CHECKUP: NEWS, TIPS AND TRENDS; CSUN MEDICINE UNIT HOSTS SEMINAR ON QUALITY AGING.Byline: - Daily News CSUN's Center for Sports Medicine sports medicine, branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow"; and will host a daylong seminar to educate the public on how to prepare for the effects of aging - from maintaining good memory to tips for care-givers. ``The Golden Years: A Symposium of Health Issues and Strategies for Quality Aging,'' will be held March 13 at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. ``There are more older people in the Valley than ever before, especially with the baby boomers aging, and we want to explore quality-of-life issues that these people can relate to,'' said Steven F. Loy, director of the exercise physiology exercise physiology n. The study of the body's metabolic response to short-term and long-term physical activity. lab for the Kinesiology Department at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an . Keynote speakers include Dr. Marvin Moser, clinical professor of medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, who will talk about affordable disease prevention, and Dr. William J. Evans, director of the nutrition, metabolism and exercise program for the University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used Department of Geriatrics geriatrics (jĕrēă`trĭks), the branch of medicine concerned with conditions and diseases of the aged. Many disabilities in old age are caused by or related to the deterioration of the circulatory system (see arteriosclerosis), e.g. , who will discuss 10 determinants of aging that can be controlled. ``People can come and listen to speakers, and if they're not interested in what they hear, they can get up and leave and go listen to someone else,'' Loy said. ``Speakers will hold their talks to 40 minutes, leaving 20 minutes to answer questions.'' Registration closes at 5 p.m. Friday but last-minute sign-ups will be accepted beginning at 7 a.m. the day of the symposium. Cost for advance registration for those 60 and older is $20; late registration costs an additional $5. Admission for students and health professionals ranges from $35 to $80. Lunch is included. Information: (818) 677-7573. Cornea cornea: see eye. policy explored: Former CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. anchor Connie Chung's first report for new employer ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. will explore the L.A. County Coroner's Office's questionable practice of harvesting - and selling - corneas from autopsied corpses. The report will appear on ``20/20'' at 9 tonight. Several California families have filed, or will file, a lawsuit against the county and the Doheny Eye and Tissue Bank, buyers of the corneas. Kandy Wendell of Glendale, whose daughter died at a county facility in August 1996 at age 24, and Richard Baltierro of Valinda, whose 17-year-old son committed suicide in July 1996, will tell their stories on the special, according to their Beverly Hills lawyer, Joel Warren. Baltierro's suit is set for trial in May, and Wendell's is in the process of being filed. ``That was part of her that I grew inside my body - and they sold it to somebody,'' Wendell told the ABC crew. ``I don't know how they sleep at night.'' L.A. County Coroner Anthony Hernandez answered, ``I don't have any trouble sleeping at night. ... It's a humanitarian effort.'' |
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