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IIALTONHILLSOUTLOOK Friday June Outlook op Lifestyle DR GMT Drugs need names that sing Courtesy of a friend in France lam in receipt of a new to me medicine called Bamboosil I know pre cisely what the Ingredients arc and there are no warnings on the contain However the manufacturer states I think my French is a little rusty that the pills are formulated from gelatin and something called Taba shir They are to be used for and their bacteriological prop erties are guaranteed Ira not absolutely sure of this because as I said my French t up to grade 1 still wrestling with the word and I may have lost the match My friend sent me the medicine purely and simply because of lis name I don care what it cures he wrote vegol to get ihil disease and then get the medicine to cure It 1 refuse to call It by its Gallic pro nunciation Bam I prefer to anglicize it to bamboozle This way it becomes a trope for the pharma Industry ve long suspected that US drug companies are taking second place to their European when It comes to naming medicine Bamboozle tells it as it is and 1 m In favor of this trend We re entitled to a little and In this business A new drug company let say the Upchuck Co with corporate bead quarters In Lake Placebo Y ana branch offices In Latrine Texas and San Macho Calif could make a fortune by marketing brands with Imaginative names These names would literally describe the product Squirt the eyewash that takes the red out Phew the new scented de odorant for men women and puppies To begin with patients have a dim cult time remembering ail of the medicines they arc taking For in stance the names Tenormin for heart disease and for itch arc easily contused If a patient is prescribed more than four medicines that begin with the same litter chaos results We desperately need better names for drugs Second there are dozens of pounds for most diseases The array is confusing They all have funny names like Xanax and Some work and some don For hy there are drugs from A to to The Up chuck Co could garner a lion share of the high blood pressure market by promoting a medicine called Drop Every hypertensive would want to be on Drop because it sounds so quick MAR MEG Promising budget for disabled Against the odds PAT The Ontario Govermenls Budget of May 1887 appears very promis ing Indeed for many disabled per sons in our Province The following are some the highlights A A particularity vital tion is the increase of per month in benefits to low income earners receiving disability pen- FINDING A When selecting a drycleancr there are some helpful hints that can help Insure hat your garments will receive the best care 1 The appearance of the store should be neat and clean The attire of the personnel should be wet and the counter person should be courteous and friend The drycleaner price should reflect the quality and the amount of services rendered 3 When your cleaned Garments are relumed to you they should look clean The Items should be neatly pressed all buttons should be securely fastened and all seams should be tacked The garments should not have any solvent smell left on them and all stains should be removed If stains were not removed there be an ex plana tion Look for a displaying the DC LI emblem because he is a member of the Dry cleaners and BARRAGER3 CLEANERS LAUNDROMAT Detox Dry Cleaners Shamrock Cleaners Erin 8772279 Georgetown B Lack of tow Income housing has been a major problem in North Motion and other areas of Ontario The Government promises ing and enhanced integrated support services for the homeless the disabled discharged psychrlalrlc patients of family violence and the frail elderly The Ministry of Housing funds are to be increased 34 per cent with a new total of million dollars million will go towards low cost rental units plus million for operating costs C There will be some tax relief for low income families Properly Tax Credits will be increased from 180 to dollars and the Ontario Tax Reduction Program will be in creased by the same amount premium assistance will be extend by raising the Income limits for premium assistance No tax In creases are planned and in addition the government promises that Tax reform should not preclude the In traduction of a annual D Over the next three years million will be spent to upgrade or extend the transportation service The budget promised Funds to make tourism recreation pro grams and facilities more accessible to disabled persons The Ontario Student Assistant Program OSAP has been Increased by million dollars of or per cent for the coming academic year G An interest relief plan will be introduced which will link repay of student loans to the persons actual income HI Million dollars ore targeted to begin activities including the of second language training multl lingual materials for new com In the throne although allocated to the Ministry of Health This may mean a more rapid of the Assistive Devices Pro- Disabled person or families and friend must not become cent however but must continue to press the government for menu and deadlines in all these areas Pillpopping teen cant help himself By Meg DEAR MEG I m IB and I have a terrible problem I hooked on Vail urn It started when I was At first it was just a little now and then Now Its every day everywhere from to BO milligrams a day I spend to a month on Vallum It getting to where I lie about every thing Sometimes I shake so bad I think 1 m having a nervous break down No matter how many times I tell myself 1 11 stop I do It again the next day I want to tell my famil bu I dont know how HOOKED CALIF DEAR HOOKED You re In the grip of a habit that could kill you You can save your sanity and your life by making One phone call to Pills Anonymous a wonderful support group for pill poppers and the dependent A Is Alcoholics Anonymous You get referrals for treatment and support in your recovery As for your parents since chemical dependency is a family disease they can be more understanding and help ful about your situation by in the A program for relatives POLLYS POINTERS DEAR POLLY Please remind people to put their return address on the Inside of all sympathy cards Itsa very difficult time for the deceased and friends DEAR MEG My marriage is happy except for the fact that Jake like sex much He says it doesn I appeal to him anymore This is a drastic change from the three times a week only a year ago We talked about the lack of sex and tried everything under the sun to make it more exciting But its still only once a month If that I and Jake 23 We lived to gether for a year before we got married I started seeing an old boyfriend Basically we get together for sex but I have a guilty conscience Should I confess to Jake Im almost sure he want a divorce but that might be bet than the marriage Ive got now On the other band I love the guy I Just don know what happening any more CONFUSED MICH DEAR CONFUSED You need to get at the roots of Jake a sexual thy GetUngftonwithiotneoneelseii only complicating the Issue There may be physical or emotional reasons for Jake a Is under unusual lob pressure It a major cause of dampened de sire So are drugs such as alcohol tranquiliiers and sedatives- Is be us ing them to relieve stress What else Explore these questions with Jake before giving up on the marriage Write to Meg care of this per Meg can only answer letter that contain a selfaddressed stamped en velope Questions of general Interest will be discussed In future columns Sun person family and they don need the added burden of looking up ad dresses when sending out thank you I recently wrote thank yous after my mother in law died When I fin ished I made a card flic with each persons name address phone mim and relationship to us Credit Valley Conservation Authority Meadowvale Ontario LDJ Telephone 416 V Public Information Centre Glen Williams Flood Control Project The Credit Valley Conservation Authority has initiated a flood control study to Identify Hooding potential through the Village of Glen Williams The study will recommend flood protection of private property su3ceplibe to flooding based on economic en mental aesthetic and social factors The Credit Valley Conservation recognizes the impor public Involvement this preliminary stage of design and extends an invitation to ail interested and concerned residents of Glen Williams DATE Thursday Jun TIME 00pm BOOpm PLACE Williams Town Hall Corner of Prince and Main Streets Representatives the Credit Valley Conservation Authority and the Engineering Consultant will bo on hand to describo the proposed works and address any queries Members of the public are invited to drop In at their convenience