Dear Jfdwolff Maybe consider leaving that link into the Proteopedia page - it really shows the enzyme, Acid-beta-glucosidase, which when defective produces Gaucher's disease in a nice way, i.e. in 3D, please take a look at that page, and consider restoring the link, i.e. http://www.proteopedia.org/wiki/index.php/Acid-beta-glucosidase. n.b. the link can be gotten to simply by typing: Proteopedia Acid-beta-glucosidase Looking forward to hearing from you, with best regards, Joel L. Sussman (Joel.Sussman@weizmann.ac.il)
Hi JFW, if you're still willing and able to help review a few of the students' topics from our project, I'd appreciate your expertise. Here are the details again: I have an 8 point rubric that you can use to make quantitative judgments about how much improvement to the stub has been made by the students (and any other editors that help out during our course period) between 3/1/11 and the "final" version at the end of the course (~2nd week of May). Would you be willing to review Referred itch, Satellite cell (glial), Synaptic gating, and Vestibulocerebellar syndrome and score them using the rubric? I would be most appreciative, and of course would acknowledge your efforts in the manuscript that will be written up detailing our project. Thanks much, NeuroJoe ( talk) 16:24, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
The article
Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome you nominated as a
good article has passed
; see
Talk:Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome for eventual comments about the article. Well done!
Jezhotwells (
talk) 00:04, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
IMO we should probably discuss the review first and than follow it with context supported by primary research. Or at least leave the stipulation that there is controversy. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 18:01, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Pneumonia is up for April's MCOTM. Are you interested in polishing it up again? WhatamIdoing ( talk) 00:54, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
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Parkinson's disease is an age-related degenerative disorder of the human brain. It rarely arises before the age of 40, but afflicts more than 1% of people over 60 and 4% of people over 80. The most obvious symptoms are movement-related, including shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty with walking gait. Cognitive, sensory, sleep and emotional problems may also occur, especially in the later stages. The most noticeable symptoms are brought about by the death of brain cells that produce the chemical dopamine. Some cases are caused by genetic factors, but for most cases the causes are not known. Diagnosis is based on assessment of symptoms. In spite of extensive scientific research, no cure has yet been found. Modern treatments are effective at managing the early motor symptoms of the disease, mainly through the use of levodopa and dopamine agonists. In the later stages, however, these treatments gradually lose their effectiveness. The disease is named after British apothecary James Parkinson, and his birthday, April 11, has been designated Parkinson's Disease Day. ( more...)
Hi there
Not sure if you were actually referring to Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(chemistry)/Chemicals. The article you mentioned is for a compound class, multiple, not a single compound.
I agree wholeheartedly with what you say, and I've argued this strenuously at WP MED before only to have people suggest that an article with a synthesis section is not worthy to be a FA. Let's see how it goes this time, best of luck.-- Rifleman 82 ( talk) 17:00, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
On benzodiazepine you removed pieces of information (including "ALT" text from images) without an edit summary and marked the edits "minor".
You have been asked repeatedly to comply with these basic policies. Could you explain why this is so difficult? JFW | T@lk 14:40, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
Calmer Waters 02:06, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
regarding my edit on the entry beth din that you removed
I noticed that you have removed many other edits that various users have made over time to this article including information over semichah. I wonder why you would be so fastidious about many of these edits? They are extremely informative, impartial and desirable. Readers simple want to know about these things and they are integral to the concept of beth din. Please advise. If I am not sending you this message in the right forum let me know. I'm kind of new to this. -- Jajogluck ( talk) 00:54, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
I see, there is very few secondary sources too, I looked it over and over, I am actually trying to look for landmarks in the history of the research about asthma, thats why you find that some information is not applicable to today's medicine, as the current understanding of the disease was mostly understood in the 60's and later. please suggest any sources to help expanding the article MaenK.A. Talk 16:45, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Barend Joseph Stokvis at the
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Hi - regarding [ this revert]: while blood vessel does not currently redirect to this article, there is certainly the possibility of getting to that page when looking for the singer. Indeed, that was what happened with me, and I make a point of adding hatnotes in such cases. Care to reconsider? Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward: not at work) - talk 18:06, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi Doc:
Just posted a bunch of small stuff on rhabdomyolysis for you on the article Talk page. It may turn out to be a "whole bunch of nothing", but even so - I did fix ONE spelling error for you.
Your overall grade - A+ (as usual). Have a good one. Talk to you later.
Best regards: Cliff L. Knickerbocker, MS ( talk) 18:01, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
In regards to your comment about "no need for boldface - a breast implant is not a device either", I have posted a reply on my talk page. I observed that you deleted the term before giving me an opportunity to respond.
Under paragraph 3 of the following link, the FDA official publication specifically refers to this as a "breast implant device" ( see http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm070819.htm ). Furthermore at the 66th meeting of the General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the FDA, the term "breast implant devices" are used in their official report (see following link: http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/05/transcripts/2005-4101t3.htm). At another FDA General and Plastic Surgery Devices meeting the official report contains two citations using the exact term "breast implant devices" (see link: http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/03/transcripts/3989T1.htm).
Lest you believe that this is exclusively a term reserved for use by the FDA, I am attaching a medlibrary.org reference which employs the term "breast implant devices" (see: http://medlibrary.org/medwiki/Breast_implantation).
Please do not believe that this is an American designation either. The following link also establishes that Breast "Implants are classified as medical device (MD) internationally" (see http://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/emp/emp_gp/files/breast_aug.pdf).
In regards to your analogy to an ICD, an international company headquartered in London, Aortech International, employs the exact words "breast implant device" in its report (see http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?type=news&code=cotn%3AAOR.L&it=&articleid=5491311&action=article). Are they aware of your concerns about multiple noun overkill?
In summary, I would not presume to tell the FDA that they are improperly employing "multiple noun overkill" as used in their official publications. This agency establishes the legal classification of breast implants as medical devices. I am puzzled by your semantic discrimination. Do you have a medical reference which substantiates your claim that " a breast implant is not a device either?" According to the FDA, to which I am legally bound to comply, it is absolutely a medical device and should be irrefutably referred to as medical devices. Please read the first sentence of the following link: "The Medical Device Amendments were enacted, giving FDA authority to regulate medical devices such as breast implants" (see http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ImplantsandProsthetics/BreastImplants/UCM064242)
I'd be grateful if you could respond to my comments. Otto Placik ( talk) 23:27, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
Hey Doc:
Had so much fun picking at you yesterday on rhabdomyolysis, I figured I'd continue on with pneumonia. Found three (obvious/non-controversial) spelling and grammar errors and went to fix them real quick, but the software told me to "bugger off", or something to that effect.
If you are a "Honcho", "Diety", or of whatever Wikirank that can do so, will you please check my "rights" and let me know what I need to do to "apply" for the one that lets me fix simple stuff like that as long as I behave?
Thanks. Hope you don't get a community-acquired pneumonia today!
Your nemesis: Cliff L. Knickerbocker, MS ( talk) 12:38, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
I have been thinking about what you said earlier this month about List of hematologic conditions and wanted to ask your opinion on what best to do. I have attempted to create a list that may very well be out of my abilities to complete (if that is even possible) in any reasonable amount of time. Also, the way I set out doing it (with a short summary of each disease process) will make such a list eventually to long (already at 61k and nowhere near comprehensive) and will have to be broken up into smaller sections at some point if continued. My question is, do you think I should abandon this project entirely (G7) and retract the links, or maybe just work on changing it to a list of anemias, remove the rest, work on it further, and after a peer review, attempt a feature list run. Any thoughts? Calmer Waters 02:36, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
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The DYK project ( nominate) 06:03, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
Please see this Cfd discussion again. Debresser ( talk) 22:36, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Jdfwolff. I've undone your revert [3] as I can't see the logic behind it - the aim of the edit appears to be to explain the topic at a lower technical level, which seems to be rather useful in communicating information on this topic (on the basis that those that read this article won't necessarily understand the technical terms used in the article), or otherwise adding additional detail. If you disagree with the edit, please could you leave a message on the talk page of the user rather than solely in the edit summary (which can easily go unnoticed, unlike a talk page message)? Thanks. Mike Peel ( talk) 23:15, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your attention. I released the contribution, because Dengeu fever as also malaria is not common in sub-tropic area, but common in tropical climate as Indonesia. Using an unapproval vaccine and drug might be have a certain risk, but sometimes is a choice depends on the urgencies, mostly for severe cancer. If we know to handle the dengue fever, the disease is not harmful, but sometimes several children die due to they (including the family) don't know it will kill them silently/unpredictablely by dehidration and thrombocyte leakage when they think they are gradually become health (day 3 and 4 critical moment), so controlling thrombocyte daily is needed. By the way I will agree with you if the contribution need another article as a home, if necessary. Thank you again for your attention. Gsarwa ( talk) 06:30, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
Hey Wolfy! why the big padlock on the Wessely article? I looked up the sources. Reads like some soviet style rant to me now. What's a girl to do?
Spread some comment luv hon.
Catherine
Hiya wolffy- Catherine here. I've lost my password do you know how I get it back? I posted on the Wessely page so thought I'd post here so you can see. Hubbie gets back from Preston soon so can't hang around but maybe if you want to chat you can join our facebook group on CFS and read more about Wessely? here's my post:
Spread some comment luv
Catherine
Thanks for the password tip, I'll do that now honey :-) And yeah, no negativity, just the hard truth, the man ain't liked by patients and that's a pretty serious failing as a doctor. I knew an internist once and he never got no patients 'cos folks just didn't want to see him. Wessely's a jerk but that ain't no excuse for posting all negative, but there has to be a little don't you think? You couldn't have an article on Stalin as some cheerio who had nice chats with Pushkin and was a great benefactor of the arts. No, you gotta allow some negative on Wessely as it's all, what you say "POV" with no ying and yang?
Catherine
Thanks for your help Mr. Wolff. Sorry I see you are a doctor and I said a few things (blush). I guess a great doctor is accompanied by a great angel as they say and I'm sure that's you :-) I went to the desk thing like you said and I posted about all that was happening. So maybe someone can straighten me out on how all this works. Sciencewatcher seems a bit of a jerk. Surely you should assume good faith and not choke so much on stuff.
Catherine
Hello. Thank you for your message regarding the external links I've added to several cancer type pages. However, these links are not spam and are in no way intended to improve search rankings. The links go to web content from Macmillan Cancer Support, one of the UK's most trusted sources of cancer information as well as it's leading provider of support (medical, financial, practical and emotional) for people affected by cancer in the UK. Macmillan is a 100-year-old registered charity whose cancer information is certified (and annually audited) by the Information Standard, the independent scheme begun by the Department of Health.
The links we're attempting to add are more valuable to users than some of the existing external links on these pages. I've read the Wikipedia external links policy, and as they advise, I have posted similar messages to his on a discussion page.
Please advise on any helpful tips we should follow to ensure these links are not removed in the future. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.118.102 ( talk) 13:24, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
Catherine Sanderson ( talk · contribs) is requesting unblocking. Can you provide some more info on the sockpuppetry on the user's talk page to help an unbiased admin review the block? Toddst1 ( talk) 05:11, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your further comments. I'd be very grateful if you could point me to further examples where I could provide further explanations without resorting to parentheses. JFW | T@lk 15:14, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi, JFW. Please don't take offence at my opposition of "Rhabdomyolysis". I have great respect for you and for your excellent contributions on Wikipedia. Best wishes. Axl ¤ [Talk] 16:09, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your helpful suggestions, Jfdwolff. I have done my best to improve the references section of the pyelonephritis article. I have added several MEDRS-compliant and current textbook sources, and a few review articles from peer-reviewed journals. I have also removed the unnecessary medical terminology source and done a bit of copyediting. There is still a lot of work to be done, but I think this is a pretty good start. Before I go any further, I would like to consult with you on the article's organization. MEDMOS suggests the following outline for disease-related articles:
This is not exactly how I would have chosen to organize the article, but I assume the suggested outline is the result of some sort of consensus. Is there a good reason why we should deviate from the suggested guideline? DiverDave ( talk) 19:37, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
Amoxicillin#Medical_uses Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 10:59, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi there Dr. Wolff, I thought I would ask you a question here (please feel free to delete it). I also am not fluent in wikipedia, nor do I have any interest in doing so. I am trying to post relevant information on a commercially available product (something that is quite frequent on wiki, see the entries for sildenafil, bevacizumab, etc...)
I spotted some recent input you gave on a page called Macula Risk (page I created by the way...) and have some questions to ask of you:
1) Original research- what does this mean? Is this improper? Please explain. I have addded more than 15 academic references
2) You indicate "No evidence that this has been properly validated"- would you like me to E-mail you the article outlining the validation of the technology, as published in IOVS (one of the most reputable journals in opthalmology) or just provide you the reference? Also, each of the individual markers in the composite assay has also been validated in at least 2 seperate, non-company sponsored studies, which in total have included more than 30,000 test subjects. I can send you all the references you need.
3) "no WP:MEDRS-compatible sources supporting DNA-based screening for AMDm."
The input given by wiki is:
Ideal sources for such content includes general or systematic reviews published in reputable medical journals, academic and professional books written by experts in a field and from a respected publisher, and medical guidelines or position statements from nationally or internationally recognised expert bodies.
This guideline supports the general sourcing policy at Wikipedia:Verifiability with specific attention given to sources appropriate for the medical and health-related content in any type of article, including alternative medicine. Sources for all other types of content—including that in medical articles—are covered by the general guideline on identifying reliable sources rather than this specific guideline.
I can provide you with copies of the following articles 1) Seddon et al "Prediction Model for Prevalence and Incidence of Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration Based on Genetic, Demographic, and Environmental Variables", IOVS May 2009 2) Zanke et al "a genetic approach to stratification of risk for AMD' Can J Opthamology 45 (1) 2010 22-27
Both of these outline the technology in the assay and its applicability
If you have any further questions regarding the academic pedigree of the genes in the Macula Risk assay, i would be more than happy to send you all the pdf's you need
Regards,
Gerry (Geert) Belgraver Dutch Guy canuck ( talk) 13:47, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
You called out to me at my IP address. See next for my identity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.193.8.74 ( talk) 22:35, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
This is me. Thanks for calling out. A Prof with little time for this, but want to actively encourage other well-trained individuals who are contributing. If yo recall what it was that I editted anonymously, gladly engage you in any necessary discussion. Prof D. Meduban ( talk) 22:37, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
A deletion discussion has just been created at
Category talk:Unclassified Chemical Structures, which may involve one or more orphaned chemical structures, that has you user name in the upload history. Please feel free to add your comments.
Ronhjones
(Talk) 22:56, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
Dr Wolff
This is Professor Anirban Maitra from the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at Johns Hopkins University. I see that you deleted some important external links related to pancreatic cancer, and especially those associated with Johns Hopkins University on Feb 2nd, 2011. Please note these links were not put for the purposes of self promotion, and certainly do not come under the category of "unnotable external links" of which you seem to be a self styled expert. The Johns Hopkins Pancreatic Cancer patient chat site was the first chat site dedicated to this disease, and on this very chat site was where the future founders of PanCAN, the largest patient advocacy organization for this disease in the USA, met. The existence of this chat site is an invaluable resource to patients, many of whom link to it from the Wikipedia page when they search for answers to their terrible disease. On this chat site, hundreds upon hundreds of patients and caregivers meet other afflicted individuals and get succor for their condition. Second, the link to the National Familial Pancreatic Tumor Registry (NFPTR) link which you also deleted happens to be the world's oldest and largest repository of familial pancreatic cancers, and has been one of the major sources for discovery of familial pancreatic cancer genes. There are over 3,000 families with pancreatic cancer who are part of this registry, and removing the link to this page is a gross disservice to other similar kindred that have multiple family members with the disease and are looking for answers. Finally, the main Goldman Cancer center webpage forms a portal through which patients with advanced disease often seek second or third opinions at our center, which has one of the largest pancreatic cancer populations in this country, if not worldwide. As a physician, you do great disservice to patients and family members who are looking for qualified answers from some of the foremost experts in this disease by clubbing these links under the connotation of "linkfarm" and deleting them. I would urge you to follow the historical contributions of Johns Hopkins and its pancreatic cancer clinical and research team to the understanding of pancreatic cancer, its biology, and its therapy before making empirical decisions of this nature. You are welcome to email me directly for clarifications, or to learn more about the contributions of Johns Hopkins and the role some of these websites have played in helping pancreatic cancer patients. I will revert these links back on the website in Wikipedia, and would greatly appreciate if you do not arbitrarily delete them. Thank you. Amaitra1 ( talk) 02:15, 11 June 2011 (UTC)Amaitra1
Partial edits to the Macular Degeneration page do not do it justice
Dr. Seddon's poster is put in text below- and was obviously presented at ARVO 2011. I recommend proper searches prior to edits that delete recent, valid and interesting information
Note: her COMPLETE lack of commercial relationships- she does not work for anyone in the opthalmic space, and hence her work should be above doubt from various purists?
