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Managing Chronic Hepatitis C - Third Wednesday o f each month at 5
p.m. The informative session is led by a registered nurse to help you
manage side effects o f medications and dosage preparations and admin
istration; doctor referral required. To register, call 503-251-6313.
Better B reathers — An asthma educational support group meets on the
1 st T uesday of the month from 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. at Adventist Medical
Center. For information, call 503-251-6X30.
C ancer Resource C enter - Providence St. Vincent Medical Center and
the American Red Cross have joined forces to create the first in-hospital
resource center providing books, printed material, computer access and
more for individuals and families dealing with cancer. The center is open
Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ready for Red Celery?
Unique product
coming to
local stores
(AP) -- Is America ready for
red celery? Florida and Califor
nia growers think so and have
bet consumers will bite on the
colorful crunch o f its new prod
uct.
Red celery will hit selected
supermarkets Dec. 1 — in time
to add some eye-catching color
to holiday tables, said Dan Duda,
president o f Duda Farm Fresh
Foods.
The celery has the same flavor
and crunch o f regular green cel
ery. It was nearly 20 years in the
making, he said. One of the family
owned company's celery breed
ers, Larry Pierce, started devel
oping it in 1991, working off a
European heritage variety using
natural breeding methods.
Lead Poisoning Prevention -- Learn how to protect your family from lead
poisoning. Ideal for folks in live in older homes with children or pregnant
women. Qualified participants receive a free kit of safety and testing
supplies. Call 503-2X4-6X27.
Parenting ( ’lasses -- Newborns don’t come with instruction manuals but
parents and parents-to-be can learn about a variety o f topics from pain and
childbirth to breastfeeding to infant CPR and much more. For a schedule
o f events, call 503-574-6595 or visit: providence.org/classes.
( ardiac-R ehab Exercises — A medically supervised exercise program for
people dealing with heart conditions. For information, call 503-251 -6260.
Stroke A lert Screening — Check your carotid arteries with a painless
ultrasound to assess your risk. Fee $40. To schedule a screening, call 503-
251-6137.
Sm oke-Free Support G roup - Meets Mondays, 7 p.m. to X p.m. For
information, call 503-256-4000.
October 27, 2010
Celery breeder Larry Pierce holds red celery in a Salinas, Calif.,
field. The celery, which will be test marketed on the west coast
and in the northwest and southwest, has the same flavor and
crunch o f regular green celery. (AP Photo)
Jean Ronnei, who oversees
the award winning school meal
programs o f the St. Paul public
schools, said the new celery could
be a "perfect fit" for her cafete
rias, which run "coolest new
veggie" contests to encourage
students to try fresh produce.
"We do eat with our eyes,"
Ronnei said, adding that she
hoped it would be priced low
enough for the school lunch
market.
"If there are efforts under
way to jazz up veggies, I'm all
for that," she said.
HIV and AIDS Risks Remain High
Shirlene Carson, Owner
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(AP) — Health officials esti
mate that 1 in 22 black Americans
will be diagnosed with the AIDS
virus in their lifetime— more than
twice the risk for Hispanics and
eight times that o f whites.
The Centers for Disease Con
trol and Prevention reported the
numbers Thursday. The report
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says the lifetime risk is 1 in 52 for
Hispanics, and 1 in 170 for
whites.
Asian-Americans had the low
est lifetime risk, at about 1 in
222.
The data is not considered
surprising. Earlier research has
shown blacks, especially, have
a high risk o f HIV infection.
The estim ates are based
on 2007 death certificates,
population figures and HIV
surveillance data from 37
states and Puerto Rico.
T h e y u p d a te s im ila r
calculations reported 2years
ago.
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