Biology Newsnotes
| Reproductive BioMedicine Online | Sandra Kirk |
| Vol. 7 Issue 3‚ p276‚ 10p | Due: 1/6/04 |
| Oct2003 | Submitted: 6-Jan-2004 |
| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| This article examines the challenges that face today’s biology-based technologies such as gene therapy‚ tissue culture‚ stem cell work‚ the new DNA technologies. There challenges are that some people have different ethical beliefs. The author‚ Pushpa Bhargava‚ states that people need to know the difference between ethics‚ laws and morals. The author’s reasoning was just because something is no moral does not mean its illegal or unethical. | |
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| Spencer Troxell | |
| Submitted: 9-Jan-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| I am worried about the advances we are making in the material sciences (Biology‚ computer technology‚ weapon technology) surpassing our advances in the social‚ cognitive and immaterial sciences (Theological and ethical included) Also‚ I worry about the merit awarded to the two bodies of science. I believe it is possible for the two bodies to cohabitate as far as assigned importance goes‚ and however reluctant we may be to accept it‚ I think the idea of spiritually and cognitively aware populations is preferable to mechanical‚ ’scientific’‚ unethical people. | |
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| Stephanie Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 17-Jan-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| There are many people who disagree with the steps that modern technology is taking to discover different things. They say that it is unethical for stemcell transplants. Yet‚ they fail to realize that something like a stemcell transplant might enable another human being who has a deathly disease‚ to continue living a full life. I think that people need to take a step back and examine all of the benefits that are coming from advances in modern technology‚ including stemcell research. | |
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| Sarah Donohoo | |
| Submitted: 21-Jan-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| I think that stem cell research is amazing and that it could be the cure for several life threatening diseases. Many people don’t believe that it is moral for fetuses to be used for this‚ but I think that it should be up to the person who is carrying the fetus‚ similar to abortion. This is just my own personal opinion. | |
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| Jen Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 23-Jan-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| I understand how people can confuse ethics and morals‚ which is something that I have always had trouble decifering between. When it comes to medical related instances‚ I strongly believe that no human has the right to play God‚ and if another human’s life is in danger or is being sacrificed to benefit another (for example‚ stem cell research) then the procedure should not be carried through. However‚ if the person who is at risk consents to the procdure‚ then I think that is a circumstance that should be considered. | |
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| Laura Knause | |
| Submitted: 27-Jan-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| I think that the author is correct in saying that just because something is non-moral in some peoples eyes does not mean that it is illegal. The idea of harvesting eggs for invitro fertilization can be benificial for one person may seem immoral to another. Who are we to determine what should be allowed and not‚ however‚ there is a fine line in my oppinion between trying to better society and playing God. | |
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| Spencer Troxell | |
| Submitted: 29-Jan-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| First of all‚ Ethics and Morals are synonymous. Acceptable practice of thought and behavior‚ behaviors deemed virtuous‚ just‚ fair and rational are moral. The bottom line when it comes to morals is the same bottom line in medicine‚ which is the preservation and respect of the dignity of human life. Ethics are whether or not you allow your moral beliefs to follow you into your occupational and personal life. It was perfectly legal in Germany for the Nazis to kill millions of people‚ so I dont think we even need to discuss the validity of law. | |
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| Spencer Troxell | |
| Submitted: 29-Jan-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| First of all‚ Ethics and Morals are synonymous. Acceptable practice of thought and behavior‚ behaviors deemed virtuous‚ just‚ fair and rational are moral. The bottom line when it comes to morals is the same bottom line in medicine‚ which is the preservation and respect of the dignity of human life. Ethics are whether or not you allow your moral beliefs to follow you into your occupational and personal life. It was perfectly legal in Germany for the Nazis to kill millions of people‚ so I dont think we even need to discuss the validity of law. | |
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| Shirley Tavner | |
| Submitted: 2-Feb-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| I think that as long it is helpful and will benefit the future and prevent certain illnessess from harming someone then I think that it should be fine. I would want the best available technology when I need it. | |
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| Amber Frischhertz | |
| Submitted: 3-Feb-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| I understand the ethical and moral issues involved today with all of the capabilities and advances in our technology‚ however‚ there are ups and downs to all of this information. I think people can also agree with the need for some advance dtechnology (such as stem cell research to save lives) vs. others (genetic cloning for no good reason other than vanity. I think the question is where to draw the line. | |
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| Donna Jones | |
| Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| Americans have forgotten about morals in our society today. People want it all reguardless of the cost. Nobody wants to have a child with any medical disorder but is it right to dispose of this life? Ask yourself the question‚ Why am I here? When everything is going good everyone’s happy‚ however‚ the minute things aren’t going so smoothly nobody wants to deal with it. That’s not what life is all about. We must take the bad with the good and learn how to best handle each situation at hand. Modern tech. is wonderful however we must learn how to use it wisely and stop abusing it. | |
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| Georgette Mcclain | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| I would agree that this article invokes a lot of thought. The most difficult aspect is the fact that no two people think exaclty alike. What one person thinks is okay‚ another does not. How do we establish laws on ethics and morality when there is so much conflict regarding what is right and what is wrong? We all want to be healthy and live longer‚ but who decides what is an ethical practice? | |
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| Adam Huelsman | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| ethically the american medical society has agreed that there is defenently an ethical problem with genetic engineering. This is an issue‚ if you are part of the human race‚ seriosly effects you. we must take into consideration the natural proccess of everything. For example if we can produce new organs by ussing geetic engineering than life spans and expectancies would rise so dramaticaly that the human race would destroy itself in a short time due to over population. | |
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| Adam Huelsman | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| first of all you are missdefining the phrase human dignity. this is what a human life is valued as. for you it might not be that big of deal but for me it is and the nazi’s weren’t allowd to kill all those jews they murdered them there is a difference think about what you are saying | |
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| Adam Huelsman | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| i think that we defenatly need to learn where to draw the line. even with the stem cell research we are aproaching a point in science technologies were we musst ask ourselves is it ok to play god. the world has a way of selective order and when we start to mess with that we are messing with human life and dignity on a much greater scale | |
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| Alexander Hamill | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| The procedures in science‚ which are unethical‚ unlawful‚ anti-religous‚ and immoral are very hard to answer because it depends on what person you are asking. Abortion‚ cloning‚ and stem-cell research are a few of the procedures that might fall under these terms‚ but to the scientists who work on this research it is ground breaking technology that will help preserve the human race . There are a handful of scientists out there that dismiss religous outcries because of their belief in evolution as opposed to God creating man. | |
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| Matthew Rolfes | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| What somewhat worriest me about this‚ is that there are many other things that biology and technology are doing. Something that we have to take into concern with the war in Iraq and the cells of terrorist throughout the country is biological warfare. I am a firm believer that the United States does do reserach on biological warfare. What if this reserach falls into the wrong hands? This is something I feel we as Americans need to think about. | |
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| Holly Hauck | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| Many people have different views about science advances in technology. I feel that it is up to us as individuals to decide whether or not we believe that a certain procedure is ethical‚ lawful‚ religious‚ or moral. One person may view a certain procedure to be unlawful‚ but it may not be seen as unethical. For example one scientific procedure that may be seen as unethical‚ unlawful‚ anti-religious‚ and immoral is human cloning. Though the procedure of human cloning could possibly benefit the medical field‚ it may be seen as unethical for not conforming to medical profession principles. | |
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| Sarah Boshears | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| This technology for biology sounds like it would be a good idea and benefit many people. The matter is you can’t make everyone believe the same things. A lot of older people have morals and ethics instilled in them and they are not going to change their mind for any reason as such. Or even maybe younger people were raised to believe certain things and again they are not going to change their minds for such a thing as this‚even if it my be helpful to them. | |
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| Donny Watkins | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| Although there is not much description on the contents of the article‚ I do agree with his point of view. Since the news note is not much of a summary that is all I can comment on. | |
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| Jill Bomkamp | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| All of these advances in our science world is good i think because something such as cloning can really help us all in finding treatments and cures for diseases. Imagine if we couldn’t produce a heart tranplant item such as a mechanial valve? How many people let alone babies would die in our society. I beieve that scientist are going to experiment but they may not nessasarily moral‚ ethical or lawful but it is something that is going to happen reguradless. | |
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| Laura Knause | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| I think that the ethical issues on biological sciences in our country are greatly influenced by the “great insurance” companies that we have here. if insurance wont pay for something why bother researching it? If they will then “it must be ok” right? NOT | |
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| Randy Glatting | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| I think that it is important to concider what is ethical when dealing with science and medicine. Just because there has not been a law made againest something yet does not mean that it is ethical and the right thing to do. I think when beginning new experiments and procedures that it is important to concider what is ethical not just what is legal. | |
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| Jennifer Joseph | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Ethical issues in modern biological technologies. | |
| When I read this summary it made me think about how they are working on cloning now. I understand that they have cloned sheep and I believe they started to clone people but I don’t know all the facts on that one. I believe that it is okay to clone organs‚ but human people‚ what is the reason for it? I wonder what the guy in the article would think about clonning people‚ is it moraly right or wrong? should it be against the law? I believe it should be. | |
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| Annals of Internal Medicine | Sandra Kirk |
| Vol. 139 Issue 10‚ p835‚ 9p | Due: 1/6/04 |
| 11/18/2003 | Submitted: 6-Jan-2004 |
| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| This article examines the effectiveness of having women over the age of 65 screened for breast cancer. The raise the question which is mor cost effectiove: screening before 65 or after 65? | |
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| Stephanie Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 11-Jan-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| As an employee in the health care field‚ I definitely think that it would be more cost effective to screen women for breast CA before and after they are 65. There are many young women who are diagnosed each year with breast CA. However‚ I don’t think that it is fair to stop screening after the age of 65 simply due to the fact that people are living longer. A woman who has breast cancer at the age of 75 may still be able to live for another 10-12 years‚ with proper treatment and early diagnosis. | |
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| Jen Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 14-Jan-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| I think that mamograms are a necessary procedure to catch breast cancer in time so that it can be treated before it progresses and becomes worse. I think that it is a good idea to test before the age of 65 because many women get breast cancer before that age. I think that preventative treatment is helpful to having a healthy‚ fulfilling life. | |
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| Amy Verkamp | |
| Submitted: 15-Jan-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| I feel as though it is necessary for all women to be screened for breast cancer‚ both before and after the age of 65. Breast cancer needs to be detected as soon as possible so they can try to help. A close family friend of my fiance’s family has stage 4 breast cancer right now and she is only in her 40’s. We are all glad that it was detected and she is now getting medical treatment. | |
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| Christina Kennedy | |
| Submitted: 18-Jan-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| I believe that it is still necessary to continue to screen for breast cancer even after the age of 65 because saying that it cost too much to continue is like saying that after 65 life is not worth living. My grandmother who is 68 still gets these tests and I think that she can still live many more years. | |
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| Chris Serge | |
| Submitted: 19-Jan-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| What were the results? Were there any conclusions made in the article? I’d be interested in finding out. Last quarter there was a news note about an article on the cost of diagnostics and medicine on the aging. If the future is leaning toward just treating the symptoms of the old so they can die comfortable and not treating the disease itself‚ I guess fewer people need to worry about growing old! | |
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| Tammy Webb | |
| Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| I work in a Women’s Center. Women over the age of 65 are at higher risk to develop breast cancer than women under 65. That doesn’t mean that women under the age of 65 do not develop breast cancer and do not need mammograms. We are seeing more and more younger women developing Breast Cancer‚ and it’s scary. The thing that bothers me about health care is the constant feuding between the provider and the insurance companies over the cost of reimbursement for the exam. You can not put a price on life and yet all the insurance companies try. | |
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| Christina Westerkamp | |
| Submitted: 23-Jan-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| Any woman‚ any age has the right to be tested regularly for breast cancer. As stated earlier‚ people are living much longer lives now and just because someone is over the age of 65 does not mean they need to suffer through a life altering‚ sometimes painful disease. No matter what the age‚ every woman needs to be protected. | |
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| Rhonda Mahan | |
| Submitted: 26-Jan-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| Like most people‚ I think that mammograms before 65 are necessary. Breast cancer‚ if caught early‚ has a high survival rate. I do not think mammograms should stop after 65‚ people are living much longer lives. Mammograms are one of the best prevenative measures a person can take‚ no matter what the cost. | |
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| Laura Knause | |
| Submitted: 27-Jan-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| I think that it should be the persons desision whether or not to have breast screening done at whatever age they choose. A person at age 20 has the same right to take precautions when it comes to their health as a 100 year old. What right does the insurance company have to decided who gets to take preventitave measures when it comes to their own health. | |
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| Spencer Troxell | |
| Submitted: 29-Jan-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| I agree with the last comment. ’Quality of life’ is such a subjective concept that scientists should leave the issue out of consideration when deciding who or what should live or get fair treatment. It is supremely arrogant and stupid to assume that one person’s definition of a quality life should serve as a standard for everyone else‚ and it’s just as foolish to assume that even a culturally defined ’quality meter’ is accurate. It’s also irrelevant what a patient’s ’quality of life’ will or might be‚ it’s none of the doctor’s business. I think some medical heads need to be deflated. | |
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| Shirley Tavner | |
| Submitted: 2-Feb-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| I would hope that cost should not play a part in your health no matter what age you are. If it is important for you to have a mammagram done then the age should not matter. If you are at risk then there is nothing anyone can to about it except try to detect it as early as possible. | |
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| Donna Jones | |
| Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| I couldn’t agree more with your response. In the United States today a womans chances of contracting breast cancer are highest in her early to mid 40’s. In my opinion this would be the best time to start detecting for this illness‚ also wouldn’t it make more sense for the American budget as well? This would not only save more lives but also give the American women longer lives to work and put back into the economy. | |
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| Alexander Hamill | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| Our health care system is‚ in many respects a victim of it’s own success. The rapid development of benefical medical technology has produced a situation in which funding all interventions that would provide some health benefit to some patient would preclude spending on any desirable social good. Consequently‚ there is an urgent need to make cost-effective benefit tradeoffs in health care. | |
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| Holly Hauck | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| Yes‚ as a society I believe that we do have to worry about medical cost effectiveness. The cost effectiveness of a medical procedure or drug relates to the cost of that procedure or drug and the health benefits resulting from it. It is possible for the health insurance companies to increase their profits by setting the cost of a medical procedure or drug and that is effective higher than it really is. They increase the cost depending on the health benefits from the procedure or drug. | |
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| Kelly Anderson | |
| Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| I personally believe that all women should be tested for breast cancer beginning at the age of 40 and/or 50 depending on their risk. This would be more cost effective in the long run because it would be a yearly appointment and could save many lives by early detection of the lumps. | |
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| Leanne Galvin | |
| Submitted: 2-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| I do believe that mammograms are a very good thing for women. I think it is definitely necessary for women to be screened before the age of 65‚ and I do not think it would be fair to stop screening them after that age. Everyone deserves the same amount of treatment and available help that is offered. | |
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| Sarah Boshears | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| This is a very serious topic for women. This test should be done before they are 65‚ because of insurance reasons‚ and the early that they can find any bad signs than the earlier the treatment can start. Then hopefully a person would have more time to pay for the mamagram. | |
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| Tanya Townsend | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| I do not feel that age should play a role in whether or not it is cost effective beyond the age of 65. Cancer is cancer no matter what age you are and the medical profession has taken an oath to serve people regardless of age | |
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| Donny Watkins | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| I feel that it should be important to screen woman whenever necessary‚ despite the cost. You can’t put a price on life and by not screening until the age of 65 that is what we are doing. Not being tested because it costs more money is a bad idea. | |
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| Jill Bomkamp | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| I believe that we should screen women BEFORE the age of 65. We pay for insurance and in the long run we should be focusing on PREVENTION not treatment because if we can prevent it from happening then we will save money in the long run. BUT‚ I do believe that it is more cost-efficiant that we screen after 65. Let’s face it‚ it is less expensive. | |
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| Peggy Sizemore | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| This comment brings up an important issue that Americans are having to deals with now the we are living longer. I think that screening women before 65 is more important than after 65. The therapies used to treat this disease is very painful‚ and does not always have a ggod out come. I am all for living longer‚ but to what capassity of life are we talking about. To live ten years longer in a nursing home does not seem worth it to me. | |
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| Randy Glatting | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| I think that it is more cost effective to screen for this type of cancer before the age of 65. I believe this because early detection of breast cancer not only improves the chances for a successful recovery from the illness but it also saves money. If this form of cancer is detected early‚ then it will only take a simple procedure to cure the illness. However if screening is not done and the disease progresses before it is caught then it will take very extensive‚ expensive procedures to try to help the person. | |
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| Mike Huesman | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| I believe all women should be scanned for breast cancer both before and after the age of 65. When it comes to prolonging life and catching something before it spreads or gets too serious‚ then you can’t put a price tag on that. It is possible for women to get breast cancer beyond 65 and they have the right to live their lives without any setbacks. | |
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| Amanda Fritsch | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| In world that is virtually ran by insurance companies‚ being screened before or after 65 isn’t the issue‚ its the survival rate after 65 when infections are more likely to set in and longer more drawn out complications are likely. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| Regardless of which is more cost effective‚ the earlier a person is checked for breast cancer‚ if they should get it‚ they’re more likely to survive. There is no question about this. It’s a fact. I don’t understand how the government works in regards to topics such as this one. I would very much so like to know. It’s obvious‚ however that cost effectiveness always comes before the wellness of the American citizen and I find this appalling. | |
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| Josh Stetson | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| What does it matter what age a woman gets a Mammogram? Cancer is Cancer. I have an aunt who has just fought another bout with Breast Cancer. I want her to get cured and checked out just as much as a 20-30 year old. | |
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| Jennifer Joseph | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography beyond Age 65 Years: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. | |
| My aunt was just diagnosed with breast cancer and she is 45 years old. But this does run in the family‚ my Grandmother had breast cancer also along with others that are farther down the chain‚ and most of the time it was before the age of 65. I believe if breast cancer runs in the family women should have screening mammography done‚ but if it does not just check for bumps once in a while like the doctor tells us to‚ until were 65. | |
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| Addiction Biology | Sandra Kirk |
| Vol. 8 Issue 1‚ p33‚ 5p | Due: 1/6/04 |
| Mar 2003 | Submitted: 6-Jan-2004 |
| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| This article examines impact drinking has on an Aids patient. The effects alcohol on reproduction of HIV cells and the effects of alcohol and the medication the patient is taking. That author defines a “Heavy alcohol consumption‚ defined as daily or 3 - 4 times per/week.” | |
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| Stephanie Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 11-Jan-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| What exactly are the statistics with alcohol use and the reproduction of the HIV cells? | |
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| Jen Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 23-Jan-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| I think it is a shame that someone who has HIV would continue to‚ or start to heavily drink. Although‚ I can also understand why someone with HIV would drink (as a temporary escape from the fact that they have a terminal illness.) But‚ I remember learning that alcohol weakens the immune system and that reason alone should keep people with HIV away from alcohol. I have a close friend with HIV and her main concern is to keep her body as healthy as possible‚ so that she can live as long as her body will allow. | |
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| Julie Baxter | |
| Submitted: 29-Jan-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| Great question Stephanie. I wonder what the effect really is. How much does it effect the reproduction cells? | |
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| Amber Frischhertz | |
| Submitted: 3-Feb-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| I don’t really think the issue is whether or not an HIV infected person should drink‚ but whether anyone should drink. Does it matter our present state of health if we are just going to ruin it with alcohol anyway? If a person wants to drink‚ they will. It doesn’t matter if the are presently ill or healthy‚ the damage will still come. | |
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| Donna Jones | |
| Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| Living with HIV would be a horrible thing to have to learn to live with. Maybe people with this illness think just like the rest of us who just want to have a few drinks sometimes and simply not think about it. They have much more weighing on their minds than the norm.I’m not saying it’s ok to abuse alcohol however‚ under these circumstances it would most definitely be understandable to occasionally have a drink. They already have the damage so living a normal life and engaging in a few drinks now and then wouldn’t matter. The key is living life to it’s fullest and being happy. | |
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| Lyndsey Edwards | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| If you have HIV of course if you already drink it would probably want to make you drink more thinking you are making your problems go away. I would feel like no matter how good I took care of my body that I am always going to have HIV no matter how bad it is. I guess some people would do there best to take good care of themselves but most would probably give up and drink more trying to live life in the present. | |
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| Adam Huelsman | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| I am unsure if you are telling us wheathe or not alcohol has positive or negative effects on the reproduction of HIV. As for the medication alcohol almost always intesifies the medication ad has a harmfull effect on how the body then uses the drug . | |
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| Amy Verkamp | |
| Submitted: 15-Feb-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| In some ways‚ I agree with everyone who commented on this newsnote. I think that if I had to live with HIV I would want to drink a lot to not have to think about what I am living with. It would help somewhat. I would‚ though‚ like to know what the effects are of drinking heavily for a person with HIV as opposed to someone who does not have it. | |
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| Shirley Tavner | |
| Submitted: 17-Feb-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| I am reading this News Note and the comments and I have to agree with wanting more information and percentages to fully understand why it happens to be that way. | |
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| Alexander Hamill | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| I think it is impossible for anyone to say what they would do if they had HIV until they had the disease. Since getting HIV is pretty much a death sentence i can sympathize with people who have this disease and want to drink. For many poverty stricken HIV patients getting drunk is the last outlet they have because nobody really cares about them. | |
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| Matthew Rolfes | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| My first concern with this article is‚ if someone is infected with the HIV virus‚ what in the world are they doing drinking anyway? If drinking daily is considered to be heavy drinking‚ then isn’t most of the United States full of heavy drinkers? I’ve always read that it was good to have 1 glass of wine or 1 beer a day. APparently it fights heart disease. WOuld this be at all possible with regards to HIV? | |
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| Holly Hauck | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| It is not suprising that alcohol impacts reproduction of HIV cells. If an HIV patient drinks alcohol heavily then the medication is counter acted by the alcohol consumption. HIV patients should be made aware of the effects of alcohol and how it may worsen their condition. | |
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| Sarah Boshears | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| First of all anyone that takes medication should know that it is not smart to mix medication with alcohol. People with HIV already know that they are going to develop AIDS and die‚ so if they are doing a combination of their medication and alcohol than they probably don’t care how soon they die‚ because they know they are going to die anyway. What doesn’t make sense is that we are all going to die in the long run‚ so there should be no reason to make it happen any sooner. | |
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| Nicki Partin | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| I’m curious to know exactly what happens to the reproduction of HIV cells if a person consumes alcohol daily. Does the alcohol increase the reproduction of the cells? I’m also curious how the daily consumption of alcohol effects the medication that an HIV infected person has to take. Normally a person on medication is not supposed to consume alcohol. | |
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| Tanya Townsend | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| I can completely understand wanting to escape from the reality of the illness but I have to agree with everyone else what are the stats that support this...what is the bottom line? I would need more informaiton in order to make a clear decision... Does it help the patient or harm them more? | |
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| Donny Watkins | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| This article tells me nothing. What are the statistics? | |
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| Jill Bomkamp | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| For this specific person who drinks‚ did they have a drinking problem before they were diagnosed. I don’t think that this person was taken seriously because drinking alcohol affects people differently the amount in question could be nothing to them. But how does drinking affect HIV and how it takes it’s course? Obviously it would weaken the immune system but you would have to look at each person’s health history. | |
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| Laura Knause | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| I agree 100% with this comment. However you have to look at drinking when diagnosed with HIV in one other way (not that I agree)... What about the people who are diagnosed and drink as a way to kill themselves faster? If the person knows they will die at sometime in the near future maybe they dont care what happens to them now? | |
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| Mike Huesman | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| I’m not sure if I agree with this article based on the fact that there are no statistics that support it. However‚ I do feel that these patients might look at drinking as a form of emotional healing. I’m sure most of the people that drink do it to calm their nerves. The other reason they might drink is because they want to die faster due to the fact that they have this disease. | |
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| Kelly Anderson | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| I’d be interseted to know if drinking helps or hinders AIDS patients. If it is a positive correlation‚ then this may become a battle like with AIDS and the use of marijuana. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| I find it very sad that someone with HIV or AIDS would continue to harm their body with something such as alcohol. No‚ I don’t blame a person with AIDS for having the disease‚ it’s no one’s fault‚ but if you were diagnosed‚ wouldn’t this serve as a wake up call? If put in this situation‚ I would be at a disadvantage to live a long‚ healthy life. I wouldn’t put my body in further jeopardy by drinking alcohol. | |
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| Josh Stetson | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| Why would someone with HIV want to hurt their body anymore by drinking? If i had HIV (which i don’t plan on getting) i would do anything and everything to try and make myself healthier. That would be like extra motivation for me to fight it. | |
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| Jennifer Joseph | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| HIV treatment in drug abusers: impact of alcohol use. | |
| Someone with HIV can live quite a while after they are diagnosed. HIV can be caused by being sexualy active but also another important one is sharring needles. People that get aids from a needle are usually people who have a drug problem which means they have a hard time quiting their addiction to drugs or alcohol. It is understandable to hear that a person that continues these activites will not live as long and will become a problem with the way their immune system works. but these people that get HIV from this way will usually continue their habbit. | |
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| CDC- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | Lyndsey Edwards |
| CDC Website | Due: January 15‚ 2004 |
| September 03 | Submitted: 7-Jan-2004 |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating and complex disorder characterized by profound fatigue that is not improved by bed rest and that may be worsened by physical or mental activity. Some symptoms include weakness‚ muscle pain‚ impaired memory and/or mental concentration‚ insomnia‚ and more. The cause is unknown but some possible causes are Infectious Agents‚ Immunology‚ Hypothalamic-Pituitary Adrenal Axis‚ Neurally Mediated Hypotension‚ and Nutritional Deficiency. | |
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| Spencer Troxell | |
| Submitted: 9-Jan-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| What bad luck to suffer from this condition! No bed rest‚ no mental or physical activity! I suffer from Anemia due to ulcerative colitis and am reminded by this article that I need to do more research on the subject. Diet‚ specified conditions‚ psychological conditions... I wonder what the interplay between all of these agents are‚ and question whether it is purley a physical affliction. Good subject. | |
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| Amy Verkamp | |
| Submitted: 15-Jan-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| This was a very interesting article to me. Although I do not think I have this disease‚ it made me think about how I need to concentrate more on my diet and nutrition intake. I am often very tired without really knowing why. I guess I need to be more careful and conscience about my body and health because there are so many diseases out there that we don’t know about. You never know what you can end up getting. | |
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| Christina Kennedy | |
| Submitted: 18-Jan-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| This is kind of sad that there is a condition where you can never get enough sleep. I understand how people must feel considering I am anemic and sometimes it makes me so tired that all I can do is sleep. I couldn’t imagine never getting enough sleep. I think this is something that most people don’t know about so they could have it and never know. | |
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| Lisa Henkes | |
| Submitted: 25-Jan-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| I don’t know much about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome but have heard that some of these patients are turning to holistic medicine to help relieve some of their symptoms. My mother is a Massage Therapist and has clients that suffer from CFS. They say that not only do they benefit from the massage but are able to get some relief from other treatments such as reflexology‚ healing touch and herbal medicines. Hopefully there will be a cure for this sometime soon. | |
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| Abigail Weaver | |
| Submitted: 27-Jan-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| How horrible it must be to suffer from this disorder. Whenever I am continuously tired for a few days‚ I try to exercise more and that usually works. I can’t imagine bad it would be if that just made it worse. At least there are some meathods to help relieve some of the symptoms. I would like to know the percentage of people who suffer from CFS. Also what kind of medication‚ if any‚ is there to help people with this disorder? | |
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| Julie Baxter | |
| Submitted: 29-Jan-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| It sound kind of strange that someone with CFS would have insomnia. I wonder what the cause of this is and what percent of Americans have it. I would like to read more on this CFS. | |
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| Laura Knause | |
| Submitted: 2-Feb-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| I think that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is something that everyone has from time to time. I mean‚ when it comes to being a college student‚ working full or part time‚ and also trying to keep somewhat of a social life no one has time to get the proper sleep they need. I know in my case I feel like I could sleep for days and still not get enough! | |
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| Amber Frischhertz | |
| Submitted: 3-Feb-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| This article makes me wonder whether or not simple diet and nutrition/exercise are the relevant causes to this syndrome‚ or if it is completely unpreventable. If it is unpreventable‚ can bettering your diet and exercise program help to reverse the symptoms? | |
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| Donna Jones | |
| Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| Due to Americans going at such a rapid pace in todays world it’s no wonder diseases such as this exist. Only 1 in 9 americans are getting the rest their bodies need to function properly and the number is much higher for their nutritional intake due to fast food resturants and junk food. The US population need to understand how important nutrition‚ exersice and rest truely is to their well being. Maybe a course to learn about this would also contribute to the cost effectiveness in America as well. | |
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| Lisa Curfiss | |
| Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| It amazes me that there is a syndrome for everything now days. I wonder if the diet of the people who are diagnosed with this order is taken into consideration. Not saying that everyone diagnosed with this disorder has a bad diet‚ but the likely hood is there. When the majority of our nation is obese and uneducated as to what they should eat‚ it is no wonder that people are tired all of the time. If one does not intake the necessary nutrients and vitamins to sustain a healthy being‚ then there is no end to the number of disorders they might present. | |
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| Jeremy Woolridge | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| What a horrible disorder! I could not imagine going through life with nothing but extreme fatigue. Aside from that‚ not being able to seriously think about anything. How would stress be dealt with? To know that bed rest does not even help‚ it must be frustrating. This article reminds me of being on life support. I feel for those who are out there suffering from this painful disorder. | |
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| Shirley Tavner | |
| Submitted: 9-Feb-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| This disease seems to be hard to treat if you can’t rest or settle your thoughts long enough to get some sleep. This can be a hard disease to understand. Some people may have it and not know they have it or understand what their body is trying to tell them. | |
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| Shauna Dolch | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| That sounds like me. I think my problem is stress. However‚ this problem would be exhausting!!! | |
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| Annie Shafer | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| I wonder if researchers have started any testing to try to come up with medication that could help people with this type of problem and how common is this disease? | |
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| Brittany Berger | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| This would be horrible to have! I am always tired and feel like I have CFS‚ but I know that I don’t. I feel bad for these people who feel like this all the time and can’t get any help for it. Although I don’t have CFS I know that trying to go to bed earlier or getting a nap doesn’t always meake me feel better. I do agree with many other poeple‚ would a change in diet help these people? | |
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| Holly Hauck | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a terrible disease that needs to be cured to ensure a better life for the ill. Research should be done to determine all possible causes and ways to decrease or cure the causes of CFS. | |
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| Sarah Boshears | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| This disease is not a very pleasant thing for the person that has it and for the persons family and friends. It would be so hard to watch a person go through something like this. Hopefully that researchers can get a better idea of what causes this disorder so that it may hopefully be prevented in years to come. | |
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| Heather-lee Edwards | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| I am curious‚ does Chronic Fatigue Syndrome effect more women than men? and what is the primary age this condition is detected? Is there some connection between their generation & lifestyle of people that are effected with the disease? I do remember that Cher is a person with CFS‚ I don’t think it is slowing her down. Is the answer diet‚ exercise and younger men? | |
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| Alexander Hamill | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| My cousin is a registered nurse and she said that getting on a very regimented diet can actually ease some of the symptoms associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Exercise is another way some people suffering from this disease have found relief. Unfortunately a great number of people suffer no matter what they try to do. Hopefully in time there will be a cure to this disease. | |
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| Nicki Partin | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| The Chronic Fatigue Syndrom sounds like a horrible disorder to have. If it is not improved by bed rest but on the other hand it could be worsened by physical or mental activity it sounds like there’s not much you could do to get better if you have the disorder. It would be interesting to hear what a person with the disorder has to say about it and what they are doing to get cured of it. | |
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| Sandra Kirk | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| This disorder would be awlful to have‚ not only is there very little the medical field can do to help but there is this idea that it doesn’t exsist. Many people believe that if you have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome you are lazy or that you a lying. Some Doctors don’t believe its real‚ but maybe that b/c they can’t treat it. | |
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| Tanya Townsend | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| To show my age a bit‚ I remember an episode of the GOLDEN GIRLS‚ where the character of Dorothy had CFS. She went to countless doctor’s and specialist who most all of them blew her off and said that she was fine...her comment was BUT I’M NOT FINE AND I KNOW THAT I AM NOT CRAZY SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH ME.IT was a very touching episode...to know something is wrong with yourself and doctor’s won’t believe you...In todays society it is hard to imagine trying to live life in this fast paced world with CFS...My questions are is it enviornmentally based‚ sometype of disorder of chemical levels in the | |
