European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes thursday september 28, 1978 by Michael j Halberstam . O l f  Medicine wih Emo Ono Benefi  i have written columns on toxoplasmosis roundworms and other diseases and parasites pets can transmit to humans. But such hazards Are rare and minor compared to the positive benefits pet dogs cats and others impart to our health both emotional and physical when they take us for walks. Even in prehistoric times humans must have sensed these benefits because they kept animals As pets. And since the 18th Century dogs and other animals have helped psycho therapists establish communication with mentally ill  one recent Case a 19-year-old who spent most of his time lying on his Hospital bed re fusing to get up or speak broke into a smile and said where can i keep him when a Fox terrier named Arwyn was brought to his bedside. Then to everyone s amazement he got out of bed and followed the dog across the room. The average healthy person knows instinctively that pet cats dogs and other animals add to his or her enjoyment and sense of Well being. However there is Little formal study of Why most of us like animals and what we gain from them. One of the primary benefits is companion ship. Animals share our daily routines Honor us with their attention accept us without criticism and give and receive love without Condi Tion except perhaps that we feed and . Study finds red tape is 25% of Hospital Bill new York up the Cost of comply ing with regulations from 164 government agencies in the state of new York accounts for one fourth of a patient s Hospital Bill the hos Pital association of new York has disclosed. In one year that amounts to $1.1 billion of the state s acute care Hospital Bill of $4.4 Bil lion. Association president George v. Allen said the study the first Large scale one done any where in the nation indicates the Cost of com plying with regulations must be adding to hos Pital Bills everywhere in the nation. Fifty two percent of the 309 acute care hospitals in the state participated. Allen said the association is asking gov. Hugh Carey to study the regulation super Structure spawned by state regulations. The association also intends to ask Secre tary of health education and welfare Joseph Califano or. To look at the Cost of excessive Federal regulation and the paperwork connected with it As a Factor in boosting Hospital Bills. Califano in attacks on bloated Hospital Bills has called the hospitals  How much of the fat comes from overlapping paperwork connected with Duplica Tive Regula Tion never has been calculated. Allen has a Hunch the Cost of regulation to the Hospital Bill is just one Side of the Coin. Each regulatory Agency has its set of auditors clerks analysts and office support sys tem he said. In addition the inspection teams have trav across 1 desire under the " 5 la Bolivia 8 and crafts 12 Shelley for one 13 Piedras or Grande 14 Amaz 15 particle 16 sea Bird 17 glacial ridges 18 lacking movement 20 mistakes 22 custom 23 invite 24 toward sheltered Side 27 saturate 32 indonesian Coin 33 to Scot 34 censure 35 makes con Crete blocks in Advance 38 network 39 uncooked 44 Coin of Norway 42 Hunting horns 45 Settle 49 Geraint s wife 50 old French Coin 52 algerian seaport 53 curved steel tool 54 Groove 55 one 56 one who gets things done 57 Baboon for one 58 totem Down 1 slender finials 2 Booty 3 girl s name 4 certain work of Art 5 maxims 6 word with port or ship 7 frigid or temperate 8 silent film Star Renee 9 resound 10 Romanov for one 11 Chaplin and Richardson average solution time 23 min. Al expenses including meals and hotel Bills. Allen estimated 115 million Man hours Are spent on the task of filling out and filing forms required of hospitals in the association in a . Carol Mccarthy who directed the study said the hospitals acknowledge some regu lation is necessary but that the overlapping and the mountains of paperwork mostly forms to be filed with the agencies is almost  study showed time spent on paperwork required by Federal state or local agencies goes this Way 5 percent of the doctor s time. 25 percent of the nurse s. 64 percent of the utilization review com Mittee s. The committees Are supposed to look for Overly Long stays unnecessary hospitalization and unneeded operations 58 percent of the social service depart ment s time. Allen said the study Cost Cost $30,000. That s not the spirit Albany . A the state fire prevention Agency wants to extinguish Bicentennial fire hydrants. The state division of fire prevention and control says in an Issue of news vane a state publication Many hydrants have been accidentally camouflaged by Bicentennial decorations left Over from two years ago. Thus it s difficult for fire units to find hydrants in emergencies. Shelter them. After two or three Days absence from Home we Are greeted at the door by overjoyed dogs. So important is the Man animal Bond that a paper presented at the last meeting of the american Public health association speculated that people whose lives include animal companions develop More enriched personalities than individuals who Lack this experience. The paper by or. Boris m. Levinson pro Fessor of humanities and social sciences at Yeshiva University in