DATE: Monday, November 10, 1997             TAG: 9711080048

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NEWS AND NOTES

Here's some help with

discipline for children

CHESAPEAKE - How to discipline children will be the topic of a free program at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Chesapeake General Hospital's Lifestyle Health and Fitness Center on Battlefield Boulevard.

Dr. Robert Lehman, a pediatrician, will talk about the difference between discipline and punishment; discipline styles; developmental and behavioral changes of infants and children; and misbehavior.

The program is the first in a series designed for parents. Registration is required. To suggest a topic or to register, call 482-6132.

Program on strokes

planned for Wednesday

NORFOLK - A program to help people better understand and identify the symptoms of stroke will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Brickhouse Auditorium.

Dr. Thomas R. Pellegrino will talk about stroke, its prevention and treatment. The event is free but reservations are required.

Sentara also will offer stroke screenings from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Sentara Cancer Institute Infusion Center at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

For information on either program, call (800) SENTARA or 552-7200.

Nosebleeds: a winter

problem you can handle

Those inconvenient and sometimes embarrassing nosebleeds happen with greater frequency as home and workplace heating systems turn on, causing indoor humidity to practically dry up.

Noses prefer a moist atmosphere of about 40 percent humidity. When air loses moisture, the lining of the nose becomes drier as well. Cracking and bleeding may follow.

Anyone can get a winter nosebleed, although some people are more susceptible to them than others. Winter nosebleeds often afflict older people because, with age, mucus becomes less lubricating and nasal lining thins.

People with hypertension or diabetes may be prone to nosebleeds year-round. So, too, are those who regularly take medicines that reduce blood-clotting ability, such as aspirin, ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

What to do? During the day, use an over-the-counter saline nasal spray any time the nose lining feels dry. Install a humidifier directly onto the home heating system, if possible. Use an evaporative or warm-mist humidifier close to the bed while sleeping.

Untreated allergic rhinitis

can lead to complications

Seasonal allergic rhinitis - with its sneezing, itchy eyes, runny nose, headaches and sleeplessness - will affect more than 38 million Americans this fall and cause them about $154 million in lost wages.

Allergy sufferers frequently also face other health consequences in association with seasonal allergic rhinitis, particularly if the condition is left untreated, health care professionals say.

The consequences include recurrent sinusitis, painful inner ear infections and attacks of asthma.

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