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HEALTH & WELLBEING By Dr. Maria Motyl RESEARCH SOLVES “LEGIONNAIRE” MYSTERY What has happened to Legionnaire’s disease? Six years ago an outbreak of pneumonia occurred among attendees of an American Legion Convention in Philadelphia. Twenty-nine of the 182 people stricken died and the public became very worried. Investigators fol lowed many leads; they investigated various gases, poisons and considered whether it was a bizarre new agent perhaps introduced by terrorists. Within six months the Center for Disease Control (CDC) had the answer: the cause was a previously unidentified b a c te riu m s u b s e q u e n tly n am e d Legionella pneum ophila. The bug was difficult to culture in the laboratory and thus remained unidentified for a long time. It is now known that it is a ubiquitous organism that commonly resides in water, and is frequently found in air conditioning and cooling towers. Humans become infected by inhaling droplets in the air. In most cases the in fection remains asymptomatic, while in a small percent pneumonia develops that may have wide effects throughout the body. The organism is sensitive to the antibiotic erythromycin and most of the early fatalities occurred because penicil lin and other drugs were used which were not effective. Recently investigators found that the organism is not new but simply was un discovered. Today the CDC estimates that between 50,000 to 70,000 people in the U.S. are infected by Legionella. In the past, several mysterious outbreaks of pneumonia and related fevers occurred in different locations. As is usually done when no cause for the outbreak can be found, blood and tissues from infected individuals were stored and frozen at the CDC. When scientists subsequently went back to their freezers they found that the cause of these mysterious illnesses was in fact, the newly discovered Legionella. YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT For a long time people have known of the value of a well balanced diet to maintain health and well-being. What is becoming increasingly clear is that diet can also affect mood and behavior. Several studies also suggest that foods might be used to treat such common problems as depression, insomnia and hyperactivity. Brain activity and consequently, mood and behavior are regulated by chem icals called neurotransm itters, which transmit messages between nerve cells. These chemicals cannot be ad ministered directly because they cannot cross the barrier between the blood and the brain. Nutrients in food, however, are precursors of these neurotransmitters — when their levels go up, so do the levels of the specific brain chemicals. One important neurotransmitter is serotonin. It is associated with feeling re la x e d , c a lm , s le e p y and less depressed. Level of serotoin are raised by eating foods rich in carbohydrates (sugars and starches). This may explain why people, when they are depressed, often go on carbohydrate binges. Investigators have found that it is not the carbohydrates themselves that raise serotonin levels, but tryptophan, an amino acid in food. By eating carbohydrate tryptophan levels increase and then levels of serotonin increase. Newborn babies fall asleep more readily when tryptophan and carbohydrates are added to their formulas. Tryptophan may also be useful in treating insomnia and mild depression. In light of these findings questions are raised about the use of low sugar diets to treat hyperactive children. It also sheds some light on why high-protein, low carbohydrate diets often fail. These diets induce a serotonin shortage which might trigger carbohydrate cravings to correct the imbalance. The result is a binge and a failed diet. BRANCH 32, IRVINGTON, N. J. January 24 Ukrainian Flag Raising Ceremony was held at the Union Township Municipal Building, Union, N.J. Proclamation was read commemorating Ukrainian Independence Day. February 23 We held our annual Candle Light ceremony to install newly elected officers for the year 1982. A letter was received from the orphanage in Brazil with all the children’s (80) signatures and a snapshot of them all thanking us for the packages of clothing we sent to them. Walter Bodnar spoke on human rights of the people in Ukraine and how his organization is contacting various political leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives, issuing press releases and writing articles on the abuse and suffering of the Ukrainian people by the Soviet regime. March During the month of March, members sold Ukrainian cookbooks to raise funds. Members also attended a class in painting Ukrainian Christmas balls. Vera Studney made a Ukrainian doll and donated it as a prize raffled at Newark Re gional Council dinner on March 6. Anne Shmulak gave a talk on the life of Taras Shevchenko. April Members took part in the Ethnic Progran at the Short Hills Mall in Short Hills, N.J., displaying Ukrainian costumes, ceramics, wood carvings and pysanky. May Anne Shmulak gave a talk on the Trident and how the Ukrainian symbol got its beginning. June Ukrainian food and articles were sold at the Ukrainian Festival held at the N.J. Garden State Art Center in Holmdel on June 19th to raise funds. July Branch 32 sponsored a bus ride to Glen Spey, N.Y. on July 17 to attend a Ukrainian Festival. September Mr. Bokolo was a guest speaker on September 28 to show slides on "Ukrainians in Brazil”. Members and guests attended. October A thank you letter was received from Poland thanking us for clothing packages which we shipped to them in July. November On November 11, Branch 32 members sent 28 packages of clothing (22) packages sent to Brazil and (6) packages to Poland. December On December 5, a Chinese Auction was sponsored by Branch 32 at 140 Prospect St., Irvington. Marion Burbella presented slides and spoke on “A Wedding in Lviv” on December 28; guests attended. Mari Bomba, Public Relations & Press. 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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