March 25,

March 25, 1998, Vol. 20, No. 10

Sections of this page:

Making room for progress

Around KUMC ...

Donald Hagen, EVC

Hinch, Taylor wing demolition has begun; completion shortly

KUMC, through the various media, is keeping people informed

Looking out for our patients

Making room for progress
Hinch, Taylor annex give way to new SoN building

Visit the KUMC School of Nursing on-line at:
http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/nursing/soninfo.html

Around KUMC ...
what’s new

Children’s Book Fair
Usborne Books will conduct a Children’s Book Fair from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, March 30, and Tuesday, March 31, in the Wyandotte Room off the main KU Hospital cafeteria to benefit KC Reads. In addition to helping an important cause, you’ll have a chance to pick up great Easter gifts conveniently.

Hiixon Rescheduled
The Hixon Hour scheduled for March 19 has been changed to March 31. A 4 p.m. reception in the Clendening Library Foyer will precede the 5 p.m. lecture in the Clendening Amphitheater. Phillip Hostetter, MD, a 1942 medical school alumnus will discuss his medical school training in the 30’s and subsequent career. Moreover, there will be an exhibit in the library of his photography taken during his days here at KU Medical School.

Replacement W-2s
Lost your W-2? State of Kansas employees can order a duplicate by contacting the payroll office at ext. 5100. Allow seven to 10 days for processing. Order now to beat the rush.

Farewell Reception
A retirement reception will be held for Mrs. Etta Jean Douglass of the transactions/payroll department from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, March 26 in the Francisco Lounge. She has served the medical center for over 40 years. All are cordially invited to attend.

Anti-Violence Seminar
The Human Resources Department and the University Police Department will present “Preventing Violence in the Work Place” from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 25. (Location to be announced.) For more information, or to enroll, call ext. 5089.

“Caring is the Key”
KUMC’s guest relations program, “Caring is the Key,” is offered to all employees throughout the medical center and provides an opportunity to share experiences, skills and ideas for promoting excellent customer service. Through group discussions, role play and group exercises, participants focus on skills and techniques to improve communication, create positive public impressions and deal effectively with issues of confidentiality and difficult situations. Caring is the Key is a four-hour program presented in two two-hour segments from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 31, and Thursday, April 2. A second session is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, and Thursday, April 16. (Location to be announced.) For more information, or to enroll, call Human Resources at ext. 5099.

Maundy Thursday
There will be a non-denominational Maundy Thursday Communion Service will be at 11:15 a.m., Thursday, April 9, in Spencer Chapel. All are welcome to attend.

Online Journals
Dykes Library has added full text access to the online versions of several additional journals: “Genes and Development,” “Journal of Applied Physiology,” “Journal of Neuroscience” and “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.” They can be viewed from any computer with a KUMC campus IP address, including KUMC Online. Links to these and other online journals are available at the Online Journals page: http://www.kumc.edu/dykes/journals/display.html. For further information, contact Chris Taft at ext. 7307.

Kirmayer Happenings
Counter Attactics, a self-defense class designed to stress mental awareness, psychological strategies and, should the situation arise, simple swift techniques for surviving and escaping an attack, will be conducted from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, at the Kirmayer Fitness Center. The class costs $10 for Kirmayer members and $20 for non-members, and is open to all KUMC students and employees and their children age 12 or over and accompanied by a parent or guardian. Registration has begun; sign up early, class space is limited. For class schedules and times or to register for the session, call the Kirmayer office at ext. 7701.

Lucky Numbers
The KUMC Credit Union’s lucky numbers for March are 19097, 30138, 13495, 11496 and 16482. The lucky birthday is March 11.

Tuition Assistance
Full-time employees who have worked at the medical center for at least six months are eligible to apply for tuition assistance. The application deadline for the summer semester is April 3. Applications may be obtained at the Office of Human Resources, 1044 Delp, or by calling ext. 5099. You may also use the application form found at our pulse location: http://www.kumc.edu/HR/tuition.html
RNs and LPNs employed through Nursing Services may obtain applications through the Nursing Services Office or by calling ext. 6550.