5235—D1119 Prediction Risk Modeling for Progression to Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Baseline Demographic, Environmental, Genetic and Ocular Variables Johanna M. Seddon1,2, Robyn Reynolds1, Yi Yu1, Mark J. Daly3 and Bernard Rosner4
1Ophthalmic Epidemiology and Genetics Service, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 2Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 3Ctr. For Human Genetic Res., Mass. Gen. Hosp. and Broad Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 4Channing Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Commercial Relationships: Johanna M. Seddon, Tufts Medical Center (P); Robyn Reynolds, None; Yi Yu, None; Mark J. Daly, Mass General Hosp. (P); Bernard Rosner, None
Support: RO1-EY11309 NEI/NIH; Mass. Lions Eye Research Fund Inc.; Research to Prevent Blindness; Macular Degeneration Research Fund-Ophthalmic Epidemiology and Genetics Service, Tufts Medical Center Abstract
Purpose:To expand and further develop our predictive models for progression to advanced stages of AMD associated with visual loss based on demographic, environmental, genetic and ocular factors (1,2).
Methods:In this prospective evaluation of 2,937 individuals, 819 progressed to advanced AMD, including geographic atrophy and neovascular disease, during 12 years of follow-up. Subjects were participants in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study. Covariates included demographic and environmental factors, six variants in five genes, baseline macular drusen size, and presence and type of advanced AMD in one eye at baseline.Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were performed to calculate hazard ratios for progression to advanced AMD. To assess the ability of risk scores to discriminate between progressors and non-progressors, an algorithm was developed and receiver operating characteristic curves and area under the curves (AUC or C statistics) were calculated. To validate the overall model, the total sample was randomly subdivided into a derivation sample and a test sample. Then another model was built on the derivation sample and assessed for calibration and discrimination in the test sample.
Results:In multivariate models, age, smoking, higher body mass index, ARMS2/HTRA1, C3, and two CFH genetic variants were associated with increased risk of progression, and C2 and CFB were associated with decreased risk of progression. Presence of AMD in one eye increased risk in the fellow eye, and increased drusen size increased risk of progression. Both genetic variables and drusen size remained highly predictive of AMD progression when they were mutually adjusted for each other. The AUC for progression at 10 years in the model with genetic factors, drusen size and environmental covariates was 0.915 in the total sample. In the test sample, based on a model estimated from the derivation sample the AUC was 0.908.
Conclusions:Factors reflective of nature and nurture have excellent ability to predict who will develop advanced disease associated with visual loss. These risk scores and progression rates are useful for AMD surveillance and for designing clinical trials.1. JAMA 2007;287:1793-1800.2. IOVS 2009;50:2044-53.
Keywords: age-related macular degeneration • clinical (human) or epidemiologic studies: risk factor assessment • genetics Dutch Guy canuck ( talk) 18:47, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
Done 19:10, 13 June 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dutch Guy canuck ( talk • contribs)
Congratulations! The consensus is in your favour so I have no dispute. Best wishes, Axl ¤ [Talk] 12:23, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
You contributed to the recent discussion at WP:Cfd. The closing editor recommended that a discussion be started on a new name and we should seek consensus there before proceeding to Cfd again. I've opened such a discussion on Category:Talmud rabbis of the Land of Israel and invite you to participate. Laurel Lodged ( talk) 14:08, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on June 21, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 21, 2011. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article directors Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), or at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! ۞ Tbhotch ™ & (ↄ), Problems with my English? 00:11, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a condition featuring attacks of muscle weakness in the presence of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland [pictured]). Hypokalemia (decreased potassium levels in the blood) is usually present during attacks. The condition may be life-threatening if weakness of the breathing muscles leads to respiratory failure, or if the low potassium levels lead to cardiac arrhythmias (irregularities in the heart rate). If untreated, it is typically recurrent in nature. The condition has been linked with genetic mutations in genes that code for certain ion channels that transport electrolytes ( sodium and potassium) across cell membranes. Treatment of the hypokalemia, followed by correction of the hyperthyroidism, leads to complete resolution of the attacks. It occurs predominantly in males of Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Korean descent. TPP is one of several conditions that can cause periodic paralysis. ( more...)
Let's say that mythology is a "loaded" term when applied to certain traditional stories recorded in the Torah. I don't agree for a moment with this very subjective assessment--not based on the accepted common usage of the word--but let's just set that aside for now.
What then would be a more accurate and appropriate word to describe an ancient and traditional narrative with magical and symbolic elements that cannot rightly be presented as established history, and which is not accepted as such by most historians?
Moses remained forty days and nights atop Mount Sinai. Did he truly? Is that a fact that meets Wikipedia standards for historicity? No. Obviously some kind of modifier is needed here.
In any case, since "mythology" doesn't suit you, what more appropriate modifier would?
Thaliomiles ( talk) 04:25, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks JFDW. Agree with your comments. Slowly feeling my way! Dhj davis ( talk) 07:18, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi, re. this edit, I don't think the point was to advocate a particular reconstruction, but to use the WP:COMMONNAME in English. I would have thought that was 'Jehovah', but it looks like I'm out of date, and 'Yahweh' is now more common. — kwami ( talk) 11:52, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
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Hi, apoligies for my erroneous edits on Rhabdomyolysis. If you need to revert me you'd better let me know on my talk page in future, as I don't generally watch all of the pages I edit. In this instance the error came about because both the original BMJ and reprint of Bywaters had the PMID of the reprint – PMID 9527411. I've corrected the BMJ one to be PMID 20783577, and corrected the same error on Artificial kidney and Acute kidney injury, so it should now all be correct. Thanks Rjwilmsi 11:16, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
Did you carefully merge the material? Chesdovi ( talk) 13:26, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
Hey JFW. I saw your correction on the article of vertebral artery dissection about a partial Horner. I think if it is partial, there should be no anhidrosis and if there's anhidrosis it shouldn't be called partial. I've made a remark about it in the talk page and added the definition of partial Horner to the Horner entry. PizzaMan ( talk) 09:52, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
Hey JFW, how would you feel about adding a link to DengueMap to the Dengue fever article? (I've also left another question at the Talk page, but I'm sure it will pop up on your radar.) Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 14:41, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
OK, I've gone over the article for the umpteenth time and am satisfied it meets the FA criteria by a mile :) I do have three nitpicks, all involving the Signs and symptoms section, but they don't affect "FA readiness" in any way so I thought I'd add them here instead:
I'm also mulling over a new map modeled more closely after the one in the 2009 WHO guidelines (more recent data), but, again, that's more of a personal preference and I have absolutely nothing against the current map. Heading over to FAC to add my support right now. Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 17:10, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
Responses - thanks Fvasconcellos for the thorough read.
OK Doc, I will agree to let Thor smack me instead, but only on the condition that - when you get time - you would be so kind as to scan my new contribution basaloid squamous cell lung carcinoma and remove that irritating "New Article" tag. Deal? :-O
Your fan: Cliff Knickerbocker, M.S. ([[User talk:Uploadvirus|talk]]) ( talk) 00:48, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi there, If you have the time and/or the interest, could you please take a look at the debate at Wikipedia Commons regarding the suggestion to delete a photo that is being used in medical articles? I have been told that you have knowledge and experience in such matters and I hope that you may be able to share your perspective with other editors. It is here: commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Human fetus 10 weeks - therapeutic abortion.jpg Thanks! Gandydancer ( talk) 17:38, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
Oh! So sorry but I see my link does not connect you and I have no idea how to direct you to the discussion. Can you figure it out by the information I have offered? Gandydancer ( talk) 17:43, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
O.K. I will knock something up on coturnism but I doubt it will meet with your approval Sheredot ( talk) 10:26, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
On the Shi'ite parallel, see Roy Mottahedeh, Lessons in Islamic Jurisprudence (a translation of Muhammad Baqir as-Sadr, Durus fi Ilm al-Usul), where the last third of the book is devoted to "procedural principles". A more general account is given in Mottahedeh's The Mantle of the Prophet, and in Momen's Shi'i Islam. -- Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) ( talk) 16:35, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
Pain has a way to go before FA, but do you think it is ready for GA? -- Anthonyhcole ( talk) 07:14, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I hope you are the right person to contact about this. Expasy have changed their URLs for their enzyme page, meaning that the link provided by the EC number template is no longer correct. Expasy's new URLs are of the format http://enzyme.expasy.org/EC/1.16.1.4 It would be great if you could fix this as it is such a useful template. If not, who should I ask? Many thanks in advance. -- RE73 ( talk) 07:00, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for sorting this out. Yes, you are right I really should sign up to the molecular and cell biology project! -- RE73 ( talk) 10:38, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
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Congratulations on the promotion of Dengue fever to featured status! I learned a lot about this disease from the article, and your edits helped make it of the highest quality. Thanks for all the work you do on Wikipedia. – Quadell ( talk) 14:17, 6 July 2011 (UTC) |
The external links I am adding to pancreatic cancer are NOT spam and are NOT meant for self promotion. These links are from non profit organizations that provide very important services to patients and caregivers with pancreatic cancer. You are doing these individuals extreme disservice by repeatedly removing the links from the page. As someone with a medical background this borders on irresponsible. Email me directly if you need to be educated. Anirban Maitra @ Johns Hopkins University Amaitra1 ( talk) 06:29, 8 July 2011 (UTC)amaitra1
You are NOT an expert on this disease. Removing these external links is a great disservice to patients. As someone who deals with this disease on a daily basis, I am shocked by your irresponsibility. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amaitra1 ( talk • contribs) 06:34, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi! Delete please this page and be so kind — rename this page.-- Edgars2007 ( Talk/ Contributions) 09:49, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
Would you mind keeping an eye on Chiropractic? Despite a long standing consensus to discuss controversial edits on the talk page first, an editor has basically re-written half the article within the last few days, including several edits against consensus. Thanks! DigitalC ( talk) 03:28, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
This might be relevant - DigitalC ( talk) 06:31, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
I found the meat glue article inadvertently and posted it as I saw that it was subject-related. I will not fight you on this as you seem to know the topic better than I do. Best regards, -- Achim ( talk) 17:41, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
About that [6]. The little red dot was hard to spot. Graham. Graham Colm ( talk) 21:10, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
Look at Wikipedia: WikiProject Medicine. It states, "This project aims to enable Wikipedians to cooperate, organize, make suggestions and share ideas on the improvement of the medicine and health-related articles." As I stated to James, anal sex is a health-related article. Yes, people who engage in it won't necessarily have medical problems. But people who have vaginal sex won't necessarily have medical problems either, and yet I don't see you removing Sexual intercourse from being within the project's scope. Anal sex is just one aspect of sexual intercourse, so why shouldn't it be within the project's scope? Why shouldn't it be within the project's scope when it's been shown to be far riskier than any other type of sexual activity? The article clearly demonstrates this. Anal sex is riskier in terms of STIs/STDs, and is even risky when it comes to the anatomy of the anus/rectum, if people aren't careful (sufficient lubrication, and so on). So exactly how is it wrong to list this article as within the scope of WikiProject Medicine? Because, no doubt, when it comes to having a project weigh in on aspects of this article, WikiProject Medicine would be just as important as Wikipedia:WikiProject Sexology and sexuality (even more so considering how inactive Wikipedia:WikiProject Sexology and sexuality can be).
Why is Wikipedia: WikiProject Medicine starting to be so strict in what it lists as within its scope? Do I need to bring this up over there on that talk page? Start and RfC? What? Flyer22 ( talk) 00:09, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
I have been here for seven years though. I just decided to join that Wikiproject. ;-) Elle vécut heureuse à jamais ( be free) 07:11, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
Just a heads up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement#QuackGuru . Ocaasi t | c 20:10, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
very good night Jfdwolff,...
very briefly, and to thanks for your previous notes,... and welcome too,...
...and also to says that i hopes can continues here,... for much, much more time,... in this stage (for the moment),... correcting the writed texts here (those because my english it's not good,... still),... and in the projects also,...
...and about the medicine project would likes to request also,... respectfully (and if it possible),... an effective time-window of more or less 3 hours,... to can review the article of the month (
pneumonia),... those because i cannot edit on them (appearing me only the source code),...
thanking you again for the welcome,... and all possible help (actual, and future),... and hoping also can see you again,...
and with my regards,... --
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Hello my name is Andres and in my ITGS (Infromation and technology in a global society)course, of the IB I need to interview someone who is related tot he issue of my choice. Since my issue is Wikipedia I was wondering if I could possibly interview you. I would greatly appreciate if so. Please provide me a way to contact you such as an e-mail address so I can send the interview. Thank You Poysndi ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:19, 21 July 2011 (UTC).
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The same section of "rising concerns about dependence" has been added to Alprazolam (lead), Benzodiazepine(lead), Benzodiazepine dependency by editor 67.173. You have reverted already in Benzodiazpine because too long for the lead and MedRS. I believe it is a reliable source, namely a manuscript of a journal article, look at PMID. Seems to be a review article. But I also believe it is much too detailed for the lead and tangential to e.g. Alprazolam, as it talks about tranquilizers in general. Please take a look. (It is extremely difficult to work with this editor because he tends to misrepresent sources. Took about the whole evening to revert his other contributions, however this one seems legitimate in that it cites the ref correctly) We need another (your) opinion there. 70.137.153.193 ( talk) 13:30, 25 July 2011 (UTC) 70.137.153.193 ( talk) 13:53, 25 July 2011 (UTC) This is the section in question:
Based on findings in the US from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), an annual compilation of patient characteristics in substance abuse treatment facilities in the United States, admissions due to "primary tranquilizer" (including, but not limited to, benzodiazepine-type) drug use increased 79% from 1992 to 2002. Thus, the DAWN and TEDS data sets demonstrate clearly that the misuse of these sedative/hypnotics is on the rise, and cause for concern. 70.137.153.193 ( talk) 13:34, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
It is IMO tangential to the Alprazolam article as it applies to benzodiazepines and tranquilizers of similar mechanism likewise. It is indeed US-centric, that is why I separated it from the preceding block, with which it was mixed before. The preceding block is a ref which is a review article by Uni Utrecht I believe. It is clear to me that e.g. USA, UK and other European countries have developed their own understanding of the appropriate use and related labels and legislation. I believe it belongs somewhere into the benzo dependency article, but not in the lead. Previous ref states, what the cited ref also says somewhere else, namely that the development of abuse and tolerance is unlikely. Personally I believe the Yankees are a bit hysterical, as seen by "date rape" drugs and the fact that you can have a gun, but not a beer at 18 years of age. In fact the then 21 year old students at colleges can't obviously even handle a beer without hollering and puking all over the place. Probably a result of puritanism. Cheerio! 70.137.153.193 ( talk) 15:36, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi there JFW, I noticed some edits to ALS and RLS that seemed odd. The user [8] has a website [9] that suggests inflammation is the cause of RLS as well as a legion of other disorders, and is promoting a diet / CAM intervention to "cure" these conditions. I suspect the edits are an attempt to mould public perception to suit his worldview and as such have been reverting his edits. However given my biases I may be being overzealous and would appreciate another set of eyes on this. If you are in agreement please do let other members of WP:MED know as I am only checking in on WP seldomly these days. Best wishes, -- PaulWicks ( talk) 12:25, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
JFW, the book I refer to on the Restless Legs page is self published. Actually, all of the information from it is online. The book is not even for sale anymore, I took all of the information from the book and put it online for free. If you look closely at the website you'll see I'm not selling anything. There are no books for sale and there are no products I'm pushing. In fact there are not even any affiliate links or ads. I assure you that there is nothing "dodgy" going on.
All the other information I posted about the connection between inflammation and ADHD, Cancer etc. comes from studies or article that were in legitimate medical journals. I've looked at other Wikipedia pages, and the vast majority of references are of the same nature ... references to studies published in legitimate medical journals. All I'm doing is placing a few lines on the Wiki pages of medical conditions that have a "proven" connection to inflammation.