new York City noted that animals Are perhaps most important to children and old people. A child can receive from a pet animal the acceptance and Atten Tion parents May not always be Able to give. By being responsible for another creature s Well being a child can learn to feel competent can learn How to see the world from another Point of View and to understand and relate to another living creature. Old people often need pet animals even More than the Young. Pets serve As compan ions and As creatures who still need love and care that the older person May no longer have the Opportunity to give to humans. Studies of old people in nursing Homes show that the presence of a pet be it dog cat or Bird offers them both companionship and something to live for. In this sense the act of caring for a pet animal can slow the degenerative effects of aging witness Harry and his cat ton to of recent movie Fame. These benefits of course Are based upon responsible pet ownership. This Means not Only proper physical care of the pet but seeing that the animal is Well trained. Animal behaviour problems have created a Lively business for animal psychologists and have spawned innumerable books on dog and cat training. One titled help this animal is driving me crazy solutions to your dog s behaviour problems Playboy press 1977 argues that Many animal behaviour problems Are unconsciously or consciously encouraged by human owners. Responsible pet ownership also Means ensuring that pets not being raised specifically for Breeding Are neutered or spayed. An Esti mated 7.5 million unwanted dogs for exam ple end up in animal shelters each year. I help tackle this problem by adopting my pets at this time two poodles of Uncertain ancestry and an Alley cat reside in my House hold from an animal shelter rather than from other owners or a pet store. Much Good can come of this practice for animal and owner alike. After All the finicky rags to riches cat Morris rest his soul was rescued from an animal shelter. C new York times 9-28 answer to yesterday s Puzzle. 19 now the hour 21 abbr. In aeronautics 24 Cleopatra s Poison 25 celtic Neptune 26 Rouse into activity 28 Wear away 29 firmly determined 30 make lace 31 English River 36 Mobile artist 37 solemn wonder 38 regain 41 International language 42 drop of liquid 43 bring to ruin 44 Antitoxin 46 River through Florence 47 word with pipe and plane 48 grafted her 51 my run Neth Over 9-28  Landers dear Ann no one knows How Many children Are neglected or i abused. Sometimes the differ ence. Between disciplining a child and beating him can be a matter of opinion. Recently my husband and i joined a group that has changed our lives and will certainly change the future of our children. It s called parents Anonymous. We Are in the new York group but there Are chapters All Over the United states. Parents Anonymous has no Agency affiliations and costs nothing to join. Basic rules of privacy and confidential Ity Are strictly followed. The primary objective is the rehabilitation of damaged relationships Between parents and j children. We try to give parents self Confidence and know How so they can rechannel their destructive attitudes and actions into constructive behaviour. Some parents who abuse their children Are seriously disturbed but most Are Normal everyday people whose parents beat them. When they become angry or frustrated with their children they behave As their parents did. I Hope you will print the guide lines of parents Anonymous. A made Over Mother dear Mother the guidelines Are Well Worth sharing with my readers and i do thank you. To find out More write the National Headquarters parents Anonymous 2810 Artesia Boulevard suite of Redondo Beach Calif. 90278 Here Are the daily goals and guidelines of parents Anonym Yousof new York j 1. We recognize and admit Tot each other that child abuse and neglect be it physical verbal sexual or emotional exists in our Homes. 2. We admit that our children Are defenceless and that the problem is within us As parents and we will set about an immedi ate course of action to Correct a by changing our daily habits. 3. We want and will accept help for ourselves and will follow any path to get the strength the Cour a age and the control that we must. Have in order to Stop abusing our children. I 4. We will not blame our Chil Dren or subject them to our Abu Sive actions. 5. We Promise ourselves and our family that we will use to the fullest extent the parents Anonymous program. 6. We will take one step one Day at a time to achieve our goals. 7. We admit we must learn to control our tempers and once this is accomplished we can achieve Harmony in our Home and earn love and respect few ourselves and our family. 8. We understand that Oil problem cannot be cured inane Diatel and demands continuous practice of the parents anony1 Mous program. 9. We remain Anonymous Bulj if we wish to individually May identify ourselves and will Call upon other parents Anonymous members or seek any before during or after any act child abuse occurs. 10. We admit that we Are Sepa rating ourselves from our Chil Dren and through practising the parents Anonymous program daily we will reunite our chide into a Loving healthy Fame unit. C 1978 Field enterprises inc