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Health & Wellness * ? Healthbeat Nurse anesthesia program gets maximum accreditation The nurse anesthesia program at Wake 1-oresljj I'nivcnity Baptist Medical ( enter was awarded a 1(1 \ eaf accreditation by the Council onf' Accreditation oP Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs I he council recognised the program's achieve wciH by noting on the review that "...very lew ?pro grams are granted accreditation with no progress's report required Even fewer programs have/ achieved the maximum accreditation of ten years."'1 Michael Rieker, D.N.P (Doctor of Nursings Etactice).?C.R.N.A., director of the nurse anesthe-i sia program, said, "This accreditation period is the; maximum possible under our accreditation system and speaks very highly of the quality of our pro gram " |g I S. News and World Report ranked the pro gram among the lop Id anesthesia programs in the country. The nurse anesthesia program,. the oldest in North Carolina and one of the oldest in (he coun I try. has graduated more than 600 nurse anesthetists; I since 1942. Nearly 100 applicants, from all over the I country, are interviewed each year for the pro rgram's 25 available positions. Historically the program has received maximum I accreditation since 1952 and its graduates have I achieved outstanding success on their certifying?! I board exams || le Island latest state i legalize medical marijuana PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Isla ay became the 11th state to legalize i juana and the first since the, U.S. S I tl> Court ruled in June patients who use the < still be prosecuted under i al law. The House overrode a i by Gov. Don Carcicri allowing people with i " such as cancer and grow up to 12 marijuana j or buy 2.5 ounces of I to relieve their syn Those who do are : register- with the i an identification card. Federal law prohibits any use of mariju Vermont, Alaska, California, Co ;i, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Wa: on it to be grown and used for medicinal | The U.S. high court ruled iu(se 6 that > smoke marijuana because their doctors i I it can still be prosecuted under federal < s, even if their states allow it. Federal authorities, however, have ' are unlikely to prosecute many medicinal a a users I'm sure everybody in this room knows at I t person who would have benefited from i ijuana," Rep. Thomas Slater, who has < I fellow lawmakers before the vote. Slater ! esn't use marijuana now btlt it could \ t of his treatment in the future. fessor searches for lyalgia subjects for study The University of North Carolina at Gre recruiting male participants for its nyalgia program Men diagnosed ilgia are encouraged to inquire Wo t be recruited in the near future. Participation in the prograjn is free. For and a phone interview, call the n's director. Dr. Bill Karper, at (336) 394-3 r via e-mail at wbkarper@uncg edu. 'cure' doctor dies NEW YORK (AP) Charles. Socarides, psychiatrist famous for insisting that homoscx ty was a treatable illness and who claimed to 1 "cured" hundreds, has died. He was 83. Socarides died Dec 25 of heart failure at I pital near his Manhattan home, his announced A funeral Mass was held Friday He waged an unsuccessful battle to reverse i American Psychiatric Association's 1973 to remove homosexuality from its list of mental d and brushed off frequent cond colleagues who considered his views hurtful. "Gays ascribe their condition to God, bi should not have to take that rap, any more i should be blamed for the existence of other i made maladies ? like war," he wrote in 'Catholic weekly magazine America in 1995. Socaridcs persisted in his views despite \ gay son, Richard, who became an advij President ( linton on gay and lesbian affairs In the 1990s, he was among the founders ( {jHational Association for Research and Th Homosexuality, a nonprofit group based in 1 Calif., "dedicated to affirming a comple male-female model of gender and sexuality " A native of Brockton, Mass., Socarides < wanted lo become a psychoanalyst at reading a book on the life of Sigmund 1 graduated from Harvard College, e ical degree at New York Medical (> a certificate in psychoanalytic in bia University He taught at The tein College of Medicine. Besides his son, he is survived by , anotherson; two daughters; and one ] Jolly Foater Ham by Moreno-Bravo Gary ACS reorganizes to provide better service - ? ? ? Ainc r'orp SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE AIDS Care Service recently announced the following promo lions and additions to its staff. Promotions within the organi zation are. Christine Jolly, exec utive director, formerly associate director; Cindy Stubblefield, community relations director, formerly development officer; Mona Gary, business office man ager, formerly office manager Additions to the agency are (Catherine Foster, .^ndre Brown, Heather Hamby and Alberto Moreno- Bravo. Each new staff member brings (he experience and dedication to ensure that AIDS Care Service sustains and expands the services provided to ?(hose in our community who are living with HIV. Kalherine Foster, formerly with LISC, joins AIDS Care Service as associate director of programs and oversees all areas that provide services to clients. Andre Brown, former site coordi nator at NC A&T . State University, will provide continu um-of-care support services, including access to housing. basic skills training ana preven tion therapy to HIV+ individuals and their families. Heather Hitmby, former shel ter manager with Randolph County Battered Women Shelter, is the Holly Haven administrator, coordinating all facets of the family care home. Alberto Nloreno-Bravo, former on-site manager for Debbie's Staffing Agency, is the Latino community coordinator, recruiting and train ing volunteers to provide HIV education and prevention infor mation in Spanish. 