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Professor authors pediatric neurology textbook
B. Lyn Behrens, MBBS (right), president,
LLU&MC; and Brian S. Bull, MD (left), dean, School of Medicine,
congratulate Stephen Ashwal, MD, professor and chief of child neurology,
School of Medicine, on the publication of his new textbook titled
Pediatric Neurology: Principles & Practice. Co-authored by Kenneth
F. Swaiman, MD, professor of neurology and pediatrics at the University
of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, the two-volume book
will be used for residents training in pediatric neurology.
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HealthFair Expo '99 offers free health screenings
and educational information
Ron Forde, DDS, assistant professor
of restorative dentistry and director of service learning, School
of Dentistry (left), points out a potential problem in a young girl
to student Samuel A. Demirdji at the HealthFair Expo '99, where
students, faculty, and staff volunteered their services on Sunday,
October 24. Free health screenings were offered in many booths.
Other booths included educational information on first aid, organ
donation, women's health, cardiac care, disaster preparedness, and
much more.
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Vegetarian Congress proceedings published
Patricia K. Johnston, DrPH, MS,
RD, associate dean and professor of nutrition, School of Public
Health (second from left), and Joan Sabaté, MD, DrPH, chair, department
of nutrition, School of Public Health (left), present copies of
"Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Vegetarian
Nutrition˛ to B. Lyn Behrens, MBBS, president, LLU&MC (second from
right), and Lisa M. Beardsley, PhD, MPH, vice president for academic
affairs. The proceedings were published by the American Journal
of Clinical Nutrition as a supplement to the September, 1999, issue.
This is the third time the proceedings have been published by the
Journal, which is one of the most prestigious in the field of nutrition.
Dr. Johnston served as co-editor with Patricia Mutch, PhD, professor
of nutrition, and dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Andrews University,
Berrien Springs, Michigan, for the first proceedings published in
1988; editor of the second published in 1994; and recruited Dr.
Sabaté to serve as co-editor with the third. The Congress included
presentations by highly respected researchers from around the world.
Similarly, attendees came from many countries to hear topics ranging
from the relationship of plant foods and health, to life-cycle issues,
to the results of intervention studies.
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Crest Chevrolet raises funds for LLUCH
Since 1993, Crest Chevrolet in San
Bernardino has sponsored a charity golf tournament benefiting LLUCH.
This year, the Seventh Annual Jack McArthur Memorial Golf Tournament
raised $6,800 for the Children's Hospital. When the tournament began,
organizers named it in memory of their friend Jack McArthur, and
donated the money to LLUCH where the daughter of Crest Chevrolet
employee Paul Poudrier was treated for leukemia. Pictured is tournament
organizer Doug Bader, along with (from left) Charity Ungard, Chris
Guerrero, and Adriana Guerrero--also Crest Chevrolet employees--who
helped Mr. Bader with the tournament.
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