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Health & Wellness Healthbeat Stomach germs driving hearty appetites, says professor WASHINGTON (AP| - Germs in the gut may help drive appetite, says new research into the link between obesity and bacteria. Previous studies have shown that overweight peo ple and normal-weight people harbor different types and amounts of microbes that naturally live in the intestine. To determine why.^ scientists are peering into mice. Emory University researchers noticed that mice with an altered immune sys tem were fatter than regular mice, and had a collection of disorders - high blood pres sure, and cholesterol and insulin problems ? called metabolic syndrome, often a precursor of heart disease and diabetes Dr. (iewirtz Everyone is born with a sterile digestive tract that within days is flcxxJed w ith bacteria from first foods and the environment. Altered immunity in these mice meant somewhat different bacteria grew' in their intestines than in normal rodents driving bigger appetites, metabolic syndrome and a low-grade inflammation believed key to obesity's illnesses. Emory associate pathology professor Andrew Gewirt/ reported last Thursday in the journal Science. "People are getting obese because they're eating more, but it suggests the reason they're eating more may not simply be that calories are cheap and avail able." Gewirt/ said. "The reason they're eating more may be an increased appetite resulting from changes in intestinal bacteria." His next step is to studv how gut bacteria changes in people having weight-loss surgery. Emergency Department traffic pattern altered at Baptist The first stage of construction for the new pedi atric Emergency Department at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center begins this month and will result in temporary traffic patterns for all Emergency Department visits. As of Monday. March X. traffic patterns for walk in patients, ambulances, emergency vehicles and deliveries were changed for up to eight weeks during the first stage of construction. The temporary traffic pattern still has vehicles turning off Clovesdale Avenue, beside the Shell station, onto Grove Park Avenue. All critical care vehicles will turn left on Beach Street in front of the Comprehensive Cancer Center and go to the loading dock driveway to access the temporary ED entrance on the back side of Ardmore Tower. All ED walk in traffic and convales cent transports will be directed to the lower level of the ED parking deck for entrance. All private vehicles pulling into this area will be valet parked, free of charge ^ Oncology patients at the Comprehensive Cancer Center are asked to park in Deck C on the purple level to free up the lower level for ED access and also for pedestrian safety. The Cancer Center can be accessed from the parking deck v ia a pedestrian bridge. A&T professor picked for CDC training in Atlanta Dr. Phoebe Butler- Ajibade. an associate professor in the Department of Human Performance and Leisure Studies at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. recently completed train ing^aMhe National Academy for Higher Education ana School Health at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention- 1 Division of Adolescent and Schools in Atlanta. The training, which took place from February 25-27, saw a select group of 35 health education professors from across the nation participate in an academy that better helps health education teachers and Or. Sutler- \jibade educators w ith school-based health promotion and disease prevention activities. The training was conducted hy national leaders from the CDC. American Cancer Societ) and leading experts on school health. As President-Elect for the North Carolina Association of Health Education. Butler- Ajihade's training will he utilized to prepare the teachers of the state to meet the new health edu cation licensure requirements. Inpatient Rehab director named at WFUBMC Dr. David W. Lacey has join^ Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center as the new med ical director of Acutc Inpatient Rehabilitation Services located in the Sticht Center. Lacey was formerly clinical vice president of Neurosciences and Rehabilitation Services for the Marietta Memorial Health System in Marietta, Ohio. He also served as medical director of Inpatient Rehabilitation Services and chair of the Department of Medicine at Marietta Memorial Hospital . Lacey graduated from Kent Slate University and earned his medical degree at Ohio State University College of Medicine. Since 1995, Lacey has been named one of the "Best Doctors in America." Do the Right Thing! Sorority hosting healthy lifestyle symposium for youths CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT The Kernersville-based Theta Mu Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. . will host a youth symposium on Saturday, March 20 that will encourage youngsters to embrace a healthy lifestyle. A 1 mis will mark the Mth year that Sigma chapters across the nation are staging "H3: It's All About Me: Healthy Choices. Health) l.i\ing. Healthy ^ < Generations events The local chapter's event, which is free and open to youths of all ages, will be held at the Winston Lake Family YMCA. 901 Waterworks Road, from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Guest speakers are slated to discuss a v ariety of topics, and presentations on everything from "Child Abuse and Neglect" to Teenage Pregnancy" and HIV/AIDS Awareness" are planned. This year's event will aKo feature a special presentation on motor vehicle safety so that the X" chapter can push the importance of the upcoming i "Buckle Up! America Week." May 24-June 6. i Chapter members say that the program will provide the sort of resources and information U| that young people need to make smart decisions about their health and future. Refreshments, prizes and certificates of atten dance will also be available for those who take part. For more information , cull or email Quannah Jackson-Brown at 336-XI6-88I4 or qajacksondihoimail.com. Wonder-Man PRNc* sFoUvJunuir Blind of America i ? Stevie Wonder inspires blind, visually g impaired and mulli- P disabled children at a recent Holiday Carnival hosted by Junior Blind, which helps young people with visually impair ments become inde pendent. Junior Blind announced last week that Wonder joined its Board of Directors after being actively involved with the agency for two decades. S.O.S. - Stuck