The Extra Mile Foundation of Pittsburgh hosted a Children’s Health Fair May 15, at the Holy Rosary School gymnasium in Homewood.

The fair, was open to all students in grades five to eight and their parents.

WISHING YOU WERE HERE—All the kids, McGruff the Crime Dog, Vince Simms and Karen Hall wave hello. Simms and Hall spoke at the event.

“We want students and their parents to learn how to be proactive in working toward a healthier body, mind and spirit,” said Karen Hall, event organizer for Extra Mile. “This gives children the experience of attending a health fair designed specifically for their needs.”

Washington, D.C.—The nation’s emergency physicians are issuing a strong warning to parents about the dangers of prescription drug abuse, which are now the second most abused drugs, after marijuana. Nearly three-quarters of a million people (741,425) needed emergency care in 2006 because of prescription drug abuse.

“Often when you hear that someone has overdosed on drugs you think of illegal substances, such as cocaine or heroin,” said Dr. Angela Gardner, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians. “But parents need to know that many young people are taking prescription drugs from the medicine cabinets. Many of the kids wrongly believe the drugs are not addictive, and they don’t realize they can be lethal.”

CHICAGO (NNPA)—The secret to the fountain of youth may not be so secret after all, with the work of Dr. Lewanzer Lassiter. Lassiter has been in the field for more than 25 years and works primarily in women’s medicine, with specialties in anti-aging and bio-identical hormone pellet replacement therapy.

Anti-aging can take many forms, and Black women can use treatments to go from the obvious physical qualities to longer lasting results, Lassiter said. “I take anti-aging to the cellular levels, past the cosmetics,” she added.

Dr. Lewanzer Lassiter

by LeeAnn Stuever

We’ve been telling people how quick and easy it is to apply for Medicare benefits online—even if you’re not ready to apply for retirement benefits.

And our celebrity spokespeople—the television family of “The Patty Duke Show”—have been spreading the word in a series of public service announcements. Reunite with television’s favorite identical cousins, and the whole family, at www.socialsecurity.gov/medicareonly.