Fools’ Day Sale
The University of Kansas Allied Health Alumni Association’s annual April Fools’ Day Sale will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, April 1, in the Wyandotte Room inside the main KU Hospital cafeteria. Gift items and other goods will be on sale. Portions of the proceeds will help support the KU Allied Health Alumni Scholarship Fund.

Overdue Notices
In an effort to notify patrons with overdue materials in a more timely manner and to save postage costs, Dykes Library is now sending all overdue notices and bills for library materials via e-mail to KU faculty, staff and students. The Library asks that everyone read and respond to these e-mails promptly.

Refractive Surgery
Have you had it with eyeglasses and/or contact lenses? The KUMC Department of Ophthalmology’s Refractive Surgery Team will host educational seminars on LASIK, PRK and other refractive surgical procedures from noon to 1 p.m., Thursdays, April 2, April 16 and April 30 in Lemoine Library, Department of Ophthalmology, Sudler Hall.

Info ’98
Info ’98, KU Medical Center’s computer fair, will be held Friday, April 3, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Instructional Technology Center (G010 Wahl West) and the Educational Resource Center (G004 Orr Major). Please note: the ITC and ERC will be closed for general use from 8 a.m. to about 3 p.m. that day.

Journal Access
Dykes Library offers Current Contents Connect, available on the Internet at: http://isicc.com It is accessible to all KUMC faculty, staff, and students using computers on campus or using approved KUMC remote access. Current Contents Connect is an easy-to-use tool to keep abreast of recently published journal material. It is possible to search specific fields, save searches, order documents, as well as download search results. Help is available within the program. For further help, telephone the Reference Desk at ext. 5070, or e-mail: dykesref@kumc.edu

Preventing Violence
The Human Resources Department and the University Police Department will present “Preventing Violence in the Work Place” from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 25, and from 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, April 7, (Location to be announced.) The program provides participants practical guidelines for recognizing, preventing, and resolving incidents of sexual harassment, and includes question and answer time with the Director of the Equal Opportunity Office. For more information, or to enroll, call ext. 5089.

Literacy Classes
Free GED, English as a Second Language and literacy classes are ongoing from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, on the third floor of Building 48, 4125 Rainbow. Call ext. 7945 for more information.

Smoking Cessation Classes
The Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Medicine is sponsoring a free, four-week smoking-cessation course from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., April 14, 16, 21 and 23 in the Dykes Library conference room. To register, call Carol Hickey at ext. 2714.

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Donald Hagen, EVC

Each day as I come to work, I become more aware of the demolition activity next door in Hinch and the Taylor administrative annex. The cranes and wrecking balls are beginning to take their toll.

Our new nursing education building will soon rise from the ashes. It will be a showcase state-of-the-art building for interdisciplinary education. This will be an interesting couple of weeks for you computer gurus who can watch through the webcam on our website.

The new emergency room driveway is more than half completed. This has been a very difficult project, but because of some significant planning efforts, we have had minimal disruption of services, and this effort was long overdue.

I enjoyed the cherry blossoms in Washington, but left just before the big freeze. Washington is always exciting in the spring, but the meeting I attended, the AMA Leadership Conference, was particularly interesting this year because President Clinton, Representative Newt Ging-rich, Justice Anthony Scalia, Sen. Edward Ken-nedy, Sen. Phil Gramm and others all spoke during the same session. I think this is a message that our government leaders are truly seeking support from the physicians of America in addressing some difficult health care issues.

We are having a major budget summit for our vice chancellors and deans today and tomorrow. We are attempting to allow all of the medical center leaders to present their budget issues in a marathon retreat setting. I hope it will be productive and help us all better understand the challenges and opportunities in the next year.

We have many complex issues to address this year, as we develop the new KU hospital public authority. Transition planning is moving forward at a hectic pace and is very difficult. But, we are making progress. Our reports to our Topeka legislators continue. We have several more meetings scheduled to discuss the transition issues and address questions and concerns regarding research and educational costs of the medical center. I hope they go well --- they are extremely important.

Hinch, Taylor wing demolition has begun; completion shortly

The walls are tumbling down. Fully 60 years after it first was occupied, storied Hinch Hall is being razed to make way for the KU Medical Center’s first ever structure dedicated solely to nursing education.

Along with Hinch, the adjacent Taylor Administration Annex is coming down, providing space for the SoN building.

