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You don’t have to take it in Touro. Touro has two programs -one in the city & one in Long Island. Also, the few schools that give it in NJ, are all under UMDNJ. The problem with taking it in NJ is 3 + 3. In other words, you need 3 years college, then you need 3 years PA. You can still find programs in the city, where you can probably do it with a total of 4 years or a little bit more. Touro has a web site with info -Touro.edu. Downstate & Pace offers also. There are a lot more, but these are the ones that I know that have frum students.
Bozo – “so is there a need for pa in lkwd?” What does this mean?
Do you have any idea what a PA is? A PA works under the license of a physician. Currently, I know of three frum PA’s working in Lakewood. 2 working at 2 different Pediatricians and one working in Dermatology.
To sam,
It’s not RESPONSIBLE to go on such a diet. Also, just because the man died- you don’t give him credit anymore?- it’s called the Atkin’s diet. The Atkin’s diet has been proven that it works, but it falls under the catergory of Fad diets. There are a lot of inherent problems with this diet. It has more side effects than statins. You can’t be on this diet for too long, that’s why it’s called “fad”. Do you know another name for fat? It’s triglycerides, which can cause all the problems that cholesterol causes. Also, if you aren’t a diabetic, this diet can make you one. There are more than this, you can do a net search. Dr. Atkin’s developed this diet for his non-responsive diabetics. Nowadays, they have so many drugs for diabetics, if one doesn’t work- there is another. The consensus nowadays is to be on a food plan (Not “diet” -which connototes short-term) that has low fat & not a lot of carbs. Let’s hear from our Health/Nutrition experts we have on this site, who are always putting down Medicine, what we should eat on our food plans. By chance, Chance are you out there?
Chance- Did you get a Chance to vaccinate your kid yet?
I tend to think you were the one brainwashed, not me! As far as I know, Tylenol and Benadryl are on the market, just that they removed a few lots. To explain- how drugs work in the body, would take too long. Even a basic pharm course in college, would take a whole semester. But, by all means, if you have a specific question, go ahead and post it. Also, drugs don’t work the opposite of the homeopathic theory of like cures like -reproduce the symptoms and that cures the disease. The drug doesn’t suppress the symptoms, but works at the molecular level to correct the problem(s).
AOM -You can use Niacin alone for lowering your numbers. A drug doesn’t have to work for everybody, some people will get lower numbers out of it. There is a few reasons that clinicians usually prescribe the statins first.
Here or there- Make up your mind already- here or there?
Now you might not like the laws in this country, I definitely don’t like some of them, but that has nothing to do with marketing a product that doesn’t work. The red yeast that YOU buy in your health-food stores aren’t effective in lowering cholesterol. Stop wasting your money. If you bought red yeast in Asia, then that product might work.
AinohdMilvado -You are mistaken. Next time, do a more thorough web search. Niacin lowers total chol., lowers LDL, lowers triglycerides and also raises HDL.
Here or there -the reason I listed the source of medicinenet -was that you should look it up. You health-eccentrics sound silly with all your conspiracy theories.
Here is the rest of the reason from the FDA quoted in Medicinenet: “First, statin drugs are associated with muscle and kidney injury when used alone or combined with other medications. There is concern that patients who already take statin drugs with or without these other medications may increase their risk of muscle or kidney injury.
Second, the FDA considers the products containing red yeast rice with high levels of cholesterol lowering substances to be new, unapproved drugs for which marketing violates the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.”
To chance and other naturalists,
Sorry to burst your bubble on red rice yeast, but it seems that the naturalists are the ones trying to make money on products that don’t work, not big Pharma. Here is a quote from Medicinenet:
“Small scale studies using pharmaceutical-grade red rice yeast have continued to demonstrate efficacy and safety. However, in the United States it is no longer legal to sell supplements of red yeast rice that contain more than trace amounts of cholesterol lowering substances. For example, the active ingredients of red rice yeast have been removed from Cholestin marketed in the United States. (Hypocol, another product containing red yeast rice is no longer being sold in the United States.)
The reasons the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled that it is illegal to sell red yeast rice that contains more than trace amounts of the cholesterol-lowering substances and to promote red yeast rice for lowering cholesterol levels. Etc…”
Fish oil is good to use and many clinicians do prescribe it. As for Niacin (a B vitamin), even though it is sold over the counter and does work to lower your numbers, you should only take it if your doctor prescribes it. The reason is -it can have side effects and if your doctor puts you on it, he/she will monitor you for these possible problems!
If the dog is moving around it should be illegal, if the kid is moving around it should be illegal. (I’ve seen many frum drivers with kids on their laps or jumping around.) Sorry, but a kid screaming from their car seat shouldn’t be illegal, because like you said if it becomes a distraction the driver would pull over!