I believe that you should try the innocent until proven guilty approach. If I'm allowed to continue publishing my blurbs about inflammation, and then some day you find out that I'm pushing a new herbal cure for inflammation, or have written a book, then you have every right to yank my entries. However, there is not one stitch of proof that I have any sort of agenda other than wanting to present some simple scientific facts to people. In doing this, I'm doing what I believe is the right thing. People can either skip over the blurbs about inflammation, or read them, and if interested, they can look deeper into the connection. -- Dwimble1 ( talk) 02:39, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
I'll read it very carefully and will try again.-- Dwimble1 ( talk) 03:20, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
I re-entered the information about the relationship between RLS and inflammation, carefully citing the journals where the information came from, and still my posting was removed? I read over WP:MEDRS very carefully, and as far as I can tell, stayed within the parameters?-- Dwimble1 ( talk) 19:10, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
Forgive me for not posting all of the medical cites for the data that I entered yesterday onti the pages that were reverted by you. I have a detailed study that you are clearly not aware of and I will post the balance of the medical cititations this morning to provide support for the brief statements that I posted and I will repost that data that the medical community has provided the support for with these studies. Thanks! --WPPilot 11:26, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
A slideshow-type quiz on dengue was published in Medscape Reference (formerly eMedicine) this week, and they seem to have read the article... [10] Those guppies are getting to be quite popular :) Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 19:53, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
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Dengue fever is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles. Dengue is transmitted by several species of mosquito within the Aedes genus, principally A. aegypti. The virus has four different types; infection with one type usually gives lifelong immunity to that type, but only short-term immunity to the others. Subsequent infection with a different type increases the risk of severe complications. As there is no vaccine, prevention is sought by reducing the habitat and the number of mosquitoes and limiting exposure to bites. Treatment of acute dengue is supportive, using either oral or intravenous rehydration for mild or moderate disease, and intravenous fluids and blood transfusion for more severe cases. The incidence of dengue fever has increased dramatically since the 1960s, with around 50–100 million people infected yearly. Early descriptions of the condition date from 1779, and its viral cause and the transmission were elucidated in the early 20th century. Dengue has become a worldwide problem since the Second World War and is endemic in more than 110 countries. ( more...)
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I was the one who added the information on the Thrombosis article giving the difference between Superficial Thrombophlebitis and Deep Vein Thrombosis, which I think is a valid and important distinction to make, especially for a public that might be looking for information about their own condition given that one is life threatening and one is not. You cited that it needed restructuring to be added but left no details regarding your objection. I'm a newbie so please forgive me if I am out of line in anyway (and I hope I am using this page properly too). I would appreciate any help you could offer to make the entry more acceptable. Also, note that I left a message on the discussion page to explain the entry and it's placement near the top since the article quickly represents the characteristics of the deadly kind without differentiating it from the other kind. Also, I thought it was weird that Thrombus and Thrombosis are not connected even though they are so closely related. Thanks for any help you can give. -- Bthegoodwin ( talk) 05:27, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
Why did you remove the link to Polypeople from the page? I would surmise it's both relevant and leads to further information on the subject. Please elaborate your reasons in the edit summary when you make reverts like this. Asav ( talk) 00:20, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your comments, I am new to Wikipedia and am learning through trial and error. The website I referenced is a HONcode certified site, however, from your remarks I assume that is not a reliable source for medical articles? My inclusion of "less processed foods" refers to preparing one's own food as to be sure what one is consuming is gluten free. I will be more careful with my wording in the future. Thank you for your comments regarding my warfarin article, I will correct that today. Best, rdavies434 ( talk) 12:19, 9 August 2011
The source is the one that was provided in the sentence before, but there are many others. And the reason it kills more is because most refuse to prevent it with a retal exam and may not even try to cure it until the pain is too high to resist. Also, african descendents have 60% higher incidence (275/100,000). Source The only reason it doesn't kills more than lung cancer is because it's a lot less common in orientals (107/100,00) than it is in caucasians (187/100.000). Also, in many countries is not that common to smoke, and lung cancer have A LOT lower rates in Africa, Latin America and Mid East countries, less than half than developed countries rates Source. Want more sources: most-common-male-cancer-kills-black-men-more, [11], Global cancer statistics
Citing the provided source: "Breast cancer in females and lung cancer in males are the most frequently diagnosed cancers and the leading cause of cancer death for each sex in both economically developed and developing countries, except lung cancer is preceded by prostate cancer as the most frequent cancer among males in economically developed countries."
Please write this information back there, my english is not as good as yours. EternamenteAprendiz ( talk) 04:25, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
I agree with removing that last addition as too technically detailed for the article, but I followed the changes and fyi, the editor had written $.50 (fifty cents) not $50. Not sure that would change anything to the article, but you might be interested. MartinezMD ( talk)
Thank you for correcting Shulchan Aruch. Attention needed at Joseph ben Ephraim Karo. Much obliged. Chesdovi ( talk) 15:43, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the message you left on my talk page. I took your "appropriate sources" in the summary as meaning "reliable source". Another editor has in the meanwhile reverted my edit and pointed out the issue with primary study in medicine. For me a peer reviewed published article on a trustworthy journal was as good as a secondary source, once one points out that the statement comes from one specific study. -- Dia^ ( talk) 15:53, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
First of all, thank you for your assistance. This has been a nightmare battle with the user Homerduo, who insists on burying evidence which is quite contrary to the agenda for which he is fighting.
As a Physician Assistant, my goal is to insure proper treatment for patients. I began my research into the drug Chantix (varenicline), after hearing numerous reports from colleagues on it's dangers. These statements appeared to me to be based on nothing other than public reports. My research has shown that since the drug first earned it's reputation of causing depression and suicide (for which there were no documented studies in the early years), there has since been statistical research which has shown evidence that this is, in fact, false.
The study which Homerduo continually tries to hide from the appropriate section, 'Depression and Suicide', was one done in the UK during 2009. The study found that out of almost 11,000 participants, Chantix showed no more evidence towards causation of depression or suicidal ideation than any other drug in the study. Obviously, this is crucial evidence and deserves to be posted in the proper section.
I ask you, if the study had in fact shown the opposite, that out of 11,000 subjects they did indeed find that the drug caused depression and suicide, would it be urged to be placed in that section by the user Homerduo? I think the answer is clear.
Further, I have attempted to shed light on other aspects of this controversy, such as in the 'Controversy' section, where it is stated:
"On September 3, 2007, musician Carter Albrecht was shot and killed by his girlfriend's neighbor, during an altercation in which an inebriated Albrecht was reportedly banging on the neighbor's door and yelling incoherently. Albrecht's girlfriend and others close to him have publicly claimed that varenicline contributed to the erratic behavior which led to his death. [18]"
What Homerduo refuses to be mentioned (he continues to remove my editing there as well), is that Albrecht had also been consuming large amounts of alcohol prior to the incident. This is hardly trivial data. Refusing to allow such facts to come to light is the epitome of propaganda, and it infuriates me that a single user is allowed to govern the information and tone of a Wikipedia page purely of their own volition. It screams similarity to the horrific public debacle related to the widespread belief that vaccinations cause autism. Now that we know this is not the case (in fact, Andrew Wakefield, who first made these allegations, has had his medical license revoked after it was found he faked the data), it's plain to see how easily the public can be swayed. As a provider who has prescribed Chantix to many patients, with much success, I only ask that the information on BOTH sides be presented with equal attention and weight, regardless of personal opinion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.95.251.38 ( talk) 04:43, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
Yes, the BMJ study does contradict much other report ... specifically, primarily PUBLIC report. When a study fails to confirm public report, something is questionable.
In fact, there are many other studies which have shown no link between depression and suicide and Chantix:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21810630
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21295286
In fact, it has even been shown to decrease depression in patients with prior diagnosis:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19323966
It boggles the mind how can say that the because the BMJ is contradictory to public report, it does not belong in the Depression and Suicide section. The study was done specifically on the topic.
As to my phrasing related to the Albrecht case, I fail to see how stating that he had been intoxicated on large amounts of alcohol prior to and up to the incident is 'adding stuff not in the source', when the source states that over three times the legal limit of alcohol was found in his blood. In fact, your assertion is nothing other than mind boggling. But I guess I have no say in helping truth come to light, and anyone who comes to the page will, unfortunately, not have access to truth. I guess that's why we're always told as scientists to refrain from using Wikipedia as a verifiable source of information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.95.251.38 ( talk) 18:15, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
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Thank you for your welcoming message! I'll look into the suggested FAQs and guidelines. Btw. just out of curiosity: Do you also edit the Nederlandstalige wikipedia? I'm mainly asking since I've noticed oh-so-often in the past that it's in desperate need of editing... What is your opinion: I would like to edit Dutch pages, however, Dutch is not my nativa language and one can really notice this in my writing. Would it still be better to update the facts and hope that someone else cleans up my language, or better stick to languages I'm sufficient fluent at?
Kind regards, Tatyana
Meneswa (
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I confess I'm a little confused by your comments.
Here for example is one ref that might be of interest:
Maximilian Schöniger-Hekele,* Dagmar Petermann, Beate Weber, and Christian Müller Tropheryma whipplei in the Environment: Survey of Sewage Plant Influxes and Sewage Plant Workers Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 March; 73(6): 2033–2035. PMC 1828826
The statement that there is no known trigger for this disease requires a citation seems a little unusual. If the statement were that there is a known trigger then it would make sense to have a reference.
As you can see from the reference above and elsewhere in pubmed this organism appears to be an enviromental bacteerium that causes disease from time to time. The majority of reported cases do affect the GI tract but it may also cause disease elsewhere. These are facts that have been validly published.
Wikipedia is usually a source of (fairly) reliable information particularly when it is properly referenced. If new information provides a different picture to that of older secondary sources this is all the more reason for people to use Wikipedia. If the secondary sources have chosen not to highlight infection sites other than the GI tract then I confess that I would find these sources to be misleading at best.
If this does not answer your concerns I would be grateful of you could expand on them further. DrMicro ( talk) 13:47, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
"Peer reviewed medical journals are a natural choice as a source for up-to-date medical information in Wikipedia articles. They contain a mixture of primary and secondary sources as well as less technical material such as biographies." DrMicro ( talk) 19:45, 1 September 2011 (UTC) This is a quote from WP:MEDRS. DrMicro ( talk) 19:46, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
"Reliable primary sources may occasionally be used with care as an adjunct to the secondary literature, but there remains potential for misuse. For that reason, edits that rely on primary sources should only describe the conclusions of the source, and should describe these findings clearly so the edit can be checked by editors with no specialist knowledge. In particular, this description should follow closely to the interpretation of the data given by the authors or by other reliable secondary sources. Primary sources should not be cited in support of a conclusion that is not clearly made by the authors or by reliable secondary sources, as defined above"
The source used are reliable peer reviewed publications. The edits made described only the conclusions of the source. The references were given. This all appears to be compatible with WP:MEDRS. This is the reason for quoting WP:MEDRS.
The epidemiology of a disease should include the route of infection where known and the source of the infection in the environment where known. This was lacking in the earlier version and this is a serious omission in any account of a disease.
The pattern here appears to be one of a common organism that manages to evade the immune system in some as yet known fashion. The alterations in the immune system whether primary of secondary are part of the disease process.
I am not familiar with any secondary sources covering this material at present. Given that the oldest of the sources I cited were from 2009 this is not entirely surprising. It would be most useful if you could source additional secondary sources that would confirm what the cited primary sources have stated. DrMicro ( talk) 20:40, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
I would have thought it was the editor's responsibility to find and cite sources compatible with WP:MEDRS. I think we are agreed that the source I have cited are compatible with WP:MEDRS. Additional sources are indeed very welcome additions.
The additional source you have cited on the talk page seems to confirm that the causative organism is indeed an environmental organism that only occasionally causes disease presumably by evading the immune system in some as yet unknown fashion. This being the case I presume we can rely on you to now insert this material into the page. DrMicro ( talk) 21:09, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
I suggested that you might wish to read the article and edit the page to avoid possible confusion over the inclusion of additional material in the whipple article. I suggested this because you have previously objected to the inclusion of material that has been used despite it being compatible with WP:MEDRS.
For the record I would also like to point out that there are many many articles including a number that would fall under the heading of 'medicine' on WP that make extensive use of primary material that is properly cited. DrMicro ( talk) 21:23, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
Im afraid I fail to understand what you meant by your last comment. Could you please expand? DrMicro ( talk) 21:55, 1 September 2011 (UTC) The referred to page deals almost exclusively with deletion (or non deletion) of pages. I am not aware that the Whipple's page was being considered for deletion.
If you mean that the argument that other pages cite primary material is insufficient by itself then we are in agreement. However it is clear from the material quoted in WP:MEDRS that primary source may be used in articles and that is is commonplace in WP. The second part of this statement can be confirmed by inspection of any number of randomly chosen articles under the heading of 'medicine'. I would suggest that you may have be over zelous in your understanding of the guidance given in WP:MEDRS by focusing on the recommendation that secondary sources should be used and misunderstanding this to mean that exclusively secondary sources should be used - a point contradicated by the guidance in WP:MEDRS itself and by current and widespread use in WP. DrMicro ( talk) 22:04, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
I think the emphasis in your last remark is misplaced. No article is ever based entirely on primary sources: rather they use just as WP:MEDRS recommends a mixture of both secondary and primary sources. DrMicro ( talk) 22:07, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
It appears that you seem to agree with this: "The most excellent (i.e. featured) medical articles are built almost exclusively on secondary sources" The word 'almost' seems to indicate that primary sources may be included in even featured articles. DrMicro ( talk) 22:10, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
Hallo JFW, dear Colleague!
the english version of Meningitis was translated and slightly modified by us. After FAC the german article was now identified as excellent. This was possible because of your contributions and fine work on the english version of this text. I would like to express my thanks to you and will emphasize that the congratulations for our new excellent german article may be yours.
With best regards. Andy -- Andreas Werle ( talk) 17:53, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
Thank you. DrMicro ( talk) 09:49, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
Hey, JFW. I just wanted to double-check with someone with medical knowledge that a link I just made is in fact the right link to make. In this context, does the "nucleosidic class drugs"→ nucleoside link I made make sense? – RobinHood70 talk 18:34, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
I corrected one typo, but that's my limit on Joseph Mulder. The article seems a bit strange, but I can't work with the original Dutch sources to get at what is really intended. Perhaps you might take a look at it? FeatherPluma ( talk) 20:08, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
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Rhabdomyolysis is a condition in which damaged skeletal muscle tissue breaks down rapidly. Breakdown products of damaged muscle cells are released into the bloodstream; some of these, such as the protein myoglobin, are harmful to the kidneys and may lead to kidney failure. The severity of the symptoms, which may include muscle pains, vomiting and confusion, depends on the extent of muscle damage and whether kidney failure develops. The muscle damage may be caused by physical factors (e.g. crush injury, strenuous exercise), medications, drug abuse, and infections. Some people have a hereditary muscle condition that increases the risk of rhabdomyolysis. The diagnosis is usually made with blood tests and urinalysis. The mainstay of treatment is generous intravenous fluids, but may include dialysis or hemofiltration in more severe cases. Rhabdomyolysis and its complications are significant problems for those injured in disasters such as earthquakes and bombings. Relief efforts in areas struck by earthquakes often include medical teams with the skills and equipment to treat survivors with rhabdomyolysis. ( more...)
