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Drug-Resistant Bacteria On Poultry ProductsDiffer By Brand
The presence of drug-resistant, pathogenic bacteria on uncooked poultry products varies by commercial brand and is likely related to antibiotic use in production, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 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. Exploring The Sounds Of Silence
Silence in music is not really silent. Research by a University of Arkansas music theorist, Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis, reveals how context affects listeners'experience of silence in music. When a listener encounters silence in a musical work, Margulis wrote, "Impressions of the music that preceded the silence seep into the gap, as do expectations about what may follow." Water-repellant water
That old truism about mixing oil and water can apply to water and water, according to researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington State. Physicists Discover Inorganic Dust With Lifelike Qualities
Intriguing new evidence of lifelike structures that form from inorganic substances in space have just been revealed. The findings hint at the possibility that life beyond earth may not necessarily use carbon-based molecules as its building blocks. They also point to a possible new explanation for the origin of life on earth. [Funny] 5-year-old hired as sprout taster
A five-year-old has been hired by Sainsbury's as an official sprout taster. Routine Use Of Hib Vaccine Could Lead To Virtual Elimination Of Killer
Study provides firm evidence that Hib disease is a major problem in developing countries such as Kenya, and investment in immunization to control Hib meningitis &pneumonia, a significant killer of children under five, works. Increased awareness, funding and expanded use could virtually eliminate disease in Africa and other developing countries, but action is needed from countries, donors and other stakeholders to evaluate the growing body of evidence and support Hib vaccine programs today. New Protein Synthesis Not Essential To Memory Formation
New research challenges the premise that the brain must build new proteins in response to an experience for that experience to be recorded in long-term memory. The findings could alter basic assumptions about the role of protein synthesis in memory formation. Lead In The Environment Causes Violent Crime, Reports University Of Pi
Exposure to lead may be one of the most significant causes of violent crime in young people, according to one of the nation's leading researchers on the subject. Sexually Obtuse? No Excuse
Despite the availability of accurate sexual heath information, educated people still don't know the basic facts of life. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
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