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Your Health by Lester L. Coleman, M.D. B *

Q. I am not only fat, but severely bese. I am 42 years old and I weigh 320 pounds. I have read Hbout a bubble that can be put in Hay stomach to take off the fat that Hi destroying my life. Can you tell Hie any details about this? ■ A. The gastric (stomach) bubble is B special inflated tube that is placed Hi the stomach in order to reduce Hppetite and food intake. The tube, Hnown as the Garren-Edwards Hastric balloon, has been used in Hime of the major hospitals in Hmerica. HThis, however, is not the total Hiswer to the treatment of severe, Hjalth-threatening obesity. Novel Hiproaches to obesity have always Ruptured the imagination of those Heople who cannot establish a Hotivation for sticking to dietary Hgimens that might be the answer to Heir problem. ■Unless there is a well-established Hirmonal imbalance, the rules for Height loss are clear. When the Hloric intake is more than the

BrATZ by BEN SMITH HOU,CHEAT, au.Y's SPRING m ,DAD! ARE THOSE Ht my Food again, i neyer peas? can i have some TO EAT ONE MEAL 7 mau HwITUOUT MIN ASKING FDR NO, THEY RE pwfm I 50ME OF IT. DOG TICKS. 1 WANT A 0OWL? tEAT iT. I u I < « <M 7^ * Mi Sn 'A Si.'® * Butch and bougie by alex howell B^GRANPMA 6AIP, I'M HER FZ VI / I THOUGHT THOSB V” AMP E/Qy A ( HMPH,.. ) . ( WgRB HER. MOUSB — ) H^ XX > I MOUP PBTBRegNTS. J Ok j.F.D. by MIKE MARLAND B*’ M GONNA NEED TWO DOZEN AND NO ''IT NO ’W HF NOPE. WOODOHTERG W ■ SPLIT CHICKENS FORTE 1 GIBLETS. M GIBLETS? )■ LIKE THEIR CHICKEN JO Hi AKMAL FIREKDOP DEALERS’ J= ' V r \J COT, SPLIT AND jmzxxwig 6£»> aog j f IQ { r 4Yfflgg¥ >dL it । .>7^ HEHI । imismot IMb I SExSzazaJ/ I^3 / S JUT ON A LIMB by GARY KOPERVAS BW Cool,. -— How Cryel" oT , . + ~I JI _ Parents dually ' wK> I^^T Oh tj. | ^o^.UVi 1 1? Him ‘MPk S \<\ ■THE UTTLE KING i have been /I lIH C t / / av\ 4 J < <v\ , BEWITCHED BY \ r I / p 61 1A Mr 1 /I AMCKEO WITCH A11/ lx > \ 4\ \ -i would like Ei) ) A J W \ I J TO BE MY OLD , Vaa X— JiS CXU self ag-ain/ | l^/O odoJk sB 5 \ //1 I S J // ( S 1 J I^hzLUIL J J I ^1 IK r Z?T ROYAL \X. /-) k CI.L1 I Wr^ARD V IX THANK £ I K \ EA » Vk T/O? IX /" YOU. YOUR J \ I tk / . / MAJESTY'T/>

caloric output through exercise or other activity, the weight gain must continue. On the other hand, when the caloric intake is less than the caloric output, loss of weight is inevitable. It takes a great deal of energy and emotional responsibility to establish a pattern for a massive loss of weight. Psychological support, behavior modification techniques and sincere motivation can attain the end result that you desire. ©1995 by King Features Synd.

IHealth & Nutrition by Judith Sheldon -j

BLOOD SAFETY: How safe, really, is our blood supply? Are there risks involved either in donating or getting blood, and do those risks involve not only AIDS, but hepatitis and other conditions? According to the American Medical Association, a blood transfusion may well be one of the safest procedures in medicine today. Harvey Klein, M.D., Chief of the Department of Transfusion Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, told

participants in an AMA conference that more Americans are likely to die from eating bad chicken than from a transfusion-transmitted disease. Klein notes the change from a partially paid to an all-volunteer blood donor supply is an important factor in the improvement in blood safety. He points out that offering “incentives” (money) to donate blood caused some (people) to be less than totally candid about their histories. However, the plasma industry continues to rely on paid donors. While this could raise the chances of finding infectious agents in plasma greater than in donating blood, Dr. Klein explains, “The concern about infection is less troublesome with plasma because, unlike blood, (plasma) can be treated to inactivate viruses.” Is blood from a relative safer than blood from a stranger? Dr. Klein says, not necessarily. After all, Uncle Charlie may not have told you things about himself that make him a risky donor. As for risks in donating blood, Klein says there are none. IS BUTTER REALLY BETTER? Carol in Denver, Colo., ques-

