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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1986-04-16, Page 3NEWS AND FEATURES THE HURON EXPOSITOR, APRIL 18, 1986 — A3 an to help fight disease students and everyone involved with this project develops about what underdevelop- ment is really about.' The United Nations ranks Haiti as the least developed, or poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. One in five Haitian newborns does not see a first birthday; many of those deaths are due to easily prevented infectious diseases. As of early April, fundraising efforts had attracted donations totalling $8,000 of the $20,000 needed for the upcoming operation. The $20,000 will cover everything m the budget from airfare, local transportation and acoommodation, to the necessary vaccines for their on-site work. Anyone interested in making a tax -deduct - able contribution to the MedOutreach pro- gram can do so by sending a cheque payable to CFWD--MedOutreach, c -o Meds '88, Office of the Dean, Health Science Addition, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5C1. Dublin native Don Melady, a second -year- years spent teaching Eitgu ii err rageria with' medical student at the University of Western CUBO. It bothered him children were dying Ontario, will be part of a UWO pilot project from whooping cough, a disease rarely, if this summer, which will help fight disease In ever, seen in Canada. He also found it the Third World. strange so many students in the high school Mr. Melady, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward where he taught were crippled with polio and Melady, Dublin, will be part of an eight couldn't write or walk asa result. In Canada, student contingent of volunteers who have 'the disease has been virtually eradicated. joined forces with the Canadian Foundation Inspired by a group of McMaster Univer for World Development (CFWD) to launch a sity students who vaccinated 10,000 children permanent summer immunization program in the Dominican Republic two years ago, m Third World countries. From June 1 to July Mr. Melady and three of the other volunteers 8, the eight medical students and a 1983 decided to establish what they hope will nursing graduate from W estern will make the become a permanent summer project for the university's first "MedOutreach' to 25,000 Third World community. Haitian children and young adults. "I don't think Canadians are as aware as The contingent will innoculate young they should be of the problems of underde- people in the vicinity of the Town of St. Marc veloped countries," Mr. Melady said in an against diptheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, interview with the London Free Press. measles, mumps and rubella. "That's a big part of this project. It isn't just Mr. Melady first became interested in the vaccinations in St. Marc. It's the Third World disease problems during two awareness that this group off medical Howard Carroll is medal winner Though he's been involved with Goderich most. I was in that the 1 ongest and I was in it sett up and directed by Carroll who was youth for more than 40 years, kids are still for the young kids," he says. poppy chairman for the past seven kids and lots of fun, says Howard Carroll. The most exciting years were 1959 to 1961 years. He also improved the area around the One of three recipients of the Legion when the Legion -sponsored bantam hockey cenotaph and ensured that permanent Meritorious Service Medal at Branch 109, team won the All Ontario championship in wreaths are always on display there. He's Mr. Carroll's 40 years' service has been spent '59-'60 and was runner-up the following year. also seen that part of the poppy fund is used mostly working 'with youth in sports and "I went to all the games I could since I was to purchase medical equipment at Alexandra public speaking contests. working at the arena at the time. A lot of those Marine and General Hospital. From 1950 to 1958, he acted as branch kids who were on the bantam team are still four syears anyouthd zone educationn chairman for sports officer promoting Legion teams in coaching hockey, you know," he says. baseball, hockey and in-house sports. After Different titles won by the squirts and six years, he's gotten kids involved in the that he took on branch track and field as well mites were also exciting, he says. poppy campaignakincontests. the literary and as zone sports for four years. "All hockey games are exciting," he says. publicp g Mr. Carroll was well qualified to take over For the past 36 years, Mr. Carroll has been "We've got three good finalists from track and field since he met his wife, Evelyn involved in Young Canada Week each March zo deric.he is year championships," hcame e mewn- first at the in Goderich while competing in a track meet Breakteer. a beworenas a retiredfor the past year bu I In the fall 1984 he took on the major task of as branch Diamond Jubilee chairman and chaired a joint branch auxiliary committee which successfully completed the Jubilee year. W inning the Meritorious Service Medal is the highest honor for a Legion member but Mr. Carroll wasn't the first in the family to (Continued on Page A5) as a student from Se orth. "She was an on -looker and I was a still wouldn't want to miss it if I could," e competitor. I think I came in second that says. OFF TO HAITI — Dublin -area native Don Melody, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Melady, of race," he says admitting that she may have Of course, the participation of