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Show February 5. 2004 - The Pyramid - Page Seven U of U to expand services for disabled Utah miners SALT LAKE care for Utahs disabled miners will be enhanced CITY--Medic- al and expanded at the University of Utah Health Sciences Cen- ter under an agreement announced today. The U of U has been the officially designated provider of medical services for miners since 1957, when the Utah Legislature mandated that funds accrued from trust lands gifted to the state from the federal government nearly a earlier for the purpose of a miners hospital be directed to the U of U Rehabilitation Center. The center treats all types of injuries and disorders requiring rehabilitation, including those common to miners. In recent years, some miners petitioned the courts for half-centu- ry medical services more expressly tailored to meet their specific and sometimes unique needs. A settlement recently finalized in Third District Court addresses miners requests, not only allowing them access to the full range of services available through the University Health System, but creating health-car- e some new programs in parts of the state where they live and work. The first step in more personalized services is a name change the Us rehab center will now be called the Univer- sity of Utah Rehabilitation Center and Miners Hospital. University Hospital has long been the de facto hospital for Utahs miners; this agreement makes it official, said Phillip R. Bryant, D.O., newly named medical director of the Miners Hospital and associate professor and chair of the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the U medical school. The same health care weve historically provided to miners will now be offered in a more deliberate, formalized way, said Bryant. He said that in addition to treatment for common mining-relate- d injuries and illnesses such as pneumoconiosis (black lung) and silicosis, the U of U can provide a much broader range of medical services than would be hosavailable at a stand-alon- e pital designated for miners. With the Courts approval of the settlement, the Univer sity will immediately begin to implement the terms of that settlement, beginning with the hiring of an assistant medical director for the miners hospi- tal and a case manager exclusively devoted to that patient population. No matter where miners enter the University Health System the Rehabilitation Center, an internal medicine specialists in rehabilitation, pulmonary, orthopedic and occupational medicine will offer specialized care for medical ailments common to miners. Outreach coordinators from the University will work with communities in Carbon and Emery counties and elsewhere which have large miner populations to coordinate diagnosis health issues in Price, Magna and possibly other locations where disabled miners are located in significant numbers; and treatment of mining-relate- d illness and injury. Disabled miners who use the hospital will receive ongoing needs health assessments to document their medical needs, both for epidemiological purposes and to ensure that they continue to receive appropriate treatment and education to prevent illness. Pending the necessary applications and approvals, the Miners Hospital will be a certified provider of the Federal Black Lung Program. For more information about medical services at the University of Utah Rehabilitation Center and Miners Hospital, call Sunny administrative director of Rehabilitation Services at Univer- An interdisciplinary clinic sity of Utah Hospitals and clinic or the oncology service they will receive closely coor- dinated user-friend- ly care, Bryant said. The expanded services are supported by the Miners Land Grant Trust Fund. Among services to be offered by the University of Utah Rehabilitation Center and Miners Hospital are: An off-sit- e clinic two days a month in Orem, allowing miners to receive medical care in a community closer to their homes; Annual seminars on mining-related at University Hospital where Vance-Lauritze- Clinics, (801) 581-225- n, 1. Eating disorders: You ve sent your Treating the body resume, now what? but not the mind by Jennifer Wider, MD Society for Womens Health Research fort and feel relief when they purge. Bulimics also have an un- Despite the startling numbers of women suffering from eating disorders, a new study from the International Journal of Eating Disorders suggests that these women are not receiving proper treatment. healthy view of their body. Parnassia Psychiatric Institute in the Netherlands reviewed data from international studies in order to determine the incidence and prevalence of eating disorders. They discovered that only a small minority of eating dis- studies have shown that women are more likely than men to seek treatment. According to the National Eating Disorder Association, the most effecting treatment for an eating disorder is combing psychotherapy or psychological counseling with special attention to medical and nutritional needs. Researchers from the order sufferers ever receives proper mental health care. It isnt surprising, says Marlene B. Schwartz, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and codirector of the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders in New Haven, CT. There is a stigma attached to seeking mental health, so many people dont seek care. Also, some of the symptoms of eating disorders; trying to restrain food intake, dissatisfac- tion with body shape and weight, are so normal among women in our culture that many people may not feel that they have a disorder. Five to 1 0 million girls and women in the U.S. battle eat- ing disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder or other related illnesses, according to the data from the National Eating Disorder Association. Studies also show that ap- proximately 80 percent of American women are dissatis- fled with their appearance at one time or another. Adolescent girls tend to