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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 to six months of age. For the mothers, breast feeding reduces the risk of premenopausal breast cancer, ovarian caner and osteoporosis. To be most beneficial, breast feeding should start in the first hour of the babies life and continue exclusively for four to six months.

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 run swiftly, flapping feathered wings and fanning outimpressive tail feathers , but unable to fly. The fossils according to the scientists to be from 120 million to 136 million years ago. This time span is said help support the claim that birds evolved from dinosaurs. The earliest bird was called Archaeopteryx and has been dated back to 140 million to 150 million years ago. The theory was proven that birds came from dinosaurs.

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 mice without the use of live sperm. Since cloning was first announced 15 months ago by a group of Scottish researcher no one had been able to duplicate the results. Cloning has cause quit a controversy not only in the science community but also in the general public. Though cloning could produce many life saving results, there are amany fears, such as, experiments going wrong creating deadly deseases, etc.

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 1987 and 1996. Diabetes is an illness which causes the body to have either excessive or lack of glucose. This can in turn cause tissue damage, kidney disease, blindness, and eventually death. Obesity is not the only cause of diabetes. Sedentary lifestyles also add to the risk, proving again that excersize is importatnt to the human body to aid in disease prevention. Better eating habbits and fitness should reduce the overall risk.

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 than those people who are not dieting. The researchers are blaming poor nutrition, lack of energy, and lack of concentration. Two different experiments were conducted and the results of both were extremely similar. Those people who were choosing to slim down performed the same as a person who had just drunk two units of alcohol. The researchers advice is to eat sensibly and maintain a constant diet.

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 more than 8,000 specimens of 250 species. It is arranged so that predator and prey can swim together and people can enjoy their beauty without disturbing them. These exhibits depict the oceans around the world with creatures big and small from each of them. Some examples include giant clams, bluefish, otters, kelp, sharks, and pygmy angelfish. This gives many people an opportunity to see things which they would otherwise not see.

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 cars. This release was in addition to the Presidential plan from October of 1997. One part of this plan includes tax cuts in order to improve research and development of energy efficiency. The majority of the funding for such research and development will be spent in the major carbon-emitting sectors of the economy.

Submitted: 8-Jul-98	Clayton Lindley
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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 in my wife's family and in every case the disease was discovered in early childhood.

Submitted: 8-Jul-98	Clayton Lindley
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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 the yo-yo eating habits and burns less fat stores each time. Therefore, it becomes more and more difficult to loss weight each time they go on a diet. This again supports a more even food intake but with less overall consumption.

Submitted: 8-Jul-98	Clayton Lindley
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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 their goods or the locals, who have found a cash cow in an otherwise poor economic environment. Either way it is the demand of the American people that is the root cause of the problem. So what can by done by normal citizens to help eliminate the demand and stop or own companies from destroying these rich biological habitats?

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 foods while still maintaining a fundamental level of balanced nutrition. Much disease originates in intestinal malfunction which results in poor blood quality. The brown rice diet can lead to a cure of many chronic conditions.

Submitted: 10-Jul-98	Deborah Pitel
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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 in one form or another.

Submitted: 10-Jul-98	Deborah Pitel
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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 involved. Americans just waste their money on empty promises, and rarely see the results that they expect. I wish the public would be more aware of what they are putting in their body, and research any diet they want to go on before they waste they put their health at risk.

Submitted: 12-Jul-98	Tina Reynolds
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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 that this fossil is merely that of a pre-historic ostrich-type creature? I don't see the link!

Submitted: 13-Jul-98	Lisa Butler
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Diabetes threaten advances
Ithought it was a good article. If we would realize that diabetes is a heredity disease,People would maybe startpeople would maybe start better eating habits as child.That last into adult hood

Submitted: 13-Jul-98	LISA BUTLER
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Pools with E-Coli
I think the scary part of is,now 15 children have been effected.This started in Altanta Ga. but children from Te- Texas,Indiana also sick.Due to one sick child sharing h2o

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, in turn helping the brain cells to get fresh blood. However, smoking pot does not produce enough cannabidiol in the body to be beneficial. The chemical is only helpful when taken in large doses, and marijuana smoke inhalation will not help with strokes. So far, the testing has been done only on animals, and scientist are not sure if the drug will help people.

