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Faroe Islands: Message From the Sea
Companion website to a 2007 PBS Frontline World program about a "landmark 20-year study of Faroese children [that] has found that high levels of methyl mercury and other contaminants in the whale meat are harmful to a child's neurological development."Provides background about the Faroe Islands (a "self-governing protectorate of Denmark") and its history of whale hunting, whaling policy, mercury, and related topics. Also includes a photo essay and sound clips of Faroese music. New Insight Into Potential Cause Of Sexual Dysfunction In Women
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found that female sexual dysfunction (FSD) affects 48.2 percent of women in a new study and that these women had decreased sensation in the clitoris, which increased the risk of sexual dysfunction. Link Between Huntington's And Abnormal Cholesterol Levels Discovered I
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a protein interaction that may explain how the deadly Huntington's disease affects the brain. The findings, published in and featured on the cover of the current issue of Human Molecular Genetics, show how the mutated Huntington's protein interacts with another protein to cause dramatic accumulation of cholesterol in the brain. American Bankers Association: Disaster Recovery
Information about banking practices in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama following Hurricane Katrina. Includes links to information about the New Orleans Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Social Security deposits, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) assistance for displaced customers, specific banks operating in the region, and related information. ... LII New This Week: June 2, 2005
Comb your way through a number of hairy sites, then browse Watergate, Wal-Mart, Deep Throat, Venus, Mao, mudslides, marijuana, beaches, Harper Lee, high-school journalism, and hilarious headdresses. In More New This Week, find yet more summertime goodies. Bon appetit from the LII team: librarian-editors Karen, Wendy, Jennifer, Maria, Pat, Tom, Charlotte, and our 100-and-change contributors. New species of lichen discovered in Iberian Peninsula
Spanish scientists have described the lichen Phylloblastia fortuita, new to the Iberian Peninsula and to science. Another species from the same family, Phylloblastia dispersa, is also a new entry for Europe and is the first time it has been found outside the tropics. Walking And Moderate Exercise Help Prevent Dementia
People age 65 and older who regularly walk and get other forms of moderate exercise appear to significantly lower their risk of developing vascular dementia, the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's disease. Mayo Clinic Radiologist Performing Radiofrequency Ablation For Noncanc
Mayo Clinic radiologist Dr. Jeffrey Peterson is performing radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for osteoid osteomas. These benign bone tumors, though rare, usually occur in the lower extremities of teens and young adults. Degas
Online exhibit exploring the life and work of French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas (1834-1917). Some of the topics covered include Degas' artistic style, subjects of his art (including laundresses, ballet, and women bathing), and art collected by Degas. Provides a glossary and selected bibliography. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jan. 23, 1978: Pfffttt....
It lets the girls show off their beehive hairdos, but it also wreaks havoc on the ozone layer. The original aerosol spray can must go. Compiled by Tony Long.
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