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| Cincinnati Enquirer | Deborah Pitel |
| 73:pp 6 of USA Weekend Insert | Due: 6/30/98 |
| 6/21/98 | Submitted: 26-Jun-98 |
| The Latest Findings on Breast Feeding Benefits | |
| This article gives the most recent research results showing why mothers should breast feed their babies. The benefits include less diarrhea and fewer infections of the intestines and lower respiratory tract in babies up | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Elizabeth Miller |
| 158th . (76) :pp.A1 | Due: june 30, 1998 |
| Wednesday June 24, 1998 | Submitted: 27-Jun-98 |
| Feather fossils linked to dinosaur | |
| A team of international scientist teams have come across two Chinese fossils which help to support the claim that birds evolved from dinosaurs. The fossils that are thought to be of dinosaurs is of an animal that can | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Clayton Lindley |
| Page A12 | Due: June 30, 1998 |
| June 28, 1998 | Submitted: 28-Jun-98 |
| Mousy company for clone Dolly | |
| Research Scientist, Ryuzo Yanagimachi from the University of Hawaii, announced Friday evening (June 26th) that he had successfully cloned a mouse. Though he did not use the term "clone", instead calling it producing | |
| USA Today | Jenifer Kessler |
| page 4D | Due: June 30, 1998 |
| June 15, 1998 | Submitted: 30-Jun-98 |
| Diabetes threatens advances in heart disease | |
| Although research shows that the occurance of heart disease has dropped about 50% in the past 40 years, the risk for diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate. The risk increased from 9% per year between the years of | |
| New Scientist | Christy Smith |
| 148n pg.5 | Due: June 30, 1998 |
| Oct.14, 1995 | Submitted: 30-Jun-98 |
| DIETING MAKES YOU FORGET | |
| Are you currently on a diet? If so this article may be of some interest to you. Mike Green from the Institute of Food Research has experimented with the idea that dieters tend to perform more poorly on mental tasks | |
| Time Magazine | Andrew Stout |
| 72-73 | Due: June 30, 1998 |
| June 1, 1998 | Submitted: 30-Jun-98 |
| The Age of Aquariums | |
| This article talked about some of the many aquariums around the world. The focus of the article was on one that just opened in Lisbon. This state of the art aquarium has a 1.2 million gal. tank that is now home to | |
| Industry News | Sarah M. Schuster |
| 1 | Due: 6-30-98 |
| 06-26-98 | Submitted: 30-Jun-98 |
| White House Issues Pollution Reduction Release | |
| This week, a release was issued from Washington that is supposed to reduce tha amount of carbon emissions annually. This plan is projected to reduce these emissions in an amount equivalent to that emitted by 850,000 | |
| Submitted: 8-Jul-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Diabetes threatens advances in heart disease | |
| Over weight and sedentary lifstyles are not the only causes of Diabetes, though it may account for the majority of the alarming increase. Many sufferers of Diabetes acquired the disease through heredity. Diabetes runs | |
| Submitted: 8-Jul-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Dieting Makes You Forget | |
| There are other disadvantages to dieting, particularly for those who yo-yo on and off diets. For one thing I have read in a couple of different places that the more times a person goes on a diet their bodies adjust to | |
| Submitted: 8-Jul-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| All About Rain Forest Depletion | |
| I would guess that there are one of two groups or both that are primarily responsible for the deforestation of these areas: The big corporations, probably based in the US, who have found cheaper alternatives to producing | |
| Brown Rice Cookbook | Steve Schaefer |
| Pages 123-125 | Due: 7-9-98 |
| July 1978 | Submitted: 9-Jul-98 |
| Brown Rice and Fasting | |
| Georges Ohsawa, the founder of modern macrobiotic philosophy, introduced a diet solely based on brown rice. Brown rice enabled the body's natural cleansing functions to work free of any input of rich and unbalancing | |
| Submitted: 10-Jul-98 | Deborah Pitel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Parents are pulling children from pools in E. Coli outbreak | |
| It seems as if all strains of bacteria are becoming more resistant to the chemicals which are supposed to kill them. Does this mean that in the future we may not be able to kill some strains of bacteria at all? | |
| Submitted: 10-Jul-98 | Deborah Pitel |
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| Nations Ban on Toxic Chemicals | |
| If all these nations agree to ban these chemicals, where will they put all of the chemicals that have already been made? Will they just store them somewhere? I think that they will all end up polluting the Earth anyway | |
| Submitted: 10-Jul-98 | Deborah Pitel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Dieting Makes You Forget | |
| I agree that dieting is hard on the body and mind. Our society, however, is based on instant gratification. This is the reason why I think fad diets sell so well. They promise fast results with little or no work | |
| Submitted: 12-Jul-98 | Tina Reynolds |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Feather fossils linked to dinosaur | |
| I do not see how this fossil proves that birds evolved from any where. Dinosaurs are pre-historic creatures. We have birds today that can run, flap their wings and still not fly -- what about the ostrich? Could it be | |
| Submitted: 13-Jul-98 | Lisa Butler |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Diabetes threaten advances | |
| Ithought it was a good article. If we would realize that | |
| Submitted: 13-Jul-98 | LISA BUTLER |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Pools with E-Coli | |
| I think the scary part of is,now 15 children have been | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Jenifer Kessler |
| pp. A2 | Due: July 16, 1998 |
| July 7th, 1998 | Submitted: 13-Jul-98 |
| Chemical in marijuana may help stroke victims | |
| Researches have found that the use of cannabidol, one of the 40 chemicals in marijuana, has been shown to help animal brain cells fight toxic chemicals that are caused by a stroke. Free radicals are stopped by the drug, | |
| Submitted: 13-Jul-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| E. Coli In Pool | |
| A good part of the problem with mutating bacteria is that doctors have and continue to over-prescribe antibiotics. Further to that point Americans is general overuse medicines. For example, when someone has a headache | |
| Submitted: 13-Jul-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Nations seek ban on toxic chemicals | |
| I watched a show on TLC last week called "The Killer Viruses". One segment was on chemical weapons. They talked about how many nations have banned together to eliminate these weapons but that the most radical nations | |
| Submitted: 13-Jul-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| E.Coli in pool | |
| An other part on the TLC show "The Killer Viruses" talked about the various natural viruses. An interesting segment was how influenza (flu) is still one of the most dangerous because it mutates every year. The vaccine | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Deborah Pitel |
| Section C pg. 1 | Due: 7/16/98 |
| 7/8/98 | Submitted: 13-Jul-98 |
| Beetle New Threat to Honeybees | |
| Officials from Florida have discovered beehives infested with the South African small hive beetle. The beetles like to eat honey and pollen and lay eggs in the honeycomb cells. Then, the beetles defecate in the honey, | |
| Submitted: 13-Jul-98 | Christy Smith |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| All About Rain Forest Depletion | |
| First of all I wanted to share my frustration about the subject. The only way things are going to change is if we work together to keep the specific companies from making money. I read in an article from the Hudson | |
| Submitted: 13-Jul-98 | Laural Schroeder |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Dieting Makes You Forget | |
| The researchers are blaming poor nutrition, lack of energy | |
| Submitted: 13-Jul-98 | Laural Schroeder |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Parents pulling children from pools in E-coli outbreak | |
| This article states that eight childeren were infected with | |
| Submitted: 13-Jul-98 | Laural Schroeder |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| The Latest Findings on Breast Feeding Benefits | |
| We have known for years that breast milk is beneficial to the child physically. | |
| Submitted: 13-Jul-98 | Christy Smith |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| The Age Of Aquariums | |
| I read a report in the Environmental Defense Fund, it stated the aquariums were interestinng and people enjoyed them but their were disadvantages to the animals. The animals that are taken from their natural | |
| Submitted: 13-Jul-98 | Christy Smith |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Diabetes threatens advances in heart disease | |
| Diabetes is a growing disease in our country because of all of the unnatural food people eat. A report was done by the National Institutes of Health. This report recommends that the U.S pharmaceutical research and | |
| Submitted: 13-Jul-98 | Christy Smith |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Nations Seek Ban on Toxic Chemicals | |
| In this newsnote laural referred to the twelve toxic chemicals as the dirty dozen. the International Food Policy Research Institute agrees. They did a report on how these toxins are being carried across fields and even | |
| Submitted: 13-Jul-98 | Christy Smith |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| The Latest findings on Breast Feeding Benefits | |
| Being a fairly new mother, I have read and researched all about breast-feeding. Personally I believe it is the best theng for the child's health. The International Center for Research on Women agrees. In this report | |
