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2The Daily Tar Heel Thursday, September 4, 1986 imber nap to prevent kittk bones Cy DONNA LEINYAND Staff Writer Exercise and calcium intake may mean the difference between healthy bones and osteoporosis, a degener ative bone disease, according to a bone health study in progress at UNC. '"You don't have to take huge amounts of calcium," said John Anderson, a UNC professor of nutrition. "You dont have to be a pill-taker. But it seems that gals that have an intermediate or high calcium intake and participate regularly in some type of (exercise) have healthier bones." Anderson said he is studying the bone parameters or measurements of females, ages 18 to 22. in hopes of finding what happens during adoles cence that contributes to healthy bones in adults. He has measured and studied about 500 women, which he categorizes into six groups according to calcium intake and amount of physical exercise. Osteoporosis, which occurs most often in females, is a gradual loss of bone mass which often occurs after menopause. "If women do not get enough calcium as they get older, their bone parameters get smaller by the time they are 20," Anderson said. Two types of osteoporosis are common: post-menopausal osteopo rosis and senile osteoporosis. Post menopausal osteoporosis usually occurs when women reach their 60s, Anderson said. It affects the verte bral column resulting in a humped appearance, he added. Senile osteo porosis occurs in both men and women later in life, Anderson said. "It probably affects 50 percent of the population by the time they reach 80 years old," Anderson said. "Past that, the numbers near 100 percent. Many older people end up fracturing a hip. We'd love to be able to prevent that because it's so serious." Measuring bones gives an index of health, Anderson said. Normally, the female skeleton stops growing in length a few years after the woman begins menstruating but the bones continue to add minerals, he said. By the time most females are 1 8, their bone size is fixed, he added. The women who participate in the study are asked to answer detailed questions on their usual calcium intake and activities. Anderson said he then classifies them into high, medium or low categories. "Women who have a low calcium intake and are also inactive are much THURSDAY Men's Soccer 4:00 vs Elon - Fetzer Field k"""""""J 33? 3C 3 AE3DGQIL AD GDCDDAQ CXCJGGfTQQ CIGDPGCDACI r.iG pGQcxnrjG PC2GVDG Gcrjoims'n'GO GCDAFFGQ UJD and AQG 3r.lDr30 DAGCX AND YOU CAN WATCH. It's the game of a lifetime, at eveiyday low prices. All these Carolina stars, and more, in a special game to dedicate the Dean E. Smith Center. All sorts of festivities are planned, including the retirement of some very special numbers. So you get to see a great game played, plus history being made. Alitor just $5 a seat. Although football season tickets are sold out, some tickets remain for The Citadel-UNC game, so why not make it a Tar Heel Doubleheader? Just stop by the Smith Center Box Office or call (919) 962-2296 for VISA or MasterCard orders. But hurry. With these players, at this price, the tickets won't last long. UNC PRO-ALUMNI ALL-STAR Oik Saturday, September 6th, 45 minutes after the football game. The air-conditioned Dean E. Smith Center. Sponsored by the Chapel Hill Ronald McDonald House and the North Carolina Athletes Against Crime. ME more likely to have small bones," Anderson said. Those who have a low calcium intake can take calcium supplements but Anderson stresses changing dietary habits first. "There is a better distribution of nutrients in a meal," he said. "Risk is limited for calcium deposits unless they have a history of kidney stone formation, so taking a supplement is okay if they can't get calcium from their diet." Pregnancy also changes the need for calcium as lactation, or breast feeding, drains the calcium supply, Anderson said. "Most women can replenish the calcium he said. "Lactation is always a stress on the skeleton . . . even if the woman has a good calcium intake." Daily food intake should include about 800 milligrams of calcium, Anderson said. Sufficient calcium intake and exercise is not insurance against osteoporosis, he added. "Even with good calcium intake, bone mass may decline some but without calcium, bone mass may decline more," he said. "Women who are good calcium consumers and active don lose as much." Calcium supplements have little effect on those people who consume 500 to 600 milligrams a day, con sidered a moderate amount, Ander son said. WXYC receives raves from Rolling Stone From stall reports Those who follow the music industry closely have always at least acknowledged, and sometimes regarded highly, the views of Rolling Stone, the glitzy, : photo-filled bimonthly magazine geared to the young adult set. This month. Rolling Stone has brought some notoriety to UNC by featuring the University's own radio station, WYXC, in a story about the best college radio stations in the country. The article, called "The Taste Makers," features an interview with and photo of WXYC station manager Bill Burton. Burton, a third-year law student who has been at XYC for eight years, said he was pleased that the station was noted in a national publication for the first time. However, he said XYCs main purpose was not to break in new bands, as the article claimed about college stations in general. "She (the Rolling Stone inter viewer) tried to put words in my mouth 'are you here to play new acts? I said, 'no, we're here to entertain, to educate and to be a great radio station for Chapel Hill." Burton said he was generally happy with the article but it made him appear too harsh in his views about hiring radio, television and motion picture majors. The story quoted him as saying that he usually did not hire someone who came in and said he wanted to get experience to go into radio. This is not true; he just doesn't like "resume stuffers," he said. When asked to rate XYCs quality next to the other college stations, Burton said, "The only way to judge a radio station, XYC as well as the others mentioned, is to live in the town and listen to them every day . . . and see if they make you happy. "It doesnl matter how groovy your haircut is and how many conferences you go to and do coke with record reps. The only thing that counts is how you sound to the people who listen to you." Radio stations can either be too familiar or too obscure. Burton said, adding that XYC tried to achieve a balance. "You can't continually challenge your listeners with every song. I still like hearing a song that I've heard before and I think other people do, too." Most fetal heart monitoring unneeded, research indicates From Associated Press reports BOSTON - The common habit of