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Health & Wellness
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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)
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3, sets aside a day to honor physician^^^
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who received the highest ratings
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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
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ip of nearly
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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
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usually has a survival i
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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.
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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
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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