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3B LIFE/tr^e Charlotte $o0t Thursday, April 13, 2CXD6 Black social groups blown away by hurricane Continued from page 2B for years. It will almost surely be less blads. A Gallup poll telephoned people who were back as of February and found that 52 percent were white and 37 percent were black. Many more blacks than whites said they were stru^lir^ to get back to work, jump-start their social lives and find someone to rebuild their homes. No surprise for the people who once worshipped at St. Augustine, a 19th-century Roman Cathohc church Balloon for sinus blockage Continued from page IB tants or steroid-containing nasal sprays, but about a quarter are thought to get inadequate relief It’s a vicious cycle: Each infection further narrows the already small drainage open ings. Then the next cold or allergy attack that causes nasal congestion can be enough to block proper sinus drainage and spur yet anoth er infection. In severe cases, doctors snake special tools up the nose to enlat^ those sinus openings by cutting out inflamed tissue and bone. It’s highly effective—only about 20 percent of patients need repeat surgery—but is painful and can cause a week of swelling plus scar tissue that may reblock the sinus. The new balloon device is snaked to the same spot, but there’s no cutting. Instead, inflatir^ flie balloon aimR to stretch that sinus opening back to its original size or a little bigger, letting air into the sinus to help antibiotics finally flush out infection and end the sinusitis cycle, explains Friedman. Created by a physician- tumed-medical device inven tor finostrated by his own sinusitis, it’s similar to the way doctors use balloons to push back clogs in heart arteries. Thus, the Food and Drug Administration cleared sale of Acclarent Inc.’s device last summer based mainly on a study of 10 people that found no safety concerns. How well does it work? There’s no research to teU, says Dr. David W. Kennedy of the University of Pennsylvania, who led an examination of sinuplasty for the American Academy of Otolaryngology—and com plains that FDA should have required more evidence to back a procedure so different fiem standard sinus treat ment. Many patients have growths, called polyje, that a balloon can’t get rid of The balloon doesn’t fit in every sinus. Like sui^ry it often requires general anesthesia to ensure the patient doesn’t wiggle. And severe patients often have bone inflammation that must be removed, not just pushed aside, Keamedy Doctors are anxiously awaiting results, due in September, of an Acclarent study tracking how more than 100 sinuplasty recipi ents fared. But to compare sinuplasty to standard treat ments, Friedman, who has no financial interest in Acclarent, has begun a study that randomly assigns 80 sinusitis sufferers to surgery sinuplasty or continued med ication. Even Kennedy acknowl- ’ edges that sinuplasty with less pain and scar tissue, may prove usefiil for milder sinusi tis easesy Even if the effects don’t last as long as a surgical fix, ‘T would do this five times com pared to having the other pro- . cedure done once,” says Lynn Sa\^r, a Graniteville, S.C., nurse. whose gleaming, newly repaired copper beU tower looms over wooden cottages in the Treme nei^borhood. It was one of the nation’s oldest black Catholic parishes, wh^ejazz saxophones spiced up Mass and the parish priest wore robes embellished with Afiican Kente doth. Even though the building didn’t flood in Katrina, the archdiocese dosed the parish and removed the priest in mid-March, saying member ship was too low. The protests were long and loud. Some parish suf^rters barricaded themselves in the rectory for 19 days. On Saturday the archdiocese agreed to reopen it for 18 months to prove it can be viable. “This community has drawn the line here,” said Jacques Morial, whose family has been part of the church for generations. For him, los ing St. Augustine means los- a hub of fiiendships— and a cornerstone of black New Orleans. “Black people of modest income define the sodal fab ric and culture here,” he said, Charlotte Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Ine. Presents the 42.nd Annual Debutante ioo6 Cotillion ^''Sbinin^Jewels of Excellence Delta Sigma Theta’s Spring Cotillion is one of their longest running community service projects. This year