| Submitted: 14-Jul-98 | Jenifer Kessler |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Dieting Makes you forget | |
| Dieting also has other negative aspects besides poor memory. In a recent article in "Prevention Magazine", researchers stated that excessive dieting can cause loss of muscle tissue and reduced metabolism. This is | |
| Submitted: 14-Jul-98 | Tina Reynolds |
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| All About Rain Forest Depletion | |
| I agree with Christy that we all need to step up our efforts to help stop the depletion of the precious Rain Forest. I recently watched a National Geographic special on the Siberian Tiger. I was amazed at the | |
| Submitted: 14-Jul-98 | Jenifer Kessler |
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| All About Rainforest Depletion | |
| Janice brings up a good point when she said that we needed to take a stand against rainforest depletion. Our natural resources are being reduced everyday, and if we do not find alternative means to survival, mankind | |
| Submitted: 14-Jul-98 | Jenifer Kessler |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Nations Seek Ban On Toxic Chemicals | |
| Laural's article on toxic chemicals raises a question about household products. How many "mildly" toxic chemicals are in the products that we use daily? Many lotions and hair conditioners contain a substance called | |
| Submitted: 14-Jul-98 | paula antonucci |
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| dieting makes you forget | |
| iI have read and studied nutrtion in nursing and n reference to dieting, ii have always been conscience of my nutrition edence .in frfere8i | |
| Submitted: 14-Jul-98 | paula antonucci |
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| Parents pulling kids from poolsPulling E. Coli e | |
| not only are there problems with e. coli in the | |
| Submitted: 14-Jul-98 | Paula,Lisa,Tammy,Jennifer,Jessica,Tina |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| E.coli | |
| This is scary! Was ther too litle chlorine in the pool? Is therea way to test chlorine levels in the water? Someone should come up with a home kit to test for E.coli. That's a home kit we would buy. | |
| Submitted: 14-Jul-98 | Jennifer Skeene |
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| The latest findings on Breast Feeding Benefits | |
| I really liked this article a alot. I think for a while breast feeding was out of the question for alot of people, despite the many benefits. I think formula is a quick fix and comes to easy for many people. With | |
| Submitted: 14-Jul-98 | Jessica Vanover |
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| The Latest Findings On Breast Feedings | |
| I breast fed my children and believe it was the best for them. My first child breast fed for 15 months and my second for on and off for two months. The older child was less sick and today gets less sick than the | |
| New Scientist | Christy Smith |
| 148n pg.7 | Due: 7-16-98 |
| Oct.14, 1995 | Submitted: 16-Jul-98 |
| A Woman;s Place is in the Spacecraft | |
| Any more giant leaps in space should be left up to womankind. Scientists from Eastern Europe performed a series of isolation tests to prove that women are better suited for the long journeys into space. The isolation | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Clayton Lindley |
| 14A | Due: July 16, 1998 |
| July 15, 1998 | Submitted: 16-Jul-98 |
| Rain cleans the air - Smog alert canceled | |
| Since the federal guidelines on air pollution were changed, Cincinnati seems to have had many more smog alerts than before. Smog alerts are issued when the pollutant standard index exceeds a reading of 100. At this | |
| U.S. News | Jennifer Skeene |
| 28 | Due: July 16, 1998 |
| July 20,1998 | Submitted: 16-Jul-98 |
| A Kidney Stone Cure? | |
| According to a study published in July's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, tiny microorganisms, known as nanobacteria, may be the reason some people form kidney stones. It has been suspected in the past | |
| http://www.abcnews.com/sections/science/DailyNews/miceclones980722.html | Sarah Schuster |
| 1 | Due: 7-16-98 |
| 7-16-98 | Submitted: 22-Jul-98 |
| Mouse!Mouse!Mouse! | |
| At the University of Hawaii, researchers have developed a new way of cloning. The results of success are more than 50 mice clones. They have successfully cloned through three generations, meaning that from the mother | |
| Submitted: 23-Jul-98 | Paula Antonucci |
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| Are You Getting Enough Fat? | |
| This article hits the nail on head. Americans should | |
| Submitted: 23-Jul-98 | Paula Antonucci |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Steroids Destroying Bone Cells | |
| I always knew that steriods were powerful medications but a recent news note by Jessica Vanover really surprised me. | |
| Submitted: 23-Jul-98 | Nicole Prather |
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| Mousy company for clone Dolly | |
| The idea of cloning any living organism sends chills down my spine. I totally disagree with such experiments involving cloning. I think that cloning is wrong, immoral, and simply not natural! God has already provided | |
| Submitted: 23-Jul-98 | Nicole Prather |
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| Dieting makes you forget | |
| This newsnote particularly interested me because I can personally identify with it. Like many other American woman, I too have fallen victim to dieting the wrong way. The wrong way means starving, or eating very little | |
| Submitted: 23-Jul-98 | Nicole Prather |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Diabetes threatens advances in heart disease | |
| Diabetes has always been a disease I have heard a lot about, but never really knew exactly what it entailes. This newsnote was very informative because it plainly explained what a diabetic is. Even more interesting is | |
| Submitted: 23-Jul-98 | Nicole Prather |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| The Latest Findings on Breast feeding Benefits | |
| For some reason, there always seem to be some type of debate on whether or not breastfeeding is better than formula, or vice versa. First of all I agree that breastfeeding is a wonderful thing that I would one day love | |
| Submitted: 23-Jul-98 | Nicole Prather |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Parents pulling children from pools in E.coli outbreak | |
| I have heard of many E.coli outbreaks, but this one is the most alarming. An E.coli outbreak in a public pool can harm a large amount of children at one time. This incident hits close to home because the children at | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Tammy Thompson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Maggot Therapy | |
| How long do the maggots stay with the wound? What happens to the maggots after they are removed from the wound? If maggot therapy allows for a more speedy healing process, it would be wonderful for people who | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Tammy Thompson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Maggot Therapy | |
| (cont.) heal slowly and are prone to get scars. The thought of sterile maggots in a wound | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Tina Reynolds |
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| Are You Getting Enough Fat? | |
| This is vital information that more women (and men) need to hear. Too many people today are so weight conscious, that they are cutting their fat intake to dangerous levels. Another fact to think about is that many | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Tina Reynolds |
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| Mousy Company for Clone Dolly | |
| I agree with Nicole, that this whole cloning business is frightening. God made every living creature and intended on us to produce naturally. I am afraid of what might become of messing with nature or God in this way. | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Tina Reyonlds |
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| Chemical in marijuana may help stoke victims | |
| It amazes me the number of diseases that researches find a use for marijuana for. First it was glaucoma, then Aids, and now strokes. What they may fail to emphasize is the large guantities of marijuana needed to get the | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Tina Reynolds |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Steroids cause Premature Bone Cell Death | |
| This is an amazing discovery, especially when you realize that steroids are used to treat arthritis. My mother-in-law just found out that she has not only arthritis, but oteoporosis as well. I'm sure that there are many | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Tina Reynolds |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| A Woman's Place is in the Spacecraft | |
| I found this newsnote amusing as well as fascinating, that scientist are just now discovering woman's capabilities in science. Could it be that women are better able to cope with boredom, have more empathy and are able | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Tina Reynolds |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Rain Cleans the Air - Smog Alert Cancelled | |
| It is amazing that this area has seen an increase in the amount of Smog Alerts. It's frightening!! Not only do I also wonder if people really are doing their share to help reduce the smog problem, but I must wonder just | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Jennifer Skeene |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Chemical in Marijuana may help stroke victims | |
