For details, call Igor Shnurenko at 490-4430. The Center for Child and Family Health-NC, which provides treatment and support for children and families dealing with trauma, needs donations of small items for their children's play groups. To make a donation, call Sarah Costantino at 419-3474, ext. Heart disease study Volunteers are needed for a study to evaluate the effects of biological factors on coronary heart disease risk. For more information, call 684-5032.
Affordable rates are available.
Coffee study Volunteers are needed for a Duke study to determine whether quitting coffee and other sources of caffeine can help lower blood pressure in people who have hypertension or high-normal levels of blood pressure. The study requires a number of lab visits, and volunteers must wear a portable blood pressure monitor for 24 hours on three different work days. For details, call 681-4373 and ask for the coffee study. Duke researchers are conducting a clinical research study of a new medication in the treatment of social phobia. Study treatment, psychiatric and physical assessments will be provided free of charge.