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June 11 1188 Paget Outlook op Lifestyle DRCOTT Second opinion is in order By Peter Got M D DEAR GOTT A neurologist my condition as benign fas leu la t Ion about three months ago and said there was no need Tor me to re turn to him unless got worse It bothersome but has not gotten worse Do you agree with bis treatment DEAR READER are little uncontrollable normlike movements of muscle fibers They cause slight twitching and often associated with neurological disor ders If the neurologist has been able through testing to document thai your are not due to nerve disease you can follow his ad his treat merit because hi has not appeared to give you any Frankly I worry about lions I have seen them as the firs sign of serious nerve conditions such as multiple sclerosis Therefore to be on he safe side I suggest that you ob tain a second opinion from an pendent physician preferably anolh neurologist It can I hurt to he overly cautious and 1 sure your first neurologist would welcome the second specialist observations for more information 1 m sending you a free copy of my Health Report Multiple Sclerosis Other readers who would like a copy should send and their name and address to PO Box 91369 Cleveland OH 3369 Be sure to mention the title DEAR What medical books are available that should be in home libraries DEAR MEG No straight answer on etymology By Meg DEAR MEG In a recent column one of your readers raised the of bow the word gay came to mean homosexual The Oxford En Dictionary traces the usage back to 1935 Columnist James Kirk wrote in a column a few years back that In the 1930s transvestites wore gaily colored fashions leading to the term gay In the book Christianity and Homosexuality University of Chicago Press John Boswell traces the use of gay to the French making it older than by several centuries Just thought you like know CHARLES POE HOUSTON DEAR CHARLES Thanks for the history lesson Read on DEAR MEG The word gay- was used in the 1920s and by ho mosexuals as an affectionate campy description of their friends and It until the 60s that the word became popular as a noun refer ring to any homosexual As you pointed out this usage is now widely accepted and the word is not perceived as a putdown UR LOS ANGELES DEAR URSULA The word gay has been through the proverbial mill An unsigned Tangents magazine editorial says Just as black is the op posite of white not colored or darky so is homosexual the oppo site of heterosexual not gay or queer This is why we think it is un fortunate that certain In tcrests have promoted the word gay into a noun and arc pawning it off as acceptable usage to Meg in care ol this news piper can only answer letters thjt contain a self addressed stamped envelope Questions of gen era interest will be discussed In tare columni POLLYS POINTERS Flyaway hair gets an experts help DEAR POLLY My hairdresser me this fabulous hint for days when all those loose ends low as yon take your hairbrush away simple solution is to spray your hair brush lightly with hair spray and your hair will lie just where you want it to I hope this helps eliminate the for many folks E C DEAR C I have very dry balr so I really know what youre talking about And although I dont normally like to use hair spray my hair the amount left on the from the brush fs really Your helpful pointer earns you the Pointer of the Week award a copy of my book Polly Poiaterc lMl Helpful for MaUag Last Others who like this booh may order It for S Make your check payable POLLYS POINTERS ad tend to POLLYS POINTERS Sox Cleve land OH Zz CASLON WALLS WALKS FULL WARRANTY COVERAGE CASLON HOME SERVICES MILTON NEWMARKET 8761922 8534708 DEAR READER To a large extent this depends on a person level of so phistication Any general medical textbook is available for those who can understand the technical Ian in which It is written Many medical schools publish regular mcdt reports that subscribers can or der The Harvard Medical Letter is one of the best of diseases treatments I found the Merck Manual published by Merck Sharp and Research Laboratories tc be particularly useful It Is certainly complete but readers will need some resource material such as the Mosby Medical Encyclopedia published the New American Library to under stand it completely My mother has had kidney problems I have stones frequently and a shadow show up on X rays My grandmother died Bright s disease Is there a connection due to certain Inherited bio- diet depending on the chemical abnormalities that prcdis type of stones diets to eliminate pose to stone formation Kidney substances such as uric acid stones are not ordinarily related to oxalates may be beneficial Bright s disease an archaic term de- Elimination diets should be noting severe kidney infection The with medical supervision tendency BACK TO ACTON DAYS Come Join In The Fun Saturday June 11th88 WE STAND BEHIND ALL OUR QUALITY PRODUCTS OPEN DAYS A WEEK nouns Hon Sit BOXED SKATS 5 MILL ST ACTON 8530101