Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, November 16, 1993 TAG: 9311160170
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 6 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Carolyn Click
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
A Gallup poll conducted for the oats company found that 56 percent of the 502 adults surveyed consider themselves to be morning people - that is, ready to leap out of bed and tackle the day's activities.
The October survey found that morning people are six times more likely than evening people to describe themselves as being energetic in the morning, three times more likely to be productive and two times more likely to say they're "raring to go."
These bright rays of morning sunshine also report more optimism than their night-owl counterparts. They also exercise more and pay more attention to what they eat.
Of the 43 percent who fall into the evening category, 25 percent would like to be a morning person, the survey found. That may be because evening people are four times more likely to be grumpy in the morning and eight times more likely to describe themselves as sluggish and slow, the survey found.
Perhaps not surprisingly, morning people tended to eat breakfast 23 percent more than evening people and 71 percent suggested that was a prime element in their morning energy factor.
And guess what, morning people are 67 percent more likely to eat oatmeal than those who claim highest energy levels after the sun sets.
Alzheimer's checklist
Alzheimer's disease continues to perplex Americans who fear that forgetfulness and memory loss signals onset of the disease. As part of National Alzheimer's Disease Month, the Alzheimer's Association has launched an educational campaign to increase awareness of the 10 warning signs of the disease.
The checklist includes:
1. Recent memory loss that affects job performance.
2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks.
3. Problems with language.
4. Disorientation of time and place.
5. Poor or decrease judgement.
6. Problems with abstract thinking.
7. Misplacing things.
8. Changes in mood or behavior.
9. Changes in personality.
10. Loss of initiative.
The association is quick to point out that everyone at times has problems recalling the name of a colleague or a telephone number, feels distracted and gropes for an appropriate word.
But it is an accumulation of symptoms that may warrant the assessment of a doctor.
A recent Gallup poll found one in three American adults know someone with Alzheimer's disease, and one in 10 says a relative has the disease.
The Medical College of Virginia and the Medical College of Hampton Roads posted double-digit increases in the number of minorities enrolled in the 1992-93 academic year, according to a new report by the Southern Regional Education Board.
Minority enrollment
The two Virginia schools, along with seven schools in six other Southern states, helped pace minority enrollment to its highest level ever.
Between 1990 and 1993, enrollment of blacks in the region's 45 medical schools rose 15 percent. For American Indians, enrollment increased by 20 percent, and in states with large Hispanic populations, enrollment of Hispanic medical students rose an average 9 percent.
Despite the increases, SREB said minority enrollment still does not equal the percentage of minority population in each state.
The 213 black students enrolled in the medical schools during the two-year period is nearly equal to the total increase of 228 black students over the past decade, the board said. The growth means the percentage of blacks among medical students in the 15-state region rose from 6.8 percent to 7.5 percent.
At the Medical College of Virginia, 49 blacks were enrolled in the 665-student 1992-93 class. At the Medical College of Hampton Roads, 25 blacks were part of the 402-student total enrollment. The University of Virginia School of Medicine, which led in enrollment in 1990-91 but dropped to second place behind MCV in 1992-93, had 40 black students in its 546-member class.
by CNB