29 January 2000
ACTRESS Catherine Zeta Jones is reported to be pregnant with her fiancé
Michael Douglas’s baby.
The claims, in the Sun, have not yet been followed with a statement from
Ms Jones, but it is said that she has already shared the news with her family.
The paper also claims that she was forced to cancel an appearance at the Golden Globes
awards ceremony last weekend because she was suffering morning sickness.
The baby is expected in late June or early July, it is said, although it is still
thought that the couple will not marry until September.
Michael Douglas already has a son, 20-year-old Cameron.
NEWS FLASH: Michael Douglas confirms
pregnancy on his website
OTHER NEWS TODAY
Baby flu vaccine
AMERICA may be poised to recommend flu vaccines for babies.
Currently, the flu vaccine is recommended in America for children over
the age of six months who suffer from conditions including asthma or diabetes.
There is now a debate by the country’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
about whether to extend the programme to infants, in a bid to cut the flu rate among such
small children.
Heart disease not programmed from birth
RESEARCH published in today’s British Medical Journal has claimed that risk of
heart disease has more to do with adult lifestyles and biological make-up than early life.
The work studied families in Newcastle to see what effect birth weight, childhood and
adult life had on their risk of heart disease at the ages of 49 –51 years.
The team, from the University of Newcastle, said that it was the way people lived their
later lives that dictated their risk.
Child discipline
THE DEPARTMENT of Health’s consultation document on physical punishment of
children has prompted an editorial in today’s British Medical Journal, calling for
alternatives to such punishment.
Consultant paediatrican Tony Waterston said that children thrive when adults take an
interest in what they do, praise good behaviour and allow choices.
He said that routine, consistency and explanation help parents learn social rather than
anti-social behaviour and calls for a public education campaign to help parents work on
positive discipline without smacking.
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