggers and journalists have been using a statement (but unproven) – from Albert Einstein, in which he claims that if the bees disappeared, “man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.”

I’ll do the math for you: 2012.

We don’t need an Albert Einstein quote to know that we are in trouble.

Nobody seems to know why this is occurring and there has been speculation that cell phones are to blame. Apparently, the frequency interferes with the bees� natural navigation system causing them to get lost and they are subsequently unable to find their way back to their hives.

Not Good.

Bees are one of the MOST Essential pollinators on the planet.

Can things get any worse?

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December 7th, 2009  |  Posted in strange  |  Comments Off

fraud

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Yesterday, I received a call at my work number from some claiming to be from Bank of America’s Fraud Prevention Department. They told me they were looking for my boyfriend and that they wanted to discuss charges on his Bank of America credit card. We normally don’t use our cards and I couldn’t see him charging anything – let alone several items that would flag the account for suspicious behavior.

I told the woman who I was and she left the following number: 800.427.2449 800.427.2449 and asked me to return the call. She gave me her name as Tory and told me that anyone could help.

It sounded odd. I called John with the info and when he returned the call, they told him that they couldn’t help him because he couldn’t provide the card number. He wasn’t even aware that he had a Bank of America card! I told him I would help him find it. I ended up finding the card – which was never activated. He called the number again and it routed him to another number and then disconnected. He tried calling the number on the back of the card and it was out of service. It must be an old number. I told him to look online to find a legitimate number and when he called they basically told him that the card had zero balance, was never activated and that no one there had ever called.

I looked up the number on http://whocalled.us/ and sure enough it’s a fraud number. Someone needs to do something about this.

This is the second time this has happened over the last few months.

In December my brother and I had photos taken at Sears (in Oakland). I called in January to have them shipped to my house. The charge was something like 7 dollars. As I was reciting my debit card number over the phone, my instinct told me to stop and to use a credit card instead. I figured it was worth the security and I would pay off the amount off immediately.

Two days later I get a call from the credit card company that my card was flagged for suspicious use. Someone had tried to use the card to buy some expensive luggage at Coach.com. Uh yeah – not me. I immediately cancelled the card and had another one reissued.

I am so tired of thieves.

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