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HICNet Medical News Digest      Sun, 24 Apr 1994        Volume 07 : Issue 14

Today's Topics:

  Sleep Apnea Conference
  Correction on address for Oncology Gopher
  Conference: Methods and Techniques in Human Identification
  Histopathology Seminar
  Seminar: Diagnostic Exfoliation & Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology
  AIDS Daily Summary

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Date: Sat, 23 Apr 94 15:41:43 MST
From: mednews (HICNet Medical News)
To: hicnews
Subject: Sleep Apnea Conference
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

SLEEP APNEA AND SNORING:  Recognition, Responsibility, and Respect

"I got tired of knocking him in the arm to breathe every night!"

"Going to sleep at our house?!!? - It was about as easy as sleeping in
a lumber mill during working hours!"

"Hey, I ended up sleeping in another room to get away from the noise,
but I wanted to sleep in another zip code!"

RANDOLPH, MA - Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome is more common in
adults than asthma.  According to the National Commission on Sleep
Disorders Research mandated by Congress, 20 - 30 MILLION Americans are
plagued by excessive daytime sleepiness as a result of sleep apnea.
Tragically, however, 97 out of every 100 people suffering from apnea
remains undiagnosed.

This disorder, when left untreated, limits capabilities and shortens
lives.  The Massachusetts Chapter of the American Sleep Apnea
Association, in cooperation with the American Sleep Apnea Association
and Massachusetts Sleep Breathing Disorders Society, is presenting
"Sleep Apnea and Snoring: Recognition, Responsibility, Respect."  This
event is being sponsored by the Massachusetts Thoracic Society and
will take place Friday, June 3rd at Lantana, Randolph Massachusetts.

The point of this conference is to make people who have the problem
but aren't in treatment aware that help is available and further to
become aware that their lives can dramatically and positively change.

"Sleep Apnea and Snoring: Recognition, Responsibility, Respect" is all
about social responsibility.  The conference sessions are divided
between medical-scientific meetings for health care professionals and
lay sessions in which no prior medical or scientific training is
assumed.  The goal is to allow patients to bring their physicians so
that both can learn more about sleep apnea.

This conference is for people with sleep apnea, their families, and
medical professionals.  Whether you suffer from sleep apnea, or you
have a family member who does, or you are a physician, nurse,
psychologist, respiratory therapist or sleep lab technician - - if you
are concerned with the impact of untreated sleep apnea on health,
personal and public safety, well-being, and productivity, this
conference will be beneficial to you.

The faculty panel is impressive.  Dr. William C. Dement, Director of
the Sleep Disorders and Research Center at Stanford University will
deliver the Keynote Address "The Effects of Sleep Apnea on Society."
Topics like " Driving and Sleep Apnea," "Sleep Apnea and the
Workplace," and "A Patient's Guide to Treatment" will be presented and
discussed in a dynamically interactive format.  For information
contact the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Sleep Apnea
Association at 1-800-947-2811.



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Date: Sat, 23 Apr 94 15:43:44 MST
From: mednews (HICNet Medical News)
To: hicnews
Subject: Correction on address for Oncology Gopher
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

From: "Peter von Baeckmann" <[e-mail]>

Hello David !

While trying to connect via gopher into Oncolink, I recieved
several "address not found"- messages. The reason for this
was the omitted "med." in the instructions for gopher users given in
the announcement of Oncolink.

IMHO the correct text in the announcement should read:

    " With a gopher client (e.g. gopher) use
      gopher cancer.med.upenn.edu 80 "
                    ^^^

I thougt this might be of interest to other readers of your
newsletter.


     -----  Mit freundlichen Gruessen                   Greetings  -----
            --- Auf Wiederlesen         until reading again ---
                            Peter von Baeckmann
                       [e-mail]



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Date: Sat, 23 Apr 94 15:45:03 MST
From: mednews (HICNet Medical News)
To: hicnews
Subject: Conference: Methods and Techniques in Human Identification
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

     METHODS and ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN HUMAN IDENTIFICATION will be
     presented 8-10 June 1994 at the Uniformed Services University of the
     Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

     SPONSOR:  The American Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and the
     American Registry of Pathology.