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tions whether switching from butter to margarine is really a change for the better since some researchers claim margarine is not actually a more healthful food choice. As Carol says, “My family and I really miss the taste of butter since I started using margarine and we’d love to have an excuse to switch back ...” Well, you won’t get the excuse here. The fact is, the research singled out margarines made with hydrogenated vegetable oils as posing a possible health risk. The hydrogenating process, which turns the oils into a solid form, produces trans fatty acids which could be a factor in heart disease. One suggestion: Buy margarine in liquid form for your cooking, and keep the solid form — which may be closer to the butter taste you like — as a spread. ©1995 by King Features Synd.

Household Help by John Amantea

Q. In the near future, I’m planning to give my bathroom a muchneeded face lift. Besides repainting, I would like to replace the existing sink and medicine cabinet. The sink is a standard type which is bolted to the wall with the plumbing down below. The plumbing is in good condition and the vanity is just old and dated. Can you give me a few starters on how to begin this renovation? A. You should begin by planning on how much you will spend. Also, try to choose the correct colors for the new sink and vanity which best match your tub and toilet. If you’re like most homeowners, I’m sure you have the basic tools that are necessary for your job. Tools such as a plumber’s .wrench, slip joint pliers, an adjustable wrench and a large slotted screwdriver for your medicine cabinet are about all you’ll need. Begin by turning off the water supply under the sink. Use caution when shutting down old plumbing because that’s when leaks can occur. If you are confronted with this problem, you will probably have to shut off the water supply at the main (possibly in your basement) and replace those hot and cold valves. New valves are easy to replace and are available at any plumbing center. Next, loosen the slip nut (or ring) at the P-trap and pull it and the straight pipe apart. Be sure to place a bucket under the trap for any excess water. Remove the threaded nuts that hold your sink to the fixture and the bolts that secure your sink to the wall. You should now be ready to completely remove the sink and-all the plumbing. Carefully remove your old medicine cabinet and make sure you mark the studs that probably have supported the cabinet itself. Install your new cabinet with the hardware that is supplied and follow all instructions.

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Upon installing your new vanity, always use a level and also seal the countertop with any commercial plumbing compound. Don’t forget to use a silicone caulk between the backsplash and countertop. Reconnect your new fixture to the plumbing and always use teflon tape. After everything is connected securely, turn on the water again and check for leaks.

BRIDGE

A QUESTION OF PROBABILITIES South dealer. Neither side vulnerable. NORTH ♦ A42 V 753 ♦AKB76 ♦ 10 5 WEST EAST ♦ 10 3 4 97 VK942 VJIO 8 ♦ J 5 4Q1093 ♦QJ972 48643 SOUTH ♦KQJB6S VAQ6 ♦ 42 ♦ AK The bidding: South West North East 1 ♦ Pimm 2 ♦ Paea 3 ♦ Paaa 4 ♦ Paw 4 NT Paw 6 4 Paaa 5 NT Paaa 6 ♦ Paaa 64 Opening lead — queen of duba. Basically, bridge is a game of percentages. You do well if you follow the odds, and you don’t if you don’t! Assume you’re declarer at six spades and West leads the queen of clubs. You win with the ace and cash the K-Q of trumps, finding them divided 2-2. Now you must decide which of three lines of play to adopt. Perhaps the simplest approach is to lead a diamond to the king and play a heart to your queen. If the finesse succeeds, you’re home. If it fails, you still have a reasonable chance to recover because you can cash the ace of diamonds and ruff a diamond, making the slam if the suit is divided 3-3 (a 36-percent chance). Alternatively, after drawing trumps, you could start by cashing the A-K of diamonds and ruffing a diamond. If the suit breaks 3-3, you make seven. If it doesn’t, you can cross to dummy with a trump and try the heart finesse. If you choose either of these lines of play, you have about a 68-percent chance of making the slam. Not bad, of course, but not as good as a third method of play. This consists of leading a low diamond from your hand at trick four and playing low from dummy! Let’s assume East wins and shifts to a low heart. You go up with the ace, cash the A-K of diamonds, discarding a heart, and ruff a diamond to establish dummy’s last diamond as a trick. You then lead a trump to the ace and discard the queen of hearts on the eight of diamonds. This line of play succeeds whenever the diamonds are divided either 3-3 or 4-2, which occurs in 84 percent of all deals. It is therefore the

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