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| Daily Newspaper and Travel Guide for Pecos Country of West Texas Lifestyle Monday, December 20, 1999  Defensive driving available on-line Defensive driving is now available on-line. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has approved the first on-line defensive driving course, txdriving.com. After two years of consideration, the TEA has authorized tx.driving.com to deliver defensive driving to anyone wishing to dismiss a traffic ticket or reduce his or her insurance premium. The 6-hour course is especially convenient for those who work odd hours, are hearing impaired or who live in a community that does not offer defensive driving courses. Log on to txdriving.com. Winter skin can be softened Adopting a simple skin care routine can be the solution to dry skin during the cold weather months. "Dry, itchy, flaky and scaly skin is a common winter complaint," said Dr. Sylvia Hsu, a dermatologist in Houston. "This condition usually continues through the winter months when the humidity is low." The condition is called xerosis. It mostly affects the lower legs, hands and arms and can usually be controlled with a few changes to the daily routine. Avoid long, hot showers during the winter because hot water will dry out the skin. Instead, take lukewarm showers or baths that last less than five minutes. After bathing, pat the skin dry with a towel and apply moisturizer within 30 minutes. Folate helps unborn babies Eating a diet filled with plenty of folate will help mothers-to-be build a good defense against birth defects. "Folate is a water-soluble vitamin that helps prevent neural tube defects, of which, spina bifida is the most common," said Joan Carter, a dietitian in Houston. "If a woman has plenty of folate in her body at the time of conception, she can reduce the risk of delivering a child with a neural tube defect by 50 to 70 percent." Mothers encouraged to consume at least 400 micrograms of folate a day. It can be found in orange juice, lentils, black and pinto beans, spinach, asparagus and broccoli. Search Entire Site: Pecos Enterprise York M. "Smokey" Briggs, Publisher Division of Buckner News Alliance, Inc. 324 S. Cedar St., Pecos, TX 79772 Phone 915-445-5475, FAX 915-445-4321 e-mail news@pecos.net Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Copyright 1999 by Pecos Enterprise