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| Donny Watkins | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| I have never heard of CFS before and it is quite amazing. I couldn’t immagine being fatigued all the time and not being able to help myself. Hopefully they will find out more about the symptoms and how to treat it. I would like to find out more about CFS. | |
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| Jill Bomkamp | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| This is all bad news for someone who has this diesease. Is it linked to insomnia? Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a complex disease that obviously a person who has it can’t do much about it but watch thier diet‚ sleep a recommended amount and make sure they don’t over work themselves. | |
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| Randy Glatting | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| This is a very interesting article and it would be interesting to learn more about this diesease. I think that it would be terrible to feel fatigued all the time and never have any energy even after getting plenty of sleep. It would be interesting to learn more about the causes of such an illness. | |
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| Mike Huesman | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| I think Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is linked somehow to one’s daily nutrition and food intake. Reading this article makes me a little more cautious about my own food intake. I get tired real easily as it is‚ so I don’t want to have a problem with lack of sleep or even insomnia. | |
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| Matthew Rolfes | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| I find it very interesting that they cannot find a cause to something like this. This disease looks as though it could effect a person’s everyday daily life. IT looks to be a very painful disease and I am curious as to what precautiosn one could take to prevent this. It would be terrible to wake up every day and be fatigued and not have anything you can do about it. | |
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| Emily Kidwell | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| I was diagnosted with this disorder a couple of months ago. My symptoms were headaches‚ stomache pain‚ swollen lymph nodes‚ and nothing abnormal found in the blood they took besides low iron. My Dr. came up with this conclusion after ruling out many other possabilities. I came up with the fact that I am tired. I work‚ go to school and have children. They wanted to put me on all kinds of meds. My personal opinion is that you need a certain amount of hours of sleep a night for your body to function properly. When you go go go‚ you become run down. I just wish the world would slow down so I could | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| I can’t imagine suffering from this horrible disease. This scenario reminds me of the saying | |
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| Josh Stetson | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| Man o Man. I would hate to have that. Anyone who has that‚ to me‚ is a real soldier. Having that is a lose lose situation. It’s weird that there is no way of knowing how you get it‚ but i am definetely going to start taking better care of myself now. | |
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| Jennifer Joseph | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
| I believe that this article is very true becuase I notice myself when I do not eat enough in a day I will become very tired and I can’t do physical activity becuase I am so weak. Having this disease everyday would be awful and extremley hard to function in the world. I know someone who has depression and hates to get out of bed he would rather sleep all day long. this seems to be a similar problem but rather a mental issue a health issue. this just makes me want to continue to be healthy and to have a good and nutritional diet. | |
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| abbys-sexual-health.com | Spencer Troxell |
| http://abbys-sexual-health.com/articles/male_masturbation.php | Due: JAN 15 04 |
| Copyright 2003 Abbys-Sexual-Health.com | Submitted: 9-Jan-2004 |
| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| This article is both about the advancement of the ’art’ of self pleasure and the stigmas attached to the act. Mention is made of Leonardo Davincis vibrating vagina(Is this true?) Anyway‚ this article is presented in a low-brow humor sort of way‚ and doesn’t really touch on any technically biological subjects (Except for the potential urge for self pleasure) but it does insinuate the silliness of social taboo being applied to natural human function‚ and begs the question of how natural‚ and how healthy male masturbation is. If you go to this page‚ there is also a section on female masturbation. | |
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| Laura Knause | |
| Submitted: 2-Feb-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| Hasn’t masturbation been proven to help with relieving stress as well as other health benifits? You hear of more men masturbating then women‚ if thats the case are they less stressed? :) | |
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| Amber Frischhertz | |
| Submitted: 3-Feb-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| It doesn’t surprise me that they are linking less stress and better health to masturbation. There are so many new studies showing the positive effects of sex and orgasm‚ and that the more you have in a year‚ the healthier and longer you may live. As much as I used to think it was just an excuse used by men to have more time to pleasure themselves‚ I now think therer must really being a link between health‚ happiness‚ and sexual activity. | |
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| Sharon Jones | |
| Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| Um‚ Isn’t masterbation a selfish act? Are we taking something away from the relationship of man and woman when we encourage/advocate/whatever masterbation and its practice. Shouldn’t we be encouraging emotional/physical self control? Doesn’t our society already scream selfishness with our obesity and major debt? Why don’t we not masterbate and eliminate our tensions by paying off our debts‚ fixing our relationships and maybe even practicing our religion. | |
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| Lyndsey Edwards | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| This is supposed to be a natural thing for people to do so then why is it something no one wants to admit to? I hear you are not to discourage your kids when you find them playing with themselves you are supposed to tell them to do this in there room in private. This would be a little hard for me to tell my child if he wants to play with him self he needs to do it in his room just for the fact I don’t think you should really be encouraging it. | |
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| Adam Huelsman | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| hasn’t it been said that laughing and smiling is one of the healthiest things a person can do. Sounds like sex and masturbation could take that to a whole new perspective with the relative medical comunity. this is not a joke | |
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| Julie Baxter | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| I beleive just as many women masturbate as men. Women do not have a higher level of stress. They have hormones that rage more often than men‚ which just means women need more sex and masturbation in order to have a properly balanced life. Tame those hormones. | |
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| Amy Verkamp | |
| Submitted: 15-Feb-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| This was an interesting article to read. I think that masterbation probably does make a person happier and healthier. Any person that admits to masterbating will agree that it makes them happier. Mostly men will admit to it‚ but there are some women who will too. It mainly just depends on the person. | |
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| Matthew Rolfes | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| I didn’t know that mastrubation was an art to begin with? What is the dictionary definition of mastrubation and how are we making advances on it? IT’s not like it’s a science‚ it’s mastrubation‚ and ef we’re doing it ourselves there are only so many ways we can do it. How I believe that there is a stereotype that sex toys such as the vibrating vagina was developed by some sleezeball looking to make a quick buck. How true is it that one of our great painters and inventors developed the vibrating vagina | |
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| Holly Hauck | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| Male masturbation is a healthy natural function. Masturbation increases stigmas and self pleasure. If the shoe fits‚ wear it. | |
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| Leanne Galvin | |
| Submitted: 2-Mar-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| Masturbation is something that people can discourage‚ but that probably won’t stop people from practicing it. If males‚ or females for that matter‚ want to do it‚ for stress relief‚ or whatever reason‚ it is their own choice because it is their own body. | |
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| Sarah Boshears | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| Well most people already know that there are more people that masterbate than people that don’t and that is not only just men‚ but a lot of females as well. There is nothing wrong with masterbation‚ it is a part of life. Masterbation starts with children when they are very young and this process just continues through a person’s life. | |
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| Alexander Hamill | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| It was interesting to hear some women in the class actually suggest that we find relief in paying off debt‚ and finding religon. I know personally my bills are up to date and most churches want to take your money. But i’m sure you get the sensensation of 1000 orgasims in giving all your money to God. Before you start beating the drums of moral injustices maybe you should perfect yourself first because i’m sure there’s alot that can be fixed. It’s usually the lonely miserable people in the world who take it upon themselves to judge everyone else. Ihave a healthy marrige ‚ but if i choose to in | |
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| Donny Watkins | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| This article is not very informative‚ yet it is very interesting. Learning more about why we do what we do can never hurt. I will have to check this web page out. | |
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| Mike Huesman | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| First of all‚ I wasn’t aware that there was an “art” to this what’s so ever. I do feel it is a natural funciton that is very healthy and I don’t see anything wrong with it. | |
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| Josh Stetson | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| I would agree with masturbation being a stress reliever. I don’t pleasure myself like most men are stereotyped. I have some friends who openly tell they do and they indeed are care free. I wish that some of the snobby women i have ran into would take a lesson from a guy for once. | |
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| Jennifer Joseph | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Male Masturbation Past‚ Present‚ and Future | |
| I believe that male masturbation is important. Males need to ejaculate and be pleasured has a reason behind it. I think it is evalution that makes sex pleasuarble becuase it is a fact that ejaculation makes the penis stronger and larger‚ so if men continue ejaculating on a normal basis when it is time for reproduction they are ready and stronger than males that do not masturbate. | |
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| Living Longer Health Courier | Stephanie Schmidt |
| December | Due: 1/22/2004 |
| December 2003 | Submitted: 10-Jan-2004 |
| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| Aortic dissection (AD) is a tear in the most inner layer of the aorta‚ followed by entrance of blood between the layers of the vessel and propagation of the dissecting blood clot. Aging causes the connecting tissues to breakdown and weaken‚ which in turn‚ results in AD. Males are more likely to be affected by AD than females‚ and 75% of people affected are b/w the ages of 40 and 70. Chest pain is the most common symptom for ascending AD‚ while pain b/w the shoulder blades is most common for descending AD. The most important prevention for AD is blood pressure control. | |
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| Lisa Henkes | |
| Submitted: 26-Jan-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| I saw an article about John Ritter the other day and was shocked to read that this condition was figured in 22‚000 deaths in the year 2000. It’s scary to think that one day a person may seem healthy and have no unusual symptoms and the next day they can be dead from this. | |
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| Heather lee Edwards | |
| Submitted: 27-Jan-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| Ironically‚ I was working at Bethesda North Hospital in cardiology when I heard about John Ritter’s death. I too was saddened by the news. Many people live their lives without ever thinking about the abuse they cause to their healthy hearts. ( Not exercising regularly‚ poor eating habits etc‚) News flash.. I see more patients under the age of 45 than those over the age of 85! Eating right & exercise will help to protect your healthy heart. It is never too soon to care for your body. Rare defects like John’s are not the norm‚ it is lazy care for our healthy bodies causing most problems. | |
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| Shirley Tavner | |
| Submitted: 2-Feb-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| John Ritter’s Death was a suddend tragedy. He was a great actor and will be missed very much. He was too young to have this happen to him. This can be a scary thing to have happen to someone so fast and not know there is anything wrong until it is too late. | |
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| Lyndsey Edwards | |
| Submitted: 2-Feb-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| This article is very interesting to me because I never really knew what killed John Ritter. Even if I knew it was Aortic Dissection I would not have known what it was. These are interesting facts to learn about since it seems to be a common problem in males. | |
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| Donna Jones | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| There is nmo mention here as to what causes the tear in the aorta. I wonder if it has to do with aging or can diet and exercise play a role in this as well. | |
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| Jeremy Woolridge | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| John Ritter‚ a funny man on Three’s Company. I can hear the music to it right now. If there is one thing scary‚ it is a problem with your aorta. Let alone‚ not expecting it to happen. I was glad to read this newsnote because now I know how his life ended. Should 40 year old men be scared if they begin to get chest pains on a consistent basis? | |
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| Georgette Mcclain | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| I was also saddened when I heard about John Ritter’s death. I think that we can all learn something from his death. His death should make us think about the precautions that can be taken earlier in life. It is important for us to remember that proper diet and exercise are crucial to a long life. This‚ unfortunately‚ is quite hard to practice! As college students‚ we are “on the go” constantly. It is too convenient to drive thru a fast food eatery than to stop and think about what is really best for our bodies. Also‚ sitting at a computer is not a good form of exercise! | |
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| Holly Hauck | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| Aortic dissection is prevented by a healthy diet and controlling of blood pressure and cholesterol. Males should pay special attention to AD and symptoms to detect it early. | |
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| Sarah Boshears | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| This is a sad‚ but serious situation‚ because it causes death. Hopefully doctors know ways to prevent this problem from happening‚ but how do you stop a things in your body like this situation to happen. Does it really matter if you eat healthy and exercise. Could John Ritter have done things in his life to help prevent his own death? | |
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| Tanya Townsend | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| I almost didn’t believe it when I saw it on Yahoo! It is sad and very scary that someone whom seemed to be in the prime of his life could suddenly die. This would be a topic that I want to research further to see if in fact all that has to be done is proper diet and cholesterol control with exercise. | |
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| Donny Watkins | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| Great news note. It is hard to believe that one tear‚ so small‚ could kill someone. I was never aware of Aoritic Dissection‚ but know I am well informed. Thanks. | |
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| Nicole Lynch | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| Why is it that more males are affected more than females? Can it be based on weight? What are some of the effects of AD‚ are most of them long term or can they treated? | |
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| Alexander Hamill | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| This was an interesting article because it shows you that if you don’t take care of your body in the proper ways then death can be right around the corner. John Ritter was filming his show one minute and the next minute he was dead without warning. Articles like this show me that is important to get regular check-ups at the doctor‚ and always have a good idea of where your blood pressure is at. At least with terminal illness you are able to say goodbye to your loved ones‚ unlike this condition which can strike you down at any minute. | |
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| Laura Knause | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| Unfortuantly people often ignore the simple side effects that could be associated with this disorder. People who have heart burn or so they think and try to fix it on their own! Half the time their doctor doesnt even know the early signs until its too late. | |
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| Randy Glatting | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| i think that this artical is a wake up call for people our age to start thinking about eating a more healthy diet. These people who suffer from this have no cure and there is nothing that doctors can do to help the condition. Therefore i think that it is important for people at our age to start focusing on prevention of such an illness by eating more healthy. | |
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| Mike Huesman | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| I too was very sad when I heard about John Ritter’s sudden death. It makes me a little more aware of Aortic Dissection now because of it. I think the main thing we need to learn from this is control of our blood pressure because it said that it is one of the main preventions from suddent pain due to Aortic Dissection. | |
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| Matthew Rolfes | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| This is something I will have to look forward to in the future. THere is a history of heart attacks and high blood pressure on both sides of my family and I more than likely do not want to have to wrory about that. Before John Ritter died‚ he looked like a perfectly healthy man‚ I feel i’m healthy now‚ but what about 25 years down the road. | |
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| Josh Stetson | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| I couldn’t believe it when i heard that John Ritter died. I didn’t really understand how until i read the article. I knew it was from some rare heart problem‚ but i didn’t know that it killed that many people in 2000. How crazy is it that someone as great as a performer could die so tragically a day or two before his daughters birthday. | |
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| Lisa Ernst | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| What Killed John Ritter?: Review of Aortic Dissection | |
| I think what happened to John Ritter was tragic and a total surprise. When I heard the news that he had passed on‚ I couldnt think of anything except Oh my gosh. It would just suck to see someone living their life like nothing was wrong and the next day they are dead all because of something no one knew they had. I would hate to have this disease without knowing it. | |
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| Living Longer Health Courier | Stephanie Schmidt |
| August | Due: 2/12/2004 |
| August 2003 | Submitted: 11-Jan-2004 |
| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| Patients with MCI have an abnormal memory with other brain functions remaining normal. MCI is becoming recognized as a bridge the links normal aging with Alzheimers. Early detection and treatment is crucial. An estimated 800k-2.5mil people are becoming demented yearly. While early detection of those at risk is most important‚ there are other ways to promote cognitive vitality. These include medication‚ lifestyle modification‚ and leisure activities (playing board games‚ dancing‚ crossword puzzles‚ and playing musical instruments have been found to decrease the risk of MCI by up to 76%). | |
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| Christina Kennedy | |
| Submitted: 18-Jan-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| I would really like to read this article. Alzeimers is something that I have been very interested in. Mostly because it is one of those disease that nobody has really been able to find a cause. I wonder though how can you tell if you have MCI? I also would really like to know how you get something like this? Is it genetic? I think it would be very interesting to see more research on this topic. | |
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| Annie Shafer | |
| Submitted: 20-Jan-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| This is very interesting. I hope researchers keep working on it. I would love to see a cure for this disease. I watched my grandmother suffer with this disease for 4 years before she died. It is very hard and sad to watch those you love suffer this way. Not to mention the family members that suffer emotionally. It’s hard to look at your grandmother and know she has no idea who you are. Or when you try to help her get a bath and she thinks you’re trying to drown her. or she won’t eat anything you make because she thinks you’re trying to poison her. | |
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| Christina Westerkamp | |
| Submitted: 27-Jan-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| I have taken workshops on Alzheimers Disease in the past and I am concerned with how we can manage to better treat people with this terrifying disease. Recently‚ my Grandmother has shown signs of memory loss. Whether it is related to Alzheimers or MCI‚ we do not know. We do have concerns‚ of course‚ and I find it interesting to hear more about symptoms and/or other disorders which may be linked to Alzheimers. Any advancement concerning cognitive memory loss or Alzheimers is wonderful and I hope to learn more about it. | |
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| Abigail Weaver | |
| Submitted: 27-Jan-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| It is amazing to me how much simple things like dancing and board games can really affect our mental health. I have a close friend whose grandmother lives with the family and she has Alzeimers. I wonder if she had changed simple things about her lifestyle and done more of these activities frequently if it would have benefited her. It is also suprising how many people have MCI. I am also curious if once you have MCI‚ is there anyway to reverse or cure it? | |
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| Sarah Donohoo | |
| Submitted: 31-Jan-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| There was a big article in Time magazine about two years ago about this study that they on Alzeihmers and nuns. They found out that there is no cases reported of nuns getting the disease. This is probably connected to the fact that they are constantly learning and reading. Maybe this could be a lesson for all of us. | |
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| Jeremy Woolridge | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| This article has made me very curious because my grandma had a mild case of Alzheimers. I wonder if MCI was the reason for her disease. She could remember most things‚ but would forget to turn the stove off and sometimes forget how to play UNO. Hopefully‚ in the future scientists will find a cure for the links to Alzheimer’s disease. | |
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| Georgette Mcclain | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| This article reminded me of my grandfather. He is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. What I think is ironic about the information in this article and elderly people is that they need to exercise their brains. My grandfather cannot get around like he used to and he is not much for going to social events. So‚ he just sits at his house and doesn’t do much to stimulate his brain. I think his mind would be in better shape if he did something with it. It is so sad to watch someone you love lose the sharpness their minds once had. | |
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| Leanne Galvin | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| This article sounds very interesting. I do not know too much about Alzheimer’s disease‚ other than that it is a very sad thing to go through. I hope researchers keep trying to identify the cause of this disease and eventually find a cure for it. I cannot imagine what it is like to talk to someone who you have know your whole life and one day have them not remember who you are. That would be devastating. | |
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| Holly Hauck | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| Keeping the brain stimulated through cognitive processes can decrease the chances of developing Mild Cognitive Impairment. Symptoms of MCI must be made aware‚ so that early detection can stop development of Alzheimers. This early detection will decrease the estimated number of people becoming demented yearly. | |
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| Sarah Boshears | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| MCI sounds to me to be a miserable thing to have. Ways to help prevent MCI are things that most people should do more often anyway. If they have kids than playing board games is a great way to yourself and your family. So its not just the person that gets MCI or does not but it is also the affect it has on those around them. Even if a person doesn’t have kids‚ dancing or playing an instrument can become a great hobby for anyone‚ no matter the age. | |
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| Sandra Kirk | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| I’m very interested in learning more about MCI‚ becauce my Great grand mother lived with Alzheimers the last 15 years of her life. It was hard on the family to watch her lose her memories and ability to functon. If she had been told sooner that she was at risk she might have been able to improve her life through diet‚ medication‚ and exersise. Thankfully my generation can do something to help us fight this to decrease our risk. | |
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| Tanya Townsend | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| I am not had any personal contact with this disease but I find this disease very sad...My grandmother had memory lapses in her last few years of life and that was hard enough just watching her deteriorate like that I couldnt imagine living through MCI or Alzheimer’s...I hope that a cure can be found in the coming years. | |
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| Donny Watkins | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| I would like to know who is doing these studies and how they test them. It seems that doctors believe that everyone is going to crazy these days. Maybe doctors are the people who are crazy and deminted. It is only natural that one would forget things as they age. Does that mean that your are deminted and are in need of help. They say that playing bored games and stimulating your mind with things that make you think will help prevent this. Well duh. Unless you sit in a chair and stare at a white wall‚ i guess you’ll be okay. | |
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| Alexander Hamill | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| My grandfather suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and i always wondered what the causes were for the deteriation of the brain.It seems like people can live relatively normal lives then one day they just start to lose functions in the brain. THE SCARIEST THING IS THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO solid determination into what causes either of this diseases‚ and scientists ability to come up with some prevention measures would be nice. | |
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| Laura Knause | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| For some reason it seems that people are too easily considered to have alzheimers disease. According to this article it seems that more may have MCI instead of their actuall diagnosis. I work in a Alzheimers assisted living and it is obvious the people that DO have it but then there are some who seem perfectly fine that are being treated for alzheimers. | |
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| Randy Glatting | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| I think that this article illustrates the importance of reconizing the symptions of Althelzer’s disease early. The problem is in most cases the diesease is not identified early and is allowed to progress untreated. This makes it much more difficult for the person to be able to live and cope with the disease. I think that we can all help keep this diesase under control by reconizing early syptions in our older relatives early on so that the disease will not have as devastating an effect on them. | |
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| Emily Kidwell | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| So basically if you don’t just shove off elderly people into a stale nursing home and forget about them then thier minds stay active longer? Makes sence to me. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| I have never heard a scientific explination of a person being demented. I find it amazing that by simply playing a board game‚ a person is 75% less likely to suffer from dementia. This news note encourages me to visit a local nursing home and stimulate the minds of the elderly. It also makes me want to check on an elderly uncle‚ who is hopefully keeping himself busy and avoiding this ailment. It flabberghasts me to know how important it really is to keep the mind stimulated and in turn‚ healthy. | |
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| Jennifer Joseph | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Brain Drain” or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) | |
| According to this little summary of the article anyone could get MCI if people do not play board games etc. they have a higher chance to get this disease. it is probabley something that has to do with your brain stops functioning correctly because it is not as active when they were young. I believe this because if you play board games you think and excersize a part of the brain that is may not be always active. I can see this easily in that large amount of people just in the US‚ because when we are young we go to school and do a lot of exersizes for the brain but when older we do not. | |
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| CNN.com | Stephanie Schmidt |
| January | Due: 3/4/2004 |
| January 7‚ 2004 | Submitted: 11-Jan-2004 |
| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| The 5th leading cancer in the world is melanoma‚ or skin cancer (SC). A team of Australian scientists have found that malignant melanoma cells can be destroyed by infecting them with the common cold virus‚ coxsackievirus (CSV). The process begins by injecting CSV into a melanoma patch. CSV replicates itself‚ and then begins killing off the melanoma. Within weeks‚ the melanoma decreases and eventually dies off. The scientists hope that the virus will circulate throughout the body‚ killing off any other melanomas that may be undetectable. | |
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| Jen Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 23-Jan-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| I think that it is unusual that scientists have come up with a cure for skin cancer through such a random procedure. Who would have thought that skin cancer and the common cold would have any correlation? Although I think it is great that science has progressed to find a cure for this type of cancer‚ I ask myself: What about the more life-threatening types of cancer? Shouldn’t scientists spend their resources to find cures for more serious diseases such as: breast cancer‚ HIV‚ and lukemia? | |
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| Christina Westerkamp | |
| Submitted: 27-Jan-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| I believe any advancement in research on cures for any type of cancer is wonderful. With this‚ researchers may be able to link this or other types of cold viruses in treating other forms of cancer as well. Any advancement within this area is positive‚ whether it be with malinoma‚ breast cancer‚ or any other type of cancer. A step forward is always a step forward. | |
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| Jayne Lawrence | |
| Submitted: 31-Jan-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| Something good always comes from something bad. Scientist will probably find that the “slime” left by slugs will be the cure for AIDS or some other dreaded disease. Hope it happens in my lifetime. | |
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| Lyndsey Edwards | |
| Submitted: 2-Feb-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| This article made me kind of laugh. They always find the cure for diseases and cancer in the most weirdest ways. It is just so hard for me to believe that the common cold could be a help to something such as cancer. | |
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| Jeremy Woolridge | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| It is good to see advancements in skin cancer. Hopefully‚ other advancements can be made in HIV and other life-threatening diseases. I hope this does not mean that we must be sick more often to fight melanoma. If it does the job‚ so be it. Good new for those who are enduring skin cancer. | |
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| Georgette Mcclain | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| First‚ I think it is great that there may be a cure for skin cancer. Second‚ it is incredible to think that such a cure would come from a cold virus! Third‚ hopefully‚ once a cure is found for one type of cancer‚ there will be cures for other cancers that will soon follow. This is also important to me because I have such fair skin and burn easily‚ I am at a high risk for skin cancer. It is amazing that tanning beds are still in business when it has been proven that exposure causes cancer. | |
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| Kymberli Hull | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| I think it is amazing that the common cold virus can kill malignant melanoma cancer. This cancer is very dangerous and it is also very common. It is scary that sometimes one can have it and it can progress before anything can be done and by the time it does it is sometimes too late. It is ironic and great that something so simple as the cold virus can destroy this deadly cancer. It only makes me wonder if there are other things out there that could be used to cure severe diseaeses‚ cancers‚ and viruses. | |
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| Adam Huelsman | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| this could be a huge step in the area of cancer studies if it really works and then if it does work my question is does it work on other types of cancer. melenoma is one of the more serious of cancers so i would think that if melanoma reacts to the common cold than other forms of cancer would react as well | |
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| Kelly Anderson | |
| Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| I think this is a great find because skin cancer is serious. Who would have every thought that such a bother to most people‚ could end up saving lives? Hopefully this find will lead to the cures of more types of cancer. | |
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| Sarah Boshears | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| Wow‚ this is interesting‚ that a cold virus could kill skin cancer. This is a great thing‚ because so many people get skin cancer and pay a lot of money for surgery and that can be extremely expensive. I couldn’t imagine a cold virus costing near as much money as the surgery. But is there any other effects that giving a person a cold virus may have? It almost sems to easy to give a patient a cold virus the skin cancer is dead and that is it. | |
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| Holly Hauck | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| Melanoma or skin cancer contributes to several deaths a year. Scientists have found that these cells can be destroyed by infecting the cells with the common cold virus. So‚ can the cells still be destroyed once they are in the later stages of cancer? Doctors may be able to use the common cold virus in the future to fight off and destroy melanoma in skin cancer patients. | |
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| Nicki Partin | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| This article was very interesting to me because I would have never thought that skin cancer could be cured by infecting cells with the common cold virus. I wonder how many people with skin cancer have had the cold virus injected in their cells and how long it takes to spread and get rid of the skin cancer. | |
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| Sandra Kirk | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| This is amazing the think that a cold virus can kill skin cancer!! I wonderful to see that there is something as harmless as a cold used as a cure rathered than more hash treatments for skin cancer. | |
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| Donny Watkins | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| That is interesting that they found a cure for a sickness in another sickness. It doesn’t seem so bad to have a cold every once in a while‚ could even be healty. So lay off the Cold-Ease. | |
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| Tanya Townsend | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| I think that it is great for scientits to find the cure for this type of cancer...it is funny how something so simple could be a cure...I have heard that there has been some evidence to show that there could be a cure or ease of AIDS with Cholerra however I have not heard any further testing with that. | |
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| Laura Knause | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| I agree with this comment. In fact it is interesting that if a cold truely can cure skin cancer (maybe) then people should quit getting antibiodics every time they get a slight cold... let it ride its course... you may be better off in the long run. | |
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| Chris Serge | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| From class this quarter we learned that viruses alter DNA and are not killed just because we recover from the reactions. Altered DNA can also cause cancer so it makes sense to me that a virus that is also introduced to us could actually offset the reactions of another virus. Maybe the answer to fighting cancer is just a matter of altering a virus. | |
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| Randy Glatting | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| I think that this article is interesting because it makes me think about how that some minor illnesses we have may in some way be benifitial. We have yet to find a cure for the common cold virus and yet now we find that it can be used to cure skin cancer. This makes one think if perhaps we have other benefits from the common cold that we are still unaware of. | |
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| Amanda Fritsch | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| This would be kinda cool if it were definite the cancer wouldn’t come back and since you can’t catch the same cold twice then it would be kind of a bummer if it relapsed | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| It boggles my mind that the cold virus can cure cancer. How does one go about discovering something like this? Such a strange possibility for an immense disease like cancer; makes me wonder... We are killing off unknown species of plants‚ animals‚ and bacteria every year in the rainforests‚ all in the name of “progress” (log homes etc.). But what are we sacrificing in return? Could we have already lost the cure for another type of disease? I suppose we’ll never know. | |
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| Josh Stetson | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| I think it’s crazy how we can fight off a cancer with another virus. I really think that the scientists do a great job in finding new ways and new hope for fighting something that serious. | |
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| Jennifer Joseph | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| Is that what scientist do all day? they test out random things with other random things or do they have a reason for testing something like the common cold with skin cancer? Not that this is a bad thing‚ I believe it is good becuase scientist are extremley smart people who must have a reason for doing such an experiment. but I am very curious to know what they start out with and what leads them to different sorts of experiments? what does the common cold have to do with skin cancer? | |
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| Lisa Ernst | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Cold Virus May Be Skin Cancer Cure | |
| I was astonished when i read this article about the common cold and skin cancer. I found it funny‚ weird‚ and informative all at the same time. Well I guess since they have found it‚ use it. | |
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| New Scientist | Christina Kennedy |
| christina kennedy | Due: 1/15/04 |
| October 2003 | Submitted: 11-Jan-2004 |
| Satallite data reveals rapid warming | |
| This article deals with global warming and how it is affecting the ice coverage in the Artic. According to this article‚ the ice is melting because of longer summers despite the cooler winters. The article says that the summer has extended by 10-17 days. This many days can have a sufficient effect on the melting and can cause the melting to happen much quicker.The article also discusses the different effects that this will have on us if we don’t do something to fix it. One of the effects that the article discusses is the people in Alaska who are moving their towns so that they will be safe. | |
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| Tima Dunlap | |
| Submitted: 27-Jan-2004 | |
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| Satallite data reveals rapid warming | |
| I believe that this is true‚ but is there really anything we can do about it? More than likely the answer is no. I believe that the seasons could keep changing over time and who knows what would happen then. Maybe our summers will keep getting longer and our winters shorter. | |
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| Lyndsey Edwards | |
| Submitted: 2-Feb-2004 | |
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| Satallite data reveals rapid warming | |
| This article was interesting to read about. I was recently reading an article about Pacific Northwest Fishers Trawl in Danger’s Wake. It would have been interesting to know what will happen if this pattern keeps happening. What will the people have to do‚ just keep moving? | |
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| Jeremy Woolridge | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| Satallite data reveals rapid warming | |
| It is unfortunate that this is happening‚ especially in Alaska. The people in Alaska can only move so many times‚ before they end up in a city. I don’t see any way of controlling the seasons. Who is to say that in 20 years‚ the seasons reverse. Longer winters versus shorter summers. We don’t know‚ but lets hope so for us and the people living/moving in Alaska. | |
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| Georgette Mcclain | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Satallite data reveals rapid warming | |
| Global warming is a topic that I have been concerned about for a long time. It does seem that the earth is heating up. My views about this were very strong‚ until I read an Opposing Viewpoints book on this topic. After reading both sides of the story‚ it appears that both sides have a pretty strong argument. The temperature of the earth does fluctuate‚ as it has done so in the past. Is the current trend just a fluctuation that we “earthlings” really have had no effect on? This is all quite debatable. | |
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| Julie Baxter | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-2004 | |
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| Satallite data reveals rapid warming | |
| Did they offer any other suggestions to fixing the problem or was it just that people should move their homes? How far would they move to be safe? How do you go about fixing a problem this large? Haven’t they been working on this of years? | |
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| Adam Huelsman | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| Satallite data reveals rapid warming | |
| i have always had something to say about global warming. but i think that there is more to say than just the fact that the polar ice caps are melting and the ocean is becomeing larger. i have a theory that our seasons are slowly changing place and by doing this i can see how the future could hold another iceage for this planet | |
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| Cassandra Lee | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| Satallite data reveals rapid warming | |
| Just wondering- the summer has extended by 10-17 days since WHEN? How many days does the summer extend by each year? | |
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| Sarah Boshears | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Satallite data reveals rapid warming | |
| It is hard to believe that less than 20 days more of summer could have such an affect on the artic. I could see how it will eventually become trouble for the rest of the world if this continues. How do you fix something like this that is so serious? How can man control the weather to fix this problem? | |
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| Laura Knause | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Satallite data reveals rapid warming | |
| This comment is how I feel. Yes we know that our polution and so fourth is causing global warming. In fact we have known for years‚ but what has really changed since we learned this‚ nothing. At this rate nothing is going to change until its too late. | |
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| Kelly Anderson | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Satallite data reveals rapid warming | |
| This is like an ongoing battle‚ yet not that many people are changing their ways to fix it. Most see it as a problem‚ but no they can not do anything about it‚ so they just put it in the back of their mind and forget about it. I think some rich person needs to put some money into this to make sure we are not going to make it summer all year round‚ and in the end killing the earth. | |
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| Amanda Fritsch | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| Satallite data reveals rapid warming | |
| It kind of makes you think though if our earth axis is actually starting to tilt more or something since the ice is all melting and then considering our whether for the past year...it snowed like crazy last winter‚ wasn’t very warm over the summer‚ and then freezing cold again this winter‚ on top of the snow ON OUR SPRING BREAK! Whats up with all this crazy wheather all over the world?!? | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| Satallite data reveals rapid warming | |
