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‘Honor Your Doctor’ Luncheon from page 1 “The Honor Your Doctor Luncheon has become a or to pay online visit https://squareup.com/store/rotary-club-
heartwarming annual tradition for many of Boca Raton’s downtown-boca-raton-fund/.
Wednesday, March 18 at Boca West Country Club. While community leaders, medical community and philanthropists,” The award-winning Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton,
recognizing favorite physicians from Palm Beach and Broward said Luncheon Cochair Alan Kaye. founded July 2012 (Rotary District 6930 Club of The Year
counties, the event raises funds for the Helen M. Babione Cochair Janice Williams added that “This scholarship 2014-2015; 2017-2018; 2018-2019; Rotary International
Medical Scholarship that benefits medical and nursing school fundraiser continues to grow in physician nominations and Platinum Citation 2018-2019; District 6930 Governor’s Citation
students attending four local universities: Charles E. Schmidt attendees, and thus funds available for deserving students with 2018-2019; 100 percent Paul Harris Fellow Club) is dedicated
College of Medicine at FAU, Christine E. Lynn College of established financial who want to attend our local universities. to impacting the Boca Raton community through the efforts
Nursing at FAU, Lynn University and Palm Beach State College. By engaging these students from the very beginning in the of Rotary International’s philosophy of “Service Above Self.”
Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton Founding Members community through generous and meaningful local support The club produces signature annual fundraisers; The Annual
Alan Kaye and Janice Williams are again cochairing this year’s should encourage them to launch their careers and remain in Honor Your Doctor Luncheon and The Boca Raton Mayors
luncheon with Honorary Cochairs Debbie and Steve Schmidt practice here in South Florida.” Ball benefiting health and wellness in the Boca Community.
and Honorary Physician Advisor Dr. Jeffrey Stein, who was For nominations, sponsorships, information and reservations, For more information about the club visit www.rotaryboca.org
named the 2019 “Doctor of Distinction.” Speakers include visit www.rotarydowntownbocaraton.org or contact (561) 299- or email info@rotaryboca.org.
Dr. James Galvin, a board certified neurology specialist, and 1429, email honoryourdoctor@rotarydowntownbocaraton.org Photos by Gina Fontana
students who have benefited from the HYD scholarships at
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. Sponsors include Elaine Lengthen Your Life
Lynn University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Nursing, and
J. Wold and Christine E. Lynn.
Doctor nominations have opened online. For the 22nd Data Supports Effect Of effect of aspirin in the elderly, other recent studies have
year, the public is again invited to nominate their favorite been less favorable. The ASPREE study, Aspirin in
physician by downloading a nomination form found online Aspirin In Preventing Deaths Reducing Events in the Elderly, found that individuals
at www.rotarydowntownbocaraton.org and donating $50 per taking 100 mg of aspirin daily were at increased risk for
nomination or $125 for three nominations. There is no limit to By Steven E. Reznick, all-cause mortality compared to those taking a placebo.
how many doctors a patient can nominate or how many times M.D., FACP The decision to take low dose aspirin, or not, is something
they nominate each of them. Recently, the U.S. you should discuss with your physician so that you can tailor
Patients are encouraged to attend the event with their Preventive Task Force the situation and risks to your personalized needs.
nominee(s). All nominated physicians are invited to attend the has recommended
luncheon as guests of the Rotary Club Downtown Boca; tickets adults without diabetes Staying Alive And Dog
for the luncheon are available to the public for $150 per person. or documented coronary
artery disease avoid taking Ownership
baby aspirin to prevent
heart attacks and strokes. A recent article published in the Journal of Circulation
They believe the risk of and Cardiovascular Outcomes looked at the effect of
bleeding outweighs the owning a dog on survival and mortality. The authors
benefit derived. They still recommend aspirin prevention looked at research studies published between 1950 and
in men with known cardiovascular, cerebrovascular May 2019. They reviewed studies that evaluated dog
disease and diabetes. ownership with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular-
The Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer related deaths. The studies looked at almost four million
Trial (PLCO) just made the decision-making much patients and 515 events.
more complex. In their study, reported in this month’s Dog ownership was associated with a 24 percent risk
JAMA Network Open, they found that taking aspirin as reduction for all-cause mortality when compared to non-
infrequently as one to three times per month reduced the ownership with six of the studies showing a significant
risk of all-cause and cancer-related mortality compared to reduction in the risk of death. Those individuals who
From left: Alan Kaye, Janice Williams, Helen Babione, no aspirin in their study with 146,152 patient participants. previously had a cardiovascular event had an even more
Debbie Schmidt Weekly use of aspirin significantly reduced the risk pronounced reduction in the risk of death of all causes.
of mortality from both GI and colorectal cancer and all When they reviewed the issue of cardiovascular death risk
mortality endpoints irrespective of how heavy you were. in dog owners who had a previous cardiac event, the risk
When the study looked at 12.5 years of aspirin use one reduction for cardiovascular death was 31 percent. They
to three times a month, compared to none, the all-cause concluded dog ownership is associated with lower risk
mortality was reduced by 16 percent. The results were of death over the long-term, which is possibly driven by
even more encouraging when aspirin was taken three or a reduction in cardiovascular mortality.
more times per week. Board Certified in internal medicine, with qualifications
The PLCO Cancer Screening Trial involved participants in geriatrics, Boca Raton physician Steven E. Reznick has
aged 55 to 74 who were randomized to a cancer screening practiced in the area since 1979. He is recognized by
group or a control group at 10 United States medical fellow physicians as a “Best Doctor.” You are invited to
centers. This review looked at men and women 65 years schedule a complimentary meeting with Dr. Reznick. Call
or older at baseline. While this study showed a beneficial (561) 368-0191 or visit www.BocaConciergeDoc.com.
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