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The Cincinnati Enquirer	Elizabeth Craver
Metro, B5	Due: January 19, 1999
January 12, 1999	Submitted: 12-Jan-99
Local emergency officials train for chemical-biological attack
The tristate emergency officials had their first taste of what might happen if terrorist attacked us. Even though Cincinnati is not a terrorist target, officials need to take precautions just in case. The emergency officials learned about different types of bio-chemical terrorist threats. Cincinnati is just one of the 120 cities participating in the Domestic Preparedness Program. This program prepares cities for any attacks, that involve chemical and biological weapons. This way the city will be prepared and know how to handle the situation safely.

Cincinnati Enquirer	Elizabeth Craver
Metro, Pp. C2	Due: February 9, 1999
January 10, 1999	Submitted: 12-Jan-99
Flesh-eating bacteria kill woman in days
Frances Wild had died, after two days because of symptoms related to damaged flesh and muscle. She died shortly after emergency surgery doctors had removed the damage to her body. Frances had went to her doctor, the day of her surgery, with a fever and an inflamed boil. The illness is not a threat to healthy people with a normal immune system. It is also not contagious, said Keith Armitage, an infectious-disease expert at University Hospitals.

Cincinnati Enquirer	Elizabeth Craver
Pp. C2, Metro	Due: March 2, 1999
January 10, 1999	Submitted: 12-Jan-99
Study links vision loss, stroke
Suddenly losing your vision is known as retinal vein occlusion. A Cincinnati research team believes that this might be a genetic mutation that is related to strokes and other blood clot problems. This research has been conducted before by other researchers. There are more than 9 million Americans who suffer from being blind and severely visually impaired. Retinal vein occlusion happens suddenly and is the least common cause of blind- ness. It can occur at any age. Retinal vein occlusion is being identified by genetic testing. There are still tests being conducted.

Cincinnati Enquirer	Shelly Dold
Metro, B5	Due: January 19, 1999
January 17, 1999	Submitted: 18-Jan-99
Face-Lift to Give Hospital New Life
Good Samaritan Hospital, Greater Cincinnati's busiest hospital, is starting a $5.2 million project devoting an entire floor to the neonatal intensive care unit. This project will double the floor space and also increase the number of bassinets from 37 to 47. The reason for the growth of this hospitals neonatal unit is that intensive care occupancy rates have been 90% for the last 18 months. These rates are tied to the fact that Good Samaritan attracts many women with high risk pregnancies. This project will start in March of this year and should be done by the year 2000.

The Cincinnati Enquirer	Amy Ilg
Metro B7	Due: 01/19/99
01/12/99	Submitted: 18-Jan-99
Local emergency officials train for chemical biological attack
On Monday, January 11, 1999, the area officals got their first taste of what might happen if a terrorist attacks the city with a chemical or biological weapon (Bonfield, B7). A few more than 50 officals gathered in a police training classroom in Longworth Hall in Downtown Cincinnati to learn about the threats posed by the poor man's atom bomb. This meeting was Cincinnati's first session as it has become part of the Domestic Preparedness Program run by the Department of Defense. In 1997 and 1998 Cincinnati has spent about $79 million and already almost $50 million in 1999, to gain support for the preparedness for the attacks.

The Cincinnati Enquirer	Angela Merkle
A20	Due: January 19,1999
January 17,1999	Submitted: 19-Jan-99
Polio Eradication Elusive in India
The World Health Organization also known as WHO is trying to wipe out the polio virus in India. The Rotary International had volunteers that were stationed on street corners around India to give the polio vaccination to millions of children. The polio vaccination has to be distributed to people more than one time to ensure the polio virus is gone. The WHO will not declare a country polio-free until the country has no report of new cases for three years. All children have to have polio vaccinations until every country is polio free. Everyone should take precautions to help wipe out the polio virus forever.

New Scientist	Eric Ball
Vol. 1967 pp.30-31	Due: 1/19/99
4 March 1995	Submitted: 19-Jan-99
Molecules To Make Plants Tick
This article discussed the circadian clocks that are inside most plants. The authors are trying to discover if todays biological clocks have decended from ancestors, or if they have evolved independently. A researcher has also found that if you keep a plant away from the sun, it will still open and close using the circadian clock that it biologically posseses. This is important because, it tells us that the plants have an internal clock, not one that has to be activated by the rays of the sun. The location of this gene is important because, it would give farmers the opportunity to grow plants that would produce fruit two or three times a year.