| Researchers are bound and determined to find some health benefit in marijuana. There are many different illnesses they claim marijuana can help. But on the flip side there are also medicines that work in similar ways. | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Jennifer Skeene |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Are You Getting Enough Fat | |
| This article is very informative as well as interesting. I know many people who are completely hung up on fat in thier diet. This could help alot of people, women especially, realize they may be hurting their bodies | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Jennifer Skeene |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Water is best for kids | |
| I kinda found this article humorus in a way. Deborah Niedbala | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Jennifer Skeene |
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| U.S. Syhpilis Rate Hits Record Low | |
| With all the publisity out there about the teens having sex at earlier ages and with mulitple partners, it is nice to know maybe they are doing something right. To know that one of the diseases that was first tracked in | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Jennifer Skeene |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Steroids cause Premature Bone Cell Death. | |
| I wonder if the steroids mentioned in this article are strictly the ones used to treat illnesses or if the ones body builders take would have the same effect. I know there are many bad side effects to this drug that | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Jennifer Skeene |
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| Maggot Therapy | |
| This therapy makes a lot od since but I don't think I could bring myself to it. I realize they are steril and all but the thought just turns my stomach. If it were to be absolutly necessary as a treatment for me, I | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | nicole prather |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| A woman's place is in the spacecraft | |
| This newsnote provides some good arguments to support why women are better suited for space than men. However, I do not agree with most of these. First of all, I believe that men would be able to get along better on | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | nicole prather |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| A woman's place is in the spacecraft | |
| This newsnote provides some good arguments to support why women are better suited for space than men. However, I do not agree with most of these. First of all, I believe that men would be able to get along better on | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Nicole Prather |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Maggot Therapy | |
| After reading this newsnote, I have to admit that this is about the grossest thing I have ever heard. Though I am sure that this was an effective treatment method in the past, modern medicine should have other more | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Melissa Boggess |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Water is best for kids | |
| I agree that water is better than the sugary stuff | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Melissa Boggess |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Steroids cause premature bone cell death | |
| It seems most drugs may give relief from one thing | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Melissa Boggess |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| A woman's place is in the spacecraft | |
| I have no desire to trek into outer space, but | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Melissa Boggess |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Maggot therapy | |
| I think if conventional methods of treating a | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Melissa Boggess |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| US Syphillis rate hits record low | |
| This drop is truly amazing! I suppose the scare | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Melissa Boggess |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Are you getting enough fat? | |
| If fat protects women from common diseases, I guess | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Melissa Boggess |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Chemical in marijuana may help stroke victims | |
| It's interesting that marijuana has medicinal use. | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Melissa Boggess |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| A kidney stone cure? | |
| Treating a bacterial infection with antibiotics | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Melissa Boggess |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Vitamin E: A lifesaver? | |
| The public hears so many contradictory comments on | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Lisa Butler |
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| Vitamin E | |
| I agree, but i worry about the Vitamin E being sold in large doses. Is there any research on the very hifh dose 800-1000iu. | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Melissa Cady |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Maggott Therapy | |
| I feel that growing maggotts to help eat infection on extremely severe wounds is unhealthy. Why would someone be willing to put live maggotts on their body just to speed up the healing process? You would think that it | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Lisa Butler |
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| Kidney Stones | |
| I disagree,how many times could you use an antibidic,before your body builds up an immunity. People with kidney stones seem to be sources to keep getting them. What if you really need a medicine ,but you are resistant . | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Lisa Butler |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Marijuana and strokes | |
| Wouldnt a large dose be someone who has smokes all | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | lisa Butler |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Marj. and strokes | |
| Wouldnt a large dose be someone who has smoked all there life on a every day basic.Does that protect that person at all from stroke? That would be a large dose. | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Melissa Cady |
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| Vitamin E: A Lifesaver? | |
| I feel that the doctor should not be telling patients that there is no reason to take any vitamin. Doctors don't know everything there is to know about every vitamin that is on the market. I would have been so upset if | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Melissa Cady |
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| Water is best for kids | |
| How can Ms. Niedbala say that water is the best fluid for school age children? She said that the kids should drink 4-8 ounces of water an hour. It is hard enough to get a child to drink when that child is not thristy. | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Lisa Butler |
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| U.S.Syshilis | |
| I agree,hopefully the generation with young teenagers today to the kids about safe sex. That doesnt mean birth control.Its using a condom every time to protect yourself from STD this will help to lower the cases. | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Lisa Butler |
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| Getting enough fat | |
| I agree that everyone in our society is worried about fat count and weigt gain. Why cant people just learn to eat in smaller amounts and get what their bodies need for naturals process. Exercise would also help!!!! | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Lisa Butler |
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| Water for kids | |
| I agree water is good for kids. But, as for sports drinks for adults. The commerical for these drinks are geared to kids .Even the sponsors hit kids leagues to donate this stuff to . So was it even tested for kids? | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Lisa Butler |
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| needle exchange | |
| I dis agree that the councilman could stop this program. We as the people need to figure out what more important the Aids epidemic or the political part of the world. Would his feelings be different if his child had Aid | |
| Submitted: 27-Jul-98 | Andrew Stout |
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| Maggot Therapy | |
| Isn't it amazing what they are using to treat people these days. I think that it makes sense since they have been using sterilized leaches for a long time. Who knows maybe someday maybe they will use worms or some other | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Andrew Stout |
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| U.S. Syphilis Rate Hits Record Low | |
| I think that it's great that the syphilis rate has decreased so much, but there are other STD's out there for us to worry about also. Why not have increased funding for other STD's as well. Nowadays everyone must be | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Andrew Stout |
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| Are you getting enough fat? | |
| I agree with the article that this news note is on. I think its terrible how people are cutting all fat from their diets. It makes sense that it helps keep us from getting sick because fat is the only protection | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Andrew Stout |
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| Lure of the Frogfish | |
| I think that it is interesting that the frogfish can change colors so quickly and be so camouflaged. When I was a little kid I used to catch frogs, snakes, and turtles, sometimes it was hard to spot them because they | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Jenifer Kessler |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Water is best for kids | |
