The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

BlRTHRIGHT HOPSEUI;I\?.éOI:ALL OAKVILLE: 825â€"1216 MILTON: 875â€"1245 exercise Students in HALTON BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOLS need your help with reading, writing, mathematics, crofts, storyâ€" telling. Moybe you would prefer to help in the school office or library. Find out about this unique GrandTime program Mon.â€"Thurs. 11 a.m.â€"5 p.m. Fri. 11 a.m.â€"2 p.m. Tues. & Wed. 7:30 p.m.â€"9 p.m. HOTLINE 8 a.m.â€"Midnight 1â€"800â€"550â€"4900 SENIORS AND RETIREES WHO LOVE CHILDREN PREGNANT AND NEED HELP? a $s w d i C%) & : t 394 & % ,7’ " 3 3 _ . _ . t s y hy n EL P o T W 2 3 , Thus ts w Dave Coons Chair ATTENTION! "I felt that the counselors really had an interest in each individual person.” Jill Bourguignon lost 19 lbs. 1 A Pound. Lose All You Want. 195 Oakville 8494044 le oovertisement sponsored in Holron GrondTime Commitre ef U pers ement C Call PETER GNISH ‘P} AN MAKE A DIFFEREN Wughf Loz CanPhte C now that yo Tell a friend IC P# _ Senmou in Halton â€" Boask of Eucalion Ne unse By BARB JOY Oakville Beaver Staff Dieter Kuntz is hoping tPA doesn‘t become the heart drug of choice. If it does, it will help throw efforts to reach a balanced budget this year out the winâ€" New heart drug could burst hospital budgets rtne th Critice Training for Life! St. John Ambulance more. Jen \ \q@ge / ONTARIO \/ DAJUNIOR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS CONTACT THIS Ccommunity NEWSPAPER FOR DETAILS DEADLINE â€" OCTOBER 31. 1993 helf 466 Morden Rd. #201 Oakville, Ont. LGK 2T3 (416) 844â€"4844 support N et a personalized Cuisine, which an additional IN Bob Wil 1 exac Director Ur Wel Shools "2';7?5*’5 ?fi Gz+> %1;?’; in *> s ~} 1 F Exclusive use of the drug would probably mean a further hospital outlay of $185,000 for a total expected cost of $250,000. At a time when the hospital is struggling to pare a final $800,000 from its budget to meet provincial funding cutbacks, this further expense would have definite monetary repercussions. In fact, one of the costâ€"saving suggestions for a balanced 1993/94 budget was the cost avoidance of tPA, according to a recent report from the hospital‘s medical advisory committee (MAC). Kuntz, president and chief executive office of Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, has backed away from financâ€" ing the exclusive use of a more expenâ€" sive heart drug that some people say saves more lives. For the time being, the hospital is leaving it up to physicians to determine a protocol for using tPA (tissue plasâ€" minogen activator) to dissolve blood clots in heart patients. If they find tPA the drug of choice, the hospital will have to dig deeper to meet the cost. Dr. Lorne Martin, an emergency physician and OTMH‘s acting chief of staff, said hospitals are contemplating using tPA in cases where it is clearly dow NOW THEREFORE, 1. Ann Mulvale, Mayor of the Town of Oakville DO HEREBY PROCLAIM the week of October 16th to October 23rd, 1993 as WHEREAS in Ontario, there are 54 Children‘s Aid Societies who provided substitute care to more than 19,000 children annually; AND WHEREAS Foster Family Week affords an opportunity to celeâ€" brate and recognize the important role that foster families fill by providing a safe, stable and caring environment for children who require alternate care; FOSTER FAMILY WEEK in Oakville AND WHEREAS during this week, foster families and Children‘s Aid Societies throughout the province will be undertaking a wide variety of special events including recognition events, mall displays and media coverage; AND WHEREAS this week has been declared Canadian Foster Family Week by the Canadian Foster Parents Association: with Jantzen purchase (while supplies last) TOWN OF OAKVILLE Biamnea It takes a lot of work, confidence and courage to start a business and keep it going. PECGY‘S$ made it work. That‘s why Biameca salutes her during her 25th Anniversary Celebration. 4 en uty C awp! pFECCY S LUCKY pse" : f Lucky ) * PREMIERE Y# FREE COOLER BAG THE CORPORATION OF THE ord BIG WEEK Em Cashmere Blazer and Coâ€"ordinating Sweater _ (no purchase required) " _ PROCLAMATION FOSTER FAMILY WEEK QOctober 16th to October 23rd, 1993 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER _ «ybRRC *\ x ThE S shown the drug will have the greatest benefit, usually in more dangerous heart attacks affecting the anterior blood vesâ€" sels, "We know which type of heart attack the patient is experiencing (whether anterior or interior) and we‘ll probably direct the use of tPA to anterior patients," he said. The debate between cost and efficacy has been taking place, not only at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital but at every hospital in Canada, said Martin. He said OTMH is still