Osteoporosis Will Be Seminar Topic

Tue., April 9, 1996

Osteoporosis, a disease that starts years before it’s diagnosed, will be discussed in a seminar on Saturday at Holy Family Hospital’s Women’s Health Center.

Dr. Patricia Buford, an endocrinologist and researcher at Providence Osteoporosis Research Center in Portland, will help women discover if they are at risk for the disease, what can be done to prevent it, and steps to maximize bone strength and minimize bone loss.

The session is from 9 to 11 a.m. and includes a continental breakfast.

To register, or to obtain more information, call 482-2477.

Stuttering symposium

Dorvan Breitenfeldt, a speech pathology professor at Eastern Washington University, will lead a one-day symposium for children who stutter, their parents and the professionals who work with them, on Saturday.

The sessions will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Meadow Ridge Elementary, 15601 N. Freya, Mead. The fee is $5.

Other facilitators at the symposium will be Kim Krieger, speech-language pathologist for the Mead School District, and Greg Dempsey, director of the Spokane Chapter of The National Stuttering Project.

For more information, call Dempsey at 235-8050.

You know you want to

An eight-week, physician-directed stop-smoking clinic begins next Tuesday at Valley Hospital and Medical Center, 12606 E. Mission.

Smokers will be guided through behavior modifications and given group support. Assistance with stress management, exercise and weight control will also be included in the sessions.

A free orientation will be next Tuesday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

For more information, call 624-7770.

Questions answered

There is yet no known “cure” for a disorder that affects nearly 90 percent of American women.

But there are certainly lots of questions about it.

Premenstrual syndrome, more commonly called PMS, now has its own hotline through Women’s Health America Group. More than 6,000 women, men, health professionals and the media call the toll-free number each month to ask questions.

The top five questions are:

What is PMS?

How can I find out if I have PMS?

How can it be treated?

Does every woman have PMS to some degree?

Is PMS a physical problem?

To learn the answers to those questions or to ask a question of your own, call (800) 222-4PMS.

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