Health & Wellness for to help those have lost loved ones jj-Bospice & Palliative CareCenter will offer two! ; with the Holidays" programs in November I > dealing with the loss of loved ones. first session, open to adults, will be held i y, Nov. 13, from 1 -2:30 p jn. at BestHc n Hanes Mall. To register, call 336-1 i second - for children ages 6 and older, t ilts - will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 18 ft p.m. in the A. Tab Williams Education " Center (Building 121) at Hospice areCenter, 101 Hospice Lane. Toi >-768-6157, ext. 600. I Counseling is Nov. 12 third annual Fall Family Cc ce will be held Nov. 12, in ,a 1 Building on the campus of N.C. A&T i is co-sponsored by Alpha r of Chi Sigma Iota Counseling F and the family counseling class ? A&T State University. ! of pie-conference panel discussions I r 11 :30 ajn. - 4: 1 5 p jn. and the cot 1 4:30 pjn. with a poster session follov ; address and break out sessions. The I - Embracing the Challenges of 1 topics include Jth Care," "African- American Self and Community" and i Career Options in Family < it award for Wake i Medical's Dr. Poehfing ^{Catherine A. Poehling, an associate professor] and epidemiology at Wake ' School of Medicine, has been a' Kt 2008 American Pediatrics (AAP) Achievement Award. Poehling was for the award by E Abramson for her study published England Journal < 2006. The AAP nizes a made | toward adv< in the community epidemiologic information. research interests include ry infections, particularly virus and impact of vaccines, was awarded the Pfizer Pediatric Pediatric Association's Fellow to join the Society of Pediatric She joined the faculty at Wake School of Medicine in 2007 to in Vaccine Sciences. ; S | received her bachelor's ity and her medical degree School of Medicine. She at Baylor College of a fellowship with a master's of | University. Poehling is board Board of Pediatrics. 's Hospital wins for marketing Children's Hospital received in the Best Children's for medium-size children' lers Media at a day-long the Art Institute of Chicago. < marketing contest ies including direct' physicians, marketing quality, internal communications, 's, new media, servi campaign for Brenner children dressed as a fairy, I heroes. lead men in TON (AP) - Wash ladies. A new study f< variety of bacteria on their everybody has more types hers expected to find. that really is astonishing individuals, and also " ividual," said Univi it professor aren't sure why of bacteria than men, have to do with the generally have more ides are differences in between men and ifcturizer or cosmetic* hormone production, he may have more bacteria skin where they are I added The Flu and the Flu Vaccine We are now entering fall, and flu season, which can last from October to May, is upon us once again. Influenza, or the flu, is a potentially serious and extremely conta gious viral illness that is largely preventa ble. Did you know that, according to the National Immunization Survey, only about 40 percent of African American adults (ages 18 and older) received a flu vaccine in 2007? Read on to learn more about the flu and how to protect yourself and your loved ones. What are the symptoms of the flu? The flu is caused by a virus and often starts very quickly, and may include the fol lowing symptoms: fever (usually high), headache, tiredness (can be extreme), body aches, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, diarrhea and vomiting Having these symptoms does not always mean that you have the flu. Many different illnesses, including the common cold, can have similar symptoms. How can the flu be treated? If you think you have the flu, you should see your health care provider as soon as possible, because antiviral drugs can reduce the time you are sick and your symptoms if started within 48 hours. To take care of yourself if you have the flu you should also: - Stay home and rest - Drink plenty of liquids - Use over the counter medicines to help with symptoms What is the flu vacciee and how is it given? The flu vaccine is an inactivated or dead virus that helps our bodies develop antibod ies to protect us against the flu virus. The injectable version, or "flu shot," is an inac tivated vaccine, a virus that has been killed so it can't cause the flu. An intranasal (nasal spray) form of the vaccine is also available See Flu on A13 Smith is one of state's best adult care providers CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT CNA Lucille Smith, an eight-year veteran of Lutheran Home in Winston-Salem, has been named to the "Fabulous Fifty" by the North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association (NCHCFA). This is the ninth year of the NCHCFA Fabulous Fifty awards, a pro gram designed to honor front SmUh line, long-term care staff in nursing homes throughout North Carolina. Supervisors singled out Smith because of her devotion to residents and extraordinary attention to detail. Two other employees of Salisbury-based Lutheran Services for the Aging were also nan^d to the > list. / Nadine Alford, of Norwood, began her career as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) 35 years ago and has been caring for residents of Lutheran Home- Albemarle since 1994. Hickory's Teresa Townsend has been a CNA at Lutheran Home- Hickory West since 1998. The Coach and the Artists Duke University Men's Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski poses last week with the young artists who designed this year's Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center hol iday card and all-occasion cards , which benefit pediatric programs at the hospital. Cards can be ordered online at www.dukechildrens.org, and personalized imprinting and bulk orders are available by calling 919-667-2575. Cancer study named for late N.C. senator CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT Forsyth is one of 44 North Carolina counties where some women newly-diag nosed with breast cancer will be invited to take part in a sweeping new study. The Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is con ducting the study, which seeks to improve scientists' under standing of breast cancer, including why the disease's fatality rate is higher in African- American women. The project is named after the late Jeanne Hopkins Lucas, a North Carolina state senator who died of breast cancer last year. Potential participants will be identified from among women living in the 44 North Carolina counties, as participating hospi tals report newly diagnosed breast cancer cases to the North Carolina Central Cancer Registry. Using a scientifically selected study sample, UNC researchers will con tact the physician of record prior to con tacting the patient about the study, which will also include nurse interviewers, recruitment specialists and outreach coor dinators. Dr. Robert Millikan, the Barbara Lucas Sore n. sen Hulka Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, is the study's prin cipal investigator. "Black women under the age of 50 have a high mortality rate from breast cancer, almost twice that of younger white women," said Millikan. "We will address this pressing health disparity by enlarging upon the Carolina Breast Cancer Study, which enrolled over 2300 women with breast cancer and 2,000 control sub jects between 1993 and 2001 One of the Lucas study's primary aims is to investigate subtypes of breast cancer, con tinuing discoveries made by the landmark Carolina Breast Cancer Study, which produced one of the largest breast cancer databases in the United States. That study found that pre-menopausaJ black breast cancer patients have the highest prevalence of a subtype of breast cancer called "basal like" cancer. "Between now and 2012 we will enroll an additional 1,000 black women with newly diagnosed cases of invasive breast cancer - half under the age of 50 and half aged SO and older - and a similar number See Study on All Walkers raise money CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT The 2008 Start! Tanglewood Heart and Stroke Walk that took place at Tanglewood Park on Saturday, Oct. 18, raised more than $560,000 for the American Heart Association. All funds will be used for heart disease and stroke research and education. The top individ ual fundraising walker was Winston-Salem Businesswoman Claudette Weston, who raised $17,486. Her Weston & Associates was also named the top fundraising team. The Top Fundraising Claudette Weston Company was Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center with $61,988.86. Rural Hall resident Clark Bunting won the 2008 Medcost Start! Lifestyle Change Award. Bunting, director of Human Resources for Princess House, won the honor by being an exceptional model of how someone can change their life. Bunting has dramatically changed his own life and has an essential role in changing the lives of his employees. Personally, he has lost over 60 pounds. As a manager, he started a Weight Watchers program at his company, resulting in a combined weight loss of more than 750 pounds.

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