European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Israeli medical learn fights to save lives in Zaire by sue Palumbo staff writer a he Only emotion that could rival the hatred it took to Scalp a 3-year-old to by with a Machete is the compassion it took to save his life. Doctors and nurses at the israeli military Mash unit in coma Zaire worked night and Day performing several lifesaving operations including two skin grafts to save the Young boy. Quot the French named him Rashid said or. Jacob Adler an orthopaedic surgeon. Quot he does t know his own name but he often Calls the names of his parents. They were found dead beside  French soldiers brought the boy to the Mobile army surgical Hospital along with a several Hundred others in need of medical care. The All Volunteer unit was open for patients within 48 hours of its government s decision to assist. During its first four weeks the 80-person unit treated More than 2,500 patients. Patients Are lined up on cots under open air tents. Doctors perform an average of five surgical procedures a Day in a setting that makes the operating area in the television series look state of the Art. Personal Hygiene and Protection is critical. Many of the patients have a variety of infectious diseases including aids. The medical staff does not even eat during its 10-12 hour shift because of the Lack of sanitation and danger of getting sick from contaminated food. Adler is no stranger to such Field conditions. He was selected for the team because of his experience in every major conflict and natural disaster in the world Over the last 10 years according to or. Samuel Heym to who Heads the unit every doctor nurse and corpsman in thex Mit was hand picked and then agreed to be drafted into the israeli military. Some Are specialists in treating infectious diseases others in hand hog injun amps like Rashid s. Quot unlike americans who must first or game a plan and then act we israelis act and improvise a we go Quot said Hev Mart in the Case of an Etna Gerky of this magnitude vow have to Start acting Immor Duterv flu pie were on a Jav f6i Hea i th1� s c in n c e is Kan a org an israeli medic checks the Progress of a 22-month-old boy Bay netted in both legs while fleeing his Home near Kigali Rwanda with his  staying healthy by Doyle human Sta of writer the information and inoculations Given . Service members before they went to Africa have paid off in the form of few health problems. The most serious ailment to strike troops in Entebbe Uganda has been acute gastroenteritis also known As traveler s diarrhoea a Quot we tried to be Active said . Tin or Jet hey d Bode reiering to  Lepki Vrient medical Tare by Fine is 11snvma? Trie Vamg transportation Hospital from Ramstein a Germany which arrived in Entebbe on aug. 4. As a preventive measure Bodine asked engineers to construct additional hand washing facilities to make personal health care More convenient. As simple As it sounds maintaining Good personal Hygiene is one of the surest Means to avoiding an illness he said is Fine Suid As a it he knew the re item based portable  would renin to m  instil at least a it i to your health different types of angina skin cancers by Simeon Margo us the Baltimore Sun q for several years my husband has had Anginal Chest pains due to a bad heart. Recently he was hospitalized with a diagnosis of unstable angina. What is the difference Between regular and unstable angina angina and heart attacks myocardial infarction Are almost always caused by one or More narrowing of the coronary arteries limiting the Supply of blood bringing essential nutrients and oxygen to the heart muscle. A moderate reduction in blood flow produces angina while a More severe and prolonged reduction in blood flow causes a heart attack and permanent damage to the heart muscle. Angina is generally a deep and poorly localized discomfort usually in the Chest or left Arm that is triggered by physical activity or emotional stress. The most common Type of angina is termed Quot stable Quot angina because a predictable amount of activity or stress triggers an attack. The amount and duration of the pain Are similar in each attack and the pain is promptly relieved by rest or nitroglycerine. Quot unstable angina can be broadly defined As a condition in Between stable angina and a myocardial infarction. There Are three major types of unstable angina angina occurring at rest and usually lasting for More than 20 minutes angina severe enough to cause a marked limitation of Ordinary activity for example pain on climbing one flight of stairs at a Normal Pace and a change in the pattern of stable angina so that pain is distinctly More frequent lasts longer and is brought on by a smaller amount of physical activity. Be my husband recently had a skin cancer removed from the face and was told that he was cured and need not worry that tha cancer had spread. I thought All cancers could spread and i am concerned that my husband s doctor just reassured him so that he would t worry. What is the real Story ii the three common types of skin cancer Are basal cell carcinoma Melanoma and squamous Ceil carcinoma. Melanomas and squamous cell carcinomas do spread metastasize to other body Sites. It is More Likely that your husband had a basal cel carcinoma because it is by far the most common Type of skin cancer. If this is the Case his doctor was not trying to jeep your husband from worrying. Basal cel cancers continue to grow slowly and rarely spread to other Sites in the body. More than 90 percent of people Are. Completely cured when the carcinoma it removed surgically or treated with liquid nitrogen although if left to grow Over time i can invade and destroy nearby tissue. To be Safe your husband should see his physician at least once a year for a full skin exam o to Whf m a prut Moi in a fkr i 1-Totnuii Sorte w in Winji. Of cd tuesday ave it join Thi Stam and Stitt pts