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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 > > 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 > -- > ******************************************************** > > 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 > America Online: BobFink "Ex Tristitia Virtus" > > ******************************************************** > > ------------------------------ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > End of PARKINSN Digest - 22 Oct 1994 to 23 Oct 1994 > *************************************************** >