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Experts on multiple sclerosis will
speak to public during tour of state
This has been a banner year in
multiple sclerosis (MS) research,
and to update people with MSand
‘theirfamiliesand loved ones, health
"'care professionals, and others, the
Georgia Chapter of the National
‘Multiple Sclerosis Society will hod
"afree program titled “Promise and
Progressin MS Treatment - 1997”
on Saturday, May 3, 1997, in At
“lanta, Rome, Macon, Augusta, Ath
ens, Columbus, Savannah, Albany,
Valdosta, St. Mary’s, Newnan,
“Riverdale, and Dahlonega.
- Expertsin MS will give audiovi
“sual presentations to sites across
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Mature African-Americans
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With High Bessure
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Be part of a nationwide research program sponsored
by the National Heart, lung and Blood Institute of
the National Institutes of Health that will help identify
the best medicine for preventing heart attacks and
strokes in African-Americans aged 55 and above.
As a participant, you will receive medicine that is
currently used to treat high blood pressure.
To be considered for participation, you should:
® Be at least 55 years old
® Have high blood pressure
® Have one other risk factor for having a heart attack or stroke,
such as diabetes, heart disease or be a current cigarette smoker
Quadlifying participants receive FREE high blood
pressure medicine for up to 5 years.
For more information, please call toll free, Bam - spm
1-888-HEART-OOK
1-888-432-7865
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care of you or your loved ones’ health care
needs during your stay in hospitals,
personal care homes, nursing homes or at
home. We offer:
eCase management
eSkilled Nursing Care-RN, LPN
¢ Assistance with personal hygiene -
eLight housekeeping
¢ Assistance with medications
*Meal preparation
*Respite care
e Staff available 24 hours a day
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nurses, certified nurse aides, sitters and
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the country, and will take ques
tions from the audiences. After the
nationwide hookup, the local audi
ence ill remain to ask questions of
local physicians or health care pro
fessionals.
Research advances in 1996 in
clude Copaxone, approved in De
cember 1996 by the US Food and
Drug Administration, and Avonex,
which became available in May,
joining Betaseron, which became a
prescription drug for MS in 1993.
These drugs are the first to affect
the course of the disease, rather
than to treat symptoms.
New therapies and symptomatic
reliefisalsoavailable for people with
the chronic, neurological disease,
which typically strikes young adults
aged 20-40, in the prime of life.
When attending this program
last year, Gail R., of Hiawassee,
was very excited to have the infor
mation available to her and her
family. “The presenters answered
questions directly and presented
the material in a logical manner
that was very helpful.” There were
several people attending the pro
gram who had family members
living with MS, and they were
Have you ever eaten a huge meal or
several large mealsinarow and remarked
something like, “Boy, I've really stretched
my stomach out?” Or have you done the
opposite—gone through a period of eating
very little and thought to yourself, “My
stomach must have shrunk?” The human
stomach is highly elastic, able to stretch
and contract to match its dietary intake.
For most of us, however, the change in size
is relatively small and only temporary.
Even after a feast of epic proportions, a
stomach will return to normal size within
hours. On the other hand, people who eat
extraordinary amounts of food day after
day very well may stretch their stomachs
tothe point that their full capacity is larger
thannormal. Studieshavefoundthatobese
h Synergic Health Centre
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Internal Medicine and Pediatric Medicine
encouraged by the progress of re
search in recent years and the
availability of new treatments.
Presenters for this national pro
gram,on May 3, will be professor of
neurology Jerry Wolinsky, MD and
nurse clinician Emily Cerreta, RN,
both of the University of Texas at
Houston.
To make reservations and for
furtherinformation about thisedu
cational program, please call 1-
800-822-3379.
The National Multiple Sclerosis
Society is dedicated to ending the
devastating effects of MS.
Sizing up the stomach
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people may need 50 percent more food than
their normal-weight peers to feel full.
It takes about three cups of food for the
average adult stomach to register a full feeling.
If you don't want to stretch your stomach
beyond its normal capacity, try to avoid eating
large mealsatonesitting. Small mealsthrough
out the day are ideal.
For your medical and health care needs,
contact SYNERGIC HEALTH CENTRE at
648-3500. A family medical care center that
provides care for infants, children and adults,
wetreatcommonillnessesand diseasessuchas
pneumonia, allergies, diabetes, hypertension
and congestive heart failure. To schedule an
appointment, contact our office at 648-3500.
Located at 1055 A Silver Bluff Rd., our office
hours are by appointment.
W. JOSEPH HILLSON, M.D.
1327 Troupe Street
Augusta, Georgia 30904
Office Hours: Phone:
9 - 5:30 (Weekdays) (706) 736-3210
, FAX (706) 736-2674
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