CDC hot line

CDC hot line
The CDC Public Response Hotline offers clear, concise, up-to-date information on anthrax, smallpox, botulism and other biological and chemical agents to the general public. Service is available for English and Spanish speakers and for the deaf and hard of hearing. Telephone service is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-11 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.. The numbers are (888) 246-2675, English; (888) 246-2857, Espa & ntilde;ol; (866) 874-2646, TTY.
Stroke screening
YOUNGSTOWN -- Life Line Screening to determine risk for having a stroke will be at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 343 Via Mount Carmel Ave., Dec. 17. The screenings cost from $40 to $125. Call (800) 643-6188 for an appointment.
Cancer research
CLEVELAND -- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and a consortium of Ohio research institutions and companies will use a $10.2 million grant from the state's tobacco fund to develop genetics research of gastrointestinal cancers. The state money will be matched by the participating institutions, including Ohio State University, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, University Hospitals of Cleveland, the University of Cincinnati and nine Ohio-based companies.
Birth classes
FORUM HEALTH
Saturday: One-day childbirth, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Northside Medical Center, Youngstown, $50 fee. Call (330) 884-4763 to register.
HMHP
Monday: Start 2-week, 4-class childbirth series, 6-8 p.m., Eastwood Mall Community Health Connection, Niles.
Saturday: Boot camp for new dads, 9 a.m.-noon, St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, $20 fee. Call (330) 480-6667.
Dec. 17: Breast-feeding, 6-8:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth, $10 fee. Call (330) 480-6667 to register.
Diabetes classes
FORUM HEALTH
Dec. 16-19: Self-management skills, 2-3 p.m., Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren.
HMHP
Tuesday: Self-management, 9:30 a.m.-noon, St. Elizabeth, registration required.
Wednesday and Thursday: Self-management, 9:30 a.m.-noon, St. Joseph Health Center, Warren, registration required.
Nutrition and weaning
LEETONIA -- The Salem-Lisbon La Leche League will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Lifeline Clinic, St. Patrick's Church, 167 Main St. The discussion topic will be nutrition and weaning. All pregnant or nursing mothers and their babies are welcome to attend. For more information, call (330) 427-2155.
Counting calories
Does the holiday time crunch find you choosing between Pilates and the mall? Don't feel too bad if you choose the latter. According to this month's issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, three hours of hard-core holiday shopping will burn 429 calories (based on a 130-pound woman).