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Page A 8 FEB. 25, 1998 (Th? lanh (©beeruer______________________________ Science Care for Your Heart In the 21st Century Genealogy On The Internet National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-supported scien tists have made dramatic progress in the fight against heart disease during the past half-century Millions of lives have been saved and the quality o f many more greatly improved. For exam ple, 50 years ago, v ir tually the only treatm ent available for a heart attack was bed rest— 6 months o f it before the patient could even sit up in a chair. T oday, most patients resum e norm al activities w ithin mere w eeks o f a heart at tack. H ere’s a sneak preview o f the new century— 10 coming advances that will help Americans take better care o f their hearts. Each advance is ex plained more fully in the following pages. The 10 advances cover: •W om en’shealth— The W omen’s Health Initiative will give women answers about some o f their most pressing health concerns. •H eart failure— An implantable device will restore heart function for those with heart failure. •Cardiac imaging— new devices are helping physicians see w hat’s going on inside the heart and blood vessels without surgery. •A ngiogenesis— A drug will pro mote the growth o f new blood ves sels to body tissues and organs with poor circulation. •Em erging risk factors— Knowl edge o f the risks posed by new fac tors will help Americans better pre vent the development o f heart dis ease. •D A SH — A new eating plan will help Americans lower their blood pressure and reduce the need for medication. •Arrhythmia—Genetic therapies will stabilize erratic heartbeats. •S tre ss m an a g e m e n t— B etter stress management will help Ameri cans reduce the risks o f first and repeat heart attacks. •Children ’ s health— Heart disease will be averted early with new ap proaches that get children to adopt and maintain lifelong healthful hab its. • Framingham Heart Study—More fin d in g s fro m th e la n d m a rk Framingham study will help Ameri cans avoid or better manage heart disease. Advances also depend on im proved methods o f research. This sneak preview also includes a look at a new approach to clinical trials. Networks to assist family care-givers Bv G ary W eeks I I I » As I liste n e d to the w om an tell her sto ry , I ask ed m yself, “ H ow m any o f us co u ld m ake th at kind o f sa c rific e ? ” T he w o m a n ’s d au g h ter h as a d isa b ility th at cau ses the g irl to aw aken sev eral tim es each night. The w om an and her husband have found that the o n ly way to g e t her b ack to sle e p is to d riv e h er aro u n d the block. T his ex hausting p rocedure w ill o c c u r sev eral tim es to n ig h t ju s t as it does ev ery n ig h t, 365 n ig h ts a year. I w as told a b o u t one c a re -g iv ing co u p le w ho had had no tim e alone, not even to go out to d in ner for five or six years. T h ese p a re n ts are h e ro e s, and they are h ardly alone. T h o u san d s o f O reg o n fa m ilie s p ro v id e 24- h our care for a m ed ically frag ile ch ild , for a fam ily m em b er w ith d ev elo p m en tal d isa b ilitie s o r for an ag ed p aren t w ith h e a lth c o n cern s such as A lz h e im e r’s d is ease. In fa c t, m o st p e o p le k n o w so m eo n e w ho sh o u ld e rs th e se fam ily care re sp o n sib ilitie s. As o u r ow n p a re n ts age, we know th a t o n e d a y w e m a y be c a re g iv e rs, too. Today people often d o n ’t know w here to call to find h elp. If th ey do find so m eo n e to a ssist th em , they m ay not know the p e rs o n ’s b a ck g ro u n d or c a re -g iv in g e x p e rience. N ow , th an k s to the c o m m it m ent o f in d iv id u a ls an d fa m ilie s and the O regon L e g isla tu re ’s su p p o se, h elp w ill be a v a ila b le to fam ilies w hether they live in P o rt land, P en d leto n , or P o rt O rfo rd . T h e h elp is c a lle d “ re s p ite c a re .” R esp ite lite ra lly m ean s a b reak or a rest. R esp ite se rv ic e s w ill be a v a ila b le to p ro v id e re- lie f so o th e p rim ary careg iv er can e n jo y a relax in g d in n e r o ut, a c h u rc h function, an a fte rn o o n o f sh o p p in g or a w eekend g et-aw ay w ith a spouse or o th e r fam ily m em bers. L e g isla to rs d ire c te d the O r egon D ep a rtm e n t o f H um an R e so u rc e s to w ork w ith co m m u n i ties to d e v e lo p lo c a lly d e sig n ed re s p ite -c a re n e tw o rk s. T h ese n etw o rk s w ill o ffe r a single p o in t o f c o n ta c t for p eo p le to o b tain re fe rra ls to scre e n e d p ro v id e rs and c e n te r that o ffe r re sp ite care. T h ey can also id e n tify sou rces o f fin a n c ia l a ssista n c e and coach fa m