European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 05, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes tuesday february 5, 1991 readers action linearly emergency Relief How can it help this is in reference to an article on appreciating Are army emergency Relief. A a. Are does riot help everyone it should. My wife and went to Are for help because of a pay problem i had. I had just enough Money to pay my rent and that was it. We _ had no Money for food or anything. A a a. 1 i told Are i have a son who was at the time 7 months old. They told me they could not help me because it was a not in their eyes considered an emergency. Instead they. Gave me meat that was Over 5 months old. I thought Are was there to help the Soldier in an emergency and not turn a them Back. Well i needed the help and they tuned me Back. Is Are rely doing its Job. A spec. R. Saboo Hanau Germany a Leonard j. Harmon ii Deputy director National Headquarters army emergency Relief replies while it is difficult to address the particulars that relate to this Case we can further the awareness about Are among your Many readers. It is not known if the. Circumstances cited took place in Usa eur or elsewhere and How Long ago they occurred it is also Uncertain whether the writer was refused assistance by Are. Because Are has no food to give to a Soldier possibly the writer and his wife went to acs instead of Are and were helped through the acs food locker. If a Soldier has insufficient funds for food for his family or for other essentials Are can assist. Are s objective is to meet every valid emergency financial need of soldiers and their dependents. The authority to approve Are assistance other than to widows widowers of deceased soldiers is placed with the local and major commanders with  in this framework Are is an important asset for the Chain of command to help soldiers and their families faced with financial emergencies. The policies of Are Are sufficiently of dead to permit. Applicability in All worthy cases. In addition commanders have the authority to approve exceptions to Are policies whenever is is considered to be in the Best interests of the army and the individual. On this basis Are is Able to fulfil its Mission of Quot helping the army take care of its  Basic indicators of the extent to which the Are Mission is being fulfilled within Usa eur and army wide is in the number of people helped. In 1990 More than 8,500 army people in Usa eur were helped with More than $5,000,000 worldwide More than 71,800 soldiers and their families were assisted with More than $31,600,000. Are belongs to the writer and All other army people _ Active and retired and their families. The policies concerning Are assistance Are contained in ar.930-4. If. The writer or other readers consider that these policies Are. Not being followed this subject should be brought to the attention of their commander or the inspector general. We Hope that this information clarifies for the writer and your readers Are policy and explains what Are does for soldiers and their families. Are s ability to fulfil its Mission depends on the understanding interest and support of the writer and All army people. A % to write us readers action line is the readers Quot court of last resort Quot striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you have a question and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. All letters must be signed and preference will be Given to those seeking information of general interest to our readers by Karen Klinger United press International w Omen who Are depressed during their. Pregnancies appear to be More Likely to give birth to irritable babies a new study shows. The study of 1,123 mothers found those who experienced symptoms of depression during \ pregnancy were More Likely to have babies who cried a lot and were difficult to Comfort. ,. A Quot in addition the More depressed expectant mothers were the greater the likelihood they would have irritable fussy,.crying babies said or. Barry Zuckerman and  Boston University school of Medicine. The researchers found mothers who scored the highest of a commonly used depression test were nearly three times More Likely to have newborns who were difficult to Comfort than were those women who scored the lowest. It is not known Why prenatal depression might Lead to fussy babies but the researchers speculated that it could. Have to do with hormonal changes in the Mother s body a which affect her baby. A. ,. The link also might have to do with the Way depressed others handle infants immediately after birth they said alternatively it might be due to variables the study did not measure they said. A ,. A. Quot since irritability among infants often results in feelings of Inadequacy among mothers it is important to identify women who Are depressed during their pregnancies or after the birth of their children and teach them How to console their irritable newborns Quot said Zuckerman a professor of paediatrics. He speculated that a Complex Cycle of prenatal and redelivery events involving an expectant Mother and her Quot child May be at the Root of any connection Between Early childhood problems and maternal depression. But whatever the cause he said recognizing the depression during pregnancy can affect infants. Problems depressed mothers face with fussy babies is vital to the Well being of both. A. Giving mothers effective Quot coping skills  them gain some sense of effectiveness As opposed to the helplessness that is associated with depression Quot Zuckerman said. A while irritability in infants seemed to be linked to prenatal depression it was not associated with neurological scores or poor alertness the scientists reported in a 1. Recent Issue of developmental and behavioural paediatrics Las studies have shown that women who suffer from Cost Partum depression after the birth of their children we More Likely than non depressed women to have infamy to showed fewer positive facial expressions uttered few to sounds and were  Zuckerman said this study indicates that. Depression during pregnancy can have similar negative effects on babies. Zuckerman and his colleagues looked at the possible effects of factors such As As drug use cigarette smoking by mothers and use of general anaesthesia during delivery might have had on infants. But the researchers said those factors did not appear to have an Impact on the apparent link Between maternal depression and subsequent infant irritability. A ,. Numb fingers.  of Raynaud phenomenon by Simeon Margolis Baltimore Sun can you explain Why my fingers often feel numb and look White when i am outside in cold weather or rinse dishes in cold water. Your description fits the symptoms of Raynaud phenomenon a fairly common condition that particularly affects women less than 40 years  in people with Raynaud the arteries in tie fingers normally constrict after exposure to cold and sometimes when emotional stress is excessive full blown attacks Are characterized by three stages. First the fingers turn Pale As circulation is Cut off next they fingers turn Blue As. A result of blood pooling in capillaries. Finally when the spasm subsides blood rushes into the fingers which then appear Bright red. These episodes Are frequently associated with numbness tingling and. Pain. A a a a a. A Raynaud phenomenon May result from narrowing of the arteries repeated trauma to the blood vessels from. Holding vibrating instruments drug reactions or As a manifestation of some underlying disease such As scleroderma rheumatoid arthritis Lupus or certain blood a disorders. A a Quot you should see your doctor to be sure your symptoms Are not caused by one of these problems. When no underlying cause can be identified the condition is. Referred to As Raynaud disease which usually has no serious Long Range affects. The Best Quot treatment Quot advice is to avoid cold Wear warm gloves and ask someone else to Wash the dishes there Are several medications that May also alleviate the symptoms. A can i get aids from kissing a person who has the infection. A a v. \ a Quot of. _ no. Many people Are afraid that hiv-1, the virus that causes aids can be transmitted by saliva. However a there is  that Contact with saliva can cause an hiv-1 infection. Aids is not acquired from kissing human bites being spat upon sharing toothbrushes or cigarettes or carrying out cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Hiv.-1 can be transmitted by All forms of unprotected sexual activity or from contaminated Needles or contaminated blood transfusions. An infected Mother als can transmit hiv-1 to her fetus and by breast feeding her child. Is the risk of cancer increased in people who live near Power lines or Are exposed to a Large number c electrical appliances in the Home both electric and magnetic Fields together called electromagnetic Fields or Emfs Are generated by anything that carries an electrical current. Only a Small fraction of the electrical components of an emf can penetrate a Wall or the skin. In contrast magnetic Fields can pass through most matter without losing strength. The Emfs most people encounter Are quite weak. Great concern was generated by a11979 study that reported that children in Colorado who lived Quot near a Powei line had a two to three fold increase in their risk of developing cancer. Most subsequent studies have also shown an increased incidence of cancer in children a exposed to Power lines but the increase is much smaller than in the initial study. Researchers have not found any increase in cancer in adults living near Power lines. However Telephone linemen electricians and others in electrical jobs Are at higher risk for cancers especially rain tutors and leukaemia. It is not Clear whether the greater risk of is related to Emfs because these workers Are often exposed to cancer causing chemicals As Well