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I i 3 4 5 6 /89 10 II i; 13 14 15 IS 17 II 19 20 21 B 23 24 25 26 27 21 M 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 29 30 31 Office of Public Relations P.O. Box 3354 Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina 27710 DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY PERIODICALS 119 PERKINS LIBRARY CAMPUS MAIL May 20-27,1977 We would like to list lectures, symposia and other activities at the medical center Intercom Calendar. If information about your event does not appear, the reason is either that we did not receive it or that we received it too late for printing deadlines. Notices can be accepted for the calendar no later than one week prior to publication. Notices may be sent to Box 3354, Hospital. If last minute scheduling makes it impossible to send a written notice in time, please call 684-4148. mM: Friday, May 20 12:30 p.m. 1 p.m. Biochemistry Seminar. Dr. Maurice Bessman, McCoUum-Pratt Institute, Johns Hopkins University, will speak on "me Biochemici Basis of Spontaneous Mutation," Rm 147, Nanaline H. Duke Bldg. Coffee at 12:15 p.m. in the lobby. Network for Continuing Medical Education (NCME). Programs on "Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Epithelial Tumors" and "Gait: Normal and Abnormal." View m Rms M-405, M-410, 2031 and Medical Student Lounge (Channel 7 or 9) at Duke and Rms A3002 (by appointment only), C9013, D3008, CCU and classrooms and media learning lab of Allied Health Bldg. at VA Hospital. Wednesday, May 25 12:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Microbiology and Immunology Semirur. Dr. Harris Busch, professor and chairman. Dept, of Pharmacology, Baylor CoUege of Medicine, wiU speak on "Gene Controls of NucleoUr Synthesis of Preribosomal Particles," Rm 143, Jones Bldg. NCME See Fri., May 20 for progra’m listings and viewing areas. Open meeting of Make Today Count, self-help group for cancer patients, family members and concerned others. Church of the Holy Farruly, Chapel Hill. For information call Bev Rosen, 286-5697. HAPPY BIRTHDAY—from lett, Betty Bowers, Betty Leach and Julia Negley are the only three members of the original Pink Smock committee still active with the Hospital Auxiliary's gift shop. The shop is celebrating its 10th birthday with a sale that continues through tomorrow. (Photo by Ina Fried) Professor Suggests Ways To Enjoy Summer More (Continued from page 1) "If you wash the oil off quickly enough it won't bother you," the dermatologist said. "Sensitivity varies from person to person, though, and just a few minutes may be enough for some people." Cool water and calamine lotion can help stop the itching. O^er Itches Prickly heat is another comnion complaint physicians hear during hot weather. The condition has nothing to do with cleanliness, Callaway said, and extra showers in hot weather sometimes do more harm than good in controlling it. "Prickly heat is caused first of all by heat that increases sweating," he said. "When the skin is wet from perspiration, sweat gland pores close up, and little red blisters form on the stopped up pores. "The object is to keep as dry as possible so that the skin doesn't stay soggy. Loose clothing and powders can ease the discomfort." Keep Dry Fungal infections under arms, in the groin, under breasts and between toes are also encouraged by perspiration, Callaway pointed out. Over-the-counter medications are sometimes effective in combating them and keeping dry with dusting powder should help prevent their return. What about sunbathing? "There is absolutely no question that in susceptible persons, over-exposure to the sun causes skin cancer," the dermatologist said. "Fair-skinned people, blondes and redheads are even more susceptible to it than those with darker skin. Sun Never Forgets "Even people who don't develop skin cancer are going to age prematurely, get more wrinkles and be more prone to skin keratoses, which are scaly dark spots in the sun-exposed areas." The physician, who has trained dermatology residents at Duke for 40 years, said the same people who sunbathe constantly "to make themselves look pretty" wish they hadn't 10 or 20 years later. "The sun never forgets," he said. Chiggers, mosquitos and ticks also cause itching in warm weather by releasing irritants under the skin, Callaway said. Watch Out for Ticks Mosquitos no longer cause malaria and yellow fever epidemics in the United States, at least, but Rocky Mountain spotted fever, carried by ticks, is responsible for about 50 deaths a year in this country according to the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. "A lot of people don't know that more cases of this disease are found in North Carolina and Virginia than in any other states," Callaway said. "It's very important that parents examine their children for ticks during the spring and sunnmer." If a child has been bitten by a tick and then develops a fever, prompt medical attention is critical because Rocky Mountain spotted fever progresses rapidly. Callaway said that many common lotions are effective in relieving itching, and insect repellents may prevent the bites altogether. But some people are allergic to ingredients in non-prescription medications, he cautioned, so if additional inflammation occurs, the lotions should be stopped. Intercomments FOR yOL/R CONV£/V/fNC£—Bernice Williams, employee in Environmental Services, tries out the new stamp machine in the hospital's mam stamps available for patients and employees even when the hospital mail room is clo^. (Photo by Ina Fried) Full-term Nurseiy Jeanne Bonker, RN, has transferred from Williams Ward to the Nursery staff. Congratulations go out on the birtlw of a son, a daughter and a grandson. Phillis Byrd, LPN, and her husband Gary have a new daughter, Carey Elizabeth, bom April 18. A son, Michael Tyrone, was bom to LPN Myrtle Lewis and husband Rufus, April 28. And Head Nurse Mayme Hampton has a new grandson, Mark Hampton Banasiak. RepoiteR Beverly Craig Central Supply Gretchen Cheek, Central Processing chief, has a new grandson, Wayne Alexander, bom March 4. Reporter Therian Thompson Ambulatory Nursing Dorothy Moeeley, discharge planmng coordinator, has resigned to become an assistant director in nursing services at Wake Memorial Hospital, Raleigh. Reporten Carolyn Bradley Third East Ward Lois Balon has been promoted to assistant head nurse. New staff nurses are Barbara Potter and Ava Coppersmith. Reporter Dot Hall Nursing Inaervice Education Christine Reed, RN, is a new instructor on the Nursing Inservice Education staff. She was married to Joseph B. Moran, May 14, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Lydia Wilson, secretary, has transferred from Material Support. She has worked at Duke for six years. Susie May, secretary, h^ resigned to move to Missouri where her husband will attend law school. The staff coordirvited a Critical Care Curriculum, April 4-29, at the Croasdaile Education Center. This sf>ecial training for 16 nurses representing all critical care units was a pilot project and utilized planners and teachers from the entire Department of Nursing Services. Reporten Lydia Wilaon
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