At Springhouse,
Mom gets the assistance
I wish I had time
to give her.

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At Springhouse we provide assisted
living services in a residential community
which protect the dignity and indepen-
dence of seniors. Our residents receive the
help they need with activities of daily
living, while maintaining as active and
independent a lifestyle as possible.
If you are concerned about the health and
security of your parent or other loved one,
and you want to help them preserve their
independence, visit Springhouse.We can
help improve their quality of life while
increasing your peace of mind.

Dr. Almagor demonstrates a major advance in interventional cardiology at Shaare
Zedek Medical Center.

Center, headed by Professor Dan
Tzivoni.
Dr. Almagor explained his pro-
cedure to the cardiologists and
answered their questions. He
flew to Washington to participate
in the next four days of the sym-
posium.

For more information or a tour
please call us at (810) 358-0088
Or, clip out the coupon
and mail it to us.

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Shaare Zedek Medical Center
in Jerusalem opened in 1902 and
moved into its 500-bed home in
1979. Its new Jesselson Heart
Center treats 20,000 cardiac pa-
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ore than 12 million
Americans suffer from
asthma, a treatable, but
not curable lung disor-
der characterized by wheezing,
coughing, difficulty breathing
and, in the worst cases, feeling
like you're drowning on dry land.
Asthma also is on the rise. Be-
tween 1982 and 1990, the asth-
ma rate for children and teens
rose 44 percent; the overall rate
of the disease rose 66 percent.
And, sadly, the number of asth-
ma-related deaths has continued
to rise, due, experts say, to un-
dertreatment — overlooked
symptoms, underestimated sever-
ity and inadequate therapy.
Asthma has different effects
on people, and different triggers.
Some only experience symptoms
at night, others have problems
with allergens. For others,
weather conditions or intense ex-
ercise pose a problem.
Whatever the trigger, the re-
sult — to varying degrees of
severity — is the same: con-
stricted or inflamed airways that
make it difficult to breathe. Some
sufferers liken it to trying to
breathe through a straw.
Allergies are among the most
common triggers. Common al-
lergens include pollen and mold;
pet dander, hair and feathers (in-

cluding wool clothing and feath-
er pillows); dust mites; chemical
preservatives in foods and bev-
erages, and foods such as nuts,
chocolate, orange juice, fish or
milk.
Some asthmatics are affected
by certain weather conditions,
particularly rapid changes in
temperature and barometric
pressure. And some weather con-
ditions simply create favorable
conditions for common allergens:
Humidity encourages mold
growth, and dry winds can in-
crease airborne pollen. Or it could
simply be a matter of cold, dry air
causing bronchial muscles to con-
strict.
Poor air quality can be anoth-
er trigger, and a possible reason
why there has been such a rise
in the number and severity of
asthma cases. Industrial and au-
tomotive air pollution contribute
to deteriorating air quality, and
even sitting in a room full of
smokers can create problems for
asthmatics.
From the good-for-you/bad-for-
you file, there's exercise-induced
asthma. Of course, exercise is
good for you, but for some people,
it also brings on a nasty case of
wheezing, coughing and breath-
lessness.
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