User talk:Uthbrian

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Welcome!

Hello, Uthbrian, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! JFW | T@lk 12:44, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

PS A slightly delayed welcome, but a welcome nonetheless. Enjoy Wikipedia - it's great fun.

Thanks for the warm welcome! I am still working at getting the hang of the formatting, and learning as I go. Uthbrian 12:58, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Cephalosporins

Link left by User:farseer: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=6657497&dopt=Abstract

My comment: The above link was the joke article about "cephalomalacia obfuscate", a fictional fourth-generation cephalosporin designed by Bruce Rubin to lampoon the obsfucating nature of medical texts. He discusses it here: 'Clear-ability' and Clarity in Medical Writing

[edit] Drugs

Hey, a pharmacist! Great. Have you seen Wikipedia:WikiProject Drugs? All our other pharmacists/pharmacologists/etc hang out over there. We have some drug article conventions there as well. JFW | T@lk 12:36, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

I hope you don't mind I awarded you a Barnstar for your hard work. You're an asset to Wikipedia. JFW | T@lk 16:27, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

The drug template is a bit of a troublemaker. A lot of drug articles have them, but it is not up to the standard of other infoboxes, which are more flexible. The details are at the WikiProject I mentioned above. We should ask Arcadian (talk • contribs) to design a better box.

We used to have Mykhal (talk • contribs) around a lot, who could draw molecules for us. I've downloaded ISIS 2.5 to take over this laudable task, but I'm having output problems. JFW | T@lk 16:43, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Hi Uthbrian, great to have a fellow pharmacist joining Wikipedia. I've seen your article clean-ups on my watchlist, and I agree with JFW's sentiments above – good work! -Techelf 15:00, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] ayahuasca/maois

hi! i was curious why you removed ayahuasca from the maoi category. it isn't a pharmeceutical, but it does have mao inhibiting properties- namely in the form of harmaline. It is the combination of the maoi and Dimethyltryptamine that makes up the ayahuasca brew, as DMT is not normally orally active. so i've restored the cat for now. I'm sure you know a heck of a lot more than me about maoi's and whatnot, so i figured i'd drop you a note to see if perhaps i missed something or maybe you just removed the cat rather hastily, an easy thing to do given the nature of ayahuasca and seeing as how you're embarking on a bit of an overhaul of numerous categories here. thanks, and welcome to wikipedia! happy editing. --Heah ^talk 21:33, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

yeah, makes sense. it's your call. in traditional cultures, it is the maoi ingredient, the ayahuasca vine itself, that is revered and called "ayahausca"- the dmt containing plants just considered "helpers". but as banisteriopsis caapi has its own article and the article certainly focuses on the entheogenic/hallucinogenic use of ayahuasca, i don't have any strong feelings on the cat. (it's also on the maoi template- i think it was just recently put on there.) thanks! --Heah ^talk 22:19, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

matter of fact, im' just gonna go ahead and replace "ayahuasca" with harmaline on the maoi template. makes more sense.--Heah ^talk 22:36, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Contraception/Birth control categories

You're welcome! :D --Phroziac _. o º ^{O (♥♥♥♥ chocolate!)} 13:02, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Polarizing Effect?

I don't know what you mean by polarizing effect, but I really attempt to help wikipedia. Maybe my contribs do have some religous overtones, but my edits tend to be firmly grounded based on the research I've done. Since you do happen to be a medical student though would it be possible for you to help validate, if you feel they are, two of my previous contribs to the Health section on the condoms page? One involved talc and silicon which are used on lubricated condoms, both I've been told cause cancer, the other was an edit to the 37 toxins contained within a solitary condom.

The patch, maybe my edits to the patch section were a bit hasty, but I do believe that the religious attitudes section should be readed because not all good Catholics know everything about the Church's belief, especially on this rather new form of birth control. It would also follow the pattern set out by the Condoms page.

