2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 24, 2000 N ATION/ WORLD Researchers hope to nd curefor diabetes DIABETES Continued from Page 1A researchers succeed in finding a cure for diabetes," University President Lee Bollinger said. "Everyone has a fantasy. Mine is to host the going- out-of-business party of the JDF," said JDF Chairman of the Board John McDonough, whose organization has raised more than $320 million toward diabetes research. Ryan Dinkgrave, a 17-year-old junior from Steven- son High School in Livonia and a Type 1 diabetes patient, told the audience at the announcement cere- mony yesterday how the disease has changed his life during the last seven years. "I had no clue what it was when I was diagnosed with it,' he said. "It wasn't easy. ... You have to learn a whole new way of life." Dinkgrave, who wears aninsulin pump that feeds his body different allocations of insulin, created an award-winning Website to help teenagers and fami- lies of patients with diabetes. The site, wwwdiabetes.cbyc.com, allows commu- nication between patients about living with the dis- ease and ways of "making life easier," Dinkgrave said. Contrary to popular belief, insulin is not a cure for the disease. It allows a person to remain alive, but it does not protect patients from suffering blindness, heart attacks, kidney failure, strokes, nerve damage or amputations. iCommon symptoms that Greene said students need to be on the lookout for include excessive thirst, urination and fatigue, as well as constant hunger or sudden weight loss. Individuals who experience these signs are at a high risk of having Type I diabetes, or juvenile onset. The symptoms of Typ2 2, or adult onset diabetes, include sensitive skin, tingling of hands and feet, gum or urinary tract infections and excessive hunger and thirst. Students who experience these symptoms are encouraged to visit a clinician and, if recommended, receive a free glucose test from the University Health Services to determine whether they have diabetes. BOLLINGER Continued from Page 1A is trying to look at the changing role of media in this technological world." Clrk said she hopes the lecture series will eventually grow into a larg- er conference-style event. "We want to bring in people who are doing research in the area," she said. The department is currently con- ducting a search for an adjunct chair to specialize in media technology. Clark said the position would be a parallel chair position, in addition to current department Chairman Mike Traugott. Evans has also donated the funds for this search. U THE Save 15% or More Everyday On All Your Vitamins, Herbs, Sports Supplements, Specialty Items & More YOUR DISCOUNT NUTRITION CENTER ABORTI Continued from Page 1A In a statement released by Danco Laboratories LCC, a New York- based women's health pharmaceuti- cal company which was given an exclusive license to the drug by the Population Council, the organiza- tion expressed pleasure with the letter. Danco views it as "a.major step forward in the complex drug approval process necessary to make the early option pill, mifepristone, available in the United States." The company also said in the statement that it is working on pro- viding all the information that the FDA requested. If the drug is approved, it will be available for use by abortion clinics across the country. But it will not be offered at the University Health Services. "We have, thus far, made a deci- sion to not do abortions at the health service or use abortion induction programs," interim UHS Director Robert Winfield said. "We feel that we do not have the ability to give 24-hour coverage in case of a complication with the abortion." Winfield also said he did not feel the clinic has the sufficient equip- ment or training necessary. "It's based on wanting to do an excellent job in whatever we do," he said. But UHS does offer the option of counseling for pregnant women. According to the Population Council Website, mifepristone is an antiprogestin that interrupts pregnancy in its early stages by blocking the action of proges- terone, a natural hormone that pre- pares the lining of the uterus for a fertilized egg and then maintains the pregnancy. -------..-...-----..... i Perform Fuel I Save an additional 1 I All Natural Weightloss I wx °,°I 1 and Energy Booster 1 1 I More Effective 11 I I Than Metabolife 1 1 1 < I 12 Capsules 11I I Perform Fuel on your entire purchase i Total saving will be approx. 1 I Limit 1 with coupon ,1 Limit 1 with coupon I Must be over 18 1Expires d3/15/00 Expires -5- Expires 3/15/00 - Mifepristone is used in combina- tion with the drug misoprostol to ensure a greater chance of a termi- nated pregnancy. "I want to make a distinction between the morning-after pill and the abortion pill," Winfield said. "UHS offers preven and Plan B for those who had contraception failure or didn't use contraception." Morning-after pills must be taken within 72 hours after unprotected sexual activity, but mifepristone is effective for about 10 weeks after conception occurs. The Website also said about five out of every 100 women who under- go medical abortion will need a sur- gical abortion because the pill was ineffective. But the site also said this type of abortion is a less invasive process and has the potential for greater privacy. There are also fewer side effects with medical abortion, which can include nausea, vomiting, cramping and urinal bleeding. "I think it's really important to find ways to give women back the power to take control over their reproductive health," said Students for Choice co-Prcsident Jennifer Anderson, an Education junior. "As long as its considered safe, I think it's a great step." Many critics of the pill say it makes abortion easier and worry that the pill will be used as a form of birth control. "If the abortion pill does what it says it does, obviously being pro- life, I'm against it," said Students for Life President Melissa Osborn, an LSA senior. "It becomes, so to speak, more convenient." "Part of our mission is helping women in those situations to get the help they need to keep their babies," Osborn said. WANT TO WRITE FOR THE DAILY.? CAWL 76-DAILY OR STOP BY THE STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BUILDING FOR . REINFO.* ^