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by Veronica Greenwood
JUNK FOOD AT SCHOOL
Traditional school meals may have
lacked vitamins and fibre, but they've
been replaced by hamburgers and crisps
washed down with fizzy drinks.
At Darland High School, science teacher
Gwilym Roberts undertook a 3-month
study in which 30 second-year pupils
were divided into 3 groups ─ 10 as a
control group, 10 were given multi-
vitamin tablets and 10 dummy tablets.
The group on vitamin tablets showed an
average increase of 6.4 points in IQ
tests. Two girls who gained as much as
15 points were found to be eating the
most junk food. more follows >
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by Veronica Greenwood
WHO CARES?
There's a whole army of people looking
after elderly relatives who suffer
from confusion or dementia, often with
little support or practical advice.
A 38-page booklet has been brought out
by the Health Education Council called
Who Cares? which goes some way towards
easing the burden.
It includes practical advice on initial
diagnosis, basic home nursing, where to
go for healp and how to adapt the home.
Ask your GP or other health and social
service professional for a free copy.
more follows >
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P485ORACLE 485 Mon17 Feb C4 1716:07
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by Veronica Greenwood
EXERCISE AND PREGNANCY
Even doctors are sometimes unsure as to
whether a woman should exercise or take
bedrest through a difficult pregnancy.
Now ultrasound is being used at King's
College Hospital to measure blood flow
to the foetus ─ a poor supply can
affect the growth of a baby.
If the scan identifies a problem in
blood supply that exercise would make
worse, the obstetrician can advise bed-
rest or even induce an early delivery
if the baby is in danger.
more follows >
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by Veronica Greenwood
DOG ENDS ...
■ A 37-page booklet from the College of
Health, designed to make life easier
for people going into hospital, warns
smokers to give up cigarettes at least
six weeks before an operation. The
anaesthetic can cause patients who
don't break the habit to feel ill as a
side-effect.
■ An annual report by the government's
Chief Medical Officer notes that a
third of young people are smoking
regularly by their late teens. The
report also records an increase in fogd
poisoning cases by 45% between 1982 and
'84, though better lab techniques are
partly responsible. more fgllows >
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