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Hot Topic: Medical Marijuana in California
Background information and links to resources (some broken) about the use of marijuana for medical purposes under federal law and under California's "Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act, ... [which legalized] marijuana for medical use."Includes links to organizations and reports. Compiled in 2003 by the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) Library, University of California, Berkeley. Nightclubs/Assembly Occupancies
Fact sheets and other fire safety information related to public assembly buildings and nightclubs. Includes a list of historic fires in dance clubs and entertainment venues, safety tips, a summary of fire code changes since two nightclub fires in 2003, and other information for fire safety professionals. Some additional documents only available to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) members. VLA Probes Secrets Of Mysterious Magnetar
A giant flash of energy from a supermagnetic neutron star thousands of light-years from Earth may shed a whole new light on scientists' understanding of such mysterious "magnetars"and of gamma-ray bursts. In the nearly two months since the blast, the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array (VLA) telescope has produced a wealth of surprising information about the event, and "the show goes on,"with continuing observations. No plaice like home
The slime that covers the flat-fish plaice contains an antimicrobial agent that kills Staphylococcus aureus, the bacteria causing concern in hospitals across the globe as its drug-resistant strains spread.Chemical engineer Trude Tvete of Nord-Trondelag University College (HiNT) in Norway, has developed a technique for extracting the antimicrobial protein from plaice slime and has tested its [...] Well-known Protein Helps Stem Cells Become Secretory Cells
Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that a single protein regulates secretion levels in the fruit fly's salivary gland and its skin-like outer layer. Pancreatic Cancer Linked To Insulin Resistance In Male Smokers
A new study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, shows for the first time that male smokers with the highest insulin levels are twice as likely to develop pancreatic cancer as men with the lowest levels. Similarly, men with glucose levels in the range of clinical diabetes were twice as likely to develop the cancer as men with normal glucose levels. The Snarky ViceSquad Is Ready to Be Taken Seriously. Seriousl
VBS.tv, a new web-based TV channel created by the scruffy misanthropes behind Vicemagazine, is elbowing its way into the crowded young industry of internet television. All the players are looking for an audience for original online video, and VBS.tv editors are using the jaundiced worldview of their street-culture rag to inform their coverage of global events. Another 'Smart'Cancer Drug Can Have Toxic Effects On The Heart, Study
Another FDA-approved targeted cancer drug, sunitinib, may be associated with cardiac toxicity, report researchers at Children's Hospital Boston, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Thomas Jefferson University. Sunitinib is one of several new "smart"cancer drugs called tyrosine kinase inhibitors that targets specific signaling molecules inside cancer cells that aid cancer spread, and was originally thought to be relatively free of cardiac side effects. Fitness And Childhood IQ Indicators Of Cognitive Ability In Old Age
How well your mind works in old age depends on physical fitness and your IQ score as a child, according to a study published in the October 10, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. NASA's Spitzer Captures Echo Of Dead Star's Rumblings
An enormous light echo etched in the sky by a fitful dead star was spotted by the infrared eyes of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The surprising finding indicates Cassiopeia A, the remnant of a star that died in a supernova explosion 325 years ago, is not resting peacefully. Instead, this dead star likely shot out at least one burst of energy as recently as 50 years ago.
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