I too hope that we can work together to better wikipedia. Chooserr 00:48, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Condom's Sentence

Your recent contribution to the Condoms Page is alright by me, but there is one fact that I picked up on the Cancer Society link. It's hard to tell if you have HPV and you can live with it for several year, spreading it around, before you discover it (?). I think this should be added if true because someone might think...aww there's no lesion. Chooserr 06:24, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Hey,

I just thought that maybe since the sentence about the cancer society doesn't really fit in the paragraph, would it be possible to add it at the bottom with the other external links? Chooserr 06:39, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for your help with the Silicon, and Talc bits but I wanted to know if Benzene is a Carcinogene and if its usage in condom manufacturing should be noted under health risks. [1] Chooserr 01:41, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Addition, I added a section on Benzene in condoms with as NPOV tone as I could muster, and added 3 links. I also have a link to a doctor who published a book about cancer and how to prevent it (benezene & condoms were listed) but didn't include it because it is a review thing and it would be deleted as promotion. I also have a few sites that talk about Benzene and Health - they also refere to Talc so I'm not sure you'd be interested in those.

Oh yeah, and I added a section about Condoms and the drug trade under "Other uses for Condoms". LOL. Chooserr 07:05, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

I inform you as to what I've done, list many sources, and offer to provide more, and you remove my addition with a useless comment that it is used in producing medication without concern. I'd be concerned if it was used in medication, and obviously the people I linked to are concerned enough to offer alternatives! Chooserr 07:36, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Nothing for Benzene & Condoms but 41 items for "Contraceptive Benzene". Chooserr 08:07, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Chooserr's watch list

Hey, I made it too!

And I was feeling so left-out before...--SarekOfVulcan 06:26, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

I wasn't going to add you originally but when I saw you talking about me on some random users page - maybe in an attempt to get me blocked? - I decided it might be for the best. I hope you understand that, Chooserr 07:06, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Not a random user, but a WP:AMA member. --SarekOfVulcan 07:53, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] CFD

Hello, Category:Wikipedians interested in wikipedians has been deleted per Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2005 December 17#Category:Wikipedians interested in wikipedians. You may want to remove it from your userpage. Thanks. Izehar 17:43, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Life extension (sugars)

Hi Uthbrian, I copied the "Life extension (sugars)" discussion to the Life extension discussion page. --Ben Best 07:39, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

== U.S. Patents == Wow, thanks for showing me how to format links to US Patents on the Hemp page! Zzorse 12:48, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] flat chain

I may be wasting my time but flat chain has a ring of truth to it so I have asked user:UninvitedCompany to substantiate it. Please give him a few days. -- RHaworth 18:32, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Meta-discussion about venue for discussion about wikifying terms

Hi Ben, I see you've been busy wikifying terms, and just wanted to make a comment. Generally, I only wikify the first instance of a term, so it doesn't appear too cluttered. --Uthbrian (talk) 07:45, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Hi Uthbrian, Again, I have copied your comments to Talk:Life extension, because the edits made to that page are the topic of discussion. You don't need to put comments concerning anything about the Life extension page on User talk:Benbest because Life extension is on my watchlist, which I usually check more than once daily, and this will also show me any changes that have occurred at Talk:Life extension. --Ben Best 14:35, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikifying Calorie restriction

Thanks for doing that, I think I caused a lot of the problems that needed amendment, I tend to capitalize stuff like Calorie Restriction as if it were a title rather than a strategy. --Tyciol 09:28, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] TAMS

Strange to meet a fellow McConnell Hall alumnus. Class of 90 here. Greetings. --John^DO|^{Speak your mind} 08:29, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Explosives and Category:Explosive chemicals

I am curious as to what your reasoning has been for removing some explosives from the Explosives category... There is a lot of redundancy between the two categories, but there are good reasons for both categories to exist. I'm inclined to revert but I wanted to discuss your intent and where you were coming from rather than just do that. Thanks... Georgewilliamherbert 19:55, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your followup elsewhere; In case you aren't following my talk page, see followups to Category_talk:Explosives Georgewilliamherbert 21:16, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WSJ Cryonics Reference

"Here's an interesting article on the potential financial benefits of cryonics" [2]

Thanks for the reference. I am knee-deep in the subject, though, so I had already seen the article, commented upon it and discussed it. My comments:

I believe that a society which will be able to reanimate us will be so vastly richer and more technically advanced than anything that we can imagine that attempting to provide for future costs or wealth are a misuse of resources and energy. I believe it is comparable to "Otzi the Iceman" (the frozen mummy from about 3300 BC who was found in the Austrian Alps in 1991) trying to stash-away his copper axe for his benefit upon reanimation -- rather than using it to defend himself or obtain food and shelter.

