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Show G Monday, May 7, 1990 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Page A9 Skiers' altitude sickness study By DENIS M. SEARLES Associated Press Writer AltiKEYSTONE, Colo. (AP) tude sickness afflicts one of four visitors to Colorado's mountains. Its - effects range from nausea and 4 - f - headaches to death, according to a study under way at mis Rocky Mountain resort One victim was Howard Shapiro, New York City lawa yer. He flew out of Newark, N.J., on a Monday morning in February, arrived in Denver about noon and drove to this ski resort at above 9,000 feet altitude. "I became very dizzy, lightheaded. At the onset I was short of breath, but that seemed to abate pretty quickly. The headache went from mild to severe ... and then the constant vomiting," Shapiro said. "At some point in time, dying seemed the lesser of two evils, he said. In the morning, at the resort's Snake River Health Center, he was asked to participate in an experimental program. He was placed in a red Gamow Bag, which resembles a backpacker's tube tent. Air pressure in the bag is increased. "We take him down to higher pressure and lower altitude. Its a simulated drop from Keystone's feet to about 4,300 feet," said University of Colorado graduate student Jim Kasic. who is involved in the study by the Colorado Altitude Research Institute based at the clinic. In two hours, Shapiro could eat i - 1.1 mm Us - Mr 4 v2 9,-3- f 1 By TRUDY TYNAN Associated Press Writer WORTfflNGTON. Mass. (AP) -Ethis village of 250 ago years ight families in the foothills of the Berk-shirhad its own baby boom when 29 women gave birth, two to twins, and three others adopted children. Now the youngsters are in school and townsfolk are struggling to come up with the money to educate them. "It was the first time in the history of the town that goes back over 200 years that there had been so many babies," said Karen the town's Parent Teacher Organization president, who was one of the new mothers in 1982. "Yankee Magazine even came out and took our picture." "We have a tax (limit) override vote on Saturday and I can't even think about what we will do if that doesn't pass," said Selectwoman Julia Sharron, who doubles as town librarian. School costs, up more than $130,- - 4 es Bar-shefs- AP Laserphoto Prima Principal them to read. After students from each grade successfully read a designated number of pages from selected books, Prosek paraded as promised in his outfit made by a fellow (AP) Sunnyside School Principal Jerry Pro-se- k shows off his tutu and tights while to at the school in first-grade- rs Sobieski. Wis. Prosek wore the costume as a result of a challenge to pupils to encourage teacher. Eating habits affect sleeping habits hungry at night, include some fish, chicken or vegetable protein. Spicy or greasy food. Late night meals heavy in garlic and strong spices can aggravate sleep problems by giving you heartburn or indigestion. Sensitivity to mono-sodiuglutamate, often found in Chinese food, can cause insomnia. Eating beans, cucumbers, cauliflower or other foods that give you gas may also disturb your sleep. Weight-los- s diet. People who are restricting their food intake may wake up hungry, particularly during the second half of the night. Eating a light snack right before bedtime helps obliviate this. Consult your doctor before embarking on plan. any weight-los- s Food allergies. Among the foods that may trigger sleep problems are milk, corn, wheat, chocolate, nuts, egg wliites, seafood, red and yellow food dyes and yeast. If you suspect a food allergy, consult a qualified allergist. If you have a hunch about a particular food, eliminate it from your diet for a week or two. If By REDBOOK For AP Newsfeatures What you eat and when you eat it during the day can have a profound effect on how you sleep at night. Everything from spices to some vegetables can rob you of a good night's sleep, according to an excerpt in the current Redbook from the book "No More Sleepless Nights: The Complete Program for Ending Insomnia," by Peter J. Hauri and Shirley Linde. Hauri and Linde list six enemies of slumber. Since effects of diet vary from person to person, keep a daily diary of changes you've made and how your sleep was affected. Make changes one at a time and stick with each for at least a week. Here are the sleep stoppers: Late night meals. A big meal late in the evening makes your digestive system work harder, which can keep you awake. It is best to eat your largest meal at breakfast, followed by a moderate lunch and light dinner. 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The baby boom has overwhelmed the community's five-rooschool, with 92 students in kindergarten through fourth grade. Last year residents remodeled the basement and moved the kindergarten and the library there to make room for e class. a second first-grad- And as Worthington's enrollment d zoomed in by nearly the last five years it was also called on to finance a larger share of the regional school district's one-thir- budget that encompasses seven towns, said Duane Wynan; assistant superintendent. The regional school system's costs are split among the towns, based on the number of schoolchildren who attend from each town. baby boom came Worthington's just about the same time the state's voters approved Proposition Vh, which limits communities to raising tax levies 2.5 percent annually until they reach 2.5 percent of assessed valuation. And like many small towns with small budgets, soon felt the pinch. 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L L n 3 2230 North Llnivvrvitv Parkuav In Cottonlree Squire rs high-altitu- BUY MOM A LASTING GIFT sleep returns to normal, wait several more weeks, then reintroduce the suspect food. If sleep problems return, you will know what food to Give the timeless tradition of Lladr6. J non-prof- He estimates the clinic's research could save each of the state's major ski resorts $3 million to $5 million a year in lost income and litigation. He says losses to the state's ski industry due to sickness approach $55 million a season. Cathy Kruzic, spokeswoman for Colorado Ski Country USA, said the figures would be hard to verify. She asked chief executive officers from the state's ski areas about the estimates during a recent meeting. "They were extremely surprised by that figure and would certainly want additional information to qualify those numbers because it's not something that has been of major concern in terms of lost revenues to the areas," Kruzic said. Houston, 76, began research on altitude while a mountain climber in the Himalayas in the 1930s 'and 1940s and while with the Navy's air : arm during World War II. Houston said altitude sickness is a mixture of problems that often occur together: Acute Mountain Sickness, which includes headache, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, fatigue and sleep disturbance. High Altitude Pulmonary Ede- Baby 'boomlet' taxes little school ft talking and drink again. Bengtake Jaurin, 35, a microbiologist from Umea, Sweden, complained of the same symptoms after arriving at Frisco, altitude 9,036 feet. He went to his room and was found dead the next morning, Jan. 19. An autopsy showed he died of respiratory failure due to high altitude pulmonary edema, an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the lungs. "The problem involves dozens of 13 million millions of people visitors to Colorado alone each year," said Dr. Charles Houston, founder of the institute. Altitude sickness has been found to afflict 23 percent of those surveyed so far at the clinic, he said. "It doesn't mean they're incapacitated," said Houston, of Burlington, Vt. "But with simple measures, we think we can stop at least a dozen preventable deaths a year from altitude sickness in Colorado. Make that 12 to 20 deaths that are preventable," Houston said. The institute's study, staffed by graduate students and supervised members of the by doctor-boar- d it Snake River Health Clinic, began last June. About 1,700 adults and teen-agehave been interviewed at Keystone ski resort so far. "No one has looked at the level and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Public, how well or how poorly they tolerate altitude, particularly if they have heart or lung disease," Houston said. Provo Phone 0 $150.00 or $49.00 14k free $29.95 pearl solit. 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