' Health & Wellness ? . * althbeat Kelly rated the best by his patients William Kelly of Kernersville Primar^ is recognized recently by DrScore.com on] I Doctor's Day (March 30) as one of the top) ' ' in the national online patient Doctor's Day, a national observance j 3, sets aside a day to honor physician^^^ j they do for their patients and their . Dr Score celebrated the day by n who received the highest ratings i. This year, that list contains 28 ? rated 9 5 or more en a scale of 1 1 25 patients. was compiled from almost 45,000 " 1 by patients across the coun t satisfaction measurement, r performance, treatment success, i s, treatment success, and quality of r doctors that were not included on t > given scores of 9.5 or higher, not enoug l have filled out the survey to be < Uy relevant. will be by ALS Association ; Association will present tbe producers ted daytime drama series "Tlie Young ;s" with the "Partners in Hope Award" the not-for-profit organization produce i most widely-seen television public service aits. 1 encourages v iewers to support the Walk ALS, the association's national signature event. Kate who has portrayed on the show 3, stars in the PSA. : bas been personally IbyALS. two years ago, my *law, Scott Buzzell, victim, appeared in a me produced on the 'The Young and The "Die PSA aired to a ip of nearly ? " Linder said. ril 10, Under, who has appeared at ciafion, * will on the events for the ALS Associa honor of her own - a star I Walk of Fame . iL A. Leo, president and CEO of The will present the award in Hollywood v, April 11. The producers volunteered to PSA on the set of "The Young and the: which celebrated 35 years on Jy referred i progressive, neu usually has a survival i i the time of diagnosis enal PSA has been a i fighting ALS on every front," ...g their many talents to The i, "The Young and the Restless" has i impact on furthering our cause, to create a| ' t ALS " IHHjj I and the Restless" recently < weeks as the highest rated l received 100 Daytime Emmy t awarded the Emmy for Drama" seven times. The series more than 19 years ago in inducts nursing students ( 4, 65 undergraduate and graduate at The University of North i were inducted into the Theta Tau i Tau is the only International 1 ng with more than 200j000 1 i in 359 colleges and universities inc i and territories. Membership is I I ite and graduate | ate excellence in set (exhibiting exceptional i }'s chapter is Gamma Zeta. County students inducted were: . , Ashley Lauren Siler of f i Foster, Stephanie I Kennedy. Amy M. ee, Stanley Thomas Thompson of Wit Sames of Tobaccovillr, and I of Gemmons. D local doctor 1 Fhmck , M I) . M .P.H . , has been i Meritorious Service Award College of Occupation*! Medicine ( ACOEM). the recently retired (Occupational Health ! ty Baptist Medical Center i ; family medicine. He 3MC. He is being ( the 50th anniversary < I - for his leadersh ributions in the field of < I medicine. be honored Sunday, April held at the New York Square in conjunction nal Health Conference's * Health fair coming to rec center SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The Alpha Mu Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Ssorority, Inc., and the Carver Hign School Alumni Association wilP hold a Community Resources and Health Fair on Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The event will be held at the Carl Russell Recreation Center, 3521 Carver School Road. * Alpha Mu Sigma Chapter is the oldest chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc: in the state. Among its community activities is an annual health fair. The communi ty resources component was added last year to provide local residents with additional information to enhance their physical health while also promoting their social welfare. Carver High School alumni rep resent a long line of distinguished graduates. The school has been serving the community since 1936. Carver recently updated its facility and increased academic and extra curricular offerings, allowing teach ers to present more enriched oppor tunities for their students. The community is encouraged to come out and participate in this health promotion event and become more familiar with various commu nity resources. Door prizes will be awarded. The following partici pants will take part: the Alpha & Omega Institute, Cancer Services of Forsyth County, Carolina Donor Services, Carver High School Crosby Scholars, Chi Chi Beta I I Members of the Alpha Mu Sigma Chapter and Carver High School Alumni Association stand in front of the Carl Russell Recreation Center. " ' ? ?: Nursing Sorority of Winston Salem State University, City of Winston Salem Recreation & Parks Department, Experiment in Self Reliance (ESR), Forsyth County Extension Services, Goler Metropolitan Health Ministry, North Carolina A & T State University School of Nursing, Sickle Cell Disease Association of the Piedmont, Winston Salem State University Grandparenting Program and the YWCA's Sister Speaks Program. Alpha Mu planning committee members are: Sorors Earline Sutton, Naomi Jones, Sharon Cooper, Minnie Evans, Elaine Ragland and Carol Henry. Carver Alumni members are: Roberta Blue, Sarah Salaam, Linda Davis, Howard W. Belton Jamie Transou, Carl McLaurin and Ike How&d Tiffany Jones serves as basilus of Alpha Mu Sigma Chapter, and Ike Howard is the president of the Carver High School Alumni Association. For additional information con tact coordinators Ike Howard at the Carl Russell Center 336-727-2580 