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Ectopic Pregnancy
About one out of every
SO pre nancles I an
ectopic pre nancy. The e
occur hen a fertlllzed e
implant outside of the
uteru , u u Ily in the
r faHopi n tube.
Some omen re
re ter ri of h vin
ectopic pregnancy th n
other, includin tho e
ho h ve h d infection in
the f llopi n tube , tho e
ith n rrowed tubes due to
ur cry or an abnorm 1
condition, nd tho e ho
have endometrio Is,
disorder in which ti ue
lining the uterus grow
out ide of the uteru .
If you have missed a
period, uggesting that you
might be pregnant and
other ymptoms develop,
including pelvic pain and
unu ual v ginal bleeding,
you may have an ectopic
pregnancy.
A the embryo
. continue to grow within
t the fallopian tube, H
eventually become too
large nd cause the tube
to bur t. When thi
happen, you may feel a
harp pain in the abdomen,
n unu ual pain in the
houlder, bteedlng, and
weaknes or dizzines . A
ruptured tube can be a
· erious condition, so if you
. have any of these
· ymptom, it is important
,to call your doctor
, immediately.
TODAY, ectopic
pregnancies are mo t often ,
. diagnosed before the tube
. ruptures. To confirm a
.. su pected ectopic
, pregnanoy, the doctor
: performs a pelvic exam
:. and special blood test . He
, or he may also use
" ultrasound, a technique
that allows the doctor to
see inside the pelvis using
, sound waves, or
• laparoscopy, 8 procedure
"in which a pecial
:.. I i g h t - t ran s.m itt i n g
'_ telescope is inserted
� through a small incision in
:, the abdomen to view the
pelvic organs.
Ectopic pregnancies are
almost always treated with
urgery. Because an
ectopic pregnancy can be a
lifethreatening condition,
the decision' to operate
us'ually is made very
quickly. Most techniques
used today involve
removal of ju t ·the
fertilized egg or as small a
portion of the tube as
. possible to preserve future
fertility.
Nut week: Visiting The
Gynecologist
DAVIDN.
ZIMMERMAN
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PrHldent
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HtALTH
ardrum -
r - y a
c not e v ry man on
th t connect th e rdrum 0 th
ound e in ech n m n t e
inner e r. e t. t e in er e r
. end I n Is to the brain th t it
interpret ound .
A duct - c lled the eu -
tachion tube - connect the
middle ear Ith the b c of the
no e. Thi duct help to equ 1-
ize air pre ure so that differen­
ce bet een the pre sure in ide
nd outside the ear on't inter­
fere ith norm I he ring. ( re
you till with me? I no th'i
eem like an indirect n er to
your que tion, but I'm bout to
put the. p rt of the story
together.)
The proces of forcefully
blo ing the no e increa e the
ur i ide the nose. It i
incre ed pres ure that for­
the mucu out, but it I 0
c e incre cd pre ure on the
eu tachi n tube. In imple
term, you "blew your no e" into
your e r in tead of your
Kleenex. It i mo t likely that
the middle e r uffered damage
form the high pressure, but it'
1 0 po ible th t tho e three
mall ound-tran mlttjng bone
I mentioned earlier may not be
able to move freely because they
have been dr ned in mucu .
Your doctor can tell you
about the extent of damage you
have uffered. Often, medica­
tion and time will clear up the
condition, but in more evere
ca e surgery preformed by an
ear. nose, throat pecialist may
be nece ary.
Quution: Now I know that I
shouldn't blow my nose when I
have a cold, but what should I
do?
A nsw.r: You can blow your
no e when you have a cold, ju t
don't blow very hard. When you
make a honking noise like a
goose going south for the
Chickenpox and Shingles:
The Herpes Connection
As the rash of childhood
Chickenpox fades, the viru
move from the skin Into a rest­
ing state where i coexi t with
the nerve cells for many years.
The virus particles move down
the nerve and to the skin only in
the un.fortunate few who get
shingles, most of whom are mid­
dle-aged or older.
The reactivation of the virus
may be directly connected with
an i nj ury to a ne�e, stress, 8
minor illness such as the flu, or
serious diseases such a cancer
or AIDS. And sometimes there
is no specific reas�n for the out­
break of shingles.
A BURNING, STINGING or
prickly sensation often begins
before the shingle rash appears.
After a few days, groups of
small clear blisters appear.
These blisters turn cloudy and
then dry to form a scab. The
rash is u ually limited to one
side of ,he body, beginning near
the spinal column or the side of
the head.
As the rash develops, it
moves to the front of the body to
form a band or semi-circle. The
burniRg ensation. rash. blister ,
sc bs and di tribution of the
rash sugge t shingle to a der­
matologist, but if there i any
doubt, scrapings can ,be taken of
the blister to be examined
under a microscope.
Since the virus i present in
kin cells during the ra h,
shingles i contagiou. A person
who ha never had chickenpox
can catch this disea e from
someon: with hingles. Preg­
nant women, cancer and AIDS
patients who have never been
exposed to chickenpox hould
be especlally careful.
