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• , . v j-J^*Q*_3_j*OgT>4WEST^HERALD_Sgctlor»B Thursday, Auguat8,1W5 , Advice Measles on campus By Don Kirkman Scripps Howard News Service Measles on college campuses has jumped alarmingly this year Over last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. In the first 26 weeks of 1985, 334 of the 1,802 measles cases in the United States were reported on college campuses. That is 18.5 percent, up from just 2.6 percent in 1984, and almost as high as the 1983 record of 19.8 percent. Measles - generalized rash lasting 3 days or more, fever and cough or coojunctivitis -cahbe serious in adults. Researchers think one reason for the increase stems from the high mobility of college students who travel to countries where measles is Health Watch epidemic. And they note many students who grew up in the mid-1960s may have missed measles vaccination or escaped natural measles infection because of the decrease in the disease in the last 20 years. Also, many students may have been vaccinated with weak vaccine or before their first birthday when the vaccine is less effective. ' Federal officials are asking! all colleges and universities to require every student to present proof of a measles vaccination before they return to school in September. Only 16 percent required immunization documentation in 1984. Colleges don't like to subject students to this burden but federal workers are playing up the cost. An outbreak of measles cost Indiana University $225,000 in 1983. • • • Women seem to be twice as likely as men to become senile, according to the American Medical Association report of new research by the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke. The researchers concentrated on Copiah County, Miss., and found that of 24,000 residents, 80 had severe dementia. The rate was twice as high for women both because they live longer and because they are more likely to get senility of the Alzheimer's type. The rate of severe senile dementia was 1 percent above age 40 and 7 percent for those aged 80 or over. • • • More on aging. Seven years of study by psychologists in the Stress and Coping Section at the Gerontology Research Center in Baltimore, part of the National Institute on Aging, indicate there is no evidence of age- related personality change. In other words, there is no scientific reason to believe that older men and women become cranky, withdrawn or antisocial. for the threat of illness, elderly people in general face less younger people, according to the research. And it concluded elderly people have mature and effective ways of coping with stress, such as exercise, humor, religion and restraint in activities perceived as stressful. • • • Watch for commercial street clinics to pop up offering tests for genital herpes. A survey by Boston Biomedical Consultants, done for a number of commercial clients, said the market for diagnosing sexually transmit­ ted diseases such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital warts and genital herpes is expected to grow to $125 million by 1992. The survey notes that there are limited commercial facilities now for testing for genital herpes and that sales of patient self-test products face "major technical, clinical and regulatory obstacles." (Dob Kirkman, science editor of Scripps Howard News Service, writes thiscolumn weekly.) Museum camp-ins offer merry mix vabz-iurfT M b i f i By Patricia McCormack UPI Education Editor NEW YORK -- To most kids, sleeping bags have traditionally represent­ ed the fun of camp-outs or slumber parties, but every weekend, scores of children are also toting their bedroll^ to science museums. Aimed at blending fun with learning about everything from fruit flies and chemistry to shadows and mime, science museum "camp-ins" are sprout- ing nationwide. The ciunp-ins, held inside the museums during school-year weekends, came to earth first at the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus, Ohio. Girl Scouts, Campfire Girls and Brownies were the pioneers. Last year, 35,000 camped-in at COSI, including 4-H groups and Indian Guides.. Two camp-ins at COSI were for boys, though most places among the more than a dozen museums offering the informal learning opportuni­ ties cater to girls only. At many camp-ins, children spend time making projects they can take home. A stethescope constructed with rubber tubing and paper cups was the souvenir of one camp-in group at the Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Museum in Flint, Mich., last spring. At tl)e Museum of Scientific Discovery in Harrisburg, Pa., lip balm was a recent "make-n-take" item. Fun during the museum overnights might include dancing, scavenger hunts or sing-aiongs. COSI vice president of education Barbara Wolfe says she gets inquiries from museum officers across the nation who waiit to know how pick up on the Columbus program started in 1972. The