TERRE HAUTE — Do legislators listen when you talk? They sure do — especially when there’s a lot people all saying the same thing.
You can be a part of “a lot of people all saying the same thing” on Feb. 5, during the American Cancer Society’s Lobby Day in Indianapolis. This year’s message will focus on making all of Indiana’s workplaces smoke-free.
“This is a very fun, educational day and if you’ve never visited the legislature in session, it’s really cool,” says Dawn Clinkenbeard, Community Program Manager for the local American Cancer Society. “We’d love to take any local interested volunteers with us.”
Lobby Day runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You get information, you get lunch, you get a T-shirt and it’s all free. Just call (812) 232-2679 or visit www.acsgld.org/inlobbyday to register.
Go on over and show your support. Not to mention your T-shirt (which tells the legislators that “there’s a lot of people all saying the same thing”).
“Tell people about the shingles vaccine,” my family practice doc said to me during a recent visit. (And he thinks I never listen to him.)
Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in May 2006 and recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in October, 2006, the vaccine (Zostavax) cut the occurrence of shingles in half and the pain that persists after an episode of shingles was lowered by 67 percent.
“Vaccines aren’t just for kids anymore – and this vaccine represents an important medical breakthrough aimed at improving health in older people,” said Dr. Anne Schuchat, assistant surgeon general and director of CDC’s National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases in a news release. “These vaccine recommendations address a health problem for people age 60 and older. It has been … found to be safe and effective in providing protection against shingles and associated chronic pain.”
People who have had chickenpox or a chickenpox vaccination are at risk for shingles, which is a skin rash, frequently with blisters. Its main symptom, however, is potentially severe pain that continues after the rash disappears, says the CDC. Other symptoms can include fever, headache, chills and upset stomach.
The vaccine is approved for individuals age 60 and older and may be given to people who have had a previous episode of shingles. About 25 percent of people develop shingles during their lifetime, according to the CDC.
Are carrots really good for your eyes? Well, there is that beta-carotene content thing, but a doctor who wrote to the British Medical Journal says the amount needed would be difficult for daily intake.
So how did the belief get started? Turns out (according to the writer) that it was a subterfuge by British Intelligence during World War II. Intelligence wanted to keep secret the existence of the Interception Radar, which was contributing to the success of the Royal Air Force. So they spread the story in the British press that the success of their pilots —especially top-scoring night fighter pilot John “Cats Eyes” Cunningham — was due to his love of … carrots.
The British public started growing and eating more carrots so they could (supposedly) navigate better during black-outs. And so the lectures from our mothers began.
Dr. Karen Tisinai, now a general surgeon at AP&S; Clinic, recalls the days when she worked in a small town and frequently took her oldest daughter, now 6 years old, along with her to the office and on an occasional call.
She is especially proud of the fact that said daughter’s familiarity with medicine was such that she was able to make her first medical diagnosis at the tender age of two-and-a-half years old.
Turns out that Dr. Tisinai had a patient with a diabetic foot ulcer. When she had unwrapped the dressings to the point the ulcer could be seen, the youngster pointed at the wound and gave the official diagnosis: “Bad boo-boo!”
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