Tobacco's deadly toll on Texas youth urged in campus column
Dr. David R. Smith, Texas Tech Medical School president, argues tobacco use among Texas teens poses a national health crisis. He cites surveys showing about 31 percent of public middle school and 43 percent of high school students in Texas using tobacco, notes early addiction risk, and calls for aggressive education, stricter underage sales enforcement, and counter advertising to deter youths from starting.
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Nursing Jurisprudence and Documentation Seminar at Amarillo
Amarillo College Center for Continuing Healthcare Education offers a Nursing Jurisprudence and Documentation Seminar from 8 30 am to 5 pm on June 16 at Amarillo College West Campus. Cost 59 dollars. Also on June 16 Dr Susan Cox presents Abnormal Breast Conditions and Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding from 1 to 5 pm at Planned Parenthood 1501 S Taylor for nurses NP s social workers LPC s with 4.3 and 3.5 contact hours respectively. Mended Hearts Inc meets 7 pm Thursday in Northwest Texas Hospital Tunnel Class Room 2 1501 S Coulter with Walter McNeer as speaker.
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Free prostate cancer screening clinic at Harrington Center
The Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center offers a free prostate cancer screening from 6:30 to 8 p.m. June 20 on the first floor at 1500 Wallace Blvd. Physicians include Drs. Anthony, Gwardz, Kibbey, Pate, Pratt, and Stafford. participants must be over 40 and appointments are required. Call 159-4673 for Casey McCann ext. 213 or 356-1913 for information.
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Harrington Cancer Center
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Richard Kibbey
Virgil Pate
Donald Pratt
James Stafford
Casey McCann
Alternative medicine moves into mainstream
Dr. David Eisenberg spoke at Drury Lane Theater Oak Brook about the rise of alternative and complementary therapies. He noted U S visits to such practitioners rose from 427 million in 1993 to 629 million by 1997, while conventional visits stayed steady, and predicted growing insurance coverage and integration into medical care.
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Texas Tech Briefs Eating Disorders Group Meets Tonight
The Eating Disorders Self-Help Group will meet from 6 30 to 8 p m today at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Room C 2 2 at 1400 Wallace Blvd Call 354 5620 for more information Judith Erwin of Amarillo has earned certification as a Legal Nurse Consultant She holds a nursing diploma from Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing and a BSN from West Texas State University and gained consultant designation after a Medical-Legal Consulting Institute of Houston course.
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Researchers' pen device disinfects water for travelers
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill describe a battery powered pen shaped device for travelers campers soldiers and disaster survivors. A salt pellet is placed in a cartridge shaken until the device vibrates and produces a disinfectant solution capable of treating about one liter of water.
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University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Free Federal Guides Help Maximize Medication Use
The Federal Consumer Information office offers three complimentary publications to assist the public in understanding how to get the most from prescribed and over the counter medicines. The materials cover safety, adherence, and proper storage practices.
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Pueblo
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