Submitted: 13-Jul-98	Clayton Lindley
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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 they take Tylenol or something like it. A headache is our bodies way of telling us that there is something wrong. Taking Tylenol only eliminates the symptoms and does nothing to solve the root cause of the problem. I think we need to quit bopping so many pills and start addressing the root causes of our ailments.

Submitted: 13-Jul-98	Clayton Lindley
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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 Libia and Iraq still produce them. They showed the rusults of their use in the Iran, Iraq war. Very small amounts wiped out hundreds of thousands at a time. Given that most of these countries hate the US, its not all that unlikely that we could be victims of these weapons. This is an area where I think the greatest amount of pressure needs to be exerted to wipe this threat out.

Submitted: 13-Jul-98	Clayton Lindley
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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 used one year probably will not work next year. It takes 3-6 weeks to develop a vaccine after it is first identified. We have been fortunate that most flus start in Asia which gives us enough time to develop the vaccine before it gets here. It has been about 30-40 years since the last pandemic. One of the longest periods without a pandemic of flu since we have been recording these statistics.

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, making it undesirable for both the bees and humans. If the bee colonies were healthy, they could probably fight the beetles off. But the bees are recovering from an attack of mites, which killed 95% of the U.S. wild colonies. The honeybee is an important pollinator to crops such as apple, blueberries, zucchini, alfalfa, cantalopes, cucumbers, not to mention numerous flowers.

Submitted: 13-Jul-98	Christy Smith
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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 Policy Bulletin that there are proposals within our government to raise taxes and making it lawful for specific types of tropical productsto be bought in our country. Everyone has got to stepp up and do their part to save the rain forests!

Submitted: 13-Jul-98	Laural Schroeder
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Dieting Makes You Forget
The researchers are blaming poor nutrition, lack of energy and lack of concentration on dieting. These researchers state that you should eat sensibly and maintain a constant diet. Although, they did not mention exercising to loose weight. Not only does exercise help you loose weight, it gives you energy.

Submitted: 13-Jul-98	Laural Schroeder
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Parents pulling children from pools in E-coli outbreak
This article states that eight childeren were infected with the E-coli virus. How many childeren were in the pool at the time of the contamination? How can they be sure that the pool water was the source of the outbreak?

Submitted: 13-Jul-98	Laural Schroeder
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The Latest Findings on Breast Feeding Benefits
We have known for years that breast milk is beneficial to the child physically. There is also the psychological benefits of nursing a child. Breast feeding is a way for a mother and child to bond physically and emotionally which could result in healthier childeren.

Submitted: 13-Jul-98	Christy Smith
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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 environments and sometimes even die because they do not know how to survive. Other animals in the natural environment are being exposed to chemicals and erotic species and genes.This can contribute to the loss of biodiversity.

Submitted: 13-Jul-98	Christy Smith
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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 regulatory systems be expanded to include herbal medicines. Herbal medicines are used in many other countries on a daily basis but is hardly mentioned in the U.S. According to the report herbal medicines have been proven in many cases to be the better medicine. Maybe the new century will bring us back into the past!!

Submitted: 13-Jul-98	Christy Smith
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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 far distances and affecting the food we eat. These toxins can even slow food production worldwide. Several areas are being affected. We are suppposed to eat naturally grown organic foods but today you do not know exactly what we are putting into our mouths!

Submitted: 13-Jul-98	Christy Smith
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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 they were trying to get adolescent girls who were pregnant to eat the correct foods for breast feeding. They said that it promoted disease prevention, and many other childhood related illnesses. It also helped the women by getting them to eat better for themselves and their babies.

