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University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, September 14, 1988
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Control of acne drug stricter
Accutane use could cause birth defects in pregnant women
By Janell Good Kansan staff writer
A drug once used to treat many degrees of acne was introduced to new recommendations from the manufacturer.
Last week, Roche Laboratories sent new recommendations to physicians on prescribing Acutane because of possible side effects for pregnant women.
Lee Bittenbender, Lawrence dermatologist, said the company recommended that a pregnancy test be performed every month of the five to six-month Accutane treatment program. Women also should be given a blood test for pregnancy before startling and should use two forms of contraceptives.
Accutane, the generic name for isotretinoin, was approved for marketing by the Food and Drug Administration in 1982. The FDA knew that the drug could cause birth defects if taken by pregnant women. Bittencourt said, but approved Accutane because of its success in helping severe acne patients.
Albertenberg, a nurse and health educator at Watkins Memorial Health Centre that said a recent survey of students showed
"At any age, a person with severe acne is more at risk to a lower self-image than a person who doesn't have to combat that problem." Alonso said a drug that could give them a new look on life.
outlook on life". No, that's not what it says.
Actuate the first reliable drug for treating severe acne, appeared to be a dermatological breakthrough in 1982.
throughout 1923.
"Before Accutane was developed, there were not a lot of drugs to offer patients with the most severe cystic acne cases." Bittenden said.
But according to FDA reports, 62 cases of birth defects are related to taking Accutane. Women who used Accutane in the past need not be concerned.
"If a woman has taken Accutane in the past and not during pregnancy, there is no need to worry. The drug doesn't stay in a woman's system for more than a complete cycle." Bittenbender said.
In the six years since its approval, about a million acne patients have used Accutane, according to an FDA report issued last spring. Half have been women, 50 percent of them were old women and 25 percent were children.
Roche issued warning labels from the beginning about the drug's dangers to a babies. The manufacturer also carried out an extensive educational program aimed at physicians, pharmacists and potential users of Accutane.
"Acutume was not to be prescribed to women who were pregnant or pregnant with a child." Bittenden said.
As the FDA began to receive reports of severe birth defects from Accutant users, the warnings
Despite the risk to fetuses, Accutane is sometimes the last resort for acne patients.
"There are other drugs that control acne and are less expensive." Bittenbender said, "but Acutane, taken properly, is the only effective drug in some cases.
Alotenbem that said to lower the predispensed risk after crashes, some doctors were prescribes control drugs.
"The side effects are manageable for most patients. They are directly related to the dosage and are reversible after the treatment is over. Dry skin infections are the most frequent reported side effects."
The Accuatre dosage varies for each patient according to weight and the severity of acne.
Small critics don't faze dwarf
The Associated Press
GANESVILLE, Fla. — David Wilson loves getting thrown around in dirt-tossing contests, and shrubs are used as a playground by associations for little people.
assistants for her life.
"I think it's a lot of fun," said the
woman. "I like to play." "If Edie
Murphy can make fun of being,
if Dom Deluise can make of
being fat, why not me? Why can't
make fun of being short?"
make fun of being shy.
"I'm into it. I'm an entertainer."
He also works as a welder and circus entertainer. '1 eat fire, eat nails, walk on broken glass,' he said.
Wilson, 27, is appearing at the show that started yesterday and runs through tomorrow at a crowded event with a $1,000 prize for the winner.
20 for the helmet.
Wilson, who'll be wearing a crash helmet, knee pins and a harness for contestants to grab, says he'll be
voting for participants to outsize the 7 feet. 8 inch distance he was tossed in a Bradenton bar last summer.
summer:
Dwarfism groups hate the idea
Dwarfism group, the head of department of little people, is dmeaning," said Robert Van Allen, former president of Little People of America, which represents Americans.
"It's mean spirited. It moves us back to the Dark Ages. It's poking fun at a minority group," said Van Eiten, noting that public outcry help kill plans for a dwarf-throwing contest in Chicago in 1985.
Manatee County Commissioners didn't like the Bradeton dwarf turtles, but couldn't find a law under which they could ban it.
"I think we all pretty much felt like it was low-level type of entertainment," said commission Chairman Kurt Chelton. "It's like somebody
capitalizing on someone's disfigurement or infirmity."
Animal House publicist Richard Levy brushed off such contensions, saying the content is fun, attracts people and can then to generate publicity for the bar.
publicity for the bar.
And Wilson said he makes good money being tossed.
Dearfoss began by a bar stunt in Queensland, Australia, said Van Etten's wife Angela, author of "Darefoss Don't Live in Doll House."
"It is actually freak show entertainment, the sort of thing you saw in the 1930s," she said. "The problem with freak show entertainment is it sets the dwarf apart as something be stared at on a stage, and that results for the rest of us, who aren't participating, to be treated as equal."
Paramedic teams to educate public
Kansan staff writer
Bv Terry Baurotn
[24] Emergency medical service is more than an act of people disapearing in an ambulance only to be rescued at a hospital, a local paramedic said.
"People would be amused at some of the things we do." Maya said. "This week is an effort to get information to the consuming public about the services that are available to them."
National Emergency Medical Services Week, Sept. 19, 2015, will provide local areas a chance to highlight ambulance and rescue squad services, said Pat Maiyo, Louisville County Ambulance Service.
Douglas County Ambulance Serv
cees has two stations in Lawrence. The ambulances travel anywhere within the county and frequently into Levergowne and Jefferson counties.
Mayo said that Douglas County paramedics were trained in I.V. skills and in administration of various life-saving medications
out these measures.
The ambulance is equipped with medical instruments (for cardiac, asthmatic, diabetic and epileptic patients, Mayo said. The paramedics have had certified training in various situations, such as dealing with trauma victims.
"Sometimes there are misunderstandings on the student's part on when to call." Maya said. "If they have a doubt, they should call."
have done that.
Duane Filkins. Lawrence paramedic, said that he never had run into a situation where care had been
delayed because of a student's hesitation to call.
"on the whole, the student population is better educated about the role of paramedics than the locals," Falkins said.
Filkes said that the University of Kansas campus was responsible for 5 percent of the calls that Douglas County ambulance service receives.
Otay and another
Maya said that a lot of the calls he received from KU students were alcohol related car accidents.
BOCO to schedule elections
"It depresses me to see young people killed in auto accidents."
pepper Mayo, who has been chased by bitten by people, said that the strongest call he had ever received was from a KU student who yawned too hard and dislocated his jaw.
By M. Meredith Relph Kansan staff writer
Homecoming plans and freshman class elections dominated the agenda at this year's first meeting of the board of Class Officers last night.
The board is responsible for organizing the Oct. 15 homecoming parade, which includes readily-available judge judges and brunch before the parade.
brushless
BILBURY junior class president, said he had notified fraternities and sororites of the Sept. 23 deadline for float applications and the Oct. 5 deadline for homecoming banners. The parade will begin one halfour earlier this year than in the past.
Bobby Jann, senior class president, said each fraternity, sorority, residence hall and scholarship hall should be contacted by board member in building floats and organized parade entries.
Freshman officers have not yet been elected. No decisions concerning the elections were made, because no sophonomore officers attended yesterday's election. Jamaal said that he would be unable for the elections, which should be held in about three weeks.
weeks.
The board also discussed generating more campus involvement in the board of class officers. Sophomore class candidates were last year's election and few coalitions campaigned for class offices, Leslie said.
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