Medical Briefs

              2 B TUESDAY, JULY 6,1982 SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY, LA., „ SHREVEPORT JOURNAL
Medical Briefs
Frost
to the health
Nomineeship
Gerald H. Frost, associate administrator of P&S
Hospital, has been admitted to nomineeship in the
American College of Hospital m
Administrators.
The organization was founded
in 1933 and is composed of lead-ing
chief executive officers and
their adminstrative colleagues
serving hospitals and health ser-<%
vices facilities in the United
States, Canada and other coun-tries.
Membership consists of
three categories: nomineeship,
membership and fellowship. Toj;
advance in status, an affiliates
must pass a written and oral
examination and also contribute
field's literature by writing a thesis or case reports.
Frost holds a M.B.A. degree from Louisiana Tech
University. He joined the P&S staff in June 1978.
Presents Paper
Subrata Saha, Ph.D., associate professor of or-thopaedic
surgery and coordinator of bioengineer-ing
at LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport,
recently presented a paper at the Eighth Annual
Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials held at
Walt Disney World.
Co-authors of the paper, entitled "Biomechanical
Evaluation of Filamentour Carbon Fiber Implant
in Patellar Tendon Replacement," are Sukamal
Saha, Dr. E.M. Keating, Dr. S. Pal, Dr. James
. Albright and Dr. Saha.
Medical Center Gifts
The Optimist Leukemia Foundation of Louisiana
has presented two color television sets with rolling
stands to LSU Medical Center in Shreveport for use
by hospitalized leukemia patients.
Funds for the sets came from donations made by
Optimist Clubs throughout Louisiana to the Op-timist
Leukemia Foundation of Louisiana, which is
headed by James C. Fryer of Monroe.
Body Scanner Installed
Schumpert Medical Center has installed a second
computed tomography (CT) whole body scanner in
its radiology department, according to adminis-trator
Sister Mary Agneita.
CT scanning is a dramatic technique which
permits direct visualizaton of body tissue. The
procedure literally represents a "slice" through the
anatomy being examined; conventional X-rays, in
comparison, provide only shadows which outline
various internal structures on film. Since X-rays
must penetrate through the entire body to reach the
film, the structures are stacked atop each other in
the image.
CT scans assist the physician in diagnosing
disease in many areas of the body, including chest,
Most non-dairy subs
high in saturated fats
By JOE GRAEDON
Q. Several months ago my doctor put me on a
special diet to reduce the levels of fat in my blood.
At first I didn't think I could stand it, but my wife
is a genius in the kitchen and has managed to make
low-cholesterol fare taste delicious.
Knowing my special weakness she even make
low-fat desserts. She often serves these delights
with a glob of non-dairy whipped cream, and this is
People's Pharmacy
starting to make me nervous. The brochure my
doctor gave me says to avoid any kind of whipped
cream, but my wife insists that what she's using
cjuldn't possible hurt me since it doesn't have any
real cream in it.
I hate to make a fuss for nothing, but I do want to
follow the diet carefully. Is this non-dairy whipped
cream safe?
A. You are smart to be cautious. Most non-dairy
substitutes for cream contain coconut oil, which is
high in saturated fats. As a result, whether you pour
it into coffee, spoon it onto your baked potato as
"sour cream" or garnish a dessert as your wife
does, that non-dairy product may provide as much
saturated fat as if you used the real thing.
In fact, some of these substitutes may be even
higher in fat than their dairy-derived equivalents,
which explains why they appear on your doctor's
list. You'd be better off sticking with the dessert
and skipping the topping.
Got a question? Write to Joe Graedon, in care of
the Shreveport Journal, 222 Lake Street,
Shreveport, Louisiana 71105.
brain, larynx, spine, middle ear, tumors, pelvic
area and the abdomen. The equipment also has
useful applications in planning for radiation thera-py-
Most CT studies can be conducted on an outpa-tient
basis. They are considered to be non-invasive
procedures, though it sometimes might be de-sirable
to use a benign contrast dye to enchance the
image. Entirely painless, the CT offers the poten-tial
for locating serious organic disorders which
might never have been diagnosed before.
Students Honored
Two students in the department of medical
technology, school of allied health professions at
LSU Medical Center in Shreveport, recently re-ceived
outstanding honors.
