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I Wednesday, June 29, 1994 ELKO DAILY FREE PRESS, Elko, Nevada 9 Arthritis awaits r. Arthritis and the baby baby boomers will be arthritic by year 2020 boom generation Baby boomers, by their sheer numbers, create heaift trends. And a new study shows in 5 Americans that this generation wiU sweX the ranks of arthritis sufferers as they reach thev golden years. People with arthritis United States, projected. In millions i 4 SsNSStfSN very important to remain active to maintain your range of motion." Huge numbers of Americans with arthritis will have numerous implications, particularly for the 21st century workplace as aging baby boomers work longer, Helmick said.

"I'm part of the baby boom generation and I dont expect to retire at age 65," he said. "This could affect the type of work I can do." Those who cant work, or cant work as well, will add to the burden arthritis places on nation's economy, according to the Arthritis Foundation, which estimates that the current cost of the disease is $54 billion Projection: 1 ATLANTA CAP) The generation whose members once claimed that time was on their side, that they hoped to die before they got old, will swell the ranks of arthritis sufferers in their golden years, a study says. Baby boomers, by their sheer numbers, create health trends. And by the year 2020, they'll cause the number of Americans with aching hips, knotted knuckles and painful knees to soar to 59.4 million, or nearly one out of five people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicted Thursday. Although the number afflicted will jump almost 57 percent from the 38 million affected in 1990, the prevalence of the disease will remain about the same, edging up from 15 percent in 1990 to 182 percent three decades later, the CDC estimated.

The figures were based on a national health survey of 356,592 people. "Arthritis is a very common problem and it causes a fair amount of disability," said Dr. Chad Helmick, Tourism official: Reno hurt by room scarcity Las Vegas laser displays moved away from pilots 0 10 20 30 40 50 SO Arthritis statistics cases United Statesin thousands hindering Cases activity Ags under 25 1,128 120 mz, 2u 35-44 4.778 563 55-64 7.699 1.503 m-jrvi a 4 4 tm 1,794 1 75-84 5,501 1,224 85mdiver 1,714 427 Sex Female 22,992 4,606 1 Mala K22? 2,144,, Race White 31,864 5,646 African American 3,672 '908 Hispanic 1,412 327 '270 64 Asian and Pacific Islander 401 47 1 Other 760 87 Region Northeast 7.354 1,238 MOW 1 9,506 South 13,491 2,565 West 1 6,901 1,217 RENO (AP) People who want to spend a weekend in Reno are becoming discouraged because of a lack of rooms, tourism officials say. Worse yet they are heading south, where rooms are plentiful, as are the new hotel-casinos. "You get killed because you're full," Mike Houghton, marketing chief of the Reno-Sparks Convention Visitors Authority said.

"We're running 94 to 100 percent every weekend." The area has 13,309 hotel rooms, 15 percent of the 86,053 rooms in Las Vegas and barely more than Luxor and the MGM Grand combined. "What they've done is create a whole new market of the curious," Houghton said. "Unfortunately, some of those curious are from our market." He said the dilemma the city faces is that people who want to visit on the weekends cant but when rooms are available during the week, people dont come. The result has been Source: CDC, Arthnos Foundation News Capsules mil chief epidemiologist of the CDCs Ag- uig oiuaies urancn. "Ana it going to be an even greater problem in the year 2020." The CDC prediction comes as the average age of the VS.

population is on the rise. In addition to arthritis, other illnesses will see the same increase, including heart disease, diabetes, cancer and hypertension, Helmick said. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability among those over 65, according to the CDC. It limits major activities such as working or housekeeping among about 3 percent of all Americans and about 12 percent of those 65 or older. Arthritis cant be prevented, but its severity or pain can be reduced by regular exercise and watching one's weight "Make sure you exercise, eat right and get plenty of rest," said Geri Wyatt, a 34-year-old woman with arthritis from Garland, Texas, who leads a support group for young adults with the joint disease.

"It's engineer for three to five seconds but caused no permanent injury. In Las Vegas, private helicopter pilots and Nellis Air Force Base officials say local laser shows do not pose problems. But several commercial pilots flying in and out of McCar-ran International Airport report that the lasers are a distraction. FAA officials said they've heard complaints about light shows but have not received substantiated claims. In light of the concern, Rio managers met several times earlier this year with officials from the FAA and pilots' associations to discuss the need for reprogramming their $250,000 laser system.

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It also encouraged boomers to get exercise, watch their weight and avoid injuring their joints to lower their risk of arthritis. depressed room tax revenues in May and flat gaming figures in April. "New rooms are critical to us," said Peppermill Hotel Casino General Manager Carl Geer. "Without them, you cant develop new customers." The Peppermill has announced plans to add 300 rooms, increasing its total to 950. Less certain are longstanding plans by Harrah's Reno to build a 400-room tower, increasing its capacity to almost 1,000 rooms.

Its parent company, Promus, is to consider the addition next month. And the Reno Hilton, the area's largest hotel, hopes to add a tower that would increase its capacity to 3,001 rooms. In downtown Reno, Project a joint venture by Circus Circus and the Eldorado Hotel Casino, will add 1,720 rooms next year on a site between the two hotel-casinos. The Clarion Hotel Casino is adding 283 rooms in a new tower, giving it 590 rooms in August (MBS BMmnMB Precise 3-beam Autofocus Creative Exposure Modes infinity. Continuous.

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The failure rate has increased about 10 percent since April 1, when the DMV began requiring applicants to correctly answer 40 questions instead of 35 Pat Kernodle, branch manager of the DMV's East Sahara office, said state officials expected a failure rate of 15 to 20 percent "Now they know they have to read the handbook to pass the test," Kernodle said. "We were amazed at how many people did not read the handbooks. They have to know the laws." The DMV decided to raise the passing grade from 70 percent to 80 percent based on several nations' studies and on the belief that people who take the time to study for a test will be better and safer drivers. Kernodle said the number of people who failed the test jumped in the days and weeks after the policy change, but has leveled out. Under state law, applicants are allowed to continue talcing the test until they pass it Desert crash LAS VEGAS CAP) A 16-year-old Las Vegan was killed and two others injured Sunday night when their off-road vehicle crashed in the desert.

Police said Mark Deaderick was driving the vehicle on a desert road when it went up an embankment and became airborne. The vehicle traveled 45 feet in the air, then landed on its front end and rolled end over end. The teen-age driver suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Craig Deaderick, 24, a passenger in the vehicle, was also injured. He was treated and released at University Medical Center.

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The city's Redevelopment Agency on Monday approved $75,000 to help offset the costs of some events that didn't break even. Officials, however, said the losses don't take into consideration the additional tax dollars brought in by visitors who spend money downtown. Costly UNLV suit LAS VEGAS CAP) UNLV may end up spending $1.5 million to defend a lawsuit filed by former basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian rather than pay an extra to settle it Interim university President Kenny Guinn said that unless an agreement is reached soon, UNLV will set aside about $500,000 for the next fiscal year and as much as $1 million the following year to fight the suit "We're very close to settling the suit," Guinn said Thursday. "But we just cant get together." The $500,000, Guinn said, is being included in the $105 million deficit UNLV has been forced to make up to balance its $81 million budget presented Thursday to the Board of Regents. Guinn said UNLV agreed in talks with Tarkanian's attorneys not to appeal a District Court order requiring the university pay Tarkanian $250,000 in legal fees for his longtime battle with the NCAA.

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