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- From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg)
- Subject: Re: Adiposity 101
- Organization: Omen Technology INC, Portland Rain Forest
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 09:35:39 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.093539.11348@omen.UUCP>
- References: <17745@pitt.UUCP> <1992Dec14.234410.11534@omen.UUCP> <17911@pitt.UUCP>
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- In article <17911@pitt.UUCP> geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec14.234410.11534@omen.UUCP> caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg) writes:
- >>In article <17745@pitt.UUCP> geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks) writes:
- >
- >>>So Chuck, have you tried fenfluramine? I have, and it isn't a panacea.
- >>>I admit it does help. But there are some side effects. Over the long
- >>
- >>I wish I could try it. Last month I suggested just that to Dr. Herson,
- >>my Kaiser Permanente endocrinologist. I had brought with me some of
- >>the materials I've gathered showing the usefulness of this stuff in
- >>controlling obesity and insulin resistance. He declined my offer to
- >>lend him these materials, stating that he was quite up to date on
- >>current research. Herson stated none of this stuff was approved, and
- >>that was that.
- >
- >It is approved. So why not go to some other physician? Unless the
- >law in your state forbids prescription of these drugs for obesity
- >(some do), you should be able to find a physician who will give them
- >to you. This is a further demonstration of the problem with HMOs.
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- I thought Kaiser was a well-run organization, stuff of Legends, etc.
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- I'll ask some other local doctors about dF et al.
-
- >
- >--
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- >Gordon Banks N3JXP | "I have given you an argument; I am not obliged
- >geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu | to supply you with an understanding." -S.Johnson
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