Pressure checking
resident John Maley.
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
How many persons are walking
around unaware of whether or not
they have high blood pressure?
Many more than most people real-
ize for high blood pressure is a
silent criminal-sometimes killer-
that creeps up on persons.
In order to interest people in
having ‘their blood pressure
checked, May has been declared
National High Blood Pressure
Month with the hope that persons
will take time out to visit a doctor
or clinic and have their pressure
checked. It takes very little time
and could save many lives, avoid
heart atacks, strokes, kidney failure
and much more.
Are there symptoms indicating
high blood pressure, how is it cured,
what causes it — we decided to ask
the logical person for answers to
our questions, a medical doctor. So
we went to visit Dr. Alan Boonin of
Dallas.
Dr. Boonin very graciously
agreed to give the answers for
which we were looking. He
explained that it is important to
keep blood pressure down in order
to prevent damage to organs such
as the heart, kidneys and brain.
While there are not always notice-
able symptoms, if blood pressure
becomes too high it causes head-
aches, lightheadedness or dizziness.
If not kept under control, it can
create problems with blood flow,
cause heart attacks, strokes or
kidney failure.
Persons with slightly elevated
blood pressure have a tendency not
to worry about it. There are two
numbers doctors are concerned with
— systolic and diastolic. Diastolic is
the lower number and if it is above
90, the patient has cause to worry
about it. If it is over 100, the blood
pressure is definitely too high,
explained Dr. Boonin.
If patients ignore high or low
blood pressure, it can cause serious
damage over the years. It does
damage to blood vessels similar to
pipes in a home. Just as minerals
and rust corrode pipes in a house,
high blood pressure increases cho-
lesterol or fats which corrode or
block blood vessels.
Dr. Boonin stated that if people
had more awareness of the dangers
of high blood pressure and had
regular checkups, if they had a
tendency toward it being high the
pressure could be kept under con-
trol.
There are three general causes of
high blood pressure — stress, physi-
cal or side effects from other medi-
cations.
Today, the medical world places
emphasis on preventative medicine.
The best way to keep blood pressure
down is through change of lifestyle,
medication or diet.
Type A personalities are the most
prone to have high blood pressure.
These are the individuals, according
to Dr. Boonin, who do not relax, the
high strung, workaholics. These
people need to accept a program of
relaxation to calm down.
Dr. Boonin explained that the
American diet is very ‘‘poor’” and
includes all of the improper foods. It
is importantto avoid salt, a prime
suspect in high blood pressure.
Avoid high cholesterol foods which
increase blood pressure. Persons
with a family history of cholesterol
should definitely avoid high choles-
terol foods such as cheese, dairy
products, fatty meats. A doctor’s
advice should be carefully followed.
Stimulants such as those with
caffeine increase blood pressure as
do alcohol and cigarettes. Ciga-
rettes constrict blood vessels and
cause high blood pressure.
Persons who are taking medica-
tion should take it faithfully as
prescribed by the physician instead
of ignoring it because they believe
they feel ‘‘better.”
The last resort in treating high
blood pressure is medication.
Today’s patients are fortunate
because the side effects of modern
drugs are very few.
Dr. Boonin believes that many
members of the younger generation
are becoming more aware of the
results of high blood pressure and
are more willing to have theirs
checked. But, he warns, the import-
ance is having it re-checked at
regular intervals. Blood pressure
can change over a short length of
time, so it is important to follow a
physician’s or clinician’s advice.
Have you had your blood pressure
checked lately? Now is the time —
don’t delay, this is May!
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By JOHN HOINSKI
Staff Writer
Officials from the Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital announced
recently the purchase of the Dallas
Family Practice located on Sterling
and Machell Ave. in Dallas.
Although the sale won’t be final-
ized for approximately three
months, the hospital board has
approved the deal and the practice
should be operated by General Hos-
pital by early to mid-summer.
But, according to Nate Boring,
Planning Director for the hospital,
the purchase probably will not
effect the day-to-day operations.
‘‘Actually, nothing will change,”
he noted. “We will be working with
the doctors of course, but I don’t
Charles
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LEVER 20-E
anticipate any changes.
“The main reason for the pur-
chase is the security. There is a lot
of pressure by insurance companies
and competition from the different
types of health plans like HMO’s
(Health Maintenance Organiza-
tions). They (doctors)are constantly
being hounded to be more cost-
efficient. So now they are secure in
knowing they are affiliated with a
$60 million operation.
“They were interested in selling
and we were interested in buying,”
Boring continued. ‘‘So now, in
effect, they will be salaried employ-
ees of the hospital as opposed to the
typical fee for service.”
The Dallas Family Practice is
operated by Dr. Irvin Jacobs, Dr.
Charles Krevinko and Dr. Thomas
Campbell.
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(The following Back Mountain
residents have applied for Marriage
Licenses at the Luzerne County
Courthouse: )
MICHAEL J. GARRITY, RD 1,
Box 256, Harvey’s Lake, to ROSE-
MARIE VNUKOWSKI, 30 Dilley St.,
Forty Fort.
ROBIN A. SHUMWAY, 134 So.
Pioneer Ave., Shavertown, to
SANDRA E. BENIQUEZ, 134 So.
Pioneer Ave., Shavertown.
JOHN M. PRATER, P.O. Box 71,
Dallas, to SUSAN M. CATINA, 50
Bedford St., Forty Fort.
DAVID T. MACIEJCZAK, RD 1,
Box 267, Sweet Valley, to TINA L.
KOCHER, RD 2, Tunkhannock.
JOHN J. HUDAK, JR., 319%
Alvin St., Freeland, to DONNA
DRAGON, RD 2, Harvey's Lake.
CHRIS D. CRAGLE, RD 1, Box
295E, Sweet Valley, to DONNA M.
KUPINEWICZ, 25 Clarks Cross Rd.,
Askam.,
GERALD J. McDONOUGH, JR.,
Pellan Terrace, Lot 29, to CARO-
LYN N. DAVIES, 411C Sorbertown
Rd., Hunlock Creek.
Births
(The following Back Mountain
couples have announced births
during the past week: )
ROBERTS, MARY ALICE AND
DAVID, 151 East Overbrook Road,
Dallas, a boy, Wednesday, May 7.
USHER, ROSEMARY and
ROBERT, RD 1, Box 448A, Dallas, a
girl, Wednesday, May 7.
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