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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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