Fan Mail

Eight-year-old Eldor Useinov sent this drawing with his father, who recently visited the Virtual Hospital. Eldor's dad, Enver Useinov is Assistant Professor of the Medical Information Department at St. Petersburg Medical Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia. We thank both of them for supporting our project and look forward to a future of peace and harmony as represented by Eldor's drawing.

Comments from Virtual Hospital users around the world:

"I am a psychiatrist who works in Community Mental Health in a rural area of NSW Australia. Recently I was asked to consult on a case of very severe Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome or possibly Malignant Catatonia. I was lucky enough to stumble across your article on NMS in the psychopharmacology area and it has proved very valuable.... Such excellent work deserves credit and I would like to thank the author directly for his help with the management of a life-threatening illness in a place where detailed, up-to-date information about a rare condition was difficult to obtain." --N.P., Orange, NSW, Australia

"I have just been diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and have spent hours on the Internet looking for an explanation of same. Thanks to you I now have one. Thank you for your excellent work in helping patients to understand their health problems. I feel much better now that I know more of what to expect." --P.P., Los Angeles, CA

"Thank you for providing your resources. It takes a great deal of time. It is appreciated. I specifically like your bulleted lists in relationship to medical treatments for disorders. Quick, concise, "did you think of" type references are hard to find and really what I am looking for. I would like to see a similar treatment of diseases in general. As a private practitioner my critical need is to have pointers, not extended discussions (which I can look up in texts or articles). I would like to find more of this." --J.B., Salt Lake City, Utah

"My four month old son was diagnosed with Laryngomalacia and both my wife and I have had a great deal of concern regarding his long-term prognosis, treatment plans and possible complications. The information I found on your Electric Airway site was very helpful as a benchmark we can use as we work with our specialist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.... Our thanks to your staff for putting this site together! This is what the web is really about." --J.H., Toms River, NJ

"Just a quick thanks for your overview on A.D.D. My wife and I have an 11 year old child with A.D.D., and your page was most helpful. It is so hard to find help for the parents, and just after you think you've tried everything, a page like yours finds its way into our home." --C.R. and L.R., Castaic, CA

"As a relatively new Critical Care Paramedic, I have found the information at this web site very helpful in supplementing my education. It's a wonderful resource and expands my clinical knowledge base. The lecture on hypertensive crisis was especially useful on a recent case of my own. I had reviewed that particular lecture just two days before the call. Thanks again, and keep up the great work!" --R.A., Salt Lake City, UT

Thank you to everyone who has sent in comments, suggestions and words of praise. Keep them coming!