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Dear Jfdwolff: You recently edited my external link contributions to ovarian cancer and uterine cancer by removing them. THESE LINKS CONTAIN USEFUL, HELPFUL AND RELEVANT PATIENT EDUCATION INFORMATION ABOUT THESE CANCERS, so I am not sure why you felt the need to remove them. (??) I am a medical expert here in the US who is just trying to contribute relevant and helpful information regarding these topics. PLEASE do NOT delete such links that provide such valuable information, on these cancers that can help people. If you have any questions or would like to discuss please contact me on my talk page mlvwik or I can email you if you like. THANK YOU VERY MUCH- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mlvwik ( talk • contribs) 17:49, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
JFDWolff - Please do not continue to threaten me and brandish your 'power' as an administrator. I did not make a personal attack on you, contrary to your misjudgment, and any unbiased observer would concur. You are threatening to block my account which would certainly be reinstated in a follow up dispute and would be a blemish on your reputation as an administrator. Doors22 ( talk) 00:02, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Why did you remove my edit? It was an accident, right? Axl ¤ [Talk] 07:27, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
I was trying to tweak the table on Autoimmune diseases and I got "bot"-ed (see http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Autoimmune_disease&action=history ) I wanted to add a column because with the wide range of autoimmune diseases, few of them have a relationship to classical "hypersensitivity" or their own associated "antibody". I have some tidying up to do (it's been a while since I logged on) but I'd like to make this into a table that has some relevance for patients (who might want to skim a list of autoimmune diseases looking for one that might ring a bell)and students (who need an overview) and medical personell (that need a quick study overview). Can I revert back to what I started this morning without offending anyone? doctorwolfie ( talk) 21:08, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi, in 2008 you had some dealings with User:Craigsjones who kept adding Newswise links. Anyway I also recently noticed some of his edits didn't look quite right. I did a quick search and it seems that there is a "Craig Jones" working for Newswise as editor in chief [12], so it looks like he's been promoting the site rather than having Wikiepdias best interests at heart which would explain him ignoring your comments. He hasn't edited for a good while now so I'm not sure if a block is needed but it might bee worth checking some more of his additions.-- Shakehandsman ( talk) 03:03, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
I was just wondering how you got all of your icons on the right side of your user page? I've been trying to figure it out, but I haven't gotten far. -- HolyandClean ( talk) 18:37, 22 October 2011 (UTC)HolyandClean
I was looking at some of the points made on the discussion page, and saw InductionHearing's page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Inductionheating/Autoimmune_disease . The user was blocked shortly after putting the page up, but it looks like work that might be included. Do you think it advisable? I'm not sure of the circumstances of their block, but the comments I've seen so far don't look too unreasonable. doctorwolfie ( talk) 12:00, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for [14]. I often read around wikis just to find inconsistencies of this kind. Point is, the study cited in the reference wasn't consistent with what the article stated. I also agree about the problem with the other source, but it's not always easy to find truly reliable sources about these subjects. Spree85 ( talk) 23:12, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
Just in case you might miss my talk page question I asked one here: Talk:Diabetes_mellitus#Yet_another_intro_rewrite. Thanks. Jesanj ( talk) 08:10, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
You appear to have reverted others contributions. I don't have a dog in this discussion (yet) but it looks like you removed at least one intermediate contribution without explanation. Could you either self-revert, readd the deleted text by Yurk, or explain your revert included that? (There could be a great reason, but I got the sense his changes were different than what you were looking at... Hobit ( talk) 03:14, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
Followup here. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 18:38, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks! ( This my personal website) Haiyizhu ( talk) 03:00, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for all the editing. There are a plethora of very recent and less recent studies showing that D(3) has a disease modifying effect in several Th1 cell-mediated autoimmune diseases [1] [2] [3] [4] . Mechanistically it should have a disease modifying effect also in RA. Unfortunately I didn't have any luck finding the right study proving that :-(. (I suppose it would not become a "popular drug" for these diseases because it's un-patentable and therefore cheap.) CultureArchitect ( talk) 14:06, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
Hello again, I finally found a better reference here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10464556?dopt=Abstract Results: After 3 months, high dose oral alphacalcidiol (vitamin D analogue) therapy showed a positive effect on disease activity in 89% of the patients (45% or 9 pts. with complete remission and 44% or 8 pts. with a satisfactory effect). Only two patients (11%) showed no improvement, but no new symptoms occurred. No side effects were observed. Conclusion: These results suggest that alphacalcidiol is a powerful immunomodulatory agent with fairly low hypercalcemic activity. Clinical improvement was strongly correlated with the immunomodulating potential of this agent. We noticed dual effects on lymphocyte proliferation and apoptosis according to the prior cell activation state. Alphacalcidiol could therefore possibly be used as an adjunct therapy with DMARDs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CultureArchitect ( talk • contribs) 06:46, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for edit, but with respect I felt per WP:EN I should restore the lede mention of "Hebrew phrase" and the wiktionary links for 2 Hebrew nouns. Although in fact the sources given in the article (a) do not identify the phrase as Hebrew rather than Aramaic, and (b) do not identify the standard English form of this phrase to enable a wider use of English language WP:RS. I suspect you may be able to supplement the sources? If so please feel welcome to do so. If not no matter this is not a massively urgent or important request in the grand scheme of things. Cheers In ictu oculi ( talk) 06:34, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
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Sonoclot derived Parameters for Hemostasis Management in Critical Care. Sonoclot is also helpful in detecting initial stages of DIC when patient is in Hyper-coagulable state.
Broadly DIC can be classified in 3 stages:
Sonoclot is an instrument which does testing for the entire hemostasis cascade till the clot lysis. And the technology is such that Sonoclot helps the clinician about all the above-mentioned stages of DIC. And the treatment regime can be initiated as per the clinical stage of patient. In India hospitals are using Sonoclot for Cardiac Surgery, ICU patients, PTCA. It has very important application in sepsis patients and the results correlate very well with the clinical findings. Indian Army is using Sonoclot for research on early detection of sepsis patients vis-a-vis routine coagulation testing.
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Hi there Jfdwolff! I'm new to the users and I'm not really familiar with this user edit pages thing of wiki! I edited the page on Smoldering myeloma the other day, and for reasons that I'm not yet aware of the page is back like to what it used to be now! I noticed that you had redirected this page to Multiple myeloma, I just wanted to say that I think smoldering myeloma has its own definition and shouldn't be redirected to that page. With me not knowing how to edit it I'd like you to consider this and fix it please! Zahramoravej ( talk) 15:44, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
I believe your comment relates to the inclusion of parvovirus B19 as a cause of hepatitis. The association between B19 and hepatitis has been known for over a decade. It mostly occurs in children and in the immunosupressed. Since you seem to have had some difficulty locating references you considered suitable for inclusion in WP, I have provided a list of over 20 references on the talk page so that you may decide on which if any are suitable. If this list proves insufficient I will provide further additional material. DrMicro ( talk) 15:02, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
Removing all or significant parts of a page's content without any reason ... Sometimes referenced information or important verifiable references are deleted with no valid reason(s) given in the summary
"Ideal sources for such content includes ... academic and professional books written by experts in the relevant field and from a respected publisher."
Essop AR, Posen JA, Hodkinson JH, Segal I (1984) Tuberculosis hepatitis: A clinical review of 96 cases. Q J Med 53(212):465-474
Wikipedia:You don't need to cite that the sky is blue
Perhaps this quote might be of use here:
Hi Jfdwolff, Probably best to reply here. Though I go to work now with the expectation of being lynched in my absence. I agree with the intent but in fact WP moving policy per WP:MOVE does not require a full WP:RM if WP:COMMONNAME is already demonstrated by clear WP:RS, which will be the case for about 20% of moves I guess, but in the case of the other 80% I couldn't agree more. As for WP:UE, with respect it isn't "purist" to look at WP:RS and apply WP policies, it's simply good editing. Please feel free to look at specific articles on a case by case basis and tell me if you think I've transgressed any WP policy in any edit, subsequently deleted or not. In ictu oculi ( talk) 09:45, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
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Per our discussion at Talk:Huntington's disease I've drafted a proposed list of top-tier external sites at User:Dubbin/Huntington_external_links. Your thoughts would be appreciated. Oh, and thanks for the waffles! Dubbin ( talk) 10:07, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
I've posted something on the Talk page for Lung Cancer that you have commented on in the past and would appreciate it if you could take a look and respond. It essentially deals with the argument for replacing the word 'cause' with 'risk' in this and other cancer articles. Thanks! Xeodus ( talk) 01:12, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Apologies, I didn't intend to move discussion from the Lung Cancer page, just that I wanted to invite Jfdwolff to contribute as he was heavily involved with previous discussions on the page. Xeodus ( talk) 12:13, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your edit summary on that revert. I didn't know about that guideline (though it makes perfect sense) and I'm glad you left a trail I could learn from. HuskyHuskie ( talk) 22:50, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for a warm welcome friend. Regards, Solomon, drsolomonvolg ( talk · contribs) 16:45, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
Hey Doc James,
Thanks for modifying my post to fit the article better. Should I add the particulate matter (PM) info and table somewhere else or just leave it off? Boy, you edit fast by the way. Yep, I'm in the same Yale class that most of the other edits came from. :)
Of the first 33 references cited the following are either case reports of reports of primary research. One primary research report that is not included on this list is the original isolation of the Hep C virus. According to what you have said repeatedly this also should be eliminated from WP.
Villano SA, Vlahov D, Nelson KE, Cohn S, Thomas DL (1999). "Persistence of viremia and the importance of long-term follow-up after acute hepatitis C infection". Hepatology 29 (3): 908–14. doi:10.1002/hep.510290311. PMID 10051497.
Cox AL, Netski DM, Mosbruger T, et al. (April 2005). "Prospective evaluation of community-acquired acute-phase hepatitis C virus infection". Clinical Infectious Diseases 40 (7): 951–8. doi:10.1086/428578. PMID 15824985.
Jaeckel E, Cornberg M, Wedemeyer H, Santantonio T, Mayer J, Zankel M, Pastore G, Dietrich M, Trautwein C, Manns MP (November 2001). "Treatment of acute hepatitis C with interferon alfa-2b". N Engl J Med 345 (20): 1452–1457. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa011232. PMID 11794193.
Ngo Y, Munteanu M, Messous D, et al. (October 2006). "A prospective analysis of the prognostic value of biomarkers (FibroTest) in patients with chronic hepatitis C". Clinical Chemistry 52 (10): 1887–96.
Halfon P, Munteanu M, Poynard T (September 2008). "FibroTest-ActiTest as a non-invasive marker of liver fibrosis". Gastroentérologie Clinique et Biologique 32 (6 Suppl 1): 22–39. doi:10.1016/S0399-8320(08)73991-5
Pascual M, Perrin L, Giostra E, Schifferli JA (August 1990). "Hepatitis C virus in patients with cryoglobulinemia type II". The Journal of Infectious Diseases 162 (2): 569–70. doi:10.1093/infdis/162.2.569. PMID 2115556.
Johnson RJ, Gretch DR, Yamabe H, et al. (February 1993). "Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with hepatitis C virus infection". N Engl J Med 328 (7): 465–70. doi:10.1056/NEJM199302183280703. PMID 767844
Neri S, Raciti C, D'Angelo G, Ierna D, Bruno CM (January 1998). "Hyde's prurigo nodularis and chronic HCV hepatitis". J. Hepatol. 28 (1): 161–4. PMID 9537854.
Vandelli C, Renzo F, Romanò L, et al. (May 2004). "Lack of evidence of sexual transmission of hepatitis C among monogamous couples: results of a 10-year prospective follow-up study". The American Journal of Gastroenterology 99 (5): 855–9. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.04150.x. PMID 15128350.
Should all this material be eliminated from the article? Please recall this is only from the first 1/3 references cited here.
I look forward to your opinion. DrMicro ( talk) 19:38, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the welcome. I have had a go at the stub on benign hypertension. Would appreciate comments. adh ( talk) 01:50, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
Just wanted to follow up on your edit. I know the difference between the two conditions and the fact they may be caused by different things, but surely the most common "layman" definition as used by most people on a non-technical basis is that a pneumothorax is always a collapsed lung even if a collapsed lung might include other things. A collaped lung might not be caused by a pneumothorax but even the infobox at the top of the article uses the teminology "the collapsed lung" to decribe what happens during it.
Maybe it's a terminology issue. Would somthing like, "whilst there are many conditions which can lead to a lung failing to inflate, the the phrase collapsed lung is most often used to refer to the organ's inability to inflate during a pneumothorax."? BigHairRef | Talk 18:01, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
Fixed some of the images. Would help with the FA process. What do you think about this image of the hydropneumo? Also we recently had this tensionpneumo. The overlying lines are due to subq emphysema. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 13:44, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
The media file you uploaded as File:Bisphosphonate side chains.png appears to be missing information as to its authorship (and or source), or if you did provide such information, it is confusing for others trying to make use of the image.
It would be appreciated if you would consider updating the file description page, to make the authorship of the media clearer.
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will produce an appropriate expansion,They are optional. Thus though I would remove them and just put DMOZ under further reading. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 17:41, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
You mentioned that cardiac failure was not a cause of inflammation of the liver (hepatitis). The material I wrote was based on reviews of the histology of hepatitis. The pathologists seem to think that cardiac failure is associated with inflammation. As you know this condition can progress to cirrhosis which is the end product of inflammation of the liver. For those reasons I beg to differ with your opinion. DrMicro ( talk) 09:32, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
While I agree that the added diagnostic markers included jargon, I do not understand what You meant by unreliable sources. Both papers which were cited was in high ranked peer reviewed journals --JK — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.38.117.2 ( talk) 17:37, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
Not sure what to do. Have provided feedback again. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 20:35, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
Have hepatitis C at GAN. And further changes you think need being made? I see you edited it a while ago. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 07:34, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
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Have finished the update of the core medical aspects and nominated for GA. Wondering if you could take a look?-- Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 21:22, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
A question. I must confess that I fail to see why Milton Wexler should be omitted from the history of the Huntington gene. He along with his two daughters were largely responsible for setting up the organisation that lead eventually to its discovery. The cited paper is from the Annual Reviews of Medicine. The author is Wexler's daughter - a professor of psychology. She was the second named author on the 1983 paper which locatized the gene to the tip of chromosome 4 so she has a unique perspective on this disease.
I agree that this material might not belong in the more scientific parts of the article but it is part of the history of the disease. The mention of the parties with Hollywood stars attending might seem irrelevant but this practice allowed Wexler to keep the salaries down and attracted people to work on this disease rather than some other where the work paid better. As far as I know it was (and still is) a unique incentive for a scientist to work on a project. Others had tried to recruit people to work on this disease before this but failed to meet with the success that Wexler had.
For these reasons this material seem IMHO to be relevant to the history of the disease. I would be grateful if you could explain your reasons for suggesting that it does not belong in the history of this disease. DrMicro ( talk) 23:53, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
I would be grateful if you could check quality of google translation (my understanding - National Bank of Belgium agreed to distribute images of the banknotes it has issued using the same rules as euro banknotes) - please reply on http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/File:BEL-500f-rev.jpg Bulwersator ( talk) 06:48, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
I've updated Huntington's disease#Research directions to rely on secondary sources per your message - feedback appreciated, thx Dubbin u | t | c 14:10, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
I have gone through Hypertension and tried to update and improve the article. You were kind enough to comment on some previous additions I made - if you get time I would welcome your comments. Incidentally my email is now set up as public if you want to contact me. Adh ( talk) 19:52, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
I just want to say that you have made excellent progress with the article, and I appreciate your constructive responses to my pedantic points. Unfortunately I just haven't had enough time even to fully review the article; real life keeps cropping up. I am giving the article my top priority (on Wikipedia) and I shall write the new section as soon as I can. Best wishes. Axl ¤ [Talk] 21:59, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
Sorry, wanted to reply on the fac page a few days ago but it was already closed. I'll see if I can help with any outstanding issues and would fully support a renomination in the near future. -- WS ( talk) 23:47, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
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Hey Jfdwolff, I edited cholesterol putting sources for a statement in the article which you reverted. On http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed it says to just replace the citation needed text with information on the source. Shaddix ( talk) 14:40, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
Okay, here you go. Firstly, making personal attacks makes you very unpopular and often gets people blocked from editing. Secondly, repeated reverting without discussion leads to blocking. Your edit does not reflect current thinking on the subject (references are from 1952 and 1954 respectively); please discuss on the talkpage why you think the rabbit has such a peculiar metabolism. I also recommend learning to format your own references, rather than expecting others to tidy up after you. Finally, try to log in when making edits rather than giving the impression of using multiple accounts. JFW | T@lk 20:04, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
You really should stop reverting and start a discussion on Talk:Cholesterol. The kind of sources we need are compliant with WP:MEDRS (i.e. not something over half a century old, or someone's blog). I have requested protection of the page. JFW | T@lk 22:44, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
No, you will find that my views are rather more nuanced and I think you should have assumed good faith and discussed your changes on the talk page when I suggested this. I have decided not to ask for blocking despite the fact that you are editing from your IP address as well as your registered account. JFW | T@lk 21:20, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello. I've noticed your good work to the good article thrombophilia. Thank you for that. I have the goal of getting venous thrombosis, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism upgraded in their quality ratings. I don't share your medical expertise though. I was contacting you because I thought, at most, you might be want to partner up to work on a good article together or, at least, offer some suggestions. I am currently thinking it makes the most sense to try to work on improving VT first, then DVT, and finally PE. Maybe you would recommend another approach. One drawback to the VT article is that it seems like it could get complex quickly. For example, there's the issue of superficial ones, or maybe they deserve their own article. Then the term venous thromboembolism is currently a redirect to VT, but I guess it would be a bad idea to cover anything related to PE there, even though VTE is currently bolded in the lead. It seems that there would be very considerable overlap between "good" VT and DVT articles. So far, I've added a classification section to DVT, expanded the prevention section at VT, started a pathophysiology section at VT, etc. Anyhow, any of your wisdom would be appreciated. Thanks. Biosthmors ( talk) 20:30, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
On the same topic: should thrombus and thrombosis be merged? -- WS ( talk) 19:37, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
Dear Jfdwolff,
My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.
So a few things about the interviews:
Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name
HERE instead.
If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.
Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Obar -- Jaobar ( talk) 07:22, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi Jfdwolff. There's an issue relating to a Dutch source that I think would benefit from your wisdom. Would you be able to look at User talk:Honorsteem#February 2012? Jayjg (talk) 19:46, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi Jfdwolff. I appreciate your work on this page, however, your classification of glimepiride as a 3rd generation sulfonylurea is incorrect according to the standards of medical reference and pharmacology used here in the U.S. I have updated the page and listed the appropriate references on the talk page. Why do you believe this agent to be a 3rd generation sulfonylurea and what resource are you referencing that identifies it as such? Vana3474 ( talk) 22:31, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
I would like to contribute to the page.
