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r I • (O IjKJit (OtliOl i/ * V' Myths on pet health untrue United Press International ATLANTA — If a dog’s nose is cold, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s healthy. Animals do not heal themselves by licking their wounds, and a dog’s ton gue is not sterile. These are among myths many pet owners cherish about their animals, says Dr. Paul C. Glouton, a veterinarian in near by Lilburn, Ga., and a spokes man for the American Animal Hospital Association. The myth that a dog’s tongue is sterile is an untrue variation on the wound-licking idea, Glouton said. The tale about cats always landing on their feet “is a vicious rumor that undoubtedly has brought misery to many cats.” Another myth involves bones being good for dogs. Some are amusing, said Glouton, but others can lead to incorrect decisions about pet care or delays in making the right decision. “Wrong,” Glouton said. “Bones can cause a lot of prob lems for dogs, such as constipa tion, impaction of the intestine and laceration of the intestinal walls.” Glouton said the myth that a cold nose means a healthy dog is a persistent prognosis of amateurs. Some dogs with a cold nose may have pneumonia and a temperature of 105 degrees, he said. Glouton said the notion is wrong that declawing a cat is cruel and inhumane. “Dogs and cats also get much more credit for healing them selves than they deserve,” the vet said. “Licking can actually slow down the healing process and cause further damage to the wound unless the licking is stopped.” Declawing a cat usually in volves only the nails on the front feet, he said. Surgery is per formed under general anesthe tic “and there is no real discom fort to the cat. Dolls used in personal hygiene, sex education photo by Lisa Macau And over here . . . “The cat can lead a normal life, even outside, and defend itself with its major weapons — back feet and teeth.” > P 1 engineering student, fields a question from an incoming freshman concerning Aggie yell leaders. Boneta gives tours to visitors and new students. Tours are scheduled in Rudder Tower at the information desk. Diet not linked to hyperactivity United Press International CHICAGO — The additive- free diet — once hailed as a breakthrough in curing hyper active children — has no effect on the behavioral disorder, says a team of university medical re searchers. In an article in the August issue of the Journal of The American Dietetic Association, Drs. Morris A. Lipton and James P. Mayo refute the theory that proponents once said could cure up to 75 percent of the children afflicted with hyperactivity. Their conclusions are based on tests conducted with 190 hyperactive children. The physicians said only three be came more unruly while on a diet of food containing addi tives. In a reverse test of 40 chil dren on an additive-free diet, they found “clinically insignifi cant” improvements in the hyperactivity. The regime recommended in 1973 by the late Dr. Ben Feing- old triggered drastic changes in the dietary habits of families with hyperactive children by di rectly linking the behavior prob lems to the ingestion of food additives, particularly food dyes. It’s a futile attempt for a cure, said the physicians from the Biological Science Research Center at the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine. They said the success rate was 1.5 percent, at most. “The behavioral changes we note have nothing to do with the additives,” Lipton said. “If there was any improvement at all, it may be attributed to the shift of the family focus on the child who caused changes in the way the entire family ate. It’s purely psychological.” The tests used foods with and without additives under double blind conditions. Neither the children, the parents nor the re searchers knew at what point the subjects were eating additive- free food until after their be havior was recorded. Feingold’s theory was based on his observations of patients following the additive-free diet, Lipton said, adding that Feing- old did not conduct clinical stu dies. “The dramatic improvement described by Feingold was never found,” Lipton and Mayo write. Prevent car stereo theft by taking time United Press International NEW YORK — One way to protect a car stereo from theft is to increase the time a rip-off artist needs to remove the equip ment. That may lead a thief to move on to an easier target, says Nan cy Golonka, director of consum er affairs for the Insurance In formation Institute. 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Ron Arnold, a vice president of State Farm Insurance, of Bloomington, Ill., said partial thefts involve stealing of such items as wheel covers and car stereos. He said random surveys show about half the reported partial thefts involved radio tape player and stereo systems. The situation has created a market for anti-theft devices such as a special decoy to make a stereo system look like an inex pensive AM-FM radio. Car stereo prices ranging from $350 to $ 1,000 are only the tip of the iceberg. A thief can do $2,000 worth of damage to the dashboard in removing the equipment, Golonka says. Precautions to protect the costly equipment may also pre vent car theft, she adds. 1 Bdrm. Furnished $305 2 Bdrm. Furnished $400 1 Bdrm. Unfurnished $290 2 Bdrm. 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She began her dollmaking business when her niece, Orieda Anderson, was teaching sex education to mentally retarded children. “I needed sex education dolls and asked her to make a set with genitals,” Anderson said. The dolls are used by instruc tors in family planning centers, by teachers in regular clas srooms and in classes for the handicapped. The niece said sex education is much simpler and more easily understood with the dolls. “If this happens,” she tells students, holding the male and female dolls together intimately, “this will happen” she says, pull ing the baby out from the pre gnant temale doll. Most recently, the dolls have been used in court cases involv ing battered spouses, rape vic tims and abused children. Anderson said the dolls also are a great help to people who lack language skills or are too traumatized to talk about their In an effort to 1 aunt’s mind, AnderstnJ her husband to takeHm a pornographic movie. 1 wanted to know whatedtj al value it had. experiences. 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