News lifestyle 2008-08-15 Andanh.com

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:51 EDT

Try drugs first to treat chest pain, study says

People with chronic chest pain who are not in big danger of a heart attack now may have even less reason to rush into an artery-opening angioplasty: There's more evidence drugs should be tried first, and they are often are just as effective.

The slim early advantage for angioplasty at relieving pain in these non-emergency cases starts to fade within six months and vanishes after three years, according to a new report from a landmark heart study.

The new information comes from patients' own reports of how they fared after treatment. Results were published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine.

This Dad's a pro Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:25 EDT

GEORGETOWN . The passenger van started rumbling down Scott County roads last year. The signs for a baby-sitting service started showing up on utility poles last spring.

For more information, both proclaimed, go to www.quaddad.com.

Who was this quaddad? Some tech-savvy hipster embracing an alternative family style?

Not exactly.

Timeout: Upcoming weekend events and other tidbits Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:52 EDT

Thank an inventor

TimeOut celebrates National Inventors Month with a listing of folks you can thank for making our lives easier.

. If you set your VCR to record your favorite show today, thank Charles Ginsburg and Shelby Henderson, inventors of the video tape recorder (1958) and Vladimir K. Zworykin, who invented the television (1935).

. If you fastened your child's sneakers, thank George De .Mastral, inventor of velcro (1955).

Life in peace at Zion Hill Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:29 EDT

ZION HILL . Along Zion Hill Lane, it's quiet. Very quiet.

.It's too quiet,. resident Peggy Harris, 65, said while watching her husband, Fred, 67, strip copper wires in the couple's two-car garage. Fred Harris likes how peaceful the quiet is: the birds and crickets chirping, a dog barking now and then, rarely the sound of a loud engine racing past horse farms outside the community along Weisenberger Mill Road. But when his wife says she doesn't like how quiet the neighborhood has become, Fred Harris concedes that Zion Hill's activity level has died down throughout the years.

.I do miss the school bus going by,. he said. .The kids grew up and it's a lot of senior citizens around here now..

Peggy and Fred Harris have been married for 44 years and have spent more than 30 of those years in their modest home in Zion Hill. The historically black community in unincorporated Scott County was founded in the late 1800s.

Sleep tips for children Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:58 EDT

When helping your child get to sleep, these guidelines might help:

. Set a regular time for bed each night and stick to it.

. Establish a relaxing bedtime routine, such as having your child take a warm bath or reading him or her a story.

. Make after-dinner playtime a relaxing time. Too much activity close to bedtime can keep children awake.

Conley, Day winners of Miss Flame pageant
Katie Conley was named Miss Flame 2008 at the annual pageant Saturday at the Catlettsburg Church of God Family Life Center on 35th Street.

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