Discover	Nikki Kraus
pp.34	Due: 1-19-99
January 1999	Submitted: 19-Jan-99
IRIS ID
A computer scientist, John Daugman, has created a camera that scans and recognizes the unique patterns in the iris, the colored area of the eye. "The camera uses infrared light to image the iris and then creates a digital code based on the iris's fiber pattern." Daugman has done extensive comparisons and has found that no two irises are alike. He has found "that irises are even more distinctly individual than a person's DNA." Preliminary testing is being used in Britain to access automatic teller machines with this new device.

New Scientist	Patti Deffinger
No2153/Page 12	Due: 1/19/99
Sept. 26, 1998	Submitted: 19-Jan-99
"Can't Take the Heat"
Due to the rising temperatures in the Artict, the guillemot population is in great danger. These seabirds first began living in the area 25 years ago. They were able to due so because the temperature had dropped enough to allow them the time to breed and nest between periods of heavy snowfalls. The birds need to have at least 80 days without snow to make their nests and raise their young. The continuous drop in temperatures, however, has lead to a decrease in the population of guillemots living in the area. The birds are not able to find enough food. This is due to the fact that fish do not live in the ice-free areas.

New Scientist	Jennifer Smith
pg. 7	Due: January 19, 1999
September 26, 1998	Submitted: 19-Jan-99
Easing the agony
Marijuana is often the topic of discussion. Unfortunately, marijuana it is more often than not, talked about as a leisure activity rather than a medical use. Today, people who smoke marijuana believe it does more than get you high. It has been said that cannabis is capable of releiving pain. Researchers in the US have discovered an active ingrediant in marijuana, known as THC. THC targets the same pain centres in the brain as the drug morphine. This theory has had little study behind it. They have tested it on rats and are still not sure if the results are do to the THC or the fact that the rats are too high. It is still under research.

Environmantal Nutrition Newsletter	Cristi Cole
Pages 214-216	Due: January 19, 1999
February 1999	Submitted: 19-Jan-99
Herbal Supplements-Reall Life Horror Stories
This article talked about how herbal supp. aren't so good for our bodies. It says that herbal products are often untested and not really regulated by the gov't. They are not tested unless their becomes a problem with

Environmental Nutrition Newsletter	Cristi Cole
Pages 214-216	Due: January 19, 1999
February 1999	Submitted: 19-Jan-99
Herbal Supplements-Real Life Horror Stories
(CON'T). Then it is too late if they have already done damage to the body. Prescription drugs and over-the-counter meds. are tested before they go into the stores so I think that herbal supplements should be also. There are many effects to the body after a prolonged use of supplements. Most herbal supplements do not post a warning on their containers about this. Some of these effects are severe vommiting and dirrehea, and ir- regular heart beat and even death. Many people think that herbal supp. are good for you but this article was important because many, many people are mistaken and take too many too often.

New Scientist	Kelly Potts
pp.10	Due: 1-19-99
September 26, 1998	Submitted: 19-Jan-99
Warm Gaints
This article discuses the bady temperatures of eleven saltwater crocodiles in Nothern Oueensland. To read the body temperature of the crocodilies they feed them chicken carcasses with temperature-sensitive radio transmitters inside of them. This study concluded that smaller crocs lose heat more rapidly than large ones.

New Scientist	Katy Neal
p.7	Due: 1-19-99
9-26-98	Submitted: 19-Jan-99
Easing the Agony
The question this article asks is marijuana an effective pain killer for todays' medical patients. Ian Meng and colleagues at the University of California Medical Center analysed the effect of marijuana on a specific pain centre in the brain, the RVM. The RVM controls pain signals to the brain. The experiment consisted of given rats an injection of THC and observing them as thier tails laid close to a heat lamp. They were much slower in moving thier tails. The question still remains is the reaction delayed because of pain killer or being high.

