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byMOMGoodkfad StaiJard Uahrafaity Modkd Cantar News Baraau •eaatioaa t» pragaaacy praivaat riaks of tosaplasmoais A few simple precautiona during pregnancy ooold bal^ mothera-tobe from paaaing on to their unborn infanta a dangarooa iafaction called toaroplaamoaia, aaya a Stanford Medical Sdiool fnttmat. Thb infection, callsd toioplaamoais, is usually harmleaa and in fact about 60 percent of the population have the toxoplaama orgainism ^thoot ev«n knowing theyVe preaent, explaina Dr. Ja^ Remington, of medicino. at if tha infection is acquired during pregnancy, the paradie paaa to the developing and other wise unprotected fetus. lUs Italy can causa mental retardation, epilqwy, or blindness later i^Hfe, Remingtm saya. alemington suggests just a few aimpla preventive stepa pregnant n^xnan can take to avoid the potential danger to their unborn ' Idren: ^void eating raw or rare meat; careAilly wash all raw vegetables I handling raw msat or vegeteblea; wear ^ovea when woridng in tie aofl or gardening; avoid contact witii cat feoes and cat Utter boies. atemington adds that the danger to fetuaesoccura when a pregnant vfMnan baoomaa infected for the firat time during pregnancy. tAbout 26 percent of women in the chiU-bearing age group abeady harbor the organism ia their bodiea befiMre becoming {Hregnant. In tfem the infection posaa no threat to the unborn diiki because it is k^pt in check by the mother's immune aystem, he saya. { CMUpeoot eapa eaa be asadlsaa adsancsa «Chikiproof capa oa medications save hundreds, perhaps thousands, o( diildren's lives every year, but they can be a nniaaikoe—and even a handicap—for many adulta, aajrs RcAxrt Miller, pharmacy director al Stanfrad Univernty Hoq>itaI. fA senior dtiien with arthritis, for example, mifl^t find it painful 3oonfumng to handle a childproof cap," Miller ezplaina. thar the phyaidan or the patient can specify an adult cap. Ilie leat can be put right on the preacription tqr the doctmr, (v the patifcnt may 8inq>ly aak the pharmacist to use an easy-open cap. BfiUer a4da that aa a precaution, some pharmadsta mi^t aak the patient t4 requeat the easy-open capa in writing. •filler cautiona, however, Uiat families with chikben or eUerly perMBS who have contact with children—such aa grandparentaajntinue to use the safety oontainoa. rHw evidence is just so overwhelming that childproof capa aave
Kvea," ha aays. Aoddantal drug overdoaa daatha among diildian have dropiwd dramatically since ddld resistant capa ware mandated in 1972, Millar saya.
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ChiUren aged two to five ahouU faoahra a nawly available vaodaa whidi prolada againat hamophilus iafluKuta type B diaaaaa, aaya Dr. Fernando Mendoaa, aadatant profeasor of padiatrica at Standford. lUa is the first time thst we have had a vaodna availaUa for thia serious infection, which afflicts ona out of 1,000 of aU U.S. youngatara between two and fiv«," saya MaadoM. Tb» infection, ha explaina, haa been tha leading cauaa of bacterial meningitia in young children and can also lead to pneumonia and a variety of other more aerioua iUnessea. Children, such u thoae in day care, who are ezpoaed to a lat of other youngsters may be especially at risk, hot all paranta of diiklran in tha two to five age group ahould aak their pecUatridan about the vaodne," says Mendoaa. The vaodne q>paara to offer less protection to diiUren leaa than two years <^, but children in day care mi|^t be considered tar tha vaodne as young as 18 months, he says. Tlie vaodne, may produce mild fever in aome diiklren but haa been proven aafe and affoetive during extensive teating prior to general release in this country in thr first part of 1885, aays Mandoaa. Late eight aaadi ao aaawar to algfcttfana aelaea A late ni|^t anack mi^t be a satisfying way to end tha day, but it can be hazardoua to heakh if eaten regulariy, aays Dr. Kdth Taylor, a gastroenteroh>giat at Standford Medkal Center. Persons wbo repeatedly go to bed and fall asleep too soon after eating may be aaking for oomplicationa cauaed by aacoaaa add production in the at(»nach, aaya Taykv. To avoid the problem, Tayhy recommends that peraona eat not less than two to three houra before going to sleep at ni^t The aama advice appliea to persons who abvady have gaatric (atomach) or duodenal (upper inteatinal) ulcers. Digestion is sk>wed down during sleep, along with just about every other body functkm. 'therefore, when you eet before alaq>ing, your stomach produces add whidi woukb't normally be produced," Tiyla- expliuna. Some of the add will wash back into the lower end of the eeophague (the gullet), if you are lying down, often producing irritatkm and even ulceratkm, aa wdl all acting on ukars already preaent in the stomadi or duodenum.
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ThvMdajr, Ai^fst 7, IMS A deoidt and more ago, phyiiciana would rwoamMnd nilk M^f, way to Una the atoioach. nautraliia the add and help beat vloara. Ilttt wa faond that waa actually harmful Milk, of all tha thiaga wa aat or drink, ia unfortunately far would-ba alaapara, ooa of tha baat attmulatora of add productkm," Taykr axplaiaa.