The new facility will have state-of-the-art labs and classrooms, allowing the school to create “virtually real clinical care emergency room and home situations,” said Dean Karen L. Miller, RN, PhD. “This facility is an important cornerstone for the future.”

The building will be funded in part through the $161 million Kansas Crumbling Classrooms Act, which became law in May 1996. Some $8.6 million of KU Medical Center’s $19.4 million allocation from the legislation has been earmarked for the new Nursing Education Building. Additionally, efforts are under way to raise another $2.7 million from private sources to complete the structure and to outfit it.

So far, utilities have been routed around the two structures being demolished. Demolition is expected to conclude in the next few weeks.

Construction of the new facility will begin this spring and be completed in early 1999.

Hinch: second oldest building on this campus

S. Milo Hinch

Hinch Hall, first occupied in 1928, was named in honor of S. Milo Hinch, RN, who served as Supervisor of Nurses and Superintendent of Bell Memorial Hospit-al from 1914 until her death in March 1920.

Hinch, the second oldest building on the KUMC campus --- Murphy, the original hospital, was completed in 1924 --- first saw duty as a residence hall for student nurses.

The Taylor Administration Annex dates to the mid-1950s and conjoined Eleanor Taylor and Hinch.

KUMC, through the various media, is keeping people informed

February 17
Reporters from WDAF TV-4, KCTV-5, KSHB TV-41, The Kansas City Star and the Topeka Capital Journal covered the press conference to announce the award of a $7.6 million Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center grant to the Center on Aging. The center will study various aspects of stroke rehabilitation.

February 16
Chris Koger, reporter for the Lawrence Journal World, interviewed Ned Garrigues, MD, director of the division of plastic surgery, and John Bray Jr., MD, assistant professor of anesthesiology, about their upcoming trip to a hospital ship off the coast of Africa. The team from KU Medical Center will be performing surgeries there for three weeks.

February 19
Lisa Sodders, reporter for the Topeka Capital-Journal, called to find an otolaryngologist to interview about the use of ear tubes in youngsters as a treatment for ear infections. Daniel Kirse, MD, otolaryngology, agreed to a phone interview with the reporter.

February 23
Meryl Lin McKean, WDAF TV-4, called to arrange a story on the Tele-KidCare program, a pilot telemedicine program linking KUMC with four Kansas City, Kan., elementary schools. She interviewed Pam Whitten, PhD, director of telemedicine services; Pam Shaw, MD, pediatrics; a young patient; and a school nurse. The story appeared on the 9 p.m. newscast on Feb. 24.

Lisa John, University Daily Kansan reporter, called to make arrangements to interview Shadrach Smith, MD, director of the weight management clinic, for a story about weight loss and the “fen-phen” diet drugs.

February 25
Chris Koger, Lawrence Journal World, called to find a source he could interview about medical ethics. Bill Bartholome, MD, medical ethicist in the department of the history and philosophy of medicine, agreed to a phone interview, which was scheduled for March 3.

February 26
Crystal Jackson, KMBC TV-9, called to make arrangements to interview patient Tameka Jones, a teacher awaiting a bone-marrow transplant. The story focused on students’ efforts to raise funds for the procedure.

Kia Bruaux, Associate Press reporter, called to interview Ned Garrigues, MD, director of the division of plastic surgery, about the KUMC plastic surgery team preparing for a trip to Africa where they will treat patients on a hospital ship. Garrigues was interviewed by phone and the AP sent a photographer to the airport to shot the team preparing for departure.

February 27
Matt Gowen, Lawrence Journal World, called to find a source to interview about new guidelines for organ donations. Jameson Forster, MD, director of the liver transplant program, agreed to an interview with the reporter.

Nick Haynes, news director for KANU radio in Lawrence, called to arrange a story on the Tele-KidCare program. Arrangements were made for him to interview Pam Whitten, PhD, director of telemedicine services; Pam Shaw, MD, pediatrics; and others involved with the first-in-the-nation pilot project on March 12. The program will air on National Public Radio.

Lisa John, University Daily Kansas reporter, called to arrange an interview with Dorothy Knoll, PhD, dean of student services, for a story on a recent national news report about sexual harassment of female physicians and medical students.