his grand - Dublin, will be among a contingent of University of Western Ontario Medical students, distracted him. sons in Young Canada Week during the past graduate students and Ontario doctors, who will be spending seven weeks this summer Sponsoring and managing baseball and several years only serves to increase his Immunizing residents of the Third World country of Haiti against killer diseases. Mr. Melady hockey teams through the Legion was a lot of interest in the event. A full scale poppy campaign which an one of the effort.fforces behind initiating the project, which organizers hope will become fun, IsenjoyedMr. beinginvolvedin sports the increased net poppy returns each year was on-going Ancient oriental practice has variety of modern uses BY PATRICK RAFTiS One local woman found it extremely helpful in her battle to quit smoking, while another woman's attempts to use it to assist in her weight -loss program proved fruitless. It may not be for everyone, but the ancient Chinese practice of piercing parts of the body with needles to treat health problems, known as acupuncture, has definitely found a place in modern society and is here to stay. When it comes to dealing with their health, most people tend to place their faith in traditional medical procedcures. The "Got a headache? Take a pill," school of medicine usually prevails over such alternatives as holistic (natural) medicine or acupuncture because traditional medicine is, in the minds of many, the only form with the backing of scientific evidence. Until recent years this was true, particulat'- ly in the case of acupuncture. However, since 1976, great strides have been made toward understanding the ancient practice and the reasons it seems so effective in many cases, said Dr. Frank Wong, of Seaforth. Although used fora variety of ailments and conditions. acupuncture, said Dr. Wong, is most often used in "the treatment of painful conditions." Chronic pain, arthritis, head- aches and backaches are all commonly treated with acupuncture. The acupuncture treatment causes the release of "certain chemicals, known as endorphins," by the body into the blood- stream, said Dr. Wong. These endorphins, secreted in the brain, have a pain relieving effect, "similar to morphine," Dr. Wong said. The acupuncture needles are believed to stimulate certain nerve endings, which causes the release of the cite/Mania. The treatment itself is fairly simple. Needles are inserted in the parts of the body which corresponds with the nerve endings having control over the desired area. The needles are then stimulated, by means of electrical impulses. Before electricity, Dr. Wong points out, the needles had to be manually vibrated or stimulated. Although the endorphin theory explains We treatments effectiveness as a treatment of painful conditions, Dr. Wong said there is "But I can't say the success rate is 100 per cent." less agreement on the explanation for acupuncture's effect on things like smoking and weight loss. The results are not always as reliable either. "It's done. But I can't say the success rate is 100 per cent," he said. One person who does believe in the treatment is Katie O'Leary-Swinkles, of RR 4, Seaforth, who began acupuncture treat- ments to help curb her smoking habit last January. "Actually, I think it does do what the doctor said it would," she said. "I found that it did do the trick, but you have to really want to quit." Mrs. O'Leary-Swinkles said her husband made her lust appointment for her and at first, she wasn't really committed to the idea. "W hen I went for the first session, I hadn't really made up my mind (to quit smoking)," she said. "But, by the time I went for the second session I had really psyched myself up for it." Although she says, "you don't consciously feel anything," Mrs. O'1anry-Swinkles be- lieves the acupuncture helped reduce her urge to light up. She said her doctor told her after the third session she was probably past the stage where she hada physical need to smoke. Although reformed smokers are always prone to backsliding, due to the social pressures of being around other smokers, Mrs. 0,1 perry-Swinkles feels the acupuncture can definitely be helpful in getting over the first few difficult weeks. "I would recommend it," she said. Less enthusiastic is Maureen Dearing, of the Dublin area, who tried acupuncture, as a means to help her lose weight. The treatment for weight reduction is similar to the treatment for smokers, whereby two tiny needles are placed in the subject's ear and stimulated electronically for about 15 minutes. After the first treatment the needles are left in the patients ear until their next visit to the physician. "W hen you feel hungry you're supposed to play with this wire rid our Mrs earDand the feeling should go away," For her, it didn't work. „About all it (jiggling the wire) does, is keep your hands busy,' Mrs. Dearing said. Part of the reason acupuncture didn't work for Mrs. Dearing, she said was that she really didn't believe it would. "1 think you've got to have faith in it,' she le for said, the o e treatment has been effective. she does know of some ti Dr. Wong agrees psycological acceptance is important to the effectiveness of the treatment, but insists this is not true only of acupuncture. "Every treatment has some placebo effect," Dr. Wong said. "Even if you give someone straight morphine," about 30 per cent of the pain reduction is psycological, he said Even though acupuncture has been around for thousands of years, and has gained a large measure