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Second Annual Senior Wellness Seminar
Easing America’s Pain
Presented by
Sponsored by
The Spiritual Steppers
Comprehensive Health Education
Theme:
Foundation
Make These The Best Years
For further information call:
Of Your Life With
Mrs. Elizabeth Warren, 288-1381
Courage, Health And Faith
At Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
602 NF Prescott
Saturday, April 30,1994 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Free Continental Breakfast and Lunch
P&G And Syntex To M a rk e t ALEVE Over-The-Counter (OTC) For Fast,
Long-Lasting Pain Relief
S y n te x C o rp o ra tio n ( N Y S E :
and the re d u ctio n o f fever. A L E V E
mas A . M o o re , president o f health
5Y N ) and The P rocter & G a m b le
contains 220 m g o f naproxen sodium
care products fo r Procter & G am ble.
Company (N Y S E :P G ) received clear-
mce to m arket a new no n -p rescrip -
(200 m g o f naproxen and 20 m g o f
so d iu m ), a fa st-a ctin g , non -p rescrip -
“ Because it lasts up to 12 hours,
A L E V E is a conve n ie n t new choice
tio n p a in rc lic v e ro n January 11,1994.
T he new product, A L E V E , is the firs t
tio n fo rm that o p tim ize s absorption
fo r people w ith m in o r aches and pains
w h o d o n ’ t w ant to be slow ed dow n
n o n -p rescrip tio n pain re lie v e r co n ­
ta in in g a new analgesic in g re d ie n t in
PRODUCT BENEFITS
in to the body
A s the firs t n o n -p re s c rip tio n pain
o f the m edicine in N aprosyn, the #1
se llin g brand in its class fo r 10 years.
pain re lie f. W h ile other O T C pain
re lie v e s c a ll fo r re -m e d ic a tio n , i f
A L E V E w ill be in d ica ted , in adults
and ch ild re n age 12 and o ve r, fo r the
needed, every 4 to 6 -- or 6 to 8 -- hours,
A L E V E p rovides pain re lie f that lasts
tem porary re lie f o f m in o r aches and
8 to 12 hours.
“ A L E V E o ffe rs some real advan­
up to 12 hours w ith o n ly one dose. Ils
d uration o f pain re lie fw a s shown to be
lo n g er than that o f E x tra S trength
T y le n o l. A L E V E was also show n, in
tages to consum ers w ho are n o t en­
c lin ic a l tra ils, to be at least as e ffe c tiv e
tire ly satisfied w ith cu rre n t n o n -pre­
sc rip tio n pain re lie v e rs ,” said T h o -
as A d v il, w ith evidence o f a lo n g er
d uration o f pain re lie f in some studies.
pains associated w ith the com m on
co ld ; headache; toothache; m uscular
aches; backache; the m in o r pain o f
a rth ritis; the pain o f m enstrual cram ps;
The A rc o f M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty
las opened a respite care center fo r
idults w ith developm ental d is a b ili-
ies on the second and fo u rth S atur-
lays o f each m o n th fro m 10am to
5pm. The center is located in the
fa ste r Seal B u ild in g at 5757 SW
Macadam. T he n e xt day o f a c tiv itie s
is scheduled fo r A p r il 23.
Funded th ro u g h a grant fro m
M ultn o m a h C o u n ty, the center fea­
tures a c tiv itie s in c lu d in g arts and
strong and lo n g -la s tin g pain re lie ve r.
A L E V E p ro v id e d pain re lie f in some
people in as little as 20 m inutes and fo r
Protecting Children Through
Education And Prevention
Recreation Center
Opens For Adults
With Disabilities
E ducating the yo u th o f th is N a ­
tio n is one o f so cie ty’ s m ost im p o rta n t
re sp o n sib ilitie s, and now here is the
DICED or
READY-CUT
In c o n tro lle d c lin ic a l te s tin g ,
A L E V E was show n to be a fast-acting,
nearly a decade.
