| Luau dance dedicated to 'miracle child'
Dave and Bridget Everett enjoy an evening at the Lincoln Akerman School PTO Father Daughter Dance. Rushed to Boston Childrens Hospital last December, Bridget spent close to a month in a medically induced coma and months in the hospital fighting a serious brain infection. Just three weeks after restorative surgery on her skull, Bridget and her dad were all smiles at the dance. They were finalists in the dance contest and had a special dance dedicated to Bridget, Enrique Iglesias Hero.Sheila Tanguay photo .
Fluorosis affecting the health of Jharkhand villagers
Ranchi, Mar 31: Residents of the remote village of Chukru, which lies 20 kilometers from Jharkhand's Palamu District headquarters are experiencing various physical disabilities due to the presence of excessive fluoride in the ground water of the area.
Every second person -- children as well as adults -- is suffering from deformed limbs, cataract, or premature ageing.luorosis hit the village in 1980 when the Government constructed borewells here to solve the drinking water problem of the village.
A boon soon became a curse, as the excessive fluoride content in the water started affecting the health of the villagers.
According to a test carried out by a private organisation in 1995-1996, the ground water in the region contains excessive fluoride.
" Children born in the village after 95-96 are not healthy.
Baby shampoo, steroid drops moisten eyes
Dear Mayo Clinic: I took low-dose Premarin (estrogen) from age 36, when I had a hysterectomy, until I was 71. Now I'm 73, and I have been diagnosed with dry eyes and blepharitis. I've used artificial tears and other eye drops, and also wash my eyelids twice daily with baby oil after using a warm compress. Could my blepharitis and dry eyes be helped by reintroducing hormones? – Spring Hill, Fla. A. Problems with dry eyes increase with age, particularly in women older than 50. How much of this is because of estrogen deficiency – i.e., menopause – and how much is caused by other aging factors is not known. Resuming estrogen just for any possible benefit to the eyes is not recommended. However, women who have taken estrogen therapy since a hysterectomy accompanied by removal of the ovaries, and at a young age, typically feel better continuing this therapy indefinitely.
Red Ball Raises An 'Incredible' $49000 For Local Red Cross
This year's Red Ball, "Walk the Red Carpet for the Red Cross," raised nearly $49,000 (before expenses) and is expected to gross close to $38,000 for the local Red Cross.
Co-chairs Dr. and Mrs. Larry Allen, Mr. and Mrs. David Blakemore, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Elliott and Dr. and Mrs. Dean Jansen emceed the event and presented the "Oscars®" to: Best Director, Larry Peppel, executive director of the Kosciusko County Chapter of The American Red Cross; Best Producer, Jill DeBatty, chairwoman of the Red Cross board of directors; Best Supporting Actor, Toby Buck of Paragon Medical, one of the Oscar®-level patrons of the Red Ball; Best Supporting Actress, Kim Myer; and Lifetime Achievement Award, Omer Kropf.
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