Show Awimtiw0—-waI - -- 7 1 1 UTAH LIVING - - Megan taktZtibmse D 1 JULY i 'I 272004 It (1nuttrtcom lc HEAJeHEsgSCIET TUESDAY i t World of Nonder ) D2 0 Comics D5 6 0 Harriette Cole 0 Inside D6 & ik Out D7 ': i 14 I TREATING ALCOHOLISM COVERING Health Television D3 v SUPER SONIC SHOW CONVENTIONS DT Pop Top t Da I 1 i ! t - - MALTH i Ae" VNoTEs 1 - I 1 New advice for minor cuts: Go ahead and pick the scab 1 1 J ' I ' -' -i 40-- 1 ' i — - ' Tribunefile Alto " s - k Its striped back gives away the hobo spider If the bite is left untreated It can grow to size of baseball in 10 days and leave an ugly scar f 4 1 ' -- ' - - 1 V 1 0 ' TI - tl sot' y -- 1 1 i 1 1 I :01 As So with the help of Knight Ridder News Service and Robert Elbel a University of Utah research professor of biology who specializes in insects and spi- ders here's a lineup of some common pests with tips on how to defend yourself While many bites cause nothing more than itchy skin some can lead to more serious medical problems Delayed reactions from certain bites can include fever painful joints hives and swollen glands according to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota Seek medical assistance if you have develop any of the following symptoms due to an insect or spider bite: difficulty breathing swelling of your lips or throat faintness confusion rapid heartbeat hives nausea cramps and vomiting Honeybee What it looks like: inch to inch long orange-browto black Where it lives: Nests are usually found in trees 6 to 12 feet off the ground but may also be built inside a house times inside walls When it's most active: Daylight from spring until late fall n Bypass a last resort for teens Swarms occur in spring Behavior Not aggressive unless you get too close to the nest Best defense: RUN! Don't try to swat them They emit an alarm pheromone that agitates bees within 100 feet or more If you are in a wooded area run through brush branches swinging back and forth can confuse them If chased by a swarm get to a sheltered spot a car or building — where you can close the door Even if a few bees get in with you it's better than facing a whole swarm If you are near water don't jump in! They will hover and wait for you to surface Some of the worst attacks have occurred this way Bumblebee What it looks like: About 14 inch to 1 inch long and hairy color ranges from black to e roly-pol- y or black-and-yello- Where it lives: Nests in the ground When it's most active: Daytime during summer and fall Behavior: A little less aggressive than the honeybee but it will defend its nest Best defense: Run don't swat Paper wasp (Also called red wasp or umbrella wasp because of nest's See THEY STING D2 Full moon makes an encore appearance in July sides blue moon? The proper definition ofthe term is debatable but most would agree it's a good reason to party A IN 1 III's' 1:n I IYi ''' 11 - 0 1 ') ) t A tx ' ''' : - t t BY The Sall Lake Tribune 1i I i a Sourer: Compiled by The llibune gig illusnutitm by Knight i : ' it Utter Co DOR1A -- - 4- 1 I LLIAN sa lithe Kiwi Don't say "once in a blue moon" just yet A blue moon will show up this weekend — well depending on your definition A "blue moon" is commonly known as two full moons in a calendar month There was a full moon July 2 and on Saturday there will be a second full moon or the blue moon in North America In every span a blue moon appears only seven times In 1999 there were two blue moons t pair of full moons in January and in March IN G WEDNESDAY IN FOOD GARDEN "Any cut that goes through the entire thickness of the skin is going to produce a scar but there are things you can do to make it look better" said Olivia Hutchinson a plastic surgeon in Manhattan Never leave a small wound exposed or let it breathe A bandage can ward off infection and prevent a scab from forming It might also protect the area which stimulates oh ft hs riloi fcproroloniruasunlight pigment a nda us e dis- gel-lik- e How to survive when summer brings out the bugs Utahns head outdoors to enjoy the last half of there is no shortage of biting critters to out for ranging from hobo spiders to ring Most stores now carry new liquid" versions of tradibandages tional bandages that discourage scabbing The liquid forms a transparent film that seals in moisture As the skin replaces itself the gel simply sloughs off— leaving any hair behind — The New York Times 9 I TRIBUNE STAFF AND WIRE SERVICES Most people ents how to treat a small wound: stop the bleeding clean it up let it get some air and — most important — never pick the scab But dermatologists believe this advice often passed down through generations is outdated In most cases once a cut or scrape is clean and the bleeding has stopped doctors advise just the opposite: soaking painndgstlhoewalrey removing thesiclatibbathctee n moist rial ointment or bacitracin Research has shown that a moist environment will speed up healing and reduce scar- ctuti yo swit 1 However that is a "modern definition" of a blue moon said Robert Bigelow education program specialist at the Hansen Clark Planetarium in Salt Lake City Quoting from Sky and Telescope Bigelow said the modem definition is a misinterpretation of a 1937 article on the blue moon The original definition of a blue moon comes from Maine Farmers' Almanac each season normally has three full moons and farmers adopted the Algonquian Indian custom of giving each moon a name to keep track of the four seasons For example in the fall the first moon is called the "harvest moon" the second is the "hunter moon" and the third is the "beaver moon" However sometimes a fourth moon shows up during a season In order to keep the moon names in order the See BLUE MOON 1)3 Gastric bypass operations may be an appropriate treatment for obesity in teenagers but only for those who are severely overweight and ready to make a lifelong commitment to dietary changes according to a recent study in the journal Pediatrics Thomas Inge of the University of Cincinnati the study's lead author said that he had seen reports of'several hundred cases in which gastric bypass had been performed on adolescents but that he believed the procedure was becoming far more common than that The evidence currently available suggests that the dangers and the beneof the surgery are about the same for young people as for adults he said But because the dangers are significant and long-tersuccess depends on changes in behavior as much as anatomy the study suggested guidelines for screening candidates In general the study said surgery should be restricted to children older than 13 who are severely obese and have a serious health problem linked to their weight Surgery should be delayed until they reach about 95 percent of their expected adult height Even among these children Inge said surgery should not be considered until alternative approaches had been given a vigorous try The article recomchoosing the Roux-en-gastric bypass method of surgery over the simpler newer technique of implanting an adjustable gastric band — The New York Times SCIENCE To GO "NAMPtif Crabby neighbors lend a claw In the animal world there are few examples of creatures helping defend a neighbor's territory Researchers have discovered that Australian fiddler crabs will go out of their way to help a neighbor fight off an intruder The behavior of these territorial creatures was reported on in a recent edition of the science journal Nature Australian National University scibelieve this behavior ipports the theory that it is easier to help a neighbor you know as opposed to new boupdarieS with a stronger invading — Greg Lavine nego-poten-x- )r MAKE ROOM FOR CRAWDADDY L Y - are taught by their par- f I I --- 4 1114 I 6 I 1 t I t Co p 1 a i |