Weekly Lab Journal

1. This week it was time to start paying the bills. In the United States medical bils are either paid privately or by the government (via taxes). Elsewhere, under the social medical system, the government pays the bills. Under both systems (which are failing) more and more people can't get the medical help they need. Under the socialist system - there aren't enough doctors and a shortage of both equipment and medicine. Under the American private system, it's too expensive and many people can't afford it. This means a new way of paying the medical bills needs to be found. We have begun to introduce a new method of paying the bill under the new site; http://medsci-funding.cybernetics-institute.org .
   
2. Work continues in both medical studies and clinical studies.
   
   1. The work at the medical clinic continues.
      
   2. We're waiting for the allergy season to finish and the flu season to really begin.
   3. [Neurology] Neurology is at the center of so many problems and is, in fact, one of the major keys to tissue regeneration. It's through neurochemical stimulation (via both natural and artificial method) that the triggers to the glands that control growth and growth hormones can be induced to regenerate tissue in the body. Anyone who exercises or has undergone major surgery knows of the pain associated with healing. Pain is the neurological signal for both damage and healing. Pain is felt when a part of the body is damaged and pain continues until the damage can be repaired. The pain is triggered by nerves that exist in every part of the body. GI hypersensitivity (see below) is a result of damage to a part of the gi system. However, there is also damage to the nerves that send the signals to the brain. This is the(medical) cause of paralysis (quadraplegic and paraplegic). However, there are other neurological functions that can be interupted or disrupted. For example, alcoholics lose control of bowel function, both urinating and deficating on themselves. Heroine, and other such physically addictive drugs, cause major neurological disruption during the high, but once addicted becomes the primary neurological control chemical. The evidence for such physically addictive drugs, is the withdrawal symptoms - this includes nicotine.
      
   4. [GI Science]
      
      1. Hypersensitivity and food triggers - One of the triggers appears to be food. Exactly how food triggers hypersensitivity is not understood, but from research it's been shown that not only do certain types of food trigger hypersensitivity, but certain amounts as well. For example, in one patient (who had gi hypersensitivity) there was also a lactose trigger. Milk products triggered hypersensitivity, with one exception - a small bowl of natural yogurt actually helped, but when he (he is the pronoun to man the human, not the gender) had more than the small bowl, the lactose hypersensitivity returned. Such amount triggers exist along side, food triggers like eggs, potatoes, spices, fish. It appears that sulphur and ammonia compounds in these foods trigger gi hypersensitivity. Although how and why are still not full understood - yet.

Weekly Lab Journal

1. This week was kind of a slow week, much of the work was behind the scenes and has not made it to the web - yet. As such, there was no new content added to the website(s).
   
2. Work continues in both medical studies and clinical studies.
   
   1. The work at the medical clinic continues.
      
   2. We're waiting for the allergy season to finish and the flu season to really begin.
   3. [Neurology and Osteology] A project, that has been underway for several years has enter a new phase. Using extreme physical endurance training (based in martial arts) we have been looking at into the adaptation to pain levels and pushing the bodies limits of physical endurance. Project phases have included weight training, climate adaptation (including adaptation to extreme cold, -30°F), long distance hiking (5 hours straight) and more. Each phase lasted for at least a year to demonstrate adaption over two placebo periods [a placebo period lasts about 6 months]. This new phase combines all elements of each phase. In the previous phases, physical adaptation to extreme environments and physical environments improved the bodies ability to regenerate tissue - even grow. Climate adaptation revealed much about the body's metabolicmechanism . While, weight training and hiking (beyond what is normal or average) demonstrated the ability to increase bone mass [in density, width and length]. The goal of this next phase is to refine the understanding of tissue regeneration and the conditions required to help the body to regenerate tissue.
      
   4. [GI Science]
      
      1. Food Allergies (non-fatal) -[Lactose intolerance] Is a very common food allergy that strikes (generally) people starting their late 20's. It appears, as the body's metabolic rate changes from 20 to 30, lactose intolerance is one result. Essentially, the lactose intolerance allergy causes a hypersensitivity in the GI system.
         
      2. Hypersensitivity - (Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Crone's, Colitis, etc.) It appears that hypersensitivity can be controlled, but it's very difficult because there are so many triggers, getting every trigger is almost an impossibility. It's definitely not an immediate cure, but one that may take years - even then, it may sporadically occur.

Weekly Lab Journal

1. This week was kind of a slow week, much of the work was behind the scenes and has not made it to the web - yet. As such, there was no new content added to the website(s).
   
2. Work continues in both medical studies and clinical studies.
   
   1. The work at the medical clinic continues, dealing with medical problems - online - but with the same quality as if it were a traditional medical clinic. The goal is to ensure the same standards and quality as in any hospital or medical clinic.
      
   2. Clinical research has now begun to show the dynamic environment of the body in which infections exist. Among the standard treatments for disease, good record keeping (taking proper scientific measurements) can mean the difference between successful treatment of a disease or failure (and even death of the paitent). This new standard of bringing medical records into the standard of proper scientific measurement, is a must across all clinical standards and pathologies.
      