To First Timer -It beats me why anyone would take an EMT course who isn’t planning on working on an ambulance (or nowadays some hospitals have ER techs). A couple years ago I needed X amount of credits for my semester requirement, so I decided to take a First Aid course to meet this requirement. I didn’t tell anyone that I was previously trained as a medic. How these kids put in their all to do everything correctly, I was very surprised. I would say these kids in my class trained only in First Aid knew more first aid, than almost any EMT I know! It’s what you do to the patient that counts, not the number of letters after your name!
The only place you can get credit for a course like EMT is a college. I don’t know of any college that has EMT as an accredited course.
To YWM 80,
I don’t understand why you are confusing the issue. My original post was answering some bored guy’s question -not defining light-years! All I am proving from Wikipedia is that light takes TIME to travel. Only things with mass will lose the concept of TIME, if they travel at the speed of light!
To all,
Go back and reread my answer to his question. You will see that what I’m saying makes sense.
To Wolf,
Read this physics archive that says -it might not really gain mass. Also some say photons actually do have mass, but are infitismly small and therefore can travel at the speed of light or more. (As I quoted a German experiment previously.):
“Question: How does mass increase when you approach the speed of light?
Answer 1: This question addresses Einstein’s theory of Special Relativity.
If my answer does not satisfy you, there are many clear books on
the topic in any university bookstore.
When a particle/object travels close to the speed of light, and is
thus considered “relativistic”, the energy of the particle is
expressed as E = (gamma)*mass*velocity. Here gamma is a relativistic
factor that is greater than unity. So, one could consider the
factor (gamma)*mass a new mass, one that is larger than the mass
of the particle when it is at rest. This is why you hear that
mass increases when you approach the speed of light. It can be
argued that it is only an appearance of greater mass, or that it
depends on how you look at the problem. In short, it is all relative. 😉
It should be noted, however, that in order for an object to actually
reach the speed of light, it must have no mass, since E=mass*speed of
light^2. This is true of massless particles such as the photon,
the “particle” that transports light. (Notation:* means multiply by
and ^2 means squared).”
To all,
To the guy who’s bored,
I’m not. (Also, I’m not bored.) But I think others answered your original question. If that doesn’t satisfy you -do a net search. There are many sites that put it on an easy level. I’m coming to answer your second question.
To YWM-80,
It’s also denoting a certain amount of time. It takes time for the light emitting from that planet or star to be seen here on Earth.
To the wolf and who ever’s bored,
I did a net search about this. First of all, a couple of years ago, a few German scientists got some photons to move faster than the speed of light. And I stand corrected, at the speed of light there is no time for matter, but since light has no matter, it still would be considered within “time”. (Because of this, no one has got anything with mass to go the speed of light, because it would require an infinite amount of energy. Also, the mass would be infitismly small.) LIGHT- It was there a little bit ago -now it’s here. It was there 10 light years ago -now it’s here; so we can see that star or whatever. Do a net search – there are a lot of easy explanations of his theories to be found. I’m so happy my college didn’t require me to have Physics.
Someonesbored -I think he said that beyond the speed of light there is no time, but at the speed of light there is time. This theory makes sense how in the next world there is no such thing as time. Time is a creation from Hashem like everything else.
To esther,
I might be able to help you. I’m in the medical field and I probably can steer you in the right direction. I just helped one family member get over the machlah a year ago and now I’m working on another family member and B”H it’s looking good. I know the policy of YWN is not to give out emails, but for this dire situation maybe they will make an exception. You can contact them (if you want) and ask them if they will give you my email and tell them that I give permission. Tell them about this post.
Don’t ever give up hope!
To anonymrs,
It’s true -you can’t force people to stop smoking as a spouse, but I get the impression you aren’t even encouraging him. “when and if they are ready, you can be there to help them through it,” This sounds like you are waiting for him to make the first move. This is probably a bad idea, being that this might be years from now and at that time he might already have a chronic disease chas’vs. The best thing is to encourage him now to quit. Tell him to go to his doctor, as there are many medications to help people quit smoking.
Popa- You don’t see a difference between a babysitter doing an easy job for $4/hr and a counsellor doing a very hard job at $2/hr!? Also, I’m not making any money for myself when I pay these people these prices -I just might be saving some money. The owners are making a lot of money on someone else’s cheshbon!
Popa – You must be joking. Maids start at $6/hr. Babysitters charge starting about $4-5/hr. (That was years ago -the last time I hired one.) The first poster said he/she got paid $175 -200 for the month. Let’s say it was $200 and they only work 5 hours a day (unlikely). 5 * 5 days = 25. 25 * 4 weeks = 100. That comes out to a whopping $2/hr. This is probably a very big overestimate.
