04/09/2001

FREE SCREENINGS: Free mammograms, offered by the Resource Center of Dallas and a Methodist Medical Center of Dallas mobile unit, will be available from noon to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The screenings will take place at The Zone, 3810 Congress Ave., and are for women 35 years and older with no insurance or no health coverage for mammograms. Wellness exams for women will also be available for $20 from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Resource Center of Dallas, 4012 Cedar Springs Road. Call 214-528-0144, ext. 1004, to schedule a mammogram or for information.

DIABETES DISCUSSION: A free screening and seminar on "Diabetes Information and Self Management Skills" is set for Saturday at Doctors Hospital, 9440 Poppy Drive, West Tower, Suite 206. The event will feature free screenings for participants over 18 years old from 8:30 to 10 a.m., followed by a seminar on self-management of the illness, warning signs, diet, exercise and glucose testing.

BOWEL DISEASE: Local gastroenterology experts and representatives from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America will present a free education program for inflammatory bowel disease patients and their families. The presentation will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. April 18 at the Renaissance Dallas, 2222 Stemmons Freeway. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for registration, and free bone-density scans will be offered to inflammatory bowel disease patients. For directions, call 214-631-2222. For reservations, call 1-877-427-6463.

TUMMY TROUBLE: Children often complain of stomachaches, but when should parents take them seriously? Learn about the possible causes of and treatments for constipation, abdominal pain and heartburn in children at a lecture by Dr. John Baker, a pediatric gastroenterologist, from 7 to 9 p.m. April 19. The event is the third in a series of digestive health seminars scheduled for each Thursday in April at Medical Center of Plano's Surgery Center, Building II. For registration and other information, call 972-519-1522.

TRAINING TIPS: On April 17, exercise physiologist Dr. Robert Vaughn, director of the Baylor-Tom Landry Fitness Marathon Training Program, will discuss "Run Training/Hydration" at the Baylor-Tom Landry Fitness Center. Dr. Vaughn has coached Olympic and elite runners. For details, call 214-820-6715.

HIGH CHOLESTEROL STUDY: Baylor University Medical Center's Clinical Cardiology Research Center seeks individuals with elevated cholesterol levels for a research study. Participants will receive a medical evaluation, dietary counseling and study medication, while they remain under the care of their private physician. For more information, call 214-820-2273.

Helen Bond