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If the number on your card DOGS GALORE . . . Pictured above are participants (both human and canine) in the First Annual Castlegar SPCA Dog-a-thon held Sunday. Nineteen pets and Dog-a-thon a success The weather co-operated and provided blue skies and sunshine for the First Annual Castlegar SPCA Dog-a-Thon held Sunday afternoon. The event was claimed a success by the local group who said 19 participants and their pets walked five- kilometres and raised ap- proximately $1,000 for local SPCA group expenses in caring for the abandoned, abused and unwanted ani- mals of the city and sur- rounding area. Tories Ages of participants and their pets ranged from the very young to the elderly. One pet owner by Chloe Bur- gess was 13 years old. Prizes were awarded in two categories: the KC Pet Mart ‘$5 gift certificate was shared by Kim Madore and Caryl Lychuk, and the win- ner of Gabriel's Pizza for col- lecting the most pledges was Cam Kilpatrick and his Air- dale “Bailey” who collected $246.75. . ahead in latest poll TORONTO (CP) — The federal Conservatives remain the favorites of decided vot ers but their lead is dwind- ling as the Liberal leadership campaign enters its final stages, suggests an opinion poll conducted for the Tor- onto Globe and Mail. Renewed favor with wom. en voters is given as one fac- tor in the Liberals’ improved showing, the poll's research. ers say. The poll, conducted be. tween Arpil 16 and May 4 by CROP Inc. (Centre de re- cherehe sur lopinion pub- lique), a Montreal-based poll- ing firm, indicates 46 per cent of the decided voters polled favored the Tories while 41 per cent supported the Lib- erals. The New Democratic Party was favored by 11 per cent of those polled, The Globe and Mail says. ‘The poll, which 22 per cent of respondents were unde- cided or unwilling to state a preference, consisted of 1,942 in-home ‘interviews. The newspaper says a survey of this size is estimated to be accurate to within two per cent, 19 times in 20. The poll suggests a “gen. der gap” is becoming evident in party support, with the Liberals beating the Tories in: support among women for the first time since last fall. Results suggested 47 per cent of decided women voters would back the Lilberals, 42 per cent vote Conservative and 10 per.cent vote NDP. GAIN WOMEN The trend of increased support for the Liberals among women is seen over three CROP polls taken since last fall, the newspaper says. The Tories have had'the sup- port of the majority of male voters since November. and that support has not de- clined. owners walked five kilometres to raise about $),000 for the local SPCA. The Castlegar SPCA thank people who assisted. all the participants and mer- After the walk juice, good chants for their donations es- ies and sunshine was enjoyed pecially the eight Katimavik by all at Kinsmen Park. WOLF .. . He's large and lovable. SPCA dog of the month Wolf is a large and loveable dog. He likes children, and is gentle with them. Because of his size, Wolf needs lots of space to run around. He's a three-year-old male shepherd cross. Wolf stays at home, and is obedient. If you're interested in owning this dog, phone the SPCA at 365-3085. Church will host chorale group Calvary Baptist. Church presenting a concert of sa. will be hosting a male college chorale group on Sunday. The New Song group of male students from North- west Baptist Theological Col- Jege in Vancouver will be cred music at 10:30 a.m. at Calvary Baptist,- located on Merry Creek Road. The public is invited to at. tend. Refreshments will be served. TC ¢ POSTER WINNERS .. . Be kind to animals was theme for posters designed by four Kinnaird Junior Secon- dary School students for Castlegar SPCA Awareness month, Prizes and thank yous were given to: Karen Miller-Tait (from left), first; Tony Ozeroff, second, Monica Tymofievich, third, Darren Ball, honorable mention. Local SPCA rounded off Awareness month with dog-a-thon held Sunday. Costtews Photo Toxic shock increases VANCOUVER (CP) — The nuniber of reported cases of toxic shock syndrome has risen in Canada in recent years but_a Vancouver physician who has studied the ailment believes the known cases are merely “the tip of the iceberg.” The illness, which made headlines a few years ago as a tampon-related killer, has continued to increase even though there has been a drop in the sale of tampons, says Dr Anthony Chow, who has completed a study of 30 Vancouver patients who developed the condition between 1980 and 1983. The report says toxic shock syndrome can affect members of either sex and that problems in diagnosing it are considerable. Chow, who heads the division of infectious diseases at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, led the team that studies the 30 individuals afflicted with the elusive syndrome — two of whom died. Still, even after months of examination, Chow seems to have more questions than answers. RELATION UNCLEAR There is clearly an association between tampon use and the incidence of toxic shock, says Chow, but what is that relationship? Why is it that women who use oral contraceptives are somehow protected from contracting the syndrome. And why do some patients contract the illness while in hospital? “Right now there are a lot of missing links,” says Chow. “It’s certainly not disappearing even though the media interest seems to have waned. substantially.” In 1980 toxic shock syndrome received worldwide attention as an illness related to tampon-use that struck and killed without warning. Soon after, hundreds of lawsuits were filed by victims or survivors of the syndrome against the manufacturers of super-absorbent tampons linked to the ailment. While the media hype may have disappeared, the mystery has not. Researchers have known for some time that the syndrome is not limited to menstruating women. In Chow’s study, half of the cases were related to men struation. But among the other cases, three involved men and one was a newborn. Ten of the cases were acquired in hospital. DIAGNOSIS HARD One of the main problems facing researchers, says” Chow, is that there is no clear method of diagnosing the condition. The classic symptoms — high fever, dizziness, nausea, severe drop in blood pressure and skin rash — can also be exhibited in a variety of other illnesses. “A person can display the symptoms that are very suggestive of toxic shock, but there is still no definitive test. “We have a blood test to tell us if we have diabetes, we have a blood test that tells us if we have a thyroid disease or gonorrhea or something else. We don't have a test that is simple and reliable that tells us that someone has toxic shock and not something else.” Chow says available figures show the syndrome is on the iricrease, but that might be because more cases are being reported to Ottawa's Laboratory for Disease Control as a result of increased awareness of the illness. NOT ALL KNOWN “But still, not all cases are being reported. I feel that what we have is just the tip of the iceberg.” In earlier research in which Chow was involved, strains of the bacterium known as staphylococcus aureus were illness,” says Chow. “But precisely whether the toxin is the cause of it has not been determined.” DEVELOP TEST Chow is attempting to develop a more specific test — to measure the toxin in the body, rather than the lab. “We don’t have a specific means of removing the toxin or neutralizing the toxin that’s already been formed, but that will not be feasible until we are certain that that toxin is causing problems and know something about how it causes the symptoms.” The present form of treatment is not very exact, says Chow, because doctors still don't know what they're up against. Patients with toxie shock syndrome are normally treated with antibiotics and given large quantities of fluids because “their main problem is flue depletion, as she cooked supper in the trailer that is home for family of six. 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