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CHA-MAY WEEYA - MEDICINETALK Siletz Community Clinic Health Infant Deaths Associated with Cough and Cold Medications In October, you may have seen health alerts linking infant deaths with over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medications. According to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Pre vention, three deaths in 2005 and more than 1,500 babies and toddlers taken to the emergency room are directly linked to these products. The products are commonly used to relieve stuffy noses and coughs in children under age 2 and many parents assume they're harmless because of the OTC status. But experts have long warned that the drugs, which can raise heart rate and blood pressure, pose sig nificant risks. While all drugs pose some risk, there’s no evidence that cough and cold remedies provide any benefit to chil dren. Several studies have shown them to be no more effective than a placebo and some experts have suggested that doctors only continue to recommend them because they’re under pressure from parents. The makers of several leading over- the-counter cold medication are volun tarily withdrawing products sold tor infants. Withdrawn medicines include Dimetapp, Little Colds, Pediacare, Robitussin, Triaminic and Tylenol. The withdrawal does not affect medicines intended for children age 2 and older. In response to these concerns, the Siletz Community Health Clinic Tribal Pharmacy has withdrawn the above OTC items from our shelves and will no longer dispense them. Instead of the drugs, parents of sick infants can use vaporizers or hydrators, saline nose drops, rubber nose bulbs, and chicken soup and other fluids to keep an infant hydrated. For more information, contact your health care provider or pharmacy, or log on to www.cnn.com or www.cdc.gov and follow the links to infant health. Tooth Talk hy Mary Ellen Volansky, RDH, MS K Staff Introduction Who: Dr. Molly Francis, DMD From: Raised in Spokane, Wash.; went to dental school in Mesa, Ariz., at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health. Why dentistry: “Knowing my dad’s fear of the dentist always made me want to change that for others, since I always loved the dentist." Best experience (in dental school): “Rotations” or places she practiced den tistry in communities across the country. Why Siletz: “I always wanted to work for the tribe, but I wanted care to be comprehensive and provide the most service; not be limited by funding.” Why public health: “I would like to see people coming (in for dental care), feeling comfortable ... wanting to maintain their oral health." Worst experience (of dental school): “You don’t have a life for four years.” She began having a life slowly after graduation on May 19. 2007. People and US Weekly have been her mainstay of reading materials since textbooks, laboratories and classrooms finished consuming her life. The day of this in terview. Oct. 5, she had begun her first novel in four years. Fourth Annual Siletz Tribal Youth Conference and presentations on This year’s confer Siletz Tribal Youth tribal culture, history, ence will be held Nov. • V education options and 11-12 on the Oregon resources. There also Coast near Neskowin at will be experiential the beautiful Westwind workshops and activi Lodge. The lodge is lo ties designed to bring cated on original Siletz youth together and Reservation allotment further developing land at the mouth of the good relationships Salmon River. with each other and The conference is with tribal staff. being organized and run Registrations will by staff from the Cul be mailed out using ture, Education, and available addresses Health programs. Chap through Tribal enroll erones from each area ment. They also will will assist youth and Commina Together Native Style be available in each of conference staff with the area offices and running the conference. We expect 60 youth to be in atten Siletz. Contact staff for each area is: dance. The conference is designed for Eugene: Adrienne Crooks and Nick youth in seventh through 12th grade. Sixkiller, 541-484-4234 Youth and their parents are asked to complete a survey as a part of the Portland: Katy Kaady, 503-238-1512 registration process. The survey ques Salem: Norma Jimenez and Sonya Moody-Jurado, 503-390-9494 tions are a tool to help parents, youth and staff develop expectations for the Siletz: Delina John, 1-800-600-5599 or 541-444-8286; and DeAnna Pearl, conference curriculum and experience. 1-800-648-0449, ext. 1659, or Staff is available in Siletz and each of 541-444-9659 the area offices to assist youth and par ents with the survey. For more information on the loca The curriculum and activities for this year's conference are still under tion, go to www.westwind.org/ development. There will be workshops introduction.html. 20 • Siletz News • November 2007 What does all this add up to? As dental staff, we have found Dr. Francis to be an experienced and knowledge able treatment provider whom we have found to be an enjoyable person to work with. OK. so she hasn't kept up with Harry Potter. What does all this mean for Dr. Francis? She is at a place she worked very hard to get to - Siletz Commu nity Health Clinic's Dental Clinic. What does it mean for you? Come into the clinic and meet Dr. Francis. She will introduce herself as “Molly." Make your own impression. Dr Molly Francis, DMD