“ | A research study [5] by the United Kingdom's Department of Health has identified that telehealth can be an effective way [6] of managing Diabetes. This means that Diabetics can monitor their condition at home more regularly reducing the dependence on visits to see their medical practitioner. | ” |
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Hi Jfdwolff - I have found a secondary source of the research results http://www.guardian.co.uk/healthcare-network/2011/dec/06/telehealth-significant-benefits-cut-deaths — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naivepanda ( talk • contribs) 09:18, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
I understand your point about academic source, but the WSD study by DH was evaluated by City University London, University of Oxford, University of Manchester, Nuffield Trust, Imperial College London and London School of Economics. http://www.city.ac.uk/news/2011/dec/city-research-leads-to-government-focus-on-telehealth The report that has been used for the link is the initial findings of the trail, the full report has not been released yet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naivepanda ( talk • contribs) 09:29, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
There is something very wrong with Gnatbuzz ( talk · contribs). Take a look at his recent edits at Joseph (son of Jacob) and Étienne Brûlé. Dougweller ( talk) 21:55, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
Dear Jfdwolff Maybe consider leaving that link into the Proteopedia page - it really shows the enzyme, Acid-beta-glucosidase, which when defective produces Gaucher's disease in a nice way, i.e. in 3D, please take a look at that page, and consider restoring the link, i.e. http://www.proteopedia.org/wiki/index.php/Acid-beta-glucosidase. n.b. the link can be gotten to simply by typing: Proteopedia Acid-beta-glucosidase Looking forward to hearing from you, with best regards, Joel L. Sussman (Joel.Sussman@weizmann.ac.il)
Hi JFW, if you're still willing and able to help review a few of the students' topics from our project, I'd appreciate your expertise. Here are the details again: I have an 8 point rubric that you can use to make quantitative judgments about how much improvement to the stub has been made by the students (and any other editors that help out during our course period) between 3/1/11 and the "final" version at the end of the course (~2nd week of May). Would you be willing to review Referred itch, Satellite cell (glial), Synaptic gating, and Vestibulocerebellar syndrome and score them using the rubric? I would be most appreciative, and of course would acknowledge your efforts in the manuscript that will be written up detailing our project. Thanks much, NeuroJoe ( talk) 16:24, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
The article
Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome you nominated as a
good article has passed
; see
Talk:Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome for eventual comments about the article. Well done!
Jezhotwells (
talk) 00:04, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
IMO we should probably discuss the review first and than follow it with context supported by primary research. Or at least leave the stipulation that there is controversy. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 18:01, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Pneumonia is up for April's MCOTM. Are you interested in polishing it up again? WhatamIdoing ( talk) 00:54, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
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Parkinson's disease is an age-related degenerative disorder of the human brain. It rarely arises before the age of 40, but afflicts more than 1% of people over 60 and 4% of people over 80. The most obvious symptoms are movement-related, including shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty with walking gait. Cognitive, sensory, sleep and emotional problems may also occur, especially in the later stages. The most noticeable symptoms are brought about by the death of brain cells that produce the chemical dopamine. Some cases are caused by genetic factors, but for most cases the causes are not known. Diagnosis is based on assessment of symptoms. In spite of extensive scientific research, no cure has yet been found. Modern treatments are effective at managing the early motor symptoms of the disease, mainly through the use of levodopa and dopamine agonists. In the later stages, however, these treatments gradually lose their effectiveness. The disease is named after British apothecary James Parkinson, and his birthday, April 11, has been designated Parkinson's Disease Day. ( more...)
Hi there
Not sure if you were actually referring to Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(chemistry)/Chemicals. The article you mentioned is for a compound class, multiple, not a single compound.
I agree wholeheartedly with what you say, and I've argued this strenuously at WP MED before only to have people suggest that an article with a synthesis section is not worthy to be a FA. Let's see how it goes this time, best of luck.-- Rifleman 82 ( talk) 17:00, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
On benzodiazepine you removed pieces of information (including "ALT" text from images) without an edit summary and marked the edits "minor".
You have been asked repeatedly to comply with these basic policies. Could you explain why this is so difficult? JFW | T@lk 14:40, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
Calmer Waters 02:06, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
regarding my edit on the entry beth din that you removed
I noticed that you have removed many other edits that various users have made over time to this article including information over semichah. I wonder why you would be so fastidious about many of these edits? They are extremely informative, impartial and desirable. Readers simple want to know about these things and they are integral to the concept of beth din. Please advise. If I am not sending you this message in the right forum let me know. I'm kind of new to this. -- Jajogluck ( talk) 00:54, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
I see, there is very few secondary sources too, I looked it over and over, I am actually trying to look for landmarks in the history of the research about asthma, thats why you find that some information is not applicable to today's medicine, as the current understanding of the disease was mostly understood in the 60's and later. please suggest any sources to help expanding the article MaenK.A. Talk 16:45, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Barend Joseph Stokvis at the
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your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
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talk 17:49, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi - regarding [ this revert]: while blood vessel does not currently redirect to this article, there is certainly the possibility of getting to that page when looking for the singer. Indeed, that was what happened with me, and I make a point of adding hatnotes in such cases. Care to reconsider? Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward: not at work) - talk 18:06, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi Doc:
Just posted a bunch of small stuff on rhabdomyolysis for you on the article Talk page. It may turn out to be a "whole bunch of nothing", but even so - I did fix ONE spelling error for you.
Your overall grade - A+ (as usual). Have a good one. Talk to you later.
Best regards: Cliff L. Knickerbocker, MS ( talk) 18:01, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
In regards to your comment about "no need for boldface - a breast implant is not a device either", I have posted a reply on my talk page. I observed that you deleted the term before giving me an opportunity to respond.
Under paragraph 3 of the following link, the FDA official publication specifically refers to this as a "breast implant device" ( see http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm070819.htm ). Furthermore at the 66th meeting of the General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the FDA, the term "breast implant devices" are used in their official report (see following link: http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/05/transcripts/2005-4101t3.htm). At another FDA General and Plastic Surgery Devices meeting the official report contains two citations using the exact term "breast implant devices" (see link: http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/03/transcripts/3989T1.htm).
Lest you believe that this is exclusively a term reserved for use by the FDA, I am attaching a medlibrary.org reference which employs the term "breast implant devices" (see: http://medlibrary.org/medwiki/Breast_implantation).
Please do not believe that this is an American designation either. The following link also establishes that Breast "Implants are classified as medical device (MD) internationally" (see http://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/emp/emp_gp/files/breast_aug.pdf).
In regards to your analogy to an ICD, an international company headquartered in London, Aortech International, employs the exact words "breast implant device" in its report (see http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?type=news&code=cotn%3AAOR.L&it=&articleid=5491311&action=article). Are they aware of your concerns about multiple noun overkill?
In summary, I would not presume to tell the FDA that they are improperly employing "multiple noun overkill" as used in their official publications. This agency establishes the legal classification of breast implants as medical devices. I am puzzled by your semantic discrimination. Do you have a medical reference which substantiates your claim that " a breast implant is not a device either?" According to the FDA, to which I am legally bound to comply, it is absolutely a medical device and should be irrefutably referred to as medical devices. Please read the first sentence of the following link: "The Medical Device Amendments were enacted, giving FDA authority to regulate medical devices such as breast implants" (see http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ImplantsandProsthetics/BreastImplants/UCM064242)
I'd be grateful if you could respond to my comments. Otto Placik ( talk) 23:27, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
Hey Doc:
Had so much fun picking at you yesterday on rhabdomyolysis, I figured I'd continue on with pneumonia. Found three (obvious/non-controversial) spelling and grammar errors and went to fix them real quick, but the software told me to "bugger off", or something to that effect.
If you are a "Honcho", "Diety", or of whatever Wikirank that can do so, will you please check my "rights" and let me know what I need to do to "apply" for the one that lets me fix simple stuff like that as long as I behave?
Thanks. Hope you don't get a community-acquired pneumonia today!
Your nemesis: Cliff L. Knickerbocker, MS ( talk) 12:38, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
I have been thinking about what you said earlier this month about List of hematologic conditions and wanted to ask your opinion on what best to do. I have attempted to create a list that may very well be out of my abilities to complete (if that is even possible) in any reasonable amount of time. Also, the way I set out doing it (with a short summary of each disease process) will make such a list eventually to long (already at 61k and nowhere near comprehensive) and will have to be broken up into smaller sections at some point if continued. My question is, do you think I should abandon this project entirely (G7) and retract the links, or maybe just work on changing it to a list of anemias, remove the rest, work on it further, and after a peer review, attempt a feature list run. Any thoughts? Calmer Waters 02:36, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
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The DYK project ( nominate) 06:03, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
Please see this Cfd discussion again. Debresser ( talk) 22:36, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Jdfwolff. I've undone your revert [3] as I can't see the logic behind it - the aim of the edit appears to be to explain the topic at a lower technical level, which seems to be rather useful in communicating information on this topic (on the basis that those that read this article won't necessarily understand the technical terms used in the article), or otherwise adding additional detail. If you disagree with the edit, please could you leave a message on the talk page of the user rather than solely in the edit summary (which can easily go unnoticed, unlike a talk page message)? Thanks. Mike Peel ( talk) 23:15, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your attention. I released the contribution, because Dengeu fever as also malaria is not common in sub-tropic area, but common in tropical climate as Indonesia. Using an unapproval vaccine and drug might be have a certain risk, but sometimes is a choice depends on the urgencies, mostly for severe cancer. If we know to handle the dengue fever, the disease is not harmful, but sometimes several children die due to they (including the family) don't know it will kill them silently/unpredictablely by dehidration and thrombocyte leakage when they think they are gradually become health (day 3 and 4 critical moment), so controlling thrombocyte daily is needed. By the way I will agree with you if the contribution need another article as a home, if necessary. Thank you again for your attention. Gsarwa ( talk) 06:30, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
Hey Wolfy! why the big padlock on the Wessely article? I looked up the sources. Reads like some soviet style rant to me now. What's a girl to do?
Spread some comment luv hon.
Catherine
Hiya wolffy- Catherine here. I've lost my password do you know how I get it back? I posted on the Wessely page so thought I'd post here so you can see. Hubbie gets back from Preston soon so can't hang around but maybe if you want to chat you can join our facebook group on CFS and read more about Wessely? here's my post:
Spread some comment luv
Catherine
Thanks for the password tip, I'll do that now honey :-) And yeah, no negativity, just the hard truth, the man ain't liked by patients and that's a pretty serious failing as a doctor. I knew an internist once and he never got no patients 'cos folks just didn't want to see him. Wessely's a jerk but that ain't no excuse for posting all negative, but there has to be a little don't you think? You couldn't have an article on Stalin as some cheerio who had nice chats with Pushkin and was a great benefactor of the arts. No, you gotta allow some negative on Wessely as it's all, what you say "POV" with no ying and yang?
Catherine
Thanks for your help Mr. Wolff. Sorry I see you are a doctor and I said a few things (blush). I guess a great doctor is accompanied by a great angel as they say and I'm sure that's you :-) I went to the desk thing like you said and I posted about all that was happening. So maybe someone can straighten me out on how all this works. Sciencewatcher seems a bit of a jerk. Surely you should assume good faith and not choke so much on stuff.
Catherine
Hello. Thank you for your message regarding the external links I've added to several cancer type pages. However, these links are not spam and are in no way intended to improve search rankings. The links go to web content from Macmillan Cancer Support, one of the UK's most trusted sources of cancer information as well as it's leading provider of support (medical, financial, practical and emotional) for people affected by cancer in the UK. Macmillan is a 100-year-old registered charity whose cancer information is certified (and annually audited) by the Information Standard, the independent scheme begun by the Department of Health.
The links we're attempting to add are more valuable to users than some of the existing external links on these pages. I've read the Wikipedia external links policy, and as they advise, I have posted similar messages to his on a discussion page.
Please advise on any helpful tips we should follow to ensure these links are not removed in the future. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.118.102 ( talk) 13:24, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
Catherine Sanderson ( talk · contribs) is requesting unblocking. Can you provide some more info on the sockpuppetry on the user's talk page to help an unbiased admin review the block? Toddst1 ( talk) 05:11, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your further comments. I'd be very grateful if you could point me to further examples where I could provide further explanations without resorting to parentheses. JFW | T@lk 15:14, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi, JFW. Please don't take offence at my opposition of "Rhabdomyolysis". I have great respect for you and for your excellent contributions on Wikipedia. Best wishes. Axl ¤ [Talk] 16:09, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your helpful suggestions, Jfdwolff. I have done my best to improve the references section of the pyelonephritis article. I have added several MEDRS-compliant and current textbook sources, and a few review articles from peer-reviewed journals. I have also removed the unnecessary medical terminology source and done a bit of copyediting. There is still a lot of work to be done, but I think this is a pretty good start. Before I go any further, I would like to consult with you on the article's organization. MEDMOS suggests the following outline for disease-related articles:
This is not exactly how I would have chosen to organize the article, but I assume the suggested outline is the result of some sort of consensus. Is there a good reason why we should deviate from the suggested guideline? DiverDave ( talk) 19:37, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
Amoxicillin#Medical_uses Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 10:59, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi there Dr. Wolff, I thought I would ask you a question here (please feel free to delete it). I also am not fluent in wikipedia, nor do I have any interest in doing so. I am trying to post relevant information on a commercially available product (something that is quite frequent on wiki, see the entries for sildenafil, bevacizumab, etc...)
I spotted some recent input you gave on a page called Macula Risk (page I created by the way...) and have some questions to ask of you:
1) Original research- what does this mean? Is this improper? Please explain. I have addded more than 15 academic references
2) You indicate "No evidence that this has been properly validated"- would you like me to E-mail you the article outlining the validation of the technology, as published in IOVS (one of the most reputable journals in opthalmology) or just provide you the reference? Also, each of the individual markers in the composite assay has also been validated in at least 2 seperate, non-company sponsored studies, which in total have included more than 30,000 test subjects. I can send you all the references you need.
3) "no WP:MEDRS-compatible sources supporting DNA-based screening for AMDm."
The input given by wiki is:
Ideal sources for such content includes general or systematic reviews published in reputable medical journals, academic and professional books written by experts in a field and from a respected publisher, and medical guidelines or position statements from nationally or internationally recognised expert bodies.
This guideline supports the general sourcing policy at Wikipedia:Verifiability with specific attention given to sources appropriate for the medical and health-related content in any type of article, including alternative medicine. Sources for all other types of content—including that in medical articles—are covered by the general guideline on identifying reliable sources rather than this specific guideline.
I can provide you with copies of the following articles 1) Seddon et al "Prediction Model for Prevalence and Incidence of Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration Based on Genetic, Demographic, and Environmental Variables", IOVS May 2009 2) Zanke et al "a genetic approach to stratification of risk for AMD' Can J Opthamology 45 (1) 2010 22-27
Both of these outline the technology in the assay and its applicability
If you have any further questions regarding the academic pedigree of the genes in the Macula Risk assay, i would be more than happy to send you all the pdf's you need
Regards,
Gerry (Geert) Belgraver Dutch Guy canuck ( talk) 13:47, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
You called out to me at my IP address. See next for my identity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.193.8.74 ( talk) 22:35, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
This is me. Thanks for calling out. A Prof with little time for this, but want to actively encourage other well-trained individuals who are contributing. If yo recall what it was that I editted anonymously, gladly engage you in any necessary discussion. Prof D. Meduban ( talk) 22:37, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
A deletion discussion has just been created at
Category talk:Unclassified Chemical Structures, which may involve one or more orphaned chemical structures, that has you user name in the upload history. Please feel free to add your comments.
Ronhjones
(Talk) 22:56, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
Dr Wolff
This is Professor Anirban Maitra from the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at Johns Hopkins University. I see that you deleted some important external links related to pancreatic cancer, and especially those associated with Johns Hopkins University on Feb 2nd, 2011. Please note these links were not put for the purposes of self promotion, and certainly do not come under the category of "unnotable external links" of which you seem to be a self styled expert. The Johns Hopkins Pancreatic Cancer patient chat site was the first chat site dedicated to this disease, and on this very chat site was where the future founders of PanCAN, the largest patient advocacy organization for this disease in the USA, met. The existence of this chat site is an invaluable resource to patients, many of whom link to it from the Wikipedia page when they search for answers to their terrible disease. On this chat site, hundreds upon hundreds of patients and caregivers meet other afflicted individuals and get succor for their condition. Second, the link to the National Familial Pancreatic Tumor Registry (NFPTR) link which you also deleted happens to be the world's oldest and largest repository of familial pancreatic cancers, and has been one of the major sources for discovery of familial pancreatic cancer genes. There are over 3,000 families with pancreatic cancer who are part of this registry, and removing the link to this page is a gross disservice to other similar kindred that have multiple family members with the disease and are looking for answers. Finally, the main Goldman Cancer center webpage forms a portal through which patients with advanced disease often seek second or third opinions at our center, which has one of the largest pancreatic cancer populations in this country, if not worldwide. As a physician, you do great disservice to patients and family members who are looking for qualified answers from some of the foremost experts in this disease by clubbing these links under the connotation of "linkfarm" and deleting them. I would urge you to follow the historical contributions of Johns Hopkins and its pancreatic cancer clinical and research team to the understanding of pancreatic cancer, its biology, and its therapy before making empirical decisions of this nature. You are welcome to email me directly for clarifications, or to learn more about the contributions of Johns Hopkins and the role some of these websites have played in helping pancreatic cancer patients. I will revert these links back on the website in Wikipedia, and would greatly appreciate if you do not arbitrarily delete them. Thank you. Amaitra1 ( talk) 02:15, 11 June 2011 (UTC)Amaitra1
Partial edits to the Macular Degeneration page do not do it justice
Dr. Seddon's poster is put in text below- and was obviously presented at ARVO 2011. I recommend proper searches prior to edits that delete recent, valid and interesting information
Note: her COMPLETE lack of commercial relationships- she does not work for anyone in the opthalmic space, and hence her work should be above doubt from various purists?
