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6718-C Orchard Lake Road • West Bloomfield, Ml
(1/4 Mile South of Maple Rd in The West Bloomfield Plaza)
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248-855-3214
MON. - FRI. 10:00-5:30 • SAT. 10:00-5:00
Assistance for your
loved ome at home
Visiting Nurse Association Support Services can help you
or your loved one maintain an independent lifestyle at home.
RN Assessment & Supervision
2 hour to 24 hour care - 7 days a week
•Personal care •Medication reminders •Light housekeeping
•Shopping & transportation •Nursing care
•Sitting service •Wake-up phone calls
Caregivers are tialy insured and beaded.
Call (248) 967-5800
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other CCBs did away with those prob-
lems.
In the `80s, another new group of
anti-hypertensives was released, called
ACE inhibitors. These drugs reduced
the body's production of a very potent
hypertension-causing hormone,
angiotensin. In time, angiotensin has
been found to be a kind of miracle drug
for the circulation.
It is one of the best drugs we have
now to treat congestive heart failure,
and when administered to a heart-
attack victim, it helps the heart regain
strength. ACE inhibitors provide anoth-
er bonus: They retain potassium in the
body, making them an excellent partner
to use with diuretics.
Statistics have shown that controlling
hypertension with low-dose diuretics
decreases the incidence of heart attack,
stroke and congestive heart failure while
improving total mortality. Their proven
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Dr. Adrian J.
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Macomb Hospital
center, has been
elected president of
Macomb County
Medical Society for Dr. A.J. Christie
1998.
A four-session course to stop smoking
will be offered by Beaumont Hospital,
7-9 p.m. starting Thursday, Jan. 5, at
44201 Dequindre, Troy. To register,
call (800) 633-7377.
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safety and effectiveness have made them
one of the first-line agents for treating
hypertension. They potentiate the effec-
tiveness of most other anti-hypertensive
drugs, and they are among the least
expensive prescription medications.
Beta blockers share the spotlight of
being a first-line anti-hypertensive med-
ication.
A large amount of research clearly
reveals that beta blockers protect heart-
attack victims from repeat heart attack,
prolong their lives and are effective ther-
apy for some nasty irregularities of the
heartbeat.
Ordinary CCBs, though more effec-
tive in controlling blood pressure, do
not share the side benefits of improved
cardiac health provided by diuretics and (___/
beta blockers. It is possible that the
slow-release forms of CCBs may be
more effective in these other arenas.
That research is not yet completed.
Volunteers are being sought to work
with Cranbrook Hospice Care. An
orientation session will be held 9:30
a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the office, 281
Enterprise Court, #300, Bloomfield
Hills. For information, call (248) 334-
6700.
William Beaumont Hospital will offer
a four-class educational series to help
people with diabetes, 6-9 p.m. start-
ing Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 3601 W 13
Mile, Royal Oak. To register, call
(248) 551-0952.
The Southfield Fire Department con-
ducts free CPR training. The next
class will be 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, at
24777 Lahser Road. For reservations
and times of other classes, call (248)
827-0725.
Marian Women's Center at St. Mary
Hospital in Livonia will offer a six-
week pre postnatal exercise class, 6-
7:30 p.m. starting Wednesday, Jan. 7,
at the hospital. To register, call (800)
494-1615.
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St. Mary Hospital infant care class
will be offered 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan.
8, at the hospital in Livonia. To regis-
ter, call (800) 655-1615.
Enrich Associates will host a
seminar on reversing fibromyalgia,
7:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at
Botsford Inn, Farmington Hills.
For ticket information, call (248)
624-1666.
Crittenton Hospital will offer free
blood pressure checks, 9 - 11 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 9, at the hospital. To regis-
ter, call (248) 652-5269.