Dear Jay Simpson and all, This is a little off topic, but last winter an MD prescribed a cough suppressant called benzonatate and it worked wonderfully!! Especially at bedtime. As one who is allergic to codiene, it was great to have an alternative. Also, I think the term HCP (health care provider) has become popular in the wake of care providers who are not MDs. The saying used to be, "Talk to your Dr." With the emergence of so many nurse practitioners, physician assistants, advance practice RNs, midwives, etc, now the saying is, "Talk to your HCP." I, too, am curious how the term lactation consultant was coined. I love being one, but the title can get long when introducing yourself many times a day on follow-up telephone calls. Sometimes a patient will ask for the "Lactician", and I'm sure many of the veterans on this list have heard dozens of title variations, many of them humurous. Warm regards to all, Susan Potts RN IBCLC Minnesota On Fri, 15 Jan 1999 15:45:40 -0500 Automatic digest processor <[log in to unmask]> writes: ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]