Mildred C. Delafield of Haughton received the
Outstanding Student Award from the Caddo-Boss-ier
Society for Medical Technology. The award is
based upon superior academic achievement, pro-fessional
competence and professional attitude.
She also received the Student Paper Award in
microbiology from the Louisiana State Society for
Medical Technology for her paper, "Yersinia
pestis."
Denise Jacks, also of Haughton, was named
student delegate to the National Convention of the
American Society for Medical Technology by the
Louisiana State Society for Medical Technology. As
a delegate she represented Louisiana's medical
technology students at the recent national conven-tion
and will continue to serve as the Louisiana
student representative to the national organization
during the coming year.
Both students are completing the clinical portion
of their medical technology studies at Schumpert
Medical Center.
Watermelon Party
The volunteers at the Shreveport VA Medical
Center will host a watermelon party for patients
Friday at 7 p.m. The party will include an egg toss,
a watermelon-eating contest, guess the number of
peas in a jar and entertainment by the Vernon
Honley Band.
To held on the volleyball court behind the
hospital, the event is sponsored annually by the
medical center's volunteers and volunteer or-ganizations.
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please send it to their newspaper — Mini Page.
Send items to Mini Page, Shreveport Journal, P.O.
Box 31110, Shreveport, La. 71130.
America's
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES
OFFICE OF HEALTH SERVICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
STUDENT HEALTH FORM FOR SCHOOL REGISTRATION
IMMUNIZATIONS (Required by Stot. Low)
I I COMPLETED • Next Td Booster due __(Yr.)
• IN PROGRESS, STILL NEEDS THE FOLLOWING:
NUMBER
OF DOSES
NEEDED
DTP/TD POLIO MMR
SIGNED:
HEALTH UNIT (Stomp) DATE
OR
PHYSICIAN DATE
NAME (Lost)
ADDRESS
PARENT or GUARDIAN
(Fir.t) (M.ddl.) BIRTH DATE
TOWN
PHONE
PARISH
FAMILY PHYSICIAN
NOTE: IF THERE Aftt ANY HEALTH PROBLEMS REQUIRING
MODIFICATION OF THE STUDENT'S SCHOOL PROGRAM
(ACADEMIC OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES), AN ADDITIONAL
NOTE MAY BE SENT TO THE SCHOOt OR ARRANGEMENTS
MADE FOR A PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE WITH THE
PHYSICIAN OR NURSE.
REMARKS: '
* MINIMUM of 4-DTP, 3-Polio (last DTP and Polio after 4th birthday) and 1 Measles/Mumps/Rubella
Summer is good time for school immunizations
R 1/79
Summer is a good
time for the parents of
children who are about
to enter school for the
first time to have their
youngsters immunized
against communicable
diseases, according to
the Louisiana State
Health Department.
And parents of chil-dren
already in school
are advised to check re-cords
to make sure the
students are up-to-date
with their immuniza-tions.
Many junior high
and high school students
are due for boosters and
may not be protected
against measles and
r u b e l l a (German
measles), health depart-ment
officials say.
The Student Health
Form for Registration
(shown above) pub-lished
by the Depart-ment
of Health and Hu-man
Resources, Office
of Health and Environ-mental
Quality, is the
authorized and recom-mended
form to by used
by students for school
entry. The form,
marked complete or in
progress, must be vali-dated
by a health unit,
military installation or
private physician and
presented to the school
principal at the time of
registration.
Immunization re-quirements
are pro-vided
for by State Bill
No. 140, Act 360 of the
1976 Louisiana State
Legislature. Section 170
of Title 17 of the Louisi-ana
Revised Statues of
1950 is amended and re-enacted
to read: "Im-munization
of children
entering any school
within the state for the
first time, including
kindergarten, at the
time of registering or
entering school, or
licensed day care cen-ters,
shall present satis-factory
evidence of hav-ing
been immunized
against diphtheria,
tetanus, whooping
cough, poliomyelities,
measles and other com-municable
diseases ac-cording
to the schedule
approved by the state
division of health or
present evidence of an
immunization program
in progress."
The State Health De-partment
warns that
parents who take an
apathetic attitude in
having their children
immunized and pro-tected
against com-municable
diseases are
taking a chance with
their children's lives
and health.
For further informa-tion
call your health
unit or private physi-cian.
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