Chipping away at lung disease in Southern Illinois miners
By Amy Wells The Coal Miner’s Respiratory Disease Program helps patients with pneumoconiosis and other lung conditions manage symptoms and qualify for benefits. It operates in four Southern Illinois hospitals, is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, and emphasizes education on breathing, medications, diet, and exercise. A Pulmonairs self help club supports patients and families, while an advisory committee seeks diverse coal miner and physician involvement.
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Amy Wells
Southern Illinois
Alice Prince
Shawnee Health Service and Development Corporation
Murphysboro
Prince
Tan Hospital
Mount Vernon
Provisano
Pulmonairs
Letter to Son Warns of Elderly Interference in Marriage
An open mother’s letter to her married son urges prioritizing his wife over family ties. She warns against becoming an elderly manipulator and recalls a grandmother’s interference that caused lasting strife, asking to remain an autonomous adult in the new family lineup. The exchange prompts a reader letter praising the cautions for all mothers-in-law.
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Ann
J.B
Son
Dear Jane Dear Ann Advice on legal fees and abuse
A Rochester reader asks if the attorney fees for explaining matters to an abusive husband are legal. The columnist explains such rates are illegal and suggests shopping around, noting top lawyers charge around 250 dollars per hour.
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Jane
Ann
Rochester
N.Y
Tarzan
Mother's Day calls battle boosts GTE figures
A recount of the General Telephone of Illinois annual Mother's Day versus Father's Day calls notes last year's totals 64 000 to 50 000 in Illinois with mothers winning. Officials expect weeks to calculate this year's counts.
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General Telephone of
Illinois
GTE
General Telephone
Cameras and electronics merge to reshape modern photography
Americans took about 12 billion pictures last year as cameras and electronics converge. Roy S. Pung of Photo Marketing Association International notes that integrated circuits allow automatic exposure focus and film advancement, with disc cameras as the new format while 35mm becomes easier to use. The feature also mentions a misspelling of John Provinzano’s name in a Spectrum page caption.
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Associated Press
Trade Association
Roy S. Pung
Photo Marketing Association International
Heart health claims on alcohol fall short of proof
The newsletter cautions that moderate drinking is not a proven health food and warns of weak, inconsistent findings. It notes four to thirteen drinks weekly as moderate, two or more daily as heavy, and that past drinkers may skew results. Women are understudied, interactions with drugs are risky, and lifestyle changes offer safer heart disease risk reduction. Chris Berkowitz is cited as a wellness coordinator.
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National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
U.S
Chris Berkowitz
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Wellness Center
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Mom
John A. Talbott
M.D
American Psychiatric Association
Dr. Talbott
Joseph Priestly
New Haven
Conn
New York
Philadelphia
Canada
del Monte Corp
Amherst Museum
Elizabeth Taylor
F.Y.I
Able Data
Abledata
Just Call
By Liese Zebrun
John Provinzano
Nutri
Carbondale
East Lakewood Center
North America
Provinzano
Good Samaritan Hospital
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