Submitted: 14-Jul-98	Jenifer Kessler
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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 especially true in individuals that lose weight and quickly regain it. The important rule to remember for calorie counting is to multiply your weight times 10. If you eat any less calories, your body goes into a "starvation mode", and holds on to as much fat as possible to store for reserves. So, if a person weighs 150 lbs., it would be advisable not to eat any less than 1,500 calories a day when on a weight reduction diet.

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 amount of the forest that is being cut down for logging. I also was so touched by Ms. Carter's speech on the Rain Forest that I was inspired to do a persuasive speech for my Oral Comm. class on ways we can help. One thing we can all do is reduce our paper consumption. I found a wealth of info. on the Internet just by entering the words Rain Forest. I would like to get more info on contacting congressmen about upcoming legislation.

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 soon be in trouble. Rainforests and other resources need to be our nation's number one priority. Water and electricity needs to be conserved and our farming plots need to rest periodically to let the minerals build back up into the soil. Politicians need to stop thinking about money and businesses, and perhaps transfer funds from lesser important budgets into a program to help our resources. They are not trying hard enough.

Submitted: 14-Jul-98	Jenifer Kessler
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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 propolyne-glycol, and it is the main ingredient in anti-freeze! Also, many deodorants contain aluminum which has been linked to alzheimer's disease. Should we go back to a more "natural" way of living. There are enough toxic chemicals floating around in the air, and we probably have more in our homes than we realize.

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 efrom personal experience the article makes sense epspecially the junk foods. I think the article newsi thinkj becuase not eating properly stunts concentration. ely it ebecues anote makes a lot of sense because when I have not notehenes

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 pool waters, but also in the foods we eat, red especialluy pecieso meat in particular.Remember the outbreak in Cincy. ccyet ou. remember the out break in cimnespeiasat

Submitted: 14-Jul-98	Paula,Lisa,Tammy,Jennifer,Jessica,Tina
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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 all the benefits involved in breast feeding, I believe it is the best option, not to mention cheaper.

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 younger one. I contribute this to the fact that my oldest daughter breast fed. She also seems to be more reliant on me thatn my younger one is. I believe this is because of the intimate bond we shared while I breast fed her for the first year of her life. Not to mention it was less expensive.

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 tests proved that women cope better with being bored and because of women's capability of empathy and understanding they can get along together for a longer period of time. For example the shortest one way trip to Mars is 550 days. Women also deal better with chronic stress and think about situations before acting. The men were just the opposite, they were aggressive and tempermental. Who's next John or Joan Glenn?

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 level the air is considered unhealthful for children, the elderly and people with respiratory problems. A level of 106 exceeds the federal air standards. The alert is meant to warn these target groups as well as encourage businesses and the general public to reduce their use of pollutant causing devices. The question is do people change what they are doing when there is a smog alert?

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 that a high concentration of calcium in the kidney was the cause of these painful afflictions, but researchers have recently found evidence that infectious bacteria use calcium and phosphate to build protective shells. These shells may then act as seeds for larger calcium deposits(kidney stones). If bacteria is to blame, antibiotics may be used to treat the stones instead of the current pulverization by shock waves.

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 (the original mouse), they got a daughter and from that daughter, they got a granddaughter. The fact is that since the cloning process takes the egg and DNA sample from the cumulus cells that only exist on the ovaries, all of the clones are female. Since the average success rate for this type of cloning is only 1 in every 100, researchers have found mice, with a gestation period of only 20 1/2 days to be much more efficient.

Submitted: 23-Jul-98	Paula Antonucci
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Are You Getting Enough Fat?
This article hits the nail on head. Americans should look at the amount of sugar they consume and then start to think. It is not the fat that makes one fat, but the sugar. Sugar not used as energy is stored as fat. If more Americans cut down on sugar, they may see some amazing results.

