Page 2-Friday, July 9, 1982-The Michigan Daily Smoking linked to short-term lung infections CHICAGO (AP) - Cigarette smokers are more likely to get more serious short-term respiratory infections than non-smokers, and stay sick 25 percent longer, a new study shows. The study, in which the participants' average age was 31, also showed cigarette smoking is more common in patients with acute respiratory illness than in those without the sickness. The study focused on patients with acute repiratory illnesses which are marked by coughs and sore throats, and in some cases acute bronchitis. Of the patients, smokers had coughs for a longer period than non-smokers and showed more abnormalities, such as wheezing, than non-smokers, the study said. THE FINDINGS, reported in the July 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggest that even "before people get chronic lung disease, there are clinical consequen- ces of smoking," said Dr. Mark Aron- son, one of the study's authors. He said when smokers "get a cold, they're more likely to see a doctor, have the kind of infection that involves the lungs and more likely to be sick for a longer period of time." Aronson said acute respiratory illnesses are one of the most common reasons people go to doctors. Sixty million people seek medical attention each year for sore throats, he said. THE STUDY says more than 100 million days of work are missed each year because of acute respiratory problems. "Smoking seems to make an important contribution to this substan- tial loss of productivity" the journal said. As of 1978, an estimated 54 million people 17 and older in the United States were smokers. The study focused on 867 men and women with acute respiratory illness and 289 women in a control group. The control group consisted only of patients with acute illnesses unrelated to the respiratory tract because the resear- chers wanted to determine whether cigarette smoking was more common in patients with an acute respiratory illness than in patients with a non- respiratory illness. Results showed that 57 percent, or 307 of the 534 women in the group with the respiratory illness were smokers, while only 97 - or 34 percent - in the control group smoked. Today The weather Some relief from stickiness may arrive today as temperatures and humidity both drop. Highs will be in the mid 80s. Cleaning up ANN ARBOR IS ATTEMPTING to clean up its act-at least when it comes to city bike paths. First Annual Volunteer Bicycle Workcamp, sponsored by the city's Bicycle Program and Parks and Recreation Depar- tment, will begin next Monday to repair local bike paths. Young people 11 and over are encouraged to register for the five-week program, which will combine bike path maintenance with touring and other recreational ac- tivities. And duringnthe Art Fair, camp members will help visitors with hassles of bike parking. Side benefits of the program include a free T-shirt and lessons on basic bike skills. Those interested in joining can contact the bicycle program at 994-2814. pEOPLE USUALLY KEEP off the grass in front of the Sutono family's home in Java without trespass warnings. The Sutonos never worry about trespassing, due to animals in their backyard that are hardly of the garden variety. Poisonous snakes, crocodiles, scorpions, and centipedes are among the family's favorite pets, which is not surprising considering that Mr. Sutono is chairman of the local Association of Lovers of Poisonous Animals. Thanks to their practice of Javanese mysticism, the family mem- bers say they remain hale and healthy people despite constant stings. They've even branched out into nightclub performing. During the infrequent shows, the Sukonos only daughter covers herself with between 2,000 and 3,000 of the scorpions. Happenings Films AAFC-Picnic at Hanging Rock, 7 & 9 p.m., MLB 3, The Man Called Flin- tstone, 4, 6 & 10 p.m., The Point, 6:30 p.m., The British Are Coming, 8:45 p.m., MLB 4. Cinema Guild-Singin' in the Rain, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., Lorch. Cinema II-Airplane, 7, 8:40 & 10:20 p.m., Aud. A, Angell. Miscellaneous The Blind Pig-Juanita McCray and the Motor City Beat, 208 S. First. Mr. Flood's Party-The Double-Shot Rangers, 5 p.m., 120 W. Liberty. International Student Fellowship-meeting, 7 p.m., 4100 Nixon. Ann Arbor Chinese Bible Class-meeting, 7:30 p.m., University Reformed Church. Folk Dance Club-instruction, 8 to 9:30 p.m., request dancing, 9:30 p.m. to midnight, Union. To submit items for the Happenings Column, send them in care of Happenings, The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI. 48109. 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Daily Phoo by DOUG McMAHON- Mock chic This local mannequin remains cool and collected during yesterday's swelter- ing temperatures, with a little help from a plastic body and air-conditioning.