++++++++ reply in text ++++++++ ---------- From: Lanier Maddux <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: 20-20 on ABC Date: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 1:41 PM I am surprised that there have not been comments from list members on the segment about the so-called "SHAM SURGERY". Personally I thought that headline was over sensationalizing on the part of the network. They will do anything to attract viewers. But as far as the content of the program, I thought it was probably good information to put out. I have no opinion as to whether that type of medical research should be done, That is a tough question for more learned people than I to debate. One more comment. Don't they have a more high-tech way of drilling than to use a 100 year old invention, a brace and bit? ++++++At Johns Hopkins University Hospital they use a Black & Decker ... also a Maryland product. Will Johnnston A.P.D.A. DelMarVA Chapter Pres. 4049 Oakland School Road Salisbury MD 21804 USA 410-543-0110 Lanier Maddux 63/2 Chattanooga Tn.