| In regards to Elizabeth's article on water for children, it seems that one common mistake that parents make is giving their children "Kool-Aid" to drink. This usually contains many artificial dyes, and contains about a | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Jenifer Kessler |
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| A Woman's Place is in the Spacecraft | |
| This article is a perfect example to prove women's place in society. Women do deal better with many stressful situation, whereas some men deal with issues on a tempermental level. This not only applies in space | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Jenifer Kessler |
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| Are you getting enough fat? | |
| Recently, I was able to lose 20 lbs. on a reduced fat diet. This consisted of eating no less than 20 and no more than 40 grams of fat a day. I could eat all of the carbs I wanted, and I still lost weight. It's true | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Andrew Stout |
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| Lure of the Frogfish | |
| I think that the frogfish sounds really neat. It's camouflging abilities reminds me of when I would go frog hunting as a kid. Even frogs are very good at camouflaging themselves even though they can't change color. It | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Andrew Stout |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Lure of the Frogfish | |
| I think that the frogfish sounds really neat. It's camouflging abilities reminds me of when I would go frog hunting as a kid. Even frogs are very good at camouflaging themselves even though they can't change color. It | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Sarah M. Schuster |
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| A woman's place is in the spacecraft | |
| I agree with a lot of what Nicole was saying...I used to live in a sorority house with TOO MANY women...they can't live together! I think men would get along better in space, but if they got lost they would never call | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Andrew Stout |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| All About Rain Forest Depletion | |
| Isn't it terrible that we are destroying our own planet on purpose. Everyone must do their part to help put an end to rain forest depletion. Rain forests provide our world with air and even medicines for people who are | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Andrew Stout |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Diabetes threatens advances in heart disease | |
| It's scary that risk for diabetes has risen so much. I am at extreme risk because my family has a history of these problems on both sides. | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Andrew Stout |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Diabetes threatens advance in heart disease | |
| I think that diabete is a scary disease. This is because there is a bad history of it on both sides of my family. This newsnote made think about starting to eat healthier and to get more exercise. I don't want to have | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Andrew Stout |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Diabetes threatens advance in heart disease | |
| I think that diabete is a scary disease. This is because there is a bad history of it on both sides of my family. This newsnote made think about starting to eat healthier and to get more exercise. I don't want to have | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Paula Antonucci |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Women's Place in Spacecrafts | |
| I found this article intersting because women can and do handle stress better than. We are the ones who have the babies, take care of them and deal with their behaviour 90% of the time. True there "house husbands" | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Paula Antonucci |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Maggot Therapy | |
| The very idea of a maggot under my dressing even though sterile is "gross". I don't care how clean the wound ends up it nasty to have a insect clesaning my open wounds. However, in the days when there was no | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Paula Antonucci |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Water is Best for Kids | |
| Water is best period for children as well adults. Children are more active than adults and I agree that sports drinks are not the best to give to children in the hot weather. I do think that it is not possible to | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Laural Schroeder |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Are You Getting Enough Fat | |
| Unfortunately society feels that to be beautiful you must be thin. No wonder women are resorting to eating low and fat free foods. Each and every day different doctors are telling us the new and healthy way to improve | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Laural Schroeder |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Chemical In Marijuana May Help Stroke Victims | |
| This article states that smoking pot does no produce enough cannabidiol in the body to be benneficial. What about the pain caused by the strokes? It is known that marijuana is prescribed to patients who are in alot | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Laural Schroeder |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Water Is Best For Kids | |
| This pediatric nurse states that children should have 4-8 ounces of water hourly depending on the type of activity that they are doing. I do not know how many children Nurse Niedbala has but any parent knows that this | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Laural Schroeder |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Maggot Therapy | |
| I'm sure that many think this is a good idea, I howerver am not one of them. The though of placing leaches on someone is bad enough. Whenever I think of maggots I think of the inside of a garbage can. This to me is | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Laural Schroeder |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| A Woman's Place Is In A Spacecraft | |
| I work with a group of women. Yes we get along for eight hours a day, five days a week. There is no way I could survive a 550 day trip with them. Women can be competitive when with each other for long periods of time. | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Tina Reynolds |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| US Syphilis Rate Hits Record Low | |
| Melissa brings out a good point in her comment on the article about syphilis. I agree that the AIDS scare has probably helped to change sexually behavior over the last few decades. I believe that young people are making | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Tina Reynolds |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| A Kidney Stone Cure? | |
| This is a fascinating discovery. It could change the methods of treatments for kidney stones. My only question is, Are the antibiotics available able to get through this calcium and phosphate shell? or Will researchers | |
| Submitted: 28-Jul-98 | Tina Reynolds |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Maggot Therapy | |
| Many of you have made comments on the newsnote about Maggot Therapy. What you may have failed to realize is that this therapy is only being used by people who have already exhausted all the available conventional or | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Deborah Pitel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Chemical in Marijuana May Help Stroke Victims | |
| I feel that illegal substances such as marijuana should be further studied to see if any health benefits can be found. Cocaine and Opium have been used throughout history to relieve pain. The government needs to stop | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Deborah Pitel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Mouse!Mouse!Mouse! | |
| I think that cloning is one of the scariest technological advance humans have ever come across. I don't think that the people in power realize the severe consequences that could occur if the cloning of people was ever | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Deborah Pitel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Maggot Therapy | |
| Even though the initial idea may take awhile to get used to, I feel that maggot therapy is a great idea. We were brought up to think that certain animals or insects are bad and just an annoyance to humans. But I | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Tammy Thompson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Mousy co. for clone Dolly | |
| In response to the cloning is bad idea, I have questions. What about the genetic engineering advancements that have led to cloning and can be cont'd w/cloning? Eliminating hereditary disease is something I'm sure many | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Tammy Thompson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Vitamin E: A Lifesaver? | |
| If Dr. Snyderman suggests 400 I.U daily and other authorities suggest 200 to 800 I.U., how can the U.S. recomended allowance be only | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Tammy Thompson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| U.S. Syphilis Rate Hits Record Low | |
| This is so exciting to hear. My understanding is that Syphilis was the AIDS of the earlier part of this century. Wasn't this std so widely spread that it brought about legistation requiring bloodtests before | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Tammy Thompson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| All About Rain Forest Depletion | |