5235—D1119 Prediction Risk Modeling for Progression to Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Baseline Demographic, Environmental, Genetic and Ocular Variables Johanna M. Seddon1,2, Robyn Reynolds1, Yi Yu1, Mark J. Daly3 and Bernard Rosner4
1Ophthalmic Epidemiology and Genetics Service, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 2Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 3Ctr. For Human Genetic Res., Mass. Gen. Hosp. and Broad Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 4Channing Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Commercial Relationships: Johanna M. Seddon, Tufts Medical Center (P); Robyn Reynolds, None; Yi Yu, None; Mark J. Daly, Mass General Hosp. (P); Bernard Rosner, None
Support: RO1-EY11309 NEI/NIH; Mass. Lions Eye Research Fund Inc.; Research to Prevent Blindness; Macular Degeneration Research Fund-Ophthalmic Epidemiology and Genetics Service, Tufts Medical Center Abstract
Purpose:To expand and further develop our predictive models for progression to advanced stages of AMD associated with visual loss based on demographic, environmental, genetic and ocular factors (1,2).
Methods:In this prospective evaluation of 2,937 individuals, 819 progressed to advanced AMD, including geographic atrophy and neovascular disease, during 12 years of follow-up. Subjects were participants in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study. Covariates included demographic and environmental factors, six variants in five genes, baseline macular drusen size, and presence and type of advanced AMD in one eye at baseline.Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were performed to calculate hazard ratios for progression to advanced AMD. To assess the ability of risk scores to discriminate between progressors and non-progressors, an algorithm was developed and receiver operating characteristic curves and area under the curves (AUC or C statistics) were calculated. To validate the overall model, the total sample was randomly subdivided into a derivation sample and a test sample. Then another model was built on the derivation sample and assessed for calibration and discrimination in the test sample.
Results:In multivariate models, age, smoking, higher body mass index, ARMS2/HTRA1, C3, and two CFH genetic variants were associated with increased risk of progression, and C2 and CFB were associated with decreased risk of progression. Presence of AMD in one eye increased risk in the fellow eye, and increased drusen size increased risk of progression. Both genetic variables and drusen size remained highly predictive of AMD progression when they were mutually adjusted for each other. The AUC for progression at 10 years in the model with genetic factors, drusen size and environmental covariates was 0.915 in the total sample. In the test sample, based on a model estimated from the derivation sample the AUC was 0.908.
Conclusions:Factors reflective of nature and nurture have excellent ability to predict who will develop advanced disease associated with visual loss. These risk scores and progression rates are useful for AMD surveillance and for designing clinical trials.1. JAMA 2007;287:1793-1800.2. IOVS 2009;50:2044-53.
Keywords: age-related macular degeneration • clinical (human) or epidemiologic studies: risk factor assessment • genetics Dutch Guy canuck ( talk) 18:47, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
Done 19:10, 13 June 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dutch Guy canuck ( talk • contribs)
Congratulations! The consensus is in your favour so I have no dispute. Best wishes, Axl ¤ [Talk] 12:23, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
You contributed to the recent discussion at WP:Cfd. The closing editor recommended that a discussion be started on a new name and we should seek consensus there before proceeding to Cfd again. I've opened such a discussion on Category:Talmud rabbis of the Land of Israel and invite you to participate. Laurel Lodged ( talk) 14:08, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on June 21, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 21, 2011. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article directors Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), or at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! ۞ Tbhotch ™ & (ↄ), Problems with my English? 00:11, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a condition featuring attacks of muscle weakness in the presence of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland [pictured]). Hypokalemia (decreased potassium levels in the blood) is usually present during attacks. The condition may be life-threatening if weakness of the breathing muscles leads to respiratory failure, or if the low potassium levels lead to cardiac arrhythmias (irregularities in the heart rate). If untreated, it is typically recurrent in nature. The condition has been linked with genetic mutations in genes that code for certain ion channels that transport electrolytes ( sodium and potassium) across cell membranes. Treatment of the hypokalemia, followed by correction of the hyperthyroidism, leads to complete resolution of the attacks. It occurs predominantly in males of Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Korean descent. TPP is one of several conditions that can cause periodic paralysis. ( more...)
Let's say that mythology is a "loaded" term when applied to certain traditional stories recorded in the Torah. I don't agree for a moment with this very subjective assessment--not based on the accepted common usage of the word--but let's just set that aside for now.
What then would be a more accurate and appropriate word to describe an ancient and traditional narrative with magical and symbolic elements that cannot rightly be presented as established history, and which is not accepted as such by most historians?
Moses remained forty days and nights atop Mount Sinai. Did he truly? Is that a fact that meets Wikipedia standards for historicity? No. Obviously some kind of modifier is needed here.
In any case, since "mythology" doesn't suit you, what more appropriate modifier would?
Thaliomiles ( talk) 04:25, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks JFDW. Agree with your comments. Slowly feeling my way! Dhj davis ( talk) 07:18, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi, re. this edit, I don't think the point was to advocate a particular reconstruction, but to use the WP:COMMONNAME in English. I would have thought that was 'Jehovah', but it looks like I'm out of date, and 'Yahweh' is now more common. — kwami ( talk) 11:52, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
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Hi, apoligies for my erroneous edits on Rhabdomyolysis. If you need to revert me you'd better let me know on my talk page in future, as I don't generally watch all of the pages I edit. In this instance the error came about because both the original BMJ and reprint of Bywaters had the PMID of the reprint – PMID 9527411. I've corrected the BMJ one to be PMID 20783577, and corrected the same error on Artificial kidney and Acute kidney injury, so it should now all be correct. Thanks Rjwilmsi 11:16, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
Did you carefully merge the material? Chesdovi ( talk) 13:26, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
Hey JFW. I saw your correction on the article of vertebral artery dissection about a partial Horner. I think if it is partial, there should be no anhidrosis and if there's anhidrosis it shouldn't be called partial. I've made a remark about it in the talk page and added the definition of partial Horner to the Horner entry. PizzaMan ( talk) 09:52, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
Hey JFW, how would you feel about adding a link to DengueMap to the Dengue fever article? (I've also left another question at the Talk page, but I'm sure it will pop up on your radar.) Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 14:41, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
OK, I've gone over the article for the umpteenth time and am satisfied it meets the FA criteria by a mile :) I do have three nitpicks, all involving the Signs and symptoms section, but they don't affect "FA readiness" in any way so I thought I'd add them here instead:
I'm also mulling over a new map modeled more closely after the one in the 2009 WHO guidelines (more recent data), but, again, that's more of a personal preference and I have absolutely nothing against the current map. Heading over to FAC to add my support right now. Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 17:10, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
Responses - thanks Fvasconcellos for the thorough read.
OK Doc, I will agree to let Thor smack me instead, but only on the condition that - when you get time - you would be so kind as to scan my new contribution basaloid squamous cell lung carcinoma and remove that irritating "New Article" tag. Deal? :-O
Your fan: Cliff Knickerbocker, M.S. ([[User talk:Uploadvirus|talk]]) ( talk) 00:48, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi there, If you have the time and/or the interest, could you please take a look at the debate at Wikipedia Commons regarding the suggestion to delete a photo that is being used in medical articles? I have been told that you have knowledge and experience in such matters and I hope that you may be able to share your perspective with other editors. It is here: commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Human fetus 10 weeks - therapeutic abortion.jpg Thanks! Gandydancer ( talk) 17:38, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
Oh! So sorry but I see my link does not connect you and I have no idea how to direct you to the discussion. Can you figure it out by the information I have offered? Gandydancer ( talk) 17:43, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
O.K. I will knock something up on coturnism but I doubt it will meet with your approval Sheredot ( talk) 10:26, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
On the Shi'ite parallel, see Roy Mottahedeh, Lessons in Islamic Jurisprudence (a translation of Muhammad Baqir as-Sadr, Durus fi Ilm al-Usul), where the last third of the book is devoted to "procedural principles". A more general account is given in Mottahedeh's The Mantle of the Prophet, and in Momen's Shi'i Islam. -- Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) ( talk) 16:35, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
Pain has a way to go before FA, but do you think it is ready for GA? -- Anthonyhcole ( talk) 07:14, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I hope you are the right person to contact about this. Expasy have changed their URLs for their enzyme page, meaning that the link provided by the EC number template is no longer correct. Expasy's new URLs are of the format http://enzyme.expasy.org/EC/1.16.1.4 It would be great if you could fix this as it is such a useful template. If not, who should I ask? Many thanks in advance. -- RE73 ( talk) 07:00, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for sorting this out. Yes, you are right I really should sign up to the molecular and cell biology project! -- RE73 ( talk) 10:38, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
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Congratulations on the promotion of Dengue fever to featured status! I learned a lot about this disease from the article, and your edits helped make it of the highest quality. Thanks for all the work you do on Wikipedia. – Quadell ( talk) 14:17, 6 July 2011 (UTC) |
The external links I am adding to pancreatic cancer are NOT spam and are NOT meant for self promotion. These links are from non profit organizations that provide very important services to patients and caregivers with pancreatic cancer. You are doing these individuals extreme disservice by repeatedly removing the links from the page. As someone with a medical background this borders on irresponsible. Email me directly if you need to be educated. Anirban Maitra @ Johns Hopkins University Amaitra1 ( talk) 06:29, 8 July 2011 (UTC)amaitra1
You are NOT an expert on this disease. Removing these external links is a great disservice to patients. As someone who deals with this disease on a daily basis, I am shocked by your irresponsibility. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amaitra1 ( talk • contribs) 06:34, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi! Delete please this page and be so kind — rename this page.-- Edgars2007 ( Talk/ Contributions) 09:49, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
Would you mind keeping an eye on Chiropractic? Despite a long standing consensus to discuss controversial edits on the talk page first, an editor has basically re-written half the article within the last few days, including several edits against consensus. Thanks! DigitalC ( talk) 03:28, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
This might be relevant - DigitalC ( talk) 06:31, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
I found the meat glue article inadvertently and posted it as I saw that it was subject-related. I will not fight you on this as you seem to know the topic better than I do. Best regards, -- Achim ( talk) 17:41, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
About that [6]. The little red dot was hard to spot. Graham. Graham Colm ( talk) 21:10, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
Look at Wikipedia: WikiProject Medicine. It states, "This project aims to enable Wikipedians to cooperate, organize, make suggestions and share ideas on the improvement of the medicine and health-related articles." As I stated to James, anal sex is a health-related article. Yes, people who engage in it won't necessarily have medical problems. But people who have vaginal sex won't necessarily have medical problems either, and yet I don't see you removing Sexual intercourse from being within the project's scope. Anal sex is just one aspect of sexual intercourse, so why shouldn't it be within the project's scope? Why shouldn't it be within the project's scope when it's been shown to be far riskier than any other type of sexual activity? The article clearly demonstrates this. Anal sex is riskier in terms of STIs/STDs, and is even risky when it comes to the anatomy of the anus/rectum, if people aren't careful (sufficient lubrication, and so on). So exactly how is it wrong to list this article as within the scope of WikiProject Medicine? Because, no doubt, when it comes to having a project weigh in on aspects of this article, WikiProject Medicine would be just as important as Wikipedia:WikiProject Sexology and sexuality (even more so considering how inactive Wikipedia:WikiProject Sexology and sexuality can be).
Why is Wikipedia: WikiProject Medicine starting to be so strict in what it lists as within its scope? Do I need to bring this up over there on that talk page? Start and RfC? What? Flyer22 ( talk) 00:09, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
I have been here for seven years though. I just decided to join that Wikiproject. ;-) Elle vécut heureuse à jamais ( be free) 07:11, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
Just a heads up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement#QuackGuru . Ocaasi t | c 20:10, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
very good night Jfdwolff,...
very briefly, and to thanks for your previous notes,... and welcome too,...
...and also to says that i hopes can continues here,... for much, much more time,... in this stage (for the moment),... correcting the writed texts here (those because my english it's not good,... still),... and in the projects also,...
...and about the medicine project would likes to request also,... respectfully (and if it possible),... an effective time-window of more or less 3 hours,... to can review the article of the month (
pneumonia),... those because i cannot edit on them (appearing me only the source code),...
thanking you again for the welcome,... and all possible help (actual, and future),... and hoping also can see you again,...
and with my regards,... --
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Hello my name is Andres and in my ITGS (Infromation and technology in a global society)course, of the IB I need to interview someone who is related tot he issue of my choice. Since my issue is Wikipedia I was wondering if I could possibly interview you. I would greatly appreciate if so. Please provide me a way to contact you such as an e-mail address so I can send the interview. Thank You Poysndi ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:19, 21 July 2011 (UTC).
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The same section of "rising concerns about dependence" has been added to Alprazolam (lead), Benzodiazepine(lead), Benzodiazepine dependency by editor 67.173. You have reverted already in Benzodiazpine because too long for the lead and MedRS. I believe it is a reliable source, namely a manuscript of a journal article, look at PMID. Seems to be a review article. But I also believe it is much too detailed for the lead and tangential to e.g. Alprazolam, as it talks about tranquilizers in general. Please take a look. (It is extremely difficult to work with this editor because he tends to misrepresent sources. Took about the whole evening to revert his other contributions, however this one seems legitimate in that it cites the ref correctly) We need another (your) opinion there. 70.137.153.193 ( talk) 13:30, 25 July 2011 (UTC) 70.137.153.193 ( talk) 13:53, 25 July 2011 (UTC) This is the section in question:
Based on findings in the US from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), an annual compilation of patient characteristics in substance abuse treatment facilities in the United States, admissions due to "primary tranquilizer" (including, but not limited to, benzodiazepine-type) drug use increased 79% from 1992 to 2002. Thus, the DAWN and TEDS data sets demonstrate clearly that the misuse of these sedative/hypnotics is on the rise, and cause for concern. 70.137.153.193 ( talk) 13:34, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
It is IMO tangential to the Alprazolam article as it applies to benzodiazepines and tranquilizers of similar mechanism likewise. It is indeed US-centric, that is why I separated it from the preceding block, with which it was mixed before. The preceding block is a ref which is a review article by Uni Utrecht I believe. It is clear to me that e.g. USA, UK and other European countries have developed their own understanding of the appropriate use and related labels and legislation. I believe it belongs somewhere into the benzo dependency article, but not in the lead. Previous ref states, what the cited ref also says somewhere else, namely that the development of abuse and tolerance is unlikely. Personally I believe the Yankees are a bit hysterical, as seen by "date rape" drugs and the fact that you can have a gun, but not a beer at 18 years of age. In fact the then 21 year old students at colleges can't obviously even handle a beer without hollering and puking all over the place. Probably a result of puritanism. Cheerio! 70.137.153.193 ( talk) 15:36, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi there JFW, I noticed some edits to ALS and RLS that seemed odd. The user [8] has a website [9] that suggests inflammation is the cause of RLS as well as a legion of other disorders, and is promoting a diet / CAM intervention to "cure" these conditions. I suspect the edits are an attempt to mould public perception to suit his worldview and as such have been reverting his edits. However given my biases I may be being overzealous and would appreciate another set of eyes on this. If you are in agreement please do let other members of WP:MED know as I am only checking in on WP seldomly these days. Best wishes, -- PaulWicks ( talk) 12:25, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
JFW, the book I refer to on the Restless Legs page is self published. Actually, all of the information from it is online. The book is not even for sale anymore, I took all of the information from the book and put it online for free. If you look closely at the website you'll see I'm not selling anything. There are no books for sale and there are no products I'm pushing. In fact there are not even any affiliate links or ads. I assure you that there is nothing "dodgy" going on.
All the other information I posted about the connection between inflammation and ADHD, Cancer etc. comes from studies or article that were in legitimate medical journals. I've looked at other Wikipedia pages, and the vast majority of references are of the same nature ... references to studies published in legitimate medical journals. All I'm doing is placing a few lines on the Wiki pages of medical conditions that have a "proven" connection to inflammation.