| I saw a bumper sticker that read “Ignore the environment‚ it will go away". This news note reminds me if this ignorant attitude that many people have. I apologize for getting biblical on you‚ but I feel the whole Garden of Eden idea in application to life today is that ultimately‚ humans will destroy this beautiful planet. Isn’t it time to address this issue across the globe? | |
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| Josh Stetson | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Satallite data reveals rapid warming | |
| I think there is nothing we can do about it. People will complain about it no matter what. What can we do? Nature will take it’s course and no one will be able to stop it. | |
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| Jennifer Joseph | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Satallite data reveals rapid warming | |
| One of my teachers says were are going to have another ice age not too far down the road‚so how is all this ice melting in Alaska because of golobal warming and going to cause a water world? well which way is it going to be? it doesn’t sound good either way. It sounds more realistic that ice is melting and the summers days are extending because global warming is such a large issue. But the teacher that told me we were going to have another ice age seemed so sure and he is a pretty reliable source. what could be the reasoning for another Ice Age? | |
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| New York Times | Jennifer Joseph |
| www.nytimes/aponline/science/ap-flu-season.htpl | Due: Jan 15‚ 2004 |
| Jan 9‚ 2004 | Submitted: 12-Jan-2004 |
| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| The Flu has killed 93 children already‚ but Federal Health officials say the flu virus is finaly declining. Last month 42 states were at high risk of the virus‚ but now it is down to 38 states. This could be the most deadlist season we have had for the flu virus. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) are trying to determine if it should be recomended for older children to now get the flu shot. The influenza has finaly peaked‚ but there could still be another wave says Health Officials. | |
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| Amy Verkamp | |
| Submitted: 15-Jan-2004 | |
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| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| I was very happy when I read this article. I am glad to hear that the flu is not as bad as it was. It was scary how the flu came about and everyone was running to get the flu shot. I myself didn’t get one but we did rush out to have my 3 year old nephew get one. Kids were the main target of death from this flu. I just hope that it does not come back as bad anymore this year or even next year. | |
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| Jen Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 23-Jan-2004 | |
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| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| I have never had a flu shot and this year I contemplated getting one because of all of the horror stories I’ve heard on the news. I have two small children (ages 5 and 7) and they have never had a flu shot either. It worries me to give them the shot because I worry how their bodies would accept it. Luckily‚ this winter all of us have been healthy. We take vitamins everyday‚ eat healthy‚ wash our hands constantly‚ and bundle up when we go outside. My family has remained healthy through a natural way of porevention‚ which has worked for us thus far. | |
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| Rhonda Mahan | |
| Submitted: 26-Jan-2004 | |
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| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| It is interesting to know that the CDC is considering recomending the flu shot for older children. I have a 6 and 8 year old. We chose not to get the flu shot. Our concern was taking a dose from someone who was at higher risk. My family managed to avoid the flu this time. We also take vitamins‚ try to eat well and are very diligent about washing our hands‚ especially at this time of year. I will be interested to know what the CDC decides‚ especially if they are predicting another wave of the flu. | |
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| Lyndsey Edwards | |
| Submitted: 2-Feb-2004 | |
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| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| This article is very interesting to me because I have a son who I wanted to get a flu shot for since so many children were dying this year and I had to wait in line for three hours to get his shot. It was all worth it to keep him safe. I also work for a company under CDC and wish I could have read more about this topic to reasure myself that this virus is getting better. I don’t think I have ever been so worried about the flu shot in my whole life until this year along with the other parents standing in line around me. | |
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| Jeremy Woolridge | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| It is good news to hear that the flu virus is declining. I have a 3 year old and it is disheartening to know that the flu has taken a child from their parent/s. At the time in which the flu virus was killing off children‚ it made me more aware to closely watch my daughter when she had a cold. By doing the simple things‚ such as washing your hands or dressing warm to go outside will assist in preventing the flu. | |
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| Kymberli Hull | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-2004 | |
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| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| The flu virus was very bad this season I only wonder why it was so bad this year it seemed like my entire family had it. It also seemed that the flu vaccination did not work very well of course there are so many different strains of the flu that it would be hard to choose the right vaccination. I wonder if there will ever be a vaccination that will be able to prevent every strain of the flu from developing in humans. | |
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| Julie Baxter | |
| Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 | |
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| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| I glad to see such progress being made towards the flu virus. | |
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| Kelly Anderson | |
| Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 | |
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| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| Was Ohio one of the high risk states? I am glad the flu is going away‚ but I think people should get the flu shot every year even if it is not a bad year. People of all ages should be encouraged to get the shot‚ not just the young and old‚ everyone is at risk of getting the flu during this season. | |
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| Sarah Boshears | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| It is sad to see that so many children have died from the flu virus. Everyone should get a flu shot no matter the age. It is hard to believe that so many children have died from the flu virus. Usually you just think‚ its just the flu‚ you’ll get over it‚ but for some children they didn’t. I didn’t realize how serious it can be for someone to get a flu virus. So I think that people should be safe and smart and get flu shots‚ especially children and older people. | |
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| Holly Hauck | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| The flu virus is definitely not an unheard of illness‚ but this year it has made a huge impact. This year alone many people have died due to the flu virus. The number of people whom receive flu shots tend to increase every year‚ but at the same time the flu virus is becoming more deadly especially in children. Is the flu shot really helping or is the virus evolving and becoming tolerant to the vaccination? | |
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| Tanya Townsend | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| I have never had the flu shot and usually I don’t get sick but this year was extremely bad...I have heard many sad stories from the flu season this year. mainly with children dying. I am glad the flu is declining let’s just hope that it isn’t as bad next year. | |
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| Mike Huesman | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| I for one am glad that the flu appears to be declining‚ but I’ve never agreed to get a flu shot. I’ve heard that the shot only prevents 3 causes of the flu that are merely a guess on which of the 3 they are. This isn’t convincing enough for me and you see many people still get the flu even after they get the shot. I’ve never gotten a flu shot and in result‚ I’ve never came down with a bad case of the flu. | |
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| Emily Kidwell | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| I hate worrying about the flu every year. Around flu season I panic every time one of my children sneezes. I have known many people to become sick from the vaccinations. My mother was one. She became seriously ill after recieving hers this year. | |
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| Emily Kidwell | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| I hate worrying about the flu every year. Around flu season I panic every time one of my children sneezes. I have known many people to become sick from the vaccinations. My mother was one. She became seriously ill after recieving hers this year. | |
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| Amanda Fritsch | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| Why is it that everyone and their mothers flipped out because of the shortage of the flu shots and the flu? All i know is I was one of those people who HAD TO HAVE THE SHOT but never got it or came into contact with anyone who had the flu or got the flu shot. I thought the big deal about this virus was annoying | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| It doesn’t surprise me that the cases of the flu seem to be declining. It seems to me that as spring rolls around‚ ailments like the flu‚ strep‚ and colds impact fewer people. Which makes me wonder‚ why is there such a thing as the | |
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| Josh Stetson | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| CDC Syas Flu Appears to Be Declining | |
| I never knew how serious the flu was until the whole flu in China came out. I think that we should give kids the flu shot. The thing that gets me is that the shot usually gets the person sick. What’s the point? | |
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| Wild Ohio Magazine | Georgette Mcclain |
| 14 (3):page 14-16 | Due: January 15‚ 2004 |
| July 2003 | Submitted: 13-Jan-2004 |
| “Good News!-CWD Not Detected in Ohio’s Deer Herd” | |
| This article describes Chronic Wasting Disease which is an ailment similar to “Mad Cow Disease.” CWD is caused by an abnormal protein called prion. Scientists are not sure exactly how the disease is spread‚ but they do know it causes the formation of tiny holes in the brain tissue of deer. CWD is spreading east quickly and Ohio wildlife officials are concerned about its deer population. After testing many samples‚ it has been found that Ohio deer are not yet infected. It is hoped that research and restrictions on importing deer will prevent an outbreak in Ohio. | |
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| Sarah Donohoo | |
| Submitted: 1-Feb-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| “Good News!-CWD Not Detected in Ohio’s Deer Herd” | |
| I wonder if humans can contract this disease. I had heard from someone‚ I think a hunter‚ about this disease. They were saying how sick the deer get when they become infected. How do deer get it? I hope scientists can find out more information about this terrible disease! | |
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| Adam Huelsman | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| “Good News!-CWD Not Detected in Ohio’s Deer Herd” | |
| this topic chaps my ass‚ i am a hunter and am fairly familar with this disease. it is alot like mad cow disease only in deer and it can be stopped if the hunting laws were changed‚ there is an estimated 500‚000 deer in ohio and the hunting laws are set up so that you can only kill so many deer of certain gender and in certain areas‚ when what we need to do is to extend the time aloud for gun sseason and the number of bags that you are aloud to have | |
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| Kelly Anderson | |
| Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 | |
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| “Good News!-CWD Not Detected in Ohio’s Deer Herd” | |
| My step-dads new favorite hobby is deer hunting. He eats deer almost every night for dinner. I was not aware that there was a deer version of mad cow disease. I will inform my step dad of this and hopefully he will stop eating deer in front of me because it grosses me out! | |
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| Holly Hauck | |
| Submitted: 2-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| “Good News!-CWD Not Detected in Ohio’s Deer Herd” | |
| My boyfriend loves deer hunting. He said all that would have to be done is to increase the number of permits allowed to hunters. This will allow more deer to be taken out of the population‚ consentrating on the sick animals. He hasn’t seen any sick looking deer in his hunting areas‚ and will continue to hunt and eat them. Let’s just hope that CWD stays out of our area for a long time. | |
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| Sarah Boshears | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| “Good News!-CWD Not Detected in Ohio’s Deer Herd” | |
| This is good news to hear‚ especially for someone like me that lives out in the country and there are lots of deer around where I live. I know that deers can be a pain‚ because they cause a lot of car accidents‚ but they are important to our environment. They really are beautiful creatures and I would hate to see something so terrible happen to them. | |
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| Peggy Sizemore | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| “Good News!-CWD Not Detected in Ohio’s Deer Herd” | |
| This article only shows that nature will take care of it’s self. I know everyone loves to see the deer‚ but they are overally populated in most parts of Ohio. Leading to many diseases that never used to be a problem. If the mad deer disease does come here there will be little people can do‚ but kill them before they reach our food chain. | |
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| Emily Kidwell | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Good News!-CWD Not Detected in Ohio’s Deer Herd” | |
| What would happen if a human were to eat a deer that was infected? Would they become sick? I am considering not eating meat anymore. | |
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| Amanda Fritsch | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Good News!-CWD Not Detected in Ohio’s Deer Herd” | |
| I wouldn’t be suprised they are always finding something wrong with everything we eat... | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Good News!-CWD Not Detected in Ohio’s Deer Herd” | |
| I have never heard of this ailment until now. Where does the protein come from which is the cause of this CWD? Towards the end of the news note‚ it is stated that restrictions have been placed on importing deer into the area in an effort to keep the disease from spreading to aour area. My question is this: why would one desire to import deer to this area in the first place? With all the new development in Cincinnati and all surrounding areas‚ the deer population we have is struggling to exist. They are losing more of their natural habitat every day. Why further complicate the situation? | |
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| Josh Stetson | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Good News!-CWD Not Detected in Ohio’s Deer Herd” | |
| I never knew there was a problem with the deer. I hope that the deer in Ohio dont get infected. My uncle and brother-in-law are big hunters and for that to happen would be devistating. This makes me want to do some research on this disease. | |
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| Chris Serge | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Good News!-CWD Not Detected in Ohio’s Deer Herd” | |
| I am concerned about the fact they do not know how this is spread I spend many days in the summer in heavily wooded areas and although we believe we thoroughly check for ticks‚ we usually bring one or two home on us sometime during the summer. We also get mosquito bites which could carry the disease from those insects. Even if the disease is able to be fought off by the humans‚ we have pets that we bring back and forth. | |
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| Lisa Ernst | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Good News!-CWD Not Detected in Ohio’s Deer Herd” | |
| I am glad that i came across this article and red it because a lot of my family have acres and acres of land and they all hunt on them. And the number one thing they hunt are deer. I am going to have to inform them about this disease. The only question i have is can humans get this disease? | |
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| TIME | Lisa Henkes |
| pg. 52 | Due: 1/15/04 |
| December | Submitted: 13-Jan-2004 |
| Got Hormones? | |
| Dairy farmers in Maine each year vow not to inject their cows with recombinant bovine somatotropin(RBST)‚a genetically engineered growth hormone. This enables them to label their milk “No artificial growth hormones.” In this article Monsanto Corp.‚an agrochemical giant is fighting back by suing one of Maine’s dairies in federal court. They say “Milk is Milk” and that the “No artificial growth hormones label” is misleading to customers. It implies that their milk is safer. Should farmers be able to label their milk -hormone free? Is one safer than the other? | |
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| Stephanie Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 17-Jan-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Got Hormones? | |
| I think that any time there is any type of chemical used on livestock or crops‚ it should be on the label. With all of the different food allergies‚ someone could be allergic to the chemical that is used. I think that milk that was produced by cows without the chemical would be much safer than milk from cows injected with the chemical. I just think that the Monsanto Group is trying to make money off of stuff like this. | |
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| Tammy Webb | |
| Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| That label is very misleading. Farmers should have to list everything including the fact that they are using RSBT. To me and many consumers‚ milk is not milk when it has genetically engineered hormones used to produce it. I as a consumer have to right to know what is in the products that I am buying and consuming! | |
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| Jen Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 23-Jan-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| I am glad to hear that dairy companies are taking steps to ensure the health of their customers as well as their cows. I think it is unnatural and unethical to pump an animal full of hormones in order to produce an abnormal amount of milk for the consumers. If you think of the animal‚ what kind of life would it be to be engorged with milk your entire life? I breast fed my children and I know that being engorged is no cup of tea. Or maybe think of yourself; do you want to drink a glass full of bovine hormones? Probably not. | |
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| Georgette Mcclain | |
| Submitted: 24-Jan-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| As a consumer‚ I feel that I have a right to know whether or not the milk (or any product) that I purchase has been “chemically treated.” It is nice to hear that someone is taking a stand on this matter. I think that many farmers do not want products appropriately labeled because they know we would choose a more organic product over one that had chemicals added. It seems that this conflict comes down to one thing‚ “the almighty dollar.” | |
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| Tima Dunlap | |
| Submitted: 28-Jan-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Got Hormones? | |
| If farmers want to label their milk as “hormone free"‚ then they should be allowed. Companies are just afraid that consumers will purchase this milk instead of theirs. Who wants genetically engineered hormones put into their milk anyway? I’m not sure I understand why hormones are added to milk‚ but I would much rather buy the milk that is hormone free. | |
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| Shirley Tavner | |
| Submitted: 2-Feb-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| They say that girls and boys are starting to mature at a younger age now because of the things that are put in food. I was wondering if the hormones that they are injecting the cows with help the maturing process along and that maybe part of the reason our children are experiecing hormonal changes at a younger age. | |
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| Amber Frischhertz | |
| Submitted: 3-Feb-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| I agree that we have the right to know any known agent that will be put in our bodies when consuming a product from a manufacturer. They should definately have to reveal any added hormones‚ etc. It should be consumer right to know. | |
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| Donna Jones | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| I believe the public does have every right to know what types of nutrients‚ hormones or whatever we are putting in our bodies‚ however I also think that no matter what the labels state for ingredients the cheaper one is the one most people are going to buy. | |
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| Kymberli Hull | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| I think that adding substances such as a growth hormone to cow milk is very important and that consumers have a right to know what they are drinking. I believe that it is very deceptive of the government when they do not label food and drink as being genetically engineered. I also believe that given this type of scientific manipulation the risks have not been properly assesed and that scientist have no idea what will happen to consumers as a result of eating and drinking this food. | |
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| Sarah Boshear | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| If they produce the milk than they should put what they want on the label. The label didn’t say their milk was better‚ so that should not be a usable agrument. There is no law on you can only put certain things on labels‚ becaue you might make someone else made‚ especially your competition. | |
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| Holly Hauck | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| I believe that farmers should be able to label milk as they choose. Some farmers may believe that their cows milk is safer without hormones‚ while others may disagree. I’m not sure if one milk is safer than the other‚ but I would prefer to make the choice myself. Yes‚ milk labels should be labeled “hormone free” or otherwise. | |
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| Lisa Curfiss | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| If the farmers are not injecting the cows with the hormone‚ then they should be able to label the milk accordingly. Regardless of whether or not their milk appears to be safer‚ the farmers should be able to label their milk with the facts. It would not be an issue if all farmers would not inject their cows with hormones. | |
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| Donny Watkins | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| I feel that Monsanto Corporation knows that their milk is unhealthy and the fact that another company is making them look bad is upsetting to them. I feel that they should able to put the label on their milk. Monsanto makes themselves look guilty by calling out the genetics-free farmers. | |
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| Jill Bomkamp | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| This is what the FDA and diary market should be doing in order to ensure people’s lives. Things like this should be done more often and also I would want to know evrything that the milk contains. If I am drinking hormones I want to know. I believe that everyone has a right to know also if they are selling it to the public. | |
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| Emily Kidwell | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| We all have a right to know what we are putting into our bodies. Know one can possibly know the effects of all this new unnatural stuff. It could cause all kinds of health problems for all we know. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| My best friend from childhood has an aunt who owns a health food store in Anderson Township. She knows I am pregnant and was explaining to me the importance of eating chicken which is hormone free. In this case the question of is milk milk‚ would be emphatically‚ no. If cows are pumped full of hormones‚ biproducts of these hormones will be present in thier milk. It may be more lucrative to the companies to use hormones‚ but it is not healthy for their consumers. If a company decides against using hormones‚ they should be permitted to advertise‚ and inform the consumer. | |
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| Jennifer Joseph | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| Milk use to be my favorite thing to drink ever until I start hearing things like this. I researched on this topic a little and found that there is also puss in milk. Its a white color which looks like milk but it is in there becuase they strain the cows utters so much to get as much milk as possible. also a hidden bit of blood is also in the milk the reason for this is also because the utters are used to often. None of these things are natural and it is wrong for these farmers to continue to do these things and not make the consumer aware. | |
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| Lisa Ernst | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Got Hormones? | |
| I am a milk drinker‚ i have some in my cerial and i just drink it straight from a glass. I have never read the label before... i just know that i like vitamin d and that is it. I am glad that i read this article and found out that some things are being put in the milk along with everything else we eat and drink. | |
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| New York Times | Jennifer Joseph |
| www.nytimes/aponline/science/memories.htpl | Due: Feb 5‚ 2004 |
| Jan 9‚ 2004 | Submitted: 13-Jan-2004 |
| Brain May Be Able to Bury Unwanted Memories‚ Study Shows | |
| Memory can be driven from awarness. A brain circuit springs into action when people deliberatly forget something. Painful memories can be burried in ones conscious. Hippocampus (area of brain) is usually where people pull their memory from. Instead another part of the brain associated with motor inhibition called the dorsolatral prefrontal cortex had increased activity. This is an overriding mechanism. When the memory is pushed away the hippocampus is prevented to pull the memories up. Therefore the study shows that one can push away memories that do not want to remembered. | |
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| Heather lee Edwards | |
| Submitted: 27-Jan-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Brain May Be Able to Bury Unwanted Memories‚ Study Shows | |
| Is this our bodies way of protecting us from mental harm? And is this where psycologist have patients “retrive information” in order to help them deal with their everyday life? I would like to see a study on patients that were required to relive bad memories -how did they faired long term. Is it better to not remember everything? For example‚ I am sure many Jews that survived Hitler are better off not remembering. | |
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| Julie Baxter | |
| Submitted: 29-Jan-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Brain May Be Able to Bury Unwanted Memories‚ Study Shows | |
| Is this the act of repressing memories? Unwanted feeling and emotions attached to bad memory. | |
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| Jayne Lawrence | |
| Submitted: 19-Feb-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Brain May Be Able to Bury Unwanted Memories‚ Study Shows | |
| The brain is a very smart organ and if it doesn’t believe the body can handle the trauma‚ it buries the memories in parts unknown. In my opinion‚ painful memories are best left hidden. | |
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| Sarah Boshears | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Brain May Be Able to Bury Unwanted Memories‚ Study Shows | |
| If this is true‚ than why is it the things that I really don’t want to remember are the things that I remember the most. I wish I could push them out of my thoughts but it hasn’t happened. So how do they really know that this works? Have they tried it on a group of people and done research on it? This just seems a little hard for me to believe. | |
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| Nicki Partin | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Brain May Be Able to Bury Unwanted Memories‚ Study Shows | |
| This is probably good news to people who have horrible memories that they want to soon forget‚ that is if bad memories can honestly be pushed away and prevented from being pulled back up. The whole idea is very interesting to me because bad‚ embarrasing memories that I have stick out more clear than any other memories. | |
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| Tanya Townsend | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| Brain May Be Able to Bury Unwanted Memories‚ Study Shows | |
| I want to know exactly how to repress the memories that I want to forget because it seems that every time I try to forget them I am actually just remembering them again. So is there any further information as to how to actually forget the memories you want to forget. | |
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| Leanne Galvin | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Brain May Be Able to Bury Unwanted Memories‚ Study Shows | |
| Sometimes the memories that we want to supress are the ones that keep coming back to us. I think it is interesting that our bodies may be able to supress the memories that we don’t want. That may help some people to live happier with less emotional stress. | |
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| Randy Glatting | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Brain May Be Able to Bury Unwanted Memories‚ Study Shows | |
| I think that this is an interesting article because it is interesting that people can actually remember things subconsiously but at the same time not be able to retrieve bad memories consciously. I think that this can be both good and bad because some people want bad memories to be hidden away where they do not have to deal with them. However other people want to confront such bad memories in order to deal with them. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Brain May Be Able to Bury Unwanted Memories‚ Study Shows | |
| It seemed to me the brain burying memories was a common fact. Children who are abused are incapable of processing and handling the day to day terror others inflict on them. In order to survive‚ the memories still exist‚ but not in a conscious place of possible retrieval. This is a defense mechanism and a mode of survival the amazing human brain is capable of. | |
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| Associated Press | Jennifer Joseph |
| www.ap/science.com | Due: Feb 26‚ 2004 |
| Jan 9‚ 2004 | Submitted: 13-Jan-2004 |
| Dean Blasts for Stem-Cell Decision | |
| President Bush has restricted Stem-Cell research. Stem-cell research destroys human embryos‚ but democrtatic presidential candidate Howard Dean strongly votes for the research to be continued. The reasoning for his vote along with other scientists and medical proffessianls is because Stem-Cell research could lead to treatment of disease. People with diabetes and others with major diseases could benefit from this research. Christian organizations and abortion right oppoents are against this research. President Bush says he restricted Stem-Cell research because of his religious beliefs. | |
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| Cassandra Lee | |
| Submitted: 17-Jan-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Dean Blasts for Stem-Cell Decision | |
| I’ve read that the embryonic (sp?) stem cells are collected from the “left-over” embryos after In Vitro Fertilization has occurred. Several eggs are fertilized in a test tube‚ and after successful implantation has occured the rest are discarded. I’m a Christian and I don’t know what I think about all this- I’ll have to research more‚ but this is the question that has been on my mind: If these religious groups argue for the sanctity of life‚ shouldn’t they have a problem with ANY fertilized embryos being discarded at all‚ as well as using the embryos for stem cells? | |
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| Stephanie Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 17-Jan-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Dean Blasts for Stem-Cell Decision | |
| I agree with Dean about stem cell research. There are many diseases that are killing people because there isn’t a cure for them‚ or they can be cured with stemcell transplants. I think that it would be beneficial to continue with stemcell research because in the end‚ more lives will probably be saved. People need to look at all of the benefits that stemcell research include‚ and not just look at the loss of life for the embryo. | |
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| Sarah Donohoo | |
| Submitted: 1-Feb-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Dean Blasts for Stem-Cell Decision | |
| I totally agree with stem cell research because it can save so many adult lives. I’m sure most people would like to prolong the lives of loved ones‚ even if it meant sacrificing the life of a fetus. This‚ however‚ does depend on one’s moral and religious values and views. I don’t believe‚ though‚ that people should just start getting pregnant just for these reasons. The research should be done on unwanted pregnancies. These women are just going to abort the fetus anyway; they could make a positive thing out of that. | |
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| Amber Frischhertz | |
| Submitted: 3-Feb-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Dean Blasts for Stem-Cell Decision | |
| Just as we use destroyed animals for biological science and dissecting purposes‚ why not be allowed to use stem cells? Why do animals have any less rights than people? If it is either use them for a purpose‚ or throw them away‚ why not benefit and not waste. Either way the destuction of life will continue. | |
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| Donna Jones | |
| Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Dean Blasts for Stem-Cell Decision | |
| Couldn’t stem cell research be limited to miscarages‚ the death of infants or something else such as this? I believe all Americans would vote yes for something of this nature. Research of this nature would be benificial to all without all the opposition. | |
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| Georgette Mcclain | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Dean Blasts for Stem-Cell Decision | |
| How can President Bush base his restriction of stem cell research on his religious beliefs?! We can not have any type of religious interference in our schools and other areas; so who is he to base this on his religion? The Ten Commandments had to be removed‚ there has been talk about the words “Under God” in the Pledge of Alllegiance being removed‚ and many other attempts to completely remove religion from our world and he can base his decision on his religion. It seems that our government only invokes religious beliefs when it deems them necessary. | |
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| Heather-lee Edwards | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Dean Blasts for Stem-Cell Decision | |
| GROWING BABIES IN ORDER TO KILL THEM TO SAVE PEOPLE IS WRONG!!! Anyone that says they are pro stem cell research has never really read anything about the procedure. Researcher are not just working with “embryos"‚ they are actually inserting needles into BABIES (as far as 20 wks genation )brains to remove the “needed” chemicals. They are killing child in the womb justifing it by saying they were not born yet. A child born at a 22-24 wk gestation has the ability to live. Why is it ok to kill them in the womb and call it research? | |
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| Tanya Townsend | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Dean Blasts for Stem-Cell Decision | |
| The embryos that are used in the scientific research of Stem Cells are embryos that were fertilized for the use of invitro-fertilization however the embryos are not ever going to be implanted and are going to be discarded anyway. I belive in embryonic stem cell research with what little scientists have already done they know that embryonic stem cells with replicate any tissue that they are implanted into unlike adult stem cells which only replicate into the tissue in which they are derived from. | |
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| Emily Kidwell | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Dean Blasts for Stem-Cell Decision | |
| I keep my religious beleifs to myself‚ I push them on know one. The president appears to be pushing his Christian beleifs on all of America. Not very christian of him. This subject is difficult for me to choose a side. I see both points of view. I could never stomache being the people that preforms this type of research though. | |
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| Amanda Fritsch | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Dean Blasts for Stem-Cell Decision | |
| Bush has taken his beliefs way to far in his presidency. It is one thing to not take part in something someone else believes in but totally discriminate against it just goes to show the type of person we have running our country. The ban on gay marriages is probably the biggest waste of time‚ there is a reason church and state is seperate. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Dean Blasts for Stem-Cell Decision | |
| Whoa‚ what now? It would be one thing if pregnant women were saying well‚ my baby is needed for stem cell research so I think I’ll abort it in the name of science. But does this really happen? No‚ I don’t think so. As long as people are destroying perfectly good human bodies‚ shouldn’t something positive be salvaged out of the situation? Is Bush ever really informed about the decisions he makes which affect millions of lives every day? Sometimes I wonder. | |
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| New York Times | Cassandra Lee |
| college4.nytimes.com/guests/articles/ 2003/11/11/2272513.xml | Due: Jan 15th 2004 |
| 11/11/2003 | Submitted: 13-Jan-2004 |
| Should We Improve Our Genome? | |
| Scientists routinely alter the genes of mice‚ and though this process is not nearly ready for human use‚ it is being considered for the future. If we could remove‚ from the fetus‚ a gene that codes for osteoperosis‚ should we? We would be offering our offspring a better chance at life....BUT...what if the inserted gene interacted dangerously with other genes? Would it then be considered a disservice? Some scientists beleive that “the pursuit of perfection....will surely lead to extinction". | |
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| Jen Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 23-Jan-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Should We Improve Our Genome? | |
| I think that scientific evolution is a bittersweet phenomina. On the one hand‚ many advances have been made towards curing and/or preventing disease. On the other hand‚ scientists are trying to play God (for example‚gene altercation). I strongly believe this is unethical and should not be ventured into. When a fetus grows into an adult‚ then ask if it would like its genes altered. If it were me‚ my answer would be no. I think it is a lot easier for people to accept ethically controversial medical advances when the research and procedures do not physically concern them. | |
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| Abigail Weaver | |
| Submitted: 28-Jan-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Should We Improve Our Genome? | |
| For this article‚ I feel it necessary to quote‚ “If it’s not broke‚ don’t fix it". I don’t think that scientist should be altering the genes of a human that is overall healthy. I can understand research to try and prevent down syndrome in embryos‚ or other problems‚ but unless they are 100% sure that there is a problem that could cause premature death‚ than its not worth the consequences to play around with something we don’t know all of the outcomes to. | |
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| Georgette Mcclain | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Should We Improve Our Genome? | |
| I must agree with the scientists who made the comment about perfection and extinction. We are not God and should not play around with what he has created. I feel that it is up to the individual person to decide if they want any type of genetic testing done on their unborn baby. Some people would not abort even if there was a problem (and that is their right). Others would not want to burdened with a child who has problems (also their right). But‚ we should not be trying to improve our genome by altering the way God has created things. | |
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| Kymberli Hull | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Should We Improve Our Genome? | |
| I believe that inserting genes into organisms could have effects that we are not even aware of yet. I am sure in many circumstances this could be very beneficial but in other circumstances the results could very well be catastrophic. We have no idea what long term effects one could endure from genes being inserted or even extracted from ones body. Some people could have severe reactions to this kind of scientifc manipulation. | |
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| Emily Kidwell | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Should We Improve Our Genome? | |
| All this mad scientist stuff scares me. Why can’t we just leave nature alone? I realize many new discoveries can help many people. I just wish they would make some kind of limitations on how far they take things. | |
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| Randy Glatting | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Should We Improve Our Genome? | |
| I think that altering genes and genetic engineering can be dangerous however I think also that when the technology is available to identify a problem and then cure the problem though genetic engineering that it would be cruel to know how to help someone and yet refuse to help them. Therefore I think that genetics should be used to improve people’s lives. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Should We Improve Our Genome? | |
| I’m all for the advance of science to end the suffering of the human race by disease‚ but is this taking the possibilities too far? The situation reminds me of what happens when humans play Mother Nature in the circle of life. What I mean is that every time humans mess with the food chain‚ introducing a foreign species in a new place‚ the situation they were focused on may be solved‚ but a whole new can of worms is opened in return. I think in this situation‚ the human genome should stay the way it is. There’s too many unforeseeable problems which could arise if the genome is tinkered with. | |
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| Jennifer Joseph | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Should We Improve Our Genome? | |
| I believe that this could really be a good thing. if the child is going to have a defect such as defness why wouldn’t someone want to change it so that their child could have more oppertunities in life. I believe if I had a child that was going to have a defect like this and doctors had the ability to change it and I did not take this opertunity I would be very angry with myself for wanting everything natraul about my child that was inherited. but now my child will have to struggle with this defect and I would wonder what different things my child would have the oppertunity to do. | |
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| New York Times | Cassandra Lee |
| college4.nytimes.com/guests/articles/ 2004/01/08/2283194.xml | Due: Feb 5th 2004 |
| 1/8/2004 | Submitted: 13-Jan-2004 |
| Scientists Predict Widespread Extinction by Global Warming | |
| Several Scientists around the world (19 to be exact)‚ after researching what affects extinction in several species‚ have concluded that global warming will become a great cause of extinction in this century. Thus far the greatest cause of extinction has been habitat destruction‚ mostly by humans. Though the research was not extended to all species world wide‚ they say the sample was large enough to safely say that climate change will be disastrous. These scientists predict that if current warming trends continue‚ by 2050‚ 15-37% of the 1103 species studied will by doomed. | |
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| Sarah Donohoo | |
| Submitted: 1-Feb-2004 | |
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| Scientists Predict Widespread Extinction by Global Warming | |
| Global warming is a scary thing! I can’t believe that that many species will become extinct. That is horrible. The sad thing is is that there really isn’t much that we can do about it. Just think‚ if this is what’s going to happen to animals around the world‚ who knows how long the human race will be around. I know that this is not a very optimistic way to think‚ but it is realistic. | |
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| Donna Jones | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| Scientists Predict Widespread Extinction by Global Warming | |
| Maybe the U.S. should put more research into this and take it more seriously. Every living thing benefits from all other living resources.What happens when say frogs‚ bats and all other insect eating creatures are extinct? This planet would be insect infested. These creacures can do ample harm to our environment therefore more research on this topic would be a tremendous benefit to mankind. | |
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| Jamie Bender | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Scientists Predict Widespread Extinction by Global Warming | |
| It is a disturbing fact that as our world becomes more populated and more concerned with materialistic things that are built on top of animal homes. From what I understand as animials we all change and evolve over time adapting to the slowly changing enviornment. Yet with drastic changes in enviornments it is impossible that these animals might survive. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Scientists Predict Widespread Extinction by Global Warming | |
| Anyone who is surprised about these scientific findings lives under a rock. Humans have been exploiting nature for many years and to think there wouldn’t be negative reprocussions is ignorant. Everything comes with a price‚ and the price for small comforts for a few privelidged countries like the United States will ultimately be the end of civilation. what I find most depressing and sad is that even with scientific findings such as these‚ on a whole‚ not much is done to address the situation. It reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw the other day | |
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| New York Times | Cassandra Lee |
| college4.nytimes.com/guests/articles/ 2004/01/11/2283886.xml | Due: Feb 26th 2004 |
| 1/11/2004 | Submitted: 13-Jan-2004 |
| Putting a Price on a Good Night’s Sleep | |
| Most Americans choose to keep it a secret if they suffer from insomnia‚ but this could cause working a driving abilities to decline. Two Pharmaceutical companies have created a new sleep inducing drug. This pill is supposed to be safer than previous pills‚ with less chance of death and other side effects. However‚ some scientists argue that there is little evidence to support sleeping pills offering more sleep over a long period of time. Could these new prescriptions only be a chance for money-making opportuinities for the companies producing it? | |
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| Stephanie Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 17-Jan-2004 | |
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| Putting a Price on a Good Night’s Sleep | |