ilie s in how to se le c t a p ro v id er. In M arch, w e w ill in vite co m m u n itie s to apply fo r tech n ical a ssista n c e to d evelop respite care serv ices for the fu ll range o f fam ily n e e d s— c h ild re n , ad u lts, se nio rs. In M ay, w e exp ect to nam e the first 12 c o m m u n itie s w ith w hom w e w ill w ork. By 2003, o u r go al is th at re sp ite care w ill be e a sily a v a ila b le statew ide. O regon recognizes that if fam i lies g et a b reak they can continue p ro v id in g care at hom e, p re v e n t ing o u t-o f-h o m e placem ents such as fo ste r hom es and n u rsin g fa c ilitie s . F a m ilie s w ill be s tre n g th e n e d , th e p u b lic save m illio n s in costs for in stitu tio n a l c a re , a n d c a re g iv e rs are less lik e ly to fall v ic tim to stress- in d u c e d illn e ss, c arin g co m m u n itie s also set a good exam ple for c h ild re n . F a m ilie s in K lam ath C ounty, w ho now have access to a full ran g e o f re sp ite serv ices, te ll us th at ju s t k n ow ing that they w ill h av e a b re a k on given a fte rn o o n m ak es it e a sie r to get th ro u g h the w eek. W e b e lie v e O re g o n is the le a d e r in h elp in g co m m u n ities statew id e e sta b lish se rv ic e s for a full ran g e o f ages an d d is a b ili ties. T his w ill g u a ra n te e th a t no lo n g er w ill fam ily c areg iv er, like the m om and dad w ith the d a u g h ter w ho aw ak en s n ig h tly , have to go for years w ith o u t g ettin g a re stfu l b re a k in th e ir ex h au stin g ro u tin es. (NAPS)—Are you are interested in your family history? Do you have a home computer, a modem, and an account with an Internet service provider? Then log on today. You’ll find a wealth of information, from how-to in fo rm atio n to lis ts of genealogical societies and on-line records databases. To get s ta rte d , use a search service to search on term s like “g e n e a lo g y ” o r “ro o ts .” O r try these sites: A n cestors: http:llw w w .kbyu . byu .edu lan cestors.htm l. This is the home page for the PBS series on genealogy. Ancestors. Sponsored by E a stm a n K odak C om pany, Ancestors first began airing on local PBS stations in February, 1997. The Ancestors home page gives information on the series, including a series overview, information on the hosts and answers to frequent ly asked q u estio n s. It provides links to other sites of interest to genealogists. These include the National Archives, the Library of Congress, and special interest sites such as the Am erican Civil War home page. It also provides a link to Kodak’s home page (www.kodak, com), which provides information on the Kodak Image Magic digital imaging workstations that make it easy and affordable to copy and enhance family snapshots and heir loom photos. F a m ily T ree M aker O nline: http:llwww.familytreemuker.com. This home page is published by Broderbund Software, Inc. Broder- bund m a n u fa c tu re s a p o p u lar genealogy so ftw are pro g ram , Family Tree Maker. From this site, you can download a demo version of Family Tree Maker. Or get tech nical support if you already use the program. This site also includes a genealogy how-to-guide. Finally, check out Broderbund’s free on-line index of records d atab a ses, the Fam ilyFinder Index. This index lists approxim ately 115 million nam es from centuries of govern ment and historical records. Save research time by using the Family Finder Index to see if your ances tors a re included in any of th e d atab ases. If th ey are, you can order the d atab ase or databases from Broderbund on CD. G e n e a lo g y S e r v ic e s O nline: http:llourworld.compuserve.comJ h o m e p a g e s /r o o ts . This site is m aintained by Richard Eastm an, who founded th e C om puServe genealogy forum. It provides files on genealogy you can download. You’ll also find an extensive list of links to other Internet sites. These include sites where other genealogists have posted their research. Others are sites of interest to people research ing their ancestry overseas. One, for exam ple, provides N e th e rlan d s genealogy information. T he G en ealogy H om e P age: h ttp:llw w w .g en h o m ep a g e.co m . This home page, m aintained by Stephen A. Wood, provides links to h u n d re d s of o th e r I n te r n e t sites. Categories include libraries, maps, genealogy societies, upcom ing events, genealogy guides and searching for related genealogists. For more inform ation contact th e Kodak In fo rm atio n C e n te r at 800-242-2424, or access th e Kodak home page at: http://www. kodak.com. ■ M B ■ , How do AT&T Digital PCS customers automatically get more free minutes, free holidays, and a flat rate day and night? 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