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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-02-28, Page 8Fuge 8 tueknow Sentinel, Wednesday, 28, 19% N NO G.S.T. OR SALES TAX DENTURE MMIAN.UFACTUFIER* THR PUBLIC NGQharrre:for'Consultation or Evalcatloo DENTURES 4 REPAIRS N S Ali Denture Work is Pone l@. a Denturists' Motel Labor8toryon the Prenariesp- DENTURE CLINIC fest Street across from: Colbert`s Bakery Beside the Chiropractor GODERICH HEARING AID & DENTURE CLINIC .r+ f`/L 5.wty HURON CO r TNTY Mild Abuse Prevention Program. eddy Bear Dream Auction" ( ONLY 10 DELUXE DREAM PACKAGES) ore controvers by Bev Fry recent study linking. radon and power lines to.. cancel; has renewed contro'o versies around the power line issue. While thew is no biologi- cal link between power lines: and cancer, Dr, Murray McQuigge, medical officer of health for Bruce Grey and Owen Sound, said there could . be a "tenuous catise and effect, relationship." Dr. McQuigge has been studying the subject for a number :of years. "We're Suspicious, but we can't put a finger 011 it," he said While attending.. ;the Harvard . School ,af'ublic Health,: ' and ;earning his Masters: Degree in, Public Health six years ago, Dr. McQuigge was involved in a project. which looked at the : relationship between electromagnetic fields and , cancer. arotrnd power lines He studied, marry papers r on the subject and 4111;ew the conclusion if you lived near Hydro lines, within 100 feet of a. transformer* there was a" 20 percent higher-ch,ance of increase in childhood leukenmia, If you were an electrical worker, you might have an increased :chance of developing a brain tumor But. Dr. McQuigge said, there has never been a good explanation of why. Electromagnetic fields were a problem:,but we could, never find a. biologi- cal reason." He said Nancy Wertheimer, an American epidemiologist took .a lot of flak over a study she did in 1979; She linked 'a'higher incidence of childhood : leukemia in Americas children living within 100 feet of :a trans- former. "That study was credible: It has been substantiated six tithes ;that' I know of," Dr. tgge said e added another paper 'was published in 1986, re- affirming V.ertheinaer°s f innings. . But, Dr, McQuigge said, over the years therehasn't been a good biological link ,between cancer.ani d cleetro4 magnetic fields. Hoyever, researchers h eve had a con- tinuing sense of unease, Ile hasn't seen the study which BritishPhy sicists released recently, linking electromagnetic fields and cancer. That study' said power lines attract radioactive par- ticles from radon, a gas emitted by uranium; which is present almost every- where,•' °he radioactive par- ticles are believed > to cause cancer, The study found that• power cables to ordinary domestic appliances are able toattract the radtoac- live products ofradon pre- sent in everyday room air There 1.s evidence in similar studies that the :same hawt- fat conceitrati,,;us of radon products 1 ay be present around overhead power lines. The electroimagnetic fields associated with the lines could produce .a vari- ety of potential carcinogens, The study's researchers said their findins didn't show that radon attracted by power lines caused cancer, but said more study was needed on the subject. "i't's fair to say that since 1979 there has been an increased concern electro- magnetic fields s may in some way make people more susceptible to cancer," Dr, McQuigge said.: He added that given the .length of time the subject has been studied, "no rep- utable researcher can look you in the eye and say this , definitely causes cancer." nt too inn S/ 0W With, Charlie Farquarson Saturday, April 2Oth, 1996 Wine, Cheese $tEntertainment -- 5:30.pm Dinner - 6:30.pm Show - 8:00 pm. !GOTS OF COLUMBUS HALL, Goderich $50. per 'Ticket Tax Receipts will be issued TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM: Betty Bedard -Bidwell 524-2852 Clarencd'Denornme 524-2381 Gus & Dianne Chisholm 524-8554 ..Wendy- ell -Grace -524711/3--- ore 524 11-7' - •fron i'page 5 active;, some are shy and ' others, are outgoing; some are easy-going and others are more sensitive, In the' same way,' all parents are different. Some parents aren't bothered by lots of noise ' and activity,, . for example,while others find it very stressful. These dif- ferences explain why some of the ideas that worked for your friend or your neigh'- bor may not, work for you and Your child. Let's. say you- are facing another common problem; chores: There are a number of w.ays,to tackle this issue, and your 'task is `to ,find the • approach that will work Well : for your family. Asking your children to help• solve the problem will. encourage, them ;to co-oper- ate with the.fiinal decision. One possibility: at the beginning of the weekend, you could prepare a list of. chores that need to be •done. The children could then choose from the list which -chores they want to take on,. and also choose when. the chores would be completed. As long .as everything 'is' done by Sunnday night, all therest is negotiable. Problem -solving with children may requite some detective work on your :part,. Long, afteir . they can talk,; children May not be able to express their feelings or needs very clearly. When five-year-old Germaine started `schpl, he arrived home every afternoon "like a bear," his mother remem- bers: He picked fights with his :younger' sister, stomped around the house, and com- plained about om-plained'about everything: His mother wondered first if there were problems At, school, but severaldis- cussions with the teacher convinced her that Germaine was.doing_fine there., She had him go to bed ,earlier . for "a few nights, to see if he was too tired, but that made no difference: Finally, he said something about missing his mother, 'and she realized that he felt a bit jealous of his little sis- ter - who had- all afternoon alone with Mom while he was at 'schcSol, By fitting in some special time for just.. "Mom and. Gertriaine," she. was able to help him feel happier. .Learning to -negotiate with your children and solve pi bleims in ways that make you all feel happy will bring more harrrnony to your family's daily life: And the problem-solvingskills your kids develop: as a result will benefit them throughout their lives. (For a free parenting kit, call.the IOF foresters toll-free num- ber 1-800-268:6267. Teresa., Pitman is : a writer : with Today's Parent Magazine and co-author of the Yes You Can! Positive Discipline Ideas Far You and Your Child booklet:) MS Fac a21 Multiple sclerosis can causel ss balance, impaired speech, extreme fatigue and (laulbk; vision. 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