health & fitness Heart Valve Trial Seeks Patients The Area's ONLY Certified Urgent Care. a • a •___ • ow. criTN.At+:x iUNY 1S TRIS URGENT MIRE DIFFERENT TIIIN !ILL OMER URGENT CIIRES? OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR INCLUDING ALL HOLIDAYS! NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY • Same Day Electronic Medical Records for your Primary Care Doctor • Full Lab Services, Digital X-Ray, Laceration and Fracture Care On Site • Vaccinations including Meningitis, HPV and Flu • Auto, Sports and Work Related Injuries • Physicians trained in Emergency Medicine Only 15 minutes from the 1-96/1-275 corridor or Northwestern Highway 0w 2. 17-7,2?7 [Lib PLK-:65 -§ www.lakesurgentcare.com 2300 Haggerty Road Suite 1010 j West Bloomfield, MI 48323 iOn Haggerty Road lust North of Mew) 248-926-9111 We accept most major insurances. Including Auto, Workers' Comp and Medicare 58 March 29 • 2012 H enry Ford Hospital is seeking patients with severe aortic valve steno- sis to take part in a new heart valve trial. The aorta is the main artery car- rying blood from the heart. When blood leaves the heart, it flows through the aortic valve, into the aorta. In aortic stenosis, the aortic valve does not open completely, which decreases blood flow. Aortic stenosis can be present at birth, or it may develop later in life. In adults, aortic stenosis is most often found in the elderly, or those who've had rheumatic fever. Symptoms of aortic stenosis include: • Shortness of breath • Chest pain • Dizziness or weakness • Heart palpitations • Fainting Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for patients with severe aortic ste- nosis who cannot undergo open- heart surgery. Before the availabil- ity of TAVR, these patients had few treatment options. During TAVR, cardiologists use a catheter to thread the replacement valve from a blood vessel in the leg to the heart's diseased aortic valve, and replace it with the new valve. Henry Ford is one of two centers in southeast Michigan that has been chosen to participate in the PARTNER II Trial. The study will evaluate this new method of aortic valve replacement as an alternative to traditional surgery in patients at risk of complications. For more information, or for evaluation as a possible candidate in the Partner II study, call (313) 916-1534. ❑ Knesset Law Bans Underweight Models JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel's Knesset approved a bill that would ban the use of under- weight models in advertising. The idea is to prevent young people from aspiring unhealth- ily toward impossible body- image goals. According to the law, models with a Body Mass Index below 18.5 would be prohibited from appearing in advertisements. ❑