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Best Shoestring Sci-Fi of 2006
What these movies lack in big-budget special effects, they make up for in nostalgia, deadpan humor and cosmic charm. Here are four sleeper sci-fi flicks worth checking out. By Jason Silverman. A Common Bacterium Leads To Serious Blood Infection In Many Seniors, N
A new study finds that E. coli bacteremia -- a potentially life-threatening bloodstream infection caused by a common bacteria also associated with less dangerous urinary tract infections -- poses a significant public health threat in the United States, especially among seniors. The study, published by Group Health researchers in the May issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, finds E.coli bacteremia may affect as many as 53,000 non-institutionalized people, aged 65 and older, each year. New Finding About Alcohol And Sleep
New research about how alcohol affects sleep could lead to medications to address a common reason some alcoholics go back to drinking -- disturbed sleep when they try to stop. The work was reported today by researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in San Diego. FirstGov.gov: Libraries
A browsable directory of several dozen national, federal, state, and local libraries; online library databases; grants for libraries; and more. From the U.S. government. Zero Waste California
This California state program is "based on the concept that wasting resources is inefficient and that efficient use of our natural resources is what we should work to achieve."Find ideas for reducing waste in the home and at the office, material about zero-waste concepts (such as packaging redesign and food waste management), waste prevention fact sheets, and more. From the California Integrated Waste Management Board. Complex Channels: Scientists Discover How Ion Channels Are Organized T
The messages passed in a neuronal network can target something like 100 billion nerve cells in the brain alone. These, in turn, communicate with millions of other cells and organs in the body. A team at the Weizmann Institute has now shed light on this mysterious mechanism. The discovery could have important implications for the future development of drugs for epilepsy and other nervous system diseases. Social, Church Activities May Protect Against Adolescent Smoking
Preventing youth smoking could take a village or a neighborhood. Church and school activities may help reduce smoking among youth in disadvantaged areas, according to a new survey. African-American youths reported less cigarette use overall than white youths. Across racial lines however, young people involved in extracurricular school activities or programs at church were less likely to smoke even though they were exposed to same neighborhood risks as the smokers. Age, Burden, Divorce And Heavy Tea Consumption Are Significant Risk Fa
A cross-sectional survey found that old age, being male, having a moderate working burden, being divorced/widowed and heavy tea consumption remained significant independent risk factors for erosive esophagitis. Meanwhile, routine consumption of greasy food and constipation were considered significant independent risk factors for non-erosive reflux disease. FDA OKs Silicone Breast Implants
The feds give the green light to lifting the ban on the controversial implants. In Bodyhack. New Info on Eating Disorders in Two Stanford/Packard Children's Studie
December 2006 news release discusses two studies about childhood eating disorders, one that "confirm(s) that pro-eating disorder Web sites may promote dangerous behaviors in adolescents with eating disorders"and another that "indicates that pre-teens with eating disorders tend to lose weight more quickly than adolescents with the condition and weigh comparatively less at diagnosis."Includes links to fact sheets about eating disorders. From the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.
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