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Health line
By TIMES WIRES
Published February 6, 2007
MACULAR DEGENERATION INFORMATION Age-related macular degeneration AMD is the leading cause of blindness in the Western world, but through early detection and treatment, vision can be preserved. To emphasize this, Prevent Blindness America has created the AMD Learning Center at www.preventblindness.org/amd. The site offers information on risk factors and treatment, plus a downloadable grid that can help identify vision abnormalities. By the numbers 52 Percent of women who admit they don't always tell the truth to their health care providers. 25 Percent who say they have lied about following their doctor's orders or taking their medication. 13 Percent who say they have lied about smoking. 64 Percent who say they have lied because they don't want a lecture about not having followed the doctor's advice. Source: Online survey of 526 women, ages 25-49, about their health care habits On the calendar - Feb. 13: 9:30-11:30 a.m., free heart screenings, which include blood pressure, body mass index, height and weight, plus mini massages and exercise demonstrations. 12:15-1:15 p.m., discussion on simple ways women can make sense of such numbers as blood pressure, body mass index and cholesterol. Morton Plant Mease Cheek-Powell Heart and Vascular Pavilion, 455 Pinellas St., Clearwater. Call (727) 462-7500 to register for either event. - Feb. 13: noon-1:30 p.m., luncheon to kick off plans for the Southwest Florida Walk with Us to Cure Lupus event. Sarasota Lakewood Ranch Holiday Inn, 6231 Lake Osprey Drive. The walk takes place April 15 on Siesta Key. For information or reservations, call (813) 258-5816, e-mail schapman@lupusresearch.org or go to www.lupusresearch.org. - Feb. 13: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., free vision screenings at the Clearwater Health Center, 310 Myrtle Ave. N. - Feb. 15: 9-11:30 a.m., free heart screenings, including checks of blood pressure, body mass index, height and weight. Noon-1 p.m., free discussion on angina, which is chest pain caused by heart disease. Mease Countryside Hospital Medical Arts Building, Cardiac Rehab, 1840 Mease Drive, Suite 105, Safety Harbor. Call (727) 462-7500 to register. Learn how to stop smoking The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that 70 percent of adults who smoke want to quit. The free, 48-page guide QuitAssist, which provides how-to information from public health authorities and from people who have successfully quit, is available in English or Spanish. To receive a copy of the printed pamphlet or to read it online, go to www.philipmorrisusa.com or call toll-free 1-888-784-7848. The CDC's Web pages on the topic are at www.cdc.gov/tobacco/news/QuitSmoking.htm.
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