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Page 14 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday October 11 1996 Weight loss help may be a hoax like a racket to me SPOKANE WASH: I too received an advertisement for a weight-los- s program “clipped” from a it written was On “Shelley try it It newspaper works” It was mailed from Santa Ana Calif I was baffled Then I suddenly remembered that years ago 1 foolishly sent for a cream I now know that once you get on “a list" you never cun get off By Ann Landers Creators Syndicate Inc am writing about the letter from a woman who signed herself “Aiming lor a Size 1(1 in New York" The writer said she hud received an advertisement for a weight-los- s program clipped out of a newspaper in a plain envelope with no signature and no return address Scribbled across the clipping was the message "Mary try it It works" She was terribly hurl that some friend would send this to her I loo received a similar clipping in the mail and couldn't figure out who among my friends would be so crude I looked at the envelope and saw that it was mailed from San Diego I don't know a soul in San Diego To add to the “mystery" I have never enrolled in a weight-los- s program nor have I ever taken diet pills Ann please tell “Mary" she had been targeted by Mime con artists She'll feel relieved — One Who Didn't Hite in Springfield Muss DliAK ONE: I'm glad you didn't bite Neither did several hundred other readers Keep reading for more on this slickly contrived gimmick FROM MEMPHIS TENN: I am 5 feet A inches tall and weigh 104 pounds For years I’ve been trying to put on weight I eat ice cream drink maltcds daily and slather butter on my mashed potatoes Nothing works Imagine my surprise when I received a handwritten note attached to a newspaper program The fol clipping describing a weight-los- s the identireceived mine a of neighbor lowing day cal mailing from an “anonymous friend” Looks PLAR ANN LANDlRS: I ipWkt V FOR BETTER OR WORSE OH MAN -- I CAN'T WAIT to I'M AN ADULT I APUL18 PONT SeT CONFUSED LIKETFhSITHEV PONT Trouble- - is ipoNTKNcviir iKtmy WANT A N0S5 KINS Ml6S EDWnKDS JUST WANNA CHANGE I LXJNT KNOW I Something 1 Have rJT so manv proetEtfS They ! LIFE HAVE thigh-reduci- TORRANCE CALIF: “Personalized” direct mailings that call people by their first names arc the newest gimmick I have received such letters trying to sell me vitamins youth potions fat burners sex energizers just name it They should be outlawed TRAVERSE CITY MICH: Anyone who has ever organization or sent for signed on to a weight-los- s information about a weight-los- s product gets on a list Those lists arc sold Once you’re on it it's for d DILBERT THE STATUS OF OUR STRATEGIC ALLIANCE IS "DOOMED” OUR PONDEROUS AND 'uE INEFFICIENT fAANAGEMENTj STYLE CAUSED THEIR (JAY TO DESTROY THAT NEW COMPANY TO QUIT CREATE A COMPETING AND BEST PEOPLE keeps GARY IND: The newest weight-los- s gimmick is a “new discovery from Asia” You can cat anything you want (drink alcohol too) It’s a cream that has a secret ingredient that prevents fat from building up whatever that means I’ll bet your correspondent got one of these clippings in the mail text I did LOUISVILLE KY: I was approached by a man at our state fair to register for a free vacation Guess who sponsored it? You’re right — the weight-los- s program I'm sure I'll be getting one of those dippings in the mail any day now NORFOLK VA: I am 81 years old and a size 1(1 Over the last three years I have received four of these things saying “Agnes try this” DEAR READERS: You have just seen a small sampling of what I have been receiving for several days I hope I have opened a few million eyes today — and put a serious kink in what appears to Ik1 a very slick bit of misleading promotion MUST FIND A ILL SEE IF THEY'RE IN A INTERESTED COMPANY STRATEGIC ALLIANCE Does drug improve osteoporosis? In addition to using Fosomax you could be helped by estrogen supplements The risks of this therapy arc slight in women who have had hysterectomies because there's no fear that (he estrogen could lead to uterine cancer Ask your doctor about this option DEAR DR GOTT: At a recent dinner I overheard one person saying that an acquaintance died from arthritis of the lung As a veterinarian with a wife who is a teacher of medicine and surgery I simply shook my head This just can't be The man became irate when I questioned him Since then I've scanned hooks unsuccessfully but found a health magazine that talked about arthritis of the liver Why are these terms being used? DEAR READER: Arthritis means inflammation of a joint The use of the term in some other context is inappropriate I lave you ever heard of pneumonia of the finger? A sprain of the stomach? Your dinner companion has been severely misled You and your wife arc correct There's no such thing as “arthritis of the lung” although certain forms of arthritis can also affect the liver In such instances doctors would refer to “hepatitis” which is the term for liver inflammation Each profession has its terms and jargon Medicine is no exception and sometimes these words can lead to confusion But with arthritis? No way Arthritis is arthritis Period Peter H Gott MD Newspaper Enterprise Association By DEAR DR GOTT: I’m a female diagnosed with severe osteoporosis due to the fact that I had a complete hysterectomy at 23 and didn't take any hormone supplements until now I've been placed on Fosomax and calcium Will the prog- nosis he good or has too much lime passed for this to be effective? DEAR READER: The initial reports on Fosomax a new prescription drug that strengthens hones were glowing The medicine clearly retards the rale of mineral loss from bones and helps regenerate new bone Fosomax has not been marketed long enough to establish a track record: No one knows — based on studies — how special analyses called last will effects beneficial the long I believe that your physician made a wise choice in prescribing the drug along with calcium hut I cannot comment on whether it will reverse your osteoporosis thereby preventing complications of the disease such us compression fractures bone-densi- ty GRIZZWELLS IT HASN'T TO OUT OF MV 9H ? ENoUfiH W NAME NTUE PER- -' SoMAl&Nw I FIND OUT XXI WWE MT NUMBER IPVE UFEfcU HIT THE Wff EEK & 10CKER RDDfA !! MEEK THE WORLD IS MCVlMO SO FAST THESE DAYS IT GREAT TO GET WHfiT A GRAUD IDEA IP LCUETDW0IVE HUM PV OURSELVES R3R SOME RACE AND HE SOUUDS FASQIUATIMG AJEVEC MET HIM CMET SO WHAT ELSE IS LEW? 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