Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
October 15, 2014
From the Clinic
Howlak Tichum
Doctor’s advice on taking NSAIDs
By Dr. Christopher Keane
Warm Springs Clinic
What is an NSAID?
NSAID stands for Non-Ste-
roidal Anti-Inflammatory
Drug.
You may know these drugs
by names like: ibuprofen
(Motrin, Advil), aspirin
(Bayer) and naproxen
(Aleve). These are NSAIDs
that are available over-the-
counter.
Other NSAIDs that might
be prescribed by health care
provider include: meloxicam
(Mobic), diclofenac or
nabumetone.
NSAIDs are used for:
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1) Relieving pain
2) Reducing rever, and
3) Reducing inflammation.
They are some of the most
widely used medicines world-
wide. They are generally safe
medications, but have some
possible side effects and can
be dangerous if used incor-
rectly
Some people should avoid
taking NSAIDs, including
people with kidney disease, ul-
cers or liver failure.
You should check with
your healthcare provider be-
fore taking these medicines if
you have a chronic medical
condition like diabetes, high
blood pressure or heart dis-
ease, or if you are pregnant
Most NSAIDs can upset
the stomach if taken on an
empty stomach, and should
always be taken with food in
the stomach.
They should not be taken
with alcoholic beverages. If
you take a NSAID, and it up-
sets your stomach or causes
stomach pain, you should
stop taking the medicine and
let your health care provider
know.
You should stick with tak-
ing one NSAID at a time. For
example, don’t take ibuprofen
(Motrin) and then take some
naproxen (Aleve) as well.
Taking more than one
NSAID at a time greatly in-
creases your risk of stomach
or kidney problems.
You should only take the
amount that is recommended
by the label or your health
care provider.
Sometimes people will take
more than the recommended
dose because they are still
having pain, but this also can
lead to serious problems.
When used the right way,
NSAIDs can be safe and
work very well for decreas-
ing short term pain such as
from an injury or dental
work, or long term pain, such
as from arthritis. If you have
questions about NSAIDs, ask
your healthcare provider or
pharmacist.
Morgan McBride Frank, 1996-2014
Morgan
McBride
Frank passed over into the
arms of our Heavenly
Father, on October 3,
2014. He was 18.
Morgan was born at
Madras on August 19,
1996, to Felicia Rhoan and
Cyril Frank Sr. Morgan
He is survived by his
parents, and his brother
Eugene “Smokey” Wewa,
sister, Teshina Winishut,
brothers Martin and Cyril
Frank Jr., and grandfather
Elvis “Kool-guy” Frank.
Morgan was preceded
in death by his grand-
mothers, Elizabeth Rhoan
and Carol Burke-Frank,
Umatilla tribal member,
and grand-father, Amiel
Rhoan.
Morgan was one of
those special people who
has left us much too soon.
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flags fly at U of O
Indian Business Talk
Great class for people wanting to start a business
By Bruce Engle
Loan officer
W.S. Credit Enterprise
The Community Action
Team is offering a new class
for people interested in start-
ing a small business.
The class, Indian-
preneurship, begins this week,
and meets on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. at
the Tribal Credit classroom.
Classes will meet for five
weeks.
Who should attend? That
would be you if you are think-
ing about going into business.
Why? Our goal is to help
make your success not just
possible; but, probable.
Investors like that. Lend-
ers like that.
You and your family will
like that. So will the commu-
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nity once you are doing well.
You will have a business
plan in hand once you have
completed all the class assign-
ments.
Preparation of the plan will
involve taking a good look at
you as the owner/operator,
the market, and lots of items
having to do with business
operations in general, as well
as some that might be spe-
cific to your intended busi-
ness.
It is always nice to iden-
tify possible problems and
work to have them covered
before you start up opera-
tions. Your instructor team
and your business plan will
help you to do that.
Call the Community Action
Team at 541-553-3148 to re-
serve a spot in the class.
Hope to see you there.
W.S. Justice Team meeting
The Confederated Tribes
of War m Springs Justice
Team will hold a strategic
planning meeting from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 17
at Kah-Nee-Ta.
For more information con-
tact Caroline Cruz at 541-
553-3205; or email:
Caroline.cruz@wstribes.org
At the meeting on Friday,
the participants will discuss
and decide on priorities, goals
and the next steps for the
Wamr Springs justice system.
Save the date: Compensation
and Benefits fair in Dec.
Courtesy Dr. Creelman.
Mariann Smith.
The Indian Health Services staff at the Warm
Springs Clinic honored Mariann Smith.
Mariann has worked for the clinic for 40 years,
starting back when the clinic was located on the campus.
Mariann also received an award at the annual IHS
Directors Award Ceremony in Portland.
The clinic staff congratulated Mariann during their
monthly staff meeting.
The annual Compensation
and Benefits Fair is sched-
uled for December 3-4.
The plan is to hold the fair
at the gymnasium at the old
elementary school, and at the
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort.
Comp and Benefits has in-
vited all of its vendors, in-
cluding Mattecheck and As-
sociates, CTWS Comp and
Benefits consultant, RV Kuhn
and Milliman for the Retire-
ment Accounts, Health
Comp TPA, Allegiance Flex
Accounts, Unum Life Insur-
ance, Penser North America
and Colonial Life supplemen-
tal Insurance.
There will be information
packets, refreshments and
vendor gifts, as well as a ques-
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tion-and-answer session for
all employees and supervi-
sors.
“We will provide specific
details about our schedule
and plans closer to the event,”
said Elizabeth Sato, Human
Resources director.
“Our ultimate goal is to ori-
ent all of our tribal govern-
ment and tribal enterprise
employees to their compen-
sation and benefits.”
Taylor Tupper- Klamath Tribes News Department, and Jack Liu, U of O
Warm Springs Chief Delvis Heath (front)
represented Warm Springs at the Oregon Tribes
Flags dedication ceremony at the U of O.
Breezes over the EMU amphitheater at the Univer-
sity of Oregon now carry a special message for the
Native American students and their families.
In a well-attended ceremony, the flags of all nine of
Oregon’s tribal nations were raised on those breezes,
and will be a daily sign to Native students that they
have a home at the university. The flags are also a re-
minder to others of the significance of the First Peoples,
both to the campus and the state.
This was the culmination of a student-run project
that has taken more than two years to complete.
The nine new flagpoles form a semicircle around
the amphitheater.
Next to the Warm
Springs Market