| I do not think that taking synthetic pills to get a good night’s sleep is a good idea. I know many people who have gone to the doctor because of lack of sleep‚ and there is always a medication that they are put on. In many cases‚ the patient becomes dependent on this medication and they cannot sleep at all without it. I think that it is time that doctors stop prescribing synthetic medication for stuff like this‚ and maybe turn to natural methods. | |
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| Amber Shearer | |
| Submitted: 29-Jan-2004 | |
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| Putting a Price on a Good Night’s Sleep | |
| I have noticed that a lot of insurance companies refuse to pay for these high priced prescriptions that the doctor’s prescribe for sleeping. A lot of patients just buy like 10 tablets and split them in half to make them last longer because they are very high priced. Alot of the sleeping pills do not even have generics to them and that’s one of the main problems why they are so expensive. | |
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| Christina Westerkamp | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| Putting a Price on a Good Night’s Sleep | |
| Why do doctors rely so much on prescription medicine? Everything‚ anymore‚ is given some kind of medicine. Do doctors result to this because it’s a quick fix? When someone has a symptom‚ a cold‚ can’t sleep‚ sleeps too much‚ is hyperactive‚ doesn’t pay attention well‚ etc. we as a society feel we have to label and treat everything with medication. Granted‚ not being able to sleep would be a negative thing to deal with on a regular basis. However‚ I feel we rely too much on synthetic materials. | |
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| Jeremy Woolridge | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
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| Putting a Price on a Good Night’s Sleep | |
| A new sleep inducing drug‚ GREAT! Side Effects may cause thinning of the blood‚ constipation‚ cronic headaches and severe bleeding. As these may not be the side effects‚ I don’t think a pill will cure insomnia. I don’t know what will. It seems skeptical. I think it first will have to pass FDA Standards. The best way may be to attempt to train the mind and body to sleep/relax. That will be up to the scientists. | |
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| Holly Hauck | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Putting a Price on a Good Night’s Sleep | |
| Is there research that supports the evidence of these sleeping pills to be safer than others? I would look into the research and long term effects of these sleeping pills before using. Millions of other sleeping pills have been unsuccessful‚ what about these pills are different? How have these sleeping pills been improved to reduce side effects and chances of death? | |
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| Mike Huesman | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Putting a Price on a Good Night’s Sleep | |
| I’m not one to agree with pills that help with sleep. I for one‚ look at the big picture with this and wonder if the pill is effective throughout the day? I wouldn’t want to feel sleepy when I’m at work or if I’m driving so I don’t like this idea. | |
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| Amanda Fritsch | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| Putting a Price on a Good Night’s Sleep | |
| I think after a while your body becomes immune to the pills and if you only take them when you really need them‚ then they could help sleeping disorders. The only thing with pills is that you have to be ready for bed because if you take one then remember you forgot to do something an hour later‚ theres no turning back! | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Putting a Price on a Good Night’s Sleep | |
| I consider eating‚ sleeping‚ and breathing to be the three fundamental necessary actions for living a healthy life. Take away one of these three‚ and you have an extremely unhealthy person. The original cause of someone’s inability to sleep should be assessed. I find it hard to believe that a pill could grant a person sleep for an extended period of time. | |
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| Jennifer Joseph | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Putting a Price on a Good Night’s Sleep | |
| My experience and research on sleeping pills they do not allow you to have a natural and healthy nights sleep. you are not able to go into the deepest part of the sleep which is the most important part for having a good nights rest. Sleeping pills may help someone that never sleeps get to sleep‚ but I do not believe they are going to be able to feel refreshed the next day. Scientists need to find something that really helps people get into that deep sleep throughout there nights rest and be able to wake up the next morning refreshed‚ because really I do not believe there is one on the market. | |
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| U.S. News and Report | Julie Carlascio |
| Julie Carlascio | Due: January 15‚2004 |
| January 19‚2004 | Submitted: 13-Jan-2004 |
| Smallpox mixes make a stir | |
| Recently‚ while taking inventory in a supersecure freezer located in Altlanta by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ researchers discovered smallpox viruses as well as mixtures of smallpox and other pox viruses. These virauses had been stored over 40 years ago. When smallpox was eliminated as a threat‚ twenty years ago‚ scientists were asked to destroy any samples left. Now the question the World Health Organization has is what to do with this new smallpox inventory. Some researchers believe that the virus should be destroyed‚ others kept for research. | |
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| Stephanie Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 17-Jan-2004 | |
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| Smallpox mixes make a stir | |
| I think that the virus should be kept for research purposes. Who knows if there could be a smallpox breakout‚ or something similar. If they keep these cultures‚ and research a cure for smallpox‚ it may come in handy in the future if there was ever a similar breakout. I think that all research‚ such as this‚ will be beneficial in the end. | |
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| Adam Huelsman | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| Smallpox mixes make a stir | |
| if the smallpox virus is not in circulation and no one has it than shouldnt it be destroyed before something happens and it gets back out into the community | |
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| Cassandra Lee | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| Smallpox mixes make a stir | |
| Ok‚ to keep or not to keep- My question is whether this is the only smallpox left on the planet... If it is‚ then DESTROY IT!! If not‚ then keep for research purposes. However‚ how long did we keep this “storehouse” a secret? If someone in America kept this secret for so long‚ how much better can some from other nations keep a secret...and of such magnitude. I think that it would be best to keep for research purposes. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Smallpox mixes make a stir | |
| This situation just proves the point that even briany scientists are human and make mistakes. It is my opinion that the viruses should be left in the freezers. Sure‚ maybe one day they could be used for research‚ but more importantly‚ who knows if in destroying the viruses‚ they could accidentally be released into the population. This could be devastating‚ so I think they should just be left alone. | |
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| Lisa Ernst | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Smallpox mixes make a stir | |
| I agree with this guy‚ I think that if no one seems to have small pox and the disease isnt floating around in the air‚ i would destroy it before there is another outbreak of it and people die of it. | |
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| MayoClinic.com | Norma Hanks |
| DS00095 | Due: 1/13/2004 |
| June 06‚ 2003 | Submitted: 13-Jan-2004 |
| Heartburn/GERD | |
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is when you have evidence of esophageal irritation or inflammation. It is a condition in which stomach acid or bile salts back up into your food pipe. That is when you may experience a sour taste or food re-entering your mouth. When the lower esophageal sphincter(muscle) weakens‚ or relaxes abnormally then is causes stomach acid to back up and cause heartburn. It can be managed with lifestyle modifications‚ such as diet‚ antacids and weight loss. | |
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| Chris Serge | |
| Submitted: 19-Jan-2004 | |
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| Heartburn/GERD | |
| GERD is not just a sour taste or an irritating heartburn. If left untreated it can cause you to feel as though you are having a severe heart attack. Also‚ the acid from your stomach eats away at the lining of your esophagus until you have raw bleeding tissue and later either cancer of the esophagus or severe scar tissue build-up. If a couple of Mylanta won’t settle the sour taste and burning‚ get to a doctor. It’s nothing to fool with. | |
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| Amber Shearer | |
| Submitted: 29-Jan-2004 | |
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| Heartburn/GERD | |
| My brother has GERD and he has to modify his diet all the time. He is on 2 different medications for this and its hard to believe all of the things that he has to avoid eating. One of them is something as simple as eggs. | |
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| Jeremy Woolridge | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| Heartburn/GERD | |
| I can relate in a way with this article. My dad has this reflux disease. He had to cut out a majority of spicy foods he enjoyed eating‚ except Skyline. When his system backs up‚ he has to go on a liquid diet for 7 days. That is tough for a man who enjoys food. In reading this article‚ I will have to read up on whether it is genetic or not. | |
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| Sarah Boshears | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Heartburn/GERD | |
| Heartburn is a very common problem that people have. I wonder if this can be inherited‚ or only the eating habits that a parent gives to their child? If so many people have heartburn‚ and an easy way to prevent it is to get foods that are better for you and will not cause heartburn‚ they why don’t people do it? Most likely because those foods that cause heartburn are just to tasty to give up. | |
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| Prggy Sizemore | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-2004 | |
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| Heartburn/GERD | |
| I agree‚ GERD is a serious illness. People seem to be unaware of the complications that may arise if these problem is left untreated. Watching television these days leads me to belive there must be a lot of people suffering with this problem. I wonder if this illness effects more americans now than it did 20 years ago‚ or if it’s due to todays diet? | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Heartburn/GERD | |
| GERD is a very real and dangerous phenomenon. It can cause further severe medical problems and have an extremely nagative effect on life. It can cause erosion of the esophogas and a type of internal bleeding. If you often have what feels like heartburn‚ seek prefessional help. It may be a nuisance to adjust your lifestyle to fix the problem but I assure you‚ it will definitely be worth it down the road. | |
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| MayoClinic.com | Norma Hanks |
| DS00418 | Due: 1/13/2004 |
| Dec‚ 12‚ 2003 | Submitted: 13-Jan-2004 |
| Aortic valve stenosis | |
| Aortic valve stenosis-or aortic stenosis is a condition in which the aortic valve narrows. Five out of every 10‚000 people is affected in the United States. The narrowing prevents the valve from opening fully and obstructs blood flow from you heart into the aorta and onto the rest of your body. It is generally called a heart murmur. Doctors can hear it with a stethoscope. When the valve is blocked your heart needs to work harder to pump blood to your body. If your valve becomes severely narrowed you will need surgery to replace it. | |
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| Lisa Henkes | |
| Submitted: 26-Jan-2004 | |
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| Aortic valve stenosis | |
| Aortic Stenosis is something that I became familiar with about 5 years ago. My best friends son was diagnosed just hours after delivery. The Children’s Hospital Cardiac team was right there to explain the diagnosis and the procedure that needed to be done. He was about two weeks old when he had a valve inserted to keep his blood pumping the correct way and doctors thought that by the age of three he would need a replacement valve. Today he is five and doing everything a normal five year old does. He will need at least two more surgeries in the future but for now he is doing great. | |
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| MayoClinic.com | Norma Hanks |
| DS00281 | Due: 1/13/2004 |
| Aug‚ 16‚ 2002 | Submitted: 13-Jan-2004 |
| Brain tumor | |
| Brain tumors are the second leading cause of cancer death in children under age 15. A tumor is a mass growth of abnormal cells. Primary tumor can be non-cancerous or cancerous and are rare. Secondary tumors are malignant and more common affecting 90‚000 Americans in a year. These tumors are a result of cancer that has started elsewher ing the body and spread to the brain. These tumors can grow rapidly‚ crowding or destroying nearby brain tissue. Brain tumors can be challenging to treat. | |
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| Lisa Henkes | |
| Submitted: 26-Jan-2004 | |
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| Brain tumor | |
| Are you familiar with Clough Pike Elementary School? This message was in the Newsletter that came home with my daughter. Jay and Julie Paeltz’s have 5 children. Recently they found out that their 4 year old daughter Emily has a tumor on her brain stem that cannot be removed surgically. She has started radiation and chemotherapy treatments. The parents are asking for help. They believe in the power of prayer and ask that we pray for Emily. It only takes a few minutes to hold this precious child and her family in your thoughts. Miracles happen. www.caringbridge.org/oh/emilyp/index.htm | |
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| Christina Westerkamp | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| Brain tumor | |
| My cousin’s husband was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor three years ago. Since then he has had two major surgeries and numerous treatments and tests. After removing the tumor he has had continuous siezures‚ blind spots in his vision‚ memory loss‚ behavior change‚ as well as many other symptoms. My cousin and him have had to do a complete lifestyle change. The removal of the tumor left a large hole in his brain (where tissue will not grow back). | |
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| Josh Stetson | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Brain tumor | |
| i never thought that brain tumors effected so many people. It is really sad to read that so many people have that. It’s not like you can just replace a brain or anything. I hope that someone will find a breakthrough to help cure or slow down the growth of the tumor. | |
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| Birds & Blooms | Donna Jones |
| 14-15 | Due: 01/14/04 |
| Jan.‚ 2001 | Submitted: 13-Jan-2004 |
| Pine Siskins | |
| Pine Siskins or “Carduelis pinus‚” thier scientific name are little song birds (about the size of gold-finch) that live in Alaska‚ Canada and the Northern states however‚ these little birds will migrate as far south as Mexico or the Gulf Coast during the winter months to keep from starving.Normally the # of folcks headed south range from 50-200 and rare cases may number a few thousand birds. It is very rare for them to migrate however‚ when there isn’t enough seeds produced for food during a year they will travel extreme lengths to keep from dying. These birds eat thistle or cracked | |
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| Amber Shearer | |
| Submitted: 29-Jan-2004 | |
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| Pine Siskins | |
| I used to live in Alaska and the Pine Siskins were very popular to see all the time. They were really pretty birds. Its sad that when they don’t have enough bird seed to eat off of they go to extremes to live. | |
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| Georgette Mcclain | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
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| Pine Siskins | |
| This article makes me think abaout how important it is to create a habitat in our backyards that helps birds survive. Important components consist of birdfeeders‚ birhouses‚ and materials birds may make nests out of. Another thing‚ don’t throw that away your cut Christmas tree when you are through with it. Place it out in your backyard‚ and watch for the birds who will use it for shelter. Another bird friendly thing to do is to plant flowers that produce seed they may eat (eg. sunflowers). The better you backyard habitat is‚ the more visitors you will have. | |
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| Health and Medicine Week | Jen Schmidt |
| pg. 374 | Due: 1-15-04 |
| December 8‚ 2003 | Submitted: 14-Jan-2004 |
| Genetic Testing for Huntington Disease Risk Imposes Ethical Implications | |
| Huntington disease is a late-onset dominant genetic disorder. It is caused by the expansion of a CAG repeat in the coding region of a gene. In Portugal‚ 158 families with this disease were tested in a series of 338 genetic tests. Among the series of tests‚ prenatal testing was included. 59.4% of women tested were carriers of the diease‚ but only one child was reported to inherit the disease from its mother. Although this disease is genetic‚ many physicians are not in favor of genetic counseling because of ethical dilemmas and the implications that further testing would be required. | |
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| Amber Frischhertz | |
| Submitted: 3-Feb-2004 | |
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| Genetic Testing for Huntington Disease Risk Imposes Ethical Implications | |
| It just goes to show as with the rest of prenatal screening-leave it alone. The more you poke and prode around‚ the more stress you cause to an already naive fetus. Amniocentisis and all of it is a waste‚ not only does it have a good chance of harming the fetus or causing miscarraige‚ it is rarely an accurate and reliable source on which to base any decisions. I would not alter my choices based on the result of any prenantal test. | |
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| Peggy Sizemore | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-2004 | |
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| Genetic Testing for Huntington Disease Risk Imposes Ethical Implications | |
| I would want to know if i had a chance of passing Huntingon Disease on to my children. I wouldn’t want to risk bringing a child into the world to have a heathy baby‚ and know that any day this disease could strike‚ and my child would suffer terribly and die. That would be more painful than never having my baby. | |
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| Amanda Fritsch | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| Genetic Testing for Huntington Disease Risk Imposes Ethical Implications | |
| If I were a carrier of the disease I would like to know the chances of my child actually inheriting it from me. I think these studies are important so future mothers can make there decisions based on facts instead of what someone who has never really studied the disease tells them. | |
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| Discover Magazine | Peggy Sizemore |
| sun burst | Due: 1/15/04 |
| Oct. 31‚2003 | Submitted: 14-Jan-2004 |
| Sun Burst | |
| The sun blast that occurred Oct.29‚2003 caused a large plamatic bubble around the earth. Scientist fear there will be a disruption in commuincations that could lead to castrophe. This didn’t happen this time‚ but it could the next time. | |
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| Mike Huesman | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Sun Burst | |
| This article scares me first of all. I would like to look more into this to see exactly if this could happen again. If it did I would like to know the consequences as well. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Sun Burst | |
| So‚ what’s a plamatic bubble? Regardless‚ I love it when scientific phenemons have everyone all freaked out and then nothing negative happens. It is a friendly reminder from Mother Nature that she is ulitmately the one in charge. | |
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| Current Science | Sharon Jones |
| Vol.89‚ Issue 10‚ p6‚2p‚2c | Due: 1.15.2004 |
| 1.2.2004 | Submitted: 14-Jan-2004 |
| NOT Guilty | |
| Hector Gonzalez a young latin man was out with friends one night when a gang fight broke out and another man was killed. Gonzalez was convicted of the murder based on the blood evidence found on his jeans even though witnesses said he was at least 10-15 feet from the victim. Blood evidence presented was blood typing‚ not DNA identification. Gonzalez said that the blood on his jeans was from friends he had helped after the fight and not the victim. Years after his conviction‚ the blood that had been typed to convict Gonzalez was tested for DNA matches and based on the results he was set fre | |
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| Jamie Bender | |
| Submitted: 21-Jan-2004 | |
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| NOT Guilty | |
| Its amazing the things that are uncovered by all the technology and information we have now. I wonder how long ago it was when he was convicted and if he was convicted soely on the blood type evidence. It seems to me that people still knew not long ago that a lot more than one person can have the same blood type. His imprisonment was probably due more to a poor state defense and ingnorance on his part. Yet‚ I am glad to read that he was set free after such an unjust conviction. | |
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| Kymberli Hull | |
| Submitted: 25-Jan-2004 | |
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| NOT Guilty | |
| I find it amazing and intriguing that not all that long ago there was no such thing as connecting someone to a crime scene by using their DNA. Science and biology has really came a long way in aiding in the arrest and persecution of criminals and even in come cases setting free innocent people. I wish we could have discovered this sooner because it could have been a huge help to some people years ago. I can not even imagine what they will come up with in another twenty or even ten years. | |
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| Amber Frischhertz | |
| Submitted: 3-Feb-2004 | |
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| NOT Guilty | |
| I think this is the case all too many times. With all of the scientific advancements that have been made‚ I feel that prisoners on death row should be granted a new trial based on new ways to examine evidence. They are often denied because of the cost of every prisoner wanting a new trial‚ but I say if even one innocent person is set free‚ then it is worth every penny. I know I would want my loved one to get a FAIR trial‚ regardless of the cost. | |
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| Sharon Jones | |
| Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 | |
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| NOT Guilty | |
| That’s an interesting suggestion‚ to re-try all of the death row cases if there is a question about blood evidence. I think that is a good idea no matter what the cost. I still don’t understand why we as a society have made the law that killing another person is a crime‚ but collectively we can kill another human being. Vote NO for the death penalty. | |
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| Julie Baxter | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-2004 | |
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| NOT Guilty | |
| I think it is amazing what can be uncovered doing DNA testing. Why didn’t they do this test years ago when he was being charged? Sometimes I think cops just want to blame someone without even doing any tests. | |
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| Nicole Lynch | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| NOT Guilty | |
| I wonder how many poeple in jail had this happen to them? I bet it is more than what we think. It is a shame that this man was put in jail for something that he didn’t even do‚ if I were him I would be getting rembursed for those years I had to spend in jail for nothing. | |
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| Leanne Galvin | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-2004 | |
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| NOT Guilty | |
| DNA testing can do wonderful things for detectives and people accused of crimes. Back before it was frequently used‚ it is hard to say what people on juries were thinking when they were deciding the fate of a defendant. It is kind of a sad thing to think that there could be innocent people locked up in prison for very long times based of circumstantial evidence. | |
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| Jill Bomkamp | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| NOT Guilty | |
| This is what most case trials come down to DNA and scientific evidence. It is the ONLY hard core eveidence that we can for sure tell that it does not lie. Your fingerprints on something does not lie. This is factual and most court cases this is how you can prove your innocence. If he really didn’t do it then what made them set him free‚ a witness? | |
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| Mike Huesman | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| NOT Guilty | |
| I think all cases should come down to DNA testing and blood testing to insure the innocence of every suspect or victim. It’s sad to hear that he was put away for a substantial amount of time even though he was some 10-15 feet away at the time. Hopefully now all cases will come down to all scientific evidence. | |
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| Amanda Fritsch | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| NOT Guilty | |
| Before the days of mandatory DNA testing‚ there were more people incarcerated that were actually innocent. This is just evolutionary changes in the process of science. Innocent until proven guilty is actually enforced more in our court systems. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| NOT Guilty | |
| Man‚ poor Hector. I was surprised to find out thay blood typing could be used in a court of law‚ even before DNA testing came along. Considering there are only a handfew of blood types‚ it seems that Hector’s explination of where the blood on his jeans came from was feasable‚ this would not stand up in a trial. I am thankful for the advances in science and the second chance this man received on life. | |
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| reuters.com | Jeremy Woolridge |
| online article | Due: 1/15/04 |
| 10/22/03 | Submitted: 14-Jan-2004 |
| Scientists Analysis of Key Chromosome | |
| The human chromosome 6‚ which contains certain genes associated with the body’s immune response against bacteria and viruses‚ has been studied by scientists in Britain whom have the final analysis. The genes on chromosome 6 are “critical to have good matches in transplant medicine.” Scientists have discovered about 130 genes somehow affect humans to certain diseases. The PARK2 gene‚ a form of Parkinson’s disease‚ and the HFE gene which is bonded to hereditary haemochromatosis were also found on chromosome 6. Chromosome 6 has the largest cluster of transfer RNA (tRNA). | |
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| The Associated Press | Jeremy Woolridge |
| online article | Due: 2/5/04 |
| 11/10/03 | Submitted: 14-Jan-2004 |
| Mercury Forces Evacuation of D.C. School | |
| Roughly 1000 students at a District of Columbia High School had to be evacuated due to mercury contamination‚ as well as people in their homes. The elemental mercury was taken from a classroom at Ballou High School‚ which was unlocked. Mercury can cause many physiological disturbances‚ such as nervousness‚ irritability‚ fits of anger and many others. In the school‚ the mercury was spread across the walls‚ actually thrown on people‚ poured down drains‚ and even ended up in the hair of some students. One student admitted taking mercury‚ then selling it to another student for a dollar. | |
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| Jamie Bender | |
| Submitted: 21-Jan-2004 | |
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| Mercury Forces Evacuation of D.C. School | |
| How bizarre to have students act so carelessly! I thought that by the time students got to high school that they actually matured a bit more. I wonder if the students had any idea what effects mercury could have on them. I also wonder if the student who bought it for a dollar actually knew what he was getting. | |
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| Peggy Sisemore | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
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| Mercury Forces Evacuation of D.C. School | |
| This is a said commtary on our times our has youth have ran amuck. The harm these students have incurred on the other students‚ and people involved may not even show up for years. Let alone the cost of the clean up of the deadly agent. But why should a high school have this much murcery in the first place‚ | |
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| Jill Bomkamp | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Mercury Forces Evacuation of D.C. School | |
| Were all of these acts done foolishly as in they didn’t know the effects of mercury? or Did they know the effects and think that they would get a high from doing so? This is obviously a shame but why was the mercury in the building to begin with? There are probably lawsuits involved and this is a shame because these children probably don’t know the effects of mercury. The school board should have had a meeting with the students and told them the effects. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Mercury Forces Evacuation of D.C. School | |
| Wow! Every aspect of this news note makes me wonder... What was mercury being used for in a highschool? Since it is such a dangerous substance‚ why wasn’t it strictly monitored? Why were students so ignorant as to be so inconsiderate and careless? Obviously‚ the students need to be held accountable for their harmful actions. In addition‚ the administration of this district need to be evaluated and punished as well. Other people’s health should not be comprimised in the name of science. | |
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| Lisa Ernst | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Mercury Forces Evacuation of D.C. School | |
| Well that is a new one... students get evacuated from a school because of mercury... not a fire or someone shooting everyone... but mercury. I wonder if the teachers taught the students the dangers of mercury? The kid might not have thrown it at people and put it on the walls of everything. | |
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| NewScientist.com | Holly Hauck |
| pp. 1-2 | Due: 1/15/04 |
| June 25‚ 2003 | Submitted: 14-Jan-2004 |
| “Exotic fungus may save India’s tea” | |
| The article “Exotic fungus may save India’s tea” discusses how India’s tea crops are being killed by a plague of green weed. The tea crops may be saved by an exotic fungus. Scientists are planning to introduce a rust fungus to kill off the green weed known as “Mikania micrantha.” Mikania micrantha grows like a green tidal wave taking over the tea crops at an exceptional rate. Puccinia spegazzinii is the rust fungus that scientists are planning to deploy against Mikania micrantha. This rust fungus could possibly eliminate the huge threat to the tea crops of India. | |
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| Jamie Bender | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| “Exotic fungus may save India’s tea” | |
| Nature seems to have its own way of taking care of things. Its not surprising to learn that a fungus can help save India’s tea. Even though we can do so much with technology and research it is still mother nature in the end that has all the natural answers. | |
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| Peggy Sizemore | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
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| “Exotic fungus may save India’s tea” | |
| This new fungus Puccinia spigazzii‚ the rust fungus. Is going tho be released in India to kill the green ween known as Mikania micrantha that is thaking over their tea crop‚ but I think their may have future implications. It seems when ever a new weed or fungus is adminitsterd to the enviorment years later there were theats to other plants that weren’t thought of at the time. | |
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| The Kentucky Post | Jeremy Woolridge |
| online article | Due: 2/26/04 |
| 11/02/04 | Submitted: 14-Jan-2004 |
| Creatine may aid brain after an injury | |
| Creatine‚ a common supplement used among sports athletes‚ is used to increase the strength and muscle mass. Researchers believe by taking this supplement‚ it may prevent brain damage following a painful brain injury. Mice were given the supplement; and the study showed that brain damage was significantly reduced when the mice were given the supplement before a traumatic brain injury. According to Stephen Scheff‚ a professor at UK College of Medicines Dept.‚ the Creatine allows ATP to store up in cells which would have been reduced by the disruption in the calcium level following an injury. | |
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| Lyndsey Edwards | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| Creatine may aid brain after an injury | |
| This would be great for people if they could get this out there on the market for people to take. More and more athletes and just anyone seem to be getting hurt more these days because sports and things have become so aggressive. This would be able to help alot of people. My son had a stroke because of damage to his brain while in labor and if he would have had any damage this could have helped him or for the babies who do get damage from strokes this sort of stuff it could help them. | |
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| Peggy Sizemore | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-2004 | |
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| Creatine may aid brain after an injury | |
| Creatine could end up benifiting so many people in the future if it works as well on humans as it does mice. Thousands of people receive brain injurys every year. To know that there was a drug at the hosptial that could help would give you‚ and your loved ones some hope. I hope Creatine turns out to be a new wonder drug. | |
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| Jill Bomkamp | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Creatine may aid brain after an injury | |
| This scientific discovery is great but the thing that interested me the most was the work done on the mice in the labs. Do the scientist’s cause the brain injury in the mice? What do they do to cause the brain injury? What does the control group do? This is appalling to me because I don’t like to see animals getting hurt‚ I obviously don’t like to see this but at least we are getting more fedback about creatine. Is creatine still bad for you? How? Why? | |
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| Yahoo! News | Jill Bomkamp |
| n/a | Due: 01-15-2004 |
| 01-14-2004 | Submitted: 14-Jan-2004 |
| Drug Coated Stent Trumps Uncoated Product- Study | |
| Stents that are used to help the flow of blood in clogged arteries have been further developed in a recent study. The stents are usually uncoated but in the recent study the stents are coated with an anti-cancer drug which helps the reclogging of the artery. This new version of this drug coated stent is “very competitive‚ very flexible and very deliverable.” This new stent is a good thing because it should help the costs of the drug laced products down. This is also a plus for diabetics‚ whose arteries tend to be brittle because the stent is more flexible. | |
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| Donna Jones | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| Drug Coated Stent Trumps Uncoated Product- Study | |
| This new stent seems to benefit in a variety of ways as well as many individuals. I wonder how much it actually benefits the fight for certain cancers? I enjoy hearing about technology such as this. | |
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| Peggy Sizemore | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-2004 | |
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| Drug Coated Stent Trumps Uncoated Product- Study | |
| It’s good to hear about a durg company coming up with something that will help patients who receive these stents‚ but I wonder how the cancer drug works on the stent. Having a new stent on the markert that is more flexible‚ and can prevent some of the cloging that occurs is a good theing | |
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| author.emedicine.com/ped/topic1029.htm | Shirley Tavner |
| 1 | Due: 1-15-04 |
| 1-14-04 | Submitted: 14-Jan-2004 |
| Hunter’s Disease | |
| The mucopolysaccharidoses are inherited lysosomal storage diseases that result from the deficiency of specific enzymatic activities and the accumulation of partially degraded acid mucopolysaccharides. Mucopolysaccharidosis II was first described by Charles Hunter in 1917. Patients with Hunter syndrome almost always have neurocognitive degeneration with progressive and profound mental retardation. Patients with Hunter syndrome tend to have short necks‚ broad chests‚and a protprotuberant abdomen with an umbilical hernia accompanied by hepatosplenomegaly. | |
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| The Cincinnati Enquirer | Marianne Gehler |
| Tempo; F1 | Due: 1/15/04 |
| 1/14/04 | Submitted: 15-Jan-2004 |
| “Research Shows Brain Works Hard to Forget” | |
| New research shows your brain is busy when you try to forget things. Michael Anderson‚a University of Oregon neuroscienctist‚ and his colleagues used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology to examine the brains of 24 people. These people were given pairs of words to remember and some to forget. The MRI images revealed that the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus lit up during attempts at memory surpression. This suggest the prefrontal cortex is telling the hippocampus-the memory center-what to do. This process occurs when the brain of an animal tells its body to stop doing something. | |
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| Amber Frischhertz | |
| Submitted: 3-Feb-2004 | |
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| “Research Shows Brain Works Hard to Forget” | |
| Why does this not surprise me?!? It is always easier to ignore and forget something than to study and remember. I am definately good at forgeting! Even if we remember 20% of what we learn‚ I say that is good. No one will ever admit it‚ but most of the stuff we have to learn is useless knowledge that is not needed anyways. It is just therer to exercise our brains for awhile‚ never to be used again. | |
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| The Cincinnati Enquirer | Alexander Hamill |
| Pg. A6 | Due: January 15‚ 2004 |
| Wenesday‚ January 14‚2004 | Submitted: 15-Jan-2004 |
| Study: Antibiotics may help prevent stomach cancer | |
| Antibiotics can help prevent stomach cancer in people who carry a common strain of bacteria known to cause ulcers‚ a study found. The Chinese study adds to the already strong evidence that Helicobacter pylori bacteria can cause stomach cancer‚ a disease especially prevalent in Asia but far less common in the United States. Still‚ experts said‚ the findings do not solve the dillemma of whether and how to treat carriers of the bacteria. | |
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| Amber Shearer | |
| Submitted: 25-Feb-2004 | |
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| Study: Antibiotics may help prevent stomach cancer | |
| Hopefully this new advancement comes to be true in all situations because there are definatley a lot of antibiotics out there that could help alot of patients with stomach cancer. | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Christina Westerkamp |
| 0 | Due: Jan. 15‚ 2004 |
| January 14‚ 2004 | Submitted: 15-Jan-2004 |
| By age 5‚ girl vs. boy divide reaches into toy chest | |
| At early ages‚ both girls and boys seem not to have boundaries when it comes to choice of play. As toddlers‚ boys and girls play with dolls and trucks with no concern for being a “boy” or “girl” toy. Studies have been done for years on whether this relates to social conditioning vs. genetic development. Overall‚ research supports the idea that it is a natural phenomenon‚ not a sexist scheme. In concern with parental encouragement‚ most boys and girls are drawn to different types of play no matter what their parents or society teach them (Nikolai‚ Geri). | |
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| Amy Verkamp | |
| Submitted: 15-Jan-2004 | |
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| By age 5‚ girl vs. boy divide reaches into toy chest | |
| Kids will be kids and do as they wish. My nephew is 3 years old and loves to play with tractors and dumptrucks. I have tried many times to buy him hot wheels or other cars and trucks but he only wants tractors. They like what they like and they should be able to just be themselves. No matter what you want them to play with‚ they just might have their own ideas about what they want. | |
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| Heather lee Edwards | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| By age 5‚ girl vs. boy divide reaches into toy chest | |
| In my opinion infants are born with preferrences. When my oldest son was 9 months old we were in the church nursery and I handed him a busy box to play with‚ he threw the toy down & went straight for a ball. I remember thinking I no longer had a baby I had a BOY! I was very surprised! My son was not allowed to play with guns or war weapon‚ he also “solved” that problem‚ he picked up a stick and said “Bang‚ bang.” I believe you can guide a child’s interest and expose them to a variety of things but‚ you can not change their born interest. | |
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| Brittany Berger | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| By age 5‚ girl vs. boy divide reaches into toy chest | |
| I think that kids will pick the toys that interest them to play with. When my brother and I were younger he wanted a baby doll so bad for his birthday and I wanted a remote control car. My parents thought it was silly‚ but thats what they got us. Kids know what they want when it comes to toys‚ and if it makes them happy then we shouldn’t make a big deal about making boys play with “boy” toys and girls to play with “girl” toys! | |
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| Tima Dunlap | |
| Submitted: 2-Mar-2004 | |
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| By age 5‚ girl vs. boy divide reaches into toy chest | |
| This research will go on forever and they will always find the same results. Kids don’t care what toys they play with‚ as long as they get to play with them. I think researchers look to far into this. | |
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| Nicole Lynch | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| By age 5‚ girl vs. boy divide reaches into toy chest | |
| When I was younger I wanted to be just like my older brother‚ so i would play with his toys say the things that he said‚ which most of the time got me in trouble‚ but I really didn’t like playing with “girl” toys. I found my brothers toys more interesting to play with. I agree with the comment that this research will be going on for ever because we can’t predict what are kids are going to like or want to play with. | |
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| Lisa Ernst | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| By age 5‚ girl vs. boy divide reaches into toy chest | |
| I used to play with boy toys when i was little... I had GI Joes and Tonka trucks... i was a little tom boy. I didnt start playing with barbies or dolls till i was like 10 and then i didnt have much interest in them. I think whatever makes the kid happy‚ let them be. | |
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| Health & Safety at Work | Lyndsey Edwards |
| 14 | Due: 1/15/04 |
| December 2003 | Submitted: 15-Jan-2004 |
| Alcohol misuse increases absence from work | |
| More people are missing work because of alcohol related illnesses. A study shows that 17 million working days are lost each year due to hangovers. The battle of alcohol causes more premature deaths‚ health problems‚ and injuries. Drinking is linked up to 22‚000 premature deaths a year. 40% of mens drinking habits qualify as “binge drinking". Home office Minister Hazel Blears said that “most people drink without harming themselves or others but it is causing nuisance and disorder in our town and city centers. | |
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| Stephanie Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 17-Jan-2004 | |
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| Alcohol misuse increases absence from work | |
| There has been a law that is either going to pass‚ or has already passed‚ that states Alcoholism as a disability. Therefore‚ if an employee‚ who is drunk‚ does something on the job that harms him/herself‚ or someone else‚ nothing can be done to that employee because it would be considered a disability. I don’t think that this is fair just because someone chooses to drink. There are many ways that people can get help for alcoholism‚ but choose not to. Does this mean that we should cater to them? | |
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| Annie Shafer | |
| Submitted: 20-Jan-2004 | |
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| Alcohol misuse increases absence from work | |
| I don’t agree with the idea that alcoholism is disability. It’s a disease that unlike some diseases can be treated and controlled. Making Alcoholism a disability is just giving people more excuses to live off the system and be drunk all the time. | |
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| Annie Shafer | |
| Submitted: 20-Jan-2004 | |
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| Alcohol misuse increases absence from work | |
| What will they think of next? Making drug addiction a disablity?What about people addicted to food? There are enough REAL disabilities out there. We don’t need to add these to it. Enough with these lame disablilties. Instead people should focus on effective treatments and improving ones will power. | |
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| Tammy Webb | |
| Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 | |
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| Alcohol misuse increases absence from work | |
| I agree with Stephanie. When is enough enough? I worked this girl who was a chain smoker. She would take two extra little breaks in the morning and in the afternoon to go outside and smoke. Everyone else in the department would not even get a break until lunch because we were always so busy. She would just get up and leave and there would be patients waiting. We confronted our supervisor and she said the she had nicotine dependence‚ and therefore by law she could not say anything. That is absolutely ridiculous! It is just excuses! | |
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| Amber Shearer | |
| Submitted: 29-Jan-2004 | |
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| Alcohol misuse increases absence from work | |
| I find it really disturbing that so many people feel the need to turn to alcohol for their problems. The amount of deaths each year should make some of these people missing out of work realize what they are doing to their body. | |
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| Julie Baxter | |
| Submitted: 29-Jan-2004 | |
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| Alcohol misuse increases absence from work | |
| We have been told for years that alcohol is an illness. I do not think we should use this as an excuse. People need to admit they have a problem and seek help. Do not pass laws making them feel ok with coming to work drunk and harming someone. | |
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| Jayne Lawrence | |
| Submitted: 31-Jan-2004 | |
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| Alcohol misuse increases absence from work | |
| Alcoholism has been declared a disease but to now call it a disability is BS. It’s just another way for the lazy drunks to play the system. I will be working so they won’t have to. I saw an advertisement for a pill you can take after you’ve been drinking to prevent a hang-over. Puh-lease! | |
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| Jeremy Woolridge | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