1 nc mission ui .uuo ? ?, w Service Inc. is to help our broth ers and sisters living with HIV disease improve their quality of life. After more than 1 1 years of providing care in Forsyth County, ACS meets the needs of HIV+ persons through a number of programs, including housing, supportive services. Positive Action Club, Latino client health education, Holly Haven Family Care Home, and the food pantry. More than 450 individuals received services through one of these programs in the past year. Facts about adult immunizations The People's Clinic The Maya Ancbxxi Rbiaicy CWm on MiNotrrv Health Wake Forest University Baptist Each year, more than 40,000 adults die from vaccine-preventa ble diseases, such as measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis A and B, and influenza! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African-Americans have one of the lowest adult immu nization rates compared with other racial and ethnic subgroups. Given the cunent statistics, there is a great need to increase awareness of adult immunizations and when they should be administered in the African-American community. Did you know that before the modern era of vaccines the only way you could be protected from certain diseases was if you actually came down with that disease? Of course, this instance assumed you survived the illness in the first place, and many people did not. You may have read about the Plague that wiped out vast numbers of people back in the Middle Ages. Well, we have come a long way. In the last column on vaccines, we discussed the origin of the word "vaccine" and how it was discov ered that exposure to cowpox pro vided protection against another, more serious disease: smallpox. Today we.have many more vac- ? cines that allow us to develop immunity to a variety of diseases caused by viruses and bacteria. Now, let's review some key facts about adult immunizations. How Immunizations, Work and Their Safety Vaccines fall into two cate gories: live attenuated and the dead inactivated. A live attenuated vaccine contains a virus that, although living, has been altered so it can no longer cause disease. It does, however, stimulate the immune system to produce anti bodies, or immunoglobulins (Ig), just as a real virus would. A dead inactivated virus vaccination causes the immune system to develop protection in a similar manner. When we come in contact with the real virus or bacteria, our immune system is activated and we are able to mount an effective defense, thereby avoiding the more serious disease. A number of misconceptions exist regarding immunizations. Some people mistakenly believe that receiving a vaccination will increase their likelihood of con tracting the disease. This assump tion could not be more wrong. " Others refuse vaccinations because they fear side effects, which include local tenderness, redness, swelling, and low-grade fever. However, oftentimes adverse reactions are not attributed to the vaccine itself, but rather to trace amounts of substances found with in the vaccine. Individuals with allergies to eggs, egg proteins, neomycin, or streptomycin should not receive certain vaccines Also, individuals who have had previous episodes of hypersensitivity fol lowing prior contact with a vaccine or its components (anaphylaxis) or neurologic complications may not be good candidates for certain vac cines. It is important to discuss any allergies or other important health informathw-vwith your doctor before receiving any immuniza tions. When to Receive Recommended Immunizations The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends the following adult immunization schedule: Sec Immunization!* on A9 Study: Low-fat, high-carb diet may not work BY CARLA K JOHNSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO - Older women who ate less fat and more carbohydrates lost about 2 pounds over seven years, a large study showed. While one obesity expert called the 4 results disappointing, the lead author of the research said it refutes claims by promoters of the Atkins and Zone diets that low-fat_ diets are partly behind America's obesity epi demic. "It will help people to understand that the weight gain we're see ing in this country is not caused by the lower-fat diets," said study author Barbara V. Howard of MedStar Research Instftute, a nonprofit research group. However, the skimpy weight loss after seven years won't satisfy people looking for a cure for obesity, said Dr. Michael Dansinger. an obesity > researcher at Tufts New England Medical ('enter who was not involved in the study. "This is like losing the Super Bowl but claiming a second-place victory," Dansinger said. "The results are disappointing in the context of a country trying to battle obesity." The study, appearing in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association, included more than 48,000 ?fat, hifth Varb J The weight loss effectiveness of low-fat, high terb foods like pasta is at issue. women aged 50 lo 79. They were followed for an average of seven years and six months. One group of women lowered the fat in their diets while increasing fruits, vegetables and whole grains. The other group didn't change their diets significantly. The target fat content of the diet was 20 percent, but the women on tile diet actually got about 30 percent of their calories in fat; their previous fat intake was about 39 per cent. The women on the diet increased their carb calories from 44 percent to 53 percent, while the women not on the diet stayed at See Diet on A9
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