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Multiple myeloma

Thanks for your very good work on the myeloma article. Are you going to be around a bit more to help out with other articles on medical subjects? The lymphomas, in particular, could do with some tender loving care. JFW | T@lk 21:50, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Again my compliments, now for the PSC article! Would you join WP:MED, the medical contributors' forum? JFW | T@lk 21:59, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the encouragement. I've put my username on the medical contributors' forum and will continue to contribute periodically, but likely sporadically, due to those pesky hours spent in the hospital....cheersWawot1 (talk) 17:06, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

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T.F.AlHammouri (talk) 12:32, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Plasmodium

I have reverted the edit. This is a messy issue. The known phylogenetic trees show some Haemoproteus species lying with the taxon currently known as Plasmodium. Some others lie outside this grouping. There is little question that this will happen: the difficulty is in gathering enough biological material to extract the DNA from to do this reorganisation. Quite a few of the listed species are known only from a single paper and the material used in the paper may no longer exist or be unusual for DNA extraction. Also funding for taxonomic work isn't exactly plentiful - which is why the taxonomy remains a mess.

It can be safely said that the species listed in the introduction should be regarded as a species of Plasmodium but that the current classification does not name it so. DrMicro (talk) 09:58, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. Might I suggest you have a look at the section on phylogenetics and see what you think. There are links to a number of trees hosted elsewhere. I think it is safe to say that virtually all experts in this area would regard some of the Hameoproteus species as belonging to the now extended Plasmodium genus but its really a technical problem to redo the classification in an acceptable fashion. This is a tricky issue at the minute and not just for Wikipedia. DrMicro (talk) 12:48, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

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Wa? W0t? 1!

While trying to make sense of your username I reasoned that it might be an initialism of "what a waste of time". Or was it perhaps "what a wealth of technology"? Curious... JFW | T@lk 21:14, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Well done! Wawot = What A Waste Of Time. It's an old joke that goes back 15 years or so.....Wawot1 (talk) 22:50, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

I knew I was on to something. JFW | T@lk 19:23, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Malnutrition

Thanks for the heads-up. I've got a very busy week ahead and will probably be little use, but give me a screech if there are specific things you'd like me to look at. I'm dragging my heels in completing the rewrite of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, and after that I might dip into stroke again. Sadly, stroke is a monumental task and I'm not sure if I can handle it alone. JFW | T@lk 19:23, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Just wanted to say that I really appreciate your efforts to add a few high-quality medical sources, such as you did a Hydatidiform mole a few weeks ago, to articles when you are able to. Incremental improvements are what makes Wikipedia work. WhatamIdoing (talk) 05:01, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your edits

I wanted to let you know that I appreciate your efforts on the eculizumab page: cleaning it up, removing redundant and inappropriate information, and making it a more effective article all around. Thanks for making it a better contribution to the community at large. Hopefully others will find it useful.

All the best.

--Ergeorge123 (talk) 00:20, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your help with understanding the encyclopedic (rather than emotional) contribution that can be made to the PSC article. Not only did I learn something, but I think the veracity in your suggested wording will serve a broader audience. Best, gr-wiki (talk) 20:04, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Your opinion is wanted

Please provide your input here on the legitimacy and desirability of accepting external links in relevant Wikipedia articles to MedMerits, a new and freely accessible online resource on neurologic disorders. Presto54 (talk) 03:15, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Message for you on Jack's talk page

User talk:Jackehammond

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Reference on effects of GAVEs on B-12 absorbation

Dear Wawot1, I will leave the decision to you, but does this reference meet the proper standards for inclusion on the Vitamin B12 deficiency and the Pernicious anemia. No need to post answer on my page. I will check back. You don't have to go into detail as to why it isn't or is. I trust your judgement on this. If you think it does meet the standard could you post it as you seem to know the correct forum - eg the difference between associated and causes. Best Jack --Jackehammond (talk) 15:24, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

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Hi Jack -

The paper is talking about the effects of steroids on absorption of B12 in patients with pernicious anemia....and it's only 6 patients....and it's from 1966. I don't think that we can draw conclusions about GAVE syndrome and B12 absorption from this paper. As a rule of thumb - meaningful findings tend to work their way into review articles, especially given a 46 year lag time!

Cheers Wawot1 (talk) 23:59, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Dear Wawot1, Thanks for the reply. And you are 100% correct. As they teach new officers about war: first assert the type or war you are fighting and just not the one you want to fight. I re-read the paper more closely, and it would not matter if it was 1966; I mistook the title in my zeal for GAVEs when it was not -- I read what I wanted to, and not what was. And you are right the numbers of patients is way to low to prove anything. Again, sorry to have bothered you with this trivial and thanks. Jack --Jackehammond (talk) 07:05, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

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Wiki Med

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Hope to see you there! Anthonyhcole (talk) 05:29, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Library now offering accounts from Cochrane Collaboration (sign up!)

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