Mayonnaise is very popular now in Japan and is eaten with many traditional Japanese foods. For instance, a Japanese style pancake whose ingredients include octopus and dried fish flakes are served with mayo, as are instant noodles and even pizza. Premature babies who are massaged three times a day for 10 days are more alert, active and responsive than nonmassaged infants of that size and condition. Babies who are massaged also can tolerate noise and calm themselves, sleep more deeply, have fewer episodes of apnea, gain weight 7 percent faster and get out of the hospital six days sooner. A major problem is dry eyes.
People blink only one-third as often when using computers as when talking to someone.
North Shore Hospital Manhasset, N.Y. College students who reported D and F grade-point averages consumed an average of 10 alcoholic drinks per week, while those who earned mostly A's consumed slightly more than three drinks per week.