CARIBBEAN TODAY -usw^caribbeantodj..c.. ii El In T ii Basketball's Mourning teams up with Florida's organ, tissue donors Professional basketball player Alonzo Mourning, who has overcome serious kidney problems, has agreed to become a spokesman promot- ing a new Florida specialty license plate, designed to pro- mote organ and tissue donor awareness and fund research, transplant patient services and education. Created and sponsored by The Transplant Foundation, affiliated with the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, the spe- cialty tag Donate organs. Pass it on is now available at County Tag Agencies, Tax Collector offices and online through the Transplant Mourning Foundation at www.trans- plantfoundation.org. "I owe my livelihood, and J Olive Chung-James, M.D. BBoard Certified Family Physician children* adults* gynecology mo eaganenw M. weight management A Dr. Chung-James, practicing in Miami since 1983, well-known in the Caribbean community. NEW LOCATION: 9275 SW 152 Street, Suite 204. Miami, Florida 33157 (Across from Jackson South ER.) (305) 251-3975 MEMMA 6300 W. Atlantic Blvd. Margate, FL 33063 1 (954) 956-9500 Leighton A. Taylor, M.D. Board Certified Plastic Surgeon The look you dreamed of: BREAST AUGMENTATION/REDUCTION LIPOSUCTION TUMMY TUCKS VARICOSE AND SPIDER VAIN Ti- -.T: Ili T KELOID REMOVAL EAR LOBE REPAIR FACE LIFTS MICRODERMABRASION Please call for an appointment (954) 963-1337 Fax (954) 981-7955 2261 North University Dr., Ste 200 Pembroke Pines, FL 33024 (across from Memorial Hospital Pembroke) more importantly my life, to the fact that someone donated an organ to replace the one that had failed me," the Miami Heat player said in a recent press release. Mourning was diagnosed with kidney disease in 2000 and had a kidney transplant in 2003. "Now Floridians have the opportunity to help save someone else's life," he added. "And who knows? Maybe some day their own." For more information, contact Transplant Foundation at 1-866-901-3172 or visit www.transplantfoun- dation.org. HEALTH BRIEFS Jamaica bans blood from countries with mad cow Jamaica is maintaining a ban on blood donations from persons who have lived for over a year in countries where "mad cow" dis- ease or a variant of the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), which causes dementia in cows, have been found. St. Lucia trying to avoid 'Bird Flu' outbreak The St. Lucia government has announced measures to protect the island from the spread of the avian influenza (Bird Flu) during this month's Cricket World Cup that is likely to attract visitors from Britain and other countries affected by the disease. T&T recruit doctors, nurses from Cuba More than 100 health profes- sionals, including 40 doctors, are scheduled to arrive from Cuba to begin working in Trinidad and Tobago, Health Minister John Rahael announced recently. Compiled from CMC and other sources. Feel secure shopping for medication online SUZY COHEN QUESTION: Sometimes I have to take muscle relaxers, which make me sleepy and dizzy. Getting to the pharmacy as frequently as I need to is a challenge, but I'm scared of using my credit card online. Do I have other choices to get my toiletries and refills? ANSWER: Yes, you can send a friend or family member in to purchase your medication, but they will be asked a few personal questions at the reg- ister before your medicine is handed over. I know you're scared about shopping online and, with so many bogus pharma- cies and counterfeit pills sold off the Internet, who could blame you? But trust me; there are respectable pharma- cies that offer safe and secure shopping. Big-name retailers would not risk your security and they encrypt credit card information. If that doesn't persuade you, I'll give you another secret shortly. Now, you will want to make sure your online phar- macy has VIPPS certification, another level of authenticity. Look at the home page; there should be VIPPS emblem clearly visible. LESS STRESS Personally, I feel very comfortable shopping with dis- count chain pharmacies that have web sites. Buying online reduces stress because you don't have to wait in long phar- macy lines, which means you don't have to breathe in germs. Hey, who wants to get sneezed on while waiting in line? Shopping over the Internet is private, too. You can buy your tampons and toi- let paper (and, ahem, private goodies) without the cashier yelling, "Price check, aisle 6, Preparation H" or LniigL rg is Vagisil buy one, get one?" You can get your medica- tions with just a few clicks of a button. Most pharmacies will deliver everything to your door for a small shipping fee, including prescriptions, unless they are Class II narcotics or other non-shippable drugs. SECRET Now, here's that secret I alluded to. If you call your bank (or go to its web site), it will issue a temporary credit card number you can use on the computer. This service is free, so consumers have a safe way to shop online without ever revealing their true credit card number. I can't possibly list all the pharmacies that have online pharmacy web sites, but here are a few reputable ones: www.cvs.com; www.wal- greens.corn; www.costco.com; www.riteaidcorm; www.Ianartconm; www.albert- sons.comrn; www.duanereade.com; www.samsdub.com; www.eck- erdcomrn; www.walmart com; www.kroger.com; www.drug- store.corn; www.target.com; www.medicineshoppe com This information is not intended to treat, cure or diagnose your condition. Suzy Cohen is a registered pharma- cist. To contact her, visit www.dearpharmacist. com. 2007 Dear Pharmacist, inc. Distributed by Tribune Media Services, Inc. 0 PAUL W. MOO YOUNG, D.D.S. 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