I believe that you should try the innocent until proven guilty approach. If I'm allowed to continue publishing my blurbs about inflammation, and then some day you find out that I'm pushing a new herbal cure for inflammation, or have written a book, then you have every right to yank my entries. However, there is not one stitch of proof that I have any sort of agenda other than wanting to present some simple scientific facts to people. In doing this, I'm doing what I believe is the right thing. People can either skip over the blurbs about inflammation, or read them, and if interested, they can look deeper into the connection. -- Dwimble1 ( talk) 02:39, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
I'll read it very carefully and will try again.-- Dwimble1 ( talk) 03:20, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
I re-entered the information about the relationship between RLS and inflammation, carefully citing the journals where the information came from, and still my posting was removed? I read over WP:MEDRS very carefully, and as far as I can tell, stayed within the parameters?-- Dwimble1 ( talk) 19:10, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
Forgive me for not posting all of the medical cites for the data that I entered yesterday onti the pages that were reverted by you. I have a detailed study that you are clearly not aware of and I will post the balance of the medical cititations this morning to provide support for the brief statements that I posted and I will repost that data that the medical community has provided the support for with these studies. Thanks! --WPPilot 11:26, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
A slideshow-type quiz on dengue was published in Medscape Reference (formerly eMedicine) this week, and they seem to have read the article... [10] Those guppies are getting to be quite popular :) Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 19:53, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on August 5, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 5, 2011. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article directors Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), or at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! Tbhotch. ™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 20:35, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
Dengue fever is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles. Dengue is transmitted by several species of mosquito within the Aedes genus, principally A. aegypti. The virus has four different types; infection with one type usually gives lifelong immunity to that type, but only short-term immunity to the others. Subsequent infection with a different type increases the risk of severe complications. As there is no vaccine, prevention is sought by reducing the habitat and the number of mosquitoes and limiting exposure to bites. Treatment of acute dengue is supportive, using either oral or intravenous rehydration for mild or moderate disease, and intravenous fluids and blood transfusion for more severe cases. The incidence of dengue fever has increased dramatically since the 1960s, with around 50–100 million people infected yearly. Early descriptions of the condition date from 1779, and its viral cause and the transmission were elucidated in the early 20th century. Dengue has become a worldwide problem since the Second World War and is endemic in more than 110 countries. ( more...)
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I was the one who added the information on the Thrombosis article giving the difference between Superficial Thrombophlebitis and Deep Vein Thrombosis, which I think is a valid and important distinction to make, especially for a public that might be looking for information about their own condition given that one is life threatening and one is not. You cited that it needed restructuring to be added but left no details regarding your objection. I'm a newbie so please forgive me if I am out of line in anyway (and I hope I am using this page properly too). I would appreciate any help you could offer to make the entry more acceptable. Also, note that I left a message on the discussion page to explain the entry and it's placement near the top since the article quickly represents the characteristics of the deadly kind without differentiating it from the other kind. Also, I thought it was weird that Thrombus and Thrombosis are not connected even though they are so closely related. Thanks for any help you can give. -- Bthegoodwin ( talk) 05:27, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
Why did you remove the link to Polypeople from the page? I would surmise it's both relevant and leads to further information on the subject. Please elaborate your reasons in the edit summary when you make reverts like this. Asav ( talk) 00:20, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your comments, I am new to Wikipedia and am learning through trial and error. The website I referenced is a HONcode certified site, however, from your remarks I assume that is not a reliable source for medical articles? My inclusion of "less processed foods" refers to preparing one's own food as to be sure what one is consuming is gluten free. I will be more careful with my wording in the future. Thank you for your comments regarding my warfarin article, I will correct that today. Best, rdavies434 ( talk) 12:19, 9 August 2011
The source is the one that was provided in the sentence before, but there are many others. And the reason it kills more is because most refuse to prevent it with a retal exam and may not even try to cure it until the pain is too high to resist. Also, african descendents have 60% higher incidence (275/100,000). Source The only reason it doesn't kills more than lung cancer is because it's a lot less common in orientals (107/100,00) than it is in caucasians (187/100.000). Also, in many countries is not that common to smoke, and lung cancer have A LOT lower rates in Africa, Latin America and Mid East countries, less than half than developed countries rates Source. Want more sources: most-common-male-cancer-kills-black-men-more, [11], Global cancer statistics
Citing the provided source: "Breast cancer in females and lung cancer in males are the most frequently diagnosed cancers and the leading cause of cancer death for each sex in both economically developed and developing countries, except lung cancer is preceded by prostate cancer as the most frequent cancer among males in economically developed countries."
Please write this information back there, my english is not as good as yours. EternamenteAprendiz ( talk) 04:25, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
I agree with removing that last addition as too technically detailed for the article, but I followed the changes and fyi, the editor had written $.50 (fifty cents) not $50. Not sure that would change anything to the article, but you might be interested. MartinezMD ( talk)
Thank you for correcting Shulchan Aruch. Attention needed at Joseph ben Ephraim Karo. Much obliged. Chesdovi ( talk) 15:43, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the message you left on my talk page. I took your "appropriate sources" in the summary as meaning "reliable source". Another editor has in the meanwhile reverted my edit and pointed out the issue with primary study in medicine. For me a peer reviewed published article on a trustworthy journal was as good as a secondary source, once one points out that the statement comes from one specific study. -- Dia^ ( talk) 15:53, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
First of all, thank you for your assistance. This has been a nightmare battle with the user Homerduo, who insists on burying evidence which is quite contrary to the agenda for which he is fighting.
As a Physician Assistant, my goal is to insure proper treatment for patients. I began my research into the drug Chantix (varenicline), after hearing numerous reports from colleagues on it's dangers. These statements appeared to me to be based on nothing other than public reports. My research has shown that since the drug first earned it's reputation of causing depression and suicide (for which there were no documented studies in the early years), there has since been statistical research which has shown evidence that this is, in fact, false.
The study which Homerduo continually tries to hide from the appropriate section, 'Depression and Suicide', was one done in the UK during 2009. The study found that out of almost 11,000 participants, Chantix showed no more evidence towards causation of depression or suicidal ideation than any other drug in the study. Obviously, this is crucial evidence and deserves to be posted in the proper section.
I ask you, if the study had in fact shown the opposite, that out of 11,000 subjects they did indeed find that the drug caused depression and suicide, would it be urged to be placed in that section by the user Homerduo? I think the answer is clear.
Further, I have attempted to shed light on other aspects of this controversy, such as in the 'Controversy' section, where it is stated:
"On September 3, 2007, musician Carter Albrecht was shot and killed by his girlfriend's neighbor, during an altercation in which an inebriated Albrecht was reportedly banging on the neighbor's door and yelling incoherently. Albrecht's girlfriend and others close to him have publicly claimed that varenicline contributed to the erratic behavior which led to his death. [18]"
What Homerduo refuses to be mentioned (he continues to remove my editing there as well), is that Albrecht had also been consuming large amounts of alcohol prior to the incident. This is hardly trivial data. Refusing to allow such facts to come to light is the epitome of propaganda, and it infuriates me that a single user is allowed to govern the information and tone of a Wikipedia page purely of their own volition. It screams similarity to the horrific public debacle related to the widespread belief that vaccinations cause autism. Now that we know this is not the case (in fact, Andrew Wakefield, who first made these allegations, has had his medical license revoked after it was found he faked the data), it's plain to see how easily the public can be swayed. As a provider who has prescribed Chantix to many patients, with much success, I only ask that the information on BOTH sides be presented with equal attention and weight, regardless of personal opinion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.95.251.38 ( talk) 04:43, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
Yes, the BMJ study does contradict much other report ... specifically, primarily PUBLIC report. When a study fails to confirm public report, something is questionable.
In fact, there are many other studies which have shown no link between depression and suicide and Chantix:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21810630
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21295286
In fact, it has even been shown to decrease depression in patients with prior diagnosis:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19323966
It boggles the mind how can say that the because the BMJ is contradictory to public report, it does not belong in the Depression and Suicide section. The study was done specifically on the topic.
As to my phrasing related to the Albrecht case, I fail to see how stating that he had been intoxicated on large amounts of alcohol prior to and up to the incident is 'adding stuff not in the source', when the source states that over three times the legal limit of alcohol was found in his blood. In fact, your assertion is nothing other than mind boggling. But I guess I have no say in helping truth come to light, and anyone who comes to the page will, unfortunately, not have access to truth. I guess that's why we're always told as scientists to refrain from using Wikipedia as a verifiable source of information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.95.251.38 ( talk) 18:15, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
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Thank you for your welcoming message! I'll look into the suggested FAQs and guidelines. Btw. just out of curiosity: Do you also edit the Nederlandstalige wikipedia? I'm mainly asking since I've noticed oh-so-often in the past that it's in desperate need of editing... What is your opinion: I would like to edit Dutch pages, however, Dutch is not my nativa language and one can really notice this in my writing. Would it still be better to update the facts and hope that someone else cleans up my language, or better stick to languages I'm sufficient fluent at?
Kind regards, Tatyana
Meneswa (
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I confess I'm a little confused by your comments.
Here for example is one ref that might be of interest:
Maximilian Schöniger-Hekele,* Dagmar Petermann, Beate Weber, and Christian Müller Tropheryma whipplei in the Environment: Survey of Sewage Plant Influxes and Sewage Plant Workers Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 March; 73(6): 2033–2035. PMC 1828826
The statement that there is no known trigger for this disease requires a citation seems a little unusual. If the statement were that there is a known trigger then it would make sense to have a reference.
As you can see from the reference above and elsewhere in pubmed this organism appears to be an enviromental bacteerium that causes disease from time to time. The majority of reported cases do affect the GI tract but it may also cause disease elsewhere. These are facts that have been validly published.
Wikipedia is usually a source of (fairly) reliable information particularly when it is properly referenced. If new information provides a different picture to that of older secondary sources this is all the more reason for people to use Wikipedia. If the secondary sources have chosen not to highlight infection sites other than the GI tract then I confess that I would find these sources to be misleading at best.
If this does not answer your concerns I would be grateful of you could expand on them further. DrMicro ( talk) 13:47, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
"Peer reviewed medical journals are a natural choice as a source for up-to-date medical information in Wikipedia articles. They contain a mixture of primary and secondary sources as well as less technical material such as biographies." DrMicro ( talk) 19:45, 1 September 2011 (UTC) This is a quote from WP:MEDRS. DrMicro ( talk) 19:46, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
"Reliable primary sources may occasionally be used with care as an adjunct to the secondary literature, but there remains potential for misuse. For that reason, edits that rely on primary sources should only describe the conclusions of the source, and should describe these findings clearly so the edit can be checked by editors with no specialist knowledge. In particular, this description should follow closely to the interpretation of the data given by the authors or by other reliable secondary sources. Primary sources should not be cited in support of a conclusion that is not clearly made by the authors or by reliable secondary sources, as defined above"
The source used are reliable peer reviewed publications. The edits made described only the conclusions of the source. The references were given. This all appears to be compatible with WP:MEDRS. This is the reason for quoting WP:MEDRS.
The epidemiology of a disease should include the route of infection where known and the source of the infection in the environment where known. This was lacking in the earlier version and this is a serious omission in any account of a disease.
The pattern here appears to be one of a common organism that manages to evade the immune system in some as yet known fashion. The alterations in the immune system whether primary of secondary are part of the disease process.
I am not familiar with any secondary sources covering this material at present. Given that the oldest of the sources I cited were from 2009 this is not entirely surprising. It would be most useful if you could source additional secondary sources that would confirm what the cited primary sources have stated. DrMicro ( talk) 20:40, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
I would have thought it was the editor's responsibility to find and cite sources compatible with WP:MEDRS. I think we are agreed that the source I have cited are compatible with WP:MEDRS. Additional sources are indeed very welcome additions.
The additional source you have cited on the talk page seems to confirm that the causative organism is indeed an environmental organism that only occasionally causes disease presumably by evading the immune system in some as yet unknown fashion. This being the case I presume we can rely on you to now insert this material into the page. DrMicro ( talk) 21:09, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
I suggested that you might wish to read the article and edit the page to avoid possible confusion over the inclusion of additional material in the whipple article. I suggested this because you have previously objected to the inclusion of material that has been used despite it being compatible with WP:MEDRS.
For the record I would also like to point out that there are many many articles including a number that would fall under the heading of 'medicine' on WP that make extensive use of primary material that is properly cited. DrMicro ( talk) 21:23, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
Im afraid I fail to understand what you meant by your last comment. Could you please expand? DrMicro ( talk) 21:55, 1 September 2011 (UTC) The referred to page deals almost exclusively with deletion (or non deletion) of pages. I am not aware that the Whipple's page was being considered for deletion.
If you mean that the argument that other pages cite primary material is insufficient by itself then we are in agreement. However it is clear from the material quoted in WP:MEDRS that primary source may be used in articles and that is is commonplace in WP. The second part of this statement can be confirmed by inspection of any number of randomly chosen articles under the heading of 'medicine'. I would suggest that you may have be over zelous in your understanding of the guidance given in WP:MEDRS by focusing on the recommendation that secondary sources should be used and misunderstanding this to mean that exclusively secondary sources should be used - a point contradicated by the guidance in WP:MEDRS itself and by current and widespread use in WP. DrMicro ( talk) 22:04, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
I think the emphasis in your last remark is misplaced. No article is ever based entirely on primary sources: rather they use just as WP:MEDRS recommends a mixture of both secondary and primary sources. DrMicro ( talk) 22:07, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
It appears that you seem to agree with this: "The most excellent (i.e. featured) medical articles are built almost exclusively on secondary sources" The word 'almost' seems to indicate that primary sources may be included in even featured articles. DrMicro ( talk) 22:10, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
Hallo JFW, dear Colleague!
the english version of Meningitis was translated and slightly modified by us. After FAC the german article was now identified as excellent. This was possible because of your contributions and fine work on the english version of this text. I would like to express my thanks to you and will emphasize that the congratulations for our new excellent german article may be yours.
With best regards. Andy -- Andreas Werle ( talk) 17:53, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
Thank you. DrMicro ( talk) 09:49, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
Hey, JFW. I just wanted to double-check with someone with medical knowledge that a link I just made is in fact the right link to make. In this context, does the "nucleosidic class drugs"→ nucleoside link I made make sense? – RobinHood70 talk 18:34, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
I corrected one typo, but that's my limit on Joseph Mulder. The article seems a bit strange, but I can't work with the original Dutch sources to get at what is really intended. Perhaps you might take a look at it? FeatherPluma ( talk) 20:08, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
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Dear Jfdwolff: You recently edited my external link contributions to ovarian cancer and uterine cancer by removing them. THESE LINKS CONTAIN USEFUL, HELPFUL AND RELEVANT PATIENT EDUCATION INFORMATION ABOUT THESE CANCERS, so I am not sure why you felt the need to remove them. (??) I am a medical expert here in the US who is just trying to contribute relevant and helpful information regarding these topics. PLEASE do NOT delete such links that provide such valuable information, on these cancers that can help people. If you have any questions or would like to discuss please contact me on my talk page mlvwik or I can email you if you like. THANK YOU VERY MUCH- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mlvwik ( talk • contribs) 17:49, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
JFDWolff - Please do not continue to threaten me and brandish your 'power' as an administrator. I did not make a personal attack on you, contrary to your misjudgment, and any unbiased observer would concur. You are threatening to block my account which would certainly be reinstated in a follow up dispute and would be a blemish on your reputation as an administrator. Doors22 ( talk) 00:02, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Why did you remove my edit? It was an accident, right? Axl ¤ [Talk] 07:27, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
I was trying to tweak the table on Autoimmune diseases and I got "bot"-ed (see http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Autoimmune_disease&action=history ) I wanted to add a column because with the wide range of autoimmune diseases, few of them have a relationship to classical "hypersensitivity" or their own associated "antibody". I have some tidying up to do (it's been a while since I logged on) but I'd like to make this into a table that has some relevance for patients (who might want to skim a list of autoimmune diseases looking for one that might ring a bell)and students (who need an overview) and medical personell (that need a quick study overview). Can I revert back to what I started this morning without offending anyone? doctorwolfie ( talk) 21:08, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi, in 2008 you had some dealings with User:Craigsjones who kept adding Newswise links. Anyway I also recently noticed some of his edits didn't look quite right. I did a quick search and it seems that there is a "Craig Jones" working for Newswise as editor in chief [12], so it looks like he's been promoting the site rather than having Wikiepdias best interests at heart which would explain him ignoring your comments. He hasn't edited for a good while now so I'm not sure if a block is needed but it might bee worth checking some more of his additions.-- Shakehandsman ( talk) 03:03, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
I was just wondering how you got all of your icons on the right side of your user page? I've been trying to figure it out, but I haven't gotten far. -- HolyandClean ( talk) 18:37, 22 October 2011 (UTC)HolyandClean
I was looking at some of the points made on the discussion page, and saw InductionHearing's page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Inductionheating/Autoimmune_disease . The user was blocked shortly after putting the page up, but it looks like work that might be included. Do you think it advisable? I'm not sure of the circumstances of their block, but the comments I've seen so far don't look too unreasonable. doctorwolfie ( talk) 12:00, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for [14]. I often read around wikis just to find inconsistencies of this kind. Point is, the study cited in the reference wasn't consistent with what the article stated. I also agree about the problem with the other source, but it's not always easy to find truly reliable sources about these subjects. Spree85 ( talk) 23:12, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
Just in case you might miss my talk page question I asked one here: Talk:Diabetes_mellitus#Yet_another_intro_rewrite. Thanks. Jesanj ( talk) 08:10, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
You appear to have reverted others contributions. I don't have a dog in this discussion (yet) but it looks like you removed at least one intermediate contribution without explanation. Could you either self-revert, readd the deleted text by Yurk, or explain your revert included that? (There could be a great reason, but I got the sense his changes were different than what you were looking at... Hobit ( talk) 03:14, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
Followup here. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 18:38, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks! ( This my personal website) Haiyizhu ( talk) 03:00, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for all the editing. There are a plethora of very recent and less recent studies showing that D(3) has a disease modifying effect in several Th1 cell-mediated autoimmune diseases [1] [2] [3] [4] . Mechanistically it should have a disease modifying effect also in RA. Unfortunately I didn't have any luck finding the right study proving that :-(. (I suppose it would not become a "popular drug" for these diseases because it's un-patentable and therefore cheap.) CultureArchitect ( talk) 14:06, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
Hello again, I finally found a better reference here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10464556?dopt=Abstract Results: After 3 months, high dose oral alphacalcidiol (vitamin D analogue) therapy showed a positive effect on disease activity in 89% of the patients (45% or 9 pts. with complete remission and 44% or 8 pts. with a satisfactory effect). Only two patients (11%) showed no improvement, but no new symptoms occurred. No side effects were observed. Conclusion: These results suggest that alphacalcidiol is a powerful immunomodulatory agent with fairly low hypercalcemic activity. Clinical improvement was strongly correlated with the immunomodulating potential of this agent. We noticed dual effects on lymphocyte proliferation and apoptosis according to the prior cell activation state. Alphacalcidiol could therefore possibly be used as an adjunct therapy with DMARDs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CultureArchitect ( talk • contribs) 06:46, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for edit, but with respect I felt per WP:EN I should restore the lede mention of "Hebrew phrase" and the wiktionary links for 2 Hebrew nouns. Although in fact the sources given in the article (a) do not identify the phrase as Hebrew rather than Aramaic, and (b) do not identify the standard English form of this phrase to enable a wider use of English language WP:RS. I suspect you may be able to supplement the sources? If so please feel welcome to do so. If not no matter this is not a massively urgent or important request in the grand scheme of things. Cheers In ictu oculi ( talk) 06:34, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
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Sonoclot derived Parameters for Hemostasis Management in Critical Care. Sonoclot is also helpful in detecting initial stages of DIC when patient is in Hyper-coagulable state.
