News october 12, 1986 ) MEDICAL CALGARY (CP) — The elderly woman lay on the floor, struggling for 12 hours to reach her phone to call for help. During the effort she broke several ribs and fractured a hip. Finally, someone happened to come to the door and was able to help. ‘The woman has circulatory problems, common in the elderly. She often weakens, then faints and can't get back up. Getting someone to help her used to be a hit-and miss thing. But that was before she discovered Lifeline. Lifeline is an in-home emergency alert system sponsored by the Lutheran Welfare Society in Calgary. A subscriber wears a radio transmitter in a locket around the neck. One push of a button on the locket signals a special communication device attached to the person's telephone, which in turn signals a computer at the In-home alert system aids elderly Bethany Care Centre where the subscriber's number appears on a screen almost instantly, Volunteer staff at the centre look tip the subscriber's file and immediately call the person back, in case the was set off . If there's no answer, a call is placed to neighbors or relatives who live close by and who've agreed to come to the subscriber's aid. Once they've arrived on the scene they let the centre know whether any further help is needed, like an ambulance. The Calgary-area system, established in February 1985, is the largest of its kind in Canada-and the third-largest in North America, Bethany spokesman Kerry Parsons said in an interview. It has 270 subscribers in Calgary and surrounding rural areas. The program was initially designed as a way to dea! with crises, and it does save lives, Parsons said. “But in fact, what we're finding is that the peace of mind, the security, is as beneficial as having it there in a crisis . . . 80 they don't live in as much fear, they don't get panicky, and the stress in their lives is considerably reduced.” program, is cheaper than the cost of maintaining someone in an institution — over $100 a day. Lifeline charges & $10 installation fee and a $20-a-month monitoring fee. Parsons believes programs like Lifeline will become more prevalent in the years to come as the population ages. She said some studies indicate that by the year 2021 there will be two people aged over 65 for every working person in Canada. “If we continue to institutionalize our seniors at the rate we have been there is no way I, as a taxpayer, can look after maintaining two elderly people in an institution.” Humane alternatives need to be found to address the needs of seniors, Parsons said. “They need a quality of life and if they can have that at home, then that's where we want to keep them.” LIVE ON OWN Many elderly subscribers would be in nursing homes or other institutions without Lifeline, Parsons said, but the system is not an alternative to those forms of care. People who are frail or ill may need the constant attention and medical supervision available in nursing homes. Lifeline doesn't replace that, Parsons said. It's purpose is to allow seniors who are alone to remain in their own homes and feel safe about doing so. Parsons said Lifeline, a non-profit community service LIFESTYLES October 12, 19866 Castlégar News Hormone ca ution issued WITH VITAMINS CHICAGO (AP) — Women shouldn't go “running to the orah del Junco of the Uni- versity of Texas School of comparison to subjects who had taken hormones solely to Arthritis Foundation in At lanta. doctor” for hormone treat- ments to try to ward off rheumatoid arthritis, despite a study saying they protect against the possibly crippling disease, a U.S. researcher says. “There is too little evi: dence to show it’ will do any good,” said researcher Deb- Public Health at Houston. Dutch doctors compa: 490 women who had rheuma toid arthritis with 659 women getting treatment for osteo arthritis and other less severe joint problems in the Netherlands in 1984 and 1985. The doctors limited the relieve menopause sym- ptoms, they found rheuma- toid arthritis was less than one-fifth as likely to occur. Rheumatoid arthritis, which may be partly inheri- table but whose cause is un- known, afflicts about seven million people in North America, according to the Women in the Dutch study ranged in age from 58 through 69 and were chosen at random from five clinics in the Netherlands, said the doctors, led by Dr. Jan Van denbroucke of Erasmus Un- iversity at Rotterdam. Subjects had begun to suffer joint problems after turning 41, the doctors said HOMEGOODS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE Tues.-Sat., 9:30-5:30 China Creek “Drive a Little to Save a Lot” SMALL BUSINESS in their report to the ACCOUNTING Journal of the American Medical Association. Besides treating meno pause symptoms, hormones — particularly the female hormone estrogen — are sometimes used to prevent osteoporosis, a deterioration of bones due to loss of calcium that occurs most often in women after meno 15 Plus Yeors Experience to OFFICE AID 365-6658 Elections er Columbia Provincial Election now pending pause. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the following persons have been duly nominate d as candidates at the Overdosing a problem By JUDY CREIGHTON Fatigue, headaches and marked changes in the skin and hair may signal the onset of aging to some women in their 40s and 50s. But such signs also may be a result of dieters overdosing on vitamins, says clinical dietitian Fran Berkoff. “I see women in their 40s who are chronic dieters,” she says. “A lot of women diet rigidly and that, coupled with the demands of career, home and family, often leads them to megadose on vitamins they really don't need.” Berkoff, who counsels people on all areas of normal and therapeutic nutrition at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital, says that as people age and their metabolism slows it becomes harder to keep off excess weight. But she is concerned that some women perpetuate a vicious cycle by sticking to fad diets rather than supplying their bodies with the nutrition found in a balanced regime “There is nothing wrong with taking one complete vitamin supplement containing the necessary vitamins and minerals to augment a balanced diet,” she says. Some scientists and medical researchers say that augmenting food with large doses of vitamins can be bene Diabetes studied SASKATOON (CP) A University of Saskaychewan researcher is looking at the role of the liver in diabetes. Dr. Susan Sulakhe, with the university's physiology department, will examine animals and the changes in the liver during diabetes. Out of it she hopes to determine how these changes contrib ute to diabetes. ficial — a point many others dispute. Berkoff says these doses are unnecessary “as the body doesn't utilize them well.” She says women mainly overdose on the fat-soluble vitamins — A, D, E and K “The body stores fat-soluble vitamins. A person who takes more than they need will find themselves suffering a variety of symptoms such as gastrointestinal ailments.” The water-soluble vitamins — such as C, B1, B2, folie acid and the mineral group, calcium, iron and zinc — aren't as harmful if taken in larger amounts because they are excreted through the urine. “You can load up on these vitamins, but what's the point?” she asks. Berkoff says women in their middle years are under pressure to look young and trim. Consequently, they turn to fad dieting, to 500- to 800-calorie regimes which leave them tired and listless. They believe that their symptoms will disappear if they load up on vitamins and minerals. “They can still have a trim figure by eating a balanced diet of 1,200 calories a day and through exercise. Women who are going through pre- to post-menopausal years should consult their physicians about taking regular doses of vitamin B6, which Berkoff says can be beneficial. Calcium is also an important mineral, but should not be taken in megadoses, she says. Women going through mid-life should ideally have a diet that includes at least one to 1.5 grams of calcium per day to stave off osteoporosis — brittle bone disease MANY SOURCES If women can't tolerate the lactose in calcium-rich milk, Berkoff suggests they get it from other sources such as lean meat, fish, poultry, peanut butter, nuts, lentils, broccoli, salmon, spinach, beet greens and rhubarb. “If you have a good balanced diet it doesn't hurt to take a calcium supplement, but again don't overdose.” For women who can tolerate milk but are watching their weight, Berkoff suggests drinking skim milk and choosing skim-milk yogurt, cottage cheese and cheddar cheese. 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(AP) — Pregnant women working at video display terminals fewer than 20 hours a week face no increased risk of mis- carriages, preliminary re- sults of a University of Michigan survey indicate. More research is needed to determine whether pregnant women who work more than 20 hours have a higher rate of problem pregnancies, scient- ists said. The university studied 728 state employees in Michigan. “These findings should re- lieve the coneern for many women who currently use VDTs at their jobs,” said Prof. William Butler, who teamed with Prof. Kelley Ann Brix on the study paid for by the March of Dimes. Of 697 pregnancies re- ported by part-time em- ployees, there were 145 mis- carriages about what would be expected, the study said. But of the 120 preg: nancies reported by women working more than 20 hours a week, 26 resulted in mis- carriages, about five per cent more than expected. “The results of our study make it very unlikely that VDTs have a large effect on the outcomes of preg- nancies,” Butler said in a statement issued by the uni- versity here. “But we cannot rule out the chance that working with VDTs 21 or more hours a week will increase the risk of mis- carriages by five per cent.” The professors said they are looking forward to the results of a National institute for Occupational Safety study of 4,000 full-time women workers to discover if longer exposure leads to higher risk. The studies were prompted by reports from across the United States, Canada and Europe of large numbers of female VDT with reproductive problems. 