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Duke dime Deals With Chronic Pain Special To The Poet Durham • One reason people may have chronic pain is that they have exhausted the chemical systems in their bodies that produce “pain hormones,” according to Dr. Blaine Nashold, a neurosurgeon at Duke University Medical Center. i ne cnemistry of pain is a recent discovery,” Nas hold said. “The body has a system of substances called pain hormones. Pro bably what happens is that the body signals ‘I am in pain,’ this hormone is re leased and the pain is re duced. In some people the pain hormones may simply up after a while. ’ ’ ^Scientists are trying to reproduce the pain hor mones in laboratories. Nashold theorized that the reason pain therapies such as electrical stimulation and accupuncture work is by activating pain hor mones Special Symphony A special symphony con cert for older adults is scheduled for Tuesday, May l, at 2 p.m. at Ovens Auditorium. This concert is being provided without charge to indivi duals over 60 within the Metrolina area. This is being sponsored by the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in concert with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Council on Aging in re cognition of May as Older Americans Month. Call 332-6136 to make your re servations. _ Station Relocates The Atando Contract Station, presently located at 3300 North Graham Street, has relocated to 4012 North Graham Street, Postmaster Walter E. Crowe announced. There will be no dis ruption of service provided to postal customers. The move is being made to centralize the facility to better serve the Atando business community. According to Nasbold, chronic pain, on which the medical center's pain cli nic concentrates its ef forts, is the most difficult to treat. “We are looking at other elements--8ociety, the mind, culture, present and past experience--to deal with the person’s life that extends beyond the hospi tal.” One of the first attempts to relieve chronic pain was by cutting nerves associat ed with it. “Doctors would cut the nerve to the leg or spinal cord to relieve pain,” Nashold said. "This was the development of the sur gical answer, but the problem was that pain might return in three or four months.” Electrical stimulation is frequently used now instead of surgery to curb pain. Electrodes implant ed in the body are acti vated by pacemakers under the patient’s control using a small transmitter. The implants are tiny and some of the transmitters are smaller than cigarette lighters. “Fifty percent to 60 per cent of the patients treat ed with implants get re lief,” Nashold said. Hormones, surgery and stimulation are physical ways to deal with chronic pain. Nashold said pain clinics try to deal with other problems a pain suf ferer might have. “In the pain clinic there are numerous physicians neurosurgeons, psychia trists, physiotherapists and others-interested in all aspects of pain who look at the individual as a whole person,” he said. ' After a medical evalu ation to identify the pain’s cause, the clinic staff works with patients and their families. A person’s therapy may involve neu rosurgery, counseling, electrical implants, bio feedback, or a combination of several therapies. The Finance Revival Committee of Ebe nczer Baptist Church includes front row left to right: Chester Hemphill, Linda Ferguson. Kay F. Watts, Judy Bridges. ■Sephia West and Otha West. Back row, left to right, James Benson, Tennison Johnson. Ulysees Scott, and Fred Mobley. Not shown are Martha Reed, Tyrone Norwood. Johnnie Pressley, Joyce Henderson. Audrey Byers, Clayton Pride, Jr., Mary Brown, Sarah Lotharp, Beulah Jones and Daisu Corbett. Djenesr Finance Revival Committee Plans Bake Sale If you have a sweet tooth, then the Bake Sale on Easter Sunday at Ebene zer will definitely be a haven for you. The Finance Revival Committee of Ebenezer Baptist Church, located at 733 EL_Trade St., will sponsor this bake sale April 22 after the morning worship service. Whole homemade cakes will be on sale. The va riety will consist of cho colate, coconut, pound, pineapple, carrot and more. The chairman of the Fi nance Committee is Kay F. Eighth District Caucus Endorses Robot Jordan Bob Jordan, Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor has been endorsed by the Eighth District Black Leadership Caucus. Phil E, Basemore, First Vice-Chairman of the Cau cus, presented Jordan with the letter of endorsement April 7. Basemore said, “We will be working to see that every county in our district supports Jordan on May 8.” Iii the letter, the group praised Jordan for “repre senting all people of his district.” “You (Jordan) have always had an open door to our concerns. You nave Been willing to listen and help make this area of North Carolina a better place for all of us to live. We have studied your re cord and found you sup portive of education, eco nomic development, the en vironment and the many other issues of concern too all groups.” Jordan said, “I am pleased this organization has endorsed my candi dacy. It is particularly meaningful, because it il lustrates the support I have in my home area. This group knows my record and has recognized my efforts to help people.” Watts; co-chairman is Robert Neal; recording secretary is Joyce Henders and finance secretary is Judy Bridges. The upcoming revival will be held May 7 until the 11th beginning each night at 7. Evangelist for the week will be Rev. Marvin Yancy, pastor of the Great er Fountain of Life Baptist Church, Chicago, IL. He is the husband of the famed singer Natalie Cole. Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist is Dr. A. B. Sutton. JCSU Reveals Recruiting And Retention Strategy Special To The Post ..Like so many 0f his counterparts across the nation, Johnson C. Smith University Admissions Director Moses Jones is sitting on the hot seat. The baby-boom generation has graduated into the working world leaving a smaller pool of students for col leges to recruit from for the next 15 years. For Jones, the challenge is even greater as Johnson C. Smith University initi ated the first of several steps that upgrade the admissions standards of potential Smith students. “We are being very ag gressive in going after the quality student,” explains Jones. “The money avail able for academic scholar ships alone has been in creased by $250,000 this year.” Much of the increase came from the support of The Duke Endowment Scholars program as well as an increase in support from the Chrlotte business community. A major boost in scholarship funds will come with the final phase of the JCSU Master Plan that calls for an academic endowment campaign in the Fair Money alone will not gua rantee success in the high ly competitive recruit ing wars waged for post baby-boom students. “Support in recruiting students comes from all areas of the campus," pointed out Jones. ‘‘Our historic strength has always been the genuine family setting Students are impressed by the alumni actively involved in recruiting as well as the support our faculty and staff show once they ar rive at Smith " While the family grape vine has always served a vital role, the admissions office has initiated an ex tensive recruiting plan that included revising bro chures. developing search pieces, producing audio visual recruiting shows and targeting potential students through the SAT and ACT Student Search lists. The strategy has sown dramatic benefits. ' Last year we received 850 applicants by the end of June,” explained Jones "We have 1,150 now in hand with a healthy number ar riving daily. But what is most important, the overall quality of the applications is up measurably." Part ot the new President Robert L. Albright's plans for JCSU involved recruit ing a strong core of out standing students to act as a stimulus for both student and faculty efforts. "We've cast a critical eye on all academic pro grams with the view of making the necessary ad justments in the cirricula to better prepare Smith Students for the needs of today’s high-competitive workplace," pointed out Dr. Albright. "Our new era of academic excellence must be based on reality w ith an eye squarely on the needs of the approaching. 21st century." ^ "We've succeeded in at tracting the gifted core," evaluated Jones of next fall's freshman class "We’ve never had as many recruits score 1.100 and better on the SAT ” The problem of enroll ment numbers only begin with recruiting Retaining students has grown to be a critical function on all col lege campus Johnson (' Smith University devel oped a year long freshman orientation program sever a) years ago under Dr Maxine Moore and James Bishop The program meets twice a week, and covers history and tradi lion of JCSU, study skills, personal policies and a host of other subjects and ac tivities designed to aid the transition into independent life on the college campus Entering freshmen will take a non-academic test next fall designed to pre diet potential dropouts Six ty percent of students leavtng-any campus- do ju_ for non-academic reasons "We'll be able to identi fy students needing great er help and monitor their progress in the freshman year," explained Dr Brown. ^gMlvFa§H ^ Food Fixing Try this Carrot and Raisin Salad tonight. 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