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November 29, 2000 purtiauô (Observer Page A3 QJije Jlortíanb ffibsertfer Health/Education Kaiser Welcomes International Researcher Gerardo Maupome, Ph.D., a den tal researcher who has studied and w orked in M exico, England, and C a n a d a , h a s jo in e d K a is e r Perm anente’s Center for Health Re search in north Portland. Dr. M aupom e received his den tal degree in 1985 from the U niver sity N acional in M exico City. He earned a m aster’s degree in experi mental oral pathology in 1986 and a doctorate in public health in 1991 from E ngland’s U niversity o f Lon don. He has held teaching and re search positions on the faculties o f U n iv e r s id a d N a c io n a l and U niversidad Tecnología in M exico Gerardo Maupome City. From 1995 to 2000 he was assistant professor in the D ivision o f P re v e n tiv e and C om m unity H ealth, departm ent o f O ral H ealth sciences, at the U niversity o f B rit ish C olum bia in V ancouver, B.C. “Com ing to the U nited States to do dental research is a great pro fessional opportunity form e,” says M aupom e. “1 loved doing research in Mex ico and Canada, and I’m look ing forward to continuing my work here. I was attracted to joining CHR because it has a thriving dental research program A sa researcher, being able to study oral health is sues am ong the more than 180,000 The Doctor's Corner Take Control of Your Emotions By John O da, Ph.D. for The Portland O bserver Dear John, I recently broke up with my soul mate. This is the first holiday season in three years that 1 will be spending alone. 1 am so depressed. How do I make it through the season? Sincerely, B.S.A. when you see the sun, or grass, or see a smile. The key is to make it simple. Make your holiday special. If you change your rules and create a paradigm shift in your life, this will be a special holi day. Make your life outstanding. of NW Portland John Oda: This is a great time for you to start all over. The first thing you must under stand is the definition o f alone. Most people in our society make it too easy to feel alone. Maybe it ’ s time to change your rules and make it very hard to feel alone. The goal is to make it im possible to feel alone, while at the same time making it easy to accept love and warmth. It’s time to take control of your emotions. You can feel love and warmth in others, or Dear Doctor John, I am 22 years old and have a serious problem. I’m dating two guys that I both love. They don’t know about each other. This triangle is making me con fused. Nancy of NW. Portland Dear Nancy, It appears that you want your cake and eat it too. It’s time to grow up. It’s not fair to be dating two guys at the same. How would you feel if this would be happening to you? It’s time to let them know, or just pick one o f the guys. When you are confused, it’s an opportunity to deeply learn about yourself to make the right choice. John P. Oda, Ph D., NLP is a peak performance ex p e rt with 13 years experi ence in the m ental health fie ld and a regular featured writer fo r the Portland Ob server. I f you have any ques tions fo r The Doctor's Cor ner send us your email, the a d d ress is news@portlandobserver. com. U.S. Banks Collect Food Donations m em bers o f K aiser Perm anente N orthw est’s dental care program is an exciting challenge.” The author o f more than 40 pub lications, M aupom e’s research in terests include the oral health o f the elderly, oral treatm ent needs in high-risk patients, dental epidem i ology, and dental practice and de cisionm aking. K aiser Perm anente’s C enter for H ealth R esearch/N orthw est and Hawaii, headquartered in Portland, is a non-profit research institute that conducts research in the pub lic interest in a wide variety o f medi cal and dental health care issues. U.S. Bank and the Oregon Food Bank are asking for your help to “Nour ish our Neighborhoods" by bringing non-penshable food items to any U.S. Bank branch through Dec. 31. All food donations will stay in the local community and will be distrib uted by the Oregon Food Bank. “A surprising number o f our neigh borhoods do not have enough to eat.” said Dwight Adkins o f the Oregon Food Bank, “Your donations through the U.S. Bank Food Drive will help us feed people right here in our commu nity.” Some o f the most frequently needed items include powdered milk, peanut butter, canned meats, tuna, Free Clinic On Women’s Health Nov. 29 soup, and canned fruits in natural juices. According to the Oregon Food Bank. 41 percent of those receiving emergency food are children. Amenta's Second Harvest estimates that 30 mil lion Americans, one in eight, are in risk of suffering hunger every year. By collecting non-perishable food items at all of our branches throughout the state, we can go a long way in reducing hunger during this holiday season,” said John Rickman, president ofU.S. Bank in Oregon. In addition to collecting non-penshable food items, U.S. Bank will also accept cash dona tions to the Oregon Food Bank’s dona tion account hin ese m ed icin e offers th e ra p ie s fo r treatin g w om en o f all ages T he O regon C ollege o f O rie n tal M ed icin e is h o lding a free clinic on W ednesday, N ov. 29 at 7 p.m . fo r w om en w ho w ant to stay h e a lth y natu rally . The c lin ic is fo r w om en o f all ages w ho are in te re ste d in the c e n tu rie s -o ld n