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2 Responses to “Ayurveda newsgroup”

1. admin says:

   November 21, 2009 at 1:21 pm

   In article <Cun0L8….@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v062m…@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu
   

   (Karen C Allen) writes:

   KA>Does anyone know the name of the ayurveda newsgroup.  I am trying to
   get it on our server

   Karen, alt.health.ayurveda should do the trick. jim
2. admin says:

   November 21, 2009 at 1:21 pm

   Women are urged to participate in this survey to help pinpoint the common factors leading to breast cancer.  One out of eight women
   in the United States will develop breast cancer over a lifetime.  If you are a woman, then you are at risk.  BE GOOD TO YOURSELF
   AND YOUR NEIGHBORS: PLEASE FILL OUT THIS QUESTIONNAIRE AND RETURN IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
                  (The addresses, both e-mail and paper, are listed below)              
   

                                   BREAST HEALTH SURVEY
                                 University Medical Center    
                                 University at Stony Brook
                                      Part II of II

   16. Have any males in your family had breast cancer?  ]Yes   ]No
   17. Have you ever had any other cancer?  ]Yes   ]No  
          If yes, what type(s)?  ___________________________________________________________________________________________
   18. Has any member of your household (family or non-family) had other cancer? ]Yes   ]No
          If yes, what type(s)?  __________________________________________________________________________________________
   19. Have you ever had a mammogram?  ]Yes   ]No
          If yes, what was the date of your last mammogram (month/year)?  __________________                              
   20. Have you ever had a breast biopsy?  Yes   No
          If yes, what were the results?  Benign growth   Malignancy   Don’t know
   21. How old were you at your first menstruation?  __________                                                      
   22. Have you ever been pregnant?  Yes   No
   23. How old were you at your first pregnancy?  __________                                                        
   24. How many times have you given birth?  __________                                                              
   25. Did you breast-feed any of your children?  Yes   No
           If yes, for approximately how many total months?  __________                                                
   26. Have you ever used birth control pills?  Yes   No
           If yes, for how many years?  __________                                                                            
   27. Have you reached menopause?  Yes   No
   28. Reason for menopause?  Natural   Surgical   Other
   29. Have you ever used menopausal hormones, such as estrogen replacement therapy?  ]Yes   ]No
           If yes, for how many years?  __________                                                                            
   30. How would you characterize your current home environment?  Select one or more of the following categories that best describes
       those surroundings:

           Heavy industrial: you live within a mile of a factory, large plant, refinery, disposal or waste treatment plant, or
           similar facility.

           Light industrial: you live within a mile of a smaller
           plant, or a facility such as a car service center or hospital.

           Commercial: you live within 200 yards of a mall, shopping center,
           or the like.

           You live within a mile of an airport.

           You live within a mile of a golf course.

           You live within a mile of a landfill.

           You live within a mile of a railroad track.

           You live within 15 miles of a nuclear reactor.

           Surburban:  You live in a neighborhood or subdivision comprising
           homes or apartment buildings.

           Rural:  You live on a farm or in a rustic setting that is not
           typically suburban.

           THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COMPLETE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE

                   Please send your response, via e-mail to:

                           P…@SURG.SOM.SUNYSB.EDU

                 If you cannot return via e-mail, please send to:

                Lorraine Pace, Breast Cancer Education Specialist
                                 SUNY @ Stony Brook
                                    HSC T19 020
                           Stony Brook, New York 11794-8191