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Summer Survival Tips: The Medicine Cabinet Edition
(ARA) - You cant avoid it: Summer activities mean bites,
bumps, burns and bruises. Make sure youre ready by
stocking up on these medicine-cabinet basics:
Over-the-counter pain relievers
Summer is the time when people are breaking out golf
clubs, gardening tools and baseball gloves. All that activ-
ity increases the likelihood of muscle aches, strains and
sprains. For basic relief, experts recommend over-the-
counter (OTC) pain relievers such as naproxen sodium,
ibuprofen or acetaminophen. Although most mild injuries
can be treated successfully at home, you should see a doc-
tor if you experience numbness or an inability to move
without signifcant pain.
Sunscreen and lotions
Sunburn can, of course, be prevented by protecting your
skin with sunscreen or clothing whenever youre outdoors.
But if you forget, treatments such as a lotion that contains
aloe vera can provide symptom relief. OTC pain relievers
dont heal or prevent damage to skin, but they can reduce
the pain, swelling and discomfort associated with sunburn.
These are especially benefcial when taken during the frst
24 hours of sun exposure.
Hydrocortisone, topical creams and antihistamines
Insect bites are as much a part of summer as sunshine. If
youre stung by an insect and the stinger is stuck in your
skin, try to remove it carefully to prevent the release of
more venom. For any bite or sting, wash the area with soap
and water and apply a cold pack or cloth flled with ice to
reduce pain and swelling. A pain reliever, such as ibuprofen
or acetaminophen, may also help with any associated pain.
A topical cream containing hydrocortisone can be used to
provide itch relief. You can also take an OTC antihistamine
containing diphenhydramine if you have a mild allergic re-
action.
Most people have mild reactions to insect bites and experi-
ence little more than an itching or stinging sensation and
mild swelling that will disappear within a day or so. Signs
and symptoms of a severe reaction can include nausea, fa-
cial swelling, diffculty breathing, abdominal pain, and de-
terioration of blood pressure and circulation. If any of these
occur, you should call 911 immediately.
Heartburn medicines
Warm weather means baseball season and backyard bar-
becues - which can also mean repeated cases of heartburn
after too many chili dogs and beverages.
Heartburn is most often described as a burning sensation
behind the breast bone that moves up toward the neck or
throat. This occurs when stomach acid irritates the nor-
mal lining of the esophagus. People may also experience
acid regurgitation with heartburn, which is the sensation of
stomach fuid coming up through the chest into the mouth.
Less common symptoms that may also be associated with
gastro esophageal refux include unexplained chest pain,
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wheezing, sore throat and cough, among others.
Planning ahead and knowing which OTC treatments may
help is essential to keeping your summer gatherings pleas-
ant. Bring along a few over-the-counter treatments, like
antacids or H2 blockers, when you head out for summer
festivities. People who have heartburn at least twice a week
might want to talk to their doctor about taking a proton
pump inhibitor such as omeprazole or lansoprazole.
Diarrhea medications
If your summer vacation plans include traveling to new
and far-fung places, its a good idea to be prepared for cer-
tain stomach ailments. Travelers diarrhea, a digestive tract
disorder that causes loose stools and abdominal cramps, is
caused by consuming contaminated food or water. Though
this illness is irritating and may disrupt a day or two of va-
cation, it usually isnt serious and can be treated at home.
To reduce your risk, be careful about what you eat and
drink while traveling. If you do develop diarrhea, it may go
away without treatment. If not, bismuth subsalicylate can
decrease the frequency of your bathroom trips and shorten
the duration of your illness.
Tip: When buying OTC medications, you can often save
money by purchasing store-brands. Store-brand OTCs have
the same effcacy as national brands and meet or exceed
Food and Drug Administration quality standards, but cost
an average of 36 percent less, according to Perrigo, a Mich-
igan-based pharmaceutical company that manufactures and
distributes most of the over-the-counter medications found
under store-brand labels at leading retailers, grocers, club
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The Heat Is On Outside, Keep Cool Inside
(ARA) - As summer heats up, air conditioning bills can
rapidly rise. As homeowners feel the heat, many are look-
ing for ways to save and stay cool.
Many U.S. consumers strive to conserve energy at home.
Forty-seven percent of Americans say they try to conserve
energy all or most of the time, according to researchers at
Iconoculture.
One way to help lower utility bills in the summer and year-
round is to replace drafty or leaky old windows with new,
energy-effcient products.