Submitted: 23-Jul-98	Paula Antonucci
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Steroids Destroying Bone Cells
I always knew that steriods were powerful medications but a recent news note by Jessica Vanover really surprised me. This medications are uses for several mredical conditions but who knew that they could do such damage. Women, especially pre-menapausal, should be extremly careful when using this medication, especially if they are in in the high risk group for osteoporosis.

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 living organisms a way to naturally reproduce. Furthermore, I can't find any logical reason as to why cloning would be beneficial to us in the long run.

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 food in an effort to lose weight. This type of dieting had the exact same effecrs on me as those described in the newsnote. Being hungry definitely prohibits one from concentrating, and greatly decreses one's energy level. While dieting, I have been in classes where I was so hungry that all I could think about was food. On an empty stomach, it is almost impossible to thimk about anything else but eating.

Submitted: 23-Jul-98	Nicole Prather
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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 the direct link between obesity, lack of exercise, and diabetes. With Americans getting fatter every year, and getting enough exercise, more and more people are aetting themselves up to be at risk for diabetes. Personally, this is a wake up call for me. I am going to take the necessary precautions in order to ensure that I am eliminated from the at risk group for diabetes.

Submitted: 23-Jul-98	Nicole Prather
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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 to experience (I have no children). I believe that it is natural, and beautiful, and helps cultivate the bond between mother and child. But unfortunately, for various reasons, all mothers are not able to breastfeed. My mother was unable to breastfeed me because I could not accept her milk, or many of the formula milks. Instead I drank soy, and I feel that I turned out great.

Submitted: 23-Jul-98	Nicole Prather
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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 the summer camp where I teach go swimming at a public pool twice a week. Because the kids I teach are six years old, I make them swim in the baby pool. In this baby pool, I always see babies with diapers on. So it would not be hard for a similar incident to occur. The public safety, or lifeguards need to do something to ensure that similar such cases do not reaccur.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Tammy Thompson
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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
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Maggot Therapy
(cont.) heal slowly and are prone to get scars. The thought of sterile maggots in a wound is better than an awful scar.

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 so called low fat items on the market today are loaded with sugar to make them taste better. I challenge any of you to compare the labels on your favorite low fat or fat free item to the same item that is not low fat. You will be amazed, as I was, at the increased amount of sugart in the low fat version. We need to take notice of the sugar in foods not just the fats.

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. I believe that one day, something very awful will result from all this playing God. Maybe something that we only see in science fiction movies may actually come true.

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 proper dosage of whatever chemical to be beneficial. They may mention it, but is not emphasized. Also what many reports fail to mention is the vehicle that delivers marijuana, smoking, is a carcinogen, and much more dangerous at times than the disease being treated in the first place. Also there are many pharmaceutical versions of the same chemical that are available without the harmful side effects of smoking.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Tina Reynolds
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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 other women in the same situation. It would be interesting to find out if these women were treated for their arthritis first with steroids. It makes you stop and think about what your doctor is prescribing for you, reguardless of what it is for. Are they later going to find that the particular medicine will also cause another problem?

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Tina Reynolds
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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 to get along for longer periods of time, because throughout history that is exactlyl what women have done. They have managed households, raised children, intervening in conflicts and amusing them. They have had to be creative in their activities as well as very organized to get the many jobs done as well as possible. Women are also more in tune with emotions, than men, thus allowing them to read people easier and react appropriately.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Tina Reynolds
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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 how much effect the reduction of trees in a metropolitan area has on the increase of smog. If we didn't destroy our precious woodlands in order to expand, we would have more trees to turn the carbon-dioxide back into very needed oxygen. It makes you stop and think about whether we really are advancing by expanding.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Jennifer Skeene
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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. I'm niether for or against the marijuana for medicine campaign but it seems like this is a desperate attempt at a benefit..