| You have answered your own question! If each person starts at home and makes a conscious effort to NOT buy things connected w/destoroying the rain forest, we can make a difference. Of course it does involve research | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Tammy Thompson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Are You Getting Enough Fat? | |
| Most experts aggree that the daily intake if fat should be no more that 30% of you daily calories. It would be interesting to know what the average intake is for women and for men. It sounds like moderation is the key | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Beatle New Threat To Honeybees | |
| I saw a program on The Learning Channel about killer bees, which are continuing to move north and are wiping out the domestic bee populations. One interesting fact discussed was how there are traveling bee farmers | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Kidney Stone Cure | |
| I have a friend who suffers from reocurring kidney stones. He gets them about every other year. His doctor told him that part of the cause was the amount of caffine he drinks. He drinks two 16oz. bottle of Mountian | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Mousy Company for Clone Dolly | |
| I agree with Tina and Nicole. I saw a program on the killer bees that are working their way north and killing both the bomestic bees and some humans. Killer bees were the result of one persons experiment on genetically | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Water is best for kids | |
| I think water is the best thing for everyone to drink, not just kids. We talked in class about the adverse affects both caffine and sugar have on the body. We also talked about some of the problems aspartame can cause. | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Tammy Thompson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| A Kidney Stone Cure | |
| Not that I'm trying to play doctor, but I wonder what role fiber has in this process? With our recent info. about fiber (in class) I wonder if fiber wouldn't eliminate the baceria that stays around too long and | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Christy Smith |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Chemical in Marijuana may help Stroke Victims | |
| I found many articles on the belief that marijuana should ve used as a medicine. Every article had their pros and cons. One of the most interesting articles I found was Medical Cannabis Guide. In this article, it | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Tammy Thompson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| The latest Findings on Breast Feeding Benefits | |
| Doesn't breast feeding also stimulate the baby mentally? I wonder if fewer mothers breast feed (than in previous years) because they are working outside the home? It would be very hard to maintain breast feeding and | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Christy Smith |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Are You Getting Enough Fat? | |
| I personally think that this is aserious problem in our society today. People don't understand that our bodies need fat. Watching the fat grams is actually not even the correct way of "eating right". the people who | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Tammy Thompson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Nations Seek Ban On Toxic Chemicals | |
| I am suspicious of this treaty ever exhisting. How can it ever be enforced? This sounds like propaganda to me. Everyone is concerned about environmental issues but I cannot believe big business could ever be | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Christy Smith |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Nicotine May Be Tougher on Blacks | |
| I thought this article was extremely interesting. I found many articles supporting that it was true. In an article from the web, stated how for some reason blacks take in more cotinine per cigarette than whites. | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Christy Smith |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Maggot Therapy | |
| I also found this article interesting, at first I thought how disgusting until I found out more information on the subject. The maggot therapy worked especially well when treating osteomyelitis. The maggots are also | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Christy Smith |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Vitamin E:A Lifesaver | |
| Reading this article just goes to show how ignorant people-especially doctors can be. This doctor was telling her patients that Vitamin E was not needed. I don't understand why a doctor would not know what Vitamins we | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Andrew Stout |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| The Lateset Findings on Breast Fedding Benefits | |
| Although I don't remember I was once breast feed. At the time I probably had little of an idea what I was doing. I also didn't know that it was good for me. This is some knowledge that I myself can never actually put | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Andrew Stout |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Feather fossils linked to dinosaur | |
| Finally the mystery is solved. I think this is a really good newsnote. For years, dinosaurs have interested me and I had heard the theory. 120 million years is a long time. It is hard for me to imagine such a length | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Andrew Stout |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Mousy company for clone Dolly | |
| First a sheep and now a mouse. What's next? I wouldn't be surprised if someone is actually cloning a human. I like to have a couple clones of myself, this way I could make more money and have more free time. I would | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Elizabeth Miller |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Steroids cause Premature Bone Cell Death | |
| On this subject of steroids I saw in some news reports on television that not onlly does it cause problems with the bones a person who has been using steroids can also get severe liver and intestional cancer as well as | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Elizabeth Miller |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Steroids cause Premature Bone Cell Death | |
| I want to finish along with the comment before I think that the article was a great idea when we are talking about steroids. But I think that it is harsh to say just bones and not other body parts. | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Elizabeth Miller |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| A womans Place is in the Spacecraft | |
| I think that it is great that women have the oppritunity to go in to space. But better suited I don't know. I think that any person is suitable to go in to space no matter what their sex or what their race is. Diversity | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Elizabeth Miller |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Maggot Therapy | |
| I think that it is great that scientist have come so far to find other ways of using insects to help those who have severe problems. How can anyone prove that all wounds are going to be clean as anyone elses wound. | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Elizabeth Miller |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| U.S. Syphilis Rate Hits Record Low | |
| Since the discovery of AIDS many people have changed the way that they have sex and with who it is that they sleep with. People have gotten scared about all of the disease that can be paased around through permisquis | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Elizabeth Miller |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| A Kidney Stone cure? | |
| I hope that for the sake of those who have kidney stones they have found any easier way to cure them. I had a friend who had severe kidney stones and I saw how hard it was for her because she had to miss a lot of soccer | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Elizabeth Miller |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Are you getting enough fat? | |
| Yes people need fat but fat is not always good for your body. So when the doctors say you eat too much fat or not enough fat, or fat is bad try to take it out of yopur diet who are we supposed to believe. | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Elizabeth Miller |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Nicotine may be tougher on blacks | |
| I don't understand how ones race has to do with how hard it is to quit smoking. I would like to know more about this because are these in a research that was done one set of people or on a few other groups of people. | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Elizabeth Miller |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Chemical in marijuana may help stroke victims | |
| I just donm't see how marijuana can help a persons health. Why should we make it legal for just them. Everyone will come up with a reason why they need it and they will receive it. | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Elizabeth Miller |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Vitamin E: Lifesaver? | |
| I think that any vitamin is needed and if you do not have vitamins then your body will begin to shut down and the antibodies that are needed to fight disease. It is wrong for any doctor to tell anyone that they do not | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | Elizabeth MILLER |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Brown Rice Fasting | |
| What really is the difference. IS it only the color or is their much more. I know that certain grains help cleanse the system. Isn't most rice all natural? Well what would really be the difference. | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | nicole prather |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Nicotine may be tougher on blacks | |