In typical ca e . of zo ter,
both the ra h and irritation di -
appear without treatment within
a few weeks and never recur.
Cool compre ses help relieve
the irritation
For more igformation on her­
pel zoster (shingles) send a
stamped, elf-addre sed busi­
ne s envelope to the American
Academy of Dermatology. P.O.
Box 3116, Evanston, IlIinoi.
60204-3116.
Te t your elf ith thi Quic Oi 10 ue Qui on the SUbject
of or pi ce health:
True or fal e: .
A. Than to b tter ullder tandin , on-tb -job illn« I
injury are 011 the decrease.
B. Medical advances insure that today's job-related str
is ore effectively treated.
C. Machine are the bigge t cau e of workplace tre .
D. People with symptom of workprelated stre are
inclined to blame the building which they work.
. There's not much a stre ful worker can do-ju t grin
and bear it.
.0.
inter, yo re blo n too
h rdl
arm Ii uid help red ce the
con e tion of cold. Th t i
hy r ndm y to drin hot
tea or c lc en oup. I've ound
th t the e tra-hot reen auce at
my favorite e ic n re t ur nt
doe the me [ob, but I'd only
recommend it for tho e ho are
very h rdy bee u e of its other
ef ect .
The non-pre cription cold
remedle cont in decong t nts
that wor fely nd ef ectively
to provide ome relief. And for
the mo t evere problem of
conge tion, relief c n be ob­
tined by the u e of n I pray .
Be c utiou with the e, though,
bec u e regul rue for more
th n three or four day c n le d
to increasing - not deere ing
- problem with conge tion. It
i time to go ee your doctor
when you have tried the com­
mon en e remedle , followed
grandma' dvlce, a u cd non-
pre cription medication
without relief. .
Qu, lion: I've had a cold
lid topped-up no e. 111 fact, it
has been 0 topped up that I've
had to bloc 0 ide to blow the
other one. I felt 0 ethi« let
o in my head and fill year
while doin this. Y hearin
ha n't been ood slnc« then. I
aw my doctor, but I didn't really
under tand hi explanation of
what happened. Can you tell me
what happened?
An.fwII': Without ex minin
you I c n't be cert in h t too
place, but I c n ma e n edu­
cated gue since thi relative­
ly common compl into
Fir t, let me talk briefly about
wh t h ppen durin cold or
simil r vir I re piratory illne s.
The membrane of the no e and
throat become wollen nd ir­
rit ted by the body' reaction to
the infecting viru . Along with
swelling of tis ue, there i in­
creased mucu production.
The combination of the well­
ing and the exces mucus bring
about the congestion and
drainage we as oclate with a
common cold. Blowing the e
extra ecretton out of the no e
will not help you get over the
cold any quicker, but it can
. make it ea ier to breathe.
Forcefully blowing the no e,
a you de cribed, can actually
make the welling in the nose
wor e. The extra mucus i cer­
tainly forced out of the no e, but
the na al ti ue, which i already
swollen, is vigorously vibrated
and irritated by the rapid pa -
sage of air and mucu . Thi ac­
tually cases more welling
within a few minute, which
make the nose congestion
return - only worse.
NOW, LET'S get to the e r
connection. The eardrum i
situated at the end of the ear
_canal and totally closes it off .
Sound w ve are directed down
the canat and trike the eardrum
causing it to vibrate. This vibra-
Shingles is one of the most
misunderstood skin diseases.
Many people think that hingles
is caused by "nerves" and they
are partly correct. They are
usually surprised to learn that
the same virus is also respon­
sible for chickenpox. And they
are often startled to find out tbat
this virus is herpes. Der­
matologists are quick to add that
this herpes virus is different
from the one ttiat causes genital
herpes and cold sore .
The word "shingles" is
derived from the Latin word
meaning girdle. The correct
medical term for shingles is her­
pes zoster, or simply zoster,
which comes from the Greek
word for belt. which describes
the band or belt-like pattern of
the zoster rash.
Medical Arts
Pharmacy
13700 Woodward
869-1800
CIIlIo
. SAYS THE U.S. Dep rtment of Labor. [ob-re­
of illne and accident Increa ed by 1 0.000 In
al . Stre brought on by or is e ier dia no ed
than cured. The co t of workplace tre -in term of fatigue,
high blood pre ure and he rt di ea e-dr in the economy of
from SlOO billion to S300 billion annually.
C. Fie. More often than not new machine reduce the
drudgery of office and factory toil. Expert place the greater
blame on incompetent managers. .
D. True. But that does not make it O. Stre ed workers
re more likely to fault their workers building th n are erene
worker occupying the ame building.
E. Fal e. Ann McGee-Cooper, author of You Don't Have
To Go Home from Work Exhau ted, list dozen of way to
void burnout and work tre s.
