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Show THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Ut Dog helps woman cope with panic By MARY PEMBERTON AssociatedPress Writer her to the night she was raped She remembers the day in 1987 when, as an Army privat: in South Korea, she was jumped from behind, dragged into a car and driven to a place where she was raped by four men and tortu rettes. She b ind can't bre: I could be sitting at home, all by myself. and [could have one. Conti said, sitting on her living room couch, her arm) tucked wound her dog, King, her fin stroking his black fur Conti rescued King from an animal shelter in May 1994 on wed. mass and thus contributing to By IRA DREYFUSS Press WASHINGTON I Setter bones built during youth an be saved for a later day. a study The finding could todity sung exercisers amass that a reserve of hone mine could reduce their risk of devel important because carvers and At an average age of 11 become The scientists at the UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research measured the athletes’ bones are not as enduring as peo: body, they change. Physical activ players ity stimulates them to lay down aygain four bone able for maximizing: peak BO ple think; like other parts of the bone density in 1992. when the average aye was 26, and vears later By the time of the last meas: result of training at an early age, an averageof7.6 hours a week to 3.3 hours a week, ‘The initial measurement found idea that the time to maximize bonedensity is in youth, when bones are growing anyway and the bones of the playing arms had are gained from 13 to 25 percent more mineral content thanthe bonesin. their opposite arms. This was the most responsive, the researchers said Bones of adults are less responsive to exercise, they said EPISODE I OR HERO OF LUNCH l ries about rea 8, like Herev A WARS Netingale s Earhart 2 e angelo ee hellany Miciche maginaten how Youut Or yo rte Or gue computer blast(oft into ewhodunit” Or was to be eutha- | library viou afew out Franch and check lifeline to the King. a 6-year-old spaniel IS COMING... at lunch! ANGE LIBR. ARIES CH LIV DO YOU WANT TO GO? www.heraldextra.com uae for “invisible Is relatively new being trained to Cope Ey ports ETL! it ITY CT aT help people with such problems ts depression, bipolar disorder raphobia, said Su mn manager of the ser ice dog center at Delta Society, a nonprofit’ Wash.. That's that weak plague their grandparents world,” Conti said but using disabilities Dogs now training, the bonedensity they had gained earli mained Regular exererse can be valu oping Little did she know he nix, Is a registered service dog. He senses when Conti is going to havea panic attack and sometimes can help prevent them. Guide dogs for the blind have bec 1 around for 80 years, calcium related fractures later in life,” vould end up saving he “King is my more stronger, When they are « »prived urement, all had been out of the researchers decided Thelater measurement found of physical activity, bones become national competition for an er by losing caleium average of almost two years, virtually no change in the pro researchers in Finland reported he study of elite tennis The Finnish researchers four months. All had cut back portion of bone mineral content intheplayers’ arms, despitethe players found that, even after looked at the playing arms of 13 their play from an average of the athletes cut back on their high-level competitive tennis 5.2 times a week to 2.6 times a men’s reducedactivity The findings support the players who had started. their week and their practices from competition and deere: d prevention of osteoporosis anc Wri help CATONSVILLE, Md. The smell of a cigarette. The sound of footsteps behind her, Little things like these cantrigger Lisa Conti's 5 nic attacks and return the day he Bone strength gained in youth lingers in later years group in’ Renton, that promotes the health benefits of animals. No one knows for sure how King se! *s when Conti is et 952-2160. Open M. CERed fibout tolhave/a panioattaeke He may he responding to changes in scent caused by changes in body chemistry, Duncansaid. ‘Training will reinforce what the dogs will want to do naturally when their owners are distressed: lean against their owners, nuzzle them and stand between them and a crowd When I would have a panic attack, he would come up and put his body against me." Conti @\GOLF _| CMPiela a 4 ‘3 THE BEST veraOy BRANDSIN |, OUTDOOR said. “It helped keep me out of Raabok what was happeninginside.” tick Stephens, of Norman, Okla. ageembly avail. isn’t sure how Chief, his German shepherd mix, knows BODY TREC I ELLIPTICAL ‘A monTH 0.4.0." “Plus 3 Months, No payments, Plus3Month jo nccrued Interest. ncorieaWiloesat when he’s about to have a panic attack. Stephens’ doctor prescribed THREADED L service dog to help with post traumatic stress from serving in Vietnam, invaluable Chief proved one winter day while Stephens was. driving over ain icy pass between Laramie and Chevenne, Wyo. was MII of a sudden Chief, who. in back of the station i NIKE AIR jy rail ‘access PLUS GOLF Te sold in Fon wagon. began whining and nuz: zling my neck,” Stephens said Then something, popped into in my head. “Phis dog knows some: ! 1 don't’ No sooner had 1 Stephens relies on Chief to alert him to take his anti-anni ety drug before he has an attack, fl don't have meds he gets me through it) by just sitting there nuzzling.” he said. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, people with physical and mental impair: 5 URfor $80 vou CHOICE ns pulled to the side of the road ind gotten that car in park. | had a full-blown panic attack.” ‘ One in tive Americans 11 develop siin Cele So osha ast Ny ment that “substantially limit one more major life activi MS. 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