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Page THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday June 10 1989 Consumers want food thats chemical free DEAR I recently read an article about the chemical damino- or Alar that is used in apples and other fruit This was very disturbing to me I am an a day person and always encourage my friends to eat them Eating apples year round means buying shmped in apples during season If I ask my grocer if his apples have been treated how can I rely on his an I feel the information should be made available to consumers so we can decide if we want to buy products or not DEAR READER I am sure that many readers are aware of the pub licity surrounding the release of a re port by the National Resources De fense Council a private environmental group with offices in several cities The report showed that young children who customarily con sume far more apple juice and fruit than do adults are at greater risk of developing health problems from pes ticide residues You can join Mothers and Others for Pesticide Limits by contributing as little as The organization has published a worthwhile book called For Our Kids Sake that addresses the pesticide problem unreadable and understandable terms The book is available for 95 prepaid by writ Mothers and Others Box 96641G Washington DC 20090 The issue of pesticide residue af us all We are entitled to pesti cidefree food in our shops and super markets National organizations such as Mothers and Others can bring about reform through consumer sure if they receive public support Join the Mothers and Others cam send your taxdeductible con and order the book You will help benefit our children and at the same time gain greater information about the dangers of pesticidetreated food OFFICE Guetph St Georgetown GENERATION Fash For The Yoi At Heart 115 MAIN ST SGEORGETOWN OFF ANY PIZZA OVER 9 FREE DELIVERY Wim MINIMUM IMQUEIPH STREET 8734499 50s CRUISE NIGHT Monday June 12th PrizM 8jMCfals ANNIVERSARY OFTACHMANCARCLUI I Dally on PraaaiaM DEAR GOTT I scheduled for a scan of the head soon Please provide a simple direct comparison of the amount of radiation received in a CT scan as compared to dental rays DEAR READER Radiation doses from ray examination are mea in Radiation Absorbed Dose The two units are nearly equivalent for practical purposes Whole mouth dental rays pro duce 10 to CT tomography scans produce to 6 Although the actual calculation the doses may vary because of shield ing and efficiency of ray machines and the units of measurement are highly technical you can see that a scan involves much more expo re than do dental X rays Of course the two types of lion are used for different purposes 1 wan gives far more I because more tissue examined i Iho pictures arc more detailed GOTT My orthopedist I as prescribed an anil inflammatory and rest for an inlargcd dis Will the disc shrink back to normal so I can resume regular activity READER Tissue enlarges when it is inflamed Therefore if you have symptoms from an enlarged spi disc pressing on a nerve anti in lammatory drugs may help you to re turn to normal However in my experience disc pain is usually due to herniation of the disc a washer like structure that separates the spinal bones Thus inflammatory medi cine is usually not effective Conventional therapy such as spinal manipulation special exer cises physical therapy rest and when necessary surgery to repair the disc seem to produce better re suits Your best bet s to try your dot tor treatment and reserve the ad I tional therapy for later if the medicine doesn t work DFAR DR I m a year old female with and rhcumalo arthritis mon to help me sleep Because of the verity of the pain my next step is injections What can I expect rcgur I relief and side efforts DEAR READER For patients will rheumatoid arthritis who do not r spend to the wide variety of presenp inflammatory medicine gold is a reasonable next step The action of in relieving swelling pain joint i unknown In in my patients 1 II is ffocliv i to a degree its effectiveness is terbalanced by its side effects MORE AND MORE CUSTOMERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AGREE RETAIL POSTAL OUTLETS OFFER BETTER SERVICE FOR YOU MB ITS A DEFINITE ADVANTAGE FOR US Jeff Scott businessman Alma Ontario Retail Postal Outlets across the country offer Canada Post customers more access to postal products and services On average hours of postal service operation have more than doubled in communities where service has changed from a post office to a Retail Postal Outlet operated by local business Thousands of rural Canadians can now purchase stamps or pick up mail in the evening or on weekends WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THE SERVICE HERE Margaret Rickert Area Councillor Alma Ontario Councillor Margaret Rickert says the Retail Postal Outlet established in her town when postal services were converted to a local business has had a positive impact on the community We need the service here and I think its very well used Canada Post Corporation is delivering on Us promise Were in rural Canada 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