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Ibr Carotya Dienaaa Biahop ago was clinging to the laat ahred no intention of determining the MDa News Corraapoadant of sanity, becauae she saw a long, length or faraadtii of a roadi-even JTha other night at 2 a.m., my black isockioadi with quivering if it'a a Nevada native." htkband ydled. Loudly. I found ^aa crawling acroaa tha kitchen Huabandal Ihere'a no delicate him in front of the refrigerator floor? Are you alao the aame way to pot it; like cockroaches, it's dutching a zip-lock bag. woman idio claimed the roadi waa difficult to live with them and we "Whatever you have in here is not only hiding under her right can't aeem to live without them.' Note: Due to lack of coe^Mratian still alive!" he shouted. slipper but was bughing at her?" "Well, yea. But tiiia is different' and packaging difficultiea, I will '<3ahn down,'I answered. "What youVe holding is my contest entry. liOt me put it to you this way," not be rqireaeating Nevada in tha Tm oertain that one of the cock- he aaid, aa he left for work. "I have seardi for the king codroadi. roadHB in that bag ia going to put Nevada ia the national spotlii^t and win big money for me." Ihe poor man dropped into a chair and aat there moppiag The tnaliahwowlwMi tha moatconseamvewowwlsiaeuoiw.awwisloattsnii. hia brow. ni admit diacovering oockroachs sleq>ing in the refrigerator is ft bit out of the ordinary, but I raoantly learned that three Texas women have won money becauae they trapped the largeat roach in thdr state. Their entry measured 1.92 inches in length. By tile time I eqdained tiiat to my huaband his oomplexkin waa returning to nonnal and he ahuflOed of f to bed with a bemused h)ok on his face. The next morning I aaked him to meaaure my catch to see if I had a winner. liat ma get thia straight," he aatd warily, "Are you the sajne woman who, a few short nii^ts
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I am 17 years old and very much in love with my boyfriend of two years. I am aexually active and mature enough to take reaponaibility for my actioos. Iv've gone to Planned Parenthood and lam on the pill. A few dayt ago my mother went snooping through my room and found my pills. AHap confronting me in teara with her diacovery and expreesing her ahadk and diaappointment, I waa at a kJM for worda. I was ina4« adibarraaaed, and hurt. ^haa now grounded men and forbids me to go anywhere alone with my boyfriend. My mother and I have always had a doae relatkmshiD, and I thought we could talk about snythkg until now. It hurts thMfhe ia so upset snd that it haa put such a strain on our ralationshiiL I would really like to be able to ahare this very important part of liljr life with her, but she won't even discuss the matter. What can I do to convince her that I am being reaponaible about whit Fm doing? I want her to realize that I am a mature, young wonan and able to make decisions. Biatara Deaa Matora:
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by Sell Groves Bdftor's note: Soap Opera Digest summarises the programs aired tha week of July 28 to Aug. 1. AM My Cbildreo: Natalie gave birth to a baby boy. Erica worried ti^ she might always have to share Jeremy with Natalie who had cinvinced him he is her baby's father. Skye revealed she's Adam's daughter. Coming: Wade moves in for the kill. Aaotber WorU: Rachad's ex-lover, Mitch, shocked her when he reappeared at her home. Cecile pulled out one millico dollars worth of diamonds to try to buy off her captures. Donna fretted that Michael VMS more concerned with fmding the Vulture than taking her to bed. Comfaig: Brittany faces a new obstacle in gaining full custody of her son. Aa Tbt World Tuna: Iva and Craig continued to seek each other oat although he continued to insist he loved only Sierra. Tonio was surprised at a revelation of Sierra's inner feeling's. Coming: Dusty is confused by Meg's apparent change of heart. Capitol: Zed pursues the real reasons for Jenny's new emotional outbursts. To Sloane's distress. Ali appeared to be holding back some important information about his dealings with Sam. Coming: Myma is surprised at what Kay has to tell her. Dallu Update: Everyone involved with "Dallas" denies that this is the last year for the long-time soap. An interesting aspect is given by some sources who say that it won't be the laat year if the projected ratings shakers they plan to put in are effective. If not? No comment. Daya Of Our Livea: Meliasa was wounded. Jennifer escaped from Slater. Kayla discovered bum scars on Max's body. Roman hid Britta from Lars and Patch and got her to reveal Billing's phone number. Shane tried to identify Emma with a composite picture. Cooung: Sbaae moves in on Emma. Falcon Crest Update: "Rie attempt to gain younger viewers by usi'Y.Pop and'tock stars in storyUnes is being diaoootinuad. At least for now! More mature storylines will predva him, but Tm raatfy to threw him and thaf stupid television out tha window. Dear SporU: I would like to tall you to go ahead and throw the television out the window, but that wouldn't solve the problem. He wouU probably go out and buy a new one and write you off as being craay. If he cares about your marriage, he muat stop taking the relationship for granted and begin qwnding quality time interacting with you. It may be that he uaea watching tha televiaioD aa an sacapa. If so, you need ^ discover what he wants to eacape from. IVy to get him involved in somethiBg outside tha houae that woold be of mutual interest to you. You need to atart aharing your livea togetharj'; inatead of co-existing. If that doaant work, aaak help from a prof laaioaal Send queationa to Deborah White in care of McNaught SyndicateInc., 537 Steamboat Road, Graanwich. CT 06830 © 19M. McNraght Syndicata:
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