The Brussels Post, 1975-01-29, Page 8TODAY'S
HEALTH
(Today's Health, is provided to
weekly newspapers by the
Ontario Ministry of Health)
by David Woods
Eight tables played cards at St.
Ambrose Church on Tuesday,
January 21st.
The High Lady - Mrs. Mel.
Jacklin; Low Lady - Mrs. Nick
Terpstra Jr.; High Man - Jerry
Ryan; Low Man - John Blake;
Lucky Prize - Linda Patterson.
Another card party will be held
at St. Ambrose in two weeks.
Hormones
unclog
Female sex hormones may
help treat some kinds of lung
diseases. In, men as well as
women.
A Physician Researcher is
investigating the effects of female
hormones on mucous membranes
in the respiratory tract. Although
results are inconclusive as yet,
there is some evidence that the
hormones can help, change
membranes that function
abnormally in patients who have
such diseases as bronchitis and
asthma.
Normally, a liquid-like
secretion called mucus plays a
major role in protecting the lungs
against invaders in the air. The
mucus is like a moving blanket
inside the bronchial tubes. The
mucus blanket traps bacteria,
viruses, dirt, and potentially
dangerous particles and
transports them up to the mouth,
where they 're swallowed,
digested, and then expelled.
In some kinds of severe lung
disease, however, the goblet cells
which produce mucus become
overactive; the secretions become
thicker and less effective in
clearing the. lungs. It has been
found that changes occur in
goblet cells in the bronchial tubes
of rats when female hormones are
injected.
The Researcher hopes to find
out whether female hormones
affect how fast the mucus moves,
the thickness of the mucus, and
chemical changes in the mucus
itself. The results could someday
influence the treatment of lung
diseases.
To find out more information
about all kinds of diseases of the
lunbs and ways to help treat
them, contact y our Christmas
Seal association. It's a matter of
life and breath.
People we know
George Turnbull is a patient in
St. Joseph's Hospital, London,
where he' underwent surgery. His
friends wish him a speedy
recovery.
Alex Shaw, who was a patient
in Wingham and District Hospital
for three weeks, returned, home
on Tuesday of last week,
Wm. Grant is a patient in
Wingham and. District. Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs.Elmer Ellacott of
Stratford were visitors in Brussels
on Friday.
Dave Brittain, of the Queen's
Hotel, who has been a patient in
Wingham and District Hospital
since Boxing Day, is critically
Mr. & Mrs. David Hemingway,
sons. Daryl and. Brian have
returned to Saskatoon after a
holiday with their parents here,
Mr. Ray Hemingway has taken
a position with Time Air in
Lethbridge, Alberta.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bryan of
London visited in Brussels last
Friday.
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and Woof Personalities
Friday, Jan. 31 -
Torchlite Parade
Family Moccasin Dance
Saturday, Feb. 1 -
Winter Carnival Parade
Children's Programme
Crowning of Queen
Carnival Queen Dance
Sunday, Feb. 2-
Competition Skating
Novelty Snowmobile
Races and Contests
Figure Skating Show
Monday, Feb. 3 -
Broomball Tournament
Bingo at Legion
Tuesday, Feb. 4
Centennial Band Concert
ICE SCULPTURE CONTEST
POSTER CONTEST
Admission By BON HOMME Adults $1.00
Wednesday, Feb. 5 -
Sr. Citizens Card Party
Family Skate Night
Hospitality Night
ay, Feb. 6 -
Old Timers Hockey Game
anastra Trail Rides
ay, Feb. 7 -
Junior 'C' Hockey
Las Vegas Night
Saturday, Feb. 8
Public Schiols Skating
Broomball Championships
Three Carnival Dances.
Sunday, Feb. 9
Pancake Breakfast
Beans & Wiener lunches
Snowmobile Races
Students 50c, 4: or Adults 50c, Children 25c for Most Eyoit$
Snowmobile Club Meeting
Brussels Legion Hall
January 30th -- 8:30 p.m.
All Snowmobilers Please Attend
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Friday and Saturday Nights :-
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Entertainment at
THE QUEEN'S HOTEL
BRUSSELS
Friday - Saturday and Sunday
Ye Ole Gang with
Howard Smith
:Sunday menu - Ham Dinner with Scalloped
Potatoes
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Medical science has done a
great job in prolonging life;
what's needed now is an
emphasis on improving the
quality of life in the later years.
And that's not an add-on.
process. It's. built in. Few people,
can suddenly begin a career as a
novelist, say, in their 60s -- as
Robinson Crusoe's author Daniel
Defoe did. If the gold watch that
symbolizes retirement is not to
mark off slow hours of boredom
and inactivity, it's essential to
prepare for old age long before it
happens. As Dr. Robert Laird,
medical director of Toronto's
Geriatric Study Centre, points
out, retirement should be a
rewarding experience, an
opportunity for a new and varied
life.
In Canada, the major causes of
death in the under-65 age group
are heart disease, cancer, and
various forms of accidents --
especially those involving motor
vehicles. Together, these account
for more than half of all
premature mortalities.
But mortality patterns vary
significantly between men and
women, and in each age group.
For example, among people
aged between 15 and 20,
accidents and suicide account for
more than three-quarters of all
deaths; heart disease doesn't
begin to show up -as a factor in
male mortality until 30-plus, but
accounts for one-quar to of
deaths in men between 40 and 44,
moving to a fairly constant 35 per
cent in - the over-50s.
On the other hand, while heart
disease is not nearly as prevalent
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a factor among women under 60,
breast cancer is a significant
cause of mortality in women over
40.
Despite these rather chilling
figures, life expectancy for
Canadians has increased
considerably in the last 30 years -
from 63 to 69.4 for males, and
from 66.3 to 76.5 for females. And
of the 157,272 deaths in Canada
in 1971 (the latest year for which
figures are available) well over
half were among those who had
lived out their biblical three score
years and 10.
A closer look at the statistics
shows that much early mortality
and disease results from lifestyle
rather than' with such factors as
heredity or infection: cancers
attributable to smoking; heart
disease accelerated by inactivity,
overweight or fatty diets ...
. In other words, the quality of
life in old age has quite a lot to do
with health habits acquired
earlier in life. So it's well worth
preparing for retirement long
before it happens, and not only be
developing sensible patterns of
daily living but by cultivating
"lifetime" interests and hobbies
• - such as reading or gardening --
that will enrich the later years.
Simply stated, the aging
process occurs mainly through
arteriosclerosis -- hardening of
the arteries. Some people are
senile at 65, while others at 90
may not be.
You can't ward off old age
indefinitely, but you can prepare
for it by sowing early the seeds of
a healthy and happy retirement.
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