inquiries became so heavy at one point that the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), based in Washington, D.C., organized a seminar on camp-ins at COSI. "Although seminar attendees had to bring their own sleeping bags, participate in all the activities, and then start all over again the next night with a new group of campers, all agreed that it was a necessary, if not exhausting, introduction to the kind of organized chaos that a camp-in can bring to a museum," Susan Kendall, editor of the ASTC Newsletter says. "Keeping the attention of youngsters who are bombarded by so much media and stimuli isn't easy, but as evidenced by the number of girls who return year after year, camp-ins are accomplishing that goal," the report in ASTC Newsletter says. "The camp-in program is an excellent example of the efforts science museums are making to encourage young women to develop an interest in science and math," Kendall said. "Space camps and computer camps have predominantly male enrollments, so in many communities the camp-in may be a girl's only opportunity to get exposure to science in an informal education setting." Kendall said the museums find the girls are less rowdy and more disciplined than the Boy Scout groups some museums tried to cater to. VCR Repairs by Specialists* . Bring us your VCR and this ad for $5.00 off on a maintenance inspec­ tion and head cleaning or $10 off on repair service. - ^0Nv TUQ ((Satellite Source ' A subsidiary of Howard-Shadim Electronics, Inc. Where Electronic Engineering stands behind our Sales 221 Liberty Crystal Point Center Crystal Lake, IL 815455-6100 DEAR ABBY By Ab iga i l Van Buren Does cook have right ingredients? DEAR ABBY: Please answer this as soon as possible. I have been living with this wonderful girl since last October. She is a good, clean housekeeper and wonderful cook. She always has supper ready when I get home from work. She is 23 and I am 24, and she wants to get mar­ ried. I have never been married and neither has she. The problem is that she had been the same as a wife to four other men before she met me, but she promised to be faithful and true to me as long as we live. I love her very much and told her I would write to you and do whatever you said. UNDECIDED IN WHEELING, W.VA. DEAR UNDECIDED: What's the hurry. A decision that you expect to live with for a lifetime deserves more thought than you have given it I have no way of predicting whether this girt will be true to you as long as you both live. (Nor have you-or she, for that matter.) Don't marry anyone because she's a good cook and housekeeper, You can hire someone for that If you have to ask me whether you should many her, I say don't. It's easier to got mar*/ rted than divorced. And much cheaper. DEAR ABBY: Last week, a busload of us senior citizens went to Niagara Falls and Canada for an outing, financed by our town (West Edmeston, N. Y.) There were 87 of us on this trip and we had a' wonderful time except, for one thlng-the Falls on the American side were grossly neglected and looked terrible. But the Falls on the Cana­ dian side were beautityl, bright with flowers and well-maintained. The comparison made us Americans feel somewhat ashamed' and therefore sad.. ' I know it would cost omrgovernment a few dollars to beautify our side of the Falls, but it would be well worth it to restore our national pride. I sure hope I see this in print. SAD SENIOR DEAR SAD: And I sure hope Secretary of the Interior Donald Hodel sees it, too. • • * DEAR ABBY: This is for "Tired of Waiting," whose In-laws' graves are still unmarked after five years because one of their sons wanted to put something on his father's headstone crediting him with having served in the Army overseas but didn't know how to word it. They should contact their local Veterans Ad­ ministration office and apply for a monument, available in granite or marble. It is free to any deceased veteran who was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. The ser- viceperson's name, dates of birth and death, branch of service, last rank attained and war served in can be engraved on the marker on headstone The family need pay only for the installation, as even the freight is paid for by the govern­ ment. GLAD TO HELP DEAR GLAD: Thank you for helping to solve this serious problem. DEAR ABBY: I am presently going with a boy who is five years older than I am, and my mother is having a fit! She says he's too old for me. Now, here's the kicker: My mother married a man who was 18 years older than she was, so I don't see how she can tell me that a man five years older than me is too old for me. Her mar­ riage isn't perfect, but it's not a disaster either. Maybe you can shed some light on this situa­ tion CONFUSED DEAR CONFUSED: How old are you? If you're 21 and he's 18, that's one thing. But if you're IS, and he is 18, that's something else. • * • (Problems? Writ* to Abby. For a personal, unpublished reply, send a salt-addressed, stamped envelope to Abby, P.O. Box 39929, Hollywood, Calif. 