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Show 9B THE GREEN SHEET Thursday, May 15, 1986 Trampoline Use Warning Is Issued can strike the descending smaller chid with enough force to fracture the tibia below the knee. Most children treated have been younger than five years old. Dr. Jaffe explains that weight difSALT LAKE. Physicians throughout the Salt Lake Valley are ferences cause the trampoline mat seeing more tibia (shinbone) frac- to respond to the heavier jumper tures associated with trampoline use first. As the mat recoils and prothis spring than ever before, says pels the heavier jumper upward, it Richard B. Jaffe, M.D. BingeEaters Sought For UofU Study The radiologist at Primary Childrens Medical Center advises parents to heed trampoline manufacturers instructions and their own common sense. Although most trampoline accidents are a result of carelessness, says Dr. Jaffe, jumpers should know that tandem jumping by individuals with different weights can also cause serious injuries. The trampoline fractures usually occur when adults and small children jump in tandem. ject Anorexia and Bulimia: Help Yourself Help A Friend, is a free lecture sponsored by Cottonwood Hospitals Eating Disorders Unit on Thursday, May 29 from 7:30-- 9 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Cottonwood Medical Tower, 5770 South 250 East in Murray. For some individuals, eating is a problem; for others, not eating is a percent problem. An estimated of adolescent girls and young women develop anorexia or bulimia each year, says Jane Blackwell, Ph.D., director of Cottonwoods Eating Disorders Unit and class instructor. Recognizing an eating disorder early can help you direct yourself or a friend for treatment. The lecture will discuss the warning signs and symptoms of eating disorders and the type of help that is available. Social pressures and emotional factors affecting eating disorders will also be discussed. For more information and to preregister, contact Cottonwoods Education Department at extension 2176. . . . Dr. M. Petor Heilbrun, pro- fessor and head of the division of neurosurgery at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, fits the BRW stereotaxic frame on a brain cancer pa- tient who will undergo a CAT scan and radiation implant therapy. patients are needed during study. We need volunteers who feel they cant control their eating behavior, says Dr. Brown. They should have had a minimum of two binge-eatinepisodes per week for at least six the 30 year-lon- g -- g months." Dr. Brown says the antidepressants shorten the length of 581-880- 6. like AnTneeTChiroproctiTCareTweould FREE SPINAL EXAM FREE SPINAL X-RA- tolrTToTeli 700 d.d esrSk. 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The implants are used with standard radiation therapy to boost the amount of radiation that can be directed to the tumor, avoiding damage to normal parts of the brain, according to Kurt Jaeckle, M.D., assistant professor of neurology, and acting director of the universservice. itys new Doctors hope this procedure, which uses the BRW stereotaxic frame, a computer-aide- d system developed several years ago at the University Health Sciences Center, will increase patients survival rate. Radiation implant therapy is one of several new therapeutic options offered by the service, a multidisciplinary medical team that advises brain cancer patients, their families and physicians, in addition to developing new treatments for brain computer-aide- d at the Unviersity -- neuro-oncolog- y cancer. We can now offer to Utah and the surrounding area the most advanced technology for brain cancer treatment, said Dr. Jaeckle. This year, 110 Utahns, mostly the will very young and middle-agedevelop primary brain tumors. Another 500 people will have metastatic brain tumors that have spread from other parts of their bodies; with the best therapy, the average survival rate for these patients is one year. The neurooncology team hopes to improve the quality of life for all these patients through an increased understanding of the disease. For instance, confusion in brain cancer patients often is attributed to the tumor and considered untreat-able- . Dr. Jaeckle, who is trained in recognizing neurologic complications of cancer, often finds that the confusion is caused by an infection, internal organ disorders or seizure disorders. Doctors find these problems dif-- , ficult to sort out since they all produce confusion, he noted. Once diagnosed, these other conditions often can be treated and the patients quality of life improved. y 10 team The physicians from neurosurgery, neuro-oncolog- neuropathology, radiation neuroradiology, and neurology meets oncology every Wednesay