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| Alcohol misuse increases absence from work | |
| Being hungover and trying to work does not mix. The only thing to think of is sleeping when you are hungover at work. Maybe it is more beneficial for people to call off work. Consider it a sick day. I have seen what happens to someone who drinks in excess on a consistent basis. In a span of 6 months‚ my friend received 3 DUI’s. He spent 3 months in jail and know has to breathe into a breathalizer every time he wants to go somewhere in his truck. I don’t think it is a disease‚ but an addiction which can be cured through help. | |
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| Brittany Berger | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| Alcohol misuse increases absence from work | |
| It’s ok to go out and drink. If you get drunk nad have a hangover‚ no big deal. But if you have responsibilites that are going to be effected by having a hangover‚ then maybe you should hold off til you have a day to recover. A disability is when you have an impairment‚ you can’t control want happens. Drinking too much and having a hangover is not a disability‚ it’s a choice! | |
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| Emily Kidwell | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-2004 | |
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| Alcohol misuse increases absence from work | |
| I believe all addictions are a choice. You choose to be an addict. The person picks his/her drug of choice‚ the drugs do not pick you. Americans constantly provide people with excuses to act irresponsably. | |
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| Lisa Curfiss | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Alcohol misuse increases absence from work | |
| I truly believe that it is society’s opinion about drinking that causes people to binge drink and drink to the point where they are not able to go to work. If drinking was a more acceptable past-time in the United States then people would not have to use it in extreme amounts. | |
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| Peggy Sizemore | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-2004 | |
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| Alcohol misuse increases absence from work | |
| This article says it all; my sister works fir the post office‚ amd she is all the time talking about employes coming in drunk. this goes on until someone finally makes them go to rehab. She said‚ that they will be off for six weeks getting paid‚ but going out with the people from work when they get off‚ and getting drunk. I know drinking can become a sickness‚ but where do we draw the line‚ and start taking reasponabilty for own actions. | |
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| Mike Huesman | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Alcohol misuse increases absence from work | |
| I think alcohol has a major effect on a person’s absence from work. I also think if it was more socially acceptable‚ this wouldn’t be the case. The main reason people drink is due to stress probably in the work field‚ so it’s just a way of getting away from it. But they probably didn’t think it all the way out cause then they would be missing work the next day. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Alcohol misuse increases absence from work | |
| Well Hazel‚ I hate to tell you‚ but alcohol doesn’t just cause problems in your cities and civil centers‚ but in homes all across the nation. Alcoholism is a very real and relevant disease. It ruins peoples lives and not just for the alcoholics themselves. Like everything in life‚ drinking ones self into oblivion is like tossing a pebble in a pond...it ripples out and negatively effects all who surround you. | |
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| Newscientist.com | James Hall |
| 3 | Due: 1-15-03 |
| October 17‚2003 | Submitted: 15-Jan-2004 |
| Obesity Breaks Up Sperm DNA | |
| A new study suggests that overweight men have reduced fertility due to increased fragmentation of DNA in their sperm. The colleagues at the Reproductive Biology Associates in Atlanta. The colleagues have compared men’s body mass index with the measure of the fragmentation in the DNA of their sperm. High rates of DNA fragmentation in sperm sre assocaited with a higher risk of a misscarraige in any kind of pregnancy. | |
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| Stephanie Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 17-Jan-2004 | |
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| Obesity Breaks Up Sperm DNA | |
| I think that this is an interesting article. This may be an explanation for unexplained miscarriages. The one question that I do have is how overweight were these men? Were the obese‚ or just overweight? I think that it would be interesting to see if there was a link between women’s weight and the structure of the egg. | |
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| Jamie Bender | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| Obesity Breaks Up Sperm DNA | |
| To be honest‚ I never thought that a mans sperm had anything to do with miscarriages. I always thought it had to do with what was going on with the woman. I now wonder if there are effects because of a mans obesity then what about a womans obesity? Very interesting summary. | |
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| Peggy Sizewmore | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
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| Obesity Breaks Up Sperm DNA | |
| I have frieds who have struggled with this fertilety problem. They both were were extremley over weight‚ and the doctors told them that their weight was a big inssue. She had‚ had pervious miscarriages. They did finally have a child‚ but not until they both lost some weight. | |
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| Emily Kidwell | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| Obesity Breaks Up Sperm DNA | |
| I am willing to bet that they will never come up with a benifit to being profoundly overweight. | |
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| The New York Times | Nicole Lynch |
| Article in Magizine | Due: 01-15-04 |
| January 15‚ 2004 | Submitted: 15-Jan-2004 |
| Kudos for designer of Gene Experiment in Lab. Well Done‚ Robot! | |
| In this article it talks about a robotic system that for the first time can design a genetics experiment‚carry it out and interpret the results.There was no difference found between the lab. bench results generated by the robot and the researchers report.The robotic system was designed to determine the function of baker’s yeast genes.The robot can independently generated hypotheses and then use equipment.They hope that is will some day conduct laboratory-intensive work.This is good that scientists can focus other things while the robot can do other experiments | |
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| Discover | Amy Verkamp |
| Vol. 25 No. 02 | Due: January 15‚ 2004 |
| Feb. 2004 | Submitted: 15-Jan-2004 |
| Stalking Spiders | |
| French Guiana‚ the tarantula capital of the world‚ has tarantulas that are large enough to eat birds. There are at least a dozen different kinds‚ including the world’s largest tarantula‚ Theraphosa blondi‚ the gloiath birdeater. They have a walnut sized abdomen and a head as big as a 50-cent piece. They also have a 12 inch wide leg span. When they get angry‚ they can kick barbed hairs of their abdomen which really stings whatever they were kicking at. Scientists are fascinated with these large tarantulas. But even though they are large‚ they still cannot hurt humans. | |
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| Georgette Mcclain | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
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| Stalking Spiders | |
| I think it is interesting that there are such big spiders in the world. I am glad they are not around here because I am not fond of spiders. What I think is amazing is that even with their huge size‚ these tarantulas are not harmful to humans. We had a pet tarantula when I was a kid. I was intrigued to learn that‚ contrary to popular belief‚ these spiders are not poisonous. The only real risk‚ if bitten‚ is if you are allergic to them‚ otherwise it is just like a bee sting. Tarantulas‚ like snakes‚ have just been given a bad reputation based on myths that are false. | |
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| Jamie Bender | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| Stalking Spiders | |
| I don’t care if the spiders are harmless to people physically they are very harmful to me emotionally. I can’t imagine seeing a spider that big‚ I would probably have a heart attack. Just a week ago I saw a small spider on the wall and I screamed. I tried to kill it but everytime I got close I kept imagining it was going to jump on me and eat me. I whined and squealed until my boyfriend finally killed it for me. Ok‚ so that was a bit dramatic but I really freak out when a spider is in the house. | |
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| Tammy Webb | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Stalking Spiders | |
| All I can say is oh my goodness! I had no idea that there where spiders that big! Good thing there are not any around here. Could you imagine walking outside and seeing a spider that big? I would probably faint! I think even though we know most spiders can not hurt us there is just something about them that makes most of us cringe! | |
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| Lisa Ernst | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Stalking Spiders | |
| I am a total aracnaphobic person and i think if i seen a spider that big that i would faint. I am glad they are only over there... the spiders that are in the US are bad enough. And I have 3 birds and a little kitten... there would be nothing left of my animals. Please remind me to NEVER go to this country. | |
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| National Geographic | Jessica Henry |
| n/a | Due: 1-15-04 |
| 1-13-04 | Submitted: 15-Jan-2004 |
| With Uneven Wings‚ How Does New Fly Species Soar? | |
| An extremely small‚ predatory fly‚ discovered in Arizona has left and right wings which are consistently assymetrical. The size difference is 6% or more. The wings are off only in males and may be used in attracting females for mating. They are able to fly and are called Erebomyia. | |
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| Peggy Sizemore | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
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| With Uneven Wings‚ How Does New Fly Species Soar? | |
| I found this article very interesting. Like many insects the males are at a disavantage‚ when it comes to mating; they either die after it happens‚ the female eats them‚ or they have some other cosmetic proplems. So like usual the female wins. | |
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| Kymberli Hull | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| With Uneven Wings‚ How Does New Fly Species Soar? | |
| I can not believe the new species that are being discovered every day. This article was very interesting and it is neat how in every species the male is distinct from females and females are distinctive from the males. It is also intriguing that this new fly is able to fly with asymmetrical wings‚ it just goes to show that some things that are meant to be will be. | |
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| www.bio.com | Matthew Rolfes |
| News and Features | Due: 1-15-04 |
| 1-15-04 | Submitted: 15-Jan-2004 |
| Why is this year’s flu packing such a wallop? | |
| The flu virus has changed in the past 9 months‚ causing the vaccine administered to people to be less effective. Another problem with the flu this year is that it is from a family of viruses which the United States has not been very familar with over the past 3 years. The flue virus has mutated and changed as viruses do‚ and there are two changes that are noticeable to scientists. One change called an antigenic drift‚ enables viruses to spread even among the immunized. A positive note is that the new vaccines might offer a broader immune response against other changes. | |
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| Amber Shearer | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-2004 | |
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| Why is this year’s flu packing such a wallop? | |
| A lot of the media impacted the way people felt about the flu vaccine. I know that the when the media blew up on the topic of people dying from the flu this year most of the flu shots were already given. So from my understanding it take several months before a new batch of flu vaccines can be prepared. Peopel went frantic when they couldn’t find any pharmacy giving the flu vaccine. | |
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| Christina Westerkamp | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-2004 | |
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| Why is this year’s flu packing such a wallop? | |
| The media tends to over-kill information given to the public. Yes‚ this flu season may have been serious and exceptionally bad‚ however‚ we have to remind ourselves that influenza kills hundreds and hundreds of people every year. The most important thing to take away from this flu season is the seriousness of taking precaution in protecting ourselves from spreading germs. The most effective way is to regularly wash our hands. | |
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| Heather-lee Edwards | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-2004 | |
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| Why is this year’s flu packing such a wallop? | |
| We are continually reminded to “take care of our bodies.” It is our responsiblitiy to care for the well being of ourselves and families. Why are diseases getting worse‚ because we can buy a “cure” for almost anything at our local drug stores. Therefore‚ the disease is growing stronger because we allow our bodies to become rundown and then “fix” the problem with drugs instead of life style changes. | |
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| MSNBC | Brittany Berger |
| n/a | Due: Jan. 15‚ 2004 |
| Jan. 14‚ 2004 | Submitted: 15-Jan-2004 |
| Study: Cell phones pose no cancer risk | |
| Have you ever been told not to stand too close to the microwave‚ or you’d get cancer? Well‚ that’s what some people say about cell phones. There are radio waves in space that are transmitted through your phone. But research says that it is not possible for a person to get cancer from using a cell phone. They say that the short amount of time that people use their phones for‚ is not long enough to cause you to get cancer. | |
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| Amy Verkamp | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| Study: Cell phones pose no cancer risk | |
| I have heard before that you should not stand in front of a microwave while it is on. I do think that the cell phone thing is crazy‚ though. Almost everyone has a cell phone and uses it all the time. Could you imagine having everyone stop using cell phones because they might get cancer? No one would do it. I don’t think that they will ever be able to link cancer with cell phones. It’s kindof silly and I’m glad that they feel that way‚ too. | |
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| Amber Shearer | |
| Submitted: 25-Feb-2004 | |
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| Study: Cell phones pose no cancer risk | |
| I recently read an article about a research team using rats to find out whether cell phone radiation was damaging and when they place rats under cell phone radiation for 2 hours there was significant damages to the rats brain. This is a little weird and I hope that as our research gets bigger we can finally crack this case about cell phones. | |
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| Tammy Webb | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Study: Cell phones pose no cancer risk | |
| Even if they did show that there was a risk of getting cancer from using your cell phone do you think people would really give up using their phones? I don’t think so. Even though research is a wonderful thing‚ people will do what they want to do. We have done tons of research saying that smoking causes thousands of deaths each year but yet people still smoke! Stange isn’t? Anymore it seems like everything we eat or use is going to cause us some kind of harm! | |
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| Jill Bomkamp | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Study: Cell phones pose no cancer risk | |
| I believe that it could eventually could cause cancer‚ but like the article says for such a small amount of time that we use our phones we should not develop cancer. I know that there is people who live‚ work ‚and breathe on thier cell phones but I won’t stop using my cell phone just as smoking causes cancer and that doesn’t seem to scare people. At least I don’t smoke and hopefully I have that going for me. | |
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| Mike Huesman | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Study: Cell phones pose no cancer risk | |
| I think there is no risk of cancer by using your cell phone. Even if there was I’m sure most people wouldn’t break the habit. I’m sure most people say‚ you live and die by your phone‚ so talk on. | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Sarah Boshears |
| Local News | Due: January 15‚ 2004 |
| January 14‚ 2004 | Submitted: 15-Jan-2004 |
| DNA key in multiple rapist conviction | |
| According to the Cincinnati Enquirer‚ for the week of January 14‚ 2004; Jurors found Ferguson‚ 44‚ of Pleasant Ridge‚ guilty of five charges of rape‚ one attempted rape‚ fourcharges of burglary and three charges of robbery related to the rapes of four women between 1993 and 2003. Jurors found Ferguson innocent in the rape and robbery of asixth woman. Prosecutors dropped charges relating to a fifth victim who died before thetrial. Her death was not related to the alleged attack. Ferguson did not testify. The trial hinged on DNA. The rapist left DNA evidence at all but one crime scene. But aut | |
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| Chemical | Lyndsey Edwards |
| page 33 | Due: 2/5/04 |
| May 14‚ 2001 | Submitted: 16-Jan-2004 |
| Studies Relate Pesticides to Diseases | |
| Studies have shown that exposure to pesticides gives a person a higher chance of getting leukemia or parkinsons disease. Freda Alexander (professor) reports that mothers who were exposed to Baygon and other carbamate repellents made for mosquito control were 10 times more likely to have a baby that developed leukemia than mothers who were not exposed. Studies linking pesticides to leukemia and parkinsons disease will be used in the environmental protection agencys risk assessment. | |
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| Julie Baxter | |
| Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 | |
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| Studies Relate Pesticides to Diseases | |
| I can’t believe that. Just think of how much and how often we use pesticides. I wonder if it is just long term exposure‚ immediate exposure‚ or any exposure that is harmful. | |
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| Cincinnati Post | Mike Huesman |
| 1:1 | Due: 1-15-04 |
| 1-15-04 | Submitted: 16-Jan-2004 |
| Blood donors can get into circus free | |
| The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is sending an advance team of clowns to entertain participants in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Blood Drive Friday at Hoxworth Blood Centers’ main branch‚ 432 Walnut St.‚ downtown. Donors‚ who must be age 17 or older and in good health‚ will receive a complimentary pass to any of the nine Ringling performances at U.S. Bank Arena. The drive will be conducted at all of Hoxworth’s neighborhood donor centers. | |
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| Stephanie Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 17-Jan-2004 | |
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| Blood donors can get into circus free | |
| I think that donating blood is a very important task to do. I think that it should be the duty of everyone‚ who is able‚ to do their part in donating blood. There are many people who need blood on a daily basis‚ and if there isn’t enough blood to go around‚ some people are dying. I think that it is great that they are giving an incentive to give blood‚ but people should get in the habit of donating every eight weeks. It would help out tremendously. | |
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| Jamie Bender | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| Blood donors can get into circus free | |
| I think it is an excellent way to get more people to donate blood. For the most part blood banks only get regular visitors from those that work at hospitals and universities or when great disasters hit home. There is always a great need for blood donors and its terrific that entertainers can contribute a free performance to drive in more donors. | |
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| Mike Huesman | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Blood donors can get into circus free | |
| This was my newsnote that I submitted‚ but I wanted to comment on it. I think this is a great idea for the circus to give back to the community. Most people only donate blood for different reasons other than to potentially help people. This is a great way to reward those who do donate and what better way than to have them watch the Greatest Show on Earth? | |
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| Lisa Ernst | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Blood donors can get into circus free | |
| I havent been to the circus in ages and would like to go see it again. If i would have known about this sooner i would have went and donated... well tryed anyway... i have low iron count and have been denied a couple of times when trying to give blood. I think giving blood is an awesome thing to do because you save a few lives and it makes you feel good that you did save the lives. | |
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| Muscle & Fitness Hers | Tima Dunlap |
| Pg. 22 | Due: 1/22/04 |
| February 2004 | Submitted: 18-Jan-2004 |
| Rest Your Weary Mind | |
| Interrupted sleep can not only make you tired‚ but it may also alter your brain. Mary J. Morrell at the Nat’l Heart & Lung Institute scanned brains of seven people who had sleep apnea & seven that did not. It was found that sleep apnea sufferers had significantly lower concentrations of gray matter in the area of the brain associated with memory than the non-sufferers. Future treatments need to focus on breathing function as well as brain damage caused by chronic apnea. | |
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| Jamie Bender | |
| Submitted: 21-Jan-2004 | |
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| Rest Your Weary Mind | |
| So if people who are suffering from sleep apnea were to somehow get the rest they needed would it be possible for the damaged areas of the brain to recover? Does this only happen to people with sever sleep deprivation or is there effects present in people with mild sleeping disorders? I assume that the occasional weekend all-night study benges are o.k. and don’t hurt us poor college students too much! :) | |
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| Kymberli Hull | |
| Submitted: 25-Jan-2004 | |
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| Rest Your Weary Mind | |
| I belive that sleep or lack there of has a very detrimental effect on the brain and the body of the person that is suffering from it. The article said that people with sleep apnea had less gray matter‚ which is associted with memory. I have many times stayed up a couple nights in a row and I have noticed a difference in my motor functions and in the way I was thinking. Lack of sleep most definitly has a very severe impact on the brain and body. | |
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| Science and Space | Chris Serge |
| none | Due: 1/15/04 |
| December 4‚ 2003 | Submitted: 19-Jan-2004 |
| California blocks sales of ’Glofish’ pets | |
| California is the only state with a ban on genetically engineered species and have refused to allow sales of the first bio-engineered hosehold pet‚ a zebra fish that glows flourescent. The normally black and silver zebra fish were inserted with genes from sea anemones to turn them red or green and glow under black or ultraviolet lights. Yorktown Technologies of Texas‚ who have the license to market the fish that are grown in Florida say the fish do not tolerate temperatures cooler than natural zebra fish and could not survive in California. | |
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| Kymberli Hull | |
| Submitted: 25-Jan-2004 | |
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| California blocks sales of ’Glofish’ pets | |
| I think it is very iteresting that scientists can take genes from sea anemones and put them into zebra fish in order to make them glow in certain lights. But I also feel that genetically engineering living things for marketing purposes is wrong. Scientists have no idea what long term effects will happen to the zebra fish. What will they do next? There are already large amounts of food consumed by humans daily that has been genetically engineered and to me that is a scary thing because I do not know what will happen to me in 10 years as a result of eating this food. | |
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| Tima Dunlap | |
| Submitted: 27-Jan-2004 | |
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| California blocks sales of ’Glofish’ pets | |
| I really don’t see the point in this. I understand that scientist are focused on discovering new procedures‚ but to me all they are doing is messing with nature. Leave well enough alone. Would you like someone going around and messing up your environment? | |
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| Donna Jones | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| California blocks sales of ’Glofish’ pets | |
| I don’t feel that this is an inappropriate way to spend our tax dollars. There are more important issues we must think of such as‚ health care for humans‚even shelter for the homeless‚ or even ways to create jobs for the homeless. | |
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| Cinti Enquirer | Kelly Anderson |
| n/a | Due: 1/15/04 |
| 5/24/99 | Submitted: 19-Jan-2004 |
| Liver Donor has Baby | |
| In January 1997‚ Katherine was the first patient at Children’s Hospital to receive a partial liver transplant from a living donor‚ her mother‚ Martha. In a 12-hour double operation‚ surgeons removed about 20 percent of Martha’s liver for use by Katherine. Katherine now takes anti-rejection drugs daily‚ gets lab tests every three months‚ plus an annual re-exam. Nationwide‚ about 60 living-donor‚ partial-liver transplants are done a year. More recently‚ the procedure has been attempted on adults. In March at University Hospital‚ 55-year-old Carolyn‚ became the first adult patient in Ohio. | |
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| Sarah Donohoo | |
| Submitted: 25-Jan-2004 | |
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| Liver Donor has Baby | |
| There was a girl near where I lived who had liver cancer when she was 2. Her father donated some of his liver and she has done pretty well ever since. It is amazing that so many lives can be saved from people who are still living. | |
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| Shirley Tavner | |
| Submitted: 4-Feb-2004 | |
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| Liver Donor has Baby | |
| This is very interesting. A live donor can give someone back a life that would not other wise happen. Technology is getting better everyday. That could be a blessing and a curse. | |
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| Jayne Lawrence | |
| Submitted: 19-Feb-2004 | |
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| Liver Donor has Baby | |
| I find it totally amazing how we can donate parts of our bodies to save another. I donated my body to science about 30 years ago‚ but somebody finally got wise. It is now acceptable to donate everything but your skin and bones before the rest of your body goes to U.C. I’m curious though‚ a friend of mine gave her Mom a kidney and the Mom died last week (25 Years after the implant). Could the kidney have been given back to the daughter? | |
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| Lisa Curfiss | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Liver Donor has Baby | |
| It is amazing what modern medicine can offer now days. The ability to transplant part of one’s organ while the person is still alive. It gives hope to many people who are on the waiting list for a liver. | |
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| Science | Lyndsey Edwards |
| Vol. 294 No. 5550 Page 2255 | Due: 02/05/2004 |
| December 14‚ 2001 | Submitted: 20-Jan-2004 |
| Having a Bad Air Day | |
| This article was about the fine soot pollution know as PM 2.5. Over the past decade it has become a major environmental health worry. These tiny particles can aggravate respiratory diseases and even kill. Hazecam.net is a website people can go to which monitors real time haze. Boston‚ New York City and Mount Washington in New Hampshire all have cameras for this. You can get an idea of what a “bad air day” would look like. | |
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| The Kentucky Enquirer | Lyndsey Edwards |
| Page A2 | Due: 02/05/2004 |
| Friday‚ January 4‚ 2002 | Submitted: 20-Jan-2004 |
| Pig parts for humans closer | |
| There are five pigs that were cloned at a Blackburg‚ Va. facility for research. The goal is to provide pigs that can be organ donors. There are few problems which requiremajor research before actually completing this experiment. The problem is teh deadly swine viruses that could be transferred into the human body. Pigs are know to contain what are called porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs). These are viruses that evolved with the swine over millions of years and are now are part of the animals’ genes. | |
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| Kymberli Hull | |
| Submitted: 25-Jan-2004 | |
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| Pig parts for humans closer | |
| I can not believe that scientists are cloning pigs in order to provide body parts for humans. I worry first that these parts will not function properly in a human body and second‚ like the article says‚ as a result of having a pig organs people will be able to contract these pig viruses or maybe even something worse can happen. I wonder whether scientists will try to clone humans illegally and then take the organs of the clones and put them into human people. | |
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| Sarah Donohoo | |
| Submitted: 1-Feb-2004 | |
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| Pig parts for humans closer | |
| Could imagine having a pig liver or kidney? That would be horrible. I wouldn’t mind if it was my last choice and I was desperate‚ but I hope that I would never be faced with that decision. However‚ if my child or family member couldn’t find a match in time‚ I would push them to try the procedure; even if it could only buy them a small amount of time. Do pigs have the same blood type as humans? I guess they would have to. How do they find a match? It probably would be the same way as when they are trying to find a human match. | |
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| Jamie Bender | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| Pig parts for humans closer | |
| I have always been weary of cloneing even though I have not established an absolute opinion on the matter. I do however applaud the efforts to provide organs that millions need in order to survive. I hope however that the virus is detectable and that this isn’t a problem that will only make a recipients problem more complicated after the transplant. | |
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| Jayne Lawrence | |
| Submitted: 19-Feb-2004 | |
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| Pig parts for humans closer | |
| Pig hearts are very similar to ours. We use them in training every year. I wouldn’t think twice about getting a pig’s heart. After all‚ you’re not acquiring his personality .... only his pump. | |
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| Occupational Health | Lyndsey Edwards |
| Vol. 53 no. 11 | Due: 02/05/2004 |
| November 2001 | Submitted: 20-Jan-2004 |
| Tunnel workers’ lungs at risk from dust | |
| Researchers from NIOSH have found that tunnel workers will have long term affects in their lungs from the dust. These studies have been going on from 1991 until 1999. The researchers had workers answer questions about smoking habits‚ respiratory symptoms‚ and had chest x-rays. Researchers have found that respirable dust and quartz were the most important risk factors in limiting airflow in underground heavy construciton workers. | |
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| Amber Frischhertz | |
| Submitted: 3-Feb-2004 | |
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| Tunnel workers’ lungs at risk from dust | |
| This reminds me of a show I just watched that shows a healthy non-smoker lung vs. the lung of a long-term smoker. The difference was amazing‚ but what was more shocking was that just an urban dweller vs a country dweller was also incredible. Just by living downtown all of the pollutants are aging your lungs twice as much as if you lived in the country. So tunnel worker or not‚ where you live is also related to the health of your organs. | |
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| Jeremy Woolridge | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
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| Tunnel workers’ lungs at risk from dust | |
| I would assume that tunnel workers could be related to those who worked in coal mines. Similiar conditions seem to exist. I wonder‚ after 20 years of working in the tunnels‚ if there is any relation of this and the affects of smoking? What is the life expectancy of someone working in the Tunnels. I wonder if one of the conditions of working in the tunnel is NOT to be claustrophobic. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Tunnel workers’ lungs at risk from dust | |
| It doesn’t surprise me in the least that these construction workers have respiratory complications from being in these conditions on a daily basis. They’re not favorable to one of the most important‚ basic functions of the human body...breathing. It seems to me that some sort of precautionary advances must be made in order to protect the health of these men and women. | |
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| Occupational Health | Lyndsey Edwards |
| Vol. 53 no. 11 | Due: 02/26/2004 |
| November 2001 | Submitted: 20-Jan-2004 |
| Night workers deserve better | |
| Researchers have studied night shift workers and the health effects they can have. Night shift workers can suffer from chronic mental and physical health problems. Workers make a disruption to their sleeping‚ eating‚ social and domestic routines that can cause these problems. Health and safety professionals want to do more than just hand out self help guides to help them cope with these changes. | |
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| Annie Shafer | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-2004 | |
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| Night workers deserve better | |
| I agree that more should be done for those people who work different shifts. My brother works 6pm to 4am during the week and then mandatory over time on the weekends. We never get to see him and I feel this is why he is not very social. After 7 years of this shift he doesn’t know how to be social. When you do get a chance to visit he doesn’t talk because he misses everything that’s going on and doesn’t know what to talk about. I also think he suffers from depression because of his work schedule‚ but he says he doesn’t. | |
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| Julie Baxter | |
| Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 | |
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| Night workers deserve better | |
| That makes sense if you think about it. I would not be able to function if I worked third shift. I depend on the sun. Weather has always affected my moods. It makes me wonder how people that live in Alaska are able to deal with six months of sun and darkness. | |
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| Chris Serge | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Night workers deserve better | |
| Humans by biological nature are not nocturnal. People who work nights and sleep days are fighting the natural survival genetics we are made up of. Humans need some sunlight and most exercise has been done outside by our forefathers. Mostly hunting for food‚ collecting wood‚ farming and collecting water had normally been done in daylight hours and the dark hours were for sleeping. | |
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| Science | Lyndsey Edwards |
| Vol. 294 No. 5551 Page 2431 | Due: 02/26/2004 |
| December 21‚ 2001 | Submitted: 20-Jan-2004 |
| Tolerant to a Fault | |
| The San Andreas fault is the boundary where the Pacific plate slides horizontally past the North American plate. Some of its motion is directed across the fault and has led to the formation of prominent mountain ranges. Rupture at these sites could then give rise to large earthquakes. Many years of recordings by the Global Positioning System to investigate how the motion of the North American and Pacific plates is reflected in the dynamics of the fault and to test the relation between convergence across the fault and earthquake hazards and topography. | |
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| Health and Safety at Work | Lyndsey Edwards |
| Page 16 | Due: 02/26/2004 |
| December 2003 | Submitted: 20-Jan-2004 |
| Short cuts at butcher’s shop leads to fine | |
| Hatal butchers was prosecuted by environmental health officers for 3 breaches of health and safety legislation. After an employee lost his hand in an electric mincing machine‚ Mr. Iqbal pleaded guilty to 3 offences and received fines. When time to investigate they discovered that the guard fitted to the mincing machine had been part removed by cutting throught it with a hacksaw. Several electrical defects were also discovered‚ such as exposed wiring to the refrigerated display cabinet. | |
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| Nursing 2004 | Annie Shafer |
| 34.(1):28 | Due: 1/22/94 |
| January 2004 | Submitted: 20-Jan-2004 |
| Experimental drug to prevent organ rejection | |
| Is there a drug that can help prevent organ transplant rejection with fewer side effects than current drugs that are being used? According to the journal SCIENCE there is a new drug being made to target the molecule JAK3 which is a major part of the Immune systems attack on transplanted organs. This drug is stating to lower side effects. Animal studies have shown that the experimental drug works well. At this time human studies are starting to begin. Hopefully all goes well and people that have transplants can ease their minds a little. | |
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| Sharon Jones | |
| Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 | |
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| Experimental drug to prevent organ rejection | |
| This is nice to know. I have a six year old neice going in for a kidney transplant in a month. I would like to thank all researchers for their part in science and for the many hours spent in a lab and away from their families trying one more time to figure things out and to test and re-test. I don’t think they will ever truely recieve their just rewards for what they contribute to humanity. And thanks to their families for supporting them in their work. | |
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| Kymberli Hull | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| Experimental drug to prevent organ rejection | |
| Every year so many people die because of an organ that has been transplanted into their body that was rejected. It is a wonderful thing that organ transplants are possible but in many cases a person’s body rejects that organ which causes the death of that individual. It is a great advance in science to find a drug that can prevent an organ from being rejected. If it is possible to find a drug that can prevent transplanted organs from being rejected then what else could be possibe? There are so many things in science we have not discovered yet‚ maybe soon there will be a cure for aids or diabet | |
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| Muscle Fitness Hers | Emily Kidwell |
| 20 | Due: 01-22-2004 |
| February 2004 | Submitted: 20-Jan-2004 |
| An Immunity Offer | |
| According to a study recently published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine‚ the regular practice of tai chi may significally boost your immunity to Varicella Zoster virus‚ better known as Shingles.Researchers from UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute studied a group of 36 older adults who participated in a 15-week tai chi class. The subjects saw immunity factors that suppress Shingles soar by 50%. This is the first clinical trial to show direct positive‚ virus-specific immune responce to exercise. This study shows the ability of exercise to help “cure” a sickness caused by a virus | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| An Immunity Offer | |
| I find this news note very interesting. It is apparent that physical activity has many positive health benefits‚ and the more specific scientists can be‚ the more likely the population is to get moving. I do yoga on a regular basis and know in my heart of hearts the benefits are unending. I feel more relaxed afterward. Exercise is soothing for mind‚ body‚ and spirit‚ no matter what kind. | |
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| Scientific American | Jamie Bender |
| pp.107 | Due: 1-22-04 |
| October 2002 | Submitted: 21-Jan-2004 |
| Why Is Spider Silk So Strong? | |
| A spider’s silk is called dragline silk. The dragline silk is made up of two proteins. Both protiens have three regions that help make the dragline both elastic and strong. The first region of protien is stretchable in order to absorb kinetic energy produced from an insect’s capture. The other two regions of protiens are different kinds of crystalline and are tightly pleated together. This is how the dragline stays strong. The author then comments on how unrealistic the movie Spider Man is because it underestimates the thinkness and strenght of the dragline silk. | |
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| westernrancher.com | Rebecca Lara |
| westernrancher.com | Due: January 20‚ 2004 |
| westernrancher.com | Submitted: 21-Jan-2004 |
| Donkeys‚ Mules and Everything in bewtween | |
| Many think that a mule is the same as a donkey but it is not true. It is actually the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse and is breed for work purposes. This animal is of contrast to the hinny which is offspring of a male horse and female donkey. the hinny is even considered to be inferior to the mule. They both have physical characteristics of a donky (long ears‚ tail‚ small hooves and loud bray) but the size and strength of a horse. Even though mules and hinnies are both considered sterile. The reason for this is that the donkey carries 62 chromosomes (31 pairs)and the horse has 6 | |
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| Consumers’ Research Magazine | Sarah Donohoo |
| Vol. 86 Issue 11‚ p8-10 | Due: January 22‚ 2004 |
| Nov. 2003 | Submitted: 21-Jan-2004 |
| Bioengineered Crops | |
| This article is about the FDA’s concerns about GMOs. These concerns‚ along with health issues‚ include pest-resistant genes and how pests may become resistant to these genes. The FDA now requires developers of food and feed crops to present notification 120 days before marketing. Companies also have to submit information regarding safety issues‚ adulteration‚ and labeling. The FDA can then review nutritive value‚ and possible allergy problems. The FDA then makes this data available to the public on the Web. | |
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| popular science | Adam Huelsman |
| 264#2:pg47 | Due: 1/22/04 |
| feb 2004 | Submitted: 21-Jan-2004 |
| mind over machine | |
| a huge step for amputees has acuured in a lab at duke university center for neuroengineering(ducn) in the late 90’s scientist began to figure out enough about the brain and signal-processing in order to come up with a robotic arm that can be moved by the electric impulse made by your neuronstransfering messages. the arm used at (ducn) is actually being moved by a monkey in another room‚ a motionless monkey‚ with a little electronic hat hooked up to his head. Miguel Nicolelis‚ co-director of(DUCN) says this goes far beyond anything done before. | |
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| Popular Science | Amber Shearer |
| 264.(2):35.: | Due: 01-21-2004 |
| Febuary 2004 | Submitted: 21-Jan-2004 |
| Fresh Fears Over Cellphones | |
| According to Swedish studies‚ mobile phones may be linked to brain damage. In rats‚ anyway. Researchers at Sweden’s Lund University say these rat-brain cross-secction show the first ever edvidence of brain damage from cell phone radiation. They used rats that were exposed to a 2 hour dose of cellphone radiation and there were dark patches leaked from surrounding blood vessels‚ and show significant neuronal damage. | |
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| Shauna Dolch | |
| Submitted: 21-Jan-2004 | |
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| Fresh Fears Over Cellphones | |
| The sad thing is I spend alot of time on my cell phone. There should be a warning label. However‚ you don’t hear much talk about how dangerous an electronic is‚ especially if it is a money maker. | |
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| Jeremy Woolridge | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
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| Fresh Fears Over Cellphones | |
| I hope that the study found in rats with radiation is in no way going to affect us people. If it is linked in humans‚ there is a possibility that in 30-40 years brain damage will exist in many. When will we know? Are the side affect of cellphone radiation noticeable? | |
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| Shirley Tavner | |
| Submitted: 17-Feb-2004 | |
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| Fresh Fears Over Cellphones | |
| This article really makes you think before you use that cell phone. You see that almost everyone has a cell phone or has access to one. People use them in the car...homes...malls...and any where they can get a signal. You can wreck your car while trying to talk on the cell phone and drive at the same time but some people still do it. | |
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| Kymberli Hull | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| Fresh Fears Over Cellphones | |
| I have often wondered as I am talking on my cell phone what the risks could be of using it. Although rats are much smaller than humans I believe that humans can be affected by cell phone use. I do believe that the radiation emitting from cell phones can cause brain damage and other effects that we are not aware of yet. I only wonder as I walk to the microwave to heat up left-overs how much radiation I am being affected by and if using a cell phone while standing by a microwave emits even more radiation? | |
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| Technology & Science | Shauna Dolch |
| Page 2 | Due: 01-22-04 |
| December 2003 | Submitted: 21-Jan-2004 |
| DNA Detective Stories | |
| Laboratory analysis can match victims with potential assailants‚ identify unknown remains or even determine the relationships between historical figures. For example‚ more than 12‚000 DNA samples have been taken in the effort to identify human remains recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. DNA readings from the remains are compared with cheek swabs from relatives or samples taken from personal effects such as toothbrushes or unwashed clothing. So far‚ 94 victims have been identified and the numbers are growing‚ all because of DNA. | |
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| Jayne Lawrence | |
| Submitted: 31-Jan-2004 | |
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| DNA Detective Stories | |
| DNA is amazing. We’ve come a long way baby. Twenty years ago DNA was just coming into the picture. Not only is DNA being used to identify people‚ remains‚etc.‚ it is also being used to prove a person’s innocence. I watched a documentary last week which told of a man who was found innocent by DNA after he had already done his time of 15 years for an accused rape. | |
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| Jeremy Woolridge | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
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| DNA Detective Stories | |
| How wonderful is DNA? Simply unbelievable! Being able to identify someone or prove someone innocent based on one droplet of blood or a quick swab of the mouth is amazing. It is good to see the continued advancements scientists have made in DNA study. I hear it all the time of individuals being convicted based upon their DNA which is concurrent with the DNA found on the victim. The most powerful makeup in the world is DNA. | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Ashleigh Day |
| internet | Due: January 22.2004 |