90098. All cor­ respondent* Is confidential.) Petpourri Lois M£Aloon How to avoid trouble (with a capital T) There are many reasons why animals bite people. If you can predict the situation, maybe you can avoid the bite. Let's start with dogs. Dogs bite for a number of reasons. The first is territory. Some dogs are strongly ter­ ritorial, like Dobes and shepherds, although many breeds are ter­ ritorial. Some dogs just do not like or trust strangers on what they consider their territory . When you jog or walk pass a country home, you can almost always count on a dog running out at you, barking as you pass the house. If you just keep walking, not changing your pace, you're probably in good shape. But if you panic and start to run -- you're asking for trouble with a capital T. City dogs respond much the same way to strangers walking past, although some are a little more used to them. This is why so many mail and delivery men get bit. It's nothing personal, mind you, its just that most territorial dogs are just leery of strangers. If a dog gets too close to you, sum­ mon up all your courage and shout "No!" in your meanest voice, then freeze for a minute. Most dogs understand that word and it may even stop them. A territorial dog will also bite if it is confined in a den-like situa­ tion, such as a parked car with the window opened. Whatever you do, do not put your hand or arm in the window or you may pull out a bloody stump. If you need to ex­ tract the dog for some reason, open the door and call him out to you. (Even a meek little poodle is capable of coming on like a rott­ weiler.) Possession is another reason why dogs bite. Most dogs don't like sharing their dinnter, a favorite toy or a bone. Dogs who don't have the "fear of God" with their owners or their owner's children, may let you have It If you mess with their supper, etc. Dog fights. If you try and separate two dogs heavily involv­ ed in the heat of battle, you're ask­ ing for it. Instinct takes over and they just bite. I have it on the -authority of a Pit Bull owner, that the best way to break up a 'dog fight is to poke stitriiSthy '̂tMhe dog's rectum. Notpleasaift, ! ad­ mit, but better thantbslng an arm. Toenails. Cutting a dog's toenails requires a table In order to get the dog up to the owner's level. It's a psychological thing. (Although groomers are bitten regularly, even though they use tables.) Its best to condition a young puppy by trimming Its toenails regularly. If you must trim an older, less tolerant dog, use a muzzle. Panic is another reason dogs bite. (Usually a panic bite Is not too severe.) Some dogs just can't stand being tangled up... for ex­ ample, in a lead. There are also dogs that can't stand being grabbed by the scruff of the neck, etc. and will bite wild­ ly at whoever grabs^them. This kind of bite is just "panic". Again, it's nothing personal. To avoid that situation, use slow, gentle movements and "a low, soothing voice to calm a dog you sense is very frightened. (It Is not a situa­ tion requiring discipline.) Accidental injury. A dog who is injured is pot able to think ra­ tionally. (For example, one who has just been hit by a car.) If you discover such a dog, and you need to get it to the vet quickly, cover its head with a blanket before at­ tempting to lift it, as a precau­ tionary measure. Gentle restraint on the animal is necessary since it may be in a state of shock . Teasing is another reason dog's retaliate. Who could blame them! Sometimes a dog will become so involved In the game, that instinct takes over. I firmly believe a dog shouldn't be turned on to this point -- especially In hot weather or if the dog has an aggression pro* blem anyway. Many times, owners are not aware of the pro- for sure. Even if you have to bluff, make him think you're the boss -- the dominant one -- the pack leader. Also keep in mind that lit­ tle dogs sometimes think like big ones. Temperament, not size Is often the determining factor. when they do use it. A dog's main defense is his abili­ ty to bite. This is why many dk>gs are reluctant to hold and carry things in their mouths, like dum­ mies for fieldwork or wooden dumbells for obedience work. Very often a dog needs to feel very secure in order to work in these areas. To bring about a sense of security while dog training, con­ sistency is absolutely mandatory. Dogs often bite small children because a child is short and down at the dog's level. Children often panic and scream when a dog chases them, causing the dog to behave even more Instinctively. Basically it boils down to the good ol' pack theoiy again -- the dog will respect the strongest, be It human or dog. Teach your children to be respectful but not fearful of dogs, and you'll pro­ bably never have a problem. 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