A36—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 1,1981 UNIVERSITY PARK - Lifestyles are involved in nearly half of all deaths in the U.S. and Canada, a rural sociologist at Penn State reported recently. Charles 0. Crawford said there are six common hazards leading to unhealthy lifestyles. These are cigarette smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, overweight condition, lack of regular conditioning exercise, uncontrolled high blood pressure, and diets too rich in fat and sugar. He claimed such fac tors are involved in the deaths of 48 percent of Americans and Canadians. Heredity was found to be the second most serious factor in volved in deaths, contributing to 28 percent of all mortality. En vironment, on the other hand, was related to only 16 percent of deaths. Crawfbrd made his ob servations after examining studies of elements connected in some way Feed alert, scabby wheat causes health problems COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Heavy scab infestations in some wheatfields this year could cause animal health problems when too much scabby wheat is fed to livestock. This warning comes from Dr. Robert C. Hammond, Extension veterinarian and veterinary science department chairman at the University of Maryland Hammond explained wheat scab is caused by a fungus which produces Fusanum mold. Toxins from this mold entering an animal's blood system can prevent the production of antibodies, rendering the animal susceptible to a wide range of diseases. Horses and swine are particularly sen- A-. o CD t&ame- P.O. Box 7 Newville, PA 17241 bottom umumocrs Phone: 717-776-3129 Please Send me information on □ Fickes Silos □ Please send me literature on Silo-Matic Feeding Systems □ Please send me literature on Bottom Unloader Systems NAME ADDRESS PHONE. Is yours to deaths. Least related to deaths, in volving only 10 percent of mor tality, was a factor called health care organization or medical system. This category included deaths from overmedication, deaths in surgery, and inap propriate diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of illnesses. If deaths are to be reduced, lifestyles or health risks must be changed, Crawford affirmed. He noted, at the same time, that en vironment can be changed. Heredity on the other hand, cannot be controlled. It was noted, however, that heredity can be taken into consideration in developing one’s lifestyle. Risk factors often overlooked, Crawford said, include regular long distance driving every year, not wearing seat belts, and mixing alcohol and certain drugs. Also dangerous are stressful events sitive. Unlike toxins produced by some other molds, the Fusarium toxins are not carcinogenic. That is, they do not produce cancer. And there is virtually no danger to humans from carryover in the milk or meat from animals which have con sumed these toxins. Animals suiter little or no ill effect from feed rations containing Fusarium toxins with a con centration of less than one part per million. (This would be equivalent to one drop of vermouth in 80 fifth of gin.) But concentrates of only 2 to 5 parts per million have been shown to inhibit antibody production. FEEDING SYSTEMS STATE ZIP a deadly lifestyle? such as taking on a large mortgage or experiencing a divorce or loss of a loved one. “We usually don’t think of the latter items as hazards to our health, but experience shows they are important,” Crawford stated. He indicated Penn State’s Cooperative Extension Service recently began a program of in dividual risk or hazard assessment, using computers. To participate, an individual com pletes a questionnaire inquiring about family history and a number of lifestyle components. 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For most risk reductions, in dividuals need to change daily living habits, or should increase what is termed the “life-coping” skills. These include reducing undue stress and hazardous habits, and “respecting” dangerous technology such as farm and factory machines, autos, and electrical equipment. Such coping skills are accomplished by the individual alone or may be carried out best through group activity.
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