According to ENERGY STAR, replacing single-pane win-
dows with ENERGY STAR qualifed windows can save up
to $126 to $501 a year on utility bills depending on your
location.
For example, the Pella 350 Series vinyl windows provide
durable, triple-pane insulating glass window options. These
highly energy-effcient windows help keep your home
cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.
Vince Iturbe from Salt Lake City replaced a westward-fac-
ing kitchen window and immediately noticed a difference
in the temperature inside his home.
The window faces the sun the better part of the day, and it
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was just plain miserable during the summer, he says. Im
so glad to be done with the heat.
The product wasnt the only thing Iturbe was delighted in.
Because of the Pella Promise, he found the right product
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Cool tips
Once energy-effcient windows are properly installed in
your home, try these inexpensive, easy ways to help keep
your house cool.
* Provide shade for east and west windows.
* When possible, delay heat-generating activities like bak-
ing or dishwashing until the evening on hot days.
* Use ceiling fans to circulate air to help make the house
more comfortable without over-using the air conditioning.
* Seal air conditioning ducts and insulate ducts that run
through unheated basements, crawl spaces and attics.
* Install white window shades or mini-blinds. Mini-blinds
can reduce solar heat gain by 40 to 50 percent, according
to the American Council for an Energy-Effcient Economy.
If you like energy savings, but dread cleaning blinds, con-
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sider Pella Designer Series windows and doors with op-
tional between-the-glass blinds or shades. Since theyre
between glass, they accumulate less dust and dirt than tra-
ditional roomside window treatments. Plus, they can be
closed when you are away to keep the heat out and opened
when you are home to let the light in. With their outstand-
ing energy-effciency and built-in window treatments, its a
winning combination.
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Five Steps To Impact Community Health Positively Through Education
(ARA) - Health education is a rewarding career for many.
You dont have to be a doctor or a nurse to become in-
volved. It takes professionals in accounting, research,
law and administration - as well as individuals who en-
joy working with people - all collaborating to improve the
well-being of others. Why care about community health?
Several reasons, according to the Association of Schools
of Public Healths website, What is Public Health?, are:
the importance of improving access to health care, control-
ling infectious disease and reducing substance abuse.
There may be no better example of a dedicated public
health professional than Dr. Mine S. Seniye, chair of the
Allied Health department at Brown Mackie College - Al-
buquerque. She has traveled the world preparing students
and health care professionals to care for underserved pop-
ulations. Here, she outlines fve steps to implement a suc-
cessful health program.
Step one. Assess the community
Whether you want to enhance community health in a Bos-
nian village or an inner city neighborhood, it is important
frst to understand the community as a whole. Who lives
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there? Where are they from? What are their current health
practices? This cant be done long distance, says Dr.
Seniye. You cant just barge into a community and ask
What do you eat? You must take part in the society and let
them accept you as a person.
Step two. Community organization
Collaboration with community leaders is essential to any suc-
cessful health program. It is important to identify leaders and
stakeholders in the community to recruit to the team, says Dr.
Seniye. The Minnesota Department of Health suggests look-
ing for those who are in a position of power, or have already
made decisions on previous community issues, and those who
actively volunteer. Collaborators from the community help
you understand the inner workings of the society.
Step three. Create and implement the program
When approaching any community to help, it is important
to speak in terms of what they already have, and adding
to it. Rather than telling them you want to fx something
or change the way they do things, you must communicate
that you are here to enhance what they already have, Dr.
Seniye says. Suggest what may be lacking, and integrate a
solution into a program already familiar to them.
Step four. Assess the program
An advisory group formed at the outset can be invaluable
to assessing the progress of your efforts. Keep the team in-
volved. I always share small successes with the group - the
number of patients, where they were treated. I see the grass-
roots community advisors as gatekeepers, she says. They
keep us on track.
Step fve. Maintain the effort
Eventually others come in to carry on. They must be pre-
pared to be effective in that community. This takes a com-
petency that many dont have. They must be chosen care-
fully, says Dr. Seniye. I fnd that as I get to know people of
other cultures, and students who want to engage, I also get to
know myself better. It is a growth process. Students teach me
something every day.
All the knowledge, resources, and ideas wont help without
ftting into the culture you want to improve, adds Dr. Seniye.
Whether diversity occurs among the people staffng the pro-
gram, or the people they serve, it is important to develop an
understanding of others. Respect for their culture, beliefs, and
ways of interacting is critical for success.
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