STD Awareness Month Promotes HPV Education
Dear Ann Landers readers learn April is STD Awareness Month with ASHA planning a month-long effort focused on genital HPV affecting an estimated 24 to 40 million people ages 18 to 28. HPV types cause genital warts or cervical cancer. Pap smears detect precancerous changes and treatment may help. A free brochure titled How to Talk With Your Health Care Provider About HPV And Other STDs is available via 1-800-677-4100.
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Heloise craft tips and reader donations
Readers suggest donations to day care and schools and reuse ideas for common items. Tips include turning paper rolls into telescopes, using strawberry baskets for printing, and repurposing containers as pretend groceries. A request for craft pamphlet orders and Heloise contact details follow.
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Wrestler Rash Could Be Type 1 Herpes Warns Dr Donohue
Dear reader questions about a wrestler with a recurring skin rash. Dr Donohue cites Type 1 herpes as a possibility, notes skin contact spread, and advises avoiding competition while rash persists. He mentions acyclovir treatment and suggests impetigo and ring worm as alternatives. Readers can request his herpes report by mail.
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CROSSWORD By Eugene Sheffer 42 Paddock 46 Trap 47 Director's call 49 Shrub bery
Puzzle clues and grid from a Sheffer crossword with across and down entries including sci fi weapon and Argo nauts booty. Readers glimpse numbered hints and partial solutions across categories like actors and plants.
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