March 3
Alan Bavely, health reporter for The Kansas City Star, called to arrange an interview with Linda Redford, PhD, senior research associate with the Center on Aging, about an article she had written several months ago on health care needs for the aging population in Kansas. Redford agreed to talk with the reporter about the article.

Bob Lewis, KU-Lawrence University Relations, interviewed Stephanie Studenski, MD, director of the Center on Aging, about the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center grant. The interview was taped and made available to radio stations throughout Kansas.

Frank Barthell, electronic media coordinator for the Lawrence campus, notified KUMC’s University Relations office that a Coaches Show segment he filmed on the Poison Control Center will air on Kansas City’s WDAF TV-4 and Topeka’s WIBW TV-13 at noon on March 7 and on Wichita’s KWCH TV-12 at 5 p.m. that day. Also, the segment will be turned into a video press release that will be sent out in conjunction with Poison Control Week in April.

March 4
Judy Moll, writer for L.A. Parents magainze, posted a query on the ProfNet service seeking leads on those who can discuss the effects of breast feeding on a child’s intelligence, specifically whether there is a link between breast feeding and higher intelligence. Sallie Page-Goertz, clinical instructor in pediatrics, agreed to contact the reporter.

March 5
Su Bacon, reporter for The Kansas City Star’s careers section, called to find a source for a story about career in nursing informatics. Kathy Wright, RN, nurse analyst in hospital systems, agreed to an interview.

Meryl Lin McKean, WDAF TV-4, and Brent Hardin, KSHB TV-41, did stories on Ethan Cole, the 9-month-old who survived bacterial meningitis. The reporters interview the patient’s family and Adam Schwarz, MD, the pediatric intensive care physician who took care of Ethan. TV-41’s story aired on the 6:30 newscast March 5. TV-4’s story was featured on the March 6 news at 5:30 p.m.
Lin Muschlitz, a writer for Medical Imaging Magazine, posted a query on the ProfNet service seeking sources for an article on radiation testing in hospital. Ruth Schukman-Dakotas, director of the safety office, agreed to contact the reporter. A telephone interview was conducted March 10.

March 9
Steven Blair, Emporia Gazette, interviewed Rajesh Pahwa, MD, assistant professor of neurology, for a story about Pahwa’s work with Parkinson’s disease patients in Emporia. The story was to appear in that day’s edition of the newspaper.

Frank Barthell, electronic media coordinator for the KU-Lawrence campus, informed the University Relations office that the video feature on the Epilaser Program is scheduled for broadcast during the Roy Williams Show March 11 and 12. It airs on the following stations at the listed times: WIBW TV-13, Topeka, 7 p.m. March 11; and KWCH TV-12, Wichita, 11:35 p.m., March 12; KSMO TV-62, Kansas City, 9 p.m., March 12.

March 10
Chris Koger, Lawrence Journal World, interviewed John Olson, MD, assistant professor of neurosurgery, about the clinic he is opening in Lawrence. The article was scheduled to appear the following day.

March 11
Meryl Lin McKean, WDAF TV-4, called for information on a study conducted by Carol Fabian, MD, medical director of the KU Cancer Center, on the use of DSMO for breast cancer. An interview will be arranged in April when the first 20 patients complete the study.

Tim Carpenter, reporter for the Lawrence Journal World, interviewed Linda Wright, RN, MPA, project director in the Center on Aging, for a story he is doing on driving and older adults.

Jean Williams, writer for The Kansas City Star, called for information in the special section on cancer which is planned for April. Interviews were arranged with Melinda Pyne, dietitian in the KU Cancer Center, on cancer and diet, and with William Jewell, MD, director of the Kansas Cancer Institute, on screening guidelines and prevention for various cancers.

March 12
Nick Haines, KANU radio, Lawrence, interviewed Pam Shaw, MD, pediatrics; Pam Whitten, PhD, director of telemedicine services; a patient and a school nurse about the Tele-KidCare pilot project. The interview will be aired on National Public Radio.

Ted Kadau, reporter for the Pittsburg Morning Sun, called to find sources on meth amphetamine use and its effects on the body. Pam McCoy, MD, emergency services, agreed to talk to the reporter about treating patients for meth abuse and Tom Pierce, PhD, CIH, industrial hygenist with the Center for Environmental and Occupational Health, agreed to talk to the reporter about the hazards of exposure to chemicals used in manufacturing meth.

