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THE HERALD Wednesday November 8 Page ACROSS 1 Capcule 5 Nultraa 13 Son of 14 Bnkitbslt laagua Somawhat 16 Animal hide 17 Elactrfcaily chargad partlcla 18 Art pro duction 20 After Pouch Sandhill Rodant riddin Blphnona 2fl Grabbing 31 Car 33 Actor 2 wot 50 Dawn Tow Not Intatattad Aug lima 58 card Upon Sat 62 Ham Language suffix 65 Norma and Charlotte Author Gardner down Sao praclout alone 39 Noun 40 Heavy 41 Detecthra Queen Joaaph 2 0para 3 CJaaraeaa Starrs Something remarkable 8 doctor Entwine BCD CDC BODE DBG DEED DDE EEC ED ED DOE DEED ODE DEB BED ED HEED DEC ED DBDC 42 Alphabetic 43 45 Small anchor Tropical fiber 49 Snara Studio Ham 25 Lab aubttanca 26 Chtaeae 30 of 32 WoffccatUa State a 36 Spaed me 37 Roman 52 Hereditary factor 55 2wda Ufrftuh r i 12 is i a SI ss SB u if a ID a a M The Royal Canadian Legion Remember Blood Donors Give The Best Gift Themselves Pain clinics help chronic sufferers DEAR GOTT Im a year old male my head has hurt for half my life I ve tried doctors atnsts psjchologists chiropractors acupuncture biofeedback neurolo gists and one dealing in neuropsychia try with no help from anyone ve been on different medications since If this happened to some one in your family what advice would you give DEAR READER I assume from your question that despite your ex tensive exposure to the medical com munity no one has diagnosed the cause of your headaches This is Curious I would predicted that one of your many practitioners would have come up the reason for your pain I gather your case is as tough as they come Thereore if you have exhausted the doctors and their thera pies you be left having to deal with 32 years of unexplained head pain You could be helped by a pain clinic Many hospitals now offer special clinics to teach people how to live with and control chronic pain using medicine hypnosis biofeedback and other methods Arthritis cancer and osteoporosis are common causes for chronic pain Headache Is one of the most troubles forms of chronic pain because it may start in relative ly young people Ask your family doctor to refer you to a pain clinic at a teaching hospital To give you more information I am sending you a free copy of my Health Report Managing Chronic Pain Other readers who would like a should send 25 with their name and address to PO Box Cleveland OH Be sure to mention the title DEAR DR GOTT Is it true that people with breathing or respirators problems should not have blooming plants in their rooms because the require oxygen Do lighted candles have a bad effect on people with my condition DEAR READER Living plants lize carbon dioxide for photosynthesis and release oxygen as a waste prod Consequently they are welcome additions to homes for biochemical as well as aesthetic reasons The amount of oxygen given off by house plants is too small to raise the level of the gas in the air we breathe On the other hand the amount of oxygen released into the atmosphere by freegrowing plants particularly those In the great forested areas of the globe such as the Amazon rain forest is very significant This is the reason many are so concerned about mans destruction of vast wilderness tracts Blooming house plants are another matter They often release airborne pollen which when Inhaled can en asthma and other chronic lung dis orders Therefore physicians often prohibit blooming plants in houses populated by allergic persons Specif ic advice about such house plants is best given by the patients doctor Lighted candles like any burning material consume oxygen However the insignificant amounts required by burning candles do not affect people with respiratory problems The major concerns for patients with lung diseases are tobacco smoke smog wood smoke and other air pol lutants because the particulate mat ter in these fumes leads to further lung irritation inflammation and spasm of bronchial passageways To give you more information I am sending you a free copy of my Health Report Living With Chronic Lung Disease Other readers who would like a copy should send si with their name and address to Box 91369 Cleveland OH 441013369 Be sure to mention the title DEAR DR GOTT Im a female recently diagnosed with Crohns disease I know what Im not supposed to do but I dont know much the disease Also can I get egnant and successfully carry the ibyfor nine months I recently mar ried and am thinking of my future DEAR READER Crohns disease i regional enteritis is a chronic in disease of the terminal snail intestine and colon causing chronic diarrhea fever weight loss poor health The cause is treatment consists of diet antibiotics cortisone and If serious Complications such as abscesses surgery You need to have as much you can get about the disease I urge you to pester your doctor until he answers all your questions For example the Issue of pregnancy is of enormous importance but cannot be addressed except by a doctor who knows your case In detail rohns disease is a serious enough to warrant the care of a gas In dealing with the practical aspects of the disease and obt lining emotional support you nidv be helped by contacting the Na tional Foundation for Ileitis and Coll at 112 North Hamlin Ave Park Ridge DEAR DR GOTT All my life I vc had a tendency toward diarrhea be cause of being nervous Now that I m in misshaped Is this a result of old age or Is some thing wrong DEAR READER bow el habits is something that should be brought to your doctors attention People v ho have spastic colon bowel or other causes of loose stools when theyre young may notice a gradual change toward firmness as they age Thus the constipation of the elderly may result in more nor 4 mal evacuation Nonetheless a change in bowel habits may also reflect disease such as tumors or scar tissue causing par tial blockage After examining your colon certain tests such as sigmoidoscopy a doctor can ad vise you whether your bouel changes can be ignored or should be treated To give you more information I am sending you a free copy of my Health Report Irritable Bowel Syndrome Other readers who would like a copy should send 25 with their name and address to PO Box 91369 Cleveland OH 3369 Be sure to mention the title DEARDR GOTT I have a problem with my fingernails being sore when ever I dont have nail polish on them Along with falling eyesight and hearing elderly people an other indignity- falling taste This de ficiency has not received the publicity and recognition it deserves Obviousl poor nutrition and an orexia loss of appetite distinguished from the emotional Illness called an orexia nervosa are caused by the same factors in the aged as in the young Diseases and depression are common So too are the side effects of many medicines For example drugs used for heart disease such as digitalis can drastically dimin ish appetite Doctors of ten forget this or overlook it when attempting to improve the nutritional status of their patients Now according to an article In the September issue of the medical magazine Patient Care studies at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina have provided a phys iological explanation for agerelated anorexia When elderly people say food t taste as good as it used to theyre not imagining the difference To them it doesnt Experts have discovered that an average old has about half as many and smell receptors as a 20 yearold Taste depends on free nerve end ings in the nose and taste buds called bipolar olfactory neurons on the tongue These receptors normally undergo a constant process of decay and regeneration The Duke studies showed a markedly decreased turn over of receptors causing a sensory deprivation that became worse with age In order to help elderly people overcome this handicap and savor food more fully the investigators sug gested the following tips to enhance enjoyment of food Chew thoroughly This releases the natural flavors of food a During a meal switch from one food to another rather than finishing one at a time For instance eating some meat some green vegetables then some potatoes helps keep the taste buds stimulated by different foods Herbs such as basil dill and thyme often give rather bland foods a distinctive taste Use these herbs they may improve appetite Be careful of hot peppery spices that can cause stomach Irritation Bottled flavorings such as ba nana and vanilla often enhance bland foods Because chocolate is a favorite flavor for many people you may find that sprinkling a nonfat chocolate flavoring on certain foods such as oatmeal may make them more palatable Try other flavorenhancers such as cheese bacon tomato or apple Many artificial flavors are available in supermarkets