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December 2000
Contact: Jennifer Day, (313)
577-1058, jday@med.wayne.edu
For Media: School of Medicine Holiday Tip Sheet
Dean to jump in river
See the dean of the Wayne State University School of
Medicine jump in the frigid Detroit River Sunday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. John
Crissman, MD, is participating in the 10th Annual Dips for Toys,
which raises money to purchase toys for 5,500 Detroit schoolchildren. Last year
Dr. Crissman donned a white tuxedo with tails and a rainbow-colored clown wig
for this extremely photogenic occasion.
Experts available to speak on holiday depression
People usually think of holidays as joyous times of the year, but for many, they
trigger depression. Unrealistic expectations, inability to be with family
members and increased stress and fatigue can contribute to holiday depression.
For more information on this phenomenon and for ways to combat it, call us.
Several members of the WSU School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Neurosciences can answer your questions.
Holiday safety
experts can answer reporters’ questions
You’ve made your list and you’ve checked it twice, but have you made
sure that all of your holiday gifts are safe enough to give? Every year U.S
hospitals treat hundreds of thousands of children injured by toys.
Unfortunately, our affiliated hospitals have treated their share. Our Department
of Emergency Medicine can help answer questions about how to make sure your
Christmas stays safe. For further information on choosing safe toys, you may
also want to visit the U.S. Consumer Information Center at:
www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/children/toysplay/fpsp.html.
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