Health Issue: SHORT CUTS

SHORT CUTS: It's OK for pregnant women to drink a coffee a day   Pregnant women need no longer give up their morning cup of coffee. A research review by American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists had found that moderate caffeine consmption probably won't increase the risk of a miscarriage or premature birth. The College's Committee on Obstectric Practice said tha 200 milligrams of caffeline a day about the amount in a 12-ounce cup of coffee doesn't significantly contribute to miscarriages or premature births. That difenition of 'moderate caffeine consumption" would also include drinking about four 8-ounce-cups of tea, or eating six or seven dark choclate bars. Experts find brightest star:      British astronimers have discovered a "monster" star which is 10 million times brighter than the Sun. A team of scientists discovered the star using the European southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope at the University of Sheffield identified it among a group of "monster" stars. The star, known as R136a1, has a current mass of 265 solar masses, and it is thought its birth weight was as much a s 320 times that of the un, the Telegraph reported. According to the scientists, it is also the most luminous star ever found, close to 10 million times that of the Sun.