| I am really surprised by the findings in this newsnote. This is because, as far as I know, there are more white smokers than there are black smokers. Statistics and reasearch has proven this to be a fact. Because of | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | nicole prather |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| steroids cause premature bone cell death | |
| This newsnote really hits close to home. My grandmother sufferred from rhumatoid arthritus for many years. Her doctors prescribed pretnazone and cortisone for her to take. The fact that these are common steroids is | |
| Submitted: 29-Jul-98 | nicole prather |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| us syphillis rate hits record low | |
| The record low drop in the amount of syphillis cases/year is one of the best pieces of information I have heard, concerning diseases, in a while. I believe this is a direct result of the Aids scare in America. | |
| Mademoiselle | Deborah Pitel |
| pp. 99-100 | Due: 8/6/98 |
| August 1998 | Submitted: 4-Aug-98 |
| Natural Headache Cures | |
| If you're tired of popping an aspirin everytime your head starts to hurt, new research on alternative therapies has shown promising results for headache relief. Some alternative therapies include stretching, acupressure | |
| Vegetarian Tomes | Tammy Thompson |
| Pages 87-92 | Due: 8-6-98 |
| April 1998 | Submitted: 5-Aug-98 |
| Migraines | |
| The AMA estimates 30 million Americans suffer from migraines. The most widely accepted cause: misfired pain messages in the brain trigger a biochemical chain reaction of constriction-dilation cycles. Pract- | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Tim Wells |
| Health E3 | Due: 8-6-98 |
| 8-5-98 | Submitted: 5-Aug-98 |
| Allergies and Fatigue | |
| Penn State College has made a direct connection between allergies and fatigue. For those people that suffer allergies year round seem to be more fatigued. This might be the result of clogged nasal passages that make | |
| Submitted: 5-Aug-98 | Tim Wells |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Migraines | |
| Red Wine, chocolate and citrus fruits are apart of my diet all the time. No wonder i have headaches all the time. I used to eat some much citrus fruits and chocolate when i was younger. I also had migraines. I don't them | |
| Time | Kim Cowan |
| Aug. 10, 1998, p. 93 | Due: 8/6/98 |
| same | Submitted: 5-Aug-98 |
| Good News on Bones | |
| Recent report shows that the drug Alendronate, used by post menopausal women to raise bone density is also preventing osteoporosis in those taking steroids. Steroids have been found to cause premature death in bone | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Clayton Lindley |
| A2 | Due: 8/6/98 |
| 8/4/98 | Submitted: 6-Aug-98 |
| Study: Protein Discovery Linked To Nerve Cell Death | |
| Researchs at the University of Kentucky's Center for Aging have discovered a protein called "Par 4" that may contribute to the death of nerve cells in Alzheimers patients. They found that the levels of Par 4 were four | |
| cancer drug | john ryan |
| Enquirer | Due: 6/8/98 |
| 6/8/98 | Submitted: 6-Aug-98 |
| study:drug curbs spread of cancer | |
| A recient five year study in Germany showed that a new cancer drug by the name of Clodronate has been shown to reduce the number of breast cancer deaths by two thirds in pacients tested. | |
| DICSOVER | JOHN RYAN |
| Page 34 | Due: 8/13/98 |
| AUG 1998 | Submitted: 13-Aug-98 |
| Cavity Vaccine | |
| Julian Ma, an immunoligist at Guy hospitle in London, has been working on a tooth decay vaccine for fifteen years.In the past year he has finally come up with one. | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Deborah Pitel |
| Pg. C1 | Due: 8/20/98 |
| August 7, 1998 | Submitted: 20-Aug-98 |
| Decline in Frogs Worrying Scientists | |
| Herpetologists are frightened by the prospect of disappearing frogs across the world. According to the herpetologists, frogs are indicators of the worlds environmental health. Because frogs are amphibians, they are | |
| Associated Press | Tim Wells |
| 1, Milton | Due: Aug. 20 |
| Aug 19, 1998 | Submitted: 20-Aug-98 |
| Scientists Study Unwelcome Algae | |
| The problem has fouled coastal areas off Long Island, New Jersey and Rhode Island six times since 1985. The tide brings in the mysterious algae and makes the water the color of chocolate milk. The water is not poisonous | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Kim Cowan |
| C1 | Due: Aug.20,1998 |
| Aug. 5,1998 | Submitted: 20-Aug-98 |
| Our Aging Cells | |
| Reseach has showed that for the first time human cells growing in a dish have been made immortal. Normal cells divide and re | |
| discover | John Ryan |
| pg27 | Due: 7/20 /98 |
| sept 98 | Submitted: 20-Aug-98 |
| vegetable vaccines | |
| cientist Charles Arnzen is trying to make antibodicscheaper to make easier to store and easier to take. How is he doing this? he created a "vegatable vaccine" which is in essence a genetically enginered potato. | |
| The Cincinnati Enquirer | Laural Schroeder |
| Thursday, August 20, 1998 pg A9 | Due: 8/20/98 |
| 8/20/98 | Submitted: 20-Aug-98 |
| Stress May Cloud Memory | |
| Researchers at the University of California have proven that an elevated level of stress hinders a rats ablity to find their way back to a hidden target. The scientists taught the rats to swim to a plastic platform | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Clayton Lindley |
| A4 | Due: 8/20/98 |
| 8/20/98 | Submitted: 21-Aug-98 |
| Frozen Epidemic Clues | |
| Scientists this week are planning to exhume the bodies of seven people buried in the permafrost north of Norway. These seven people are believed to have died from the Spanish Flu eighty years ago. The Spanish flu is | |
| Vegetarian Times | Tammy Thompson |
| 78-81 | Due: 8-20-98 |
| July 1998 | Submitted: 21-Aug-98 |
| Osteoporosis | |
| 25 million people have been diagnosed with this disease. 80% are women, but more men get osteoporsis than get prostate cancer. Researchers attribute our lifestyles(use of chemical fertilizers, demineral- | |
| Submitted: 21-Aug-98 | Tammy Thompson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Migraines | |
| This article suggests using flaxweed (1 gram of the liquid) because it can help relieve pain and inflammation. This article suggests that one cause of migraines may be excessive animal fats in our bodu | |
| Submitted: 21-Aug-98 | Migraines |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Migraines | |
| cont'd bodies. This causes an imbalance in our inflammatory regulatory system. Flaxseed contains gamma-linolenic acid. This is converted into a form of prostglandin that | |
| Submitted: 23-Aug-98 | Tim Wells |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Its not in the Genes | |
| I totally agree with the summarization of this newsnote. I never like hearing that "I'm fat because my parents are" My entire family is large. Most of my life I have eaten well and been very physically active. I agree | |
| Submitted: 23-Aug-98 | Tim Wells |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Exercise, classes lower kids' cholestrol | |
| Thsi is an interesting article. Im schoool, I have never been taught about cholestrol. We were neevr taught what is healthy to eat or not to eat. We always had gym class. I was very lucky in one year of gym in high | |
| Submitted: 25-Aug-98 | Deborah Pitel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Allergies and Fatigue | |
| I agree with the study that people with allergies are more fatigue. I always get bad allergies this time of year and I have noticed that its harder for me to get up in the morning, even after 8 hours of sleep. My nose | |
| Submitted: 25-Aug-98 | Deborah Pitel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Its Not in the Genes | |
| America has got to be the fattest country in the world. Our culture is so into instant gratificaiton, that nobody wants to take the time to exercise and work for a healthy body. I also think that the way parents raise | |
| Submitted: 25-Aug-98 | Deborah Pitel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| St. John's Wort-the Depression Ender | |
| I wonder why it has taken so long for herbs to finally become mainstream. I feel that trying to find a natural remedy is always the better alternative to drugs. My sister has intersticial cysitis, and has been sick for | |
| Submitted: 26-Aug-98 | Tammy Thompson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| It's Not In the Genes | |
| What an interesting study! I do believe that our culture revolves around food. Food as a reward, food as comfort. and food in celebration all allow for excessive eating. What kind of messages are we giving and | |
| Submitted: 26-Aug-98 | Kim Cowan |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Allerigies and Fatigue | |
| With family members who have Allergies I always wondered why they always looked so tired and complained of fatigue. It wasn't until my husband saw a new allergist and explained why he was always feeling poorly did we | |
| Submitted: 26-Aug-98 | Kim Cowan |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Cavity Vaccine | |
| Wouldn't it be wonderful if this would be available in the near future and easy to use. I've always been cavity prone, and it seems that I have passed this | |
| Submitted: 26-Aug-98 | Kim Cowan |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Decline in Frogs | |
| This article reminds me of a recent conversation at our home .We recently relocated to the Cincy area and have found an increase in the amount of wildlife such as frogs and birds, than we are used to. We thought that | |
| Submitted: 26-Aug-98 | Kim Cowan |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Vegetable Vacinnes | |
