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400 Men Offered Free Medical Tests NIOSH Begins Lung Function Study Here A group of about 400 medical center men will have the opportunity to receive some free medical testing while assisting with a federal study here. It is a lung-function and health study, known officially as the N. C. Brick Industry Study, being conducted bv the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (N'lOSH). The project began earlier this week and will continue through next week. A team from NIOSH already has made a study of workers in the brick industry. Duke was chosen to provide a control group — that is, a group of men comparable in age and race who ' n/ >- 4 HE'LL BE QACK—iesse W. Ferrell accepts a hand and shares a smile with pediatrics chairman Dr. Samuel L. Katz at a Board Room reception honoring the former on June 28. Ferrell, who has served as chauffeur for three medical center leaders, Drs. Wilburt C. Davison, Barnes Woodhall and William G, Aniyan, since his arrival here 38 years ago, has seen a lot of changes at Duke and has made a greater number of friends. A recent letter to the Durham Morning Herald cited the gentleman for "his warm smile, cheerful greeting, words of wiklom and tokens of love." Pictured together on the day of the reception were, from left to right, Katz, Sam Sellers, a retired Biochemistry employee, Ferrell and his wife Alberta. (Photo by David Williamson) Trading Post You may send ads to "Trading Post, "Box 3354, Hospitcd. Ads are printedfree, but we do not advertise real estate, personal semices or commercial erUerprises. Please give your home telephone number. Duke extensions will not be listed. FOR SALE—Adorable Cairn terrier, one and a half years old, ver) friendly and loves attention, must sell because both are working, will take best offer. Call 383-6977 after 5:30 p.m. FOR SALE—1968 Lincoln Continental. S600. Maroon exterior, black interior, rides and drives like a dream, air conditioning, motor in gcxxl condition, adjustable reclining front seat. 100,000 miles. Front electric windows need repair, rear electric windows okay. Call«88-0428. FOR SALE—White nylon chiffon evening gown with full skirt, worn once, S20; full-size cherr>' wood headboard. tcttcom I is published weekly for Duke University Medical Center employees, faculty, staff, students and friends by the medical center's Office of Public Relations, Joe Sigler, director; Charles Young, medical writer; William Erwin, Comprehensive Cancer Center medical writer; Miss Annie Kittrell, secretary. Editor David Williamson Public Relations Assistant Mrs. Ina Fried Public Relations Advisory Committee: Sam Agnello, audiovisual education; Herbert Aikens, personnel; Dr. Robert Anderson Jr., surgery; James Bennett Jr., vice president's office; Dr. Athos Ottolenghi, physiology and pharmacology; Michael Schwartz, hospital > administration; Miss Isabelle Webb, RN, nursing service. very goxl condition, sailboat design, S20. C^ali 489-9537 an\ time. FOR SALE—1972 red \'olksvvagen convertible uith 75,(XXJ miles. Recent \alve job, H\o Pirelli steel lielted ladials (almost new), new steering damper and Bilstein shxks guaranteed for life of car. Ckx>d condition but must sell, S1,9K) or best offer. CJall 732-2991 in Hillsborough. FOR SALE—Complete Pioneer component system for sale. Includes full) automatic turntable, three-wa\ 6J watt speakers, 30 watt Rms per/ch. Best offer. Also, tame parrot and cage lor sale. (;all 286-7169. FOR SALE^—Adorable Siamese kittens looking for good homes. Father Himalayan and mother Siamese, male and female blues and seal|x>ints, litter trained. SI 5. Call 477-19ti5 evenings. FOR SALE—1968 VV\’ Bug (white;. Stick shift, radio. 32,0()() miles, one driver. Price negotiable. (;all 383-5965. FOR SALE—Sofa, traditional style; handcrafted with solid wixxl frame and hand-tied springs; petit |X)int floral upholstery; S2(X). (^all 489-9297 after 6 p.m. or all weekend. FOR SALE—Family car, one owner, Pontiac, 1972, four-dK)i , 49,00(} miles, AT, PB, PS, AC;, radion awnpOpn) (Jail 489-7598. FOR SALE—1972 Kawasaki F7 175, 3,100 miles, in gcxxl condition with two helmets and extras. S425. (;all 489-4576 after 6 p.m. FOR SALE—One green, "C/' sha[X?d, sectional sofa with joint end tables and corner. One queen size brown hide-away bed-sofa. One 19 inch black and white Sears TV. Call 489-1138. FOR SALE—1975 V\V Camper. Poptop, air conditioner, icelx)x, sink, cooking stove, many extras, (iall 929-6691 in (-hapel Hill. have not worked in atmospheric conditions similar to those of the brick industry. NIOSH then will be able to compare the respiratory systems of the brick workers with those of people in unrelated types of work. I'o get the proper breakdown of men for comparison with those already tested in the brick industry, the Duke project requires 309 blacks Ijetween the ages of 18 and 67 and 81 whites Ijetween the ages of 18 and 22 and over 57. British PT Expert Holds Workshop A British physical therapist will conduct a workshop on rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injuries in the