Broadly DIC can be classified in 3 stages:
Sonoclot is an instrument which does testing for the entire hemostasis cascade till the clot lysis. And the technology is such that Sonoclot helps the clinician about all the above-mentioned stages of DIC. And the treatment regime can be initiated as per the clinical stage of patient. In India hospitals are using Sonoclot for Cardiac Surgery, ICU patients, PTCA. It has very important application in sepsis patients and the results correlate very well with the clinical findings. Indian Army is using Sonoclot for research on early detection of sepsis patients vis-a-vis routine coagulation testing.
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Hi there Jfdwolff! I'm new to the users and I'm not really familiar with this user edit pages thing of wiki! I edited the page on Smoldering myeloma the other day, and for reasons that I'm not yet aware of the page is back like to what it used to be now! I noticed that you had redirected this page to Multiple myeloma, I just wanted to say that I think smoldering myeloma has its own definition and shouldn't be redirected to that page. With me not knowing how to edit it I'd like you to consider this and fix it please! Zahramoravej ( talk) 15:44, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
I believe your comment relates to the inclusion of parvovirus B19 as a cause of hepatitis. The association between B19 and hepatitis has been known for over a decade. It mostly occurs in children and in the immunosupressed. Since you seem to have had some difficulty locating references you considered suitable for inclusion in WP, I have provided a list of over 20 references on the talk page so that you may decide on which if any are suitable. If this list proves insufficient I will provide further additional material. DrMicro ( talk) 15:02, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
Removing all or significant parts of a page's content without any reason ... Sometimes referenced information or important verifiable references are deleted with no valid reason(s) given in the summary
"Ideal sources for such content includes ... academic and professional books written by experts in the relevant field and from a respected publisher."
Essop AR, Posen JA, Hodkinson JH, Segal I (1984) Tuberculosis hepatitis: A clinical review of 96 cases. Q J Med 53(212):465-474
Wikipedia:You don't need to cite that the sky is blue
Perhaps this quote might be of use here:
Hi Jfdwolff, Probably best to reply here. Though I go to work now with the expectation of being lynched in my absence. I agree with the intent but in fact WP moving policy per WP:MOVE does not require a full WP:RM if WP:COMMONNAME is already demonstrated by clear WP:RS, which will be the case for about 20% of moves I guess, but in the case of the other 80% I couldn't agree more. As for WP:UE, with respect it isn't "purist" to look at WP:RS and apply WP policies, it's simply good editing. Please feel free to look at specific articles on a case by case basis and tell me if you think I've transgressed any WP policy in any edit, subsequently deleted or not. In ictu oculi ( talk) 09:45, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
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Per our discussion at Talk:Huntington's disease I've drafted a proposed list of top-tier external sites at User:Dubbin/Huntington_external_links. Your thoughts would be appreciated. Oh, and thanks for the waffles! Dubbin ( talk) 10:07, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
I've posted something on the Talk page for Lung Cancer that you have commented on in the past and would appreciate it if you could take a look and respond. It essentially deals with the argument for replacing the word 'cause' with 'risk' in this and other cancer articles. Thanks! Xeodus ( talk) 01:12, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Apologies, I didn't intend to move discussion from the Lung Cancer page, just that I wanted to invite Jfdwolff to contribute as he was heavily involved with previous discussions on the page. Xeodus ( talk) 12:13, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your edit summary on that revert. I didn't know about that guideline (though it makes perfect sense) and I'm glad you left a trail I could learn from. HuskyHuskie ( talk) 22:50, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for a warm welcome friend. Regards, Solomon, drsolomonvolg ( talk · contribs) 16:45, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
Hey Doc James,
Thanks for modifying my post to fit the article better. Should I add the particulate matter (PM) info and table somewhere else or just leave it off? Boy, you edit fast by the way. Yep, I'm in the same Yale class that most of the other edits came from. :)
Of the first 33 references cited the following are either case reports of reports of primary research. One primary research report that is not included on this list is the original isolation of the Hep C virus. According to what you have said repeatedly this also should be eliminated from WP.
Villano SA, Vlahov D, Nelson KE, Cohn S, Thomas DL (1999). "Persistence of viremia and the importance of long-term follow-up after acute hepatitis C infection". Hepatology 29 (3): 908–14. doi:10.1002/hep.510290311. PMID 10051497.
Cox AL, Netski DM, Mosbruger T, et al. (April 2005). "Prospective evaluation of community-acquired acute-phase hepatitis C virus infection". Clinical Infectious Diseases 40 (7): 951–8. doi:10.1086/428578. PMID 15824985.
Jaeckel E, Cornberg M, Wedemeyer H, Santantonio T, Mayer J, Zankel M, Pastore G, Dietrich M, Trautwein C, Manns MP (November 2001). "Treatment of acute hepatitis C with interferon alfa-2b". N Engl J Med 345 (20): 1452–1457. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa011232. PMID 11794193.
Ngo Y, Munteanu M, Messous D, et al. (October 2006). "A prospective analysis of the prognostic value of biomarkers (FibroTest) in patients with chronic hepatitis C". Clinical Chemistry 52 (10): 1887–96.
Halfon P, Munteanu M, Poynard T (September 2008). "FibroTest-ActiTest as a non-invasive marker of liver fibrosis". Gastroentérologie Clinique et Biologique 32 (6 Suppl 1): 22–39. doi:10.1016/S0399-8320(08)73991-5
Pascual M, Perrin L, Giostra E, Schifferli JA (August 1990). "Hepatitis C virus in patients with cryoglobulinemia type II". The Journal of Infectious Diseases 162 (2): 569–70. doi:10.1093/infdis/162.2.569. PMID 2115556.
Johnson RJ, Gretch DR, Yamabe H, et al. (February 1993). "Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with hepatitis C virus infection". N Engl J Med 328 (7): 465–70. doi:10.1056/NEJM199302183280703. PMID 767844
Neri S, Raciti C, D'Angelo G, Ierna D, Bruno CM (January 1998). "Hyde's prurigo nodularis and chronic HCV hepatitis". J. Hepatol. 28 (1): 161–4. PMID 9537854.
Vandelli C, Renzo F, Romanò L, et al. (May 2004). "Lack of evidence of sexual transmission of hepatitis C among monogamous couples: results of a 10-year prospective follow-up study". The American Journal of Gastroenterology 99 (5): 855–9. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.04150.x. PMID 15128350.
Should all this material be eliminated from the article? Please recall this is only from the first 1/3 references cited here.
I look forward to your opinion. DrMicro ( talk) 19:38, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the welcome. I have had a go at the stub on benign hypertension. Would appreciate comments. adh ( talk) 01:50, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
Just wanted to follow up on your edit. I know the difference between the two conditions and the fact they may be caused by different things, but surely the most common "layman" definition as used by most people on a non-technical basis is that a pneumothorax is always a collapsed lung even if a collapsed lung might include other things. A collaped lung might not be caused by a pneumothorax but even the infobox at the top of the article uses the teminology "the collapsed lung" to decribe what happens during it.
Maybe it's a terminology issue. Would somthing like, "whilst there are many conditions which can lead to a lung failing to inflate, the the phrase collapsed lung is most often used to refer to the organ's inability to inflate during a pneumothorax."? BigHairRef | Talk 18:01, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
Fixed some of the images. Would help with the FA process. What do you think about this image of the hydropneumo? Also we recently had this tensionpneumo. The overlying lines are due to subq emphysema. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 13:44, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
The media file you uploaded as File:Bisphosphonate side chains.png appears to be missing information as to its authorship (and or source), or if you did provide such information, it is confusing for others trying to make use of the image.
It would be appreciated if you would consider updating the file description page, to make the authorship of the media clearer.
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will produce an appropriate expansion,They are optional. Thus though I would remove them and just put DMOZ under further reading. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 17:41, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
You mentioned that cardiac failure was not a cause of inflammation of the liver (hepatitis). The material I wrote was based on reviews of the histology of hepatitis. The pathologists seem to think that cardiac failure is associated with inflammation. As you know this condition can progress to cirrhosis which is the end product of inflammation of the liver. For those reasons I beg to differ with your opinion. DrMicro ( talk) 09:32, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
While I agree that the added diagnostic markers included jargon, I do not understand what You meant by unreliable sources. Both papers which were cited was in high ranked peer reviewed journals --JK — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.38.117.2 ( talk) 17:37, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
Not sure what to do. Have provided feedback again. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 20:35, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
Have hepatitis C at GAN. And further changes you think need being made? I see you edited it a while ago. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 07:34, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
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Have finished the update of the core medical aspects and nominated for GA. Wondering if you could take a look?-- Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 21:22, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
A question. I must confess that I fail to see why Milton Wexler should be omitted from the history of the Huntington gene. He along with his two daughters were largely responsible for setting up the organisation that lead eventually to its discovery. The cited paper is from the Annual Reviews of Medicine. The author is Wexler's daughter - a professor of psychology. She was the second named author on the 1983 paper which locatized the gene to the tip of chromosome 4 so she has a unique perspective on this disease.
I agree that this material might not belong in the more scientific parts of the article but it is part of the history of the disease. The mention of the parties with Hollywood stars attending might seem irrelevant but this practice allowed Wexler to keep the salaries down and attracted people to work on this disease rather than some other where the work paid better. As far as I know it was (and still is) a unique incentive for a scientist to work on a project. Others had tried to recruit people to work on this disease before this but failed to meet with the success that Wexler had.
For these reasons this material seem IMHO to be relevant to the history of the disease. I would be grateful if you could explain your reasons for suggesting that it does not belong in the history of this disease. DrMicro ( talk) 23:53, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
I would be grateful if you could check quality of google translation (my understanding - National Bank of Belgium agreed to distribute images of the banknotes it has issued using the same rules as euro banknotes) - please reply on http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/File:BEL-500f-rev.jpg Bulwersator ( talk) 06:48, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
I've updated Huntington's disease#Research directions to rely on secondary sources per your message - feedback appreciated, thx Dubbin u | t | c 14:10, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
I have gone through Hypertension and tried to update and improve the article. You were kind enough to comment on some previous additions I made - if you get time I would welcome your comments. Incidentally my email is now set up as public if you want to contact me. Adh ( talk) 19:52, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
I just want to say that you have made excellent progress with the article, and I appreciate your constructive responses to my pedantic points. Unfortunately I just haven't had enough time even to fully review the article; real life keeps cropping up. I am giving the article my top priority (on Wikipedia) and I shall write the new section as soon as I can. Best wishes. Axl ¤ [Talk] 21:59, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
Sorry, wanted to reply on the fac page a few days ago but it was already closed. I'll see if I can help with any outstanding issues and would fully support a renomination in the near future. -- WS ( talk) 23:47, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
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Hey Jfdwolff, I edited cholesterol putting sources for a statement in the article which you reverted. On http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed it says to just replace the citation needed text with information on the source. Shaddix ( talk) 14:40, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
Okay, here you go. Firstly, making personal attacks makes you very unpopular and often gets people blocked from editing. Secondly, repeated reverting without discussion leads to blocking. Your edit does not reflect current thinking on the subject (references are from 1952 and 1954 respectively); please discuss on the talkpage why you think the rabbit has such a peculiar metabolism. I also recommend learning to format your own references, rather than expecting others to tidy up after you. Finally, try to log in when making edits rather than giving the impression of using multiple accounts. JFW | T@lk 20:04, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
You really should stop reverting and start a discussion on Talk:Cholesterol. The kind of sources we need are compliant with WP:MEDRS (i.e. not something over half a century old, or someone's blog). I have requested protection of the page. JFW | T@lk 22:44, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
No, you will find that my views are rather more nuanced and I think you should have assumed good faith and discussed your changes on the talk page when I suggested this. I have decided not to ask for blocking despite the fact that you are editing from your IP address as well as your registered account. JFW | T@lk 21:20, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello. I've noticed your good work to the good article thrombophilia. Thank you for that. I have the goal of getting venous thrombosis, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism upgraded in their quality ratings. I don't share your medical expertise though. I was contacting you because I thought, at most, you might be want to partner up to work on a good article together or, at least, offer some suggestions. I am currently thinking it makes the most sense to try to work on improving VT first, then DVT, and finally PE. Maybe you would recommend another approach. One drawback to the VT article is that it seems like it could get complex quickly. For example, there's the issue of superficial ones, or maybe they deserve their own article. Then the term venous thromboembolism is currently a redirect to VT, but I guess it would be a bad idea to cover anything related to PE there, even though VTE is currently bolded in the lead. It seems that there would be very considerable overlap between "good" VT and DVT articles. So far, I've added a classification section to DVT, expanded the prevention section at VT, started a pathophysiology section at VT, etc. Anyhow, any of your wisdom would be appreciated. Thanks. Biosthmors ( talk) 20:30, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
On the same topic: should thrombus and thrombosis be merged? -- WS ( talk) 19:37, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
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My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.
So a few things about the interviews:
Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name
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If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.
Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Obar -- Jaobar ( talk) 07:22, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi Jfdwolff. There's an issue relating to a Dutch source that I think would benefit from your wisdom. Would you be able to look at User talk:Honorsteem#February 2012? Jayjg (talk) 19:46, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi Jfdwolff. I appreciate your work on this page, however, your classification of glimepiride as a 3rd generation sulfonylurea is incorrect according to the standards of medical reference and pharmacology used here in the U.S. I have updated the page and listed the appropriate references on the talk page. Why do you believe this agent to be a 3rd generation sulfonylurea and what resource are you referencing that identifies it as such? Vana3474 ( talk) 22:31, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
I would like to contribute to the page.
“ | A research study [5] by the United Kingdom's Department of Health has identified that telehealth can be an effective way [6] of managing Diabetes. This means that Diabetics can monitor their condition at home more regularly reducing the dependence on visits to see their medical practitioner. | ” |
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Hi Jfdwolff - I have found a secondary source of the research results http://www.guardian.co.uk/healthcare-network/2011/dec/06/telehealth-significant-benefits-cut-deaths — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naivepanda ( talk • contribs) 09:18, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
I understand your point about academic source, but the WSD study by DH was evaluated by City University London, University of Oxford, University of Manchester, Nuffield Trust, Imperial College London and London School of Economics. http://www.city.ac.uk/news/2011/dec/city-research-leads-to-government-focus-on-telehealth The report that has been used for the link is the initial findings of the trail, the full report has not been released yet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naivepanda ( talk • contribs) 09:29, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
There is something very wrong with Gnatbuzz ( talk · contribs). Take a look at his recent edits at Joseph (son of Jacob) and Étienne Brûlé. Dougweller ( talk) 21:55, 3 March 2012 (UTC)