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ABLEnews Review, July 1993: Resources (8) Thu 1 Jul 93 1:20p By: Trudy Grable To: All Re: Children with Special Needs Children with Special Needs I am the parent of a child with special needs, I also work at the Family Resource Center in San Jose, CA. We also have a BBS that is focused on special needs and children. If you would like to contact me at the bbs our modem # is 408/294-6933. Our voice phone is 408/288-5010. We serve all types of disabilities. [posted on New Parents Network Nat'l BBS (602) 326-9345 Tuc, AZ (1:300/31)] (35) Fri 2 Jul 93 5:37p By: Gordon Gillesby To: All Re: WHOLE COMMUNITY CATALOGUE Whole communi...

ABLEnews Review, July 1993: Arts (38) Sat 3 Jul 93 4:57p By: Gordon Gillesby To: All Re: VERY SPECIAL ARTS MINNESOTA VERY SPECIAL ARTS MINNESOTA by Craig Dunn This month's column is a follow up to my column of last month where I sought input regarding accessibility to the arts in the metro area. Oh, by the way, thanks to those of you who responded to my request for personal stories. This summer Very Special Arts Minnesota (VSAMN) will be collecting and compiling information to be used in an arts guide for the 7 county metropolitan area. The guide under the cover Art Town: An Arts Access Guide, will include accessibility information fo...

(128) Mon 19 Jul 93 11:08p By: Earl Appleby To: ALL Re: ABLEnews Mail Bag ABLEnews Mail Bag ABLEnews crossposts the Special Editions of Of Notes to sister echoes in Fidonet and other networks. We thought you might be interested in the thoughts readers have taken the time to share in response. The following three messages were originally posted in Grand Rounds: 1. Congressional Hypocrisy BBS: Project Enable Date: 07-14-93 (20:55) From: KURT ULLMAN To: EARL APPLEBY Subj: OF NOTE SPECIAL "Section 936 of the Internal Revenue Code... allows pharmaceutical companies, probably the greediest and most self-righteous of America's industries, to...

ABLEnews Review, July 1993: Food for Thought (26) Thu 1 Jul 93 4:39p By: Arlette Lefebvre To: All Re: Vitamin e and heart disease VITAMIN E PROTECTS HEART FROM "RUSTING": The Medical Post, June 1st, by Jeff Brooke. WASHINGTON, DC_ A new study by University of Minnesota researchers confirms that Vitamin E protects people from heart disease. The study found that high doses of Vitamin E (between 400 and 800 international units a day) prevented low-density lipoproteins from oxidizing and turning toxic. Oxidized LDL attacks and destroys coronary vessel wall and leads to a build-up of plaque, which in turn can lead to heart attack and stroke. D...

ABLEnews Review, July 1993: Dataline (24) Tue 6 Jul 93 12:46p By: Earl Appleby To: All Re: Mental Health Statistics ABLEnews Dataline With the Clinton administration poised to cop out on the health care needs of millions of Americans with mental illness, ABLEnews thought some statistics might help us see a broader picture of... US Mental Health 40 million adults experience some form of mental illness each year. About 5 million are affected by severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, manic depressive illness, and severe forms of depression, panic disorder, and obsessive compulsive behavior. 12 million children have some form of ment...

ABLEnews Review [ABLEnews Review consists of selected messages appearing in the ABLEnews conference. This issue may be freq'd as ANR9307.ZIP from Lincoln Legacy (1:109/909), HandiNet News (1:275/429), and other BBSs carrying ABLEnews files.] ABLEnews Review Vol. I, No. 7 July 1993 Earl Appleby, Jr. Moderator/Editor FEATURES A: Words [Earl Appleby, Gordon Gillesby] B: Nazi Ethics [John Covici, Chris Bova, Earl Appleby, Betty Moss] C: Health Plans and Pans [Earl Appleby, Gail Hitson, Tom Huber, Don Larrivee] D: "Living Will" and Will to Live [Chris Bova, Earl Appleby] E: Malice on Wonderland [Earl Appleby] F: Inclusion [Earl...

ABLEnews Extra ADD Meets ADA [The following file may be freq'd as ADD40627.* from 1:109/909 and other BBS's that carry the ABLEFiles Distribution Network (AFDN). Please allow a few days for processing.] Although Mari Kennedy scored at the genius level on intelligence tests, she had problems concentrating on her job as a secretary when her work was interrupted with yet another project. Then, in December, Ms. Kennedy was diagnosed with ADD, or attention deficit disorder. ADD is a syndrome characterized by distractibility, short attention span, underachievement, and poor impulse control. Ms. Kennedy asked her employer, Legacy Hea...

ABLEnews MedNotes AMERICAN MEDICAL NEWS (7/26/93) Cost-Effective Bundling (1) "While some doctors think the demo has in effect made them employees of the hospital,...bundling hospital and physician payments has worked well for heart bypass surgery and could easily be extended to a number of other major procedures." Will Congress Let White House Ease Lab Rules (1) "Physicians are trying to figure out if it's just talk or if the Clinton Administration really does plan to relax hated CLIA [Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988] regulations... There have been a lot of broad hints but few concrete proposals." Advisory ...

ABLEnews MedNotes AMERICAN MEDICAL NEWS (7/19/93) Los Angeles Health Care Crash Looming (1) "Drastic budget cuts passed in early July by the state of California threaten to bring the health care system in Los Angeles County crashing down. The looming crisis, exacerbated by federal funding shortages, spotlights the need to address care for illegal aliens now and under health reform." Court Takes Middle Ground in Expert Witness Debate (1) "The US Supreme Court's decision in a landmark 'expert witness' case did not contain...clear, specific guidelines for addressing such testimony. But... Daubert et al v. Merrell Dow Phar...

ABLEnews MedNotes AMERICAN MEDICAL NEWS (7/12/93) CDC Offers New Guidance on Drug-Resistant TB (1) In view of the proliferation of drug-resident tuberculosis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advise physicians to start all TB patients on a four-day regimen of isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and either streptomycin or ethambutol. Strictly observed this treatment course can cure 95% if TB patients, according to the CDC. Medicare Funding Still Uncertain (1) "Even before the proposal [to cut an additional $19 billion] left the [Senate Finance] committee, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Paul Wellstone (D-MN) were weig...