I believe that most serious problems cryonicists face are (1) ensuring that they are ryopreserved under good conditions with minimal ischemic damage (2) ensuring that cryopreservation technology causes minimal damage and (3) ensuring their cryonics organization is strong enough to survive the social, political, legal, economic and financial challenges that lie ahead. Most cryonicists are NOT preserved under conditions of minimal ischemic damage, including a majority of those who have arranged for standby service (which they don't get, most of the time). I believe that we should expend our resources on dealing with these problems, both personally and co-operatively.

Millionaire cryonicists who try to squirrel away their money to cash in on a "small chance" that cryonics will work are ignoring the fact that a few million dollars spent on cryonics research and on cryonics perfusion technology would make a BIG difference in the chance of cryonics working. In fact, enough money spent on cryonics research and perfusion technolgy could convert a "chance" into a near certainty. They are like "Otzi the Iceman" not using his axe to save his life.

Too many cryonicists assume that their cryopreservation and maintenance is a "done deal" and they focus on their future life -- "counting their chickens before they are hatched." We must put as much emphasis as possible on ensuring that our eggs are in good condition when they are preserved and are preserved well. If cryonics is wishful thinking, doing little to ensure a good preservation and focusing on reanimation is a compounding of wishful thinking upon wishful thinking.

--Ben Best 10:26, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] thoughts on ethology/animal behav cat merge

Hi, I put my thoughts on Category talk:Ethology, cheers, Pete.Hurd 05:09, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ECT

I can't believe I wasted this much time. And on my vacation too. Sigh. Thanks.--John^DO|^{Speak your mind} 18:04, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Thanks for the help on the Tourette syndrome page ! Sandy 13:03, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Non-fatal

Okay, but shouldn't we mention someplace that while the majority of the time it is non-fatal it has the potential to become fatal or occasionally is. I'm not sure how to phrase it, but you might give the people the illusion that it will always pass. Chooserr 02:56, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Neural coding

Thank you. I was looking around for some neural coding theories on here and could hardly find a one. Since I had some time I simply decided to write them up. I'm pleased you like them. :) S e miconscious • talk 08:15, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Song

A while ago you posted something about a song on the reference desk...I think I might have an answer...see zh:倚天屠龍記 --HappyCamper 00:08, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oi! Tetracycline teeth!

That tetracycline thing is quite relavent. My dissertation involves its use as a controller of gene expression but I guess you wouldn't want to do this with children. Is the stain permenant? I mean bones are dynamic and constantly being rebuilt - surely this would also make adults susceptible?

Also, how do you add that '(talk)' bit your signature? It has something to do with the "Raw signature (no auto link; don't use templates or external links in this)" tick box in preferences? --Username132 22:13, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Do you know of any research linking doxycycline (tetracycline derivative) to tooth discolouration? I can find loads of mentions of it on the internet that aren't backed up, but if I'm to mention this in my dissertation, I need to be able to give a reference.

Sanchez, A. R., R. S. Rogers, 3rd and P. J. Sheridan (2004). "Tetracycline and other tetracycline-derivative staining of the teeth and oral cavity." Int J Dermatol 43(10): 709-15 <<< actually seems to say there is no discolouration by doxycycline but then why does the FDA website say otherwise? Very fustrating... :( --Username132 23:11, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the help! My dissertation title is Engineered Zinc Finger Protein Transcription Factors As Tools Of Therapeutic Gene Modulation: A Study Of Their Creation, Investigation And Utilization... I think you're more into pharmacology right? It just happens that there's a tetracycline/doxycycline responsive transcription activator/repressor which can be used to control expression of ZFP-TFs and so give modifiable modulation of gene expression. Thanks again for the help >> --Username132 (talk) 09:51, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category:United States controlled substances law

Big improvement on the category. Thanks for doing that. --Rbraunwa 19:25, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dopamine agonist

Being a layman, I would like you to verify my edit to an article you edited. Also, is Flupentixol an antagonist or inverse agonist? Regards.

You're correct on the edit on Dopamine agonist-- excellent work! I clarified flupentixol to be an antagonist. Welcome to Wikipedia, by the way. --Uthbrian (talk) 21:52, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

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