A L E V E is a n o n -p re s c rip tio n
strength o f A n a p ro x , a fast-acting form
A L E V E o ffe rs consum ers im p o rta n t
benefits in ove r-th e -co u n te r (O T C )
S&W TOMATOES
d u rin g the day o r awakened at n ig h t ty
the need to lake more medicine,” he said.
re lie v e r to co n ta in naproxen sodium ,
14.5 oz.
CAN
ANN-MARGRET
FACES HER MOST
CHALLENGING ROLE
Services is d e ve lop in g benchm arks,
guidelines, and standards fo r e ffe c ­
tiv e p re ve n tio n program s, in c lu d in g
She lives w ith M G e v e ry d a y
It a ffe c ts h e r h u s b a n d ,
a w a rd -w in n in g p r o d u c e r
R o g e r Sm ith.
drug use. A n d w h ile the fie ld o f pre­
ve n tio n is s till d e ve lop in g , there is
tors o f program s and systems. A n y
Muscular Dystrophy Association
e xistin g program w ill be able to re­
quest an assessment against these c r i­
People Help MDA...
Because MDA Helps People
grafts, recreational o p p o rtu n itie s such
as p icn ics, n e ighborhood w a lks, and
based drug p re ve n tio n program s are
e ffe c tiv e in reducing the lik e lih o o d
other o u tin g s in the co m m u n ity . The
space has been donated b y Easter Seal
drugs, and these program s can lessen
n a tio n a l understanding as to w h a t is
the chance that youth w ill become
h e a v ily in v o lv e d w ith serious drug
e ffe ctive d ru g use prevention.
T he re in v ig o ra tio n and fu rth e r
expansion o f the n a tional p re ve n tio n
e ffo rt depends upon system atically
use.
person fo r each 3 a d u lt p a rticip a n ts,
and p a rtic ip a tio n fees are on a s lid in g
scale basis.
A p p lic a tio n s are s till being taken
The Federal role in drug use pre­
ve n tio n includes p ro v id in g leader­
ship, tra in in g , te ch n ica l assistance,
and research; fo ste rin g cooperation
fo r p a rtic ip a tio n in the center. In te r­
ested fa m ilie s m ay c a ll The A rc at
2 2 3-7279 to request an a p p lic a tio n
advancing these e va lu atio n e ffo rts.
A lth o u g h i t is im p o rta n t that the Fed­
eral G o ve rn m e n t p ro v id e leadership,
am ong Federal State, and lo c a l agen­
cies; fa c ilita tin g State and local pre­
any lasting progress w ill re q u ire a
close partnership w ith State and lo c a l
ve n tio n e ffo rts ; and p ro v id in g incen­
tives to encourage States and lo c a li­
governm ents as w e ll as w ith profes­
packet w hich includes the center p o lic y
and procedures, as w e ll as fee in fo r­
m a tio n .
The A rc , fo rm e rly k n o w n as the
A ssociation fo r R etarded C itize n s, is
an advocacy agency serving c h ild re n
and adults w ith d e velopm ental d is ­
a b ilitie s and th e ir fa m ilie s .
Spread
The Word
ties to adopt and im p le m e n t m ore
e ffe c tiv e an d /o r in n o vative drug pre­
ve n tio n approaches.
The N a tio n a l S tru c tu rc d E va lu a ­
tio n , n a tio n -w id e e valuation p ro je c t
sional societies, p riva te organizations
and foundations, educational estab­
lishm ents, business and in d u s try , re­
lig io u s in s titu tio n s , co m m u n ity asso­
c ia tio n s , and o th e r c o n s titu e n c y
mandated by the A n ti-D ru g Abuse
A c t o f 1988, is near co m p le tio n , and
groups. C o n trib u tio n b y p riv a te orga­
nizations have been in va lu a b le in the
progress o f drug use pre ve n tio n and
substance abuse prevention program s
are b e g inn in g to emerge. A s part o f
th is study, m ore than 2,000 drug use
pre ve n tio n program s w ere screened,
should be encouraged.
