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p 14 tribune january 251995 st people delivering babies rewarding part of obstetricians job by kate gilderdale correspondent since it opened in 1990 the birth place at markham stouffville hospital has wel comed many area residents into the world obstetriciangynecologist neil chang joined the staff recently from scarborough general i was there for about six years i was asked to come up and i thought it would be a good idea because this hospi tal has excellent facilities and is very progressive the hospitals progressive approach is not only advanta geous to the people it serves but it also allows staff to con stantly update their knowl edge of the newest techniques and treatments available he pointed out trained at the university of toronto chang was drawn to obstetrics because it was a field in which many advances new owners at hobby horse arms 37 main st n uxbridge 8526126 come see our single maut scotches v over 60 choices rated a 10 by toronto life next scotch nosing is feb 23 book 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information pleasephone akwitha 39 32 sward txjrowie 32 arfpfog 27 unlonviile ps 24 4mdhs20 l5ramerwood20 16 parkland 19 friday january 20 1753 e markham waxers thank you 2942699 were being made and he enjoyed dealing with healthy weuinformed patients one of the major issues affecting his specialty at pre sent is hormone replacement therapy hrt which has engendered heated debate both inside and outside the medical community while there is strong evi dence that hrt can be very effective in preventing such conditions as cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis loss of calcium in the bones there are also understandable con cerns about the possibility of an increased risk of breast cancer said chang from a statistical point of view theres much more bene fit from decreasing the risk of heart attacks than from the increase in breast cancer still you should tailor hrt to the individual he said those with high risk factors for heart attacks and osteo porosis would be prime candi- dates for the therapy chang noted while he believes hrt can be extremely useful as a pre ventative treatment for many women if we looked at trying to stop women smoking that would have a much larger impact on heart attacks than hrt breast cancer has tradition ally been a leading cause of death in women but lung cancer will be much higher in the next few years he pre dicted you should individualize hormonal therapy and maybe not all women should be on it you must look at the whole person one of the most rewarding aspects of his profession is delivering babies said chang who is thoroughly enjoying his move to markham stouffville hospital its so fulfilling to practise in a pleasant environment coming to work is a pleasure health turtle house offers slow steady road to selfimprovement by kate gilderdale correspondent if youre about to give up on those new years reso lutions take heart turtle house in stouffville is offering a 12week weight loss program an indepth program to help smokers quit adult ballet classes for beginners and deep muscle toning classes owned and run by sylvia von hanna turtle house s tranquil environment is ideal for people who want to make a fresh start for 1995 a lot of people are looking for instant things to make them better theyre getting away from any thing thats labor intensive said von hanna the turtle has a slower way of getting through but its more thorough im hoping that the kind of things that happen here will enhance and enrich life adult ballet classes are conducted by cathi phillips who also teaches dance at the recreation centre sue joyce is the instructor for the deep muscle ton ing classes which offer a nonfrenetic form of exer cise for firming up the body gently but effectively heather hill gibson and von hanna are running the weight loss program and sessions started last week the program will address problems associated with dieting and emphasize realistic ways to lose weight on a longterm basis through sensible eating habits and lifestyle changes a lot of people are not doing what they want to be doing said von hanna we want to help them rediscover who they are anyone with the desire and the commitment to change can benefit from the program she stressed von hanna is a qualified medical doctor and psy chotherapist and hill gibson is an experienced ther apist in spiritual and metaphysical counselling who has studied at lily dale spiritual centre in new york the program to stop smoking is headed up by a counsellor who has worked for the addiction research foundation for 10 years designing a num ber of programs for the organization sessions are mondays at 730 pm and run for 12 weeks turtle house will offer a second session of both pro grams in the spring and a number of payment options are offered ballet classes are held tuesday evenings at 715 and deep muscle toning classes take place tuesdays at 845 am and thursdays at 7 pm for more information call 6420970