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Jennifer Skeene
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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 instead of helping.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Jennifer Skeene
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Water is best for kids
I kinda found this article humorus in a way. Deborah Niedbala that water is the best fliud to give childern, why is this surprising? Considering water is a natural substance and those sports drinks are chemically made, think about it. This is one of those things which is common sense, don't you think?

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 1941 is considerably under controle and could possibly be stopped is a great accomplishment for our society. I believe the education programs they offer on safe sex has a great deal to do with this success story.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Jennifer Skeene
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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 also has many useful applications. But it would be weriod to see a former muscle-bound fitness freak all crippled up with osteoporosis.

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 might ask to be knocked out so I wouldn't have any memories of the little critters eating may infection away.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	nicole prather
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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 a long trip than women. Furthermore, I would think that women would have more medical concerns than a man would. I can't imagine being in space with cramps and a menstraul cycle to worry about. Though I do agree that women think more about situations than men do, I am not sure as to whther or not I agree that women deal better with chronic stress. But at least the article is a step in the right direction for women.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	nicole prather
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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 a long trip than women. Furthermore, I would think that women would have more medical concerns than a man would. I can't imagine being in space with cramps and a menstraul cycle to worry about. Though I do agree that women think more about situations than men do, I am not sure as to whther or not I agree that women deal better with chronic stress. But at least the article is a step in the right direction for women.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Nicole Prather
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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 effective ways that would have similar results. If I had a wound, the only way I would allow my doctor's to treat me with "maggot therapy" is if I was unconscious, or if there was absolutely no alternative. Then even I would have to be put to sleep. Just the idea of this therapy makes me sick to my stomach. I think it is unsanitary, and could prabably cause some long term negative effects. But this is just my opinion!

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Melissa Boggess
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Water is best for kids
I agree that water is better than the sugary stuff kids drink most of the time. They should be taught this habit at a young age.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Melissa Boggess
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Steroids cause premature bone cell death
It seems most drugs may give relief from one thing but cause side effects that are even more bother- some or even dangerous. Are they worth it?

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Melissa Boggess
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A woman's place is in the spacecraft
I have no desire to trek into outer space, but whatever capable women wish to do so, ought to be given the same opportunities as the men.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Melissa Boggess
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Maggot therapy
I think if conventional methods of treating a wound did not work and this was my only option, I would go for it, as long as it was covered up.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Melissa Boggess
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US Syphillis rate hits record low
This drop is truly amazing! I suppose the scare from AIDS has had an effect on human's sexual be- havior.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Melissa Boggess
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Are you getting enough fat?
If fat protects women from common diseases, I guess that's why I haven't been sick in a while! Consu- ming fat is like anything else- moderation.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Melissa Boggess
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Chemical in marijuana may help stroke victims
It's interesting that marijuana has medicinal use. Cannabidol is only 1 of 40 chemicals found in it. I wonder what effects the other 39 have.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Melissa Boggess
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A kidney stone cure?
Treating a bacterial infection with antibiotics would be much more pleasant than pulverising kid- ney stones with shock waves. I hope it's true.

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	Melissa Boggess
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Vitamin E: A lifesaver?
The public hears so many contradictory comments on medical issues, we really don't know what to be- lieve.We need more time to do our own research.

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
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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 would be very unhealthy to have maggotts eating on your open wound. The doctors should leave the wound alone and let it heal naturally.

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
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Marijuana and strokes
Wouldnt a large dose be someone who has smokes all

Submitted: 27-Jul-98	lisa Butler
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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 I was one of her patients that was taking vitamin E, and she told me that it does no good. So I stopped taking it and then five or ten years down the road I developed heart disease. If I was the doctor I would feel absolutly horrible. Nowonder she advises her patients to take up to 400 International units daily, now.

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. I think that it would be very difficult to have the child drink water consistantly every hour. How do you really know if the child is over hydrated?

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 incests. How ever I would not like to know that I had maggots strapped to my leg to speed up the healing process. Thats gross even if they are sterile.