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Attracting Canadian Press more women depends on changing their attitudes towards TORONTO — As a young girl in a traditional Italian math and sciences while still in high school and these family, Angela would watch inquisitively as her father labored on construction sites. With little guidance from school but a lot of See er semnircatlon ty datnng del ondeneing ax terest in construction by studying civil engineering at the University of Toronto. . Today, 30-year-old Angela Iannuzziello is a successful project engineer with a company that provides such services as transit planning for municipalities. But she is among only a small percentage of women in Canada who work in math- and science-oriented jobs. And The four-year study by eight only seven per cent of female university are low self passivity and dependence on the enrolled in engineering or science programs. approval of others are some of the factors that stop girls “My parents stressed the need for me to continue my from achieving their career potential. education but the field I chose was really up to me,” says = Iannuzziello, a member of Women in Science and En gineering, an organization that provides career guidance to teenagers. GRACE PRESBYTERIAN WHAT A WHOPPER . . . Eight-yeor-ol der, tv e trout dnesd: P ’ father. “I couldn't even reel it, it was so enormous, trouble even holding the fish up for the camera. “When I told them I was going into engineering, it was kind of a shock to them but they got used to it.” id Billy Yotonoff of Castlegar landed 19- y while fishing on Kootenay Lake with his “ said the youngster, who had ro asNewsPhoto Expert slams laser WINNIPEG (CP) — A lasér used in some hospitals and chiropractic clincs to re duce pain in ligaments and muscles is almost worthless for some treatments its pro- moters say it performs, says a North American laser ex pert. Dr. Myron Wolbarsht, a professor at North Carolina's Duke University, said a helium-neon laser used to reduce pain and relieve in. flammation of muscles and ligaments does little more than reassure patients they are being treated by a highly technical machine. However, Hubert Du Charme, head of a Winnipeg company marketing the $9,000 machine, says studies conducted in Hungary, Spain, the Soviet Union and the United States have proved the machine's worth Du Charme said the laser’s red beam penetrates to a depth of 15 millimetres in bone and 25 millimetres in soft tissue. But Wolbarsht said the studies are not conclusive. “When you treat a patient there is something called the . DIR ed EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 914 Columbia Ave. Sunday School 9:45 a.m Family Worship Service la.m Bible Study & Prayer Tuesday 7:30 p.m Phone 365-3269 or 365-2605 LIVING WATERS FAITH FELLOWSHIP Vision with Vitality Located 2'4 miles west on Hwy. 3 towards Gr. Forks Old Hilltop Restaurant Sunday Celebration 1a.m Nursery & Childrens Service Home Bible Study Wednesday, 7:30 p.m MONTHLY SATELLITE VIDEO SEMINARS Accredited videc Bible College Available PASTOR Stwert Lourie — 365-3278 Se ST. RITA’S CATHOLIC Rev. 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Below Castleaird Plaza Phone 365-6317 Pastor: Victor Stobbe Phone 365-2374 SUNDAY SERVICES Sunday School 9:45 a.m Morning Worship 11:00 Evening Fellowship 6:30 Wednesday: Bible Study and Prayer 7:00 p.m Thursday Youth Meeting 6:30 HOME OF CASTLEGAR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 365-7818 MEMORIAL CHURCH Ist Sunday, 7:00 p.m 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays, 10a.m No service Sth Sunday —————— UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA 2264-6th Ave 14 Blocks South of Community Complex 9:45 a.m. Singing 10. a.m. — Worship and Sunday Schoo! Rev. Ted Bristow 365-8337 or 365-7814 placebo effect,” said Wol- barsht. “Would they be get- ting better if the laser weren't turned on? My feel- ing is it wouldn't make any difference.” The machine is used in one Winnipeg hospital and 12 city chiropractic. clinics. Du Charme said his company has also sold the machine to the University of British Colum bia and several Ontario hos pitals. ‘MALE’ FIELDS Engineering, biochemistry and physics are impres- sively technical fields that invariably bring men to mind. But professional women such as Iannuzziello, as well as education systems across Canada, are doing their part to help erase that stereotype through lectures, workshops, id and prof 1 of teachers. “I always admired what my father did and was intrigued by the complexity of construction work,” she says. “He was playing a small but necessary part of the whole construction industry. “But when I was investigating the possibilities for my future, there really were no role models.” Susan Scott, a spokesman for York University in Toronto, is shocked by the low percentage of women in non-traditional fields. Figures by Statistics Canada show that in 1985, only 57,000 of the 410,000 Canadians employed in science and engineering jobs were women, compared with 57,000 of 384,000 in 1982 — a drop of more than one percentage point over only three years. JOBS AVAILABLE “The sad part is that in this high-tech age, there are so many jobs for people with degrees in science and physics,” says Seott. “Since the whole push towards science and technology in Canada is relatively recent, it's only in the last couple of years that schools have noted the discrepancy in the number of women and men in the field.” Scott and other York officials have produced a videotape entitled Real Women Don't Do Math . . . Or Do They? The 10-minute video, taped during a three-day math workshop for female Grade 10 students in 1985, stresses the importance of taking math to the end of high school. 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