Prevention: Worried about colon cancer? M. Sara Rosenthal answers many of your questions in 50 Ways to Prevent Colon Cancer (Lowell House, $14.95). The 111-page volume covers how the colon functions and how diet and stress can cause it to malfunction; routine screenings and other prevention methods; high-fiber, low-fat diets and how they impact colon health; and how to control environmental risk factors such as exposure to PCBs and other toxins.
       

Resources
        Talk it out: Americans are far less likely to talk with their terminally ill parents about end-of-life care options than to talk with their children about safe sex and drugs, according to the National Hospice Foundation.

        The Hospice Foundation is offering three free brochures, “Communicating Your End-of-Life Wishes,” “Hospice Care: A Consumer's Guide to Selecting a Hospice Program” and “Hospice Care and the Medicare Hospice Benefit.” To get copies, call the foundation at (800) 338-8619 or visit the group's Web site, (www.hospiceinfo.org).
       

Events
        Free screenings: Shriners Burns Hospital for Children is holding a free health screening for children under 18 from 11 to 3 Saturdayat the hospital, 3229 Burnet Ave. in Avondale. No appointment is necessary. Screenings will evaluate children for free treatment at the hospital. Call 751-3800 for information.

        End of life: Cancer Family Care is holding a free four-part seminar on end-of-life issues Tuesdays Oct. 17-Nov. 7. The Full Circle seminar will cover cultural views of illness and death; medical, legal and financial choices; family changes; communications tools and finding support. For information, call the Grief and Bereavement Institute, 458-3585.
       Women's health: Researchers from the University of Cincinnati will discuss their work and its contributions to understanding women's cancers from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 19 in the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies at the UC Medical Center. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Call Donna Corday, 584-5739, or log onto (www.womenshealth.uc.edu) to register.
       Seminar: Energy healer Donna Eden, author of Energy Medicine, will present a day-long seminar, “Energy Medicine: Stress Management for Body, Mind and Spirit,” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 21 at the New Life Outreach Church, 1391 Crescentville Road near Tri-County Mall. Ms. Eden will also present an introduction to energy medicine at 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at the church. Cost for the day-long seminar is $85 with advance registration. The Oct. 20 event is $10 at the door. Call Peggy Murphy at 652-2173 for information.
       Workshop: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Hamilton County is offering ""The Housing Puzzle” seminar to help families of the mentally ill and mentally retarded learn about special housing options. Workshops will be offered at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23, 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24 and 9:30 a.m. Oct. 25 at the Butler County Mental Health Board office, 5963 Boymel Drive in Fairfield. Call 631-9500 for information. A $10 donation is suggested.

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