on Snacks UNC study finds kids getting more than their fill SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Children in the United Slates are snaeking more than ever before on salty chips, candy and other junk food, according to a new University of North. Carolina at Chapel Hill study. The increase in snaeking . which now accounts for up to 27 percent of daily caloric intake, has occurred along with a rise in childhood obesity, a health problem that has put millions of U.S. chil dren at risk of hypertension, heart disease and dia betes. The study, published in the March 2010 issue of the journal Health Affairs, is one of the first to look at long-term eating patterns in chil dren. and suggests a trend in which some children snack almost continuously throughout the day. "Our study shows that children, including very young children, eat snacks almost three times a day." said senior author Barn Popkin. Ph.D.. the Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Nutrition at UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health. "Such findings raise concerns that more children in the United States are moving toward a dysfunctional eating pattern, one that can lead to unhealthy weight gain and obesity." Popkin and Carmen Piernas. a nutrition doctor al student in UNC's public health school, studied nationally representative surveys of food intake in more than .^1 .000 U.S. children from 1477 to 2006. The researchers zeroed in on snaeking patterns and found large increases. For example, in the first sur vey from 1977 to 1978. 74 percent of children aged 2 to 18 said they snacked on foods outside of regu lar meals. By the most recent survey, conducted from 2(K)3 to 2006. that number had jumped to 98 percent. Consumption of desserts declined from 1977 to 2006. However, children todav still snack on cake, cookies and other rich foods, and such desserts still account for a significant source of calories. Popkm noted. "Kids still eut three meals a da> hut the> 're also loading up on high calorie junk food that contains little or no nutritional vaJue during these snacks." Popkin said. The largest increase in the types of snacks chil Sec Snacks on A9 Heart-healthy shredding event planned CHRONIC I I STAFF REPORT Local folks can de-clutter tor a good cause on Tuesday. March '-23. From 4 f> p.m.. DataChamhers Records Management will hold a public shredding event at at 1(H) Cambridge Pla/a that hinder clip1* are removed, though A jo dona Hon per container of items to he shredded is requested lor the service. The monev will benefit the efforts of AMA. which works each and everv day to end the nation's top killer: heart disease. Drive (beside Southern , DataChambers based Community Bank at A fYltf^rif* '1 fl Hfllft in 'he mammoth Twin City 4701 Country Club lCcill "C<** 1 flT|B Warehouses on Old Road) to benefit the American A 'ltlOfl Lexington Road offers an Heart Association (AM A). AoaULlulIUII array of information manage People are being urged to bring personal, eon- ment services, including techno fidential papers - those that could / J J * logical advanced solutions for busi leave one prone to identity theft fl Ciflti L/V Cnesses and the storing of critical - to the "Feed the Beast" event. files and information. ^ They will be shredded on-site by DataChambers' mobile truck, which is so powerful that it can for more information or additional questions. chew through staples and CDs The company asks ( (J// I -H<X)-95(l-220l . Bipolar Disorder: Realities and Myths jlu PtcdU\ CttiuC: A Sort* CoroliiM Minority Health t duration ( oJlabormthtr The Maya Angrkn (, ent rr tor Health Equity *rww wfubm* rdu mat h* ?i Waki forest Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive ill ness. is a very real disease that affects nearly 6 million adults in the United States alone, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). It remains uncertain whether the illness occurs more frequently in minority or non-minority communities. In this article, we will discuss experiences of people living w ith the disease and attempt to dispel some of the myths and untruths frequently attributed to the disease's survivors. What is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder is a seri ous brain disease in which a person's mood, energy, cogni tions/ thoughts), and ability to function are impaired. While every human being goes through periods of ups and downs ? that's part of life ? a person with bipolar disorder experiences disabling changes in mood, thought patterns, and energy levels that can last from days to weeks to months at a time. These shifts are severe and can result in the person being unable to function at work or school . and they even affect relationships and other social situations. A survivor once stated that someone told her, "If you think you can't function, you won't be able to function." But the truth is that the disease is not something that the patient can control; it can be crippling and disabling and is not the patient's fault Frighteningly. people suffering from bipolar disorder have a higher rate of suicide than do those in the general population because the disease can be so crippling that it impacts a per son's desire to live What is mania? A lot of people think that mania refers simply to being in an excessively good or "euphoric" mood and ma> not understand why that is a prob lem. The truth is that mania is not enjoyable. While an extremely "high" mood is symptomatic of mania, there are other s\ mptoms. including: - increased energy or rest lessness. - Extreme irritability. Racing thoughts, and - Little need for sleep Creativity frequently blos soms when a person is experi encing a manic episode, and a lot of times that person can do a lot of work in a very short period of time These feelings can be overwhelming; imagine what it must be like to feel like you're constantly crawling in your own skin, unable to find an outlet for your energy! A person suffering with mania may al-o experience delusions of grandeur (unreal istic thoughts or expectations about one's abilities or pow ers) that may cause him or her to act in an uncharacteristic manner, such as Spend more money than he or she can afford to spend. - Engage in risky sexual behaviors. - Alcohol /drug abuse. - Behave aggressively, or - Make unsound decisions about very important matters. .Clearly, these symptoms Sco Bipolar on A*
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