Brehm Preparatory School Aims to Help Learning Disabled
A new Brehm Preparatory School planned for Carbondale targets learning disabled students. The facility will offer individualized testing, psychological evaluations, and a residential, home-like environment to support college-bound youths. Tuition is about 15000 for nine months with no government funding, and expansion could grow to 96 students.
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Vicki Woodard
Southern Illinoisan
Johnny
Carbondale
Brehm Preparatory
Barbara Cordoni
Ms. Cordoni
SIUC
Department of Special Education
Brehm
Robert Stoneburner
Stoneburner
Florida
Illinois
Lynne Rocklage
Ms. Rocklage
Brehm School
Life as seen through advertising eyes by Erma Bombeck
The columnist mocks TV marketing stereotypes and product portrayals. She argues commercials segment audiences by age race and gender with absurd generalizations, noting disbelief at claims like a 36 pound woman discussing weight and expressing frustration at the deception in advertising.
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Erma Bombeck
Wassermans warned by doctor over positive Wasserman test
A letter writer describes being told she has syphilis after a Wasserman test, while her husband tests clear. Ann Landers condemns the doctor for discussing results publicly and urges a confirmatory test such as FTA-ABS or TPI, noting false positives from various conditions. The column also recounts a reader question about “Dryvils Drek,” a rural superstition tied to a substance called “asefetida.”
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Ann Landers
Wasserman
N.Y
Peter Schur
Harvard Medical School
Public Health Department
Germany
Holiday guidance helps diabetics curb holiday overeating
Barbara El-Beheri of the ADA warns diabetes patients that holiday overeating raises blood sugar and weight. She urges small portions, moderate alcohol, pre-party snacks, and daily activity to manage the disease, while noting rising public interest in fitness aids prevention for high risk individuals.
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Ms. El-Beheri
Ms. el- Beheri
ADA
Guide to aging issues from NYU Medical Center
A two year study informs a New York University Medical Center guide on aging over 60. It covers drugs senility sexuality stress alcohol misuse and diseases such as arthritis cancer diabetes heart disease high blood pressure osteoporosis stroke and incontinence. Project director Joan Mintz notes older people fear seeking doctors and a chapter offers 22 questions to ask physicians for informed treatment.
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New York
New York University Medical Center
Joan Mintz
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American Diabetes Association
NEW Shipment
Smoler Bros. Herrin Apparel Factory
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