and have lower more negative feelings about their bodies and intellect when self-estee- ; m compared with adolescent boys. One study from the Cincin- nati Psychotherapy Institute suggests that finding methods in adoto promote lescent girls may help them lower the rates of eating disorders in this population. For more information on womens health issues, visit the web site at www.womens-- ; self-estee- m ' health.org. There are several types of eating disorders and all involve serious disturbances in eating behavior. Women with anor- exia often see themselves as overweight even though they are drastically underweight. Anorexia may also involve a refusal to maintain normal body weight by avoiding food, fear of gaining weight and compulsive exercising. Women with bulimia often engage in episodes of binge eating, followed by attempts to prevent weight gain, including self-induc- vomiting and laxative abuse. , Bulimics often feel that they cant control their eating behavior, use food as a com disPeople with binge-eatin- g order engage in similar patterns of behavior to bulimics without the purging component. The numbers of eating dis- order patients seeking treatment is quite low, but recent Accumulating research suggests that the best treatment for anorexia includes individual therapy. If a patient lives at home, family therapy is ally recommended. usu- Appropriate treatment for bulimia involves, cognitive-behavior- al therapy, which is structured treatment that helps the individual change the behaviors and negative thoughts that are maintaining the eating disorder, Schwartz said. Eating disorders are often linked to other psychological conditions. Depression, anxiety and substance abuse are not uncommon among people with eating disorders, said. Schwartz . Studies have shown that higher rates of depression among women and girls may be associated with a tendency to become more dissatisfied with physical appearance than their male counterparts. Everyone suffers from poor body image from time to time, but it is important to recognize when behavior crosses the line from normal discontent to an eating disorder. There are a few behavioral warning signs such as restricting food intake by skipping meals, cutting out entire food groups, binge eating which includes eating large amounts of food and feeling out of control while eating. Any type of purging, such as vomiting, laxative abuse, fasting and excessive exercise, weighing yourself more than and frequent body once-a-da- y checks in the mirror, Schwartz explained. Disturbing feelings often with an eatgo ing disorder. Other signs to be aware of hand-in-ha- according to Schwartz include self-worfeeling like your on your size, feeling depends like a failure if you break a rule you have set about eating and feeling distracted while doing other things because you are th thinking about food, body shape or weight. Treating the body and the mind is vital to the recovery process from an eating by Erin Hovanec NAP- S- You spot a job opportunity, craft a winning it to the reresume and cruiter. Then the waiting game begins. After the resume has been sent, its tempting to sit back and hope the recruiter will call. But, make no mistake, you should follow up. You just need to figure out when and how to do it. The majority of recruiters say candidates should wait one week before following up. Some recruiters prefer you wait longer. Several prefer you not contact them at all. Your best bet? Go with the majority opinion and wait a week. is a great follow up tool because it not only lets you remind the recruiter youve applied for a job, but it also lets you submit a resume again without seeming too pushy. If you decide to follow up on a resume over the phone, rehearse what you want to say. Keep it short and sweet. Calling recruiters repeatedly isnt going to make them more likely to call you back. Its probably just going to irritate them. Have a few weeks passed since you sent a resume and you still havent heard from the recruiter? Are you considering simply reapplying for the position? Dont. Recruiters usually keep resumes on file and theyll likely discover that youve already sent one. Worse, they may think that you didnt even realize that youd already applied for a position. Only resend your resume to a recruiter when you want to apply for a different position at a company. Otherwise, or call to you should follow up. Melatonin may affect blood pressure DALLAS, TX Melato- nin, a naturally occuring hormone found in the body might one day be an addition to traditional high blood pressure treatments, according to a report in todays rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Lead author Frank A.J.L. Scheer, Ph.D., a neuroscientist at Brigham and Womens Hospital and at Harvard Medical Schools division of sleep medicine, said that melatonins effect on blood pressure might be due to its ability to help regulate the bodys biological clock. It has been reported that people with high blood pres- sure often have suppressed nighttime melatonin levels, Scheer said. We have recently found that people with high blood pressure have actual anatomical disturbances of their biological clocks. This finding might open the door for a new approach for treating hypertension. Scheer and colleagues conducted the study at the Netherlands Institute for Brain Research in Amsterdam. They evaluated melatonins effect after a single dose versus after a longer regimen. For three weeks, researchers gave 16 men with untreated essential hypertension, high blood pressure with no known cause, either placebo or 2.5 mg oral melatonin one hour before they went to sleep. They compared the effect course to takof the three-wee- k melatonin ing only on one day. The researchers found that patients taking repeated mela- - tonin had lower nighttime systolic blood pressure, the top number in a blood pressure reading, by six millimeters of mercury, mm Hg, and diastolic blood pressure, bottom number by four mm