| wednesday01-21-04 | Submitted: 21-Jan-2004 |
| more tissue banks must register with fda | |
| Fertility clinics‚ sperm banks‚and other tissue banks have to now register to the Food and Drug Administration in order to allow the long delayed rules to increase the safety i nthe burgeoning industries. Blood and anything like tissues and organs must be strictly regulated and gone throught e right proceedure. in 1997 the FDA proposed new regulations to set stronger standards to prevet contamination and ensure donor suitability they are unable to say how much longer this will take to be finalized.Other banks have to register with the FDA. DO we believe that this is a good idea. | |
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| Tammy Webb | |
| Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 | |
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| more tissue banks must register with fda | |
| I think it is a good idea to have all tissue banks register with the FDA. The FDA has certain guidlines for a reason. I do not know what the guidlines where regarding tissue banks‚ but if it will help to prevent contamination and ensure donor stabililty it must be a good thing. | |
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| CNN.com | Amanda Fritsch |
| asdfklasdjflasdf | Due: January 22‚ 2004 |
| January 2‚ 2004 | Submitted: 21-Jan-2004 |
| Enter the tiny world of the molecule | |
| The researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed something called immersive visualization‚ which allows scientists to become part of their experiment. Scientist are hooked up to these virtual machines and are able to look under‚ over and around the objects being studied. This helps the process move a lot more quickly and more effectivly. Researchers are able to examine and manipulate objects from a miniscule molecule to a large building in just a short amount of time. In the future they hope to add other qualities like textures and seeing into de | |
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| MSNBC | Tammy Webb |
| http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3978367 | Due: 1-22-04 |
| 1-20-04 | Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 |
| Scientist Weigh in on Radioactive Waste | |
| Scientist on the National Research Council are stating that the Energy Department has not done enough studies to support their arguments for easing regulations on testing radioactive waste shipments headed for a New Mexico storage site. The Energy Department said that the required safety checks are too costly and create delays. Bush passed the law last month‚ that orders the Energy Department to request that New Mexico relax its testing requirements and restricts the states ability to refuse the request. Now records just need to be kept instead of actual testing! | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper | Heather lee Edwards |
| ?The Cincinnati Enquirer | Due: 1/22/04 |
| January 22‚ 2004 | Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 |
| Few Regulations exist for mutant insects | |
| Sciencist believe that genetically modified insects would elminate the deadly diseases they carry. (An example would be mosquitoes modified to elminate malaria.) Some scientist fear that there may be unintended consequences for the enviroment and harm to humans. Research is needed to study the effects these modified insects would have on the food chain‚ and contact reactions humans may have with these bugs. Although no biotech insect have been released‚ a few projects are getting very close. Since no US law addresses biotech insects‚ the effects on our world are unknow. | |
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| Kymberli Hull | |
| Submitted: 25-Jan-2004 | |
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| Few Regulations exist for mutant insects | |
| I do not think genetically engineering insects such as mosquitos is the answer to eliminating the viruses and diseases that they carry. I belive that doing this could have even more harmful effects‚ such as creating an even more powerful strain of the disease or virus that insect carries. Scientists have no idea what will happen as a result of genetically engineering these organisms. I believe that humans could be more harmed by this than benefitted. We have no idea what long term effects this could cause. | |
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| New York Times | Julie Baxter |
| CLIII No.52733 | Due: January 22‚ 2004 |
| January 20‚ 2004 | Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 |
| Ecuador Indians Fend off Oil Companies with Tourism | |
| Ecuador’s (which is located next to Peru‚ Columbia‚ and the Pacific Ocean)indiginest culture is turning down pleas of drilling for oil. The Corporate bullies want to destory the Amazon Rainforest‚ which has been the home of many indiginest people‚ plants (many of which is used for medicine)‚ and hundreds of thousands of wild life speices. The tourist Ecolodge‚ located in northeast Kapawi‚ is run by solar power for electricity and warm water. Why would they have use for petroleum if they are wish enough to use other natural resources? This plush rainforest needs to stay plush. | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Amber Frischhertz |
| Section A2 | Due: 1/22/04 |
| Sunday‚ January 18‚ 2004 | Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 |
| Skepticism Greets Cloned-Embryo Report | |
| Last week‚ a 35-year-old woman had a cloned human embryo implanted into her uterus by a Kentucky fertility specialist‚ Dr. Panos Zavos. The doctor reported that it is too soon to say whether or not the implantation has resulted in pregnancy. As one would guess‚ much skepticism has arisen over the issue of human cloning‚ and many are outraged and disgusted. Many think it is immoral and irresponsible. The implanting doctor refuses to reveal the location of where the procedure was done‚ but did eliminate Britain‚ where human cloning and practices are illegal‚ Europe‚ and the United States. | |
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| Lisa Curfiss | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Skepticism Greets Cloned-Embryo Report | |
| The thought of human cloning absolutely makes me ill. In the cases of animal cloning that have taken place‚ the cloned animals have been very ill and quickly died. I can not understand why one would want to subject another human being to a life like this. There is no promise as to what will happen (if anything) to this embryo‚ but can you imagine being born into this world knowing that you will be extremely ill and live a short life. What a miserable idea. | |
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| USA Today | Adam Jones |
| website: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/ 2004-01-22-thai-bird-flu_x.htm | Due: 01/22/2004 |
| 01/22/2004 | Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 |
| Thai boy has bird flu‚ lawmaker says | |
| The bird flu disease has affect a human now and Thailand was trying to cover it up. The senators of Thailand however knew that that would be a mistake basing that opinion off of how China tried to cover up the SARS virus. Scientist are now worried about human-to-human transmission (article). Scientist are saying that the more widespreadit becomes‚ the greater the possibilitythat the virus could become altered and become more of a threat to the human population (Dietz). 6 scientist from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control are trying to track down how the H5N1 virus went from poultr | |
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| Sarah Donohoo | |
| Submitted: 31-Jan-2004 | |
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| Thai boy has bird flu‚ lawmaker says | |
| This is horrible. What are the effects of the virus? That is just what we need in this world right now is another terrible virus. | |
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| US NEWS | Nathan Sweet |
| 1:1 | Due: Jan. 21‚ 2003 |
| Jan. 21‚ 2004 | Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 |
| Skin Snapshots | |
| This article tels you about how photographs of your skin and regular trips to the dermatologist are the best way to tell if moles could contain cancer.The biggest risk factor for melanoma is a mole that changes in size or shape. The best way to keep track of them is to just examine yourself. And since its so hard to remember how your moles looked a month ago a study was done and those who used photographs were 10% more likely to find cancer moles. | |
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| Shauna Dolch | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| Skin Snapshots | |
| I find it horrible when cancer is such a problem we have too take pictures of our moles. I see the point... Yetn now days we really have to watch and take care of ourselves. | |
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| Shirley Tavner | |
| Submitted: 17-Feb-2004 | |
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| Skin Snapshots | |
| I have a mole on my left neck area. Some people are born with moles. Others develop them during childhood. Most moles appear before a person reaches age 20. After age 35. Some moles have a higher risk than others to develop into melanoma. Sunburns increase the risk of melanoma‚ which is a very serious and possibly fatal form of cancer. Moles present at birth are higher risk for cancer. | |
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| Plant Physiology | Jessica Shaw |
| http://www.eurekalert.org/bysubject/agriculture.php | Due: January 22‚ 2004 |
| January 20‚ 2004 | Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 |
| Simple Sugars Make Cell Walls Like Steel | |
| Cell walls of plants can be made stronger by adding a simple milk sugar‚ called galactose‚ to replace polymers(sugars) during the growth of the plant. This process will help the cell walls of plants not to change thickness as it grows‚ making it possible to control the size and shape of the plant. Mutant plants that are missing the sugars they need will also be helped by this process; they can gain a stronger cell wall through the galactose. | |
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| Sharon Jones | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Simple Sugars Make Cell Walls Like Steel | |
| I wonder if this will benefit those of us with black thumbs. I have a hard time keeping plants alive. This sounds great. Is it on the shelves? | |
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| Discover Magazine | Randy Glatting |
| Pages 34-40 | Due: 1-15-04 |
| October 2002 | Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 |
| The Blank Slate | |
| This article discusses the ongoing nature vs nurture debate. The article discusses how that many people believe that infants are born with a blank slate and are molded into the person they become. However this article states that there is a large amount of evidence that there are also many biological factors affecting people and that they are not born with a blank slate. | |
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| Christina Westerkamp | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Blank Slate | |
| I believe both nature and nurture play an important role in “molding” a child. Everyone is born with traits of their parents. Even those children adopted at birth may still have traits from their biological parents. Both positive nurturing and nature are key factors in “molding” a healthy individual. | |
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| Alexander Hamill | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Blank Slate | |
| I think that people are right on both sides of this debate. For example children whose parents are alcoholics or drug abusers are not born with a blank slate because statistics have proven that these children are highly more likely to abuse alcohol/drugs than children whose parents didn’t use. On the other hand i fully believe that children can be taught to do just about anything in life if the right implementation is present. As far as cognitive abilities go i feel that their is a blank slate for children as long as they are not born with a severe disability. | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Nicki Partin |
| Enquirer.com (Health) | Due: January 22‚ 2004 |
| January 22‚ 2004 | Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 |
| Woman Has 176- Pound Benign Tumor Removed | |
| Lucica Bunghez of Romania had a 176-pound tumor removed in an 8 hour operation. Plastic surgeon‚ Dr. McKay McKinnon from Chicago along with 12 other doctors did the surgery for free. Bunghez suffers from neurofibromatosis which is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that causes disfiguring tumors to form on nerves throughout the body. The tumor covered much of her back and half way down her thighs. It absorbed blood and nutrients from her body as if it were a large parasite. | |
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| Lisa Henkes | |
| Submitted: 26-Jan-2004 | |
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| Woman Has 176- Pound Benign Tumor Removed | |
| I love the Discovery Health Channel! The other night this same doctor was removing a two hundred pound tumor from a woman that lived in Michigan. I think the surgery was about eighteen hours long.They didn’t think she would make it because of the huge amount of blood she lost and the strain on her organs. She made it! Amazing! | |
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| Tima Dunlap | |
| Submitted: 27-Jan-2004 | |
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| Woman Has 176- Pound Benign Tumor Removed | |
| What I have always wondered on cases like this is how you can let it get that out of control before going and having it looked at. I know if I had a 176 lb. “thing” hanging on my back‚ I would definately be a little concerned. On the other hand‚ at least she got it taken care of and is hopefully doing well. | |
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| Annie Shafer | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-2004 | |
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| Woman Has 176- Pound Benign Tumor Removed | |
| I have to agree with Tima and ask why wasn’t these tumors taken care of sooner before they became so large and life threatening. To image the discomfort and pain this ladies must’ve have felt. | |
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| Nicole Lynch | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| Woman Has 176- Pound Benign Tumor Removed | |
| How is this disorder come about? That is really nice that the surgeon did it for free. Does it say how many people around the world suffer from this rare‚ strange disorder? | |
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| Chris Serge | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Woman Has 176- Pound Benign Tumor Removed | |
| I’ve heard of women who are pregnant that did not know it until the baby was born. I think this woman knew because it was growing along her spine and was probably debilitating by the time they took it off. | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Donny Watkins |
| www.cincinnati.com | Due: 1-22-2004 |
| 1-21-2004 | Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 |
| Coffee May Fight Diabetes | |
| Recent studies show a huge decrease in the risk of getting type 2 diabetes when consuming large amounts of coffee on a daily basis. Research shows that when drinking six cups of coffee per day the risk of getting type 2 diabetes is reduced 50% in men and 30% in women. The coffee helps by improving the sensitivity of insulin with antioxidants such as chlorogenic acid‚ magnesium‚ potassium‚ and niacin. | |
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| Amy Verkamp | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| Coffee May Fight Diabetes | |
| I’m not sure if I agree with this article or not. My dad has diabetes and he is a coffee drinker. He drinks coffee all day long‚ and has for most of his life. Granted‚ I know that coffee is not the only thing that would prevent diabetes‚ but I don’t think that drinking coffee really had an effect on him and his diabetes. | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Julie Chitwood |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Due: 01-22-04 |
| 1-22-04 | Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 |
| What Disrupts Your Sleep? | |
| There are many factors that are involved regarding sleeplessness. These include‚ stress‚ depression‚ jet lag‚ caffine intake‚ medications‚ and other physical and environmental factors. Experts suggest that if sleeplessness persists for more than a week or inturupts your lifestyle like work or other activities that you should consider contacting your doctor about sleep disorders. | |
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| Christina Westerkamp | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| What Disrupts Your Sleep? | |
| There seem to be quite a few articles on sleep deprivation. Our lifestyles today are so fast-paced and hectic that there are a lot of factors involved. We all know there are sleep disorders effecting hundreds and thousands of people. However‚ we need to realize the importance of taking care of ourselves and eliminating factors which prohibit a good night’s rest (for those with sleep deprivation and no known disorder). | |
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| Newsweek | Lisa Curfiss |
| web | Due: 1-22-04 |
| 1-04 | Submitted: 22-Jan-2004 |
| Brave New Babies | |
| The article Brave New Babies was written by Claudia Kalb. This article deals with the controversial subject of baby sex selection. The sperm and egg are combined and allowed to grow into embryos outside of the female’s body. The embry is then tested in order to determine its gender. The parents of the embryo then decide which sex of a child that they want. The chosen embryos are then placed into the woman using invitro fertilization. The cost of the procedure is more than $18‚000. | |
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| Sarah Donohoo | |
| Submitted: 25-Jan-2004 | |
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| Brave New Babies | |
| This procedure is absolutely ridiculous. There are women out there who are having children who have CF and other incurable diseases. One of my best friends has a 4 year old niece who is dying from an inoperable brain tumor and these people are worried about whether they are going to paint their nursery blue or pink? These people could be donating the 18 grand they are spending and put it towards a good cause! | |
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| Lisa Henkes | |
| Submitted: 26-Jan-2004 | |
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| Brave New Babies | |
| I think this is crazy! I can’t think of one good reason why someone would need to choose the sex of their baby.If the sex really matters that much then the parents might really want to question why they are having a child in the first place. If the sex is so important maybe they could use the money towards adoption‚ then they can select any child of any sex they wish. This is ethically wrong. | |
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| Heather lee Edwards | |
| Submitted: 27-Jan-2004 | |
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| Brave New Babies | |
| The old saying"Be careful what you ask for.. you may just get it.” Sometimes when you get what you want‚ it is not what you need. By choosing‚ couples may be missing out on wonderful experiences that the “deleted child” would have brought to their life. If a couple is lucky enough to have a child‚ they should never complain it wasn’t what they expected. What will these same parent do when Johnny doesn’t like football..exchange him? | |
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| Newsweek | Lisa Curfiss |
| web | Due: 1-15-04 |
| January 2004 | Submitted: 31-Jan-2004 |
| Brave New Babies | |
| The article Brave New Babies was written by Claudia Kalb. This article deals with the controversial subject of baby sex selection. The sperm and egg are combined and allowed to grow into embryos outside of the females body. The embry is then tested in order to determine its gender. The parents of the embryo then decide which sex of a child that they want. The chosen embryos are then placed into the woman using invitro fertilization. The cost of the procedure is more than $18‚000. | |
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| Newsweek | Christina Kennedy |
| christina | Due: 2/5/2004 |
| 1/26/04 | Submitted: 2-Feb-2004 |
| Brave New Babies | |
| This article is about choosing the sex of your baby before you actually get pregnant.It has examples of a few women who have successfully chosen the sex of their babies.The article discusses the moral issues related to this and how many doctors will not do this because they do not think that the sex of a baby is serious issue.This procedure has been successful for many couples but according to some doctors this procedure is not a good idea. | |
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| Lyndsey Edwards | |
| Submitted: 2-Feb-2004 | |
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| Brave New Babies | |
| Although I think it would be really neat to choose the sex of your baby I think it is very wrong. I was hoping for a girl and we ended up with a boy and I could not be happier. You should be happy with what God gave you and not be able to mess with human nature. If everybody gets to eventually choose the sex of their child we could have an over population of one sex in the future. | |
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| Julie Baxter | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-2004 | |
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| Brave New Babies | |
| I heard about this procedure on the radio. The reason they are doing this is to prevent women from giving birth to males who exhibit an x-linked trait that is hazardous to his health. The x-linked chromosome that women carry but do not exhibit the trait such as hemophilia. If you are doing it to just select the sex of the bady the procedure is like $40‚000. | |
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| Annie Shafer | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-2004 | |
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| Brave New Babies | |
| I agree with Sarah that this is wasted money and time on research that could provide much more useful technology. And on the religious side I still think the Lord should be the one in control of whether a woman can conceive a chid and what the sex of the child is going to be. I guess people involved in this procedure feel it’s ok to kill the embryo that’s not chosen. Makes me wonder how some people sleep at night. | |
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| Adam Huelsman | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| Brave New Babies | |
| this steps into the whole genetic engeneering thing again and i think that we must step back and look at whose playin god here it is not something for us to decide wheather or not a baby is going to be male or female at the parents request. this could easily cause problems with the male to femal ratio | |
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| Sandra Kirk | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| Brave New Babies | |
| I feel that it is wrong to choose the sex of your baby. It is one thing to use invitro fertilization when you cant have a baby normally‚ but to select the sex seem morally wrong. You would not know what sex the baby would be until it is the embro‚ so you discart an embro because its the wrong sex. How is that justified? To let one embryo die because its the wrong sex. | |
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| Kymberli Hull | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| Brave New Babies | |
| It is awful that people would want to change the sex of their child. The baby is a boy for a reason and a girl for a reason and people should not be playing around with these kind of things. What happens if something goes wrong during this procedure and the child dies‚ would it be worth the risk to you? I personally believe that science is going too far. There needs to be a point where we say stop.I would love my child regardless of sex‚ and I would not want to change him or her. | |
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| Tanya Townsend | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| Brave New Babies | |
| I think that the fact that research has come to this level is great however I do not agree with allowing to choose the sex of your child. I relate this topic to selective and not selective abortion though I do not know if the eggs are destroyed or saved for furture use... it would be a topic that I would research further but still will not probably support. | |
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| Matthew Rolfes | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Brave New Babies | |
| I can’t believe people would honestly want to predetermine whether they want a boy or a girl. I mean how is the child going to feel when they are of age to know what happened. Would you even want to tell the child? I personally wouldn’t want the child to know‚ but would feel guilty not telling them. What happens if the child doesnt’ come out like that or it is a hermaphrodite? | |
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| Tima Dunlap | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| I don’t understand why we can’t be happy with what nature gives us. I couldnt even imagine picking what sex baby I wanted and then “throwing the rest away". Thats pretty much what is going on here. Let nature take it’s course and quit trying to play god. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Brave New Babies | |
| So‚ what’s next? Made to order babies? Would you like blonde hair or brown hair? You and your mate have the genes for blue eyes‚ hazel eyes‚ and brown eyes? Which do you desire? I hold my belly every night and pray my baby will have two eyes‚ not that it will have blue eyes. I can’t fathom spending 18‚oo0 dollars on something as trivial as the sex of a baby. Science is great‚ science is cool‚ but really‚ what is this world coming to? | |
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| Chris Serge | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Brave New Babies | |
| I have to be honest here‚ I admit that if I had known (way back when) when I was trying to conceive my children that there was a method to choose the sex of my baby as we discussed in class last week‚ I am sure I would have tried the method. I wanted to conceive a boy the first time (which resulted in a girl) and again since the first was a girl‚ the second time. Chosing a baby out of a petry dish of multiple fertilized eggs is like delivering quadruplets and throwing away the 3 you did not want. There has got to be a moral limit to these procedures. I think society is crossing that limit. | |
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| National Wildlife | Georgette Mcclain |
| Vol. 42 (#1): p.23-29 | Due: February 5‚ 2004 |
| Dec./Jan. 2004 | Submitted: 24-Jan-2004 |
| Poisoning the Imperiled | |
| This article discusses the fact that even though DDT has been banned‚ there are still a large number of pesticides and chemicals being used that are very harmful; especially to speices that are already endangered. Even with the Endangered Species Act and the EPA in place‚ there is still not enough being done to protect the environment and those who inhabit it. Some endangered species that are currently in trouble due to these pesticides are the San Joaquin kit fox‚ the mountain yellow-legged frog‚ and the piping plover. | |
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| Alexander Hamill | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Poisoning the Imperiled | |
| It seems that endangered species often take a back seat to big business and the agenda that corporations have in an area. With our government often times backing up corporations who pollute our environment the only way we will see a major change in the amount of pollutants dumped into our environment is for there to be a huge change in the way companies are penalized. Until that happens i’m sure more animals will become extinct. | |
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| Focus (WWF) | Georgette Mcclain |
| Vol. 26 (#1): p.1&8 | Due: February 26‚ 2004 |
| Jan./Feb. 2004 | Submitted: 24-Jan-2004 |
| Genetically Distinct Asian Elephants Discovered in Borneo | |
| This article addresses Bornean elephants that were once thought to be descended from domestic elephants. Genetic testing has proven that Bornean elephants are actually related to Asian elephants. It is now believed that Bornean elephants were separated from Asian elephants over 300‚00 years ago. In time‚ Bornean elephants evolved into the smaller‚ more docile creatures that they are today. Biologists are now focusing their efforts on saving the elephants’ habitat‚ for this is the greatest threat to them. | |
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| The O Magazine | Donna Jones |
| 188 | Due: 02/05/04 |
| 02/04 | Submitted: 25-Jan-2004 |
| Tinkering With Fertility May Be Hazardous To Your Health | |
| There have been a number of woman who have received certain fetility drugs such as Clomid and Pergonal only to find later in life that they have ovarian cancer and are dying. Are these drugs increasing these chances? This industry is bringing in 2 billion $ a year and today a fertility Dr. can legally set up shop in his garage. The FDA & NIH are looking the other way for unknown reasons. These drugs have many side effects that last a lengthy time period & only 1 in 4 who attempt this procedure will take home a live baby.Are womans lives being risked for the sake of the almighty dollar? | |
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| Sarah Donohoo | |
| Submitted: 25-Jan-2004 | |
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| Tinkering With Fertility May Be Hazardous To Your Health | |
| This is horrible! If this is true and these fertility drugs are causing death in women‚ something needs to be done. People would probably much rather adopt or try other methods to have children if they knew that their lives could be at risk. The FDA cracks me up because of some of the silly regulations they have for some products‚ but others are just looked over. | |
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| Tammy Webb | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Tinkering With Fertility May Be Hazardous To Your Health | |
| These women are probably not being told about the risk associated with taking these drugs. We have organizations like the FDA and the NIH to try to monitor and regulate things but we know that anymore they are a joke. I feel that it is the patients responsibility to find out information about anything they are thinking about taking. Unfortunatly‚ some doctors will only tell you what they want you to hear about certain types of drugs. Do your research and know the pros and cons of any type of medication you are or will be taking! | |
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| Annie Shafer | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-2004 | |
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| Tinkering With Fertility May Be Hazardous To Your Health | |
| I wonder about side effects on the babies that are conceived under these conditions. Will they be effected in the future also? I still think people should not be quick to jump on these types of drugs and procedures to become pregnant. Adoption is still the safest choice for everyone. | |
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| Jill Bomkamp | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Tinkering With Fertility May Be Hazardous To Your Health | |
| This drug and the story is appauling because there are other ways to have a baby if you are not able to concieve. How can it be legal to set up shop in your own garage and supply these fertility drugs to women‚ when selling prescription pain killers on the street is illegal? | |
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| Reader’s Digest | Lisa Henkes |
| pg.148 | Due: Feb. 5‚ 2004 |
| Feb. 2004 | Submitted: 26-Jan-2004 |
| The Pill You’ll Never Forget - Medicine for your memory is just around the corner | |
| This article is about experimental memory drugs‚ one called CX516. It is directed towards people who suffer from frequent short-term memory lapses‚ known as mild cognitive impairment(MCI). This condition can be an early sign of Alzheimer’s. Every year‚ some 15% of those with MCI go on to develop the disease.At least 60 companies around the world are working on new memory pills.Some 40 of these are in human trials‚ and the first could be on the market within the next few years. This is more important than it may sound: Dementia is the top cause of nursing home institutionalization in the U.S. | |
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| Lyndsey Edwards | |
| Submitted: 2-Feb-2004 | |
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| The Pill You’ll Never Forget - Medicine for your memory is just around the corner | |
| This drug sounds very reasurring to me. I feel sorry for people who have alzeimers disease. I have a hard time remembering stuff and know how frustrating that is and can’t even imagine what people with alzeimers go through. I hope this drug is going to be popular and positive for the near future. | |
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| Lisa Curfiss | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Pill You’ll Never Forget - Medicine for your memory is just around the corner | |
| Losing one’s ability to remember is such a debilitating disease. It is wonderful that there might possibly be a medication that can help. I wonder if the general population without a diagnosed disease could take this drug also. | |
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| American Psychological Association‚ Inc | Shirley Tavner |
| Vol. 26 | Due: 2-5-04 |
| December 1995 | Submitted: 2-Feb-2004 |
| Psychotherapy Versus Medication for Depression | |
| Depression is estimated to be between 3% and 13%‚ with as much as 20% of the adult population experiencing at least some depressive symptoms at any given time. Depression is conventionally viewed as a medical illness‚ and drugs are the most commonly delivered treatment for depression in the United States. Many other studies have shown cognitive therapy to be more effective than antidepressant medication. Other studies have shown cognitive therapy to be as effective as antidepressant medication or combined cognitive-drug treatment. | |
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| Shirley Tavner | |
| Submitted: 4-Feb-2004 | |
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| Psychotherapy Versus Medication for Depression | |
| I chose this article to look up because a friend of mine keeps telling me that I need to take an anti-depression drug to calm me down faster and easier. I do not think drugs is always the best method to use when treating someone who is just having a bad day. | |
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| Lisa Curfiss | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Psychotherapy Versus Medication for Depression | |
| I think that it is sad that our society is so quick to medicate themselves. It seems obvious to me that psychotherapy and cognitive treatment could assist with depression. In this busy world it is just must easier to take a pill then it is to deal with one’s problems. | |
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| Sandra Kirk | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| Psychotherapy Versus Medication for Depression | |
| Some of my family members suffer from Depression‚ and from my exprience you need therpy and Medication. Threre must be a balance. I also feel that some doctors us Medication before therpy which is wrong. | |
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| Conspiracycafe.com | Spencer Troxell |
| NA | Due: Feb 5 04 |
| NA | Submitted: 2-Feb-2004 |
| Great balls of fire | |
| This article is actually a collection of cryptozoological sightings within a recent time frame. The specific crypto-creature featured in this article is ’The Mothman’ which is familiar to anyone who has seen the Richard Gere movie ’The Mothman Prophecies’ These sightings are anecdotal at best‚ the silver bridge incident being listed first‚ a little girl seeing a large black bird in her backyard‚ two glowing basketball size eyes chasing a deer across the road. Some say it’s real‚ some say it’s a mutated Sand Crane. Who knows? | |
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| Discover Magazine | Randy Glatting |
| Pages 57-61 | Due: 2-5-04 |
| December 2001 | Submitted: 3-Feb-2004 |
| Blood Suckers | |
| This article was about a new medical process for helping to get rid of blood clots. The article describes a accident in a factory in which a workers scalp is torn off. Once the person recieves medical attention and her scalp is re attached to the doctors dismay he finds some blood clotting in the veins that were recently reattached. The doctor attached leaches to her scalp for a week in which they sucked blood from her head. The doctor stated that the reason for this was that the leaches helped maintain circulation in the scalp and therefore the leaches were responsible for saving her scal | |
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| Lisa Henkes | |
| Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 | |
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| Blood Suckers | |
| With the advances that are being made in the medical field I find it amazing that we can still go back to using methods developed so long ago. I work at a local hospital and I can remember a patient in the early 1990’s that was getting treatment with leaches. Just recently we had a patient that was being considered for the use of leaches‚ but passed away before the procedure could be started. Medicine is facinating! | |
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| Jayne Lawrence | |
| Submitted: 19-Feb-2004 | |
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| Blood Suckers | |
| We are finding ourselves getting back to the medical treatments that our forefather’s used. Why? Because it still works! Drugs are not always the best choice. | |
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| Annie Shafer | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-2004 | |
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| Blood Suckers | |
| As the saying goes “if it’s not broke‚ don’t fix it". Leech therapy is the same type of thing. Leech therapy should defintely be considered for more future useage. The natural chemicals in their saliva work wonders. And studies are now showing that leech therapy on artritic joints is very effective and has longer lasting relief than drugs. | |
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| Christina Westerkamp | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Blood Suckers | |
| I am glad to see that our medical fields are still researching and using non-synthetic medication (non-prescription pills)to treat people with various aiglments and conditions. Not that I believe certain medications should not be used. Many drugs work wonders and save and/or improve people’s lives. However‚ we tend to go overboard in prescribing medication to “fix” things. | |
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| Matthew Rolfes | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Blood Suckers | |
| I find this to be fascinating. Having leaches put on someones head to stop blood clotting. Is the bleeding so bad that the blood circulates through the leaches and back into the person’s body. I really dont’ undrestand how this happens. It does sound very interesting though. | |
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| Discover Magazine | Randy Glatting |
| Pages 38-43 | Due: 2-26-04 |
| March 2003 | Submitted: 3-Feb-2004 |
| Genetically altered corn | |
| This article was about some genetically altered corn called starLink that was not approved for human consumptions that ended up entering the food supply. The article stresses the fact that now 25% of all of the foods that we consume are genetically altered. However star link was not approved for human consumption and it entered the food supply and this is causing critics to complain that genetic enginering cannot be controlled. While some people who consumed the recalled corn products complained of having a allergic reaction scientists say that there is little chance of the corn having any | |
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| The Cincinnati Enquirer | Marianne Gehler |
| D1 | Due: 2/5/2004 |
| 1/19/2004 | Submitted: 3-Feb-2004 |
| Can Fido get the flu? Yes‚ but you can help keep him healthy | |
| Even family pets are susceptible to the flu‚ but there are precautions you can take to keep the sickness at bay. One is making sure they have their vaccinations regularly. Pets cannnot give their illness to humans - only dogs to dogs and cats to cats. Pet illnesses happen year round without any season in which they peak. Without proper vaccinations‚ cats can suffer from runny eyes‚ sneezing‚ runny nose and loss of voice. Dogs will have sneezing‚ runny nose‚ fever and occasionally a cough. Like humans there are cough medicines and antibiotics that the vet can prescribe. | |
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| Health | Sarah Donohoo |
| Vol. 17 Issue 6 p50 | Due: February 5‚ 2004 |
| Jul/Aug 2003 | Submitted: 3-Feb-2004 |
| More Foods That Fight UTIs | |
| Any kind of unsweetened fruit juice‚ not just cranberry‚ may help ward off urinary-tract infections (UTIs)‚ according to a new study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Finnish researchers tracked women’s diets for five years and found that people who drank juice daily remained UTI-free‚ compared with nondrinkers‚ who experienced frequent symptoms. The scientists also found that women who ate yogurt that contained beneficial bacteria‚ reported fewer infections. If you’re troubled by frequent UTIs‚ drink a glass or two of 100 percent juice everday! | |
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| Health | Sarah Donohoo |
| Vol. 17 Issue 6 p 50 | Due: Feb. 12‚ 2004 |
| Jul/Aug 2003 | Submitted: 9-Feb-2004 |
| More Foods That Fight UTIs | |
| Any kind of unsweetened fruit juice‚ not just cranberry‚ may help ward off urinary-tract infections (UTIs)‚ according to a new study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Finnish researchers tracked womens diets for five years and found that people who drank juice daily remained UTI-free‚ compared with nondrinkers‚ who experienced frequent symptoms. The scientists also found that women who ate yogurt that contained beneficial bacteria‚ reported fewer infections. If youre troubled by frequent UTIs‚ drink a glass or two of 100 percent juice everday! | |
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| Current Gene Therapy | Peggy Sizemore |
| Vol.2‚ | Due: 2/12/04 |
| Nov. 4.2002 | Submitted: 4-Feb-2004 |
| Neureprotective Gene Therapy for Parkinson Disease | |
| Apoptosis contributes to normal cell death; some causes are oxidative stress‚and mitochondrial respiratory failure. can a avenue be found to deliver new cell repalacment to paitents with Parkinson’s? Even with replacing lost neruons there is no evidence that cell therapy will work across the blood-brain barries. | |
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| Journal of Medical Ethics | Sharon Jones |
| Vol 27‚ Issue 5‚ pii5‚ 5p | Due: 2.5.04 |
| October 2001 | Submitted: 4-Feb-2004 |
| IS THERE A ’NEW ETHICS OF ABORTION’? | |
| The Disability Rights movement is taking a stand against abortions of abnormal fetus on the grounds that aborting an abnormal fetus advocates disrespect and even hostility for the disabled. They say that abortion of the abnormal fetus is morally and legally wrong and discriminates against the disabled. | |
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| Shauna Dolch | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| IS THERE A ’NEW ETHICS OF ABORTION’? | |
| This subject is so touchy. What I personally think noone is born perfect so why abort and innocent life. | |
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| Julie Baxter | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-2004 | |
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| IS THERE A ’NEW ETHICS OF ABORTION’? | |
| Morally wrong yes (depending on your morals)‚ but legally it isn’t wrong. Abortion is up the the individuals (parents) involved. I don’t agree with abortion‚ meaning I would not have the procedure done. I would not‚ however‚ look down on someone for making that choice. You don’t know the finance background‚ mental history‚ or instablity factors that could be involved. | |
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| Shirley Tavner | |
| Submitted: 17-Feb-2004 | |
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| IS THERE A ’NEW ETHICS OF ABORTION’? | |
| This is a touchy subject. I just had a co-worker who found out that her baby has a chomosome disorder and was not developing the way that it should be. The skull was not forming the right way and the heart seemed to be in distress. What is the best thing to do in this situation? That is a tough call. | |
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| Emily Kidwell | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-2004 | |
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| IS THERE A ’NEW ETHICS OF ABORTION’? | |
| I personally do not know if I could ever have an abortion. I am however pro-choice. A woman has a right to choose. What if an expectant parent is not emotionally stable enough to handle the care of a disabled child? Would you want to grow up disabled? This life is pretty difficult when you are perfectly healthy. i think it should be up to the parents caring for the child not activists. | |
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| CNN.com | Lisa Ernst |
| CNN.com | Due: January 22‚ 2004 |
| Febuary 2‚ 2004 | Submitted: 4-Feb-2004 |
| Antidepressants to risky for kids? | |
| Parents have been pleading with the FDA to end the use of the drug Paxil to children. THe drug‚ Paxil‚ is an antidepressant used for adults and has been being given to children for their depression. The parents are claiming that the drug lead their children to suicide. There is no final answers to this problem until the end of the summer and doctors are being advised to use caution when prescribing this to someone under the age of 18. The American College of Neuropsychopharmacologypointed to evidence that suicides have dropped since children have taken this medicine and that autopsy studie | |
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| Sharon Jones | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| Antidepressants to risky for kids? | |
| So‚ is it just me or are we as a society going a little bit overboard with our making of laws concerning other peoples well being. Do we need a law for every little thing that happens? One sports hero dies from an overthecounter drug‚ so lets make a law to ban the drug. Some children are affected by a drug in a negative way‚ so lets make a law to ban it. Aren’t we taking away peoples freedoms when we make laws to limit their choices? I understand that it may be harmful‚ but bring about awareness‚ don’t just go for the jugular. | |
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| Alexander Hamill | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| Antidepressants to risky for kids? | |
| It seems to me that our doctors are quick to diagnose children with some disorder and quickly put them on some sort of medication. We live in a society that says just say no to drugs‚ but if you are a doctor in our country it is just say yes. I think that families and doctors should let their children grow up a little bit first and wait till they are well into their teenage years before we start to medicate people. There are thousands of children out ther that could meet the criteria for depression and ADDHD SO LETS GIVE THEM A LITTLE TIME. | |
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| CNN.com | Lisa Ernst |
| CNN.com | Due: Febuary 12‚ 2004 |
| Febuary 2‚ 2004 | Submitted: 4-Feb-2004 |
| Study: Fat-fighting drugs may raise cancer risk | |
| Drugs that are being developed for obesity and clogged arteries may increase the risk of colon cancer. Test have been done on mice that showed PPAR-delta agonists and that were bred to develop colon cancer. The drugs affect a protein (PPAR-d) which metabolizes fats. Dr. Raymond DuBois gave the drug to mice that spontaniously developed the colon cancer and the mice grew twice the number of polyps and they were larger‚ which means that people that have polyps already run a larger chance of getting cancer. | |
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| CNN.com | Lisa Ernst |
| CNN.com | Due: March 4‚ 2004 |
| Febuary 2‚ 2004 | Submitted: 4-Feb-2004 |
| Sudan Mystery Affliction Baffles Experts | |
| In Kacnguan‚ Sudan‚ a 13 year old girl lives in fear of moon phases‚ food‚ fires‚ rivers and ponds. She has been to many doctors including witch doctors. She suffers from a condition called “nodding syndrome.” It mainly affects young people in other countries. They tend to nod off at the sight of food and progress into seizures and sometimes death. They say that even anti-epileptic drugs can’t help. Doctors say that this syndrome can be linked to Nakalanga syndrome which has the same affects. Peter Spencer said it could be caused by eating monkeys and could be connected to riv | |
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| Shauna Dolch | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Sudan Mystery Affliction Baffles Experts | |
| Wow. I would really like to get more information on this. I am curious to why eating monkeys causes this behavior. How is it possible though. I would think children would act in this matter due to trauma in their life. | |
