HEALTHY REMINDER: `Lots of fruits and vegetables and more beans and fish in place of meat,’ is the advice of Dr. William Connor of Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland. Lower in calories for the same quantity of food, fruits and vegetables contain substances that help prevent heart disease and cancer, he said.
WHERE’S THE APPRECIATION? Parents are worried. Experts say they should be. In their drive to fill their children’s lives with enriching experiences and life’s good things, parents often find something missing: gratitude. The `thank-yous’ that come sometimes are painfully extracted.
ULTRASOUND EXPECTED: Pregnant women routinely expect an early peek at their fetus through ultrasound even though the procedure is usually not necessary and may not be covered by insurance. Of 318 women surveyed recently by the University of Michigan Medical Center, nearly all thought it was important to have ultrasound to make sure the baby was healthy.