     GEN INFO:  This program is designed to inform the participants of
     basic and advanced methods in human identification.  The course will
     cover all aspects of identification to include anthropology,
     odontology, radiology, fingerprinting, advanced serological and DNA
     typing, and computer morphometrics and enhancement.  Special emphasis
     will be given to selection of the most appropriate methods and
     techniques for a variety of case scenarios ranging from the
     identification of a single set of remains to that involving multiple
     individuals such as encountered in a mass disaster.  Additionally
     there will be discussion on the use of advanced DNA and serological
     techniques for separation and re-association of highly fragmented an
     comingled remains.  Course participants can also be expected to
     acquire a better understanding of the legal and evidentiary problems
     associated with human identification.  The Armed Forces Institute of
     Pathology (AFIP) is a recognized leader in the field of Human
     Identification.  The office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner and
     its DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL) have pioneered advances in
     the identification of badly fragmented and degraded human remains
     utilizing both anthropological methods as well as both nuclear and
     mitochondrail DNA.  Some well known cases of identification handled by
     the AFIP include the Jonestown massacre - Guyana, Gander crash -
     Newfoundland, the Apollo and Space Shuttle Challenger disasters,
     aircraft mishap of Congressman Micky Leland - Ethiopia, the Middle
     East hostages, the Gulf War dead, the Branch Davidian Compound - Waco,
     Texas, and skeletal remains from past wars and conflicts.  (English)

     TUITION:  $250.  Active duty military, DOD civilians, full-time
     permanent Dept. of Veterans Affairs employees (not residents or
     fellows), and commissioned officers of the Public Health Services with
     authorized approval have a registration fee of $175.



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Date: Sat, 23 Apr 94 15:46:02 MST
From: mednews (HICNet Medical News)
To: hicnews
Subject: Histopathology Seminar
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

     HISTOPATHOLOGY SEMINAR will be presented 3-5 August 1994 at the Armed
     Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, USA.

     SPONSORS:  Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and the American
     Registry of Pathology.

     CONTENT:   This program offers a wide variety of scientific topics in
     the field of histotechnology, electron microscopy and immunohistology.
     This seminar is designed to cover selected methodologies with a
     comprehensive discussion of potential problems, corrective measures and
     desired results.  Techniques and equipment demonstrations will give
     participants a greater understanding of a variety of issues as well as
     methods of fixation, processing, embedding, sectioning, and staining on
     standard and non-standard tissue specimens. 15.5 CME (English)

     INFORMATION:  Education Dept., 14th & Alaska Avenue, N.W., Washington,
     DC 20306-6000, USA;  301/427-5231 or FAX [phone]; INTERNET:
     [e-mail]



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Date: Sat, 23 Apr 94 15:48:34 MST
From: mednews (HICNet Medical News)
To: hicnews
Subject: Seminar: Diagnostic Exfoliation & Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

     DIAGNOSTIC EXFOLIATIVE and FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY will be
     presented 6-10 June 1994 at the Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, Maryland,
     USA.

     SPONSOR:  American Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and the
     American Registry of Pathology.

     GEN INFO:  Education Department, 14th & Alaska Ave., N.W., Washington,
     DC  20306-6000, USA;  301/427-5231 or FAX [phone]; INTERNET:
     [e-mail]

     CONTENT:  This course provides formal training in diagnostic
     exfoliative and fine needle aspiration cytology for pathologists
     through formal lectures and microscopic workshop sessions.  Materials
     presented is at an intermediate to advanced levels.  Topics covered
     include benign and malignant criteria for all body sites: female
     genital tract; respiratory, urinary, and gastrointestinal tracts; body
     cavity effusions; cerebrospinal fluids; salivary glands; breast; lymph
     nodes; thyroid; retroperitoneum; pediatric; and liver and pancreas.
     Lectures on immunohistochemical staining and flow cytometry will also
     be presented.  Microscopes will be provided.  Each participant will
     receive an extensive syllabus and accompanying set of 35mm slides.
     (English)

     TUITION:  $675.  Active duty military, DOD civilians, full-time
     permanent Dept. of Veteran Affairs employees (not residents or
     fellows), and commissioned offericers of the Public Health Service
     with authorized approval have a registration fee of $465.



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Date: Sun, 24 Apr 94 06:16:01 MST
From: mednews (HICNet Medical News)
To: hicnews
Subject: AIDS Daily Summary
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

                     AIDS Daily Summary


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National AIDS
Clearinghouse makes available the following information as a public
service only. Providing this information does not constitute endorsement
by the CDC, the CDC Clearinghouse, or any other organization. Reproduction
of this text is encouraged; however, copies may not be sold, and the CDC
Clearinghouse should be cited as the source of this information.
Copyright 1993, Information, Inc., Bethesda, MD

       Topics in this issue:

       - AIDS Patients Living Longer, New Study Says
       - AIDS Plan
       - AIDS Survival Rates Up in New York
       - Structure of HIV-1's Principal Neutralization Site Determined
       - Ultraviolet Light--An Answer to Tuberculosis?