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| Fast Company | Jen Schmidt |
| vol. 79: pg.82 | Due: Feb. 5‚ 2004 |
| February 2004 | Submitted: 4-Feb-2004 |
| The Cannabis Conundrum | |
| Scientists and doctors are promoting the benefits of marijuana for medical purposes and pushing for its legalization. Among them‚ Ethan Russo (a physician)‚ has gone to many colleges to defend the unjustly illegal plant and to promote its advantages (ex: helping AIDS patients to gain appetite and redusing nausea caused from chemotherapy). He proclaims‚ that over the counter medicine kills people every year‚ but that no death has ever been connected to a marijuana overdose. He proclaims that marijuana is safer than any approved medicine used today. | |
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| Reader’s Digest | Julie Carlascio |
| pg. 121 | Due: Feb 5‚ 2004 |
| February 2004 | Submitted: 4-Feb-2004 |
| 10 Diseases Doctors Miss | |
| An alarming number of diseases go misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all by many doctors. Many diseases progress slowly giving no warning signs or exhibit unusual and vague symptoms that doctors cannot are stumped. This article stated ten diseases‚ who is at risk‚ symptoms‚ diagnosis‚ and treatment. The ten diseases to be educated on are the following: Hepatitis C‚ lupus‚ celiac disease‚ hoochromatosis‚ aneurysm‚ lyme disease‚ hypothyroidism‚ polysystic ovary syndrome(PCOS)‚ chlamydia‚ sleep apnea. | |
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| Lyndsey Edwards | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| 10 Diseases Doctors Miss | |
| It seems much to often in shame people get sick because of an illness a doctor missed or misdiagnosed. You never hear stories about how a doctor messed up or killed someone‚ you always hear the good things and think everything is okay when you go to the doctor. People need to be more aware of their own bodies and not always count on a doctor to know everything for them. Although doctors know much more than us average people we still need to watch over our own bodies. | |
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| Amber Shearer | |
| Submitted: 25-Feb-2004 | |
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| 10 Diseases Doctors Miss | |
| It is sad that the one person you go to see to try to solve a medical decision doesn’t exactly know whats wrong. But now I hope that more doctors take time and lots of testing to take care of patients to solve their problems. | |
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| The Cincinnati Enquirer | Christina Westerkamp |
| 0 | Due: 02/05/04 |
| 02/04/04 | Submitted: 4-Feb-2004 |
| Gene Could Lead to Heart-Healthy Foods | |
| Scientists believe a bioengineered gene from a worm could lead to a wide variety of foods high in omega-3 fatty acids. After breeding mice with these worm genes‚ many researchers have found that significant amounts of omega-3 fatty acids are produced. These omega-3 fatty acids are known to be essential in a heart healthy diet. Researchers not only want to breed cows with this gene‚ but want to go as far as adding levels to ice cream‚ orange juice‚ and salad dressing to produce omega-3 fatty acids. Extensive evaluations and further research are required. | |
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| www.bio.com | Holly Hauck |
| pp. 1-3 | Due: 02-05-04 |
| October 3‚ 2003 | Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 |
| “Advanced Sensors for Biological Agent Detection. Technical Insights Advances in Chemical and Biological Detection for Security.” | |
| For an increasing number of people worldwide‚ developing detectors for biological agents is a priority. In DNA-based techniques to identify biological agents‚ antibody chips and protein have come in first. A way to eliminate the need to initially remove DNA from pathogens has been discovered by scientists‚ using devices with the chips. In response to this article I believe that it is crucial to have advanced sensors for the detection of biological and chemical agents. Especially now during the war on terrorism‚ fast and accurate detection is a must. | |
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| www.bio.com | Matthew Rolfes |
| none | Due: 1-30-04 |
| 02-03-04 | Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 |
| New Mode of Action Discovered for Tamoxifen | |
| The University of Iowa has found a new way Tamoxifen could be used‚ and this discovery can help in better cancer treatment in the future. It is now possible for Tamoxifen to prevent more than one cancerous growth. What Tamoxifen now does‚ is help a tumor suppressor known as maspin. If a gene cell lost it’s way to produce maspin‚ Taxoxifen helped to bring it back. | |
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| Discovery.com | Amy Verkamp |
| h | Due: February 5‚ 2004 |
| February 4‚ 2004 | Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 |
| Bees Prefer Yellow‚ Blue Flowers | |
| A new study suggests that bees prefer flowers that yellow and/or blue in color. They will leave these flowers though‚ if they are not getting enough pollen from them. This was found out when scientists did an experiment where they made a maze of flowers that were all different colors. When they let the bees in‚ they went directly to the blue and yellow flowers. If they were not getting enough food they would leave and explore other kinds. So‚ if you have flower beds and do not want a lot of bees around‚ do not plant all yellow and blue flowers. | |
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| Shauna Dolch | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| Bees Prefer Yellow‚ Blue Flowers | |
| This is interesting. I have a flower gardern that conatins purple flowers and they swarm in summer around these flowers. | |
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| Lisa Henkes | |
| Submitted: 23-Feb-2004 | |
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| Bees Prefer Yellow‚ Blue Flowers | |
| We have bees everywhere in the summer and my mother-in-law swears by Bounce! She believes that bees do not like the scent of the Bounce dryer sheets. I’m not sure where she found this information but when we go to the zoo or if we are just hanging around in the backyard‚ she will put a dryer sheet in my kids pocket or tuck it in the top of their pants! It may sound crazy but they do leave everyone alone and so far we have had no summertime stings. Just something to think about. | |
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| Newsweek (online) | Lisa Curfiss |
| internet | Due: 2-5-04 |
| February 2004 | Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 |
| Health: Bad Bug Does Good | |
| This article is in reference to a type of bacteria that is known as Bdellovibrio. Bdellovibrio is a bacteria that does not take to invading human cells‚ but it does love e coli‚ salmonella‚ and other pathogens. Scientists are considering the possibility of using Bdellovibrio to aid in destroying these pathogens when they enter in to our bodies and do not respond to antibiotics. Although these possibilities are not yet proven or completely discovered‚ they do offer hope some day to those humans who are no longer equiped with an efficient immune system. | |
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| Abigail Weaver | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-2004 | |
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| Health: Bad Bug Does Good | |
| Bdellovibrio sounds like it would be something that would be great for replacing Penicillin. Penicillin doesn’t seem to be working anymore and we need something to start replacing it. Everytime anyone gets anything that seems to be all they give and so many different bacteria have evolved to become immune to it. Hopefully more research will be done that finds this bacteria effective. | |
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| MSNBC.COM | Alexander Hamill |
| 1 | Due: Feb. 5‚2004 |
| Feb. 5‚ 2004 | Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 |
| China weak and vulnerable to bird flu | |
| China’s vast size and it’s still-developing disease reporting systems have made it “weak and vulnerable” against bird flu‚ a top Chinese offical said Thursday‚ while hard-hit Vietnam slapped a ban on all poultry sales. The avian influenza sweeping Asia killed 15 people‚ and jittery governments have slaughtered some 50 million chickens and other fowl to stop the disease from spreading. | |
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| Sharon Jones | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| China weak and vulnerable to bird flu | |
| So the more I hear about bad meat‚ the more I read up on gardening‚ and the more I hear about weird genetic alterations of grocery produce‚ the more I read up on gardening. It seems as though our progress is killing us and that we need to go back to our grass roots and live off the land naturally and be self sufficient. It can’t hurt. | |
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| www.bio.com | James Hall |
| http://www.bio.com/newsfeatures/newsfeatures _research.jhtml;jsessionid=PO2KLFSM0J... | Due: Feb. 5‚ 2004 |
| 10/28/2003 | Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 |
| UCLA Study Identifies Stem Cell in Artery Wall | |
| A study at UCLA shows that for the first time that specific cells in an adult artery wall have a stem like potential. The researchers at UCLA studied calcifying vascular cells in the artery wall to see if the cells would be able to turn into bone‚fat‚cartilage‚marrow‚ and muscle cells. The researchers found that the CVC cells had potential to become several cell types including the one that they specifically tested for. This article has very interesting information all throughout the article. It is outstanding that the researchers at UCLA can find this kind of information out about our bodily | |
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| enquirer.com | Jill Bomkamp |
| n/a | Due: 02-05-2004 |
| 02-05-2004 | Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 |
| Tots and Flu: What parents should watch for | |
| This article talks about signs that you should look for in your child for flu sickness. Since children that young can’t tell you what hurts or what is bothering them you should look for certain signs for them.The first thing you need docotrs look for is dehydration and a fever. Children 6-23 months are at high-risk in getting complications from the flu. A baby’s temperature is considered high when it reaches about 100.4‚ but thats not all you need to look at you need to look at how the child is acting also. To prevent sickness the best way is to avoid large crowds and also keep your hands wash | |
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| Jayne Lawrence | |
| Submitted: 19-Feb-2004 | |
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| Tots and Flu: What parents should watch for | |
| Hand washing is probably the best way to prevent the spreading of germs. It’s also important to teach children at a very early age. Babies and geriatrics dehydrate much faster than the rest of us and it’s usually not noticed until it’s critical. Parents know what’s normal for their child better than the Dr. (how they act‚ eating habits‚ etc.) This should be relayed to the Dr. | |
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| Enquirer | Kelly Anderson |
| n/a | Due: 2/5/04 |
| 2/5/04 | Submitted: 5-Feb-2004 |
| School begins removal of soil tainted with lead | |
| Workers have begun removing toxic‚ lead-contaminated soil near Kings High School. A crew of up to eight workers‚ contracted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‚ began the $2 million lead cleanup earlier this week with some workers wearing protective air masks as they unearth the soil. Up to 10‚000 tons of lead-contaminated soil is expected to be removed by June 30th. In August‚ the discovery of lead contamination‚ which came from a private shooting club that used the property before the Kings school district purchased the land in the 1960s. | |
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| Sharon Jones | |
| Submitted: 6-Feb-2004 | |
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| School begins removal of soil tainted with lead | |
| So I wonder if there have been any lawsuits directed toward the school district for health problems that have been attributed to the lead in the grounds over the years. Would the lead have been kicked up in the dust on the ball fields or the playgrounds or parking lot renovations? Are there high incidences of a weird cancer in that area? | |
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| channelcincinnati.com | Mike Huesman |
| 1 | Due: 2-5-04 |
| 2-6-04 | Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 |
| Dog Killed By ’Hot Spot’ On Sidewalk | |
| A yellow Labrador was electrocuted Tuesday while his owner was taking him for a walk on a city street in Charlestown‚ Mass. Boston television station WCVB reported that electric current running underneath the sidewalk killed the Morton family’s much-loved pet. NSTAR‚ the local power company‚ said its investigation is still in the early stages‚ but officials admitted about 100 volts of electricity came up through the pavement. NSTAR said the stray voltage was coming from an abandoned service line. Charlestown and NSTAR plan a full investigation. | |
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| Georgette Mcclain | |
| Submitted: 7-Feb-2004 | |
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| Dog Killed By ’Hot Spot’ On Sidewalk | |
| How sad that someone lost a family pet to such a bizarre incidence. I will add that at least it was not a human that was killed‚ but it still hurts to lose your best four-legged friend. I wonder who will be held responsible for such a current being left flowing through a sidewalk? How strange! | |
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| Shauna Dolch | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Dog Killed By ’Hot Spot’ On Sidewalk | |
| That is sad. I could only imagine. Some peoples pets are loved as much as people love their children. I am assuming it killed the dog because his feet are not grounded. | |
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| Julie Baxter | |
| Submitted: 15-Mar-2004 | |
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| Dog Killed By ’Hot Spot’ On Sidewalk | |
| That is terrible. I walk my two dogs on sidewalks and roads all the time. I never thought that something so tragic could happen. I hope the family gets some money for the cremation of the dog. Could you imagine the smell? Or if kids were on the walk? Terrible. | |
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| Randy Glatting | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Dog Killed By ’Hot Spot’ On Sidewalk | |
| I think that this is a tragic incident that could have been much worse. A person could have been electrocuted instead of an animal. I think that it would be intersesting to know how the voltage was comming up through the concrete and why the electric service to the abandoned service line was not shut off. I think that the electric company should have been more careful about leaving live electric lines under the sidewalks. | |
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| Jessica Henry | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-2004 | |
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| Dog Killed By ’Hot Spot’ On Sidewalk | |
| I’d say NSTAR has some serious explaining to do. What would they have done if a person had died‚ rather than a dog? Electricity is a powerful force to be reckoned with and not something to be taken lightly. Aren’t abandoned lines quite common? The negligence of this company needs to be investigated before the next life to be lost is that of a human. My heart goes out to the dog’s owners. | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Donny Watkins |
| www.cincinnati.com | Due: 2-12-04 |
| 2-9-04 | Submitted: 9-Feb-2004 |
| Bat Saliva May Offer Stroke Treatment | |
| Doctors believe that a protein in bat saliva may be able to unclot blood in the brain. The same protein (desmoteplase) that the bat uses to keep the blood of its prey to remain flowing‚ so it can feed‚ is thought to work the same way in humans. The saliva has already been tested on humans. The experiment consisted of 104 patients‚ the saliva worked great for sixty percent of the people‚ the remainder were given “dummy” shots‚ and only one experienced severe problems. Doctors are going to begin researching the health risks and side-effects shortly. | |
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| Abigail Weaver | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-2004 | |
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| Bat Saliva May Offer Stroke Treatment | |
| It would be great if this protein really worked. It could save a huge number of people from death or a life of suffering. But for the 40% that it didn’t work well for‚ did it help at all? and what is a “dummy” shot? I would also like to know what the severe problems were that the one patient had. | |
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| Ladies Home Journal | Jayne Lawrence |
| Page 154 | Due: 2-12-04 |
| February 2004 | Submitted: 9-Feb-2004 |
| A Life-Saving Family Tree | |
| This article states that a family tree can tell you when a relative was born‚ but not what caused his death. Knowing this information could save your life. It is important to look for things like breast and colorectal cancers‚ heart disease‚ stroke and type 2 diabetes. Look for a pattern and if you see one‚ notify your doctor so you can get screenings. Death certificates can be obtained by writing to a state’s bureau of vital statistics. Older death certificates may be vague. “Dropsy” may refer to congestive heart failure and “tumor” can be any type of cancer. | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Nicki Partin |
| Health | Due: February 12‚ 2004 |
| Wed. Feb. 4‚ 04 | Submitted: 10-Feb-2004 |
| More Moms Choosing C-Section | |
| The rate of Caesarean births has increased by 20 percent in 18 states from 1999-2001. An increase in women are choosing a C-section even when it’s medically unnecessary for reasons such as the convenience of choosing the time of delivery and to avoid health problems related to prolonged labor such as incontinence and tissue tears. In a study of 318 women‚ 4 percent who had elective C-sections suffered from incontinence 12 months later. If a doctor believes a C-section is necessary he is justified to perform it‚ but he is also able to refrain from doing it if he believes it will be harmful. | |
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| Heather lee Edwards | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 | |
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| More Moms Choosing C-Section | |
| My first child was born c-section. My next pregnancy I was told I had to go into labor‚ insurance would not allow me to plan a c-section. My daughter was delivered by forceps breaking my tail bone & her collar bone. (9lbs 5oz & she was early). My doctor was upset & said he would never allow me to go through that again. My final child was inducted-the easiest labor I had. C-Sections are no walk in the park‚ a normal delivery has quicker healing time & rarely involved broken bones. Women are crazy to choose a c-section- it is not healthy for the child and complications increase. | |
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| Tima Dunlap | |
| Submitted: 2-Mar-2004 | |
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| More Moms Choosing C-Section | |
| I’m not sure I understand why you would prefer to have surgery to “deliver” your child versus a natural‚ vaginal birth. If you ask me‚ that would take the excitement out of it. I would much rather want the pregnancy to take its course instead of planning out what time of day your child is born. | |
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| Christina Westerkamp | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| More Moms Choosing C-Section | |
| I have been around numerous women who feel they would rather “plan” the delivery and have a c-section not only to know when to be prepared for the baby’s arrival‚ but to eliminate the discomforts of a vaginal delivery as well. This just blows me away. To electively choose to deliver a baby this way for these reasons seems extremely selfish on the parents part. As stated early‚ in the long run it is generally much “easier” to have a vaginal delivery because there is less healing time and it is not considered a surgery procedure. | |
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| GoodHousekeeping | Chris Serge |
| 1 | Due: 2/10/04 |
| January 2004 | Submitted: 10-Feb-2004 |
| Petite portions keep the French slim | |
| This article indicates that the French on an average eat smaller portions of food per meal and take almost twice as much time eating that portion as Americans. People eat what they have in front of them and portion sizes in America are much larger than France. The French also see their meals as a time to relax where most Americans see their meals as something to get through so they can get on with the next agenda for the day. They based their findings on the people and foods in Paris vs Philadelphia. | |
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| Amy Verkamp | |
| Submitted: 2-Mar-2004 | |
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| Petite portions keep the French slim | |
| This article is very true. You will loose weight and be slimmer if you do not eat as much. And you won’t eat as much if there is not that much food right in front of you. People go on all these different kinds of diets‚ but really‚ if you just cut down on what you eat - and eat right - then you should be able to loose weight. | |
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| Reuters | Brittany Berger |
| n/a | Due: 2/5/04 |
| 2/9/04 | Submitted: 10-Feb-2004 |
| Alcohol Helps Heart by Cutting Inflammation | |
| New research has shown that the use of light alcohol‚ may reduce inflamation around the heart. This was studied in older people and it showed to have low blood of interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein. These are inflammatory proteins that have been linked to heart diease in the past. This study also showed that these people had a high level of activity level and a history of heart disease and between 1-7 alcoholic drinks a week. Although sometimes alcohol does have an opposite effect on the heart‚ but doing this in moderation could be more helpful than harmful. | |
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| Reuters | Brittany Berger |
| n/a | Due: 2/12/04 |
| 2/9/04 | Submitted: 10-Feb-2004 |
| A Dog May Be a Tot’s Best Friend‚ Allergy-Wise | |
| New research says that kids who spend the first few years with a dog might reduce the risk of allergies. They also say that having a dog in the household could also help in keeping the immune system strong. Since the understanding of why young children develope allergies are still unknown to many reseachers‚ but they to one day find out what it is about dogs that keeps them healthy in this aspect and try and see how they can protect humans from developing allergies. Reseachers did not say if having a cat could help prevent this from happening. | |
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| Tammy Webb | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-2004 | |
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| A Dog May Be a Tot’s Best Friend‚ Allergy-Wise | |
| I think this is interesting that they can say having a dog in the house can help reduce allergies but they don’t know why. I would like to know what type of research they did to come up with that statement. I believe that having a dog can defiantly build up your immune system. The more you are exposed to certain type of germs the sooner your body gets used to them‚ the less likely you are to get sick from them. | |
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| Abigail Weaver | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-2004 | |
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| A Dog May Be a Tot’s Best Friend‚ Allergy-Wise | |
| This article makes me think of all the people I know who have allergies. And when I think of their childhood pets‚ they usually had a dog but maybe they are a rare percentage. My family always had a cats and none of us have any allergies. I don’t think that this study was very relivant. I think there are many factors that contribute to allgergies and whether or not children are around dogs will change the likelihood of those children having allergies by a significant amount. | |
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| Lisa Henkes | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-2004 | |
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| A Dog May Be a Tot’s Best Friend‚ Allergy-Wise | |
| My neighbor was told about 7 years ago by an doctor that she should get a dog to help reduce the chances of allergies in her kids. She never did get a dog. Her son‚ now 13 years old has asthma and her daughter‚ now 11 has no allergies that I’m aware of. My family always had dogs growing up and I have one brother with severe allergies while the rest of us are fine. This makes me wonder if it really matters having a dog when your young. It would be great if the answer could be this simple. Maybe having a dog helps but I think there are a lot of other factors involved when it comes to allergies. | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Brooke Winkelman |
| Off the website | Due: 2/12/04 |
| 2/11/04 | Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 |
| Infant Mortality | |
| U.S. infant mortality has climbed for the first time in more than four decades‚ mainly because of complications associated with older women putting off motherhood and then having multiple babies via fertility drugs. The nation’s infant mortality rate climbed from 6.8 deaths per 1‚000 live births in 2001 to 7.0 deaths per 1‚000 in 2002. Women who put off motherhood until their 30s or 40s are more likely to have babies with birth defects or other potentially deadly complications. More than half of the multiple births in 2002 were born preterm or had low birthweight‚ the CDC said. | |
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| Jen Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 19-Feb-2004 | |
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| Infant Mortality | |
| Why do women have this unwielding drive to produce biological children. Especially when there are so many children that need caring parents‚ many of which are never adopted and remain wardens of the state. I am adopted along with my other 5 brothers and sisters. None of us would ever question if we were a real family or not. The health risks from fertility drugs seem to dangerous to even consider the option. | |
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| New Scientist | Shauna Dolch |
| 181 | Due: 2-12-2004 |
| Febuary 7‚ 2004 | Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 |
| Monsanto’s Showcase Project in Africa Fails | |
| A showcase project to develop a genetically modified crop for Africa has failed. Three years of field trials have shown that GM sweet potatoes modified to resist a virus were no less vulnerable than ordinary varieties‚ and sometimes their yield was lower. The GM project has cost Mosanto‚ the World Bank and the US government an estimated $6 million dollars over the past decade. It has been a worldwide example of how GM crops will help revolutionise farming in Africa. | |
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| Abigail Weaver | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-2004 | |
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| Monsanto’s Showcase Project in Africa Fails | |
| I think that this is funny and sad at the same time. Monsanto spent all that time and money to make this GMO and improve these potatoes‚ but did the opposite. It is pathetic though that the U.S. government supported this with money. 6 million dollars probably doesn’t seem like much when refering to government spending‚ but on a project like this it is a huge waste of money. What is sad is that they are more than willing to fund a project for a huge company such as Monsantano‚ but keep cutting funding for useful things such as schools and public services. | |
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| Donny Watkins | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
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| Monsanto’s Showcase Project in Africa Fails | |
| When will Monsanto realize that everything doesn’t have to be genetically mutated. Our bodies are natural and the food that we put into it should be as well. They need to leave the food alone. | |
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| Kymberli Hull | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| Monsanto’s Showcase Project in Africa Fails | |
| This article goes to show that genetically altered food is not better than natural foods and that they could even cost more. Genetically engineered foods are supposed to make a product better or to improve the quality but all they are doing is causing more problems than what they are worth. Why is the government wasting all this money on genetically modified organisms and not focusing on things such as poverty in the United States or paying on the United States debt? | |
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| NursingSpectrum | Adam Huelsman |
| 5(2)18 | Due: 2/12/04 |
| feb2004 | Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 |
| Breaking the Headache Cycle | |
| The fact that many people get migraines is an understatemnet. the fact is that one out of every four household has a migraine sufferer‚ and costs $13billion per year in the U.S. in missed work and reduced productivity. Further more half of all cases of migraine sufferers go undiagnosed. Migraineurs are often people who have a sensitive nervous system‚ and certain everyday events can trigger the migraine. stress or change causes the brain’s neurotransmitter levels to dip‚(particularly serotonin). The over the counter medications used to treat headaches do help most sufferers‚ and the migrai | |
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| Jill Bomkamp | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Breaking the Headache Cycle | |
| I suffer from headaches NOT miagraines and when I have one the only way to get rid of it is to sleep because IBprofin is hard on my stomach and I don’t like to put any chemicals into my body that I do not have to. So I think that people should have docotr’s notes and should also seek help if it is causeing a decrease in thier work productivity. | |
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| Scientific American | Jamie Bender |
| pp.134 | Due: 2-12-04 |
| Dec. 2002 | Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 |
| How does the Venus flytrap digest flies? | |
| A Venus flytrap produces its own food through photosynthesis and it eats insects only to obtain essentail nutrients. When an insect touches a trigger hair twice or two hairs within 20-second intervals a watery fluid fills the leaf and the mouth clamps down. Then enzymes begin to secrete in the mouth caused by the digestive glands that dissolve and break down the insect into nutrients. Afterwards it will take 5 to 12 days before the mouth opens again and spits out the exoskeleton. The head will fall off after 3 to 5 meals and three months of photosythesizing. | |
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| Abigail Weaver | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-2004 | |
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| How does the Venus flytrap digest flies? | |
| I find this article very interesting. I always thought venus flytraps were the neatest things and wondered how they worked and how long it took for them to digest their food. It is amazing how these plants work. | |
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| Jayne Lawrence | |
| Submitted: 20-Feb-2004 | |
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| How does the Venus flytrap digest flies? | |
| I found this article to be very interesting. I have seen these plants before but never really knew how involved the whole process was. Thanks so much for sharing this with us. | |
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| Matthew Rolfes | |
| Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 | |
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| How does the Venus flytrap digest flies? | |
| A Venus flytrap produces its own food through photosynthesis and it eats insects only to obtain essentail nutrients. When an insect touches a trigger hair twice or two hairs within 20-second intervals a watery fluid fills the leaf and the mouth clamps down. Then enzymes begin to secrete in the mouth caused by the digestive glands that dissolve and break down the insect into nutrients. Afterwards it will take 5 to 12 days before the mouth opens again and spits out the exoskeleton. The head will fall off after 3 to 5 meals and three months of photosythesizing.My first thought when I saw this art | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Heather lee Edwards |
| January 22‚ 2004 | Due: 1/12/04 |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 |
| Have a problem to solve‚ sleep on it study advises | |
| A German study is considered the first proof that supports the theory that our mind continues to work on our problems while we sleep. Jan Born‚ study leader‚ found that biochemical studies of the brain indicated “memories are restructured before they are stored” how the brain does this process is unclear. “But it appears that memories start deep in an area of the brain called the hippocampus & are evetually pushed out to the neocortex to be consolidated.” Dmitri Mwndeleev‚ a 19th century chemist “literally dreamed up the periodic table of elements.” | |
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| Jayne Lawrence | |
| Submitted: 20-Feb-2004 | |
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| Have a problem to solve‚ sleep on it study advises | |
| I have found that “to sleep on it” has been very useful. I used to tape my notes when I was in paramedic shcool and play them when I went to bed. Some of the material really stuck. I also learned to drive a stick shift by going over it‚ and over it in my head after I went to bed one night and got up the next morning and drove it. | |
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| Brittany Berger | |
| Submitted: 2-Mar-2004 | |
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| Have a problem to solve‚ sleep on it study advises | |
| I agree with this article. There have been times that I will be thinking about a situation or problem during the day. The next morning when I think about it again‚ it seems more clear and I am able to deal with it or resolve it better then I could have the night before. | |
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| Nursing2004 | Annie Shafer |
| Vol. 34 pp.34 | Due: 2/12/04 |
| February 2004 | Submitted: 11-Feb-2004 |
| Taking a bite out of knee pain | |
| This article is about the uses of leeches in the medical field. Not only are leeches used to improve blood flow but a recent study in Germany also shows that the leech therapy might just be more effective than the traditional topical drugs given to arthritic patients. Patients who received the leech therapy reported reduced pain and stiffness and that the therapy session has longer lasting pain relief. Researchers say that leeches have an anti-inflammatory substance in their saliva along with other chemicals that may explain the extended relief these patients have. | |
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| Drug topics | Amber Shearer |
| Vol.147(19):pp:8 | Due: 02/12/2004 |
| October 6‚2003 | Submitted: 12-Feb-2004 |
| How To Handle Biologicals During Power Outages | |
| The Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research (CBER) at the FDA recently released a statement regarding the storing and handling of temperature-sensitive biologicals such as vaccines and plasma derivatives during extreme weather conditions involving temporary electrical power failures or flood conditions.CBER also reccomends that biological products be stored on pallets in warehouses if a flood is anticipated‚ to keep them out of reach of the flood waters. | |
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| Science and Space | Amanda Fritsch |
| you | Due: February 12‚ 2004 |
| February 10‚ 2004 | Submitted: 12-Feb-2004 |
| Peanut Butter finally free from Jelly | |
| Extremely rare turtles‚ named peanunt butter and jelly‚ were born joined at the side of the belly towards the tail end‚ like siamese twins. After living like this for three long years‚ vet technicians were finally able to operate on them‚ or else‚ they wouldn’t survive. The surgery took three hours and the fate of the turtles had not yet been decided. On February 10‚ 2004 these two turtles were seperated‚ and so far‚ so good. Since this is so rare‚ technicians were able to operate free of charge to learn more about the cause and effects of conjoined turtles and other reptiles. | |
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| Tammy Webb | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-2004 | |
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| Peanut Butter finally free from Jelly | |
| I think that this could be helpful in the future. It is important to learn about animals and their situations because that information could end up helping not only other animals but humans as well. The only way we learn about things is to research‚ experiment and document. | |
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| Tima Dunlap | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Peanut Butter finally free from Jelly | |
| This just goes to show that there is still some good in people. They could have just left them the way they were and let fate take over but instead decided to do something to help and free of charge at that. How often does that happen. Maybe this will help with further research. | |
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| New York Times | Julie Baxter |
| CLIII No.52745 | Due: Feb.12‚ 2004 |
| January 31‚ 2004 | Submitted: 12-Feb-2004 |
| Hibernation‚ Insulation‚ and Caffeination | |
| Winter Ecology Study group‚ observing animals‚ beleive all you need to survive in the north during the winter is insulation‚ caffeine‚ fatty foods‚ and hiberation. Birds have a thick layer of insulation and feathers; which‚ they puff out to save the heat from being released. Bears store their fat and hiberate;foxes‚ squirrels‚ and beavers all store their food and sleep in dens or trees. The professor decided to imitate these animals; proper insulation‚ plenty of fatty foods‚ and rest. The only thing he added was caffeine. Gorge and sleep. They all survived. | |
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| MSNBC | Tammy Webb |
| msnbc.msn.com/id/4160846/ | Due: 2-12-04 |
| February 4‚ 2004 | Submitted: 12-Feb-2004 |
| Bioengineering a Heart-Healthy Steak | |
| Scientists are trying to produce livestock that would be beneficial for the heart. Scientists have found a way for mice to produce omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 acids prevent heart disease‚ reduce blood pressure‚ help in brain development and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s. Researchers at Boston Massachusetts General Hospital are now trying to breed gene-engineered chickens that would omega-3 eggs. If that works‚ they will try to transfer the gene to livestock to see if they will produce milk and meat rich in omega-3. | |
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| BMJ: Brtish Medicine Journal | Laura Knause |
| 327: 1394-1396 | Due: 2-12-04 |
| 12-21-03 | Submitted: 12-Feb-2004 |
| Treating Nicotine Addiction | |
| This article tells about the many ways that breaking the habit of nicotone addiction can be accomplished. In trials‚ 17% of patients who recieved nicotine replacement therapy had sustained from smiking for at least 6 months! Most smokers who say they would like to quit smiking on he own are unsuccesful. In fact‚ only 5-10% attmepts are sucessful. In frials‚ the antidepressant Bupropron helped smokers quit smoking whether or not they we depressed‚ and increased the odds of quitting effectivly at 6-12 months. Some treatments that have shown inefeffective towards quitting smoking include those o | |
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| Jen Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 19-Feb-2004 | |
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| Treating Nicotine Addiction | |
| I can testify to the fact that smoking is a seemingly impossible habit to break. I have been smoking for over a decade and I am only 24. The only times I have ever been able to quit was when I was pregnant with my daughters‚ but as soon as I could smoke again‚ I did. Although I had the intentions of never smoking again‚ I still craved cigarettes throughout both pregnancies. Recently‚ I have tried a couple of times to quit‚ but have been unsuccessful. It’s a shame that nicotine is such a major addiction‚ because the health risks involved are frightening. | |
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| WPCO.com | Tara Wiley |
| 1 | Due: 2/12/04 |
| 2/6/04 | Submitted: 12-Feb-2004 |
| Prescription Drug Investigation | |
| Laura Quinlivan is talking with patients who have to get routine prescriptions every month. She talks to one gentleman who takes over 7 medications every month. Like a lot of older people‚ he has no prescription drug coverage. For one pill‚ Prevacid‚ he used to pay $137 dollars for 30 pills. He thought this was unreasonable‚ so he looked around at other pharmacy’s. The pharmacy he was going to was CVS. After shopping around‚ he found that he could go a block down the corner and get the same medicine for $3 or $4 dollars cheaper on one‚ and $15 dollars cheaper on another. | |
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| Lisa Henkes | |
| Submitted: 23-Feb-2004 | |
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| Prescription Drug Investigation | |
| The cost of prescription drugs today is unreal! I just read an article on the cost of these drugs and how people are being forced to consider other ways of getting their medication. This article talked about how people are crossing the border into Canada where they are able to purchase drugs for a discount. The only problem with this is that it’s illegal! The FDA want’s to control all U.S. drugs and when people bring them over the border they claim they can’t do their job. Is it really a matter of controlling safe drugs or letting the drug companies control cost? Perhaps a little of both. | |
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| Amber Shearer | |
| Submitted: 25-Feb-2004 | |
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| Prescription Drug Investigation | |
| I know that prescription drugs are getting outrageous but on the other hand you also have people who take up to 20 prescriptions a month every month and pay nothing because they have medicaid. This wouldn’t be that bad but some times patients are on a 3 different cremes for the same thing. Now thats ridiculous. | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Tima Dunlap |
| pg. A2 | Due: 02/12/04 |
| 02/12/04 | Submitted: 12-Feb-2004 |
| Infant Mortality Rate Climbs | |
| Infant mortality has climbed for the first time in more than four decades. Reason being is that most women are waiting until their older to have children and then having multiple births via fertility drugs. The mortality rate climbed from 6.8 deaths to 7.0 deaths per 1000 live births. These statistics are from 2001-2002. Women who wait until their 30 or 40 are more likely to have babies with birth defects. Another reason is that babies are being born prematurely or at low birthweights because doctors induce labor or use C-sections for delivery. | |
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| Jen Schmidt | |
| Submitted: 19-Feb-2004 | |
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| Infant Mortality Rate Climbs | |
| I think that this is really sad. I have said it before in many of my newsnote responses‚ but the fact that science has evolved so drastically‚ does not neccesarily mean that the advances in medical history are all good. If infants are dying and/or being born with birth-defects all for the sake of having a biological child‚ then the parents need to decide which risks they are willing to take. I‚ as a parent‚ could not take that chance. Adoption seems like a more beneficial option. | |
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| Science Daily | Adam Jones |
| Due: 02/12/2004 | |
| 02/10/2004 | Submitted: 13-Feb-2004 |
| Dinosaur Fossil Record Compiled‚ Analyzed; 500 Or More Dinosaurs Possible Yet To Be Discovered | |
| Julia Heathcote is a graduate student who discovered that there maybe more than 500 different dinosaur speices. They say that right now there stands to be slightly more than 250‚ but because of her mathematical calculations and results there could be a maximumpossible completeness value‚ there might be 500 or more yet to be discovered (article). These discoveries are important to the idea of the dinosaur evolution. | |
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| Science News | Jen Schmidt |
| page 197 | Due: 2-26-04 |
| September 27‚ 2003 | Submitted: 17-Feb-2004 |
| Letting the Dog Genome Out: Poodle DNA Compared With That of Mice‚ People | |
| Scientists have scanned and studied various breeds of dog DNA. The studies have aided in research of over 300 human diseases‚ which dogs also can have‚ such as caner and epilepsy. Scientists are also comparing dog DNA to mice and human DNA. Through sequencing the genomes of the various species‚ they have discovered that human DNA and dog DNA are more similar than to mice DNA. Rodents have a rapid mutation rate in their DNA. Researchers are eager to compare DNA from a multitude of mammal species. | |
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| Channel 5 Cincinnati | Shirley Tavner |
| 1 | Due: 2-26-04 |
| February 17‚ 2004 | Submitted: 18-Feb-2004 |
| Antibiotics and Breast Cancer | |
| According to new research‚ antibiotics may make you feel better‚ but using too many may increase the risk of breast cancer. Researchers are calling for a lot more research to even confirm the connections between breast cancer and antibiotics. In the study‚ published in a February issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association‚ researchers reviewed medical records of more than 10‚000 women over a period of 8 years‚ and found that women who took antibiotics for more than 500 days‚ or had more than 25 prescriptions‚ had twice the risk of getting breast cancer. | |
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| flies | Linsay Newsbird |
| 11569 | Due: 2/20/04 |
| 2/14/04 | Submitted: 19-Feb-2004 |
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| Readers Digest | Donna Jones |
| n/a | Due: Feb. 26‚04 |
| 1997 | Submitted: 20-Feb-2004 |
| Early Symptoms & Recognition of a Heart Attack | |
| Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the U.S.Each year 600‚000 people suffer heart attacks and 1/3 of them die. Early heart attack care is showing tremendous promise for survival rate. Recognizing early symptoms which occur in 50% of all heart attack patients could save their life.Symptoms to look for are tightness in the chest area‚ tingling in the left arm‚ mild chest pain or stuttering chest pain have all been identified as major risk factors for having a heart attack.If you’ve had any of these symptoms go to your Dr. and get checked out. | |
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| TIME | Lisa Henkes |
| pg. 45 | Due: 02/26/04 |
| February | Submitted: 21-Feb-2004 |
| Why We Pay So Much For Drugs | |
| Health care spending in the U.S. rose 9.3% in 2002‚ the largest increase in 11 years. As health-care spending keeps rising and employers tighten their coverage to cut costs‚ consumers have grown more resentful of what they are paying at the drugstore. Many people‚ although technically illegal‚ are choosing to cross the border into Canada to buy their medications. On average‚ namebrand prescription drugs in Canada cost an estimated 40% less than they do in the U.S. Why can’t we see prices like this in the U.S.? Should it be illegal to cross the border to buy prescription drugs? | |
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| Amber Shearer | |
| Submitted: 25-Feb-2004 | |
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| Why We Pay So Much For Drugs | |
| as a pharmacy technician I see constantly each year co-pays increasing and medicaition increasing tremendously. It is sad when older people have know idea that they have to pay so much for medication that they need to live. Some patients also have know idea that their co-pays are going up and I have to be the bad guy and let them know instead of the insurance companies. | |
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| Tammy Webb | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Why We Pay So Much For Drugs | |
| This topic is one I can not figure out. Why do we pay so much for our health care‚ especially medications? Are these prices going up to accommodate the cost of getting and or the making of the medications or are the pharmaceutical companies just charging more because they can? I think it is because they can and because we need the medicine and there is no other option. You pay the price or you do not get it. I do not think it should be illegal to cross the border to obtain medicine at a cheaper price. Maybe it will make the drug manufactures lower their prices! | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Christina Westerkamp |
| 0 | Due: 2-26-04 |
| 2-22-04 | Submitted: 22-Feb-2004 |
| N.J. may fund stem-cell research | |