| Isn't it amazing that even with free immunizations given by local communities some children go without vaccines. Why? Maybe it's because people don't realize what could happen to their child and how sick they could | |
| Submitted: 26-Aug-98 | Kim Cowan |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Stress may Cloud Memory | |
| Dosen't this story hit home. We wonder why we have periods in our life where we are constantly forgeting something. And looking back these were probably periods of high stress. We all seem to have lives that revolve | |
| Submitted: 26-Aug-98 | Kim Cowan |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| It's not in the genes | |
| I don't remember anyone in my childhood classes being overweight. But thinking about exercise we all did in one way or another. We walked to school,did yard work and other outside activies. We also rarely ever ate out. | |
| Submitted: 27-Aug-98 | Tim Wells |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Natural Headache Cures | |
| I found this article to be helpful to me. I get headaches all the time. I am on the computer most of my day, and I know that is what causes them. I also have a bad back, so i know i am hunched over all the time. I will | |
| Submitted: 27-Aug-98 | Tim Wells |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| St. John's wort-the depression ender | |
| Ok, I now i am in the dark on this one. I have heard of this, but never knew what it was for. I have never been seriously depressed about anything, so I never looked or learned anything about depressants. I find | |
| Submitted: 27-Aug-98 | Tim Wells |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Study: Drug curbs spread of cancer | |
| I like the idea of reducing cases of breast cancer. Breast cancer is such a scary idea. This drug breaks done a hormone that indirectly stimulates growth in the marrow. What does the hormone directly do? Are | |
| Submitted: 31-Aug-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Stress May Cloud Memory | |
| Stress has a profound effect on the human body. I have seen shows that talked about how stress is the cause of many of our common illnesses such as colds, flu and headaches. It is believed that stress increases the | |
| Submitted: 31-Aug-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Osteoporosis | |
| Part of the problem is the confusion that exists on calcium supplements. There are numerous products on the market that claim to be a good source of calcium. However, studies from a few years ago indicated that not all | |
| Submitted: 31-Aug-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Migraines | |
| An interesting thing about headaches. My sister used to take bad headaches all the time. The doctors generally didn't help. She went to one doctor though who suggested she cut her hair short. From the time she was a | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| It's Not In the Genes | |
| I think that obesity is becoming a serious problem in this country, especially with children. With the normal families being either single parent of dual incomes our diets have deterioriated. I speak from experience | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Exercise, classes lower kids' cholesterol | |
| Similar to my previous comments, I think that exercise among children has also declined significantly in our country. I though I can't site specific research, it appears to me that what kids do in their spare time today | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | Clayton Lindley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Natural Headache Cures | |
| Natural cures to these common illnesses intrigue me. I rarely take over the counter medicinces that treat the symptoms of illnesses. If I take five Tylenol or equivilents a year its a lot. But I would be interested in | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | Deborah Pitel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Osteoporosis | |
| I thought that it was very interesting to learn that Osteoporosis is also a problem for men. The press has labeled this disease as only a womans disease, I've never heard of men getting it. We all need to make sure that | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | Deborah Pitel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Stress May Cloud Memory | |
| I've seen the link between stress and memory for a long time. It gets harder to concentrate on anything when you are nervous and stressed out. The experiment with the rats just prove what many students and other people | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | Deborah Pitel |
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| Germ Alert | |
| I think that it is scary that antibiotics aren't able to kill certain strains of bacteria in our bodies anymore. Doctors and patients alike should only perscribe and take antibiotics only when absolutely necessary. | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | Deborah Pitel |
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| NADH- The Energy Booster | |
| I think that NADH is a wonderful discovery. Anything that would be able to help people with Alzheimers is a great contribution to society. My grandmother had Alzheimers, and it was tragic to slowly watch her memory | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | Clayton Lindley |
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| Our Aging Cells | |
| OK. So you couple this information with all of the cloning information we've being hearing about and what you get is a whole bunch of perfect people that will live forever. What concerns me about this is that we haven't | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | Clayton Lindley |
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| Decline in Frogs | |
| The alarming part of this is that the frog population is declining across the world not just in a specific area. To me that would mean that it is not due to a microscopic organism like a bacteria or virus. This would | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | DILLA SMITH |
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| STRESS MAY CLOUD MEMORY | |
| YES, I AGREE STRESS CAN CLOUD YOUR MEMORY. I WORK 16 HR. SHIFTS AT THE HOSPITAL AND ATER APPROXIMATLY 12 HRS. OF WORK, I FIND THAT I MAY HAVE TO LOOK UP A DRUG INTERACTION THAT, AT THE BEGININNG OF MY SHIFT, WOULD JUST | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | DILLA SMITH |
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| MIGRANES | |
| IT WAS HELPFUL TO LEARN ABOUT THE FOODS THAT HELP TO ALLIEVIATE MIGRANES. A VEGETARIAN DIET IS AN IDEA I HAVEN'T HEARD OF YET. THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MIGRANES, HOWEVER-i.e. CLUSTER MIGRANES. IS THIS DIET BENEFICIAL | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | DILLA SMITH |
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| ST. JOHN'S WORT-THE DEPRESSION ENDER | |
| TIM, ST. JOHN'S WORT CONTAINS HYPERICIN, A PHOTOSENSITIZING SUBSTANCE THAT REACTS WITH LIGHT TO CAUSE BURNS IN LIGHT-SKINNED PEOPLE. IT'S REALLY NOT AN ODD OCCURRANCE, BUT A COMMON ONE. ALSO, ANTI-DEPRESSANTS USUALLY | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | DILLA SMITH |
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| OUR AGING CELLS | |
| I THINK THIS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SCIENTISTS PLAYING GOD. WE WERE PUT HERE FOR A REASON AND WE ARE | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | DILLA SMITH |
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| DECLINE IN FROGS WORRYING SCIENTISTS | |
| OUR PLANET IS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE YET TO REALIZE THAT AND MAKE IT A PRIORITY IN THEIR LIVES. I HOPE THESE SCIENTISTS FIND OUT WHY THE DECLINE [IN FROGS] IS OCCURRING, I THINK THIS ARTICLE IS | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | Laural Schroeder |
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| Allergies and Fatigue | |
| I found this article very interesting because I have allergies. Not only do clogged nasal passages cause sleep deprivation but can cause "sinus headaches" which make it difficult to get a good nights sleep. I think | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | Laural Schroeder |
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| Migrains | |
| I have had terrible migrains lately. I believe my diet has caused these migrains. I happen to eat alot of chocolate, fruit and drink alot of caffine. I do notice I have these headaches more when I abstain from | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | Laural Schroeder |
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| Good News On Bones | |
| If the drug Alendronate is doing such good things for bones, it might be helpful for lactose intollerant people. Since these people can't digest dairy products they can use this drug to help them strengthen their bones. | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | Laural Schroeder |
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| St. John's Wort - The Depression Ender | |
| I think this is a great article except that depression is a very serious condition. If this safe herb is sold as an over the counter antidepresant I think it could cause harm to some people. If someone is clinically | |
| Submitted: 1-Sep-98 | Laural Schroeder |
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| Study: Drug Curbs Spread of Cancer | |
| Unfortunately Cancer could be the disease that could wipe out our whole population. If Clodronate has reduced the number of breast cancer deaths by two thirds in patients tested it just might be the miracle drug that | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | DILLA SMITH |
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| THE LATEST FINDINGS ON BREASTFEEDING BENFITS | |