Science News	Katie Kelly
Vol. 153 No. 7	Due: 1/21/99
Feb. 14, 1998	Submitted: 20-Jan-99
What's So Sexy About a Canary Song?
Everyone thinks that a male Canary song makes females go wild. Well, females favor two note trills from the males. Eric Vallet of the University of Paris found that repeditions of two notes appealed to females more than a single note. The two note trill causes females to engage in frequent sexual displays. Males can repeat the two note call 16 to 20 times per second. Vallet plans to do more study to tell whether the Canary trill demands fancy interplay between the two sides of a bird's vocal organ.

Seventeen Magazine	Laura Utter
Feb.99, pg. 76	Due: 1-21-99
Jan. 99	Submitted: 20-Jan-99
Pregnancy Could Cause Varicose Veins
Some women develop varicose veins as ther enter their forties or fifties as part of the aging process. However, the weight of carrying a fetus puts pressure on the leg veins, weakening their walls. As the veins lose their elasticity, they become longer and wider, filling up with blood more quickly and resulting in those bumpy bulges called varicose veins. Some women have varicose veins either surgically removed or sealed off so that blood flow is rerouted. The condition can recur in a different vein at another time. Varicose veins have also been proven that they are notn-heretitary.

Submitted: 20-Jan-99	Jennifer Goble
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Face - Lift to Give Hospital New Life
I think that Shelly has a good point on this article. Children's Hospital needs to

Submitted: 20-Jan-99	Jennifer Goble
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Face - Lift to Give Hospital New Life
I think that Shelly has a good point on this article. Children's Hospital needs to expand their facility. Their hospital isn't large enough to accomodate for everyone's needs.

New scientist	Crystal Wright
no.2153	Due: 1-21-99
Sept.26 1998	Submitted: 21-Jan-99
Why Do Boomerangs Come Back?
The question asked is why do boomerangs come back? Aboomerang works by a combonation of aerodynamic and gyroscopic effects. With it thrown at about twenty degrees vertical it causes the boomerang to spin rapidly. The uppermost blade at the top and the lower on bottom, causing the upper blade to move faster, and produces a force in the direction of a turn The rotation of the boomerang makes it like a gyroscope, when the overturning torque occurs it causes the the boomerang to arc and turn around.

Submitted: 21-Jan-99	Crystal Wright
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Herbal Supplements-real life horror stories
This article is shocking news, my mother takes many herbal vitamins and does not know the dangers. I still believe that prevention medicine is better than any medicine. Take care of yopur body and you will not have to indulge in any drugs. I never take medication for anything, buy I did once and i became very ill, it was only Nyquill.

Submitted: 21-Jan-99	Elizabeth C., Kathy S., Jen L., Shelly D., Hannah H.
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Herbal Supplements-Real Life Horror Stories
We believe that anyone interested in taking an herbal supplement should take it to their doctor. By allowing your doctor to review the ingredients, and discussing it with him or her, you may avoid problems. Your doctor should be able to make you aware of any potential side effects and advise how much is too much.

Enquirer	Jenni Hupp
A13	Due: 1-21-99
1-21-99	Submitted: 21-Jan-99
Study Finds Two Methods Better Than One For Infertility
Combining artificial insemination with Hormone treatments appears to give infertile couples a better chance of pregnancy than either method alone. Doctors try to do both methods seperately, but both combined have proven to work better. The researchers noted the risks of using hormones include multiple pregnancy and possibly an increased chance of ovarian cancer. During the study, there were three quadruplet pregnancies, four sets of triplets and eighteen sets of twins. The costs of this is very expesive to do.

Submitted: 26-Jan-99	Elizabeth Craver
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Pregnancy Could Cause Vericose Veins
Why do women only get vericose veins. I have never heard of man getting these. It boggles me that the veins do this. What is the cause of the veins bulging like this? I am glad to hear that it is not hereditary. My female family members have vericose veins and it does not sound like they feel to good. i hope this does not happen to me. I wonder if they will ever conclude on this study because it sounds like a good one to find out about.

