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Black History Month: A Medical Perspective
This small, illustrated exhibit looks at highlights and achievements of African Americans in medicine. It features biographies of black physicians, a timeline of blacks in medical education, and overview of the black hospital movement (1865-1960s), several folk medicine healing concepts and beliefs, and related materials. From the Duke University Medical Center Library. Taming The Anthrax Threat
Scientists have developed the first complete picture of how anthrax-causing bacteria survive and grow inside immune cells during the first moments of infection, the key stage at which the disease can be halted. They have also identified gene candidates to pursue for more effective drugs. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Are Homosexual Civil Unions A 600-year-old Tradition?
New evidence from documents and gravesites suggest that homosexual civil unions may have existed six centuries ago in France. Opponents of gay marriage in the United States today have tended to assume that nuclear families have always been the standard household form. However, as one of the authors writes, "Western family structures have been much more varied than many people today seem to realize, and Western legal systems have in the past made provisions for a variety of household structures." Toys That Protect Kids From Pervs
Children want to get on the internet, but what shields them from predators? Alexander Gelfand reports on new approaches from the American International Toy Fair in New York. Insect Mouthparts
A guide utilizing photographs and labeled diagrams to illustrate the functions of chewing, siphoning, piercing, sponging, and combinations. From a University of Ottawa entomology professor. Prepare My Child for School: Helping Your Preschool Child
"This booklet is for families and caregivers who want to help their preschool children to learn and to develop the skills necessary forsuccess in school -- and in life."It includes sections on the education and development of babies, toddlers, and preschoolers; tips for preparing a child for kindergarten, selecting TV programming, and choosing child care; and related material. Also available in Spanish. From the U.S. Department of Education. UK Army Personnel Involved In Iraqi Invasion Not At Risk From Depleted
Army personnel involved in the Iraqi invasion of 2003 have not absorbed dangerous levels of depleted uranium, finds research published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. New Light Cast On Key Chemical Reactions In Interstellar Space
A detailed understanding of key chemical reactions that take place in interstellar space has been provided by new research. Scientists have developed a detailed understanding of the dynamics of reactions between neutral radicals and neutral molecules, known as ?neutral-neutral?reactions, at temperatures as low as 20 Kelvin, approximately the temperature of interstellar space. Blue LEDs are too bright
Blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are really bright. Too bright for theorists to handle, in fact. Why? Because, the materials from which they are made usually have impurities that should make their glow much duller. Now, an international team of researchers has discovered why this is the case.Commercially viable blue LEDs are based on the wide [...]
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