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 extremely careful when engaging in casual sex. Hopefully with increased funding and education the rates for all STD's will drop. Maybe they even could wipe them out with vaccines or something.

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 between our skin and our in sides. Without enough you may catch colds or even have fertility problems or vitamin absorption. I not surprised that it has been good in proper amounts all along. Docters seem to jump to conclusions these days.

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 blend with their surroundings so well. Maybe there are undiscovered species of frogfish that exist because of this. I know that there are maybe undiscovered sea animals that have not been discovered because of their camouflaging abilities.

Submitted: 28-Jul-98	Jenifer Kessler
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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 cup of sugar per pitcher. Another thing to consider is the amount of water children get at school. It is pretty common for the children to only be allowed water breaks two times a day. In fact, when I was in school, we would stand in line at the drinking fountain waiting our turn. I remember the teacher counting to five, and that was all the water we were allowed to have. I was often forced to stop drinking.

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 travel, but in the office. Statistically, the women are the ones who run the office and keep situations organized. This does not mean that women are better than men, it just means that women should be treated equally. To this day, women are still struggling in the workplace. On average, a man makes a higher salary than a woman with the same position. I wonder if N.A.S.A. pays this way???

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 that you do need some fat in your diet, but are low fat diets that bad if you lose dangerous body fat? My mother has kidney failure and has received a transplant from my sister. When she asked her doctor how to keep her children from getting diabetes and kidney failure, he simply stated "Do not let your kids get fat!" Any weight loss/maintenance that works for me I will use. Excersize is also a major factor in health/weight.

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 would not surprise me if there are more species of frogfish out there. Maybe they haven't been discovered because of their excellent ability blend in with their surroundings. I know that their are many species of shrimp that are yet to be discovered because of the color camouflaging.

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 would not surprise me if there are more species of frogfish out there. Maybe they haven't been discovered because of their excellent ability blend in with their surroundings. I know that their are many species of shrimp that are yet to be discovered because of the color camouflaging.

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 Houston to get directions! :-)

Submitted: 28-Jul-98	Andrew Stout
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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 sick. I think it is terrible that people are cutting down what could be one of the most valuble things on the planet. And for what? Just to let a bunch of cows graze on grass. I think everyone should try to eat less help this problem.

Submitted: 28-Jul-98	Andrew Stout
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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. This newsnote made me think to myself that I should start eating better and exercising now so I won't have these problem in the future.

Submitted: 28-Jul-98	Andrew Stout
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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 something like this when I'm older.

Submitted: 28-Jul-98	Andrew Stout
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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 something like this when I'm older.

Submitted: 28-Jul-98	Paula Antonucci
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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" who stay and care for the children while the wife works, but this is not the norm. NASA should consider women astronauts for the space program.

Submitted: 28-Jul-98	Paula Antonucci
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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 antibiodics and there was no other way I guess this therapy would work. I as a health professional would not consider this treatment first when cleansing a wound. There are so many other methods to wound cleansing that this method would probaly not be top on this list with most doctors.

Submitted: 28-Jul-98	Paula Antonucci
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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 hyrate a child with oral fluids than it is to do with IV fluids because oral fluids are only taken in about 8 ounces at at time where in IV fluids there is a chance of t These figures add up to more than a glass full of water.

Submitted: 28-Jul-98	Laural Schroeder
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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
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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 pain. If this chemical is only usefull in large doses maybe they should consider making an oral antibodic made up of cannabidol that would be benneficial to stroke victims.

Submitted: 28-Jul-98	Laural Schroeder
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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 is not an easy task. Most kids hate water and they will hate it even more if they are forced to drink it every hour. Not to mention the frequent bathroom trips. It is important to give you child plenty of fluids, especially in the summer, but don't overdue it or you will have to start putting your children back into diapers.

Submitted: 28-Jul-98	Laural Schroeder
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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 not a happy or sterile thought. I would rather be in bandages a few week longer than place maggots on my body.