           "AIDS Patients Living Longer, New Study Says"
              Philadelphia Inquirer (04/13/94) P. A5

     Newly infected HIV patients can expect to live about a year longer
than those who were infected when the epidemic began more than a
decade ago, according to a new study published in the Journal of the
American Medical Association.  Typical survival was a year longer in
1993 than in 1983, said the study's lead author, Dennis Osmond, an
assistant professor at the University of California at San Francisco.
The improvement was largely due to doctors' success in fighting pneumo-
cystis carinii (PCP)--which affects about half of infected patients-
rather than in battling the virus itself.  Of the 370 gay, male study
participants, most of the improvement was expressed among patients who
received preventive therapy or treatment for PCP.
Related Stories: New York Times (04/13) P. A17; USA Today (04/13) P. 1D


                          "AIDS Plan"
                  Associated Press (04/13/94)

     National AIDS Policy Coordinator Kristine Gebbie yesterday unveiled
her proposed new plan, which centers around 15 research,service, and
prevention goals.  Those objectives include providing accurate and timely
prevention information to all Americans, early help for those living with
the deadly virus, andidentifying and removing obstacles to the development
of an effective AIDS vaccine.  Critics said that Gebbie must flesh out
the proposal and find ways to finance the goals.  "It's a skeletal plan,"
said Greg Gonsalves of the Treatment Action Groupin New York.  "Unless
it's linked to a budget, it's meaningless."Dr. Mervyn Silverman, president
of the American Foundation for AIDS Research, agreed.  "It really isn't an
action plan," he said.  "These are just a set of goals."
Related Story: Los Angeles Times--Washington Edition (04/13) P. A7


                "AIDS Survival Rates Up in New York"
                United Press International (04/12/94)

     While AIDS patients may live longer than they did 15 years ago, there
remain disparities in the survival rates between men and women, blacks and
whites, and gay men and intravenous drug users,reports a newly released
survey from the New York City Departmentof Health.  The study, which
followed 23,000 infected patients from the beginning of the epidemic to
June 1989, found that people diagnosed within the last three years of the
1980s survived an average of 16.4 months after an AIDS diagnosis.  That
figure compares to a median survival time of only 11.4 months for people
diagnosed at the very beginning of the epidemic and 14.8 months for those
diagnosed in the mid-1980s.  The increase in survival time may have been
influenced by AIDS awareness and earlier diagnosis in some instances,
said Dr. Pauline Thomas, director of the Health Department's Office of
AIDS Surveillance. She also said improvements in medical care and treat-
ments have helped prolong the lives of AIDS patients.  In general, men
lived longer than women after diagnosis; whites lived longer than blacks
and Hispanics; and homosexual men lived longer than IV-drug addicts.
Thomas said the variations between race and gender could be explained by
access to health care.



    "Structure of HIV-1's Principal Neutralization Site Determined"
     Chemical & Engineering News (04/04/94) Vol. 72, No. 14, P. 24

     AIDS scientists have long focused on a region of the HIV-1 envelope
glycoprotein called the V3 loop, which is essential to HIV infection.  In
laboratory experiments, antibodies that recognize the V3 region prevent
infection even if the virus has already attached to the target cell.  Now,
investigators at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., and
Repligen Corp. in Cambridge, Mass., have determined the 3-D structure of
the peptide segment that forms the active part of the V3 loop.  Led by
Scripps' Ian A. Wilson, the research team demonstrates that the segment
assumes an S-shaped conformation not predicted by previous studies.
Scientists should now be able to tailor small molecules to bind the
receptor for that region, thus inhibiting the ability of HIV to infect
cells or indirectly cause the destruction of immune system cells.  The new
findings may be useful in helping researchers produce more effective
synthetic vaccines against HIV.


             "Ultraviolet Light--An Answer to Tuberculosis?"
                EPRI Journal (03/94) Vol. 19, No. 2, P. 5

     The health care industry has used ultraviolet (UV) light to kill
bacteria for half a century, and some physicians are now urging widespread
use of UV to control tuberculosis.  According to medical experts, UV light
can kill many airborne viruses and bacteria, such as measles and chicken
pox.  The National Tuberculosis Coalition is now beginning a controlled
study of the use of UV lamps to prevent the spread of tuberculosis.  The
coalition, with help from EPRI, Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, the
Lighting Research Institute, and other sources, intends to study use of
UV lamps in six urban areas in the United States. In the plan, UV lamps
would be installed in homeless shelters, which often serve as breeding
grounds for the disease.  Researchers, over a five-year period, will study
the spread of the disease among workers and homeless people in the
shelters.  Some tuberculosis bacteria are resistant to antibiotics.
According to Myron Jones, who is managing EPRI's involvement with the
coalition, "Tuberculosis could become a real health crisis in the next 5
to 10 years.  By supporting this research, electric utilities may
ultimately help hold down health care costs in their service territories.
And by reducing these costs, utilities are also helping to keep their
commercial customers more competitive."



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