the Charlotte Alumnae chapter will present 51 young ladies at the formal ball on Saturday, April 15, 2006, 6 pm at the Charlotte Convention center, This select group of young women are high school seniors who have earned academic achievements, possess leadership abilities, and are involved in their schools, communities and churches. The Debs enhanced their social skills by participating in various events that include: volunteering at Kid’s Voting, visiting children at Presbyterian’s Hemby Children’s Hospital, and participating in etiquette sessions. They participated in a series of workshops stressing personal development, self-confidence and family values to assist in their transition from high school to college, while competing for scholarship money, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority inc. is one of the nation's oldest sororities, founded in 1913 at Howard University. A non-profit organization, the sorority has over 200,000 members around the world, The Charlotte Alumnae Chapter was founded in 1942, Comprised of college educated professional women, its thrust is community and public service. Habitat for Humanity, voter registration/education and literacy are just a few of their on going community focused projects, Browen Gibson, Melody Harris and Jo Ann Rogers are the cotillion chairpersons. 0 f i Valencia Able West Charlotte Parents, Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Abie Briana Beamon Vance High School Parents Ron &, Kathy Beamon Ash Lee Brannon West Charlotte Parents. Willie & Cynthia Brannon Jocelyn Brown North Mecklenburg Parents, Jeff & Joyce Brown Ashleigh Bruton Butler High Parents, Theodore & Renee’ Bruton Cessenee Byers Garinger High Parents, Mr. & Mis. James Alexander Davita Coldough Jennifer Conwell South Mecklenburg West Charlotte Parents. Wilbert & Parents, Kenney & Sharlon Gamble Vanessa Conwell Debranna Cook Marquisha Crosby Tierra Cunningham Jasmine Davis West Mecklenburg Parent, Pamela Jean Cook East Mecklenburg West Charlotte Parent, Joyce Cunningham North Mecklenburg Parents, Jimmie & Marla Davis Rea Davis Butler High Parents, William & Dianna Davis Ahcia Fletcher Jacqueline Flowers Riana Frazier ^opewell High Harding University Phillip 0. Beiry Parents, James &. Parents, Ronnie &. Sharon Flowers Vonda Frazier ParentsEddie & Mitzie Simmons Corinne Friday South Mecklenburg Parents, Boyce &. Marilyn Friday Alana Frost North Mecklenburg Parents, Ronald & Selena Frost Whitley Geathers Harding University Parent, Carletta Geathers Shacoya Guess North Mecklenburg Tia Haygood North Mecklenburg Parents, Setonya Guess Parents, Todd Haygood. & Delores Harrison & Georgia Haygood Brittany Hill Zebulan Vance Parents, Rickie & Karen Cl Hill Schaccoa Hoover Phillip 0. Berry Parents. Willie & Veronica Hoover Randal Hughes North Mecklenburg - Parents. Tinsley George & Priscilla Hughes Brionna Jackson North Mecklenburg Parent, Vallerie Dinks Sharika Johnson Zebulan Vance Parents, Ronald & Sandra Johnson Taelor Johnson Northwest School Parent, Loretta Johnson Sarah Lewers Harding University Parents Calvin &, Vera Lewers Steffanie Lewis Zebulan Vance Parents, Arnold & Deborah Lewis LaPorsha Lowery North Mecklenburg Parents. 011ie& Gloria Lowery Jasmine Maree North Mecklenburg Parents, Theodore & Renee’ Bruton Shamika Martin Harding University Parents, Henry & Tammy Martin Cherita McNeal North Mecklenburg Parents, Arthur & Cheri McNea! Mton Nivens Zebulan Vance Parents, Moses & Sandra Nivens Danielle Phifer Harding University Parent, Valerie Phifer Kamila Rankin Zebulan Vance Parents, Dennis & Sharon Rankin Danyetta Rodgers Hopewell High Parents, Danny & Marie Rodgers Nicole Smith Northwest School Parents, Rev. Antonio & Pamela Smith Christina Thompson Hopewell High Parents, Spencer & Patrice Tnomp.son Whitney Turner Northwest S.chool Parents, Sonny & Cindy Turner "Shining jewels of Excellence" Donnarae Wade East Mecklenburg Parent, Verna Wade Alysen Wallace Justine Watson Harding University- North Mecklenburg Parents, Lester& Parents Jasper &, Alesia Wallace Margaret Watson Christian Whatley Zebulan Vance Parents, Errol! & Dr. Gloria Campbell-Whatley Kristen Williams Zebulan Vance Parent, Grace Unitenham-Mayfield Davina Wright Olympic High Kimberlee Wright Northwest School Parents, Donald & Joanna Wright
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