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
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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
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variety of bacteria on their
everybody has more types
hers expected to find.
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individuals, and also "
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it professor
aren't sure why
of bacteria than men,
have to do with the
generally have more
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between men and
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hormone production, he
may have more bacteria
skin where they are
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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.