Submitted: 26-Jan-99	Kathy Sapp
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"Flesh-eating Bacteria Kill Woman in Days"
The idea of flesh-eating bacteria is very scary. The stories that I have heard are about death occuring within a couple days of the first symptoms appearing. This article appears to be no exception to that. From Elizabeth's summary, it appears that we have nothing to fear if we have a healthy, normal immune system. I hope this is true. I would like to know where this bacteria came from. If it is not contagious, why have we heard of such an increase in cases like this?

Time	Debra Meyer
pp. 42-43	Due: January 19, 1999
January 11, 1999	Submitted: 19-Jan-99
The Biotech Century
Altering DNA may in the future become a new trend in detailing out future. Medical researchers believe that in the next century we will be able to conquer disease, determine our children's eye color or gender, and even determine our child's IQ. The article suggests their concerns for such technology. There should be a line drawn for the severity of this particular technique. The power of technology is capable of what we allow it to accomplish. The fact of genetic engineering being able to cure disease is a plus, but when it comes to tampering with a child's identity, there should be limits.

Community Mental Health Journal	Tanya Hartness
Vol. 34 #6: pp. 545-546	Due: January 19, 1999
December 1998	Submitted: 19-Jan-99
" Physicians assisted suicide" or "Physician aid-in-dying"
This article states that the voters in Oregon passed an act labeled, "Oregon's death with dignity". This act made it legal for oregon physicians to adminster a life-ending drug to terminally ill patients. After they passed this act, Oregon had a debate over what this type of assistance should be called, "physicians assisted suicide" or "Physician aid-in dying". I find this debate to be a litte crazy, after all no matter what it is called, these physicians will be doing the same exact thing, killing terminally ill patients before they die naturally. The point is no matter what the name is, the physicians are doing the same thing. Who cares?

Submitted: 26-Jan-99	Kathy Sapp
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"Polio Eradication Elusive in India"
I read this article also. It was heart-wrenching to read about the tragedies that Polio can cause in the lives of young children. I am hopeful that WHO can wipe out Polio. I did not understand why the article declares that India will be Polio-free after three years without an occurance. We still have our children vaccinated against Polio. It seems that it is a never-ending fight to keep our children from contracting this disease.

Time	Debra Meyer
89-90	Due: 2-9-99
January 11, 1999	Submitted: 7-Feb-99
On the Horizon
Many diseases attack healthy cells and destroy them. Genetic researchers have been studying these damaged cells and have come up with a way to replace these cells with healthy ones. Scientists at the University of Wisconsin were able to isolate stem cells and get them to grow into neural, gut, muscle and bone tissues (pp 89). This has given hope to doctors to try and make healthy body tissues of all sorts to cure disease. The idea has brought about new ideas such as gentic engineering and lengthening the life-span of cells. The road may be long for these cancer vaccines, but scientists state, it is very promising.

Time	Debra Meyer
89-90	Due: 2-9-99
January 11, 1999	Submitted: 7-Feb-99
On the Horizon
Many diseases attack healthy cells and destroy them. Genetic researchers have been studying these damaged cells and have come up with a way to replace these cells with healthy ones. Scientists at the University of Wisconsin were able to isolate stem cells and get them to grow into neural, gut, muscle and bone tissues (pp 89). This has given hope to doctors to try and make healthy body tissues of all sorts to cure disease. The idea has brought about new ideas such as gentic engineering and lengthening the life-span of cells. The road may be long for these cancer vaccines, but scientists state, it is very promising.

Cincinnati Enquirer	Jackie Art
pp. A1	Due: Febraury 9, 1999
Monday February 1, 1999	Submitted: 7-Feb-99
Scientists: HIV came from chimps
This article discussed how scientists have now discovered that HIV came from chimps. It talks about how chimps are immune to it, but how they passed it on to people in Africa. It also discusses how scientists are now studying why chimps do not get sick from this virus, and how this could possibly affect our findings for medications to help cure this now incurable disease.

Cincinnati Enquirer	Shelly Dold
health/science p. A15	Due: February 9, 1999
February 7, 1999	Submitted: 7-Feb-99
Scientist Tackling Age Related Blindness
Age-related macular degenerations is the leading cause of blindness in people older than 50. Scientist are now working on a drug that will not cure the disease but will slow down vision loss. This drug will only help wet AMD, which is about 90% of cases. So far there is only one treatment for this disease which is a laser that cauterizes the blood vessel. The problem is that only 15% the people affected with the disease qualify. Visudyne is a light activate drug that is injected into your arm and then travels into the eye's abnormal blood vessel. When you shine in a beam of light the drug begins to work. 61% tested have improved vision.

