Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 3, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba A2 Winnipeg free january 1995 digest today in history january Churchill Boer War Winston Churchill spoke at Toronto Massey Hall on the Boer War in South Africa on this Date in also on this Date in 1971 had its last performance at Toronto Royal Alexandra ending the Folk Rock musicals most successful run outside the which opened in Toronto was also Toronto longest running to that the cast included Terrence Gale Garnett and Tobi time transcript published for the first time in replacing the morning times and the evening president George Bush and russian president Boris Yeltsin signed the Start ii arms reduction deaths of widow of Albert Andrew of husband of Olga Ronald Evelyn wife of Harold Allan Catherine husband of Dorothy Frieda widow of Reinhold Grant Edward of widower of Mary of George of husband of Rose Winifred wife of William Robert Stanley husband of Ruth wife of Frank Anthony of Lily wife of Eddie Norma of of 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precautions to make sure the same disease that killed their first infant Doest harm their in the year since they lost six Darold Alexis to streptococcus the Wakelyn have gone from knowing nothing about the bacteria to preaching to every pregnant woman they see about the dangers and the need for we just want to make sure As Many people As possible know about says Bill if i see a pregnant i feel compelled to Tell now from the couple lived in Kamloops when Alexis was born on Melanie then gave birth at after what she called a perfect Alexis seemed to have fluid in her which the staff at Royal Inland Hospital treated immediately As a common she she was told hours later that Alexis was in intensive a doctor arrived just As the baby heart and lungs she was revived and flown to Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton to be connected to an infant heart and lung for five the couple held on to Hope As the covered with tubes and struggled to we went to see her and she opened her she seemed to be recovering Bill Wakely then an ultrasound showed a brain blood Shes not going to they told he the Respirator was turned off and the Wakelyn watched As the Monitor showed her heartbeat while they were in a Calgary baby also died of Strep streptococcus b is passed on to the baby in the birth and the Mother May not even know she has Melanie Wakely didst know she had never heard of Strep serious infections with Strep b Are says Clarice in her 36 years As a physician she has up photo Melanie and Bill Wakely mourn at the graveside of their killed by Strep encountered fewer than 10 i would really Harp on the rarity of Baker few of us see Many cases in the whole of a treatment is relatively if doctors Are aware the Mother carries the just before she goes into she is hooked to an intravenous drip of the baby gets the Antibiotic As giving it a Good Chance to fight the Canadian paediatricians called in october for urgent research into Strep b and says Patricia Daly of the Centre for disease the paediatricians also recommended All pregnant women be screened for Strep b at Between 26 and 28 and that All women at risk get antibiotics just before Baker says she believes most general practitioners Are testing for Strep b but this Doest mean exceptions cant slip my panel raps convenience ultrasound scans risk factors for bacteria Canadian press risk factors for streptococcus b labor before 37 weeks term labor with prolonged membrane rupture More than 18 hours fever in the Mother during labor previous delivery of a Newborn with Strep b previous documented Strep b in the Mother multiple births positive screening test for Strep Strep b is a different organism from streptococcus the flesh eating bacteria that claimed the left leg of bloc quebecois Leader Lucien source Patricia assistant director of epidemiology at the Centre for disease Couch take heart Reuters Australia much intense exercise might make you sick by reducing the body ability to fight an australian study published yesterday researchers at the univer sity of Western writing in the medical journal of said they discovered intense exercise dramatically cuts Levels of a substance vital to the body immune the team concluded Check ing glutamine Levels could be a Good Way of measuring if athletes Are exercising too before their health and performance it is tempting to speculate that glutamine supplementation May also be beneficial in the treatment of athletes affected by exercise induced stress and the researchers the team compared glutamine Levels in the blood of seven men who exercised at different Levels once a week with Levels in five soldiers who exercised intensively twice a Day for 10 when the seven exercised at the most intense aver age glutamine fell to 560 i Cro moles a litre from the soldiers average glutamine Levels fell from 630 Micro moles a litre on Day one to 328 on Day Levels continued falling after the exercise program stopped and it took until the 16th Day to regain starting Canadian press Toronto doctors who give pregnant patients Ultra sound scans simply to Tell them their baby sex Are misusing taxpayers a prominent physicians group the reproductive care committee of the Ontario medical association has asked its Parent body to officially censure such convenience use of committee representatives some Are getting them just to find out if they should buy Pink or association member Jean Chow the pregnancy Ultra sounds requested for various Rea sons in Ontario hospitals Between april 1993 and March 1994 Cost far More were done in clinics out Side hospitals but comparable Fig ures were not the demand for such ultrasounds has increased significantly in the past few said Kenneth head of the associations re productive care its not just an Ontario unnecessary pregnancy Ultra sounds Are being carried out across the said Sandra executive director of a National association for ultrasound it goes on a lot and we dont approve of said head of the Canadian society of diagnostic medical to appease the they Doc tors will order we have a state ment that condemns the use of Ultra sound for entertainment and sex determination without a sex linked medical risk is just having the medical association pass a motion urging the province not to fund the procedures unless there Are solid medical grounds would give physicians More backup when dealing with demanding or persuasive Milne doctors making House Calls pm phone 7864444 not for life threatening emergencies services covered by Misc Public weekly indoor Auto auction of a Porf Milter 101 4 6 6080 vehicles anyone can buy or consignments accepted until 3 pm Sale terms Cash Deposit at time of with balance payable by Cash or certified chec1ue by 5 pm the next prices effective january store hours to i i we Reserve the right to limit quantities with balance payable by Cash or certified chec1ue by 5 pm Iho next 6970217 m cantors Logan at Quelch alzheimer society seeks Grant for National registry Canadian press Toronto a National Regis try will help people with alzheimer disease return Home safely after they wander says the head of the alzheimer society of weve had people wander from and end up in Steve the organizations executive said wandering is one of the worst fears and anxieties alzheimer families live he the society has asked the Federal government for Over three years to set up a National registry and education Rudin is optimistic the request will be approved within the next month and Hopes to have the program running Early this people with alzheimer disease often wander away from sometimes searching for people and places from their some be come confused and cant find their Way Back with the friends and relatives of people with alzheimer would be Able to provide descriptions and they can also give addresses of the persons former Home and the alzheimer society would add the information to the ramps National police computer which is linked to forces across the there Are already about 35 local 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