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As part of this study a free evaluation and research treatment program will be provided to qualified older adults. Participants will receive comprehensive diagnostic evaluations, expert medical care and study medication at no cost. lzheimer's isease Oakwood Healthcare System CLINICAL STUDY HOTLINE (800) 57-STUDY ext. 22 • Bloom aid Bloom • A high blood pressure study will be run by the VA Medical Center in Detroit. To find out about participating, call (800) 363-5433. Beaumont Hospital is seeking volunteers for a congestive heart failure study. Call (810) 551-4267. A CPR class will be held 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Crittenton Hospital. To regis: ter, call (810) 652-5269. A one-day intensive eating dis- order class will be held 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at 217 S. Knowles, Royal Oak. Call (810) 542-9076, or (810) 360-6698. Dr. Dan Guyer, psychiatrist, will explore the roots of holi- day depression in a free com- munity program at Henry Ford Cottage Hospital, 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, in the lower level boardrooms of the hospi- tal, 159 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe Farms. For reservations, call (313) 640-2244. A one-session course on atten- tion deficit disorder in adults will be offered 7-9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, in the Birm- ingham office of Terry Matlen. There is a fee. Call (810) 988- 1260 to register. Beaumont Hospital will offer a program, The Truth About Incontinence, focusing on physical therapy and self-help techniques, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, in Birmingham. Call 1-800-633-7377, to register for the free program. A childbirth education re- fresher class will be offered by Beaumont Hospital, 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, in Troy, and 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, in Birmingham. There is a fee. Call 1-800-633-7377 to register. Infant and child CPR will be offered by Oakland General Hospital, 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11. There is a fee. For pre-reg- istration, call 1-800-450-2966. Infant/child CPR, a one- session course on basic tech- niques, will be offered by Beau- mont Hospital, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Troy. There is a fee. Call 1-800-633- 7377 to register. Sandra Plummer, director of Botsford's Geropsychiatric Unit, will provide on overview of emo- tional changes to be expect- ed in the years preceding menopause, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, at Botsford's Health Development Network, 39750 Grand River, Novi. To register, call (810) 477-6100. Huron Valley Hospital will hold a blood drive, 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, in the hospital's conference center, 1601 East Commerce Road, Commerce Township. Call (810) 360-314. To have an event included in the Memos column, please include the name, time, day, date, location and subject of the event as well as a contact name and phone number. 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