Modern Maturity	Jeffrey Henderson
Page 66	Due: 02/10/99
January-February 1999	Submitted: 8-Feb-99
A Year Round Resolution
This article is about something that should be very important to everybody; physical fitness. The article discusses how everybody needs a good fitness routine in their lives, yet only about 15% of people get this workout. Many people use their New Year's resolution to say that they are going to work out and yet they do not do it. I felt that an article like this one that tells the benifits of physical fitness would be interesting for anyone to read. The author of the article is Edward Jackowski, who is the CEO of Exude Fitness. For more info on physcal fitness try www.exude.com

Modern Maturity	Jeffrey Henderson
Page 66	Due: 02/9/99
January-February 1999	Submitted: 8-Feb-99
A Year Round Resolution
This article is about something that should be very important to everybody; physical fitness. The article discusses how everybody needs a good fitness routine in their lives, yet only about 15% of people get this workout. Many people use their New Year's resolution to say that they are going to work out and yet they do not do it. I felt that an article like this one that tells the benifits of physical fitness would be interesting for anyone to read. The author of the article is Edward Jackowski, who is the CEO of Exude Fitness. For more info on physcal fitness try www.exude.com

Enquirer	Jenni Hupp
internet	Due: 2-9-99
2-9-99	Submitted: 9-Feb-99
Genetic Test Tailors AIDS Treatment
In recent months doctors have increasingly turned to individual resistance testing. A new study that was released Thursday showed that this payed off, Analyzing patients' viruses foro genetic signs of resistance seems to improve treatment outcomes. The previous treatments are not curing anything. Dr. Douglas Richman of the University of California estimated that as many as two dozen of these test are now on the market. At the start of the studies, median viral level was 28,000 copy's per milliliter of blood. All were switched to the new druds and their viral level dropped to 815, compared to 7950 in the comparison group. This could be helpful.

Time Magazine	Amy Taylor
vol.153 p.56-59	Due: 2/9/99
January 11, 1999	Submitted: 9-Feb-99
Good eggs, Bad Eggs
The growing power of prenatal genetic tests is raising thorny new questions about ethics, fairness and privacy. The daily advances in our ability to forecast any of the 4,000 inherited disesases our genes might bequeath

The True Spirit of Heathcare	Jaime Vaught
http//:www.alexian.org/babies/thirdtri/csection.html	Due: Feb. 9, 1999
no date	Submitted: 9-Feb-99
Cesarean Sections: When are they Necessary?
Most expectant parents assume that they will deliver vaginally. Most of them will deliver that way, but approximately 15 to 18 percent of babies are born by C-section, a procedure where a fetus is delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen. The two most common reasons for a C-section are failure of labor to progress because the baby's head is too large to fit through the pelvis; and maternal or fetus distress. Other reasons include: Breech presentation, placenta previa- the placenta is abnormally low and covers the cervical opening, abruptio placenta- the placenta separates prematurely from the wall of the uterus, and prolapsed cord.

New Scientist	Eric Ball
vol. 2160 pp.32-36	Due: 2/9/99
Nov. 14, 1998	Submitted: 9-Feb-99
Just for you
The article 'Just for you' focuses on the use of DNA testing to discover the best medical treatments for patients that need to take medicine. The article also describes pharmacogenomics "... an emerging science that aims to describe at the genetic level precisely why some people respond well to certain drugs and others don't" (32). Supporters of pharmacogenomics say that many genes have been implicated in toxic drug responses. For instance, this technique can be used to discover which children, with leukaemia, can be treated with 6-mercaptopurine.

