European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday february 9,19b7 new dental plan to begin in August by Chuck Vinc Washington Bureau Washington families of a live duly military personnel in the Stales wit be offered a Type of automatic denial insurance beginning aug. I the defense department will award a contract for the program in Early april said a spokesman for the civilian health and medical program or the uniformed services. The program will not affect service members and their families overseas until they return to inc states the spokesman said. Under the concept designed Princi Pally by Congress a Small monthly Premium will be deducted from the participating sponsor s paycheck. The Premium probably will be no More than $10 per month since the government will be picking up about 60 percent of the Cost the Cham pus spokesman said. 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Zanides argued thai Carlos Guillermo Suarez Mason should not be allowed bail until it is decided whether he will be returned la Argentina for trial. Enrolled families will be eligible for exams diagnosis and preventive dentistry at no further charge. Charges for additional services such As fillings stainless steel crowns and re pairs to false Teeth will be shared by the government and the families. The government will pick up 80 percent of the Bill for those services while the families will pay the remaining 20 percent the champu5 spokesman said. Champs officials won t know de tails of the program until after they receive bids in the Spring. Family members enrolled in the plan probably will be free to choose their own dentist if they wish the spokesman said but they May have to pay a percentage of the costs for the scr Viott they would otherwise gel free if the dentist is not a participant in the program. We just won t have details on this until we Start seeing some of the proposals he said. Enrolment is automatic for Active duly families. The military services will begin the process this Spring using Peers the defense enrolment eligibility reporting system. Families can decline to participate. Those who want to withdraw can do so through their local finance centers within 90 Days after being notified that their families will be enrolled. Enrolled families can drop out Al any Lime. They can also re enrol at any time but they must do so for Al least iwo Yean. Those who choose to participate must have Alt their family members in railed. The Only exception is children under the age of four who will be enrolled Only Al the specific request of the Mili tary sponsor. Military clinics in the Stales will continue to provide space available dental care but Only for those who decide not to enrol in the new program. Those who enrol must use civilian dental care pro viders. Congress approved the program year but did i fund it. This year. Con last Tress limited it to is of million annually. Bui Only $18 million was appropriated for fiscal 1987 after the defense depart ment said the program could not be implemented until Well into the year. Fiscal 1987 ends sept 30. The program a not open to retirees or their families survivors of Active duty or retired  or former spouses . Families overseas will be enrolled automatically when they return to the states. Families moving abroad from the Stales will be automatically removed from the new program for the duration of their overseas tour. Families abroad will still be eligible for space available care at military clinics. Research shows value of Calcium with oestrogen san Francisco of Calcium pills alone won t prevent Bone loss in women shortly after menopause researchers report. Bui they can reduce the Side effects of treatment with oestrogen by allowing lower doses or the hormone. The first study to assess the effect Over time of Calcium supplements on spongy Bone in the spine also suggests it is important for menopausal women to consider Early treatment to prevent rapid Bone loss and osteoporosis the researchers said. Although other studies have questioned the value of Calcium supplements Given alone the re searchers at inc University of California san Francisco and the san Francisco Kaiser Perma Nente medical Center said their study is conclusive. Our research is the Nail in the coffin said or. Harry Genant a professor of radiology Medicine and Orth surgery at the University. Calcium simply in t an Ade quate alternative oestrogen to prevent Post menopausal Bone loss but it apparently does allow i woman to gain the same Protection from b much lower oestrogen  the two year study published in the annals of internal medi Cine was led by or. Bruce Ettinger clinical professor of Medicine and radiology at the University and an endocrinologist at Kaiser. The learn noted that although Calcium pills alone failed Lopre vent rapid Bone lots soon after menopause it is unknown whether they could help prevent such Bone loss much later. Hie researcher also said that High Calcium intake May be use Ful in women with Calcium Mal Abosi Pinion a disorder that devel Ops most frequently after age 60. Osteoporosis a loss of Bone strength that afflicts some 15-20 million americans May become so severe thai spinal Bones Crum ble from the stress of the body s weight. The disease is most com Mon in Post menopausal women. The female hormone oestrogen plays an important role in main Taining Calcium in the Skeleton Genant said and oestrogen Levels drop rapidly after women Stop menstruating. He said loss of the Mineral in the spongy Bone of the spine now considered the most Sensi Tive site for assessing Bone Donsi. To is about 5 percent a year. That is faster than the loss in peripheral Bones such As those in the wrist which previously have been used to Monitor Bone loss. This Means it s even More important than we thought for menopausal women to consider treatment Early not after five or 10 years when the damage May already be done he said. Marrow transplant patient leaves Jerusalem Hospital Tel Aviv Israel a a Moscow born leukaemia victim whose sister was allowed in leave the soviet Union to give him a life saving Bone marrow donation has left the Hospital his wife said sunday. Mikhail Shirman attracted world attention when he flew to Reykjavik Iceland during last october s .-Soviel Summit to press his demand thai the Kremlin allow his sister and her family to emigrate. 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