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To mamashtakah,
You only read one of my posts -you didn’t read the other one. I’ll quote it for you -“You missed the point. Some kids feel compelled to take any job out there in order not to do nothing the whole summer. Just because someone is desperate, doesn’t mean that they should be taken advantage of. This is not the Torah way.” Not paying a half-normal salary is taking advantage of people. I’m not interested in the owner’s books. He wouldn’t keep opening year after year, if he wasn’t making a decent profit.
Chesedname- I know in the frum community they never stop anything that’s legal EG.- they aren’t trying to stop the internet, they didn’t stop a concert, etc… I could go on & on, but YWN would never give me that much space. Comparing smoking to eating steak is ridiculous -eating steak is only dangerous if you over-eat. As far as alcohol consumption, it is only a problem in some shuls mainly in Flatbush. Not worldwide like smoking. As far as I know, the leaders of those shuls are trying to end excess drinking. First of all, there are mainy poskim who say smoking is Ossur period. And even R’ Moshe Z”tl said it was Ossur to start, even though he Mattered to continue. I wouldn’t call this “clearly it’s not”. Also R’ Moshe Z”tl, if we would be alive nowadays might hold it’s Ossur to smoke -being that there are now drugs to get you off the addiction. Also, how can you say smoking doesn’t affect other people? They have proved that second-hand smoke is dangerous. This you don’t even know whether R’ Moshe Z”tl would Mater because they didn’t know this when he was alive. Also, I didn’t call on the Leaders to Assur it completely (Tephasta meruba lo tephasta), just to stop it in Yeshivos!
BTW, I really don’t know anything that is worse than smoking. It causes a slow and painful death by most people.
Mamashtakah – Read my post to popa!
In previous blogs, I called on the frum schools to have in house therapists/ psychologists. This would be another very good reason to have them. There have been many news stories of deaths due to eating disorders. Let’s do what we can to prevent tragedies due to these diseases.
Cherrybim – Of course she would, but that’s only because people want to get rid of the problems in front of their nose. But as far as the community and it’s leaders are concerned, smoking is much more devastating in the long run. We have to band together to fight this addiction and not sweep it under the rug by pretending it’s not as bad as it really is.
Cherrybim -so true and even more so with smoking. Smoking is a tremendous financial burden which strains the family. Also with smoking, the family suffers watching a young member -first suffer with lung cancer or heart disease or COPD and then die from it.
To cherrybim,
I don’t understand how you can say -“it pales to the damage caused by gambling and other additions which have crept into the frum world”. Whatever the damages are, I’m sure smoking causes more damage. Also, people who have acquired these addictions are definitely a very small minority as opposed to the widespread addiction of smoking. Too bad these Rabbonim didn’t live nowadays because now there are meds that can get rid of the physical addiction part of smoking.
To chesedname,
It just happens to be my son is in one of the few yeshivos where the Menahel will throw out any bochur who is caught smoking.
To passion & dogo,
You missed the point. Just because you got treated well and enjoyed your experience, doesn’t mean that there are a lot not like you. Some kids feel compelled to take any job out there in order not to do nothing the whole summer. Just because someone is desperate, doesn’t mean that they should be taken advantage of. This is not the Torah way.
To chesedname,
You can’t blame parents for sending to yeshivos which aren’t strict about smoking because there are so few yeshivos that are -you can count them on one hand.
What I don’t understand is -why so many yeshivos allow smoking? A lot of yeshivos ban newspapers, magazines and radios -why don’t they ban smoking?!
Zephyr – Because this is what I feel is right; I’m not a teenager anymore -I don’t do things because “it isn’t done”. If for some reason, the family or friends you go to, either you don’t like or can’t get along with, then don’t go. If going to these people stops your happiness because of their behavior -find some new family and friends. I was just discussing the aspect of staying home or going out from my own perspective. I don’t understand why going to someone else would make you unhappy? Granted, it’s more comfortable to be at home; but during Yom Tov, I feel it’s important to be with family and/or friends.
To Yanky & Zephyr,
Even though I have been sick the whole week, I schlepped to my sister for the whole first days. Only one of my sons were there, the rest of my kids were with my ex.
The reason -because Yom Tov should be with family, but I don’t always go out on Shabbos- I eat by myself a lot.
To chance,
I’m running to the speech and also donating one million to the cause. Really there is about zero CHANCE I will be there. I’m not interested in proving I’m right, what I am interested in -is that you protect your healthy child from disease by vaccinating your kid!