The Cincinnati Post	Angie Merkle
3B	Due: 2-9-99
2-8-99	Submitted: 9-Feb-99
Drug Therapy Gaining on Exercise
One day drug therapy may replace excercising. This will be done by the use of insulin. There has been a gene therapy found that seems to slow the age loss of muscle tissue by thirty percent. Many other researches have been found to help with genetics. There has been a drug developed and is being tested that may help with fat-burning. It has a metabolic effect that is similar to excercising. This drug is still being tested and will probably come into effect within the next ten years.Genetics studies are expanding rapidly and times are changing.People will be able to be lazy by sitting and taking a drug that gives them the same results as excercise.

NewScientist	Jennifer Smith
Pg. 3	Due: February 9, 1999
February 6, 1999	Submitted: 9-Feb-99
"Half the story"
HIV seems to be quite a hot topic these days. No matter if it is a discussion about coming up with a permanent cure or ways to prevent it from ever happening, it is talked about. As much information I hear about HIV, I never was informed about its origin. Did you know HIV came across seas from western central Africa. Did you also know researchers believe the virus was passed onto humans from chimpanzees. How would the disease be passed from chimpanzees to humans you ask? It is easy to imagine the whole concept of how it happened. Humans hunt chimpanzees for food and those who butcher and cook them are handling the chimpazee's blood.

The Sciences	Carrie Stewart
Vol. 38 No.6, pp.7	Due: Feb. 9, 1999
Nov./Dec. 1998	Submitted: 9-Feb-99
Extra!Extra!Extrasolar extra!
Astronomers have discovered ten planets scince the year 1995. Recently two more plantets have come into view. From a telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, a team of astronomers detected motion in their stars, which was caused by the planet's gravitational pull. Both of the recently discovered planets are about the size of Jupiter. One of them has a central star that makes a round trip every three days. The second planet has an orbit similar to earth's; a year there is about 440 days long. This second world is the first one discovered at such a similar distance from it's main star to earth's.

Reader's Digest	Cristi Cole
pages 59-63	Due: February 9, 1999
February 1998	Submitted: 9-Feb-99
When is a Cold Not a Cold?
This article was about how many people think that when they get sick it is a cold, and a lot of times it may be more than that. Colds are transferred through people by germs on the hands, and I learned that a cold can not be transferred through kissing. The bedt prevention of the common cold is frequent hand washing. Bronchitis and sinustis are two things that many people mistake for just the common cold and this can be dangerous be cause these are more dangerous to the body. This article says that when you start to feel under the weather to rest and drink lots of fluids to prevent a sickness.

Submitted: 9-Feb-99	Cristi Cole
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Easing the Pain
I think that if a patient is in pain then they should be allowed to use marijuana as a pain reliever. I don't see what the problem is. They should be able to use it until the medical feild finds another drug to use for them or until they prove that it is entirly unsafe. I think that if cancer patients know that it is a pain killer, or even just said to be a pain killer, then they will find a way to use marijuana just like everyone else does. If it helps someone who is dying or in pain, even if it is psychological, let them do it.

Science	Nikki Kraus
vol. 282 pp. 2177	Due: 2-9-99
December 18, 1998	Submitted: 9-Feb-99
Down on the Animal Pharm
Researchers have developed herds of sheep and other animals making human proteins. One protein, Alpha-1-antitrypsin, is already being tested as a potential treatment for cystic fibrosis patients. This protein is very expensive to obtain the goal was to develop a herd of animals that would secrete the protein into their milk so that it could be easily obtained. Early skeptics questioned if this gene could be successfully passed on to successive generations, and if so, would these animals produce the protein in an active form and in sufficient quantities. The production of this protein is a success and is now going through clinical trials.

Discover	Tanya Hartness
vol.19(#8): pp.60-69	Due: February 9, 1999
August 1998	Submitted: 9-Feb-99
Climbing Through the Brain
This is a very interesting article about an eight year old child whos brain has not developed properly. Docters found that this childs brain was smooth rather than rough, making his functioning was very low.Docters are now looking into neurosurgery, to operate on a brain that is not forming as it normally would. As the doctors looked in to the middle of gestation when the brain is being furrowed, and realizing why this childs' brain has not formed properly. So, with no cure for an underdeveloped brain, these doctors know why the brain is like this, and think that one day they will be able to fix this problem throgh neurosurgery.

