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!f & 0 â€" @0 0 _ Toxic shock still a concern: specialist o â€"Review s writer { t m s e e e en | o one e e n pe‘hs | <. Women fearful of contacting toxic shock syndrome shoud _ __‘_ _ _ _ $, "weâ€"=~ & . B mt E6 | oot use extraâ€"absorbent tampons, says Woodstock‘s new 0 o 1 ooo . synecologist. 20c s 1 _ $ P e‘ L _ In an interview Tuesday, Dr. Christopher Smith also c M y 9 oo OA recommended that women change tampons every three or i h l hfgfi%é . WPP ie s four hours to prevent the buildâ€"up of bacteria in the body. M l Pemalple s Je s1 â€"~ c es | «"‘Nobody‘s telling women to stop using tampons," he said, ~Aqc.. ue C o _ procrare e "but there is obviously a connection between the two." sc o se eammaire ale . _ . 9. {1 l m pra y ec ;ig‘v The link between tampons and tox:s shock syndrome (a lc o s ... 00 o# +/ <. hok rare disease caused when bacteria and toxins are absorbed in C c e i t El L â€" ce | / 1 the bloodstream) was discovered last June in a number of 2e e ooo o. . i t o o ts | ~menstruating women in the United States. _ f : nfz"i ",« yrikg es ARAle ; i o e + Although most of the information on the disease has come o o i i i in ies 5 e [ . from the Centre for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. o c oo o e â€"â€" ~~~~~ ~ Lc B | : Smith said he is aware of several uncomfirmed cases in s e : e 1 London, Ont., where he worked as an intern and resident t _ ~ «es weâ€"samvam se . | : before moving to Woodstock in December. c s & f e ror yay ~alol? L | "It‘s hard to make a definite diagnosis,‘"‘ he said, "because e .. _: . o e ue Lotees. § es s these cases are not seen by gynecologists." _ . @6 *g? _ #oncteranz l . _ ; & weiy e [ 1 Symptoms associated with the disease are high fever, chills (A es ';g es iss _ E2 es se [ and a rash. The average age of toxic shock victims is 25, and a Fovhia iph esnt ecvnnennatalit _ +s ‘ s en e o recent Wisconsin study predicts the disease will strike six out y e oo s e ¢ + 2 of every 100,000 women each year. s oc o . > % A : ' o BB Dr. Smith said women have been warned against using ks ts o e . l Q} * * c § 5 i extraâ€"absorbent tampons because investigators found their s 0 Wiiiommememmmerniiees [ ie 25 t s contents promote the growth of bacteria. One super tampon, j i ipprraman h #m sls B *A 5 9 W Rely, was pulled off the U.S. market in September when 60 per e ns n e es i w e =| _ sn x | cent of the victims surveyed were found to be using it. This * K o. f e s s > .L 0c c d % ts | brand was never sold in Canada, but Dr. Smith said the same 6 w s e mm anaae mc ic is in css in en ue ra insd td( (| material has been found in a lower concentration in other 7 $ > | wobkitregs if . . . s brands. n \"" _ T _ O~. : s | Besides condemning the super tampons, the gynecologist , Cmm /E C . f s | © said some doctors recommend women alternate tampons with :Â¥ â€" ..b e Paet: ; (2. *3 sanitary pads during their period. * s ) .: :y % l a | Dr. Smith said he has never seen a case of toxic shock / V V i < / ; f i syndrome in his practise. He deals regularly with vaginal § V »#2 *) : 4 e ; f 4 gâ€" infections and irregular bleeding, and assisted women e .Z&?rf o~ A Te ies 3e . through difficult pregnancies and caesarian births. ie T ’ <# i T y 59+: [\ Dr. Smith graduated from Ottawa University‘s medical 5. o 112 % ; s s $\ | school in 1975, interned at London‘s Victoria Hospital and > en e es xt â€" T4. ... 