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Health & Wellness * "? -A' - .V-.V Healthbeat Grief program scheduled at Pinedale Christian Church OifcfSbarc. a 13-week recovery seminar .ind sup port group, will begin meeting on Jan. 23 at Pinedale Christian Church, 3395 Peters Creek Parkway, each Monday from 7 p.m to 8:30 p.m. With prior notice child care can be provided Organi/ors also will provide grief sessions fur young children < iiicfShare features nationally recognized experts on gnef and recovery topics Seminar sessions include: "When Your Dreams Fall Apart," 'The Seasons of (jnef," 'The Emotions of Chief," "When Your Spouse Pies." "Your Family and < inef'Vtnd "Growing Through Chief." I I ? For more information or to enroll. call Pinedale Christian Church al (336) 788-7600. Medical students to sponsor free health fair at Marketplace Mall i Students at Wake Forest University Medicine will sponsor "Share the Health," a 1 aimed at encouraging medically underserved j become involved in their own health care < Jan. 28, from 10 a in until < p in at Marketplace f 2101 Peters Creek Parkway The fair will include free cholesterol i sugar tests and screening for glaucoma and t pressure, as well as health information. Translators i information in Spanish will be available. * 1 New helmets may cut injury i PITTSBURGH (AP) - Newer hlhnet reduce the risk of high school football j ling concussions, but not the severity of the injury, i ing to new research. A three-year study by the University of Pitt < inter found that athletes who wore a helmet with more pro tection for the temple area of the !head and jaw had fewer concus sions than those wearing a standard helmet, said university neuropsy chologist Micky Collins, the study's principal investigator, ' The study, published in the Sdbraary edition of the scientific journal Neurosurgery looked at 2,141 high school footbaH-plavers fram 2002 to 2004. Of those, 1,173 wore the improved helmet and 968 GuskUwicz wore standard helmets through Twth the pre- and regular seasons. * ? . ? *7 The stud}', funded by helmet maker Riddel], is the first to look at whether helmet technology can reduce the severity or number of conclusions, Collins said if The study showed the annual concussion rate was 53 percent in athletes wearing the new Revolution helmet and 7.6 percent in the older version. Revolution wearers were 31 pcrcent less likely to sustain an injury, compared with of standard helmets, the study showed. The Revolution helmet was introduced in 2002. E\perts studying sports-related brain Injuries wel comed the study "(ft) supports what we have anecdotally been discov g over the past few years," said Kevin Guskje'.vicz. chairman of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at North Carolina. ? Fewer concussions were reported among I Diversity of North Carolina players wearing Revolution helmets, be said 4 Stefan Duma, director of the Center for Ir^wy; I Biomechanics at Virginia Tech, called the UFMC study > j critical aspect in improving player health." Ms Duma and Guskiewie/ are involved in separate ies to measure the acceleration of football players' " real time by installing wireless transmitters in att helmets, both Revolution and standard. Guskiewicz sad he hopes studies like his and [Up researchers to better protect the brain from ? ' J injuries. Clemmons Rotary receives Carolina Donor Services award The Clemmons Rotary ( lub was presented an t for its commitment to furthering organ-and tissue ( tion by Carolina Donor Services. Tlie dub met a goal of signing up 600 people to a to be organ and tissue donors :<md is putting in p ' r tknal initiatives designed to raise community a ? education, and increase donor sign ups. Sp I club will be tailoring programs for colleges and t [lies, workplaces, churches and medical dimes. Currently, there are nearly 90,000 people wailing for | life-saving organ transplants More than 700 of t right here in North Carolina Ijut year 27,039 people ived transplants but 2,027 djed w aiting, 253 of wbcXB were North ('.aroliniaiis "It's truly a miraelc that all these Ufetaving trai tits took place, yet a tragedy that so many did i itctive an organ transplant in time," said Ken Hurkel, Co- ! .chairman of Clemmons Rotary 's "Have a Heart, Give ? J | Part' ii Minutiae. To become a donor in North Carolina, one should | akc three steps: register with the DMV by having a I put on your driver's license, sign a donor i family of your intentions. With the ex iving kidney donors, all donations are made after t been declared and all lifcsaving efforts have 1 nade According to Burkel, the < 'lemmons Rotary is of developing a model that will be i Rotary Hubs. Rotary District 7690 here in is considering requesting all clubs will to take on an initiative to promote Organ : donation. This initiate e w ould involve 50 club* I 3,000 members "We are very optimistic of that happening," said I Wake medical researcher finds Americans pay most for drugs Curt Furberg says higher costs don 't lead to better health benefits SPFffAl TO THE CHRONICLE A study of drug costs around the world revealed proven meth ods that could be used to reduce costs in the United States, accord ing to a researcher at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. "Americans don't need to pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs - with our aver age expenditures increasing by 12 to 15 percent every year," said Curt I qrberg, M.D., Ph D , pro fessor of piltjic health sciences. "No documented health benefits are associated with the excess cost, and many elderly and low income Americans cannot afford current prices without major sacri fice." Furberg is widely recognized as a drug safety expert and has served on the FDA Drug Safety and Risk iManagement Advisory Committee. In 2004, he was awarded a Rockefeller Foundation Residency to gather information about drug costs around the world. He relied on published information as well as personal interviews. 