RELIGION
The ns
°Gospe
By M. ret Ma eld
It' powerbrokers, trends, and
how to make the transidon to
gospel or vice-versa? That's
ju t some of what is being of­
fered at the Inspiration I Artists
and Mu ic Marketing Seminar,
set for July 13-14 in Chicago.
The theme for t e veil i one of
"reconciliation and bridging the
gap" ..
"We. want to bring together all
the various factions of the
gospel indu try for an exchange
of information and dialogue that
will et a positive course for
Black in gospel mu ic, while
bridging the gap between both
the secular and Christian in­
dustries," says gospel exec, Jun
,Mhoon.
The Inspirational Arts and
Mu ic Marketing Seminar is the
brainchild of Mhoon. but has be­
come a collaborative effort.
. Edwin Hawkins
Thus far, commitment. of invol­
vement have come from those
like Marvin Winans. Ed Smith
(executive director of the
Gospel Music Work hop of
America), �dwin Hawkins,
Bobby Jones, Jessy Dixon and
Frank Williams. Among those
scheduled to appear are. Bebe &
Cece, Tramaine Hawkin , and
Commissioned, with much of
the performance taped used as
footage on the Bobby Jones
Show, telecast over BET.
A tla nta-bas.d, Prom;.d
Productions, Inc. ha 01'­
gani%ld a national ,arch /01'
undbcov,,.,d gospel
songwrit.r culminating with a
how case on Saturday, August 3,
1991. Go pel ongwriter are
urged to submit 3-5 original ar­
rangement in the categories of
tradi tional/contemporary Chris­
tian, In pi rational and In-
trumental by June 30, 1991.
For information. con act
Chandra Mile or Paula Clarke
at (404) 344-1809 or (404) 43S-
1293.
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Music
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odust
y
Four Ways to Lower Blood Cholesterol
In the past ten years. we have read and heard v.-ious reports regarding
the negative effcccs of cholesterol on &he body. High blood levels of
cholestuol have been associated with coronary beart disease (one of the
Ieadin, causes of deaIh).'IIIOke, angina pectai ,and Ie pain caused by
im� blood circulation.
The neptive effects of cholesterol are generally iated with LDL
(Iowdensityli�in)clroksterol,1betypeofcholesrerolthlliscapable
ofbeina uappcd m smaller blood vessels. There are four ways of lowering
�L bTood" Choles&aol:
1. D t: Reduce the amount of cholesterol in � diet by �ting leas,
buamat. ice aeam and orpn meats such liver and kidney.. Focus on
foods that are high in fiber. Prepare foods by broiling. poaching, steaming,
or stir-fryin in vegetable oil
edic • Pracription mediciDea..e avaliable if dietary mellSUr1ea do
ldequately lower blood choleaerolle�.
t C troI: LoIin& (if obese) can lower blood cholesterol
e
Comml sloned
Prayer suffers a !!)Ajor defeat:
The California Supreme Court
recentl y prohibited .;>rganized
prayers at public high school
graduation ceremonies.
While the decision is likely to
have broad impact, the true fate
of graduation prayer in the
country stand squarely in the
hands of the U.S. Supreme
Court, which i expected to rule
on' the very ame issue­
whether or not graduation
prayer are permi ible -early
next year ...
Grammy nominee Wintley
Phipps - al 0 a Seventh-day
Adventist p tor in WaShington
D.C. -i waging hi own cam­
paign in the war against Black­
on-Black crime.
Phipp i preaching the me .:
sage that young Black men are
fa t becoming an endangered
species, and is taking his ermon
to co rpora te and po Ii tical
leader. According to Phipp ,
the greate t need i to train
parent how to train their
children. "We mu t teach tbem
to instill in their
chlldren ... value that keep them
from knocking people over the
head."
Hotel in downtown Detroit.
Saturday mark the date for the
live recording of the Ron
Winans Family and Friends III.
Speaker incl ude eyangelist
Carlton Pearson and Pa tor Mar­
vin Winans. Re ults of a recent
tudy reveal that the more that
people attend church, the less
likely they are to cheat on their
income taxe .
Th, wllk's scriptu,.,: "B,
sel/-controll,d and alll't. YOUI'
en,my the d,vil prowls 'around
lib a roaring lion looking /01'
som,on, to d,vour", - 1 PIt,r
$:8.
Corlnthaln
Baptl t Church
1725 Canlff
Hamtramck, MI 48212
Sunday School - 9am.
Morning Wor hip - 10m.
Night Servic - S t. 4pm.
Pa tor, David E. Weisner
Martin Evan
Baptl t Church
11025 Gratiot
Sunday School - 9:30am.
Morning Wor hlp - 11 :30am.
Bible Cia - Sun. 5pm.
Night Servic - Sun. '7pm.
Pastor Rev. Alaton Byrd Jr.
I
Ju t Bri'flJ: Ron Winan
Family and Friend Symposium
"91 is all et to kick off in
Detroit, July 17-20 at the We tin