auditorium of the Gross Chemical Laboratory tomorrow. The guest lecturer is Ida Bromley, superintendent physiotherapist at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury Bucks, England. An internationally recognized authority in her field, Miss Bromley has just had a new book published on “Tetraplegia and Paraplegia.” The workshop, scheduled from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., will include demonstrations, slides and lectures on such subjects as pulmonary care and urinary management during the acute phase of rehabilitation and the role of sports in long-term therapy. Methods for integration of the physically handicapped into society will be discussed also. Attending the program will be physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurses, rehabilitation counselors, students, aides and other allied health professionals. The workshop is the second of a series sponsored by the Duke and Eastern Carolina Area Health Education Centers and the Department of Physical Therapy at Eastern Carolina University. ORAL ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONALS Classes in oral English will be held at the International House, 2022 Campus Drive, froin7:30 to 9:30 p.m. each Thursday evening beginning July 22. The classes will last for six weeks, and the fee is S30. Call 684-2767 for more information and registration. June 15, 197b Mrs. Gretchen Cheek I hereby submit my resignation from my job in Central Processing Service at Duke University Medical Center to you because of the Retirement Plan. To you Mrs. Cheek, my supervisor and chief for many years, I wish to say thank you for the efficient supervision, the consideration, patience and understanding kindness you have shown during the 16 years I've worked in Central Processing. To Miss Mcje^in and Mr. Dennis, I count it a privilege to have worked for you and with you during the years I've worked in Central Processing. To all my co-workers, I bid a fond farewell and wish for all a succes.sful and happy life, as I leave Central Processirig Service to begin my retirement from Duke University Medical Center. Respectfully yours, Macy Teasley In addition a number of men in supervisory positions already have gone through the testing so they can explain the pi wedure to others. Employees in various departments are being given the opportunity to take part in the study, Robert Metcalf, assistant hospital director, explained. However, he said, other men who fit into the age and race categories retjuired may volunteer by contracting their supervisors. The testing takes between 30 minutes and an hour. First is a brief questioning session where the employee answers some general questions about his health and medical history, particularly about his chest and lungs. Participants then receive an examination consisting of a lung function test (blowing into a tube) and a chest X-ray. On a random basis, a sputum test also is administered. NIOSH personnel emphasized that the information received will be kept confidential so far as any individual identification of a subject is concerned. Results of the tests will be sent to participants in about six weeks, and employees also may have Ihe results forwarded at no cost to their personal physician for inclusion in the employee’s medical record. Headquarters for the NIOSH study is Room 00385, in the sub-basement of the Gerontology Building (blue zone). The examinations are conducted in a NIOSH truck trailer laboratory parked behind Clinical Research II. Audiences (Continuedfrom page 1) excellent. The children talked about it for days afterward." Other groups performing since December have been the country music Red Clay Ramblers, the Music Department's Ciompi String Quartet, guitarists Francis Perry and Jeff Gibbons, the Carolina Readers’ Theater, the Red Herring Band, the (iospel Golden Echoes, folksinger Lise Uynick and several jazz combos. Hospital Audiences, Inc., founded in New York City in 1969 and sponsored in this area by the Durham Arts Council, has also obtained free tickets to cultural events outside the hospital for ambulatory pediatric, psychiatric and cancer patients, according to Bev Rosen, who coordinates the HAI activites here. "Thanks to HAI and especially Henry Minor of the Arts Council, we have been able to take patients to performances of the North Carolina Symphony, the Vienna Boys Choir, the Murray Louis Dance Company, the New Performing Dance Company, the Durham Theater Ciuild and the Marion McPartland Trio,” she said. Ms. Rosen pointed out that none of the potential problems anticipated l>efore the program was begun have arisen. She added that professional staff at the hospital have reacted enthusiastically to the performances despite a few early reservations. “We hope^to be able to have more events take place here in coniing months, including some smaller e v e n t s f or smaller patient populations, ’ she added. .Major performances are usually held on the third VV'ednesday of every month in the (Courtyard Cafeteria, .Ms. Rosen said.
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