of respectability in recent ones it's use is not all that widespread In North America. said Dr. Wong. Although training is available through the Canadian Foundation for Acupuncture semi- nars and conferences, "there's still not that many people doing IL" he said. However, he adds, the subject is a complex one and theories on how and why acupunc- ture works are being studied and better understood all the time. For those who have been helped through the treatment however, no further explana- tion is needed. For them it worked. Just as it did for patients treated with stone needles in ancient times, before complex scientific discoveries made it easy to be skeptical of any treatment so simple, yet so effective. New hope for sun worshippers 1 When spring gives sun worshippers as many false starts as they've had this year, it's comforting to know Joan Flannigan is waiting right around the corner with a ready-made dose of Old Sol. The Seaforth hairdresser -turned -entre- preneur opened the JesTan tanning salon, which she operates from her home on John Street, April 10, trusting an instinct it would go over well here. I knew a couple of other people in it (the tanning business). In the cities, it's going over well, so I thought rd give it a whirl here," said Mrs. Flannigan. Her home seemed the logical place to set up the shop. i had four bedrooms and wasn't using them all, so I thought rd put one to use," she said. The setup is fairly simple, but it consists of the latest in tanning technology. Mrs. Flannigan has one full-sized tanning bed; which bathes the customer in ultra -violet rays from all sides at once -- for a perfect, even tan The beds can cost anywhere from $3,000 to $30,000, Mrs. Flannigan said. The model she purchased goes for about $7,000 and is equipped with the latest development in tanning bulbs, which "almostelkrninate" any' of the burning UVB rays inherent in old-style bulbs. The UVB content of the rays is down to .068 per cent, she said. Mrs. Flannigan books tanners into blocks of either five or 10, 15 -minute sessions initially, with the average person being fully tanned after seven sessions. After that, one visit per week will ensure a continuously bronzed body; she said. "In just two -and -a -half hours, you've got your summer tan,," said Mrs. Flannigan. People heading south for a winter holiday, ACUPUNCTURE — The ancient oriental practice of acupuncture has been scientifically proven to aid in the treatment of a variety of medical conditions, particularly chronic pain. It has also been used with some .success to help patients stop smoking or loseweighs t. IN THE YEARS AGONE Wheat sown April 13 Wm. and James Theull, one minute 52 seconds. The log cut was hard maple. 75 YEARS AGO The hockey boys had a good crowd at their concert on Tuesday evening and every person was well pleased with the program. Miss iva Dodds proved herself a vocalist of high rank. She has a sweet clear voice of wide range and her solos were thoroughly enjoy by audience. Last Wednesday evening the members of the Maple Leaf orchestra were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. H. Gelb. A pleasing feature of (Continued on Page A5 h I00 YEARS AGO Mr. E. Cash has sold the cottage on John Street, opposite the Presbyterian Church, at present occupied by Mr. John Robb, to Mr. Wm. Ballantyne for 5625. Mr. J.T. Dickson sowed spring wheat on the 13th of April fast year. He will not do so this year unless he takes a fancy to test the fertility of the snow. A sawing match was held at the Beirnes hotel on Wednesday. The first prize of $5 was won by M. Mains and John Barr in one minute 33 seconds; second Geo. and Jesse Wiltbee: one minute 41 seconds and third by BODY BRONZER — Joan Flannigan of John Street; Seaforth recently opened the JesTan tanning salon, which she Is operating au' of her home. Mrs. Flannigan Is seated inside her tanning bed, which surrounds the body with ultra -violet rays, for an ell-over fns photo are among those Mrs. Flannigan expects will be users of her service. "This way, they won't have to worry about burning for the first couple of days," she said. There are other benefits of articial tanning as well as the obvious cosmetic ones, Mrs. Flannigan contends. it's been known to help acne. It's good for rheumatism, because of the heat and it can help stimulate circulation," she said. Somepeople respond better to the sessions than others, said Mrs. Flannigan, noting one tan -prone customer was well -tanned after just four sessions. "He looked like he had been somewhere (tropical)," said Mrs. Flannigan. For redheads, and others with artificial tanningfair, easily -burned skin, artificial can b real boon. - "For some people, it means they can get a tan for the first time in their lives," Mrs. Flannigan said. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, April 16 7-9 p.m. Minor Baseball Registration at Arena. Thursday, April 17 7 p.m. Senior Games - Snooker at Doig Residence. 8:30 p.m. Senior Games - Old Time Dance at Arena. Friday, April 18 2 p.m. Senior Games - Bowling at Seaforth Bowling Lades Special Gospel Meetings continuing nightly, except Saturday, at Joseph Street Gospel Hall, Clinton. Saturday, April 19 1:30 - 2:30 Story Hour at Library 7:59 p.m. Harmony Kings 9th Annual Spring Show at Arena. Sunday, April 20 2 p.m. Centenaires vs Delhi Game 7 (if necessary) Wednesday, April 23 7-9 p.m. Joint Registration Night: Minor Ball, Minor Soccer, Ladies Rec. Softball, Recreation Programs. 7:30 p.m. interior Decorating Show at Public School. 1