afternoon to review cases and establish guidelines for patient care. Since a committee, not just one physician, takes each case into consideration and tailors treatment to individual patients, the decisions are balanced from a health-car- e noted Dr. Jaeckle. perspective, We consider the family situation, the wishes of the family doctor, and the patients expected survival, too. The team will offer advice to local physicians when desired, refer patients to other specialists if needed and treat patients with standard therapies or, for those who have not benefited from standard ones, investigational treatments. Thirteen patients within the past year have received radiation implant therapy, which is offered at only a limited number of hospitals nationwide. Anesthetized patients undergo a CAT scan with the BRW stereotaxic frame pressure-mounte- EXAMINATION By u ' Foot" CALL 530-480- 2 Dr. Theodore Conger 807 East South Temple 202 We've built our community hospital full-servi- ce and health care programs around your family's because . . . lifestyle i! needs We're here for you! Emergency Service General Hospital Number Physical Selection Service Women's Center Surgical Center Business Office Community Education Occupational Health 24-Ho- ur Snowbird Clinic MBS? O S P I T A L 9660 South 1300 East, Sandy 967-333- 8 Most Insurances Accepted Ut. IHIsilih)(gir Pdsogmxidl Vyir IFsraoliys UfesSI H Appointment With This Coupon Only Expires 41584 CALL US 4370 So. Redwood - SLC, i, damaging the normal brain. When the entire brain is radiated, patients may suffer memory disturbances many years later, a result of damage to normal cells. mm there's trouble The 5000 can measure and calculate all of the above data within 2 seconds. A printout can be made (dependent on printer speed) within 1 minute. d NEW LASER THERAPY MACHINE When intra-arteri- to their head. A computer uses the frame for reference points, draws an image of the brain tumor, then determines the coordinates of the tumor. This enables neurosurgeons to know the exact angle at which to insert a needle into the tumor. The radioactive iodine seeds are passed threough a catheter into the brain and are removed after five to 12 days. The major advantage is that it is likely to be a safer procedure in the long run, said Dr. Jaeckle. We match the radiation to the exact shape of the tumor and avoid DISEASES & SURGERY OF THE FEET Callouses, corns and bunions Bone spurs and calcium deposits Arch problems Running injuries Ingrown toenails Warts Foot pain and other problems involving feet and lower extremities ARE EXTRA IF NEEDED Another new treatment, which in the Intermountain West is offered only at the UofU, is brain chemotherapy. Usually, brain cancer patients receive chemotherapy by mouth or through a vein in the arm. With the new procedure, a drug, cisplatinum, is administered through a small rubber tube, which has been inserted into an artery in the groin, then threaded back into the major artery that supplies the Continued on next page. A Facility of r.sj eating University Health Sciences Center or a local physician for any treatment they require. Nearly 2,500 individuals have received such help from the Depression Clinic since it opened three years ago. The University Health Sciences Centers Depression Clinic is an ongoing care center - the first established in the Intermountain West. Persons interested in the bulimia study or who would like to receive counseling should call pro- d will evaluate the effects of a new drug on bulimia. At least 262-346- UofU Team Develops New Administration-approve- their Those who dont qualify for the research may still receive free and be referred to evaluation Coordinator Joanne Brown, Ph.D., says the Food and Program Drug control disorder. Volunteers must not have serious medical problems. Women cannot be nursing or have any chance of being pregnant. Those who qualify will visit University Hospital weekly on an outpatient basis. Psychiatry. 10-1- 5 BREAKTHROUGH bulimics They can help themselves and the University Health Sciences Center by volunteering for a research project being conducted by the Depression Clinic in the Dept, of Anorexia And Bulimia Lecture At Cottonwood MURRAY. time people are depressed and keep them from getting as depressed as they would without medication. Hopefully, the medication will help SALT LAKE. Persons who have episodes of binge-eatin- g (rapid consumption of food every two hours or less), induce themselves to vomit or use laxatives, or feel they have to diet or fast to counteract the eating, may be bulimic. Intermountain Health Care. Inc 572-036- 8 572-260- 0 572-166- 2 571-707- 7 571-055- 2 572-262- 9 572-260- 0 572-260- 0 521-604- 0 |