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Sinai Hospital Guild
Sinai Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
present
Compiled byindan Hiteky
Tay Sachs Screening Month
The Wilson Cancer Center at
William Beaumont Hospital will
offer free breast cancer
screening exams.To schedule
an appointment, call (248) 828-
6100.
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in
Commerce will host a free sem-
inar, Be Hip Conscious, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 26, at the con-
ference center. To register, call
(888) 362-2500.
Crittenton Hospital has opened
a full service, state-of-the-art
three-bed Outpatient Sleep
and Neurophysiology Center.
For information, call (248) 652-
5078.
The Oakland County Health Di-
vision will offer a free weight
reduction class 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, Aug. 26, Sept. 2, 9, 16,
23, at the West Office, 1010 E.
West Maple, Walled Lake. To
register, call (248) 645-1150.
Dr. Mitchell Rosenthal, ad-
ministrator of research and edu-
cation at Rehabilitation Institute
of Michigan, is the 1997 recipi-
ent of the Roger Baker Research
Achievement Award presented
by the American Psychological
Association's Division of Reha-
bilitation Psychology.
The Oakland County Health Di-
vision will offer a series of six ex-
pectant parent classes
starting 7-9 p.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 27, at 27725 Greenfield,
Southfield. To enroll, call (248)
424-7042.
Florine Mark, president and
CEO of Weight Watchers Group,
has been appointed to the Gov-
ernor's Council on Physical Fit-
ness, Health and Sports for
another term.
The Detroit Medical Center's
Grace and Sinai hospitals will
sponsor the Outer Drive Fam-
ily Fun Fest, 1-5 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 23, at Grace Hospital. For
information, call (888) DMC-
2500.
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in
Commerce will host a free sem-
inar, Everything You Wanted
to Know About Plastic
Surgery But Were Afraid To
Ask, 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, at
the conference center. To regis-
ter, call (888) 362-2500.
The Manic-Depressive and
Depressive Association of
Metropolitan Detroit will hold its
monthly meeting 7:30 p.m. Mon-
day, Aug. 25, at the Mental
Health Association Building,
15920 W. 12 Mile, Southfield. For
information, call (810) 557-5773.
The Alliance for the Mental-
ly Ill of Oakland County will
hold a general meeting 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Beau-
mont Hospital Administration
Building in Royal Oak. For in-
formation, call (248) 557-6440.
September 1997
Tay Sachs is a rare genetic disease that a baby inherits from both
parents. It causes progressive destruction of the central nervous system
and death in early childhood. There is no cure for the disease. Most
carriers are Jews of Eastern European descent.
You should be tested if you are a male or female over age 17, of
Ashkenazi (Eastern European) descent and considering marriage or
pregnancy, or had been tested for the disease prior to 1980. Orthodox
Dor Yeshorim approach to screening is available.
For the month of September, Sinai Hospital will offer Tay Sachs
screening for a reduced fee of $25 per person. The regular charge for
this test is $90.
Sinai will also offer a Tay Sachs Screening Day, Sunday, September 7,
from 12:30 to 3:30 pm at the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park.
For more information call Sinai genetics counselor Robin Gold today
at 313-493-6060.
St. Mary Hospital in Livonia will
offer a new infant care class,
7-9 p.m. Thursdays, Aug. 28 and
Sept. 4, at the hospital. To reg-
ister, call (800) 655-1615.
INV
A community blood drive will
be held 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday,
Aug. 28, at St. Mary Hospital in
Livonia. To schedule a time to
donate, call (313) 655-2980.
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