To chance,
I wish my school was sponsored from Big Pharm. I wouldn’t had to pay tuition. Maybe you can get your Drs. -like Tenpenny to sponsor me and then I’ll be singing the same tune as you. Even doctors working in the field (except for Big Pharm employees.) aren’t allowed (by law) to take anything but food and drug samples from them. Sorry, noone that I know gets any cold hard cash from any drug company!
To chance,
Here is one researcher, but I’m sure this Dr. doesn’t know as much as yours:
How Is Autism and Genetics Research Conducted?
Several organizations are in the process of collecting a great deal of information about families which include autistic people. The Autism Genetic Resource Exchange is one such organization. They, along with several other institutions, actively solicit family involvement in research programs to find out more about genetics and autism.
Information collected by organizations like AGRE is freely shared with the research community. Their raw data is leading to a greater understanding of the relationship between heredity and autism.
When Will We Know Which Genes Are Implicated in Autism?
The Here’s what Dr. Croen has to say about the state of genetic research and autism:
The truth is that, while genetics is almost certainly a causative factor in autism, any useful treatments based on genetics are a long way off. Meanwhile, however, we do know a few things:
References:
Interview with Dr. Lisa Croen, Ph.D., of the Kaiser Permanente Research Institute
To chance,
I don’t have the time to answer every one of your posts, but this will be for your post here and the one in mental health. Unfortunately, you are the one not educated, not me. The fact is you have been conned by a few “so-called” physicians, who have found that it’s more lucrative to con a few people with their conspiracy theories than to practice medicine. The facts are -you haven’t done any research, not me. I understand why you are not ammendable to logic because you have some sick kids. I, with thousands of others, who practice conventional medicine, know more than a handful of quacks. It’s not us who are all trying to con people. And 99% of us don’t get money from big pharm. It’s those few docs you mention who are conning many people like yourself. Try to put your emotions aside and do the right thing for your healthy child and get him/her vaccinated. I know it’s a hard pill to swallow, but most likely your kids are ill due to genetics. Don’t let your one healthy child get sick with a preventable illness that are prevented with immunizations.
To yanky55,
I try to spend Yom Tov with family or friends, but on Shabbos, a lot of the times I’ll eat by myself! I don’t recommend you being by yourself for the Sedorim.
To Mod 80,
You don’t have to go into such detail to disprove the so-called logic of Mr. or Mrs. Chance. If the death of those two children were cause by mercury from a vaccine, then any child who got any vaccine from this company which put mercury in their vaccines would be dead; which we know not to be. Mercury happens to be a toxin for every human -babies, kids and adults. Also, name me one child who has/had Autism and recovered because they were chelated and put on a diet. Sorry chance, I don’t buy your conspiracy theories!
To yankdownunder,
Sugar/ sweets have been disproven time and again in studies that they aren’t the cause of ADD/ADHD! This doesn’t mean I like all the junk people give kids.
Chance -you’re 100% (almost) wrong. I actually posted other things to you, but it was deleted. All drugs or vaccines don’t have side effects -they have the possibility of having side effects. Most will never have a side effect. If you do experience a side effect, you should contact your physician. The doc will either continue the med, change the med, or stop the med. You shouldn’t do this on your own. Your father’s case is rare. The doc opted to treat the side effect as opposed to stopping the original med. You better monitor your father’s chol level to make sure that his max level isn’t being exceeded. I hope you don’t cause your father to become ill with cardiovascular disease. CVS disease is the leading cause of death in this country!
Diabetes has been around a long time. Alternative medicine has been around a long time. Antibiotics has been around a short time, but because we have them our life span has increased dramatically since the turn of the 20th century. The leading cause of death during the turn of the last century was consumption (infectious disease), now it’s cardiovascular disease. Some people like to argue with facts just to get attention -don’t give them what they want and they will go away.
To hereorthere,
I’m well aware of antibiotic problems. A few incompetent physicians have created this problem. Most docs will not give antibiotics to pts. with viruses even if pressured. But, what does this have to do with mental illness?
What people say at a shiva is a wonder. People say the stupidest things even when you lost a kid.
To chance,
Stop with the conspiracy theories. If you have any scientific proof to any of your claims -then by all means post it.
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To mosh,
One of the reasons I blog here is to educate people. I don’t know of any medical professional who will get up in public without being asked. And most won’t do it even if they are asked. This is one of the maalos of the internet -you can find a lot of medical info right at your fingertips. The internet is practically a necessity if you are a student in the health sciences, like me.
To yehudaw,
How long did he have symptoms before diagnosis? Also, it depends what you call hereditary. If hereditary means genes -then about half of type 1 have some sort of diabetic gene(s). If hereditary means first degree relative, then you are correct.
To the diabetics,
You seem to be young people, so I’m assuming you have type 1. At what age were you diagnosed? Even if you have type 2 -how long from onset of symptoms to diagnosis?