September 19, 2007
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H ealth MATTERS
H ealth W atch
Renew Your I .ifesity le -- TheCommunity Learning Center. 4 2 12 N.E.
Prescott St..begins a program on Sunday, Sept.30 covering nutrition,
weight management, high blood pressure and cholesterol, diabetes,
heart disease and stroke. Cooking demonstrations, food samples and
handouts are included with the $35 registration fee, plus $10 per
session. Call 503-281-8596.
Lead Poisoning Pres ention — Tuesday, Sept. 25, from 6:30 p.m. to 8
p.m. This free workshop focuses on protecting your family from lead
poisoning. Participants receive a free testing and cleaning kit. Call
503- 284-6827 to register.
C om prehensive W ellness S creen in g— Thursday, Sept. 20, Legacy
Good Samaritan Hospital, 1015 N.W. 22nd Ave., will offer an exten­
sive heart and stroke screening package aimed at staying healthy
through early detection. Pre-registration is required; screening cost
$ 175. To register, call 503-335-3500.
Natural M edicine in C ancer Treatm ent — Thursday, Sept. 20, from
6:30p.m. to 8:30 p.m.. Providence St. Vincent Medical, teaches safe
and scientifically natural therapies that may help you to remain
cancerfree. Call 503-574-6595 for more information.
Diabetes A wareness Day —Saturday, Sept. 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
the American Diabetes Association and the Miss Black Oregon USA
Pageant host this free health screening at Marantha Church, 4222
N.E. 12th St. Contact 503-736-2770 for more information.
W hen I'm In C harge - Saturday, Sept. 22, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., the
American Red Cross course teaching children ages 8 to 11, how to
prepare for situations that might arise while they are home alone, such
as basic first aide, internet safety and more. Call 503-280-1440 to
register.
F am ily C a reg iv er T ra in in g — Saturday. Sept. 22, from 8 a.m. to
2:30 p.m .(breakfast and lunch included), the non-profit Cancer
Care Resources group will host this free educational workshop
to assist fam ilies in providing physical care for loved ones
dealing w ith cancer. To register, call 503-528-5236; to learn more
visit cancercareresources.org.
N utritional Sem inar: Hunt for H ealth Food — Wednesday, Sept.
26, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., New' Season’s Market, NE 33rd and
Killingsw orth. will host this free nutritional seminar. Limited
seating available. To reserve your seat, call M arissa at 5 0 3 -4 13-
1850.
A erob ics and M o re — For a healthy body you need a com plete
body workout, including aerobics, Pilates and more designed for
all ages. Call Cathey at Adventist Medical Center. 503-449-4000,
for a schedule.
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LaBelle: Give Blood for Life
Singer Patti LaBelle is pro­
moting Sickle Cell Anemia
Awareness Month, a perfect
time to make an appointment to
give blood in support of the thou­
sands of people across the coun­
try suffering from this disease.
One in every 12 African Ameri­
cans carries the trait for sickle­
cell disease.
“Giving blood is an easy way
to help someone in need and
feel good about doing it," said
LaBelle, a Red Cross national Patti LaBelle
c e le b rity -c a b in e t m em ber.
"With so many people in our
community suffering from sickle
cell anemia, it's also the right
thing to do to help our neighbors
and friends in need."
One of the most common
treatments for sickle-cell ane­
mia, which causes red blood
cells to form an abnormal cres­
cent shape, is regular blood
transfusions to help reduce the
risks of stroke, damage to major
organs that can lead to severe
Sharing Latest on Prostate Health
Prostate-cancer survivors
and others will gain insight into
coping with the disease during a
conference on Saturday, Sept.
29, in the Oregon Health Sci­
ences University Auditorium
(Old Library Building)from7:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The session is intended for
patients with prostate cancer,
their families and loved ones,
men at risk for prostate cancer,
advocates for progress in beat­
ing prostate cancer and all mem­
bers of the public with an inter­
est in prostate cancer.
The conference will provide
sta te -o f-th e -a rt updates on
prevention and early detec­
tion of prostate cancer, treat­
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Your Care
Our First Priority
Maranatha Church
4222 NE 12th Avenue
Portland OR 97212
Activities: Screening; blood sugar, vision, hearing and blood pres­
sure. Individual consultations with local health care providers and
diabetes experts.
Product and Service Exhibits: highlighting local programs, informa­
tion about diabetes and related health issues (high blood pressure,
high cholesterol, quitting smoking, mental health, etc.) and prevention
efforts. Prevention efforts to include demonstrations of being active
and healthy eating.
D r . M a r c e l i t t v F a il la
Chiroprat tic Physician
We arc located at
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Food: fruits, vegetables and other healthy, delicious options.
Music: activities for kids, an open microphone, ’Edutainment’ and fun.
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SPINAlCOLUMN
Dr. Billy R. Flowers
An ongoing scries of questions and answers about America's natural healing profession
Part 23. Chiropractic And Knees:
Knees neet to know how Chiropractic helps too.
