Women between 18 and 65 years of age without facial pain are also needed for this research project. The Women's Wellness Center in Newark is offering a comprehensive breast and cervical cancer screening program for 500 women over age 40 who live in Essex County. Services include Pap tests, mammograms and breast self-exam teaching. To be eligible, a woman must be at least 40 years old, reside in Essex county, meet income eligibility guidelines and have limited or no health insurance. House calls are made to single locations such as apartment buildings, churches or senior centers for groups of 15 or more women who qualify.
Portable mammography is available to provide service on site.
Spinal cord injured individuals, age 18 and older, who use manual wheelchairs and are currently experiencing shoulder pain that has persisted for at least three months are being sought to participate in a 15-week study. Following five weeks of in-house monitoring of shoulder pain levels, participants will receive five weeks of acupuncture or five weeks of Trager psychophysical integration. Participants will monitor their pain levels and medication use throughout the study. Screening for entrance into the study will take place at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation facility in West Orange. For the asthma study, participants must be between the ages of 12 and 59 and must be willing to participate in a one-hour study for the assessment of lung function and symptoms.