4 : spent four years as a resident in obstetrics and gynecology at ht e o f m _ > |) University Hospital. He has four children, aged two to 10, and o ts en ac> PX 1 o ORA a says he‘s enjoying Woodstock. Before his arrival, the . tm >. _ esd f gynecologist‘s post had been vacant for nine months. e t# <> : ah... Hans | . For women on the birth control pill, Dr. Smith had ,,,%a , M & J PWms 1 C |/ reassuring news. < ies the; : £ ? a ifv«s i ‘"As long as women see their family doctor every year and #hoe stt in ":-,&,,Q« f , S e cmd have regular checkups, they can stay on the pill, depending on M 3 ds e 2 e . . E: $ e ‘ circumstances, up to the age of 35 or 40 years,"‘ he said. "After 5 s sn w9 l = 4 that, a women should consider other forms of birth control, _ > SmE se ion, <<Ap es s y Ansmmaiempnnmenens such as the IUD or permanent protection." E;fc‘ {:f» in . 5. ie f mesienes es The ideal male pill will be "a long time in coming‘" he ‘ 3 P â€" E4 :: . s 2 e §> M :/Â¥ %“!}“% | z ( predicts, and possible replacements for the female pill are e e 2s JP 000 Ks © l fy> . n e c es [ still riddled with side effects. m Je 3 h x/ o3 MRL : Fa _ W | Before becoming pregnant, he suggests a woman take a 3 * 1 / mi is m > s s | twoâ€"month break from the pill. This time will allow the body to : e J 4 f P F K ~ > °y‘ ~‘‘ k go through a normal menstrual cycle, and give the doctor a e ul _2 i aaracagne_. | chance to accurately date the pregnancy. > ols : KA J f y j Female smokers who are now pregnant or considering a + K J â€" t , pregnancy should "quit for the duration of the pregnancy or at { B § 500. se f i es 37 ( \_ least cut down," he said. Research has shown that smoking s Fimmesch injor oo mos s |_ adds an extra risk to a pregnancy, and babies of smokers are Dr. Christopher Smith, Woodâ€" â€" his Ingersoll Avenue Offlce. (Staff :ml;(terzl‘ght ounces lighter at birth than babies of nonâ€" stock‘s new gynecologist, sits in photq by Philip Walker) <J Celebrate 60th anniversary _ . . We ‘ ebrate anniversary PraAek 4 / ¢/ )gvg S e Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Central Parsonage, Line for six years, then in s ag iT C _ Malcolm celebrated their Woodstock, on February 23, Culloden for six years o ue s /5 60th wedding anniversary at 1921. coming to Sweaburg area in | â€" * ME . a *A an Open House at Curries . They farmedinSpringford 1939. They came to their _ P m Hall on Sunday, February 22. for five years, were in present residence in 1946 p s e e 1 B \ _ The couple was married at Thamesford at the Seventh from the farm. 0 t o0 Oe _ 4 m mepntnpcans . ~egpue They have five children / oi _ _TC. A i _a o0 _ "@ Russell Malcolm, _ of : wiae _ C e C se | Tillsonburg; Mrs.: Vern | 6 $ O _ S m ‘we _ > MAE (Marion) Carter, of RR 5, § â€" C > . ga s 2 t a2d Ingersoll;~ Mrs. ~Archie â€" CE o. > M me. Att â€"< 3 (Anna) Longworth, RR 5, | ' â€" i. cele. . 3 / s Ingersoll; Mrs. Archie 4 : k. .. ": 2 c . o (Merle) Brenneman, RR 6, I : CC 5 33 ig~: 7 We Woodstock. :A son, Finley, es ~% M §â€" w2 . Lo w2 16e was deceased in 1936. A io sls * . â€" | Y e« ; > $ mM They have 19 grandâ€" | : . * * ~ © | )\ â€" A 4W £0° KX children and 33 great | 00 _ .eE q $ A 3 l s vé grandchildren.â€". Mrs. _ o io <. _ . l 9 (4 W #" ~ +4 .%(UH°â€" Malcolm enjoys _ doing Te yie > s W f“;;“ % 3 : j?‘ «‘ ~paintings, crocheting and M lc *H ; A /< ~â€" d y 90 &»{f wlgs: cher church work. ; ‘i& & ol (ems: B FFZL . 2 _ j:). _ The couple,. received ~ _ Oe Soke, _ fi 5118 L FCD 0 l l _|â€" congratulations from friends UGLaASKNOTT _ t P k‘ j OW 2 0e ... and relatives as well as a MR. AND MRS. BRIAN DOUGLAS FN ; | § es g‘gu’\sw@y letter from the leader of the > y fé’ . 5 1]5â€" hew P o Ne 3 it A 2S/ /7 B t| > y on $y se tie o. . opposition MP Joe Clark, Dr. MA 4s \ L] q\ & ‘ ‘ & o. TeX Bruce Halliday, a provincial 5 z x yÂ¥ /M MR. AND MRS. HUGH MALCOLM scroll, flowers and gifts. rra ze [yadt .