Science News	Katie Kelly
Vol. 155	Due: 2/11/99
January, 30, 1999	Submitted: 10-Feb-99
Night life Discovered for Bumblebees
Researches have discovered that bumblebees can navigate outside their nest in the dark. Someone left an infrared monitoring system on at the State University of New York. The next morning, researchers discovered that the bees traveled outside the nest at night. Lars Chittka, of the University of Germany, says that bees use odor and some kind of magnetic compass to navigate in the dark. Other studies show that honeybees have built in compasses, but this finding is new for bumblebees. Another interesting finding is the time of day that bumblebees travel. The peek times for bees to be out of the nest is midday and midnight.

Prevention	Linda Sluder
1	Due: 02/11/99
March 1999	Submitted: 10-Feb-99
Dong Quai Flunks Hot Flash Study
In this particular article, a study was done in 1997 of 71 postmenopausal women with hot flashes. This study was conducted in California. Half the women took 4.5 g. of dong quai root daily for 12 weeks and the other half got a placebo herb. Hot flashes decreased in both groups and there was no difference between the dong quai group and the placebo group. The researchers decided that more study was needed on the dong quai herb because it is common in traditional Chinese medicine for the dong quai root to be given with many other herbs and not just by itself.

The Old Farmers 1999 Almanac	Laura Utter
Vol. CCVII: pp. 118	Due: Feb. 11, 1999
1999	Submitted: 11-Feb-99
How to Predict the Weather Using a Pig Spleen!!
Gus Wickstrom of Tompkins in Sackatchewan, slaughters a pig every six months. He takes out the spleen,and divides it into six areas each representing one month. The top portion represents the current month, and the bottom represents the 6th month. Where the spleen thickens indicates a change in wheather usually a cold spell. Where there is a bulge, expect even more inclement weather. Even wind and rain can be read within the variations in the spleen.

Popular Science	Tim Begley
February 1999, p.26	Due: 2/11/99
2/11/99	Submitted: 11-Feb-99
The Human Body:Mind Expansion
Scientists had long thought that once a person reaches adulthood, his/her brain no longer grows cells. Although some monkeys and rats are known to have the ability to regenerate brain cells, human brains, it was believed , are too complex to tolerate any tampering once hard-wired. But new research has overturned that dogma and found that human brain cells indeed regenerate-and do so throughout a person's life...the finding opens the door to new treatments for many neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's in which brain cells die off or become damaged. By studying the chemistry involved, new drugs are hoped to be developed.

Submitted: 11-Feb-99	Tim Begley
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Iris ID
I would like to mention that this particular type of technology has, like many others, eveloved from the minds of science fiction writers. Many of us have seen this technology at work, at least in theory, through books and/or through Hollywood's portrayal of these theoretical technologies.

Submitted: 12-Feb-99	Rosanna Ardine
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Drug Therapy Gaining on Exercise
This article might solve burning fat that has accumulated but what does age loss of muscle tissue really mean - is it strength ?? Not quite clear on this point. What happened to if you don't use it , you lose it!

Submitted: 12-Feb-99	Rosanna Ardine
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"Half the story"
This article clarified the article "HIV came from chimps" in which there was no mention of how the HIV was transferred from chimps to humans.

Submitted: 12-Feb-99	Rosanna Ardine
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Night life discovered for Bumblebees
This article fails to suggestion the importance of the bees navigating outside their nest in the dark and what does the peek times for bees doing so have to do with all of this?

Submitted: 15-Feb-99	Jennifer Goble
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Scientists: HIV Came From Chimps
This article is very informative for all people. We need to know this information to be able to find out important things about the HIV virus. Many people don't really know much about it and this is a very informative article for everyone to read. It's not just important for people who have HIV, but also for people that want to know about it or could get it.

Submitted: 16-Feb-99	Elizabeth Craver
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Scientists: HIV came from chimps
I wonder how they decided this. I was wondering how much testing that they have been doing to come up with this answer. It sounds kind of wierd that they immune to it, since they are so closely related to humans. If it is true, how come it is taking so long for them to come up with a cure. It would be great if they do because there are so many people suffering from this incurable disease. This would save a lot of lives and cut down on losing our loved ones.

