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HEALTH & WELL-BEING By Dr. Maria Motyl RESEARCH FINDS PILL IS MIXED BLESSING In the 1960’s and ‘70's, women in the U.S. increasingly turned to the use of oral contraceptives as effective means of birth control. The use of the Pill peaked in the M id-‘7 0 ’s in the U. S. but is still increasing world-wide. However, from the very start, controversy has centered around the use of these contraceptives and their safety has been questioned. The first report of a health risk as sociated with the Pill came in 1961 from England and concerned a woman who developed a pulmonary embolus (lung clot) while on the Pill. Since that time doctors have compiled much data on hundreds of thousands of women. The current belief, after 20 years of monitoring of the situation, is that there is an increased risk in cardiovascular disease (including blood clots, heart at tacks and strokes) in women using oral contraceptives and the risk increases with age. However, a most significant contri buting risk factor is cigarette smoking, especially in women who smoked more than 15 cigarettes a day. Doctors also found that the risk of cardiovascular disease is related directly to the estrogen- progesterone content of the Pill. It is thought that with the advent of the "low dose” Pill, some of these health risks may be decreased. MODERATE EXERCISE BENEFICIAL TO HEART Doctors have long debated whether physical activity can favorably influence the natural course of coronary artery disease in humans.Since such studies cannot ethically be done in humans, scientists resort to animal models, most often monkeys. One recent study compared two groups of monkeys, both fed a diet that would normally lead to atherosclerosis (narrowing of the arteries). However, one group of animals remained sedentary while the second group was conditioned to exercise on a treadmill. While the serum cholesterollevels of both groups remained the same, the exercising group had significantly higher levels of high density lipoproteins (HDL) and sudden death was observed only in the sedentary monkeys. Doctors conducting the study suggested that moderate exercise may be beneficial to humans. HORMONE SUSPECTED IN RUTGERS U. CANCER CASE Recently a Rutgers University building in Newark, New Jersey was shut down because its occupants were found to have an excessive number if cancers. The New Jersey State Health Dapartment found eight cases of cancer among 436 faculty members, administrators and clerical personnel interviewed between May 1980 and April 1981. Air samples taken at the building showed high levels of a hormone suspected of causing cancer. Estradiol benzoate, the hormone in question, had been used in animal experimentation on several floors of Smith Hall to regulate the ovulatory cycles in mice and guinea pigs. While it is uncertain that the cancers among workers at Smith Hall are directly caused by estradiol benzoate, this hormone causes cancer in mice and was previously suspected of causing uterine cancer in women. It is now widely believed that many human cancers are caused by exposure to toxic chemicals and agents. The Rutgers University case underscores the importance of laboratory and workplace safety. • Ukrainian Schools & Youth Organizations: The current state of these institutions today and their interrelationship. Is enrollment/participation and the quality of students declining? If so, what can be done to reverse the trend? How these institu tions are adapting to a new type of Ukrainian-American child. Is the knowledge of the Ukrainian language essential to the continuation/ raison d’etre of these institutions? • Intermarriage: In this workshop, women who are spouses in a mixed marriage will participate in a panel, with plenty of time allotted for discussion by the audience. Panelists will discuss potential and actual problems faced by spouses in a mixed marriage: use of Ukrainian language with children, cele bration of holidays, Ukrainian community activism, etc. What is the response of children in a mixed marriage? Is mixed marriage a help or a hindrance to their development as whole persons? • Ukrainians in American Politics: How Ukrainians can influence the electoral process, and be counted by politicians, commissions and government agencies, especially when it comes to the allocation of monies, or to voting in Congress on crucial bills that relate to U. S. -U. S. S. R. relations or to Ukrai nian political prisoners. How to lobby more effectively. How to make your congressional representatives more responsive to Ukrainian needs. • Communications Media and the Ukrainian Community: As Ukrainians in the U. S. become more mobile and commu nities more diffused, how do we maintain communications networks to replace the role of the ghetto in keeping us together? Effective use of the press and other media in creating community solidarity, and in telling the Ukrainian story to U. S. society at all levels. • The Working Woman: Can the Ukrainian woman be a "superwoman?" Should she be expected to combine the roles of homemaker, mother, breadwinner, community activist, Ukrainian-activities chauffeur and still maintain her equilibrium? This workshop is geared toward the professional who faces the demands of the workplace, as well as the home maker who wishes to make the transition from working inside to working outside the home. A presentation on the principles of effective time management should help some of us who never seem to have enough hours in a day... Watch for announcements of the complete Conference program in Our Life, the Ukrainian press or in your mailbox. Be sure to register for the Conference early to insure that you get to attend the workshops of your choice. Do you have any questions or suggestions? Do you want to help with the organi zational aspects of the Conference? W e’re always happy to hear from you. Write to us at the Ukrainian Women’s Conference Organizing Committee, c/o UNWLA, 108 Second Ave., New York, NY 10003, tel. (212) 533-4646. -A. H. S. Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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