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Tulsa State Fair relatively quiet from health standpoint

The Tulsa State Fair wrapped up this weekend with fewer medical incidents being reported than in the past several years.
According to Tina Wells, EMSA vice president of marketing, paramedics responded to fewer medical incidents this year than they projected.


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Health Files

From the health files -- Jan. 22
 
Nip Tuck for Lottery Winners . . . Winners of a new British lottery will get a 6,000-pound coupon for a facelift, tummy tuck or breast enhancement. A ticket for the world’s first plastic surgery lottery costs about $3. British surgeons are roundly condemning the lottery as an unscrupulous and potentially dangerous marketing gimmick, saying that a decision to have cosmetic surgery should not be made without thorough research and consideration.
 

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From the health files -- Jan. 2

WHAT ARE TRANS FATS AND WHY ARE THEY BANNED? Trans fats are artificially created through a process (hydrogenation) that solidifies the oil and limits the body,,s ability to regulate cholesterol. They are considered the most artery-clogging fats. New York has banned trans fats from its 24,000 restaurants. Some restaurants have begun removing trans fats from their menus. Wendy,,s is using soy-corn cooking oil instead.

 

THE 2003 STATISTICS ARE IN, and they show a 12 percent decline in the type of breast cancer exacerbated by hormone replacement therapy in women age 50-69. It,,s the biggest documented single drop in breast cancer rates. It’s attributed to decreased use of HRT following a 2002 study that showed HRT raises the risk of breast cancer. The data was so convincing the study was suspended in deference to the health of participants. After the study, there was a 50 percent drop in use of HRT.

 

DID SANTA BRING YOUR CHILD A NOISY TOY? Playing with noisy toys too much or playing with them improperly could damage ears, says a doctor at the London Ear Institute. He warns parents to limit noisy toy play to one hour a day, and make sure your child isn,,t sticking the toy in his ear. "If your child butters the cat, pours lemonade in your shoes and feeds cookies to the VCR, they just might stick a toy in their ears," he commented to WebMD. Some people might say if your child is doing all those things, noisy toys are the least of your problem.

 

WOMEN TAKING BLACK COHOSH for menopause hot flashes are wasting their time and money, according to a study published last month in the Annals of Internal Medicine. In a study of 351 menopausal women, black cohosh was no better than placebo in reducing the severity or frequency of hot flashes. There was a bit of good news -- over the yearlong study, women in the placebo group experienced a 30 percent reduction in hot flashes. Conclusion? The passage of time helps.

 

EXACTLY WHAT KILLED ALEXANDER LITVINENKO? An authority claims he was poisoned with polonium 210, sometimes called radium F. Marie Curie, a naturally occurring radioactive material that emits positively charged particles. When high doses are eaten, it damages organs and tissues. However, it is very difficult to detect in the human body. Police believe Litvinenko -- a Russian dissident granted political asylum in the UK -- was given a dose ten times higher than necessary to kill him. A former KGB agent, Litvinenko had been openly critical of certain Russian officials. Authorities say whoever poisoned him had access to a nuclear reactor and sophisticated labs.