Health
Going to work when you’re sick
Glynndana Shevlin awoke Oct. 30 with a runny nose and scratchy throat, worried she might have the flu. But the full-time food and beverage concierge at Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, Calif., has no paid sick days, and if her absences stack up, she faces discipline. (Updated: 11/17/09 6:48 AM )
Injured veteran strives to help others manage pain
WATERFORD, Calif. — Derek McGinnis proudly points to a display of running bibs hung on the wall of his garage. (Updated: 11/17/09 6:48 AM )
Seniors get going instead of letting themselves go
CHICAGO — He’s an 84-year-old diabetic with one lung that doesn’t work. (Updated: 11/17/09 6:48 AM )
Health Notes
Good Samaritan CareGivers will hold a free seminar to help seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia prepare for the holiday season at 6:30 p. m. today in the Conference Center, Amherst Commerce Park, 4242 Ridge Lea Road, Amherst. Topics include: home safety and fall prevention, dealing with seniors’ behaviors and overstimulation when shopping, in crowds and family gatherings, adverse drug reactions, alcohol’s effect on medication, and flu vaccination. To register, phone 204-0717 or email:
TimK@goodsamaritancaregivers.com
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Squeak! Screech! Those creepy things that make us cringe
The flu hit Jennifer L. Smith hard. The Allentown woman suffered from symptoms for two weeks, including fever, chills and coughing. (Updated: 11/17/09 7:49 AM )
Taming financial worries — for your health
Ted Klontz grew up dirt-poor on a 500-acre farm in southern Ohio in the 1940s. His family raised its own food and sold meat, eggs and butter for cash. He had one pair of shoes and two changes of clothes, and he didn’t go to a dentist until he was 16. (Updated: 11/10/09 9:23 AM )
Dr. Oz shares some tips for healthy living
Dr. Mehmet Oz is famous for his appearances on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and for co-authoring best-sellers like “YOU: The Owner’s Manual.” (Updated: 11/10/09 7:02 AM )
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Fat that’s healthy? (Updated: 11/10/09 8:01 AM )
Health Notes
SOS Badge to Badge, an addiction recovery support group for law enforcement personnel, meets every Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 p. m. in the Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. The meeting is open to law enforcement and corrections officers only. Call 636-4869, Ext. 318. (Updated: 11/10/09 7:02 AM )
Confronting the prostate cancer dilemma
A man with early stage prostate cancer faces a confusing choice of treatments. Yet little
evidence ranks one treatment better than another at improving his odds of survival. (Updated: 11/08/09 11:53 PM )
The fight against the flu
WASHINGTON—After her son Devin was born last October, Grainne Ostrowski was determined to do whatever she could to protect him from the flu. When he was a few weeks old, Ostrowski, 32, let him suck on the same pellets she had taken during her pregnancy: an over-thecounter drug called Influenzinum, made from extremely diluted flu vaccine and long marketed as an alternative to the conventional flu shot. (Updated: 11/03/09 7:12 AM )
A look at the risks, benefits of medical marijuana
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has ordered its staff to back off prosecution of people who use marijuana for medical purposes in the 14 states in which such use is legal. The directive reopened a question that has been part of the debate on U. S. drug policy for decades. (Updated: 11/03/09 7:12 AM )
Health Notes
US Too!, a support group of prostate cancer survivors, will meet from 7 to 9 p. m. today in Room 301, Veterans Affairs Medical Center. For information, call 743-7595 or 834-9200, Ext. 5169. (Updated: 11/03/09 7:12 AM )
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Smoking ban success (Updated: 11/03/09 7:12 AM )