Submitted: 28-Jul-98	Laural Schroeder
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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. Not to mention the constant mood swings and cravings that go along with being a woman. I do feel women do have the right to go to space, but not in groups.

Submitted: 28-Jul-98	Tina Reynolds
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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 wiser choices to pospone sexual intercourse or to at least use a condom when they do choose to have sex. The increased funding on education has been a plus to make people aware of the consequences but it is the change in behavior that I feel has actually made the difference. Many schools and church groups are urging teens to sign a True Love Waits agreement to abstain from sex until married. I for one think this is an great idea.

Submitted: 28-Jul-98	Tina Reynolds
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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 have to come up with a more powerful drug to get through the protective shell? It is amazing how our ideas of how diseases are caused can change as new research is conducted.

Submitted: 28-Jul-98	Tina Reynolds
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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 natural means to cure the infection.Many of them have the choice of this bizarre therapy or the loss of a limb. I think I would choose maggots if given that choice.Also the maggots are very small, are sterilized and left on for weeks.Ms.Carter stated the maggots also excrete a healing agent in the waste, which adds to the healing prossess.We must be open minded to new ways of thinking, this is how many advances in science are made.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Deborah Pitel
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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 trying to destroy these drugs and study them for possible health benefits. Marijuana has already been proven to help people with Glacoma.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Deborah Pitel
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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 allowed. Nature did not intend humans to clone people or anything else. We need to leave good enough alone.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Deborah Pitel
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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 Believe that every living creature has a purpose, and if maggots can help wounds heal faster than I think that's wonderful.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Tammy Thompson
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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 families would welcome. What about a future of available organs for transplant? What about eventually reviving species that are close to extinction? Cloning can be helpful to our future!

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Tammy Thompson
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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 30 I.U. daily? It seems vit. e is being labeled as a great helper. I've read it can slow the progression of Alzheimers Disease and even build up your immune system. Perhaps the U.S. recomendation should be higher.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Tammy Thompson
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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 marriage? To find out your mate was carrying an std would be preety awful to discover after you had married.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Tammy Thompson
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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 on our part and reprogramming about what we really need and from whom we do buy those things. Buy things that donate money to support the rain forest cause. Don't buy things manufactured at the expense of rainforest inhabitants. It does take time and energy.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Tammy Thompson
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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 here. I know (like Tina Reynolds) I am now looking at the sugar content as well as the fat content on what I buy at the grocery. It has been an eye opening experience to see the amount of sugar loading a lot of fat free foods down. I will be looking for a balance between the two in the future.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Clayton Lindley
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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 that travel from Canada to Mexico releasing their bees into farm fields to pollinate the crops. Then they gather up their bees and move to the next farm. The program talked about what special handling they have to do now to keep out the killer bees.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Clayton Lindley
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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 Dew every mourning before 9:00am and continues to drink it throught out the day. Even with the pain he has gone through with the kidney stones, he has not been able to stop drinking caffine.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Clayton Lindley
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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 altering bees in South America. The by product of the experiment was that the bees were very aggressive. An assistant accidentally left the hive doors open one night and all of the aggressive bees were released into the wild. Their population has been growing at alarming rates ever since.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Clayton Lindley
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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. If you eliminate drinks with these three ingredients you're left with water and beer. Perfect, that's what my fluid intake consists of anyway. For kids substitute milk for the beer and your set.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Tammy Thompson
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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 causes the stones to develop. Would this prevent the problem?

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Christy Smith
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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 states how much people think that the drug is taking away their pain with no side effects. At the end of the report the author asks people not to e-mail him-he could not get the drug for them. I thought that was interesting; if the people were in so much pain and needed the drug why would they e-mail this guy, wouldn't they got to a doctor?

