P485ORACLE 485 Mon 3 Feb C4 1714:27  1/5         by Serena Hennessy  AHTLETES EAT STODGE A new book published this week says British athletes are at a disadvantage when they compete in international events because they eat the wrong fogd. "Food for Sport" by nutritionists Peter Otway and Dr. Kevin Hargin claims that coaches have told their charges to eat lots of high protein food like steak to build muscles up for a big event. Instead they should be concentrating on foods high in carbohydrate such as rice potatoes, pasta. Many foreign athletes already do this. The book is available from 45 Hobson Street, Cambridge, price £4.95 post paid. more follows > Home File Index 480 Babycare 486

P485ORACLE 485 Mon 3 Feb C4 1702:28  2/5         By Serena Hennessy  END CONTRACEPTIVE CONFUSION Representatives from the British Medical Association, The Brook Advisory Centres and the Family Planning Association have urged health minister Barney Hayhoe to give clear guidance on contraceptive advice to the under 16's. They have warned him of the alarmingly high rate of teenage pregnancies, and told him that it will only be brought down if the confusion caused by the Law Lords' decision on the Gillick case is cleared up. They also want birth control services for teenagers improved. more follows > Home File Index 480 Babycare 486 WORK OUT IN STYLE AT LONSDALE * 492

P485ORACLE 485 Mon 3 Feb C4 1705:04  3/5         by Serena Hennessy  SDP PLANS FOR HEALTH CARE As befits the party which pioneered the computerisation of political recgrds, the SDP would also like to see the creation of comprehensive data banks to back primary health care. In a recently published discussion paper, they suggest that family practitioner committees should keep computerised registers of families at risk. They also envisage a central DHSS data bank which, while being available to all primary health care workers, would enable the Department to spread resources more fairly. more > Home File Index 480 Babycare 486 GET FIT & STAY FIT AT LONSDALE 492

P485ORACLE 485 Mon 3 Feb C4 1711:08  4/5         by Serrena Hennessy  PMS REVEALED This week, WOMAN magazine publish the preliminary results of their mammoth survey into pre-menstrual syndrome. Over 7,500 women sent in answers to the magazine's questionnaire, and the information gathered will take years to collate and analyse. An early break- down shows an astonishing amount of hidden misery. Women wrote about how they attacked partners, nearly crashed their cars and even attempted suicide - all under the influence of their hormone cycles. And they got precious little sympathy from their GPs - even from women GPs! more > Home File Index 480 Babycare 486

P485ORACLE 485 Mon 3 Feb C4 1711:24  5/5         by Serena Hennessy  IS YOUR CHILD HYPERACTIVE? A new book has just been published called "The Hyperactive Child: A Parents' Guide" (Martin Dunitz, £3.95) Written by the Maudsley Hospital's Dr. Eric Taylor, it should help worried parents decide whether their boisterous and apparently sleepless toddler is just simply that, or is suffering from the real hyperactivity syndrome. The actual cause of hyperactivity is little known, but the good news is - most children grow out of it! more follows > Home File Index 480 Babycare 486 LONSDALE GYM & FITNESS CENTRE * 492