Hg. The single dose of melatonin had no effect on blood pressure. Patients taking melatonin also reported improved sleep, but Scheer said that effect was unrelated to blood pressure reduction in this study. While this small study sug- gests the biological clock might be a mechanism involved in the blood pressure reduction, Scheer and colleagues dont exclude that improved sleep over a long time might help reduce blood pressure as well. Dan Jones, MD, an American Heart Association spokesperson and high blood pressure expert, added a word of caution about the study findings. This report showing a blood pressure-lowerin- g effect of melatonin use is of interest primarily at a theoretical or research level. Larger studies certainly would be needed prior to recommending this approach to patients with high blood pressure. Patients with high blood pressure should consult their own health care provider for specific advice, but no one should begin melatonin therapy for blood pressure management for the time ing, added Jones. be- Scheer agreed. This is just a start. Large-scal- e studies need to be done, as well as studies of potential interactions be- tween melatonin and traditional antihypertensive treatments. Caseworkers may be required to videotape interviews with children SALT LAKE CITY-Ut- ah House members are set to vote on a bill that would require case workers to videotape interviews with children in cases that involve abuse. Legislators on the House Health and Human Services committee voted 3 to move H.B. 54 Substitute out of committee Jan. 23 despite the concerns of law enforce-meand child welfare agents. The case workers complained that the bill contains hidden mandates and may hinder investigations, as well as training costs. But the bill's detractors almost universally testified to the committee that they thought videotaping interviews was a 7-- nt good idea, and their concerns came with the implementation of the bill. Susan Mitchell, director of a Salt Lake Childrens Justice Center, said the justice centers try to make children feel comfortable, but the introduction of cameras could jeopardize just how at ease a child feels. Mitchell also said the provision could be a system failure if done too fast. She recommended a pilot program, but the bills sponsor. Rep. Wayne Harper, Jordan, said one wasnt needed. Ken Wallantine, Utah Law Enforcement Legislative Committee, expressed concerns over the cost of the bill and said the legislature shouldnt act until the affected agencies are financially prepared. Wallantine said the bill contains a hidden mandate in that it would require rural law enforcement agencies to have to transport children to the nearest childrens justice center. The state of Utah has 13 justice centers operating. Centers outside the Wasatch Front corridor are in Duchesne, Vernal, Lo- gan, Moab, Cedar, St. George, Price and Emery County. But Wallantine, however, did say the bill is a good move, if the legislature can deliver the funding. Adam Trupp, of the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS), said the division needed more time to make the bill work. Trupp cited the amount of bills regarding the DCFS in this legislative session as part of the problem. Trupp acknowledged that many legislators feel a change needs to be made to the DCFS, but he said the legislature is going overboard by introducing too many bills aimed at the DCFS. Trupp also said he believes Harpers bilL also goes overboard. The problem I have with the bill is the assumption that DCFS workers make up stories, Trupp said. It hasnt been proven in any court in this state. But those who spoke in favor of the bill said it was necessary to give parents some evidence in cases where their kids may be taken away. The playing field is not level, said defense attorney Jacalyn DeGaston, who said she routinely turns down child custody cases against the state because parents cant win. We need anything thats going to level it... Laws allow these children to be taken away, even though nothings been proven to happen. DeGaston said that part of the reason these cases cant be won is because parents have no evidence to counteract the states charge. providing videotape of the interviews, defense attorneys can see if children are telling the truth or if case workers have been leading in their questioning. By SBA reopens loan program WASHINGTON, D.C.-T- he U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced that it has reopened its 7(a) loan program with an additional $470 million in lending authority and a loan cap of $750,000 per loan recipient. With the SBAs Fiscal Year 2004 appropriation still awaiting in the U.S. Senate, the program was suspended because of volume constraints under the Continuing Resolution that runs through the end of January. Since the beginning of the fiscal year on Oct. 1, 2003, SBA funding has come from a series of short-terContinuing Resolutions based on the Fiscal Year 2003 program level. The SBA has reopened with $470 million in lending authority under the Continuing Resolution through Jan. 31. However, if the programs demand remains at the recently high level, this amount may be inadequate to keep the program running through the end of the current Continuing Resolution, Jan. 31. m Once SBA receives its full years appropriation, it expects to be able to keep the program running without interruption, working with Congress to manage the available funding. It is critical to our nations small business community that the 7(a) program is back up and running as quickly as possible, said Hector V. Barreto, SBA administrator. We are reopening the pro- gram with the funding that Congress has approved, and the SBA will provide 7(a) loans as long as the necessary funding is available. However, it is extremely important that Congress pass an annual appropriation to keep this vital loan program open, with interruption. Congress reconvened on Jan. 20. 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