LAST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
unmoderated group sci.med.diseases.hepatitis
Newsgroups line:
sci.med.diseases.hepatitis Hepatitis diseases.
Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 10 Aug 1995.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. For voting
questions only contact Warren Lavallee <war…@Syra.NET>. For
questions about the proposed group contact Abdul W Abdul
<alwahabi.alba…@nildram.co.uk>.
RATIONALE
Hepatitis disease meaning the inflammation of the liver (hepat=liver,
itis=inflammation) is a serious caused usually by hepatitis virus with
millions of people infected throughout the world.
The discussion of hepatitis diseases appears regularly in other related
newsgroups such as sci.med, sci.med.diseases.cancer and bionet.virology,
with demands for more information on the disease or even requests for
help on particular issues conerning hepatitis. There is a mailing list
for hepatitis C patients, and it is increasing daily in size. The
mailing list members (more than 150) are interested in such newsgroup,
because it will be there gateway to the world for getting more support
and information.
I also found many supporters for the creation of this newsgroup, when
I had posted a pre-RFD enquiry to bionet.virology.
CHARTER
The proposed newsgroup would be devoted to all aspects and kinds of
hepatitis diseases. This newsgroup would be a good place where all
people interested in the disease (doctors and experts in this field)
can communicate with each other and share views and opinions.
Not forgetting millions of people who are infected with hepatitis,
this newsgroup would give support to those people and would be a good
place for them to interact with the experts.
Let me make it clear here that the creation of this newsgroup is
not intended to fractionate or separate hepatitis discussion in any
other related newsgroup, but is to create a new specialized discussion
forum on hepatitis diseases. So, articles regarding hepatitis
cross-posted to other related newsgroups are welcomed.
A partial list of the intended topics would be:
-All types of viral hepatitis and non viral hepatitis.
-Prognosis and symptoms of hepatitis.
-Complications of hepatitis.
-The chronic carrier state.
-Vaccines and drugs.
-Epidemiology of hepatitis.
-Books, journals, articles and newsletters related to hepatitis.
-Support for hepatitis patients.
There is a plan to establish a gateway between HEPV-L mailing list
and the newsgroup.
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and 2/3 of all counted votes being YES.
DISTRBUTION
This CFV has been cross posted to:
bionet.virology
sci.med
sci.med.diseaes.cancer
sci.med.pathology
sci.med.telemedicine
talk.politics.medicine
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