continuously monitoring fetal heartbeat during childbirth leads to slightly more Caesarean deliveries but doesn't produce healthier babies, a new study concludes. Although continuous elec tronic monitoring is considered prudent during high-risk preg nancies, the researchers found that it carries no advantage for routine deliveries, even though most doctors use it for all births. Researchers have suggested that fear of malpractice suits is one factor promoting physicians to monitor fetal hearts and deliver infants by Caesarean section. Since their introduction almost two decades ago, fetal monitors have become a standard tool in delivery rooms. Rehnquist nomination under fire WASHINGTON -The nation's major civil rights coali tion concluded Wednesday that the Senate should defeat the nomination of Chief Justice designate William H. Rehnquist, because of his "35-year record of opposition" to equal justice. The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, which represents 185 organizations, reached its conclu sions in a new report that reviews Rehnquist's private and public career over more than three decades. Much of the study covers State & National Rehnquist's record on issues such as school desegregation, voting rights, public accommodations and the racial makeup of juries. Divorcees eat for free CHICAGO Restaurateur Billy Siegal wants to know who's free for dinner. If patrons can prove it by producing their divorce papers on the day they untie the knot, dinner, too, is free. Siegel, 38, owner of That Steak Joynt, a posh Victorian-style eatery on Chicago's North Side, says he has been divorced once and is going through a second. "Somebody told me, 4 When are you gonna get over that divorce?" Siegel said. "1 said, 'When I do, I'm gonna eat, have a little wine.' And then 1 thought, 'Why not promote this?' " Since he came up with the idea about a month ago, Siegal has been running an advertisement in the personals section of the local newspaper. "Dinner is on the house if you come in with your divorce papers on the day you untie the knot," the ad promises. Siegal says about 15 people have claimed divorce dinners, including Glen and Carol Hugo, exes who came with separate dates on the same night. New book gives advice for dodging terrorism AIDS education to begin By FRED PATTERSON Staff Writer Under a federal grant, the Com municable Diseases branch of the N.C. Division of Health has hired David Jolly as its first full-time AIDS educator. Jolly, formerly of the Center for Disease . Control in Atlanta, will educate doctors, nurses and other medical personnel on the dangers and transmission of AIDS. He will also be offering one-day workshops across the state which will cover the symptoms of the virus as well as how to educate high-risk groups on how to avoid contracting it. AIDS first appeared in the United States in 1978. It affects mostly gay men and intravenous drug users. However, there have been cases involving heterosexual men and women who do not inject drugs. The AIDS virus does not survive in the open and must therefore be transmitted directly. It cannot be contracted through casual contacts such as sitting on toilet seats or eating food prepared by someone carrying the virus. Jolly, who holds two master's degrees and is close to gaining a doctorate in public health, is expected to remove some of the misconceptions about the disease and increase public, awareness to, avoid further cases in North Carol ina, said Dr. Rebecca Meriweather, head of the division's communicable diseases branch. Meriweather said she is concerned about the number of unreported AIDS cases in the state. Although North Carolina ranks 1 0th in the United States in population, it ranks 20th in the number of reported AIDS cases, she said, with the number of cases doubling about every 12 months. , The disease has claimed 95 lives in North Carolina out of the 13,000 nationwide. Over one hundred new cases have been detected in the state in the past two years. By DAVID PEARSON Staff Writer If you plan on traveling abroad soon, leave your UNC T-shirts at home, don't wear a business suit and avoid restaurants with a lot of windows. These admonitions come from "Terrorism and Personal. Security Abroad," a book put out by the International Orientation Service, an organization that prepares business men, government officials and pri vate individuals for travel abroad. Adeil Landsman, who . runs the service with her husband, Robert Gurevich, said they decided to write a guide after recent terrorist attacks prompted an influx of calls about how travelers could better take care of themselves. "(People would). . . talk to tourist agencies, and the agencies would say 'everything's fine.' but it wasn't." Landsman said. The first section of the book deals with terrorism and its ramifications. One of the things it explains to the reader is that with terrorism "the victim is not the target." The terrorist is trying to get back at someone or some group, and an American can easily get involved in something that dvant ages THE NEWSLETTER FOR CAREER MINDED STUDENTS o o MONEY o RECOGNITION SELF-ESTEEM ARE YOU BEGINNING TO THINK ABOUT YOUR FUTURE? ADVANTAGES is a newsletter expressly for students who want to succeed in the job market. 1 ADVANTAGES gives you the benefit of quality career skill advice from people who are already successful in their fields. 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This year will mark the fourth consecutive year that the state's economy has grown since the 1982 recession, according to the UNC Charlotte First Union North Carol ina Economic Forecast released last Wednesday. In addition, the forecast predicted a 3.3 percent growth in the state's economy for 1987. "Economic activity should peak late in 1986 and early 1987," said Dr. John E. Connaughton, Asso ciate, Professor of Economics at UNC Charlotte and director of the forecast program. Although farmers around the state are expected to lose about $330 million in receipts this year due to the statewide drought, Connaughton said it won't affect the entire econ omy because agriculture makes up only 2.2 percent of the Gross State Product (GSP). 'There will be a second impact, though," said Frank Bordeaux, chief economist with the N.C. Department of Agriculture, "... due to losses in the farm supply industry and in farm implementation. "But overall jhere will not be a tremendous impact on the state's economy because . . . (farm losses) are so spread out geographically," said Bordeaux. "The primary impact will be on the farmers." Bordeaux said corn farmers were hurt worst by the drought, Idsing a total of about $79 million1 this year. Other hard hit crops include soy beans and hay. J
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