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Tuesday, October 4, 2011 – Daily News 5A FEATURES National Depression Screening Day Dear Annie: I am a former profes- sional football play- er. During my career as a punter, I enjoyed stints on the Oilers, Lions and Ravens and led the NFL in the yards- per-punt average three times. I was even selected to play in the 1994 Pro Bowl. Despite my success on the field, life off the field was more challenging. For years, I suffered in silence with a debilitating illness. Due to my extreme- ly high expectations, I was constantly consumed by an ''unquiet mind'' and the performance anxiety that came with it. Prior to the 1997 season, after nine years in the NFL, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder, or manic depres- sion, is an illness in which people alter- nate between feeling very good (''highs'' or mania) and very bad (''lows'' or depression). The mood swings can be quick and severe, rang- ing from extreme energy to deep despair. These variations are different from ordinary mood changes. Bipolar mood episodes disrupt normal life activities. Annie's Mailbox by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar As a man, and even more so as a professional football player, I was taught to work through the pain and tough it out. But after a decade of NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News and Yahoo Inc. are joining to deliv- er more online news to their audiences. With the deal, ABC News content will be promi- nently featured on Yahoo News, the most visited news website in the world. It will also show up on Yahoo's popular front page. The partnership comes as a growing number of people turn to the Internet for news and other information. The two news organiza- tions have a combined online audience of more than 100 million users per month in the U.S. — something ABC News president Ben Sherwood noted was ''the size of the Super Bowl audi- ence.'' While, the deal helps ABC grow its online reach, Yahoo News can drive further traffic to its own site by featuring original, made-for- online content. ABC is launching Web-only news series, starting with a live interview with President Barack Obama by George Stephanopoulos Mon- day afternoon. That launches a series, ''Newsmakers,'' with online interviews con- ducted by the likes of Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters, Katie Couric, Robin Roberts and oth- ers. Couric said the deal offers an ''incredible opportunity to do extended interviews'' and delve deeper into subjects without the constraints of ''TV time.'' Both companies will maintain editorial con- ENGLAND'S BOOKKEEPING SERVICES Need help organizing your information for your tax preparer? Email acownteen@yahoo.com Call or Text 530 739-9413 ignoring my symptoms, the disease began to take its toll. I was spiraling out of control, feeling supercharged one week and exhausted the next. A year after my diagnosis, I left the NFL. Now, nearly 15 years later, I've learned to respect my illness and take it seri- ously. I've found the strength to navi- gate through the disorder's gauntlet and learned that it's not a death sentence, but actually a gift. But getting help is key. While my story has a happy ending, I know the majority of those living with bipolar disorder and depression are not getting the help they need. October 6, 2011, is National Depression Screen- ing Day. On this date, thousands of community organizations, colleges and military installations will host screen- ing events for depression, bipolar disor- der, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder. At these screenings, one can take an anonymous assessment and receive information about local resources. I encourage anyone who thinks they or someone they know might need help to go to www.HelpY- ourselfHelpOthers.org to find a screen- ing event or take an online screening. It is imperative that people realize these mood disorders are not weak- nesses or character flaws, but real ill- nesses that can be successfully treated. Sincerely — Greg Montgomery Jr. Dear Greg: More than 20 million American adults suffer from depres- sion or bipolar disorder, but many do not get the help they need because of trol of their own con- tent. Yahoo and ABC News have already had agreements to share content online, but the companies say the latest venture goes deeper than that. Sherwood called it a ''game-changing day'' for ABC News. Outside of Monday's announcement, there hasn't been much reason for fanfare at Yahoo lately. The company has struggled to grow adver- tising revenue in the last few years, in part, because of competition from Google and Face- book. The company fired its CEO, Carol Bartz, last month, and is trying to decide whether to sell all or at least part of the company. Colin Gillis, an ana- lyst with BGP Financial Partners said Yahoo's alliance with ABC ''is not going to fix Yahoo's problems.'' Gillis noted: ''This is a relatively small event in the broad- er ecosystem of what is going on with Yahoo.'' Yahoo's problem, Gillis believes, is that ''it doesn't have a strong voice for a lot of its con- tent,'' the way AOL has Huffington Post, for example. So the ABC deal will help the com- pany share some of ABC's news brand. But Gillis pointed out that Yahoo's bigger issue is its leadership void. ''No major deal is going to get done until that void is filled,'' he said. Though the quality of its journalism is well- regarded, ABC News has suffered from a busi- ness standpoint during the past decade because October Specials Ask about October Punch Cards! 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When it first started happening, I began pointing out younger and prettier women in short shorts, tight T-shirts and tight jeans. I'd say, ''Honey, check that one out.'' Not long afterward, he stopped. I took the fun out of it for him. This is what women should do to have a long and happy marriage like ours. — Used To Be Married to an Ogler, but No More Dear Used To Be: This might work for some women, and playing along could certainly alleviate a great deal of annoyance. But we worry that more than a few men would take it as an invi- tation for a threesome. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxcomcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W.Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Yahoo, ABC joining forces in news partnership it doesn't have a regular cable partner, the way NBC News has MSNBC and CNBC. The tight relationship with Yahoo could give the network a chance to step beyond that weakness. ABC is owned by The Walt Dis- ney Co. ''This is about the networks of the future,'' Sherwood said. ''This is about how people get their news and informa- tion from different net- works, whether it's on television, online, on mobile devices, on tablets and, quite frankly, in ways that we haven't even thought of yet.'' As part of the deal, ABC and Yahoo will work together to sell advertising. ABC will sell online ads during the spring ''upfront'' season, when advertisers bid on commercial time for next fall's TV sea- son. Yahoo will take care of sales during the rest of the year. Executives would not disclose how the compa- nies would share rev- enues created by the venture. Levinsohn said Yahoo has already heard from advertisers and agencies looking to be part of new program- ming created for the Web. Sherwood and Levin- sohn are both new in their jobs, having taken over leadership roles in their companies over the past year. Sherwood said they have known each James W. Tysinger, Jr. M.D. Eye Physician & Surgeon Fellow American Academy of Ophtalmology We accept Medical, Medicare & most Insurances Office Hours: Tues-Wed-Thurs 8am-4:30pm Mon & Fri 1pm-5pm For Emergencies, After Hours, Week-ends, Call 530-567-5001 345 Hickory St. Red Bluff Tel: (530) 529-4733 Fax: (530) 529-1114 other for a while through past digital ven- tures and began talking about ways to work together as soon as they began in their new posi- tions. Also part of the deal, Christiane Amanpour will have a Web-only series discussing the top international stories of the day and ''Nightline'' anchor Bill Weir will do a weekly series on inno- vations titled ''This Could Be Big.'' ABC will work together with Yahoo on political coverage head- ing into the election year, he said. ABC already con- tributes video streams to Yahoo's news sites, but the deal deepens the relationship with far more content and makes ABC the top news source on the Web site, executives said. ''To be able to go deeper with this array of talent at ABC News is a big statement for us,'' said Ross Levinsohn, executive vice president of the Americas at Yahoo. Shares of Yahoo rose 81 cents, or 6.2 percent, to $13.98 in morning trading. Investors were buying the shares after the CEO of Chinese Internet company Aliba- ba Group Holding Ltd. said he would be ''very interested'' in buying Yahoo. Year-to-date, Yahoo shares are down about 16 percent. The North State's premier supplier of stoves STOVE JUNCTION The Over 25 years of experience 333 Oak Street, Red Bluff State Theater NOW OPEN! 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I often tell patients to try this simple test. Hold a book about 6 inches in front of one eye (use a ruler). Odds are good that the print is blurry. That's because your lens can't flex enough. You have several options for correcting presbyopia. The most common remedy is reading glasses. If you already wear glasses to see things in the distance more clearly, talk to an optometrist or ophthalmologist about bifocals, trifocals or progres- sive lenses. All of these types of glasses work for both distance vision and reading. You can also get prescrip- tion contact lenses that cor- rect the vision in one eye for reading and in the other for distance. This technique is called monovision. Multifo- cal contact lenses are anoth- er choice. Like bifocals, tri- focals and progressive lens- es, these contact lenses can improve both your distance vision and near vision. Drugstores and many Dr. K by Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D. supermarkets now sell off- the-rack read- ing glasses at different mag- nifications. Some look quite jazzy, and they tend to be less expensive than prescription glasses. So my patients often ask me what's wrong with just buying them, instead of seeing an eye doctor. I tell them that sometimes the correction that seems to work in the drug store isn't really right, and that can strain your eyes. There's an even more important reason to have regular eye exams. Eye con- ditions such as glaucoma can damage your eyes with- out your noticing — until it's too late to avoid permanent damage. Ask your doctor how often you should see an ophthalmologist or other eye care professional. The answer varies depending on your age, health, vision problems and family history. Also, any person's vision is likely to change over time. Usually the changes are sub- tle, and you don't notice them at first. For example, I wear reading glasses, and last week I noticed that I wasn't seeing as clearly out of my right eye. The left was fine. And when my glasses were checked 18 months ago, my right eye was fine, too. But not anymore. I'm seeing the eye doctor next week. Maybe the lens in my right eye has gotten stiffer, or developed cataracts. The only way to know the prob- lem, and fix it, is to get an eye exam. Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School.Go to his website to send questions and get additional inf or mation: www.AskDoctorK.com. ER doc: Jackson physician never mentioned propofol LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson was clinical- ly dead when he arrived at a hospital and two emergency room doctors said they thought it was futile to attempt to revive him. His doctor, however, insisted that they try. Both doctors, testifying at Dr. Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial Monday, said Murray failed to tell them that he had been giving Jackson the anesthetic propofol or when Jackson had been medicated or stopped breathing. ''He said he did not have any concept of time, that he did not have a watch,'' said Dr. Thao Nguyen, a cardiologist at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where Jackson was taken on June 25, 2009. ''Dr. Murray asked that we not give up easily and try to save Michael Jackson's life,'' she said. ''...In Dr. Murray's mind, if we called it quits, we would be giving up easily.'' Nguyen said Murray ''sounded desperate and he looked devastated.'' But, she said, without knowing how much time had passed since he stopped breathing, resuscitation was a remote hope. 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