'The goal of the project was to provide essen tial information to health planners, politicians, health care profession als and others with the desire to improve public health in the face of limited resources," said Furberg. I iirberg studied drug costs in 13 countries and presented the See RX on A9 Migration ambivalence may lead to poor-health for some. Hispanic s S1T-.1 I\1 1 1KI 1 Jr. Men migrating lo Ihe United States from Mexico and Central America often face competing desires: wanting to remain with their families while realizing that migration offers the promise of a better future. These feelings of ambivalence may be asfticiated with poor mental health. Such as anxiety , according to new research by \\'ake Forest University School of Medicine. * ' The study involved 60 male migrant farm workers in a four-county area in North Carolina (Hametl, Johnston, Sampson and M ake). The results are reported in the current issue of the Journal of Immigrant Health by Joseph G. Gr/ywac/, Ph.D., and colleagues 'The consequences of poor mental health are serious," said Gizywacz, an assistant professor of family medicine at Wake Forest's School of Medicine, which is part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. "Farm work can be a hazardous environment, and if workers have anxiety or depression, they may fail to take appropriate precautions to ' prevent occupational health injuries." Previous research found that about 25 percent of Mexican immigrants have a psychiatric illness such as depression or anxiety during their lifetimes. Common explanations for poor mental health among immigrants include the clash of cultures and lhe phy sical and emotion al demands of immigration. The Wake Forest study focused on whether ambivalence about migration may play a role. Study participants were interviewee) in Spanish. Standard psychological scales were used to measure anxi ety, depression and stress. Ambivalence was measured by asking workers to respond to specific factors known to compel men to come to the United States as w ell as factors known to pull them back to Mexico. The researchers found that 75 percent of men reported ambivalence about leaving their children or spouses and 66 percent faced ambivalence about leaving their parents. The researchers found that each type of family-related ambiva lence was associated with more symptoms of anxiety, com-' pared with men with no ambivalence. The researchers did not find a (insistent relationship between ambivalence and depression. Men often come to the United States without their spouses or children. Even when both spouses migrate, some or all of the children may remain behind. In a previously See Hispanic* on A9 2 005 very active for WSSU \program SPECIAL TO THE < HKONll Lfc The year 2005 was a \er> productive year for students enrolled in ihc gerontology program at Winston-Salem State University. During the spring, students worked collaboratively with the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging to plan a Spring Fling for aging adults in Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surr). and Yadkin counties. The event was held in the Education Building at the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds. Students were also very actively involved with plan ning a Mini White House Conference on Aging The con , ference was held in the Thompson Student Services Center on the campus <>l Winston-Salem State University. In addition to ser\ ing on various planning com mittees. students scr\ cd as hostesses and lacilitaled cori ference sessions. Students attended, partici pated and networked at the spring and fall conferences sponsored by the N .< . Association for Death Education and Counseling (NCADEC). These" confer ences are held each year at Magnolia Manor in Colfax, $.C. The 2005 conferences focused on personal and spiri tual responses to loss and the role of food in the grief process. Students also attend ed participated and networked at the N.C. Conference on Aging in Newbem, B Community service is an integral part of the learning experience for gerontology stu dents. Community service activities included serving as hostesses at a Scam Busters Expo for older adults spon sored by-WFMY-TV2 and the Winston-Salem" Better Business Bureau; serving as Salvation Army Angel Tree <? attendants at Hanes Mall; sponsorship of a grandparent raising-grandchildren family for Christmas; and the collec tion and delivery of personal care packages to residents at Golden Lamb^test Home and Moore's Retirement Home Graduating seniors in the gerontology program will begin an internship of 480 hours on Jan. 17 in various cities, counties in North Carolina and in ,\tlanla, Ga. Partnerships have been estab lished with the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging in Forsyth and Stokes counties; The Shepherd s Center of Greater Winston Salem; Forsyth County Department of Social Services, Simplified Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), Arbor Acres Retirement Community; The Brian Center for Rehabilitation and Retirement; Senior Resources " See WSSU on A9 PdaPkMo A medical worker holds two young evacuees during the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. PTSD is common among medical and rescue pro fessionals who work national dis asters. . WhatisPTSD? The People's Clinic The Mm Angoou Ibeakb Corni on KiNoim Heaj.? Wake Forest University Bapl In the aftermath of Jlunicane Katrina, we have heard much about the people who have lost their lives, their homes, and everything they own. However, there are other, less widely discussed consequences of this disaster. Many people are also suffering from psychological com plications caused by the disaster One such condition is known as post trau malic stress disorder, or FTSD. Post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a type of anxiety disorder that can arise as a result of a signifi cant trauma, such as war, accidents, assault, or other disasters. It is fre quently used to describe psychologi cal conditions associated with sol diers upon their return from combat It is relatively common, occur ring in 9 percent to 12 percent of the general population. However, this condition is often under-diagnosed in the African-American community, and African- Americans arc less like ly to receive treatment for it. Minority children and adults affected by the hurricane are especially sus ceptible to this condition Who is at risk for developing PTSD? Anyone who has experienced a major traumatic event, either person ally or as a witness, can develop PTSD. For example, a first-aid work er responding to a had accident may be so psychologically affected by the See PTNtfi on A9
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