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Vitamin D Deficiency: Common And Problematic Yet Preventable
An expert on vitamin D explains the role vitamin D plays in a wide variety of chronic health conditions, as well as suggesting strategies for the prevention and treatment of vitamin D deficiency. Humans attain vitamin D from exposure to sunlight, diet and supplements. Vitamin D deficiency is common in children and adults. In utero and childhood, vitamin D deficiency may cause growth retardation, skeletal deformities and increase risk of hip fractures later in life. In adults, vitamin D deficiency may precipitate or exacerbate osteopenia, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, fractures, common cancers, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases. Single Protein Can Determine Severity Of Toxoplasma Infections
The unusual ability of the organism Toxoplasma to infect and reproduce inside almost all warm-blooded animals has led scientists to wonder about the tricks it uses so successfully to subvert the behavior of cells. Now, a team of Stanford University School of Medicine researchers, led by John Boothroyd, PhD, has shown for the first time how Toxoplasma manages to be so effective: They documented how it injects a particular protein into the cell it infects and how that protein then travels to the cell's nucleus - where it blocks the cell's normal response to invasion. Air Contaminants Databases Ease Healthy Homes Planning
Air pollution sources are everywhere in the home, from the bacon and eggs frying in the kitchen, to the woodburning stove in the family room, the newly painted hallway, and even the carpet in the living room. To help estimate the seriousness of these and other indoor pollutant sources as well as to devise ways to reduce possible health impacts, NIST has developed searchable databases of relevant product emission studies. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. 300 Brings History to Bloody Life
Zack Snyder talks about his ultraviolent film based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, from its amazing digital effects to its politics. Wired News interview by Jason Silverman. AsiaMedia
This is "a daily electronic publication that delivers news about all aspects of the media in Asia, including its role in regional and national economies, societies, and political debate. ... [It also] publishes commentary by a range of journalists, scholars, and policy makers."Covers topics such press policy in Korea, arrests of journalists in Pakistan, and the state of the media in Bangladesh. From the UCLA International Institute, University of California, Los Angeles. Columbus Launch Puts Space Law To The Test
Whose law will apply when Europe's Columbus space laboratory joins the US-led International Space Station in December? And what happens if astronauts from different countries get into a fight? Also, what legal nationality would a child born on the Moon have? The Posse Comitatus Act: A Resource Guide
Resources related to this 1878 act, which was "a direct response to the increasing use of the military for civilian purposes in the ... period following the Civil War,"and which "equated the use of troops with martial law."Includes an overview of the act (the topic of renewed discussion after Hurricane Katrina) and links to federal government and other sources on the act. From librarian Stephen Young of the Catholic University of America. National Survey Shows Americans Are In The Dark Regarding Genetically
Americans pay little attention to genetically modified foods, have difficulty separating fact from fiction when it comes to the science behind them and are willing to believe unsubstantiated rumors about them. Gallery: Girlie Mag
The first sex kitten propelled to fame by MySpace, Christine "ForBiddeN" Dolce throws a party to celebrate her Playboy debut.
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