• • P age B3 A pril 20, 1994 ’ *' i 4 > > • * 4 x . *. a . A • * * i; -e. T . 4 VA ' . L' r X . •' *»«. ***>’ , * . -, » ¿T, 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; ■ ï '* • ; V e x • . “• 7 oz. EACH < ' ■ > HOM INY Van (am p’s 4 VAN CAMP’S WHITE or GOLDEN 14.5 oz. 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