   3. Our osteo sciences studies has taken the step into the next phase of research into impact and weight-bearing exercise on bone tissues - including issue of bone density, bone growth (in adults), possible repairs for patients with osteo diseases.
   4. In our GI clinical studies, it was realized that gi problems come in many forms and are very difficult to diagnose. If a patient comes and complains of a bowel or intestinal problem - how do you know what's causing the problem!
      
      1. Infections - Intestinal infections are the most common cause of gi problems. Most are not that serious (painful) but not serious, with the key issue being to maintain proper hydration.
      2. Food Allergies (non-fatal) - are another cause of gi problems. Typically, they produce problems similar to that of an infection. Here is were good record keeping is important. An infection occurs irregularly - an allergy occurs regularly.
      3. Hypersensitivity - (Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Crone's, Colitis, etc.) This (these - although it's really just one medical problem that occurs in multiple places in the GI and has many different aspects) particular medical problem is a very difficult problem to deal with. Many go with the problem unresolved for years. The problem is that hypersensitivity can be triggered in many different ways and in different sections of the gi. For example, a spastic colon is hypersensitivity of the colon, while acid reflux disease is hypersensitivity of the esophagus. While, stress seems to be the primary factor in hypersensitivity, there are also other factors such as food. Different foods have different effects on the gi system. Another factor is temperature. The old camp prank, a wrist in warm water causing the person to urinate, is an example of temperature sensitivity of the bowel, kidney and bladder. In clinical practice, yet another factor has been identified, the balance between adrenaline (wake-state neurochemicals) and melatonin (sleep-state neurochemicals). More on GI hypersensitivity next week.
         

Weekly Lab Journal

1. After about a month redesigning the journal, we're back with this new feature. This feature allows the reader to peek inside the lab journal and see the work, as it progresses. A kind-of reality TV view of medical science. The goal for ordinary people, interested in medical science, to see what really goes on and the volume of work done by a researcher/scientist.

   As for our website, as content grows, the site is split into sections (sub sites) specific to that content. To this effect;

   1. The free public healthcare being developed under the department of health section of the medical science site has now become; The Good Samaritan Online Medical Clinic
   2. The donation section has now become The Medical Science Fund

   This change in content and structure means a major up grade of the main medical science site. The main site will focus soley on medical science. This means that both the Department of Health and the IRB will be set-up under itsown subdomain;
   

   1. medsci-health.cybernetics-institute.org
   2. medsci-irb.cybernetics-institute.org
2. Work continues in both medical studies and clinical studies.
   
   1. The general healthcare medical and clinical study was moved into full clinical use and will be monitored for the next 5 years. To ensure quality and progress is maintained, updates and progress reports will be posted to the journal every quarter, starting with the end of third quater (the end of September 2005).
   2. The infectious diseases study now has two phases; the medical study phase and clinical study phase. The air borne infectious disease is in clinical study with good results in improving immune response. Non air borne infections are still in medical study. While there has been no flu infections, there have been mouse exposure infections (occured after accidental exposure to mouse urine) that have been treated successfully, along with a clear display of improved immune response (fever did not go above 99 - 0.02 degrees above normal).
   3. The allegery study, has also produced excellent results - so far. No medication required and no significant reactions. General air borne allergen response response time was under 5 minutes. The longest (but mild - watery eyes and sneezing) reaction lasted only 5 minutes after field exposure to rag weed on a hike. Reaction, after walking through field, did nots top the hike. Reaction types;
      1. mild - short term does not affect work or activity
      2. mild(Rx) - A more serious reaction requiring medication to stop (control) the reaction, but not disabiling.
      3. periodic(Rx) - the type of reaction requires periodic medication (up to a week in length)
         
      4. continous(Rx) - reactions are continuous and requires medication for the full allergy season (spring, summer, fall)
      5. serious(Rx) - although taking medication all season, allergies persist and are disabling.
      6. fatal(Rx) - requires medication (epi pen) to prevent death
         
   4. The Osteo science study has produced good results in clinical practice. Our prognosis of recovery of a hip replacement surgery was very accurate. Many such surgeries require secondary and tertiary surgeries due to improper recovery and physio pace. Patients expectations of recover can push the patient to re-injure the muscle and as such, require more surgery to repair the muscle damage. Other issues include patient compliance, keeping the patient focused on proper recover is difficult to achieve and all patients will deviate from the doctors perscription - particularly patients with medical knowledge. These patients will, properly and improperly, self-medicate themselve. Meaning they will alter the doctors medication perscription, as they see fit.

Weekly Lab Journal - Introduction

Beginning this Friday, a new weekly feature of the journal, The Weekly Lab Journal. Every week, readers are given a glimpse into the lab work that is currently going on.

In each week's post;
1. Any medical website updates
2. Planned worked for the website(s)
3. Medical & Clinical study updates
4. Interesting links.