or Carol P. Henry at 336-767-3196. Sweet Deal Proceeds from Dewey's treat will benefit breast health . SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE ' Lending a helping hand for a good cause has never been sweeter. Dewey's Bakery is once again partnering with the local Triad Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure oreanization to raise funds for breast cancer research and treatment. From April 19 - May 3, a per centage of pro ceeds from u5ewey's popular Pink Lemonade Cake Squares will be donated to the Komen organization in the Triad. Each Pink Lemonade Cake Square will be decorated with a . special frosted pink rib bon. "We're pleased to part ner again this year with the Triad Affiliate of the Komen organization," said Jim Truett, COO of Dewev's Bakery. "Our Pink Lemonade Cake Squares are a favorite item at Dewey's Bakery each spring, and we look forward to contributing to this very impor tant cause." In addition to the Pink Lemonade Cake Square donation, Dewey's Bakery is a 2008 sponsor of the 9th Annual Komen NC Triad Race for the Cure. Dewey's Bakeries in Winston-Salem are located at the Thruway Shopping Center, Reynolda Manor Shopping Center and 3121 Indiana Avenue. Heart Disease: The Basics This week is the first article in a three-part series about heart disease. Heart disease is the lead ing cause of death in the United States and the second leading cause of death in North Carolina. In 2006, over 17,100 people in NC died as a result of heart dis ease, accounting for 23 percent of all deaths. Over 3,500 of those deaths were African Americans. Alarmingly, in NC, African Americans suffer and die from heart disease at a 20 percent higher rate than Caucasians. American . Heart Association (AHA), the heart weighs between 7 and 15 ounces (200 to 425 grams) and is a little larger than the size of your fist. By the end of a long life, a person's heart may have beat (expanded and contracted) more than 3.5 billion times'. The AHA states that heart disease encompasses any illness that affects the heart's ability to function normally. Heart disease is also known as cardiovascular disease, coming from the words Kea a on to leam more about how to protect your heart! What is Heart Disease? In order to understand heart disease, we first have to under stand how our k Hl?? Ansaou teffwcn Crrvrni an IJhnewTY tawiS^ W?k* Forest Lhnwsrtv Baptist caraia rerer ring to the heart, and "vascular" referring to the arteries and blood vessels that carry blood throughout your body. The most common c^use of heart disease is a narrowing heart works. Your heart has four chambers - two upper chambers (left and right atria) and two lower chambers (left and right ventricles). The right side of the heart pumps blood to the lungs through the pulmonary arteries to collect oxygen, and the left side of the heart pumps the oxygenat ed (with oxygen) blood through the aorta out into your body. The heart has valves that temporarily close to limit blood flow to only one direction. The valves are located between the atria and ventricles, and between the ven tricles and the major vessels from the heart. According to the of or blockage in the coronary arteries supplying blood to the heart muscle, although some dis eases are present at birth, called congenital heart disease. Heart Disease Vocabulary There are many terms that are used when talking about heart disease and problems associated with-it, but they are not often explained in layman's terms. Adapted from the National Institutes of Health and the AHA. we have prepared a mini-glos- , sary of heart disease Wrms. V See Heart on A13 Obesity may keep some from breast, cervical screenings Black women seem to be exception SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE I A review of cancer screening studies shows that white women who are obese are less likely than healthy weight women to get the rec ommended screenings for breast and cervical cancer, according to Tesearchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Public Health. The trend was not seen as consis tently among black women; howev er there were fewer high quality studies that examined black women separately. "Obesity is increasing, and so is the evidence that obesity increases the risk of certain cancers like col orectal cancer and post-menopausal breast cancer," said Sarah S. Cohen, lead author of the article published online today by the American Cancer Society. "It's a disturbing trend, then, to see that women who are at increased risk of cancer because of their body size are less likely to be receiving screening tests that can detect cancer early, when it is treatable." Cohen and her colleagues from the UNC School of Public Health's epidemiology department and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center reviewed 32 relevant published studies on breast, cervical and colorectal cancers that consid ered associations between obesity and screening tests recommended for women in the United States. The most consistent associations reported across all the studies were for cervical cahcer screenings, with fewer women getting the recom mended screening Pap test as body mass index increased. The studies showed a stronger trend among white women than black women. The studies also showed lower rates of mammograms - which screen for breast cancer - among obese white women compared to healthy weight women. Again, this See Screening* on A13

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