European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 01, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page ii the stars and stripes tuesday August 1, 1978 Modem Medicine Asbestos workers con nnnoooo00uau0uuuuuuuuuoo,oooo0ooooaaoooooonoooooooooooooo rec ung Fie i fat an earlier column discussed the health risks to electricians painters carpenters machinists boilermakers welders Asbestos miners and especially world War ii shipyard workers whose jobs brought them into Contact with Asbestos a group of fib like chemicals widely used during the past four decades in insulation fire proofing and construction. This column will discuss How these individuals can reduce the health hazards they now face because they might have inhaled or Swal Lowed Asbestos  health warnings frequently Are based on epidemiological or statistical studies showing that More than the usual incidence of a particular disease has occurred in certain locations or among certain individuals. In this Case research shows that heavily exposed workers employed in the industries mentioned above Are More likey to die of lung cancer and cancer of the stomach Colon oesophagus and membrane lining the Chest and study confirms aspirin May Stop strokes in men Boston up taking four aspirins Aday cuts the risk of death or crippling by stroke in half for men but not women who have had warning signs of an impending seizure the new England journal of medi Cine has reported. The study made Over six years at two dozen Canadian hospitals provides the first statistically solid evidence of the value of aspirin in preventing stroke the third leading . Killer  a role for aspirin has been hinted at in recent studies but never proven. Aspirin is also under investigation As a possible Preven Tive of further heart attacks in people who have already had one. The study Means aspirin has the potential for saving thousands of lives a year from the disease which kills one in five people in Nort America and Western Europe More than any other disease except heart disease and can cer. Stroke occurs when the blood Supply to the brain is choked off either by a sudden clot or a gradual clogging of the arteries causing parts of the brain literally to die of starvation. Stroke caused disability puts More people out of work than any other disease. Nearly 2 million americans Are afflicted by stroke Sand almost 200,000 die of them every year. What aspirin apparently does is make the platelets tiny discs in the blood which cause clotting so Slippery that they can t stick to Gether and form a clot. Aspirin is safer and cheaper than anti coagulant drugs which also inhibit clotting but carry the danger of uncontrolled bleeding. The study was hailed As a major contribution in an editorial in the prestigious medi Cal journal. Or. Henry j. M. Barnett a neurologist atthe University Hospital London Ontario headed the study of 586 patients in hospitals allover Canada. The patients All had had what doctors Call transient ischaemic attacks loosely translated As mini strokes. Such mini strokes occur in one of every 1,-000 elderly americans. But major strokes happen frequently to people with no warning from a mini stroke. One group of patients was Given a Stan Dard sized aspirin Tablet four times a Day an other was Given an anti gout drug called Ang Arin. And a third was Given a Dummy Tablet. The researchers had hoped Argarin would work to prevent stroke but it did t. Nor were women helped either by Argarin or  the number of subsequent major strokes or death among men who took aspirin daily was 48 per cent lower than men in the other groups. Why aspirin does t help women whose risk of stroke death is 25 per cent greater than men is perhaps the study s biggest unan swered question. Or. Barnett said the Only obvious clue is in the biggest chemical differ ence Between men and women their hormones. Even in rabbits he noted clogged arteries can be cleared somewhat in males with aspirin but not in females. In a Telephone interview Barnett cautioned that aspirin is no panacea1. People who Haven t got threatened stroke for them to Start taking tour aspirin a Day would be foolish in my opinion Barnett said. Abdominal cavities. In addition Asbestos workers Are More Likely to develop asbestosis a disease that causes shortness of breath an permanent damage to the lungs. Heavily exposed workers who Are still i Contact with Asbestos should avoid further exposure by using protective equipment another available safety measures. Exposed individuals including their families and those who no longer work with Asbestos should have regular checkups and Tell their physicians about their occupational histories. They should make sure the physical examination includes a Chest a Ray lung function test and rectal  important exposed individuals should Stop smoking because Asbestos workers who smoke Are eight times More Likely to develop lung cancer than non Asbestos workers who smoke. In addition anybody who might have Bee exposed to Asbestos should see a physician immediately if any of the following symptom appear shortness of breath especially on exer Tion cough or change in cough pattern blood in the fluid coughed up from the lungs Chest or abdominal pain difficulty swallowing or prolonged hoarseness sudden Large weight  sobering facts underlie these health warnings. The risk of Asbestos related disease increases with amount of exposure and length of time of exposure. Only a month or two of exposure May still Lead to Asbestos related disease. And those who Are exposed May no show signs of disease for 30 years or longer. Thus Lack of symptoms now does not mean disease will not occur in the future. The ear Lier the disease is detected the sooner lifesaving treatment can begin. For example most deaths from asbestosis Are caused by lung infections that usually respond to Early medical  these health care measures Asbestos workers should make sure employers us proper protective equipment and safety procedures. Information about regulations employers Are required to follow can be obtained from the office of information occupational safety and health admin stration washing , 20210.for information about the health risks of Asbestos write to Asbestos National cancer Institute Bethesda. Md., 20014. C  across 37 attire Down 1 India 31 excessive 1 Simpleton. 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I be been a teacher for 16years and i sharply disagree. We Are catching it in the neck be cause so Many kids these Days Are getting into High school dome graduating who can read. Colleges Are screaming that students can t write or spell. I say stick to the basics and Lethe kids learn the Fine Art of Liv ing someplace else. Like at Home from their parents. On the firing line dear firing 1 received thou Sands of letters from teachers Layall so states All screaming this is the parents Job  i could t agree More. But i repeat and i am asking the typesetters to put it in italics so Yon won t miss it this time too Many parents Are in equipped too involved with their own unresolved problems or Uit Plain Lazy. The kids Don t get some Basic grounding on these vital subjects in school they May never get it anyplace. 1 am not suggesting that credit courses be Given. The information could be worked in with other subjects. Another suggestion instead of having general Assem Blies to entertain Why not invite speakers who can offer practical information to help children Cope with life every City has authorities who would be Happy to speak to the students if  agree it s a crying shame that the schools should have to Pinch hit for parents but when parents fail it s the kids who los and society pays the Price. The next letter says a Mouth Ful. It s from a 13-year-old. Dear Ann i am in the eight Grade and have already Learned in school about some of the thing that person was talking about. Our teachers have helped us understand what smoking cigarettes drinking alcohol and Tak ing drugs can do to our lives. They have talked about anger and fear and guilt and jealousy and How it can make people men tally sick. I know Reading and writing and arithmetic Are important and so Are history and geography and spelling but these other subjects Are even More important and i am glad i go to school in -reno.nev. Dear Reno thanks for letter plugging a City whose lat local reputation is synonym on Wita divorce and gambling. How re freshing dear Ann do you think it indecent for the vice principal to walk into the girls bathroom whenever he feels like it just to see if we Are smoking pot som of us change clothes in the Bath room and it s pretty darned embarrassing to have him walk to right in the Middle. What do you think innocent bystander dear bystander it seen to  Cheek the girls room. Ii of uen Auve Lisa t Currad Tobun someone a Parent Fht to . 1c in pm Imu Prim Lac