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Swine Flu vaccination: voluntary system works
Social interaction between neighbors, work colleagues and other communities and social groups makes voluntary vaccination programs for epidemics such as swine flu, SARS or bird flu a surprisingly effective method of disease control. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Hurricane Katrina Reli
"Information for Food and Housing Assistance, Disaster Cleanup, Agency Resources, Recovery, and Consumers, and for USDA Personnel In the Affected Areas."This site provides news and information about USDA activities following Hurricane Katrina, such as relief programs for farmers, emergency food assistance, the Food Stamp and child nutrition programs, and the Rural Development program. Also includes links to related U.S. government sites. Immune Cells Fighting Chronic Infections Become Progressively 'Exhaust
A new study of immune cells battling a chronic viral infection shows that the cells, called T cells, become exhausted by the fight in specific ways, undergoing profound changes that make them progressively less effective over time. The findings also point to interventions that would reverse the changes, suggesting that novel therapies could be developed to reinvigorate T cells that become depleted in their struggle against a virus. [Scary] Driving instructor gives lesson in road rage
A Dutch driving instructor hit a knife-wielding fellow motorist with a baseball bat during a fight over his student's skills, police say."Words were exchanged between the instructor and the man who pulled a knife and then the other hit him with a baseball bat,"a police spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Dartmouth Medical School Researchers Identify Enzymatic Activity Of Ne
Opening a window to understand the molecular basis of a hereditary ataxia, Dartmouth Medical School researchers have identified an enzyme activity that is inactivated in all reported mutant forms of a disease protein. The discovery may lead to therapies to treat the neurological disease. Batfish To The Rescue! Rare Fish Clean Up Weed-choaked Coral Reefs
Scientists at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies who were studying how coral reefs are lost to weed were astonished when, after removing a cage from a particularly weedy bit of reef, the rare batfishes emerged out of the blue and cleaned up most of the weed. Vaccine Against Childhood Pneumonia Shows Promise
A vaccine against pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal disease, a severe form of bacterial infection, can substantially reduce hospital admissions and improve the survival of children in developing countries, concludes a trial published in the March 26, 2005 issue of THE LANCET. The authors believe the vaccine should be made available to children in Africa, where rates of severe invasive pneumococcal disease are up to ten times higher than in industrialised countries. ICON: Innovation Curriculum Online Network
A "digital library of information dealing with K-12 technological literacy."Resources include "lessons, activities, electronic files, technology references, articles, and professional organizations."Registration (free) required to access some materials and services. Searchable by grade level, resource type, technical requirements, and other factors. From the International Technology Education Association (ITEA) and the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC). How Will Hurricanes Affect Evacuation Along Coastal Roadways?
More than 60,000 miles of United States roadways are in the 100-year coastal floodplain, making them vulnerable to attacks from water surges and storm waves generated by hurricanes. A new study introduces methodology that integrates state-of-the-art models as effective tools for engineering design and hurricane emergency management. According to U.S. census data, more than 50 percent of the population lives within 50 miles of the shoreline, and that coastal population continues to grow. The IPL explores new frontiers in IPL 15 Things #5, “Virtual Worlds.
The IPL explores new frontiers in IPL 15 Things #5, “Virtual Worlds.”http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/wiki/index.php/IPL_15_Things 
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