| I AGREE WITH ALL THE BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING YOUR BABY. HOWEVER, STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT SOME MOTHERS HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF ANXEITY ABOUT BREASTFEEDING. THIS IN TURN IS TRANSMITTED TO THE BABY, AND HE/SHE WON'T BREAST | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | DILLA SMITH |
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| STUDY: DRUGS CURB SPREAD OF CANCER | |
| A VERY INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE ABOUT A BREAST CANCER TREATMENT. DID YOU ARTICLE MENTION WHICH HORMONE IS BROKEN DOWN OR WHAT SIDE EFFECTS MAY BE PRESENT? MAYBE WITH STUDIES SUCH AS THIS ONE BREAST CANCER WILL BE ELIMINATED | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | DILLA SMITH |
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| STUDY: PROTEIN DISCOVERY LINKED TO NERVE CELL DEATH | |
| I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROTEIN, BUT I THOUGHT THERAPIES WOULD BE SOONER. GUESS NOT! ALZHEIMERS IS ALSO LINKED TO HEREDITY NOW. DID YOUR ARTICLE MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | DILLA SMITH |
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| NATURAL HEADACHE CURES | |
| GREAT TO KNOW SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT GINGER. ALSO MOOIST HEAT WILL HELP DILATE BLOOD FLOW AND REDUCE PAIN OF HEADACHES. YOU CAN ALSO MAKE A SACHET AND TUCK IT INTO YOUR PILLOW AT NIGHT. HERE IS A FAVORITE OF MINE: DRIED | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | DILLA SMITH |
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| ALLERGIES AND FATIGUE | |
| WITH THE INHALED STEROIDS, DID THIS ARTICLE MENTION SIDE EFFECTS TO THE LUNGS AND/OR THROAT?DID YOU KNOW THAT HOPS ARE THE BEST PILLOW STUFFERS FOR INSOMNIACS? THEY HAVE A SLIGHTLY NARCOTIC EFFECT. ROSEMARY IN A | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | Clayton Lindley |
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| Frozen Epidemic Clues | |
| The thing that is really scary about this is that we are long over due for a flu pandemic. It has been nearly 40 years since the last world wide flu virus broke out. As you can tell from the numbers listed in this | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | Clayton Lindley |
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| St. John's Wart | |
| I was taking a supplement for a while that included St. John's Wart, ginseng, garlic extract, etc. I definately felt a difference in energy level, stress level and quality of sleep. The problem is that it was somewhat | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | Tim Wells |
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| St. Johns/Allerigies | |
| Dilla, Thank you for the information about St. John's. I didn't know anyhting about it. My brother is very very light skinned and gets "sunburnt" easily. It this along the same lines? He can be in the sun for only an | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | Tim Wells |
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| Our Aging Cells | |
| Increase our Life expectancy ... no thank you. For me personally, i would rather go to the next beyond. (Religious belifes will really differ here) when i read this article, I couldn't help but think of Cloning. Wouldn't | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | Tim Wells |
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| Decline in Frogs ... | |
| Polution is such a damaging thing to our world. I think the Frog decline is SCREAMING this to us. If people are wondering why we are having such weird weather (El Nino) it is beacuse of pollution.The Earth is continually | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | Tim Wells |
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| Stress May Cloud memory | |
| What a great article. Now we can use this as an excuse to our Finals in the class. I was stressing so I can't remember. I wouldn't stress so much with an oipen book final | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | Tim Wells |
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| Osteoporosis | |
| I have a Calcium deficiency. I wonder if i am susecpitible to this disease. I also have a high stress, and eat lots of meat. I do have a high vegetables/Fruit diet though. Pollution affects so many things in our world. | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | Tim Wells |
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| Frozen Epidemic Clues | |
| If the disease is no longer around, why exhume the bodies to study it? Wouldn't that present the possibility of bring the disease back to the human population? It killed so many people. I understand that we should know | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | Deborah Pitel |
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| Vegetable Vaccines | |
| What a great idea vegetable vaccines are! I had never heard of this until now, but edible vaccines would be a wonderful invention. It would be so much easier to vaccinate children and adults alike, if we could eliminate | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | Deborah Pitel |
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| Our Aging Cells | |
| I think the concept of this article is very interesting. It makes me think of the cancer cells which we spoke of in class. The tissue culture kept replicating and people can still get some of these cells today. I | |
| Submitted: 2-Sep-98 | Deborah Pitel |
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| Frozen epidemic clues | |
| I don't see how these scientists can learn anything about the disease by exhuming these frozen corpses. Do freezing temperatures really preserve a dead body well enough that scientists can determine the origin of this | |
| Submitted: 3-Sep-98 | Kim Cowan |
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| Osteoporosis | |
| In today's paper had an article that showed in women over 65 those who did light regular exercise had a 36-42 % lower risk of hip fracture due to osteoporsis. Those who had exercised more ,2 hours a week, reduced the | |
| Submitted: 3-Sep-98 | Kim Cowan |
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| Frozen Epidemic Clues | |
| I agree, let the dead germs lie. Is the possibility of gaining information worth the risk of possibly bringing it back. I sure woundn't want to be around. | |
| Submitted: 3-Sep-98 | Kim Cowan |
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| Migranes | |
| I've had 2 migranes in my life and agree it's terrible pain. One which I never expected.Looking back I can't think of any precipitating event or change in diet. So I wonder what would help the occasional migrane sufferer | |
| Submitted: 3-Sep-98 | Kim Cowan |
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| Drugs curb spread of Cancer | |
| With diseases that are life threatening and have had positive results with drug treatments elsewhere I sometimes wonder why we can't speed things up and let those willing to try it be able to. I think that if I had such | |
| Submitted: 3-Sep-98 | Laural Schroeder |
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| Vegetable Vaccines | |
| This is a great idea. I wonder of this Doctor has children. Trying to give any type of antibodic to a child can be down right difficult. If the vaccine is enginered into a food it would save a lot of parents the agony | |
| Submitted: 3-Sep-98 | Laural Schroeder |
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| Our Aging Cells | |
| This sounds like a wonder drug. But I wonder if it is morally right to play God and use telomerase to increase of life expectancy by creating more cells in a cell culture. On the other hand it could help cure people | |
| Submitted: 3-Sep-98 | Laural Schroeder |
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| NADH - The Energy Booster | |
| I wonder if the use of NADH would help combat obesity. If it is used by the krebs cycle to burn fat for energy maybe extra NADH can result in weight loss. There are alway diet pills claiming to be "natural" that will | |
| Submitted: 3-Sep-98 | Laural Schroeder |
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| Germ Alert | |
| Many companies especially lotion companies carry a product kill common germs. They usually come in | |
| Submitted: 3-Sep-98 | Laural Schroeder |
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| Decline In Frogs Worrying Scientists | |
| It's very sad that because of our laziness and irresponsibility many species in this world are dying. I mean how time consuming is it to place your pop cans in recycable containers? These recyclable containers are | |
| Submitted: 5-Sep-98 | Tammy Thompson |
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| Good News on Bones | |
| I have also read that alendronate has the mild side effect of gastro intestinal irritation once it is absorbed. It seems that absorbtion can be tricky. Food blocks its path. One must stand or sit up and ingest the | |
| Submitted: 5-Sep-98 | Tammy Thompson |
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| study:drug curbs spread of cancer | |
| I have also read of a study using Clondronate to manage bone pain in acute sickle cell patients. The results showed clondronate to be useful. I wonder what the corelation is between this and the study all ready | |
| Submitted: 5-Sep-98 | Tammy Thompson |
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| Allergies and Fatigue | |
| This is so true for me too! As an allergy suffery I can attest to droopiness even after 8 hours of sleep. Besides the lack of sleep the stuffiness causes, excessive sneezing takes its toll and makes me even more | |
| Submitted: 5-Sep-98 | Tammy Thompson |
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| Decline in the Frogs Worrying Scientists | |
| I have also read articles that suggest the very things killing us are killing the frogs at an even quicker rate. It is so difficult to re-train ourselves though. For instance, the u.v. light exposure | |