* For those of you whose kids get the "TIME For Kids Extra" at school, a two
page mini magazine from TIME, check out the article about nutrition in
Vietnam, Uganda, Ghana, and Bolivia.  The title is, "A Dose of Good Nutrition.
Vitamin A, iodine and mother's milk add up to a healthy start in life for kids
around the world."  It goes on to mention "baby-friendly medical facilities."

* I was considering the discussion of cholesterol lowering drugs in nursing
mothers.  In about a year I will be at the age when members of my family begin
to have heart attacks, 37 - 40.  Up until a couple years ago I had been
pregnant or nursing with 3 kids for all but 6 months of 10 years.  Another
baby would have extended that considerably or if I had started my family later
in life, as many women are, would the recommendations (Not taking meds because
cholesterol is cumulative over life and a few years don't really matter much)
be the same? P.S. - I mananged to keep my cholesterol at about 230 with diet
(eliminated almost all red meat, eggs, dairy, fried) and exercise.  My
triglicerides, however, were in the 350 - 400 range.  (I know raw numbers
don't tell the whole story.)  Once I weaned I started meds, but what if
another baby had been in the picture?

Sue Reiske
Lawrence, KS, USA