You wrote:
 
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>Just a quick correction to Bob's message.  Dialog was NOT bought out by
>Compuserve.  I am not familiar with CompuServe, but I do use Dialog every
>day.  It is owned by Knight-Ridder (who also owns a number of
>newspapers).  It is possible (although I don't know for sure) that
>CompuServe offers some sort of a gateway into Dialog, as does Westlaw (an
>online service of legal information)
>
>People interested in accessing things like Medline through
>Dialog can telnet directly to the Dialog computers via the Internet
>(telnet dialog.com), but you must have a Dialog account already in
>place.  The DialogLink software (available in dos or Windows format) is
>a terrific communications software and I prefer it to accessing Dialog
>via the Internet or Procomm or any other program.  Dialog's phone number
>is 1-800-334-2564.
>
>I have also used Grateful Med.  While it is not nearly as
>sophisticated as searching MedLine via Dialog, it is easier for the novie
>and also cheaper.
>
>Jane
>Jane Metz, Assistant Librarian                      [log in to unmask]
>McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen                   [log in to unmask]
>San Francisco, CA                                   415-393-2198
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>> Barb:  I myself do not use "Grateful Med", since I find that my
>> "DialogLink" software works very well for me.  Unfortunately,
>> DL may no longer be available as a separate package, as CompuServe
>> bought out Dialog and now supplies the service as part of one's
>> CompuServe account (and it is expensive if you use it through
>> CompuServe).  What I know about "Grateful Med" is that it is a
>> keyboard-driven package which connects you to MEDLINE and it is
>> supposed to be easy to use, as well as inexpensive (a prior
>> message suggested that the software costs $29.95).  I know of one
>> hospital library that uses it, but the library that I use the most
>> uses DialogLink, as do I.  Finally, the other advantage of Grateful
>> Med is that I believe that there are no time restrictions on its
>> use, while "non-library" people can only use DL at "off hours" (after
>> 6 PM weekdays and all day weekends).
>>
>> A prior message listed a Web site where more info on Grateful Med
>> could be obtained and I am going to check it out also; although I
>> plan to stick with DL for the present.
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Bob
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>> Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S.   Phone: 510-849-2555
>> Neurological Surgery              FAX:  510-849-2557
>> 2500 Milvia Street  Suite 222
>> Berkeley, California 94704-2636
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>> Date:    Sun, 23 Oct 1994 11:51:33 LCL
>> From:    Barb Colmery <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Grateful Med
>>
>> Dr. Fink -
>> Thanks for the info about Grateful Med. I assume it must be an
>> on-line service where there are charges for access time? Sounds like
>> it is worth looking into. I did see the postings about where to
>> purchase it.
>> Best regards
>> Barb
>> Barb Colmery, Operating Rooms
>> University of Michigan Hospitals
>> email: [log in to unmask]
>>
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>> Date:    Sun, 23 Oct 1994 11:21:56 -0700
>> From:    Carolyn Caine <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: parkinson info?
>>
>> I am trying to locate some general info on Parkinson's for a neighbor.  I
>> thought maybe this list had some FAQ files but have been unable to find
>> them.  Can anyone help me with general information.  I believe the request
>> was stated "I would like some Parkinson 101 type information."
>>
>> Thanks for any help you can give on this.
>>
>> Carolyn
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
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>> Date:    Sun, 23 Oct 1994 18:42:56 +0000
>> From:    "R. A. Schomburg" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Cortico-Basal ganglionic Degeneration
>>
>> On Oct 22nd, Larry Fiebert wondered if this condition "is so rare that folks
>> on this list have not heard of it ..."
>>
>> My Dad, who is 89, has a CT scan about a year ago which revealed
>> calcification in those areas of the brain; his MD related this directly to
>> the PD symptoms being experienced. I had the feeling at the time that this
>> was not really a surprise, and so it (calcification) may not be all that
>> rare ... but I have no idea about other possible modes of degeneration.
>>
>> Chapter 128 of The Merck Manual has a concise discussion of disorders of
>> movement created by problems in the basal ganglia (and related) areas. There
>> is apparently a direct relationship here with "excesses or poverty of
>> movement, and changes in muscle tone and in posture".
>>
>> Regards,
>> Dick Schomburg,  Hillsboro, Oregon
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
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>>
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Many thanks, Jane, for clearing things up.  It may be (but I am not
sure) that Knight-Ridder owns CompuServe!  At any rate, I am still
using an old copy of Dialog for DOS and I will look into getting
the Windows version.  Many thanks for the feedback.
 
Bob
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Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S.   Phone: 510-849-2555
Neurological Surgery              FAX:  510-849-2557
2500 Milvia Street  Suite 222
Berkeley, California 94704-2636
USA
 
E-Mail:  [log in to unmask]
CompuServe:  72303,3442
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