SPORTS MEDICINE . . .K. Gordon Campbell, a Palo Alto Medical Foundation physician specializing in sports medicine, will co-host a conference on the medical, legal, economic and social aspects of sports medicine June 19-22 at Stanford University. Stanford football coach Bill Walsh, San Francisco 49er Jerry Rice and Stanford women's basketball coach Tara VanDerveer are among the keynote speakers. Topics include social problems facing athletes; training techniques for a second chance; motivational psychology; and the effects of sleep, travel and jet lag on athletes.
EXTINGUISH THE SMOKE . . . Assemblyman Byron Sher, D-Palo Alto, sponsored a resolution passed last week by the state Assembly asking State Attorney General Dan Lungren to join 16 of his counterparts to urge a ban on smoking in fast-food restaurants. Citing the threat of secondhand smoke, Sher said this threat is great for adults, but even greater for children, who are heavily targeted by fast-food restaurants with enclosed playgrounds and toy giveaways.
PARTY SAFE . . . The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention offers several recipes for non-alcoholic party beverages to serve at after-prom or graduation parties: Frosty Fruit Cooler calls for 4 cups apricot nectar, 2 cups pineapple juice, 2 cups orange juice, 1 quart carbonated lemon-lime drink, 1 pint pineapple sherbet, 1 pint any flavor sherbet. Combine all ingredients except lemon-lime beverage. Chill mixture until ready to serve, and add lemon-lime. Float scoops of sherbet on top. You can get more recipes or information by calling (800) 729-6686, ext. 5090 to listen to "Tips for Teens about Alcohol."
STRAIGHT FACTS . . . The Bay Area League of Women Voters will host a free program on health reform called "Straight Facts on Health Reform: A Citizens' Voice for Citizens' Choice" at the Santa Clara Convention Center on June 4. It will be an opportunity for Midpeninsula and South Bay residents to voice opinions about the health policy proposals.
DENTAL DETECTION . . . Osteoporosis affects as many as half of all women in the United States over 45 years old and 90 percent of those over 75 years old. But the California Dental Association says dentists can often detect early signs of the destructive bone disease in people's jaws. Dentists may detect bone loss at the part of the jaw where the teeth meet the bone.
TICKED OFF . . . With warmer weather comes the threat of Lyme disease, carried by the western black-legged tick, found in 55 of the 58 California counties. Ticks are often found in grass and brush in both urban and suburban areas, as well as rural settings. They climb to the tips of plants on animal trails or paths and wait until a host brushes against them, according to the state Department of Health Services. When hiking or walking in grassy humid areas, tuck pant legs into boots or socks and tuck shirts into pants. Avoid trail margins, brush and grassy areas when in tick country. Wear light-colored clothing so ticks can be easily spotted.
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