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Bob in CT - 27 Feb 2007 15:12 GMT

Anyone heard of bitter melon? See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_melon

By the way, is there a cite I to which I can register and receive medical
articles in journals? For instance, I'd like to read the following:

Using Bitter Melon to Treat Diabetes
Kathy Abascal, Eric Yarnell
Alternative & Complementary Therapies. Aug 2005, Vol. 11, No. 4: 179-184

But I don't want to pay $30 for one article. I'd rather pay (say) $150
for unlimited access to articles.

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Jbuch - 27 Feb 2007 16:00 GMT

> Anyone heard of bitter melon? See:
>
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> But I don't want to pay $30 for one article. I'd rather pay (say) $150
> for unlimited access to articles.

Many local libraries can get papers for you for "serious research". It
is part of the library tradition, going back a long time - even before
the internet.

If you have medical centers in your community, if you talk nicely, they
will sometimes let you do research there.

The economic argument is that if there is a way to remotely read current
medical journals at home or in your office, then there is no economic
return to the publishers - those evil capitalists who publish
information for money.

If Journals were free, then nobody would publish them because there
would be no way to cover the expense.

However, a few journals, some of them "alternative" types, have free
access.

Still, go visit your library, and be scholarly and nice. The Information
specialist can help you a lot.

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Bob in CT - 27 Feb 2007 17:17 GMT

>> Anyone heard of bitter melon? See:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_melon
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> return to the publishers - those evil capitalists who publish
> information for money.

I would subscribe directly to a publisher, if I could figure out which one
to subscribe to. For instance, I'm subscribed to the AES.

> If Journals were free, then nobody would publish them because there
> would be no way to cover the expense.
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> Still, go visit your library, and be scholarly and nice. The Information
> specialist can help you a lot.

I'll see if my local library will have access to these articles. This
will make my wife happy, as she's a library lover.

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Doug Freyburger - 27 Feb 2007 19:45 GMT

> Anyone heard of bitter melon? See:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_melon

It looks cool at local markets when available. I tried it once and
it didn't stand out as wonderfull or horrible. I like most veggies
and I liked it okay.

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