Looking out for our patients

Department of Family Medicne members, above, left-to-right, Janice Roland, Traci Strickland, Mary Davis, Irene Fernandez, Susan Myers and Karen Brisco recently took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the inception of the medical center’s new phone system, designed to better serve patients and their families; the system is part of an overall plan to improve patient service and satisfaction. Meanwhile, left, Louis Teal, 4, was on hand to enjoy the festivities.

International influence

Photos by Shari Hartbauer

A crew from the British Broadcasting Corporation flew to KUMC to interview Steven Wilkinson, MD, left in photo, in relation to the neurosurgeon’s treatment of essential tremor and tremor associated with Parkinson’s disease.The BBC’s Brian Barren conducted the interview, which was filmed by cameraman
Eric Thirer for a Europewide broadcast late last month

Student Link
News from the schools of

Allied Health
Graduate Studies
Medicine
Nursing

Looking ahead ...

Spring is approaching and with it comes the second annual KUMC Spring Fling, which this year will be held Saturday, April 4, in Kirmayer. All students and faculty are invited to come out and share in the fun. There will be games and activities galore, including a moon walk and pie-throwing contest. So mark it on your calendars and be on the look out further information and notices.
The Student Research Forum 1998 workshop will be an all-day seminar on writing winning grants. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in improving grant writing skills. All are invited to attend. Please pre-register by April 6. The workshop is sponsored by the Graduate Student Council and the Kansas Cancer Institute, and will be presented by David Morrison, PhD, and Stephen Russell, DVM, PhD. The workshop will last from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, April 9, in the Lied Auditorium. To pre-register, contact Tim Burnett by e-mail : tburnett@kumc.edu or call Karen Rodriguez at the Office of Graduate Studies, ext. 5241.
The Community Health Project began in 1992 with the mission of exposing first-year medical students to cultural, socioeconomic and public health challenges throughout Kansas. Participating students receive four hours of elective credit through the Department of Preventive Medicine and earn a $2,000 stipend. More more information, call director Danielle Roussel or advisor Christine Moranetz, PhD, at ext. 2762.
The Student Union Corporation is offering $500 scholarships to three students based on financial need. Additionally, another 10 to 15 students receive $400 to $600 scholarships based upon academic achievement and participation in extracurricular activities. For more infor, call the bookstore at ext. 2537.
The Department of Student Services needs your help so its personnel can continue to gain a better understanding of student utilization and satisfaction with specific services the department provides. All student by now should have already received two mailings of the Student Needs Assessment Survey. If you have already completed the survey, thank you. If not, please take 15 minutes to complete the survey and return it in the enclosed envelope.

E-mail news and upcoming events to: gcheng

Exercise your right

Elections for Student Governing Council President and Vice-President for the 1998-99 academic year will be held at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16, in the Kansas Room, Student Union.

All students, from all schools, are eligible.
E-mail nominations to current SC president Brian Dewhirst at: bdewhirs
For questions or for more information, contact Dewhirst at the above e-ddress, or page him at 864-5217.

Family Medicine’s Williams is among eight nationwide honored with STFM scholarship

Derek Williams, MD, is one of just eight junior faculty members nationwide to be honored with a 1998 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Academic Fellow Scholarship for his enthusiasm and the dedication he brings to the teaching of family medicine.

The award recognizes current achievements, potential for leadership and contributions to Family Medicine education. Williams will be honored at the national meeting in Chicago and provided with mentoring and other assistance to help develop his career.

Williams was nominated by Drs. Cynda Johnson, Jane Murray, and Anne Walling through an opportunity identified by the Office of Faculty Development.

He is an assistant professor with the Depart-ment of Family Medicine, a Fellow with Primary Care Faculty Development Fellowship and Physician Liaison with the Department of Medi-cal Informatics.

Some of his interests include methods of teaching and learning, Medical Informatics, General Health Assessment Tools, Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC), Wellness and Preventive Medicine.