: My right knee hurts terribly
all of the time. It has been
en several times to the point
of needing to he drained. Can
Chiropractic help?
: Your ease sounds familiar.
It reminds me of one ease in
particular. A man once came to my
office for consultation. He wanted
to show me his knee but his slacks
were so tight from swelling in his
knee that he could not pull his
pant leg up to show me. I talked to
him about his knee and showed
him graphs of the nervous system
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Robertson, OHSU president.
"This policy is crucial to our
com m itm ent to health on our
c a m p u s e s and a h e a lth y
lifestyle for all Oregonians, and
we hope we will be a model
for others."
OHSU will offer patients
and their visitors who smoke
support to manage their nico­
tine cravings. Support m eth­
ods include counseling, free
nicotine lozenges and other
m edications to reliev e the
stress o f withdrawal.
Patient-care staff is also be­
ing trained to best help pa­
tients and families to cope with
the new policy.
(AP) — At rail stations and shop­
ping malls around the world, re­
ports are popping up of people,
particularly young children, get­
ting their toes caught in escalators.
The one common theme seems to
be the clunky soft-soled clogs
known by the name of the most
popular brand. Crocs.
One of the nation's largest sub­
way systems — the Washington
Metro — has even posted ads
warning riders about wearing such
shoes on its moving stairways. The
ads feature a photo of a crocodile, The clunky soft-soled clogs
though they don't mention Crocs known by the name Crocs are
by name.
getting caught up in escala­
Four-year-old Rory McDermott tors, bringing warnings at rail
got a Croc-clad foot caught in an stations and shopping malls.
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Dentures Worth
Smiling About!
Oregon Health & Science
U n iv e rs ity h as b e c o m e
Oregon's largest em ployer to
initiate a tobacco-free policy
for its Portland-area facilities.
A policy prohibiting the use
of all tobacco products in or
around OHSU's cam puses and
off-campus buildings went into
e ff e c t M o n d ay . T h e new
policy applies to em ployees,
students, visitors, patients and
patient family members.
"Our knowledge about the
health risks of tobacco led us
to set the highest standard in
maintaining a healthy environ­
ment for our patients and em ­
p lo y e e s ,” s a id D r. Joe
Transit stations, malls issue warning
Date Saturday September 112007 Time: 11:00 am-3:00pm
location:
tate-cancer survivors. High­
lig h ts o f recen t sc ie n tific
progress and a survey of cur-
rentclinical trials likely to change
the standard care in the coming
years will be featured.
The cost is $35. For registra­
tion or more information, call
503 494 -4 3 9 3 or visit
ohsucancer.com /prostate.
Crocs Get Caught in Elevators
m i n i PUBLIC SfflMCC
Two Year
Anniversary
Special
ment of localized prostate can­
cer, medical m anagem ent of
advanced prostate cancer and
current status of knowledge
about the role o f nutrition in
prostate cancer.
In addition, the program will
provide insights intocoping with
the diagnosis of prostate cancer
and address sexuality in pros-
OHSU Goes Tobacco Free
American
Diabetes
Association,
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Specializing in Sntokci 5 ‘ £>‘ £>Q ¿Meats
infections and other complica­
tions that can arise from the
disease.
Additionally, African Ameri­
cans are more likely to have
blood type O and B than other
populations. These types are
particularly in need, so schedul­
ing a donation can also help
alleviate blood shortages around
the country.
To schedule an appointment
to donate blood, call 1-800-
GIVE LIFE, or visit givelife.org
and how it affects the knee. He
decided to become a Chiropractic
patient and has had no problem
with his knee since. Within days
the swelling was out of his knee.
Like so many patients, he had an
added bonus. His back was stron­
ger and healthier than it had been in
years. His headaches disappeared.
In short, he got that healthy happy
feeling of Chiropractic. Ifyou have
knee pain or if you have any ques­
tion concerning your health at all,
call us today. Isn't it time you
stepped up to Chiropractic?
Flowers' Chiropractic Office
2124 N.E. Hancock Street, Portland Oregon 97212
Phone: (503) 287-5504
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escalator last month at a mall in
northern Virginia. His motherman-
aged to yank him free, but the nail
on his big toe was almost com­
pletely ripped off, causing heavy
bleeding.
At first, Rory's mother had no
idea what caused the boy’s foot to
get eaught. It was only later, when
someone at the hospital remarked
on Rory's shoes, that she began to
suspect the Crocs and did an
Internet search.
"I came home and typed in 'Croc'
and 'escalator,' and all these stories
came up," said Jodi McDermott, of
Vienna, Va. "If I had known, those
would never have been worn."
According to reports appearing
across the United States and as far
away as Singapore and Japan, en-
trapments occur because of two of
the biggest selling points of shoes
like Crocs: their flexibility and grip.
Some report the shoes get caught
in the "teeth" at the bottom or top
of the escalator, or in the crack
between the steps and the side of
the escalator.
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