a tu ra l, h o listic techniques o f C hinese m edicine. The c lin ic w ill address m en o pausal c o m p la in ts, p e ri-m e n o pau sal c o n d itio n s and re la te d concerns. S peakers w ill also d is cuss w ays to deal w ith the p h y si cal d isc o m fo rts o f pregnancy. B ecause w om en are usually the careg iv ers and health d e c isio n m akers in most fam ilies, there will be an em phasis on how w om en can m aintain th e ir h ealth w hen caring for o th e rs as w ell as for th em selv es. C uppose a tree fell through your garage ton igh t... WHO WOULD COME THROUGH FOR YOU TOMORROW? Every Baby Health Care Based on Good Will, Not Profit B> M eryl S im o n . M iriam M o s d l i . n asp R l ih P ros The agony w hich p ro fit-d riv e n m e d ic a l c a r e is c a u s in g in A m erica can be seen due to the fact th at life -sa v in g tech n o lo g y is not g e ttin g to all the p eo p le w ho need it. W e d ep lo re this. For ex am p le, b lo o d screen in g tests for n ew b o rn s d ev e lo p e d re cen tly can p re v e n t th o u sa n d s o f bab ies and c h ild re n from g ettin g c rip p lin g d ise a se s. B ut h ard ly a n y in fa n ts a re g e ttin g th e se tests. U sing tan d em m ass sp e c tro m e try , the tests id e n tify o v er 30 h e re d ita ry d e fe c ts. T h ese d e fects strik in g one in 4 ,5 0 0 n ew born s are tre a ta b le by ch an g in g a c h ild ’s d ie t, but d ead ly w hen u n d e te c te d . In “ B ig G ap in S creen in g U.S. Infan ts for H e re d ita ry Ills” (N ew Y ork T im es) an acco u n t o f tw o babies: one w ho w as tested for d ise a se and one w ho w as not. “ M u b ash ir Y ounis and B ryce B urke b o th w ere b orn w ith rare m etab o lic d iseases. M u b ash ir w as bo rn in M a ssa c h u se tts ju s t tw o m o n th s a fte r the state ex p an d ed the screen in g fo r h e re d ita ry d ise a se s it does on new b o rn s. T he test p ick ed up his p ro p io n ic acad em ia. W hich can cau se com a, b rain dam age, and even death. T re a te d and w atch ed carefully, he is grow ing norm ally. Bryce, who has a m etabolic dis o rd e r c alled M C A D w as b orn in Fort W orth, T exas one still does n o t ro u tin e ly screen n ew borns fo r it. W hen he w as 19 m onths o ld, B ryce had m assiv e seizu res and fell into a com a. B rain dam - 1 age left him unable to walk or talk. “ H e ’ll n ev er be a norm al child or p erso n a g a in ,” said his father, R obert Burke. It is u n c o n sc io n a b le th at out o f fo u r m illio n babies born every y ear in the U nited S tates, few er than 300 ,0 00 pre screened. In a recent Parenting m agazine article, “ T he P rice o f L ife ,” there is this: “ M ost o f the illn e sse s are so rare that p u blic health o ffic ia ls d o n ’t thin k te stin g for them is w orth the m oney few (insurance) com panies will pay for the screen ing, leaving sta te s to decide if they w ant to p ick up the tab and h o sp itals the op tio n o f offerin g it o n ly to those w ho can affo rd it. The debate is com plicated by free m arket co m p e titio n .” T hat the w ell being o f a child should d epend in a debate about cost and “ free m arket c o m p e ti tio n ” is co n tem pt for hum an life. Eli S iegel, the great A m erican p h ilo so p h e r and founder o f A es thetic R ealism , defined contem pt as “ the ad d itio n to s e lf th ro u g h the lessen ing o f som ething else. C on tem p t, he e x p lain ed is the b asis o f o u r econom y the pro fit sy stem , w here a few individuals p ro fit from the labor o f m any and from the very things people need in order to live food, m edical care, h o u sin g ." In “ E thics the O nly A nsw er for the E co n o m y!” E llen R eiss, the class chairm en o f A esthetic R e alism , ex p lain s: “ O nce you are a fte r p ro fit, you c a n ’t be too in te r e s te d in w h a t p e o p le d e se rv e ... it w ill cram p your ability to m ake m oney from th em .” D esp ite re p o rts to the c o n trary , the m u ch -to u ted “ su ccess" o f the A m e ric a n e c o n o m y is fraud. People are angrier and more fearful than ever b ecause o f the p ro h ib itiv e cost o f h e a lth care, p re sc rip tio n d ru g s, and the in c re a sin g cuts in M ed icare and M edicaid. In our “ p ro sp e rin g ’ econom y, m illions o f A m ericans are forced to live w ith o u t health in su ran ce. Eli Siegel stated “ W hile one c h ild needs som ething he h a sn ’t got the pro fit system is a fa ilu re .” A nd he said w ith b e a u tifu l pas sio n :” N obody should e v e r have to pay for having his body [cared for], even if he w anted to pay The idea o f people w orried about their health [and] w orried about m oney is barb aro u s. I t ’s ego c o rru p tio n .” W e resp ect the p a re n t’s sc ie n tists, doctors and people in on governm ent w orking to g e th e r to m ake expanded new born screen- in g u n iv e r s a l a n d p u b lic ly funded. We have learned that for the A m ericans health care system to be fair to all p eo p le, it is crucial that the life o f a baby in N ew Jersey, F lorida and O regon be seen as real as o n e ’s ow n. For this to be, it is n ecessary for l e g is la to r s , d o c to r s a n d all A m ericans to answ er this e th i c a l q u e s tio n s ta r te d b y E li S iegel: “ W hat does a perso n d e serve by being alive? 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