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TAURUS (April 20-Mey 20) An opinion about which you feel strongly might not be too wed received by others today Don't try to force your views on people who aren't receptive. BEMM (Mey 21-June 20) If you've been feeling a trifle sluggish lately, it could be because you haven't had adequate ex­ ercise. Do something today to stretch your mind and muscles. CANCER (June 21-July 22) It's impor­ tant today to guard against overindul­ gence. A little of a good thing is OK. but too much of the same could be bad. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Don't make any major decisions today without first con­ sulting your mate, especially if it pertains sake of your self-esteem, don't try to ̂to a matter where the two of you pakn off on others today things that you disagree. (Oct 24 Men-22) Try not to be pompous or pretentious to impress others today. If you're not accepted for what you are. it's their loss, not yours. SAGfTTAMUS (Nov. 22-Oec. 21) To make otheis sit up and take notice, you might be tempted to cinbeWiih the facts today. Unfortunately, this wM produce an opposite effect CAPfttCORM (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Castles cannot be built upon sandy foundations today If you're hoping to puM off some- thmg big. be sure it has a sturdy base. AOUAMUS (Jan. 20-Feb. If) m career srtuations today, do not treat serious matters frivolously. If your attitude is too loose, it may scare others from doing business with you. PISCES (Feb. ,70 Miwrh 20) For the HEALTH By D r . L a u r e n c e E . L a m b . M . D . . N e w s p a p e r E n t e r p r i s e A s s o c i a t i o n Anemia: too little oxygen to tissues By Dr. Lawrence E. Lamb DEAR DR. LAMB: As far back as 1 can remember. I have bad to take blood tests and then medication or needles for anemia. Nov. at age 50, when I thought I'd be over this problem, 1 still feel tired and constantly lack energy At one time I was told I had Cooley's anemia Both of my parents were born in Italy Can you explain what causes anemias and why they make you feel tired all the time? DEAR READER: The main reason people who have an anemia feel tired is because their blood cannot transport enough oxygen to their tissues The oxygen is required to metabolize your food in the cells and release the energy in your food. So in a way being anemic is like not getting enough to eat. When the anemia is severe enough it makes your heart work harder, too. There are two basic mechanisms that cause anemias: not having enough red blood cells that carry oxygen, or having abnormal red blood cells that are inefficient in carrying oxygen I doubt that you have Cooley's anemia, as it is a severe anemia, technically called severe beta thalassemia. But you may have thalassemia trait, which does occur in people from Italy and the Mediterranean area. It may cause abnormal hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that makes it possible for them to carry oxygen. It shares some common characteristics with an iron-defieiency anemia, but it is caused by inherited abnormalities in bow your body forms hemoglobin. You might expect to have stopped having an iron deficiency as you stopped having menstrual periods. Women in the child-bearing years oiten have an anemia on this basis. But if you do have thalassemia trait, you would still have a tendency for an anemia. You would have the normal number of red blood cells, but they would have the defective hemoglobin, causing you to have fatigue. In addition, people may have a •problem in the failure of bone marrow to produce enough red blood cells, or they may lose blood from other sources of bleeding. I have explained the mechanisms of anemia in more detail in The Health Letter, Special Report 13. "Why Anemias Occur," which I am sending you. Others who want this issue can send 75 cents with a long, stamped, self-addressed envelope for it to me in care of this newspaper, P.O. Box 19622. Irvine. CA 92713. DEAR DR. LAMB: I've been living with a wonderful man for two years and we plan to get married soon. He had a vasectomy some years ago and CROSSWORD wants a baby now. So do I. He says there is a way to fix him so we can have one, but I don't know if there really Is a chance that they could operate again and help him. We are both desperate, for a baby and would appreciate your v comment. DEAR READER: Yes. there is a reasonable chance that your fiance could have an operation to reverse the first one. He should see a urologist about this. Originally, when a vasectomy is done, a section of the small tube that carries sperm to the . prostate where the sperm enters the fluid is cut and removed. Depending on how much was removed, and other factors, an operation can be done to rejoin the cut ends of the tube. The best results that have been reported are from microsurgery. The < tube is so small that the surgeon needs a microscope to put the severed ends of the tubes back together properly! Some surgeons using the microsurgery technique claim a more than 75 percent success rate. Then after the surgery there is still the question of the testicles producing enough live sperm, but I would be optimistic about it. Doctor Lamb welcomes letters from readers with health questions. You can write to him at P.O. Box 19622, Irvine, CA 92713. 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Roman 21 Conducive to peace 22 River in Texas 23 Unfulfilled de­ sire 24 City in Italy 25 River in England 26 Is human 28 Awkward person 29 Take cover 30 Actress Barbara 31 Warm colors 37 Sounds 38 Long fish 41 Baptismal water Answer to Previous Puzzle New that the statistics are in, once agaia it Jus been affirmed that cele­ brating the Fourth with a fifth is the way to go -- permanently. Q & A 42 Cold Adriatic wind 43 Part erf Yemen 44 Unless 45 Inevitable out­ come 47 Radar screen image 48 Ancient name of Vich 49 Old Testament book 50 Fasting period 52 Eskimo knife 54 • to Joy 1. Who established the first English colony oh America? (a) Sir Walter Raleigh (b) Miles Stan-- dish (c) Roger Williams 2. In what state was Fred Astaire born? (a) New Jersey (b) Utah (c) Nebraska 3. The International Date Line coin­ cides with approximately what meridian? (a) 180th (b) 200th (c) 230th ANSWERS e E o Z e t (NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN) Berry's World By Jim Berry "Must b» college tuition time again, eh, Fenster?" (C) 1985 by NEA Irtc By James Jacoby Newspaper Enterpr ise Associa t ion End play gives entry The late Eugenio Chiaradia was one of the great players of all time. At the start of the era of the famed Italian Blue Team, he was their undisputed leader. His nickname. "The Profes­ sor," stems from his actually being a professor of philosophy . Today's deal, from the 1959 European champion­ ships. shows declarer Chiaradia at his best. Three rounds of spades were played by the defense, the Professor trump­ ing in with the ace of hearts. He played the king of hearts and then the 10. which was allowed to hold. A third heart went to the queen of hearts in dummy, picking up the last trump from West Now it would seem that the contract could be made simply by playing East for the club ace. but the Professor knew better. If East had that card, he surely would have opened the bidding. So be played a dia­ mond to the jack. When that trick had won. he played out all his trumps, leaving the diamond ace, a small dia­ mond and the club jack in dummy. That left declarer with the lone king of diamonds and the K-7 of clubs. What about the defenders? West did not want to blank his club ace. so he kept only one diamond. East had to keep the diamond queen guard­ ed so he was down to the club queen alone. Reading the situation, the Pro­ fessor cashed the diamond king and exited with a low club. East won the queen and had to give up the game-gOr, ing trick to the diamond ace in dummy NORTH M7-K • K 7 2 f Q 5 4 • A 5 4 • J 6 5 4 WEST EAST • J 5 • A Q 10 9 8 6 V J 3 2 • --- • 10 9 6 3 • Q 8 7 2 • A 9 3 2 • Q 10 8 SOUTH • 4 3 f A K 1 0 9 8 7 6 • K J • K7 Vulnerable: East-West Dealer: North West North East South Pass Pass 1 V Pass 1 NT 2 4 3 V Pass 4 V Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: • J