Sound Relief For Morning Sickness

Sound Relief for Morning Sickness

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Stomach growling midday? Make healthy choices at the vending machine with these suggestions from American Dietetic Association spokesperson Angela Ginn-Meadow, R.D.

ood news for expecta. nt moms: The anti nausea drug metoclopramide

is safe for women and fetuses,

The New England Journal of Medicine.

according to a new study in

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Researchers found no significant

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increase in birth defects or low birthweight

YOUR BEST BET A breakfast bar, a granola bar, or whole-wheat peanut-butter crackers. The fiber will keep you full until lunch.

in more than 3,000

babies whose mothers had taken the medication.

"Some

women have been reluctant to use prescription

anti nausea

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drugs d~e to scares with thalidomide

Youskipped breakfast.

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and Bendectin,

which are no longer used to treat morning sickness in the U.s.:' says Sharon Mass, M.D., an ob-gyn at New Jersey Medical School, in Safe nonprescription nausea remedies include vitamin B. and acupressure.

Newark, "but now women can feel okay when asking their doctor about metoclopramide."

Sketching during a ·boring presentation may help you recall more of what your boss has to say. A new study found that people who doodled while listening to a phone message remembered the most info.

X-ray Caution Dental X-rays pose a greater cancer risk

F-speed film, not D-speed, and

than previously thought. Some X-ray

rectangular

machines emit four times more radiation

which reduce radiation exposure without

collimation

instead of round,

than earlier estimates, reveals a study

sacrificing quality of imaging, says study

The Journal of the American Dental Association. But don't cancel

author John Ludlow, D.D.S., professor of diagnostic sciences at the University

your next cleaning just yet. Instead, ask

of North Carolina School of Dentistry,

your dentist (and your child's) if he uses

in Chapel Hill. If yours doesn't, consider

digital technology

switching dentists.

or newer E- or

YOUR BEST BET Trail mix. The high-protein nuts and fiber-rich fruit will be satisfying-and even a brand with chocolate chips is healthier than a candy bar.

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You've got chips on the brain.

YOUR BEST BET Something baked-like Goldfish crackers or whole-wheat pretzels. You'll curb your desire for salt with minimal saturated fat and cholesterol.

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You're dreaming of chocolate.

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It's 4 P.M. and you're dragging.

YOUR BEST BET Peanuts. The protein will give you lasting energy, plus they contain monounsaturated fats, which are good for your heart.

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