T o b u ild on s o lid in fo rm a tio n
and to m ake necessary revisions in
and 440 received indepth evaluation.
response to changing circum stances,
the O ffic e o f N a tio n al D ru g C o n tro l
T h e re su ltin g re p o rt w ill be the m ost
exhaustive study com pleted to date o f
P o lic y w ill convene a panel o f na­
tio n a l scholars and experts in sub­
A p r il 17-24 is N a tio n a l M in o rity w hat is e ffe c tiv e in prevention pro-
Zanccr Awareness week. The N ational gram m in g .
Black Leadership In itia tiv e on C an-
Based on th is in fo rm a tio n , the
stance abuse pre ve n tio n w ill have an
increasingly im portant and visib le role
;e r (N B L IC ), O regon chapter w ants D epartm ent o f H ealth and Hum an
efforts.
° A le r t A fric a n A m e ric a n W o m e n
that sta rtin g at age 40 , w om en should
getregularm am m ogram s. Breast care,
in c lu d in g re g u la r m am m ogram s fo r
early breast cancer detection, is im ­
in the N a tio n ’ s dem and red u ctio n
Ap|>j| |g Af rican.American
m am m ogram s a life lo n g h a b it s ta rt­
a close shave, d o n ’ t expect a baby-
skin-sm ooth shave,’’ Rosen said. “ A f ­
fected skin is easily irrita te d so treat it
ing at age 40.
F or w om en w h o cannot a ffo rd a
kn o w as p s e u d o fo llic u litis barbae.
A black s k in specialist at B a y lo r
m am m ogram (a special x-ra y te ch ­
nique w h ich can fin d breast cancer in
C ollege o f M e d ic in e in H ouston says
that one in three b la c k men su ffe r
fro m the c o n d itio n w h ich is caused by
w ith care.”
Rosen says although it may sting,
a p p lyin g a lcohol to the infe cte d skin
its earliest stagc-up to tw o years before
a lu m p can even be fe lt) the N B L IC in
partnership w ith the P o rtla n d T r a il­
blazer W ive s A ssociation was suc­
cessful in raising $5,000 w h ic h has
been d e d ica te d to fin a n c in g free
m am m ogram fo r A fric a n A m e rica n
wom en. These m am m ogram w ill be
dispersed by the local chapter o f the
K o m e n fo u n d a t io n , a n a tio n a l
c u rly o r w iry h a ir g ro w in g o u t and
then in w a rd .
P s e u d o fo llic u litis develops as a
re su lt o f the repeated traum a o f shav­
in g ,” said D r. Ted Rosen, a professor
o f d e rm atology at B a ylo r. “ IF you
shave too close, the h a ir doubles back
in to the s k in .”
The c o n d itio n affects the bearded
fo llo w e d b y a pre scrip tio n antibacte­
ria l lo tio n is the best w ay to prevent
in fe ctio n . Razors should be im m ersed
in a lcohol between shaves and should
never be shared by others.
Prescription and over-the-counter
shaving preparations w ith the acne
m edication benzoyl peroxide can also
prevent bacterial spread.
“ The new er shaving gels made
w o m e n ’ s organization devoted to fin d ­
ing a cure fo r breast cancer. A n a d d i­
area o f the face. H a ir fo llic le s become
infected w ith staphylococcus bacte­
especially fo r c u rly beards are easy to
shave w ith ,” Rosen said. “ T h e y re­
duce the ra z o r’ s drag on the skin,
tio n a l $ 5 ,0(K) was raised to support the
educational outreach e ffo rts recently
ria, leading to fo rm a tio n o f p u s -fille d
h e lp in g to reduce in fla m m a tio n .”
launched by the N B L IC .
T o schedule a Breast H ealth class
fo r yo u r clu b , o rg a n iza tio n o r w om ens
group o r to jo in N B L IC contact:
Theresa Stoudam ire at 248-5183;
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“ P s e u d o fo llic u litu s w ill not go
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