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Tammy Thompson
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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 work from 9 to 5 while you're a few miles from junior. Even w/breast pumps it would seem like a difficult task.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Christy Smith
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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 are on these unsensible diets are also not getting enough other things our bodies need. If you are going to diet make sure that it is ok'd by someone who knows about dieting and what our bodies need. Don't just stop eating the "fattening things"

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Tammy Thompson
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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 shut out like this. It seems like too broad a spectrum to cover.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Christy Smith
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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. Therfore, they have higher health risks and have a hard time to clean out their lungs if they do quit smoking in the future. Four of the other articles agreed with this statement. Blacks also have a hard time breaking dowen the cotinine in their systems.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Christy Smith
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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 used on open wounds, the maggots eat their way through the infected areas until they reach the healthy skin. In all of the tests they have run, the maggots have never bothered the healthy skin. If I had to make a choice to save a body part with maggot therapy, I couldn't refuse!

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Christy Smith
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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 need for our bodies. I wish someone in our society would stop saying things were bad when we've been using them for years!

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Andrew Stout
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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 to use but I'll tell my wife.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Andrew Stout
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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 of time. I wonder if now we could say that dinosaurs never did actually go extinct.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Andrew Stout
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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 have my clones do all the work of course. With all the ethical contraversy thats surrounds this issue I don't think a human will actually be cloned for a long time.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Elizabeth Miller
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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
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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
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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 is mthe cause of many of the problems that are in life now. I think that man was the first to put us up in space therefore they have the same right as anyone else. A nd saying that only women can handle it is unfair.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Elizabeth Miller
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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. As far as how great this is we will have to wait and find out according to other people and their research.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Elizabeth Miller
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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 sexual relationships. The numbers in cases of STDs has decreased some what but people will still have sex and the chance of the numbers to go up at any time.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Elizabeth Miller
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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 because they acted up alot. Her strength showed me how hard it was for her to live with them. So if their is a definite cure please find it but make sure that it works.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Elizabeth Miller
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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. Everyone says something different. Fat does cause weight gain so it does need to be out of your diet so that you do not gain weight.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Elizabeth Miller
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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. Smoking is bad and if you smoke you decrease your health no matter what race you are or what sex you are.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Elizabeth Miller
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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. We need to control the limit of marijuana inside the U.S. drugs are illegal so should this be.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Elizabeth Miller
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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 need vitamins.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	Elizabeth MILLER
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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
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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 this, it seems almost ironic that nicotine has more harmful effects on blacks than on whites. These findings should prove helpful by disuading black potential smokers from smoking, and to help black smokers kick the habit. This information also leads me to wonder if this is one of the reasons that many cigarrette ads are now being geared toward a black audience.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	nicole prather
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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 the scarr part. Her doctors had to have known the harmful effects that such steroids could have on her, yet they failed to tell her. I am almost positive that these steroids were more harmful to her than beneficial. Doctors need to take more of a responsibility and care when prescribing medicatiions for patients.

Submitted: 29-Jul-98	nicole prather
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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. Americans are now more educated about safe sex than ever before. As a result, Americans have acquired a more conscious level of thinking when it comes to sex. Though Aids cases do not seem to be declining, it is great to see that the once very dangerous STD syphillis is almost becoming obselete in America. Maybe we are on our way to winning the war on STD's.

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 and herbs. Stretching is helpful if headaches are caused by poor posture or being hunched behind a computer all day. Acupressure involves pressing specific spots on your body to cause the release of endorphins, which are natural pain killers. Some herbs that can be helpful to headache sufferers include ginger, chamomile, peppermint and passion flower.

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- itioners have known for a long time that a change in diet eliminates the problem. Some suggest changing to a vegetarian diet may work. Adding flaxseed to your diet can relieve pain and inflammation. Avoiding foods such as red wine, chocolate, aged cheeses, and citrus fruits can also eliminate the constrict and dilate problem.

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 it difficult to sleep soundly. Regular doses of inhaled coricosteroids, which reduce swelling in the nose and na