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4* BENNETT BANNER • OCTOBER 14, 1998 • BEAUTY • SPORTS • HEALTH • FITNESS • BEAUTY • SPORTS ♦ HEALTH* Powder puff game halted Carl Bibbs, athletic director and coach for the Belles discusses a game strategy. Belle Joan Stanley, a sophomore from New York, positions herself to stop the Lady Aggie run. Photos by Marie Smith, staff photographer. The Belles played the Lady Aggies during Spirit Week's Powder Puff game at the NC A&T State’s Holland Bowl. The game was not finished due to an altercation between team members of the two teams. A cure for female hair loss Water preferred drink year-round (NAPS)—You’ve probably heard the warnings about not drink ing enough water during the sum mer months. However, your body needs an adequate supply of water regard less of the time of year. Among other things, water regulates body temperature (through perspiratipn), transports nutrients throughout the body, cushions the joints, protects body organs and tissues, helps with food digestion and rids the body of waste products. Drinking an adequate amount of water year-round is a key ingre dient in a healthy life-style. Even in the fall and winter seasons, dry outside temperatures and heated indoor environments evaporate moisture from your skin and con (NAPS)—For women, hair loss can be even more embarrassing than it is for men, and until re- cendy finding a treatment capable of successfully regrowing a woman’s hair was most often an exercise in futility. Not only did treatments fre quently produce disappointing re sults, but they carried with them the risk of undesirable side effects such as birth defects or growth of facial hair. However, a new treat ment for thinning hair and hair loss that is far more effective than aU other treatments currently avail able has been shown to generate the strongest results in women, according to a study published in Advances In Therapy, an interna tional medical journal. The treatment, which carries with it no known side effects, was able to strengthen, thicken, and regrow women’s thinning hair in nearly 100 percent of the patients tested, with “cosmetically signifi cant” results typically being ob served in less than six months. The formula, developed by a New Yorkphysician as ahair spray, is a precise combination of 2 per cent minoxidil and 0.025 percent tretinoin, compounded with spe cific preservatives. The physician, who has treated hair problems for more than 15 years found that adding tretinoin, also known as Reun-A, formu lated as a hair spray provided much better results. The spray is easy to use and it does not h^ve any hor monal side effects. More information is available at www.baldspot.com. Calcium offers relief for PMS sufferers tribute to fluid loss. Not drinking enough water to replenish these fluids can easily lead to dehydration, which can cause fatigue, impaired physical ability, weakness, dizziness, head aches and other health ailments. The water quality experts point out that you may not be drinking enough water if you: • Feel tired although you’ve had plenty of rest. • Cramp up during exercise de spite ha ving stretched beforehand. • Easily lose your concentration throughout the day. • Feel thirsty. Of all the symptoms of dehy dration, thirst is probably the most misunderstood. (NAPS)—There’s good news for Bennett Belles whosufferfrom symptoms of premenstrual syn drome, commonly known as PMS. According to a recent study pub lished in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, reliev ing symptoms may be as simple as getting enough calcium. The multi-center study found that overall PMS symptoms were reduced by almost half within two to three months for women who took 1,200 mg of a calcium supple ment daily. Calcium was particularly effec tive in improving mood swings, water retention, food cravings and pain. In fact, 15 out of the 17 identi fied symptoms improved, the ex ceptions being fatigue and sleep disturbance. Hazing Continued from Page 1 DC studios during the videoconference, expressed con cerns about the makeup of the panel. "Why aren't there any under graduates represented on the panel if we are supposed to be the root of all the problems?," said an audi ence member of Alpha Kappa Al pha Sorority Inc. In response. Dr. Michael Gor don, the director of the National Pan-Hell Council said a person does nothave to be an undergradu ate to discuss concerns. “This study offers sufferers of PMS a simple, effective treatment for a chronic problem,” noted endocri nologist of the College of Physi cians and S urgeons, Columbia Uni versity. “ Taking a calcium supplement ev ery day may not only make them feel better, but they’ll receive the benefit of building strong bones.” When choosing a calcium supplement, remember two things: (1) Not all supplements are aUke; and (2) the amount of calcium in each tablet is not as important as the type of calcium. ..because some forms of calcium are more readily absorbed than others, and better used by the body. Calcium citrate supplements which have been proven to stop bone loss, have long been recom mended for women age 50 and English Comprehensive Exam October 22 in Pfieffer Science Auditorium. Registraton for the ECE will continue through October 16. Eligible students may register from 8 to 10 a.m. in Mrs. Speas' office, Steele Hall Room 104. older. This new study suggests that it would benefit women of all ages. The study also appears to con firm that PMS symptoms may be a result of chronic calcium defi ciency. Experts believe PMS symptoms may be an indicator for the future risk of osteoporosis. This early warning sign may en courage women to initiate healthy life-style changes, including tak ing a calcium supplement, which would help reduce the risk of os teoporosis. This is important because 28 million Americans—mostly women—suffer from osteoporo sis, achronic disease thatresults in deterioration of bone, often result ing in fractures to the hip, spine and wrist. ^ "ac“upon JU^T (T $3 Off Any Service (Coupon Must Be Presented) HERMENE’S STYLES. IMAGE HERMENE * SHEILA JOANN MEKA USA YVONNE MARION CANDACE PAM DEBRA 940 E. 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