investiâ€" gating the issue, not in a vacuum but by communicating with about 15 other hosâ€" pitals to find out how they are grappling with the situation. Martin said some physicians are arguing for tPA‘s exclusive usage, but many of their counterparts are debating whether the added cost is justified in tough economic times. ‘"We‘re working hard in conjunction with other health care facilities to see if we can come to some general consensus," he said. Debate at a recent OTMH medical advisory meeting centred around the GUSTO Report, a large international trial which compared tPA to another commonly used clotâ€"dissolving drug called Streptokinase. After testing the two drugs on thousands of heart attack patients, the study seemed to reveal that tPA is the superior drug. Physicians are also awaiting the pubâ€" lication of a report by the Canadian Cardiovascular Consensus Group "that may help to set a standard in this issue. "Rest assured that OTMH will meet whatever standard is finally set," said Martin. s O“\; » %‘ D E Cv Cv Y (% Fea Te ‘s aWE,C 4\»‘;’!%!‘\“&_.? "YOUR FASHION PROFESSIONALS SINCE 1968" P + Ann Mulvale, " * MAYOR TOWN OF OAKVILLE TRAFALGAR VILLAGE 844â€"5361 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD P.O. BOX 310 OAKVILLE, ONTARIO LA SA6 TELEPHONE: (905) 338â€"4173 FACSIMILE: (905) 815â€"2001 [ /I & & OF QUALITy f Tne sEaAasons C%%%TOMg omm tm G$- AAp 25 "If treated with Streptokinase, about 7 1/2% of patients would die; if treated with tPA, about 6 1/2% would die," said Martin. "In other words, it‘s about 1 in 100 of people treated for heart attacks." At the same time, Martin cautioned that studies such as these have to be regarded with some skepticism because their interpretation is subject to the interâ€" preter, One person may label the differâ€" ence between the two drugs as "very small"; another may regard it as "very large", depending on what circumâ€" stances the drugs were used. In some cases, the difference may not constitute a 1% difference at all. t w S+HOâ€" 4 ) Cancer survivors share experiences at Cancer Society general meeting Thursday Three people who‘ve faced cancer and won will talk about their experiâ€" ences. At the Annual General Meeting of the Oakville Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society, meeting will take place on Thurs., Oct. 21st at 7:30 p.m. at the Unit offices at 635 Fourth Line. Any interested people are invited to attend. More information can be obtained from Lillian Morris at §45â€"5231. Jeff Walker had a partial leg amputation in 1984 and, if that wasn‘t enough, found himself facing lung cancer which meant more surgery and chemotherapy. Finally, two years later, he was found to be clear of cancer. Today, he‘s married and leads a normal life that includes swimming, campâ€" ing and skating. In the summer of 1983, Brenda Boyd was told she had acute monocytic leukemia and immediately began a unique chemotherapy and drug treatâ€" ment. The following summer she was healthy again and joined a baseball team. She continued to work as a nanny as well as working towards an Early Childhood Education certificate from Sheridan. In addition to hearing from these three survivors, the Annual General Meeting will let people know what was accomplished by the Unit last year. There will also be reports from various standing committees, a budget set for the next fiscal year, and goals for the future will be addressed. Like Terry Fox, David Visschedyk discovered he had cancer in his right leg. After his leg was amputated below the knee, and following eight months of chemotherapy, Visschedyk was pronounced free of cancer. Now, he‘s a member of the Terry Fox Team, a group of people chosen to represent Fox to get his message out and to keep his dream alive. It‘s not necessarily a fact but it‘s a A National Trustco Company PREM IER T RUST SALFE CONTINUES Upper Sixth Plaza 1500 Sixth Line, Oakyville 338â€"0413 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24" Hot & Cold Food Available Biamncgae One Week Only LLL 10 aAMâ€"5 PM Polish Hall * Burlington COLLECTIONS s GRAFTS good study and probably close to the truth," he said, "However, the GUSTO study hasn‘t had the full scrutiny of the scientific community as of yet so only the bare facts have been released. It has not been available in a way that has allowed for a full discussion of the validâ€" ity of its conclusions." Martin was cauticus when asked if patients would be administered tPA on request, He said physicians are not genâ€" erally obligated to administer a request= ed drug but "I don‘t want to give the impression that we‘d ignore the patient, either. "It depends on the circumstances and the individual situation," he concluded. ‘ace Painting) %/0 DD "DENIM BLUES" WEEKEND WEAR Se /6 OFF Oct. 20. 199 OFF