In the News
Christmas in Mexico Cultural Articles
Collection of articles about the celebration of Christmas and other December and January holidays in Mexico. Topics include Our Lady of Guadalupe Day on December 12, the first of nine posadas held on December 16, and Three Kings Day on January 6. Also includes recipes for traditional Mexican Christmas foods such as atole, hot chocolate, and buñuelos de Navidad (Christmas sweet fritters). From a company that produces educational videos about Mexico. Prevent Prostate Cancer With Antioxidants? Gene Pathway May Reveal Mor
Scientists from Maryland and New Jersey have identified a molecular pathway in mice that makes prostate cells vulnerable to cancer-causing oxygen damage. The pathway, which is also involved in human prostate cancer, may help determine how and whether antioxidants, such as certain vitamins or their products that reverse the damage, can prevent prostate cancer. Research Offers Hope Of New Treatments For Liver Damage 'Plague'
Millions of patients suffering from liver damage (cirrhosis) and failure may benefit from research by the Universities of Edinburgh and Southampton which may lead to new life-saving treatments. There is currently no cure for liver cirrhosis and a patient's only hope of survival is to receive a liver transplant. Transmission Congestion Threatens To Clog Nation's Power Grid
Inadequate investment in the power grid transmission network remains the Achilles heel of the nation's electric system, an engineer who specializes in utility policy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign says. Jerry Burchfield: Primal Images
Collection of images of botanical subjects made in the Amazon using the lumen print process, which is a cameraless form of photography. Includes an introductory essay that provides an overview of the use of lumen prints and other alternative photographic recording and printing methods. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. [Absurd] BBQ Owner, City Divided Over Pig Mural
A mural of pink pigs painted on the side of a barbecue restaurant is apparently too spicy for officials in this city's historic district. Voices From the Wall: Personal Stories About the Fall of the Berlin Wa
This site from 2006 celebrates the 16th anniversary of the reunification of Germany (October 3, 1990) and how the Berlin Wall came down starting on November 9, 1989. Features a timeline with video clips about the Berlin Wall, personal accounts, and material about how the wall has been "dismantled, destroyed, and commemorated."Includes links to related sites. From the German Embassy, Washington, D.C. Surgical Treatment Of Migraines Reduces Sick Days And Increases Employ
With more than 28 million Americans suffering from debilitating migraine headaches each year, employers also suffer through missed days from work and reduced productivity. However, Migraine sufferers who had surgical treatment reduced the amount of time missed from work by 73 percent, according to a study published in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® (PRS), the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Study Confirms ICDs More Effective In Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death
Alan Kadish, M.D., associate chief of Cardiology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and associate director of the Northwestern Cardiovascular Institute, authors an editorial entitled "Prophylactic Defibrillator Implantation -- Toward Evidence-Based Approach,"which accompanies the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT) reported in the January 20 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. Antiretroviral Therapy May Prevent Excess Risk Of Some Cancers In Peop
In people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may prevent most excess cases of Kaposi sarcoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to a new study in the March 16 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
MP3 Music Downloads
Preview songs, Download Free Music,Burn CDs at ITunes.com
 
|
