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Jolene'sTrailerPark.com
Lots of silliness, some amusing crafts (make your own cause bracelets using rubber bands and a marker), and other features from a self-proclaimed trailer park queen "undoing years of damage to the trailer park lifestyle." Includes a blog on trailer park life, decorating ideas (pink flamingos: "having more than one is a necessity"), and meal suggestions (try fried dandelion heads). The site has a lot of (quite entertaining) promotion of the author's comedy appearances and products for sale. Finding Paves Way For Better Treatment Of Autoimmune Disease
A signaling molecule with an affinity for alcohol has yielded a rapid, inexpensive way to make large numbers of immune cells that work like beat cops keeping misguided cells from attacking the body. Does Zinc Fight Prostate Cancer?
Scientists have known for decades that zinc may play a role in maintaining the health of the prostate, the walnut-size gland in males, located just behind the bladder. Now, studies led by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist Liping Huang are providing new details about how zinc in the foods we eat might keep prostate cancer cells from proliferating and spreading. [Funny] Giant pig saves footballers
Players at a cash-strapped Serbian football club have been saved from starvation - by a 220 pound pig. Anti-inflammatory Drugs Following Hip Replacement Surgery Could Harm R
The use of anti-inflammatory drugs following hip replacement surgery could do more harm than good, according to a new study co-coordinated by the George Institute for International Health in association with orthopedic centers throughout Australia and New Zealand. Mayo Clinic Reports Tamoxifen Benefit For Breast-cancer Patients Tied
One of the most commonly administered drugs for breast cancer, tamoxifen, may not be as effective for women who inherit a common genetic change, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic and the University of Michigan. Scientists Make First Step Towards Growing Human Lungs For Transplant
Scientists have successfully converted human embryonic stem cells into lung cells, taking a first step towards building human lungs for transplantation. According to research to be published in the journal Tissue Engineering, the team from Imperial College London, took human embryonic stem cells and 'directed' them to convert into the type of cells needed for gas exchange in the lung, known as mature small airway epithelium. Short-term Bio Sensors Monitor From Afar
A temporary under-the-skin sensor could monitor a variety of health indicators for soldiers, athletes, diabetics, infants, and critically ill patients without wires and at a distance, according to a team of Penn State chemical engineers. The First State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR): The North American
Full text and executive summary of this November 2007 report that considers the amount and sources of carbon dioxide released in the air in North America and the amount of growing vegetation and soil organic matter that act as carbon sinks. Topics include the carbon cycle; energy, industry, and waste management activities; and land and water systems. Also includes a historical overview and a glossary. From the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. YouTube Agrees to British Music Royalty Deal
A YouTube deal with the British society that collects royalties for composers, songwriters and publishers means artists will be paid for tracks used to back clips on the video-sharing website. The agreement will also give YouTube a defense when media companies holler "piracy."
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