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Agricultural Antibiotic Use Contributes To 'Super-bugs' In Humans
A paper published in the open access journal PLoS Medicinediscusses evidence suggesting that antibiotic use in agriculture has contributed to antibiotic resistance in the pathogenic bacteria in humans. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. Key To Understanding How Blood And Blood Vessel Cells Develop Discover
Common sense leads to the conclusion that if you have blood cells you must have blood vessels and that if you have blood vessels they must have blood to carry. Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have presented the first clear evidence that nature ensures both develop together by using a common progenitor cell. Gallery: Your Face in Plastic
Reporter Alexander Gelfand has his likeness immortalized with new 3-D printing technology. Photographs by Ryan Brenizer. Novel Combination Overcomes Drug-resistant Myeloma Cells
A novel strategy devised by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists has proved highly effective in killing drug-resistant multiple myeloma cells in the laboratory and could open a new form of attack on the deadly blood cancer, they report. The new two-prong approach focuses on the proteasome and the aggresome. IPod Factories: No Unions
Apple's investigation of its Chinese iPod factories isn't a whitewash, but the most important issue isn't even mentioned: the ability of workers to organize. Commentary by Leander Kahney. Research Team Isolates Receptor For Deadly Viruses; Discovery Could Be
A collaborative research team from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have made a major breakthrough in efforts to combat two deadly viruses that could be engineered for use as bioweapons. The team isolated the functional receptor for the Nipah and Hendra viruses -- naturally occurring and highly pathogenic paramyxoviruses for which no treatments or vaccines are currently available. Improving Access to Rural Radio by 'Hard-to-Reach' Women Audiences
This 2001 paper examines "the implications to women's access to the radio [in Africa]. Whether their issues are being mainstreamed on radio. Does the radio give women a voice? And how amplified is this voice?"Features statistics and results of surveys on radio and gender issues, radio ownership and listenership, and station choice. Presented for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) First International Workshop on Farm Radio Broadcasting. Study Demonstrates Role Of Exercise In Modifying Melatonin Levels; Inc
Moderate physical activity, which is believed to help reduce the risk of breast cancer, may do so because it increases production of a hormone believed to have protective effects against the disease, a Canadian research team has learned.
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