Student Leaders

Student Governing Council
President: Brian Dewhirst, e-mail: bdewhirs

Allied Health Student Senate
President: Steve Johnson, e-mail: sjohnso1
Assoc. of Undergraduate Student Nurses President: Lori Winfrey, e-mail: lwinfrey

Graduate Student Council
President: Gerald Call, e-mail: gcall
Medical Student Assembly
Co-presidents: Lawrence Brotherton,
e-mail: lbrother;
and Paul Bajaj; e-mail: gbajaj

Classifieds

For Sale

For Sale: GE electric stove, paid $500, will sell for $250, many features. 342-2261.
For Sale: Stereo system, Pioneer Logik, record player, radio, dual cassette, cabinet, two floor speakers and remote control, separate single-disk CD player, works with system, all for $300 or separately $250 for stereo and $75 for CD player. 931-5737.
For Sale: Brass bed, head rail, foot rail and bed frame, $300. 822-8758.
For Sale: Whirlpool gas range with double oven, electronic ignition. 541-9139 evenings and weekends.
For Sale: Gate-leg dining-room table and six Windsor-back chairs, three leaves, $700. 532-3046.

Automotive

For Sale: 1985 Jaguar XJ6, Vanden Plas series, four-door sedan, leather, excellent condition, $5,900 or best offer. 452-7255 evenings.
For Sale: 1996 Honda Accord EX, power everything, moon roof, CD player, one owner, 13,000 miles, $17,500; 1996 Toyota Camry LE, power everything, leather seats, wood-grain interior, gold package, alarm, one owner, 21,000 miles, $17,500. 541-9139 evenings and weekends.
For Sale: 1990 Honda Civic LX, four-door sedan, automatic, AC, custom AM/FM cassette, one owner, good condition, 150,000 miles. 384-4961.

For Rent

For Rent: Two bedroom, one bath duplex five minutes from KUMC, $385 a month. 671-8707.

Pets

Free: Two dogs, loving, cute, must part with. 923-8176.
Free: To good home, black lab mix, male, neutered, shots, one-year-old. 642-0532.

Wanted

Wanted: Handyman to work on rental properties in Wyandotte County, great part-time job. 299-6172.
Wanted: Baby bed in good shape. 362-6386 after 4 p.m.
Wanted: Dog run and/or dog house. 262-4944.
Wanted: Beanie Baby collector looking to buy older beanies, will pay top dollar. 362-1407.

Announcements

Study Subjects Wanted: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology is seeking healthy and asymptomatic females and males between the ages of 18 and 55, not taking any drugs, for the study of a new gastroprotective medication. Participants will receive a good stipend and free laboratory screening tests. For more information call Michele at ext. 4051.
Study Subjects Wanted: Four-month- to 24-month-old infant subjects needed. Brain potentials (EEG) will be recorded while infant views and reaches for toys. Involves about one hour in our laboratory. For more information, call Jennifer Hill Karrer, ext. 5956.
Study Subjects Wanted: Persons with rheumatoid arthritis between the ages of 40 and 70 are needed. Study does not involve any changes in medications. Some subjects will participate in exercises in a class or at home, all will participate in four assessments and will receive a stipend for each. Contact Peggy at ext. 1648.
Study Subjects Wanted: Study participants needed for female hormone replacement therapy trial. If you are post-menopausal and between ages 40 and 55, call Melissa Marsh at ext. 6225. Leave name, date and phone number.
Study Subjects Wanted: Study participants for hormone-replacement therapy trial. If you're between ages 45 and 55, call Melissa Marsh at ext. 6225.
Study Subjects Wanted: The Department of Psychiatry and Behav-ioral Sciences at KUMC is conducting a research study on an investigational medication for Pre-menstrual Syndrome. Females who suffer from such premenstrual symptoms as mood swings, irritability, or other discomfort, who are at least 24 years of age, who are medically stable and who have not taken birth control pills (or used Norplant) in the past six months may be eligible to participate. Records are kept confidential. Call Teresa at ext. 6499 or Jodi at ext. 1314.
Study Subjects Wanted: Men and women between the ages of 30 and 75 with adult onset (Type 2) diabetes mellitus who are unable to maintain adequate blood sugar control with diet, exercise, and maximum doses of sulfonylurea medication therapy. Study participants will receive physical examination, lab work, blood sugar meter and strips, and diabetes study medications at no cost. The study lasts about 16-18 weeks and will involve close follow-up. There will be a $15 per visit stipend. contact Glee at Ext. 3960.

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