Print

Email story

Comment

Email editor

Healthline

By TIMES STAFF AND WIRES
Published October 25, 2005

THE ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION will host the "Creaky Bones Dash and Trick or Treat Trot" at 7 p.m. Friday at the St. Petersburg Pier. The family-oriented event includes a 5K fun run, costume contest and event for children 12 and younger. Free food and beverages will be available after the run, and registered participants will receive a glow-in-the-dark race T-shirt. The fee is $18 for early registrants and $22 the day of the race, with discounts for students. To register, call the Arthritis Foundation at 813 968-7000 or toll-free 1-800-850-9455 or register online at www.active.com

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT of Law Enforcement reports that in 2004 nearly 120,000 cases of domestic violence were reported to police. Clergy, nurses and those interested in learning strategies to cope with domestic violence are invited to a public discussion from 8 a.m. to noon Thursday at Mease Dunedin Hospital, 601 Main St., Dunedin. Experts in preventing domestic violence will discuss its health effects, prevalence and dynamics, and provide participants with screening and intervention strategies. To register, call (727) 825-1709.

LENOX IS THINKING clearly when it comes to raising breast cancer awareness. The table-top and gift ware company has added three pieces to its Gift of Knowledge line, which began last year as a way to honor women and help fund cancer research. The Gift of Knowledge Candy Bowl $29.95 and Bud Vase ($29.95) are made of crystal that is tinted a light pink, while the Breast Cancer Ribbon Ornament ($19.95) is a crystal piece shaped like the international symbol of the fight against breast cancer. Lenox will donate a portion of the proceeds to breastcancer.org. The Gifts of Knowledge items are available at department and retail stores, as well as at www.lenox.com

NEW RESEARCH OUT of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio shows that walnuts contain a fair amount of melatonin, a hormone that protects cells against oxidative damage. "Our studies demonstrate that walnuts contain melatonin, that it is absorbed when it is eaten, and that it improves our ability to resist oxidative stress caused by toxic molecules called free radicals," said Dr. Russel Reiter, professor of cellular and structural biology at the Health Science Center. Walnuts also contain large amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, which have been shown to inhibit certain cancers and to be heart-healthy.

[Last modified October 24, 2005, 16:47:03]