| Gov. James E. McGreevey of New Jersey calls for funding of stem-cell research. $50 million spread over a five year period will be used for research on human embryonic stem cells. There are currently only two states which support stem cell research‚ California and now New Jersey. Stem cells come from embryos‚ umbilical cords and placentas. In order to harvest these cells‚ embryos are destroyed. | |
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| Shauna Dolch | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| N.J. may fund stem-cell research | |
| Embryos being destroyed. I know everyone feels diefferntly about this matter like in abortion. I am not agreeable with this stem research. I know scientists want to learn more but do it others ways. | |
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| Compassion | Chris Serge |
| Winter 2004 | Due: 2/25/04 |
| Winter 2004 | Submitted: 22-Feb-2004 |
| Leading-Edge Technology Brings Good News for Heart Patients | |
| There is a new drug coated stent. The chances of having new stents put in to replace these drop to about 3.5 percent whereas about 19 percent of the old stents needed to be replaced. Angioplastys need to be repeated in 20 to 40 percent of all patients. Using these with an angioplasty reduces the chances of a repeated procedure. This can reduce the incident of heart attack and death as well as the risk of another angioplasty or repeat coronary bypass surgery. It’s greatest benefits are for diabetic patients‚ small blockages or long blockages. Using the new stent in the long run saves money | |
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| New Scientist | Christina Kennedy |
| NEWSNOTE | Due: 2/26/04 |
| 2/23/04 | Submitted: 23-Feb-2004 |
| Mammal mums can alter their offspring’s sex | |
| This article discusses the different types of mammals that can possibly alter the sex of their offspring. The only mammals that this theory has been confirmed with include deer‚ sheep and pigs. These are all hoofed feet mammals. The way this works is that a female in good condition will have a male and a female in bad condition will have a female. In the article they say that this is because there are only a few males per female and so the males have to be strong in order to reproduce while the females do not because there are many more of them so we need healthier males then females. | |
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| The Cincinnati Enquirer | Marianne Gehler |
| A1 | Due: 2/24/2004 |
| 2/24/2004 | Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 |
| Womaen’s Asthma Linked to Hormones | |
| A study found that women who use hormones during menopause run double the risk of developing the respiratory ailment. The study was part of the Nurses’ Health Study by Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital‚ it involved 70‚000 women‚ ages 40 plus. They were followed for 10 years‚ until 1998. They were questioned on hormone use and any diagnosis of asthma‚ 342 women developed asthma. Current users of either estrogen alone or estrogen plus progresstin supplements were about twice as likely to develope asthma than nonusers. | |
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| www.Bio.com | Holly Hauck |
| pp. 1-2 | Due: 02/26/04 |
| October 3‚ 2003 | Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 |
| “Paradox in the Lungs Resolved” | |
| This article discusses how the understanding of versatile surveillance proteins function. It was recently found by researchers that an apparent paradox had been preventing this understanding. A class of molecules serves as the immune system’s gatekeeper in the lungs‚ in some situations damping the immune response. This was discovered by researchers at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center. I found it really interesting that the lung collectins carry out two roles. They protect the lungs from harmful pathogens and a harmful overreaction of the immune system. | |
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| Discovery | Amy Verkamp |
| n/a | Due: February 26‚ 2004 |
| February 20‚ 2004 | Submitted: 24-Feb-2004 |
| Study examines Female Rivalry | |
| This article talks about how a recent study has supported the idea that evolution drives women to compete with each other for resources‚ such as men. The study showed that women with higher estrogen levels tended to be more crucial to the appearance of other women. They would make rude comments about them and put them down. Women have always competed with other women‚ and according to this article they always will. | |
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| Nursing 2004 | Amber Shearer |
| Vol.34(1): pg:33 | Due: March 4‚ 2004 |
| February 2004 | Submitted: 25-Feb-2004 |
| Iraq Veterns Can’t Donate Blood for 1 Year | |
| New blood collection restriction prevent American soliders who served in Iraq from giving blood for as long as 1 year to ensure that their blood isn’t infected by a parasite that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis‚ say federal heath officials.The ban comes after an outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis amoung Amer. soldiers.Symptoms are mild illness and scars.Those known to be infected are banned for life from donating blood.The parasite comes from a sand fly bite and can survive up to 25 days in stored blood. | |
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| Brittany Berger | |
| Submitted: 2-Mar-2004 | |
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| Iraq Veterns Can’t Donate Blood for 1 Year | |
| I agree with this article. If you are a blood donor‚ they are very particular about letting people donate blood after being out of the country. I went on a cruise the last two summers‚ very time the blood place calls me I tell them where I have been and they tell me I have to wait one year before I can donate again. I think that it is a safe precaution! | |
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| Nicki Partin | |
| Submitted: 13-Mar-2004 | |
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| Iraq Veterns Can’t Donate Blood for 1 Year | |
| It is good that they are taking the precaution of making sure the soldiers do not have cutaneous leishmaniasis and having them wait 1 year before they give blood. I am curious though if the parasite is life threatening or what makes it so bad for the strong precautions. | |
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| Chris Serge | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Iraq Veterns Can’t Donate Blood for 1 Year | |
| Considering the area they have been fighting and the chemical/bacterial manufacturing that was done in those areas‚ I don’t think making them wait a year is long enough. There is proof that chemical wepons were manufactured all over that country‚ the soldiers just can’t find it. I doubt they do complete blood work on all returning soldiers from over seas. | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Julie Carlascio |
| A13 | Due: February 26‚2004 |
| February 22‚2004 | Submitted: 25-Feb-2004 |
| Tired? Sleepy? Science asks why it happens | |
| Scientists have been asking two mysterious questions‚ why do people forget conversations and why do people become drowsy? Another questions scientists have is how does the brain know it needs more sleep. They have researched different drugs and their effects on helping people fall asleep as well as drugs to help people stay awake. Will they find a drug that could eliminate the need for sleep at all? With these drugs‚ they believe that the military could have soldiers on duty 24 hours a day without sleep. Sleep is important to our health. As important as exercise and healthy diet. | |
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| new york post | Sarah Boshears |
| www.nypost.com | Due: 2-26-04 |
| 2-9-04 | Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 |
| Vaccine May Cause Autism | |
| A panel of independent experts will take a fresh look at the possibility that vaccines‚especially those made with a mercury preservative‚ may cause autism. A panel from theInstitute of Medicine will examine a raft of new studies on the subject‚ including aDanish study of nearly 500‚000 children that found no link between vaccines and autismand a U.S. study that found a possible mechanism for mercury‚ lead and other heavymetals to cause such disorders. Several advocacy groups claim vaccines cause autism‚ amysterious disorder with symptoms ranging from a lack of social skills to a cripplinginab | |
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| Sandra Kirk | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| Vaccine May Cause Autism | |
| This is scary to think that you are helping your child and then find out that your actions hurt them. Vaccines are suppose to prevent diseases in children‚ but at the risk of autism is it worth it. Is the danger to great??? | |
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| Randy Glatting | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Vaccine May Cause Autism | |
| I think that this article makes an interesting point about vaccinations. I think that there are circumstances under which a vaccination can have more harm then benefits. I think that the article brings up one such example of this. I have heard of vaccinations have strange adverse effects on so many people and ruining their lives that I think that people should carefully concider the possible problems that may arise before they have their children vaccinated for certain illnesses | |
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| Journal of Cell Biology | Laura Knause |
| 164: pp.: 478 | Due: 2/26/04 |
| 2/9/04 | Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 |
| Breathe‚ Then Breed | |
| New results from Robert Klevecz‚ Douglas Murray‚ and colleagues (City of Hope Medical Center‚ Duarte‚ CA) reveal that DNA is synthesized when it is least likely to be hit with oxidative damage. Damaging oxidizing agents are produced by respiration. In yeast‚ respiration is periodicit alternates in 40-min cycles with a stage of nonrespiration called the reductive phase. This phase was detected decades ago‚ but it was never thought to be connected to cell cycle progression. Now‚ Klevecz shows that both S-phase entry and transcription are controlled by the respiratory oscillation. Microarray anal | |
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| www.nature.com | James Hall |
| Vol. 4 No 10 | Due: February 26‚ 2004 |
| October 2003 | Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 |
| Gene Expression: Let’s Do the Twist | |
| The article speaks about how specific gene-expression patterns define morphogentic during development. Emmanueal Fargehas been running studies on the effects of mechanical stress on the regulation gene. The article gives a very complex description of how exactly Emmanuel Farge ran his studies. Emmanuel Farge study’s reveal many of the changes that the Drosophila embroyo underwent during the early stages of developement. This article goes far more in depth and if you would like to read more on iy the website is: www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nrm/journal/v4/n10full/ nrm1218_r.htm... | |
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| channelcincinnati.com | Mike Huesman |
| 1 | Due: 2/26/04 |
| 2/26/04 | Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 |
| Study Links Women’s Weight Gain‚ Breast Cancer Risk | |
| New research suggests that the amount of weight a woman gains after age 18 is a strong indicator of whether she’ll get breast cancer later in life. American Cancer Society researchers said older women who gained 20 to 30 pounds after high school are 40 percent more likely to get breast cancer than women who kept the weight off. It’s one of the largest studies of a weight and breast cancer link to date. The organization estimates weight contributes to as much as half of all breast cancer deaths among older women. | |
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| Amy Verkamp | |
| Submitted: 2-Mar-2004 | |
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| Study Links Women’s Weight Gain‚ Breast Cancer Risk | |
| This was very interesting to me. I had never heard before that your weight can lead to an increasing chance of breast cancer. It really makes you think‚ though. From now on‚ I am going to try to be more careful and conscience about what I eat and if I am staying healthy. | |
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| Shirley Tavner | |
| Submitted: 2-Mar-2004 | |
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| Study Links Women’s Weight Gain‚ Breast Cancer Risk | |
| Weight gain leading to Breast Cancer is amazing to know for health reasons. 1 out of 7 women develope breast cancer‚ it is interesting to know that some of these woman may have develope breast cancer due to the fact of their weight gain. I would like to research this more to find out all of the facts about it. | |
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| Matthew Rolfes | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Study Links Women’s Weight Gain‚ Breast Cancer Risk | |
| This is information I have passed on to my sister and mother although my mom works with cancer patients already. Tihs is good information to know. There is that freshman 15 that everyone talks about‚ and this is very interesting to hear. Maybe this will make women more aware of what their weight is. | |
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| Journal of Biology | Nicole Lynch |
| 2:pp.21 | Due: 2-12-04 |
| 2003 | Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 |
| Systematic indet. of regulatory proteins critical for T-cell activation | |
| In an effort to identify novel signaling molecules specific for T-cell activation they undertook a large-scale dominant effector genetic screen they also cloned and characterized 33 distinct genes from over 2800 clones. The study indentified important signal regulators in T-cell activation. It also demonstrated a highly efficient strategy for discovering many components of signal transduction pathways and validating them in physiological settings. | |
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| Journal of Biology | Nicole Lynch |
| 2:pp.27 | Due: 2-26-04 |
| 2003 | Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 |
| a functional genomic analysis of cell morphology using RNA interference | |
| Scientists adapted exisiting RNAi technology in Drosophila cell culture for uses in high-throughput screens to enable a genetic dissection of cell morphogenesis.To identify genes responsible for the characteristic shape of two morphologically distinct cell lines.They performed RNAi screens in each line with a set of double-stranded RNAs targeting 994 predicted cell shape regulators.They also detected phenotypes for 160 genes.They were able to uncover genes acting within a specific pathway using a co-RNAi screen to identify dsRNA suppressors of a cell shape change induced by Pten and dsRNA | |
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| www.cnn.com | Matthew Rolfes |
| Health | Due: 2-26-04 |
| 2-26-04 | Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 |
| Study: Weight Gain Tied to Breast Cancer Risk | |
| There was as study done‚ and it concluded that women who gained between 20 and 30 pounds after high school graduate had a 40% more likely chance of developing breast cancer than women who did not put on the It was said that estrogen is considered the common denominator when looking at risk factors for breast cancer. | |
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| Donny Watkins | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-2004 | |
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| Study: Weight Gain Tied to Breast Cancer Risk | |
| This is an interesting study. I’m curious of what the exact cause is. What age do they get the cancer‚ is it immidiatly after school‚ or many years down the road? | |
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| Amanda Fritsch | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-2004 | |
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| Study: Weight Gain Tied to Breast Cancer Risk | |
| Seriously what isn’t linked to cancer anymore? Doesn’t everyone gain weight at some point after high school‚ I mean is there an age limit to when you are no longer at risk and its ok to start putting on the pounds?? Some cancer linked studies seem to be getting us no where because being a woman and knowing that‚ im not going to lose any sleep over gaining some weight and breast cancer. | |
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| www.newsweek.com | Lisa Curfiss |
| vol. 1 | Due: 2-26-04 |
| 2-26-04 | Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 |
| New Cancer Fighter | |
| The government on Thursday approved the first drug that promises to attack cancer by choking off its blood supply‚ a colon cancer treatment called Avastin. Its a significant development‚ because Avastin becomes the first drug proved to work according to a novel theory that tumors must form a network of blood vessels to survive and that shutting down that process‚ called angiogenesis‚ could fight cancer in a manner completely differently than other treatments. Avastin occasionally causes some serious side effects‚ the FDA cautioned. They include formation of holes in the colon that may requi | |
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| Tima Dunlap | |
| Submitted: 2-Mar-2004 | |
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| New Cancer Fighter | |
| I am glad to hear that they might be closer to finding a “cure” for cancer. Hopefully in the future it will prove to be successful. Being able to cure cancer patients would be a sigh of relief for many. | |
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| Sharon Jones | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| New Cancer Fighter | |
| It’s amazing how many advances have been made for curing or disabling cancer in the past few years. I wonder though what these side effects were and if they affected the circulatory system. | |
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| Kymberli Hull | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| New Cancer Fighter | |
| It is amazing that we are finally finding other treatments for cancer. For years now the most used methods have been surgery‚ radiation‚ and chemotherapy. It is time for a change. Hopefully this new treatment will be less painful and damaging to the individuals body. I only hope that one day someone will find the cure for cancer or methods to prevent people from getting it but until then we need to keep searching for new forms of treatment. | |
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| MSNBC.COM | Alexander Hamill |
| pg2 | Due: Feb. 26‚ 2004 |
| Feb. 26 2004 | Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 |
| Smoke Pollution is Effecting Climate | |
| Smoke drifting from burning forests in the Amazon is affecting the climate across the entire continent -- drying up rain but making the storms that do develop much more violent than usual‚ scientists reported on Thursday.Smoke rises to the clouds‚ delaying the release of rain and allowing the clouds to grow taller than they otherwise would‚ the researchers said. Higher clouds produce violent thunderstorms‚ and while less rain falls to the ground‚ it often comes in the form of hail and thunderstorms instead of more nourishing‚ gentle rains‚ they said. Plus the storms push the smoke into higher | |
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| Enquirer | Kelly Anderson |
| n/a | Due: 2/26/04 |
| 12/24/01 | Submitted: 26-Feb-2004 |
| INFERTILITY MASSAGE PKG | |
| There is a new hope for infertile women and it is not harmful to the body like in vitro. The new method is a massage‚ that Laura Wurn discovered. 14 of 20 infertile women who received this massage became pregnant. Stacy Virtue tried for 5 years to get pregnant and after just 12 massages‚ her and her husband are expecting their 1st child. The massage treatment is specifically for women who’ve had trouble with adhesions‚ caused by surgery‚ endometriosis‚ yest infections or tail bone injuries. | |
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| Emily Kidwell | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-2004 | |
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| INFERTILITY MASSAGE PKG | |
| I love hearing about alternative ways that medical problems are being solved. In my opinion too many drugs are being prescribed first with out considering easier‚ safer methods of treatment for various conditions. | |
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| Shirley Tavner | |
| Submitted: 2-Mar-2004 | |
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| INFERTILITY MASSAGE PKG | |
| This is interesting to know but how much does each massage cost? Is it cheaper than having invetro or the same? After 12 massages over how long of a period of time was this (1 per week or 1 every 3 days)? How many massages does it take to have a baby? A person would have to weigh each thing and figure out which was the most costly‚ time consuming‚ and had the best results. Each woman responds to these kinds of things differently. | |
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| Shauna Dolch | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| INFERTILITY MASSAGE PKG | |
| What a great alternative and so healthy. I just underwent a surgery removing endometriosis. It was causing me to be infertile for a very long time and of course‚ alot of pain. I found this newsnote very interesting. | |
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| Nicki Partin | |
| Submitted: 13-Mar-2004 | |
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| INFERTILITY MASSAGE PKG | |
| It seems weird that a massage can help an infertile woman become pregnant. Something as simple as a massage works when you would think it would take some expensive drug or surgery. It is good news though for any woman who has been trying to get pregnant. | |
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| Men’s Fitness | Emily Kidwell |
| pp 28 | Due: 02-26-04 |
| March 2004 | Submitted: 27-Feb-2004 |
| Marijuana | |
| Prior research has shown that pot can help fight the effects of Alzheimer’s and HIV. And now‚ Univercity of California researchers found that marijuana causes little or no long term damage to the central nervous system. | |
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| Jamie Bender | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| Marijuana | |
| I find it not surprising that marijiuana helps many diseases and should be used for medical reasons. Yet as seen by many the “pot heads” reap no rewards from smoking it. They might as well be comotose patients. However I do think that medical uses for marjiuana should be furthur researched and I won’t be surprised to learn that this “herbal refreshment” has many benifits for those who need it. | |
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| Nicole Lynch | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| Marijuana | |
| I find it very hard to believe that marijuana doesn’t cause longer term damage. My father was a heavy user of marijuana and he has survere damage to his brain and centeral nervous system. So it doesn’t sound like they have researched the long term effects long enough on people using marijuana. | |
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| Amber Shearer | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-2004 | |
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| Marijuana | |
| I know I have heard of marijuana being in a capsule form called marinol to help patients fight cancer so it doesn’t shock me that researchers are finding that it can also help with hiv. | |
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| Nicki Partin | |
| Submitted: 13-Mar-2004 | |
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| Marijuana | |
| If marijuana helps fight the effects of Alzheimer’s and HIV along with other diseases and it causes little or no long term damage why isn’t it just legal? Cigarettes and beer are legal and they seem to be doing more harm than marijuana. | |
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| Jill Bomakmp | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Marijuana | |
| That is good that marajuana does this for Altzheimer’s disease patients and HIV patients but all drugs have a side effect. Such as marajuana causeing cancer or brain damage. Would they be willing to sacrafice a lung in order to help with their alzhiemers disease? It also is like anyother drug such as IBprufin it tears up your stomach if you take some of if your headache could go away. Think about it. | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Tima Dunlap |
| Pg. C1 | Due: 03/04/04 |
| 02/29/2004 | Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 |
| Study: Vaccine Benefit Fades | |
| A new study suggests that the chickenpox vaccine fades significantly within the first year. For children who were vaccinated at 15 mo.‚ the protection reached 99 percent in the first year versus the 73 percent for those vaccinated by 12 mo. Studies go to show that the vaccine dosent appear to be as effective in children younger than 15 mo. There are Drs. who have already started to delay giving the chickenpox vaccine until 15 mo. Other Drs. still feel it necessary to vaccinate at the age of 12 mo. | |
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| The Scientist | Sharon Jones |
| vol 17‚ i21‚ p22 | Due: 2.26.04 |
| 11.13.2003 | Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 |
| Cutting Neurons Down to Size | |
| Experts predict that sorting out how pruning neurons works might eventually help in understanding epilepsy‚ neurodegenerative diseases‚ mental retardation‚ autism‚ and schizophrenia. So far‚ however‚ no definite links have been established between these disorders and pruning. | |
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| First Science.com | Shauna Dolch |
| Science Articles | Due: March 4‚ 2004 |
| December 2‚ 2004 | Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 |
| The Fruit Fly In You | |
| Genetically speaking‚ people and fruit flies are surprisingly alike. About 61% of known human disease genes have a recognizable match in the genetic code of fruit flies. There are a few professors are planning to send some fruit flies to the International Space Station. Their experiment is called Drosophila Behaviour and Gene Expression in Microgravity. The purpose of this experiment is to discover how space travel affects genes in fruit flies and in humans. If the genes command a different set of proteins in space‚ because low-gravity tells them to‚ new findings could change genetics. | |
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| Shauna Dolch | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Fruit Fly In You | |
| This could be a real discovery. Possibly change the way we look at genetics and even fix problems that arise with abnormal genes. | |
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| Jamie Bender | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Fruit Fly In You | |
| Thats wonderful for research and definately something I didn’t know. Although I have to admit that I don’t care for the idea of being compared to a fruit fly after seeing what they look like in the larva stage in lab. Its amazing to be able to take such tiny flies and do this type of research. Does the fact that they are much smaller dissern any of the research? | |
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| Kelly Anderson | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| The Fruit Fly In You | |
| Rather than doing space travel experiments with them‚ why don’t scientists try and find cures to some deadly gene disorders. To me that makes more sense. At least we now know that we are similiar to the flies and in the future we will hopefully get some important cures and findings out of them. | |
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| Scientific American | Jamie Bender |
| pp.20 | Due: 3/4/04 |
| January 2002 | Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 |
| Beating Abuse | |
| Scientists believe that a chemical neurotransmitter called glutamate may be an answer to helping drug addicts unlearn their addiction. Several glutamate transmitters are throughuot the brain that transmit pleasure‚memory‚learning‚and other functions in the hippocampus. During an experiment using mice glutamate receptor GluR5 lacked the ability to become addicted to cocaine. However some scientists still express concern about finding out which receptors are needed or involved. Second is making surethe wrong receptors are not being manipulated and causing a malfunction in other circuits. | |
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| Annie Shafer | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-2004 | |
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| Beating Abuse | |
| I wonder if this drug will help with all types of addictions like food‚ tobacco‚ and alcohol. Hopefully this drug will work and without serious side effects. | |
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| Sandra Kirk | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| Beating Abuse | |
| This would be great tool to fight abuse of drugs. The idea that this can stop addiction to drugs is amazing but you have to realize that its not the only thing that must be done. Stopping an addiction to drug is a mental fight also. Drug abusers have to want to quit or they will not be successful. | |
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| Nicole Lynch | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| Beating Abuse | |
| This would be great if it worked without having longer term effects. If this could be true more people with addictions would be able to off of them eaiser than now‚ where some people are ding or even getting back on drugs from cravings of the drugs they are using. | |
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| Alexander Hamill | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| Beating Abuse | |
| The only problem i see in this type of treatment is that some drug abusers have fried the receptors in their head so bad that they can no longer experince happiness or other feelings without the use of drugs. The question in my mind is how can scientists repair receptors if they are severely damaged‚ and are they possibly taking the chance of doing more harm to the patient than good.? | |
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| Nicki Partin | |
| Submitted: 13-Mar-2004 | |
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| Beating Abuse | |
| If the glutamate really helps drug addicts to unlearn their addiction that would be a great breakthrough in medicine. It seems like more and more people are getting addicted to drugs so if there was something to help stop their addiction then maybe there would be a decrease in deaths due to drug overdoses. | |
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| Kelly Anderson | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Beating Abuse | |
| This is a great idea if it actually works. The scientists need to make sure that there are no harmful side effects. They also need to make sure that the pill to help them beat their addiction‚ doesn’t turn into another addiction. There needs to be a lot more research done‚ before I would be confident with someone I know taking it. I hope in the end it does work and helps people better. How would they get this drug? At a regular doctor or would they have to go to an addiction specilaist? How many addicts are going to say they have a problem‚ is my concern! | |
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| The New York Times | Amanda Fritsch |
| 0 | Due: 03/04/2003 |
| March 2‚ 2004 | Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 |
| Second Thoughts on a Chemical: In Water‚ How Much Is Too Much? | |
| An additive NASA uses for rocket fuel‚ ammonium perchlorate‚ is disposed by dissolving it in water and pouring it onto the ground. They have been disposing of it since the 1950’s and not it has come into question whether it is harmful to the humans that live in the 49 states that use this fuel. Scientists say that although it has few effects on healthy adults it does hurt the development of fetuses and young children. The EPA suggests that no more than one part per billion in drinking water‚ equivalent to a grain of salt in an Olympic-size pool‚ but the Pentagon argues otherwise. | |
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| Matthew Rolfes | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Second Thoughts on a Chemical: In Water‚ How Much Is Too Much? | |
| I wonder why this hasn’t been made an issue before or if so why I had never heard of it. I don’t think the question should be whether it is harmful or not‚ but they should dispose of something like that properly. There is no way it can be healthy for people‚ i just dont’ see it! | |
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| Better Homes & Gardens | Jayne Lawrence |
| January 04‚ Page 116 | Due: 3/4/04 |
| January 2004 | Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 |
| When Kids Sleepwalk | |
| This article by Myrna Beth Haskell‚ states that children sleepwalkers (parasomnias) have a prominent genetic component to sleepwalking. If one or both parents were sleepwalkers‚ the kids will be prone to it. The child will walk w/open eyes‚ but not see‚ pain perception is decreased allowing them to walk barefoot in snow and not feel it‚ and they will not remember it the next morning. It is suggested to safe-guard the bedroom by moving objects they may trip over and installing gates or alarm systems. If the sleepwalking becomes harmful‚ it is suggested that a board-certified sleep specialis | |
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| Annie Shafer | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-2004 | |
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| When Kids Sleepwalk | |
| Sleepwalking is very dangerous for anyone. Kids or adults can be seriously hurt. I’ve heard of adults sleepwalking and ingested a poisonous cleaning chemical because they were asleep and had no idea what they were doing. | |
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| Nicki Partin | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| When Kids Sleepwalk | |
| Sleepwalking is a very weird and difficult thing to understand. People are walking with their eyes open‚ but they are actually sleeping. I don’t understand what is happening in their bodies for this to happen. | |
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| Rebecca Lara | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| When Kids Sleepwalk | |
| this is very interesting to read becasue I always thought sleepwalking was a sign of stress‚ anxiety‚ or nerves in response to the world around you as factors. I never knew this may have been passed genetically. That would be something intersting to do a punnet square on. | |
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| Nicole Lynch | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| When Kids Sleepwalk | |
| Really! I didn’t know that sleepwalking was related to genetics‚ that is actually kind of suprising. I read somewhere that a man was sleep walking and drove over to his maother-in-laws house and killed her with a knife. He drove back home and went to back to bed. When he woke up his wife told him what happen to her mother and he was suprised‚ but after an investigation they found out that it was really him who killed her but not knowing about it. The police wondered what to do because he conciously did not know what he was doing. | |
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| Chris Serge | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| When Kids Sleepwalk | |
| My sister is 40 years old and will not sleep anywhere other than her house because of places we have found her and things she has done in her sleep. It is not unusual to find her standing on top of her dresser fighting with her drapes‚ or moving things from the living room into the bathtub. She once got out of bed and crushed a sand clock with wire hands on it with her bare hands and went back to bed. The bed‚ her clothing and her hands and face were covered with blood when she woke up and had no idea what happened. It is very frightening to have a family member like this. | |
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| Kelly Anderson | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| When Kids Sleepwalk | |
| My step brother sleep walks occasionally‚ but I think it is funny! I never realized how serious of an issue it is. He has never done anything harmful to himself while sleep walking‚ but he has used the restroom on the bottom bunk‚ and now no one in the family will let him live that down! I know his dad doesn’t sleep walk‚ so he must get it from his mother‚ who he doesn’t know anything about. Can sleep walking get worse or be cured? | |
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| MSNBC News | Tammy Webb |
| http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4438107 | Due: 3-4-04 |
| 2004 | Submitted: 3-Mar-2004 |
| Harvard gives Access to New Stem Cell Line | |
| Scientist at Harvard have created 17 new stem cell lines without government funding and are going to make them available to other researchers. These new stem cell lines are more user friendly than the 15 lines eligible for federal dollars and have doubled the amount of lines researchers have to work with. In 2001 Bush restricted Federal Funding for stem cell research because he opposes the destruction of human embryos that occurs when the stem cells are extracted. Although this is a controversial topic‚ researchers are excited about the amount of research that can now be done. | |
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| Reuters | Sarah Donohoo |
| 22:28 | Due: 4 March 2004 |
| 3 March 2004 | Submitted: 4-Mar-2004 |
| MMR Doctors Reject Own Autism Link Report | |
| Ten doctors‚ who co-authored a controversial study in Britain that suggested a link between childhood vaccinations and autism‚ said on Wednesday there was not enough evidence to draw that conclusion. The release of the report in 1998 led parents to reject a combined vaccine for mumps‚ measles and rubella because of possible links to autism and bowel disease‚ even though the study never proved a definite link. Fears over the single inoculation‚ commonly known as MMR‚ led to a steep drop in the number of British children being vaccinated and has been blamed for outbreaks of measles. | |
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| Rebecca Lara | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| MMR Doctors Reject Own Autism Link Report | |
| I think this sounds thesible because you are putting chemicals into the body that really shouldnt’ be there in the first place. Inauculations and immuinizations sound great but sometimes it is better to let life and nature do its thing. Autism is a neural problem and can easily be provoked by chemicals added to the body. Just like people who have chemical inbalances probably induced it by increased drug intake (perscription or street) in their lives.If it wasn’t there in the first place‚ maybe it shouldn’t be there at all. | |
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| Kelly Anderson | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| MMR Doctors Reject Own Autism Link Report | |
| I think doctors should have more facts and evidence before making a large group of people susceptible to MMR. I wouldn’t listen to them until they had proven facts. People should just use common sense and look at how many people have had the vaccination and are fine. MMR can also cause severe problems‚ so people need to be very careful before they stop vaccinating their children. | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Heather-lee Edwards |
| Sunday‚ February 29‚ 2004 | Due: 3/4/04 |
| Feb 29‚ 2004 | Submitted: 4-Mar-2004 |
| Move over groundhogs- skunks are signs of spring | |
| You hear about groundhogs predicting spring but some Hoosiers say it is the stunks that are true indicators of the change in seasons. According to Dave Hess‚ who farms in Elkhard County‚ IN; “when the first frost comes out of the ground‚ that is when all the skunks come out.” In the spring skunks begin looking for a mate & new den for the annual courting season. This is also the time of year when stunks are both seen & smelled. Remember to say a safe distance from a skunk because their smelly spray can be accurate up to 10 feet! | |
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| Rebecca Lara | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| Move over groundhogs- skunks are signs of spring | |
| I believe this to be accurate because animals always seem to be more in tune to nature and the earth’s cycles. I would think that people and scientist could see more animals predicting the weather if they were under higher observation. Just like birds circling to fly south‚ squirrels storing food‚and bears waking to up to a change in the earth’s tmeperature and air density‚ animals are signs to the world areound us. | |
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| Kelly Anderson | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Move over groundhogs- skunks are signs of spring | |
| I think skunks are a better way for people to know when spring is coming than groundhogs because how often does a normal person see a groundhog. I really only see skunks though when they are dead on the street and they smell up the car when you drive by. I think people should listen for birds singing and that is easier than waiting for the skunks or the groundhog. I still think that groundhog day is cute and for the most part they are accurate about the length of winter. | |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Donny Watkins |
| www.cincinnati.com | Due: 3-4-04 |
| 3-4-04 | Submitted: 4-Mar-2004 |
| Conjoined Twins born at Naval Hospital | |
| A woman gave birth to two conjoined twin girls by means of a C-section. Conjoined twins occurs in about 1 of every 200‚000 births. The twins are joined at the abdomen and share a liver‚ diaphragm‚ and pericardium (the saclike structure around the heart). The twins are going to have an operation to be separated when the are about three months old. Doctors seem very optimistic and so does the family. | |
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| Nicki Partin | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| Conjoined Twins born at Naval Hospital | |
| It’s good that the family is able to be optimistic about the separation. That would be a very difficult situation for everyone involved. It doesn’t give the statistics on what the chances are of both of the girls surviving‚ but I’m sure there is some chance that one of them will not. That is what would make it so difficult for the families to make the decision of separating the girls and going through with the surgery. | |
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| Kelly Anderson | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Conjoined Twins born at Naval Hospital | |
| That would be a very risky decision and if it were my twins‚ I would want to know the survival rate‚ because how could someone choose between their children. I didn’t realize that the chances of having conjoined twins was that large. I thought it happened a lot less often than 1 in 200‚000. | |
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| Cincincinnati Enquirer | Nicki Partin |
| Health | Due: March 4‚ 2004 |
| March 3‚ 2004 | Submitted: 4-Mar-2004 |
| Study: Antibiotic Slows Cartilage Loss | |
| Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability among elederly Americans. Scientists from Indiana University found that a common antibiotic seems to reduce cartilage loss and pain in women who are showing early crippling effects of osteoarthritis in their knees. A prescription medicine called doxycycline suppresses enzymes that damage the cartilage and could possibly protect unaffected cartilage. A study showed that participants who received doxycycline over placebo had an average 33 percent less cartilage loss at the end of a 30 month period. | |
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| Sandra Kirk | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| Study: Antibiotic Slows Cartilage Loss | |
| This is great that antibiotic slows carilage loss but can that leave you not able to fight infections. Over use of antibiotics can make some infections unfightable. Is it worth the gamble? | |
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| US NEWS | Nathan Sweet |
| 1 | Due: Feb. 26 |
| 1 | Submitted: 4-Mar-2004 |
| Stem Cell Wars | |
| This article discusses the President Bushes dission to let three of his more liberal staff on the Presidential Bioethics Consul go and replace them with three more Conservative members. A group known as the transhumanists who want to use new biological discoveries to eventually make “posthumans” and never die are challenging the Presidents current stance on Stem Cell research. These biolibrals along with others are pushing for it to be legalized and say its going to be a key issue in the upcoming election. | |
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| Sandra Kirk | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 | |
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| Stem Cell Wars | |
| I feel that Stem Cell reseach is very much needed. The embryos will not delevop into humans because they will be discarded. It is the same as donating organs or your body. YOu do it to help others and this reseach can help someone to walk again‚ or improve heart conditions. If we don’t do the reseach we will never know what can be done. | |
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| US NEWS | Nathan Sweet |
| 1 | Due: Feb. 26 |
| March 2‚ 2004 | Submitted: 4-Mar-2004 |
| Stem Cell Wards | |
| This article discusses the President Bushes dission to let three of his more liberal staff on the Presidential Bioethics Consul go and replace them with three more Conservative members. A group known as the transhumanists who want to use new biological discoveries to eventually make posthumans and never die are challenging the Presidents current stance on Stem Cell research. These biolibrals along with others are pushing for it to be legalized and say its going to be a key issue in the upcoming election. | |
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| Proc National academy of ScienceUSA | Rebecca Lara |
| 11696-701 | Due: 3-4-04 |
| Sept. 15‚ 2003 | Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 |
| Chronic stress and obesity | |
| A person under stress’ brain becomes imotional because there is a high level of glucocorticoids(CGs) that directly inhibit the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis. This turns on the stress response network. When your stress response network is activated‚ this may increase the intake comfort foods or compulsive activities along with increasing abdominal fat deposits. High CG concentration along with chronic stress can induce comfort food intake and weight gain or decreased comfort food intake with weight loss. So it is said that it may be a good thing to eat comfort foods to help control stress | |
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| Chris Serge | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic stress and obesity | |
| I disagree‚ I don’t think it is good to eat comfort foods with the intention to reduce stress. I believe the article meant stress increases the appetite for comfort foods. Most comfort foods are not the healthiest for you and most comfort foods are more likely to be ingested in unhealthy amounts‚ especially in stress situations. | |
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| Kelly Anderson | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Chronic stress and obesity | |
| I think that people GAIN weight by eating comfort foods‚ when they are stressed. People use food as a way to help relieve their problems and they just keep eating and then they wonder why they are getting fat. Stress in general is a major reason that people start gaining weight. | |
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| BBC world news | Adam Huelsman |
| Published: 2004/03/09 00:57:33 GMT | Due: 3/4/04 |
| Tuesday‚ 9 March‚ 2004‚ | Submitted: 9-Mar-2004 |
| Doctors ’cure’ cancer infertility | |
| Doctors in the United States say they have successfully transplanted ovarian tissue into a 36-year-old woman‚ the tissue was removed from the woman six years previously‚ before she had chemotherapy for breast cancer. It is the first time that a human embryo has been formed from an egg that was produced from frozen ovarian tissue transplanted back into woman. Professor Bill Ledger‚ head of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield said‚ “It is the first time that a human embryo has been formed from an egg that was produced from frozen ovarian tissue transpla | |
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| Alexander Hamill | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-2004 | |
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| Doctors ’cure’ cancer infertility | |
| aFTER READING THIS ARTICLE I WAS WONDERING IF THIS TYPE OF PROCEDURE COULD BE USED IN THE FUTURE ON WOMEN WHOSE UTERUS’ HAVE BEEN REMOVED.I’M SURE THAT THIS HAS TO BE VERY COMFORTING FOR WOMEN TO KNOW THAT THEIR ABILITIES TO REPRODUCE AREN’T ZERO AFTER HAVING TO GO THROUGH CHEMOTHERAPY OR OTHER CANCER TREATMENT PROCEDURES. I WONDER WHAT THE COST IS TO HAVE A WOMANS’ EGGS FROZEN AND STORED SO THAT THEY CAN BE IMPLANTED AT A LATER TIME? | |
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| Tima Dunlap | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-2004 | |
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| Doctors ’cure’ cancer infertility | |
| This is a great story for someone who has been in this situation‚ and might have something to look forward to. This is something that should be experimented with more. At least It’s something worth experimenting with unlike the “pick your own baby” experimentation. | |
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