Health / Nutrition
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b dly for h child, hut are
fraid it won't work. Th are
no gu rant ," hid.
Th single biggs t factor is
getting th next of kin to say yes,
id Tom B y dorf, e cutive
dire or of he Gift of lift.
T IS A mom ntous prob-
lem, consid ring about h If the
time, famili say no.
If the family ays no, I don't
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G TO' L inAnn
Arhor registers organs and
matches up potential donors
wi h those who need trans­
plants. Children ge top prior­
i y, Beyersdorf aid.
"It's a ocial issue to give kids
a slight advantage," h said.
Many children we on dialy­
sis, lthough th y are th fi t
to get available kidneys.
Mriean Americans
can '�void heart attack
YET, 0 THAN 1 2,000
Michig n patient n ed kid­
neys,
Beyersdorf said.
Begersdorf id kid neys are
move versatile than oth r are
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ple die in t t e ry y r
w iting for a kidney, BoO'O,1"'CU'1
id.
Only run Michi n hospital
perform idn y tr n plant ,
Bey orf id.
"Someon in th U ,P. may go
to Droit for tran plant," B y­
e dorf id.
Although people can live on
dialysis for many yea ,oth
who n h r ,lun or Ii
may die without a tran plant,
Beye dorf id.
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DEAR DIALOGUE: My grand­
mother used to tell me she drank
cranberry juice to ward off urinary
tract infections. Is there anything
to it? I'm having a problem now.
. R.R., Washington, DC
DEAR R.R.: It's one of those folk
remedies that has never been
widely accepted by medics. But
now there's evidence from a group
of Boston-based scientists who
carried on a test with elderly
women. Those who drank a daily
glass of cranberry cockt,ail' (the
straight juice is too bitter to
drink), seemed to develop fewer
infections than a control group
that did not drink the juice. It's
worth a try.
DEAR DIALOCUE: During the
summer my hair d rie out and
bec me a funny col r. Any tips
would h lpful.
A.A, alin s, Calif.
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water, Af er a SWHI), imm di: t Iy
rinse ocea. 51\1' or n )(,1 (1.:(,fi t'
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and wear a bathing cap. And wear
a hat that shades your hair when
you are out for prolonged periods.
DEAR DIALOGUE: My mother,
aunts and grandmother always
burped babies after feeding. Now it
seems my sisters don't burp their
babies so much. Who's right? I'm
expecting.
R. T., Charleston, WV
DEAR R.T.: Maybe everybody. All
babies swallow some air while
feeding. A bubble of air in the
stomach can make a baby feel fun
and uncomfortable enough to stop
eating. By encouraging a burp-by
rubbing and patting the back­
room is made for more food and
the baby feels omfortable again.
Rut modern baby doctor
recognize that some babies don't
r. d to burp, Usua ly, the baby's
� ions will let you know. Nothing
Ilk a good burp to make you feel
bett r- aby or not
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