Terre Haute, IN—March 2, 2010—Scott Womack, President of Womack Restaurants and IHOP franchisee gave official thanks to the communities that helped raise more than $12,200 during National Pancake Day celebrations at the company’s IHOP restaurants on February 23rd. While accepting donations that increased 33% over those in 2009, Womack’s nine Indiana stores and two Ohio stores also served 12,308 free short stacks of pancakes to guests.
“We are truly thankful to everyone who made a contribution during this year’s National Pancake Day,” said Womack. “These dollars will help some very important local organizations to continue their needed community services.”
WEST LAFAYETTE – Endocyte, Inc., a biotech company developing guided therapeutics and diagnostics for personalized medicine, has announced that an independent data safety monitoring board (DSMB) recommended that enrollment into the PRECEDENT study continue.
The PRECEDENT study is a randomized phase 2 clinical trial comparing the company’s drug EC145 in combination with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD/Doxil®) to PLD alone for women with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
TERRE HAUTE – The second presentation in the 15th annual Mini Medical School series, “It’s all in the wrist,” will focus on carpal tunnel syndrome from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 9 at the Landsbaum Center for Health Education. All sessions in the series are free and open to the public; however reservations are suggested due to limited seating.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is pain, tingling, and other problems in your hand because of pressure on the median nerve in your wrist. The median nerve and several tendons run from the forearm to the hand through a small space in the wrist called the carpal tunnel and controls movement and feeling in the thumb and first three fingers. A physician will provide more information on the diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. An occupational therapist will also give a demonstration of exercises to be used in the treatment of the syndrome.
Lunch with a Lawyer is a free educational program that welcomes the senior public to hear a different lawyer each month who provides an educational legal presentation during the meal. The attorneys donate their time for these events and attendees do not need to be members of the Senior Center to come and participate.
The Lunch with a Lawyer program was designed to allow the seniors to get out of their homes, fellowship with their peers, extend their available financial resources, promote enhanced living, and educate them with the goal of ensuring their quality of life and providing them with the resources and protective information to make informed decisions.