Submitted: 16-Feb-99	Katie Kelly
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Bad news On Water
This newsnote was very interesting> I never knew that a water sofener could be so dangerous. I would have liked the newsnote to go into more detail as to what symptons you should look out for. Also, I would have liked learn more about the study like who did it, where they did it and what they did.

Submitted: 16-Feb-99	Katie Kelly
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Moderate Drinking May Cut Stroke Risk
I would never have guessed that drinking alcoholic beverages would cut your stroke rate. I wish the media would tell us more about the benefits of alcohol instead of the drawbacks of it. I think that if kids were more aware of this fact, they might not drink as much.

Submitted: 16-Feb-99	Katie Kelly
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Study Finds Two Methods Better Than One For Infertility.
Why would anybody want to go through the risk of multiple births or ovarian cancer just to have a baby. To me, this does not seem worth it. I would much rather adopt a child. While the cost of both the methods and adoption are high, adoption is much safer.

Submitted: 16-Feb-99	Elizabeth Craver
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Double up on Earache Medicine, Doctors told
This article bothers me a little because of all the things I have heard about ammoxicillin not working because the bacteria starts to fight against it after so much. I was wondering why the doctors would even consider to double the dosage. It sounds like that would not be the best idea for the child. This new way might be more potent, but is it really helping our children or making it worse.

Submitted: 16-Feb-99	Elizabeth Craver
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Physicians assisted suicide or physician aid in dying
I really think that a patient should die of natural causes. I would think the doctor would want his or her patients to live. Why would you even want to take someone's life? It is the greatest gift. This article upsets me very much because what if there is a chance for the patient to pull through. By taking the life of the patient you will never know. I think Oregon should rethink their decision before this goes to far.

Submitted: 16-Feb-99	Elizabeth Craver
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Warm Gaints
i would see that idea to be very true. I would think that a smaller croc would lose their heat more rapidly than larger ones, just because they were smaller. I wonder if this experiment hurts the crocs. What happens to the transmitters inside the crocs? I would be more worried about the safety of wildlife, not the experiments.

Submitted: 16-Feb-99	Elizabeth Craver
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IP-6 cancer
This article is very positive about this nutrient, but the question is, are there any side effects? Does it help more than it would harm? Are the results reliable? The positives all sound great. It would be wonderful

Submitted: 16-Feb-99	Elizabeth Craver
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IP-6 cancer
This article is very positive about this nutrient, but the question is, are there any side effects? Does it help more than it would harm? Are the relts reliable? The positives all sound great. It would be wonderful to have a reducer of various cancers. Maybe they could also come up with some cures using this, if it works. It would brighten a lot futures, such as those with and without cancer.

Submitted: 16-Feb-99	amanda retzler
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Moderate drinking may cut stroke risk
I thought it was very interesting to read this newsnote. Who would have thought that just two alchoholic drinks a day could do so much. Strokes are a big problem for people today. I am not a big drinker but I will definitly think about consuming some drinks to help save me from a stroke

Submitted: 16-Feb-99	amanda retzler
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Bad News On Water
It was interesting to read this newsnote as well. I never knew that drinking water that has water softener in it could be so bad. I personally do not own one but I know people who do. I will be telling them about the harmful side effects when drinking this water. It is scary to think that it can do that much damage to high risk people.

Submitted: 16-Feb-99	amanda retzler
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Pregnancy Could Cause Varicose Veins
I know many different people who have varicose veins. Most of them are over forty. The exception is my sister-in-law. Almost two years ago she had a baby. After that she started to see these varicose veins popping out. I can now tell her that it most likely was do to having a baby. She will be happy to find this out. She was worried because she is only 32 years old. I am glad to have found this out.

Submitted: 16-Feb-99	amanda retzler
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Study Finds Two Method Better Than One For Infertility
My brother and his wife had a horrible time getting pregnant. It took up close to two years to get pregnant. They tried all sorts of different treatments. It was very expensive since it did not work at first, so they had to keep spending money. It would have been nice for them to know about combinding artifical insemination with hormone treatments, it may have worked better and faster. It is no longer uncommon to see couples having problems getting pregnant. Maybe this will solve many people agony.

Submitted: 17-Feb-99	Wesley Birkhold
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hemophilia Treatment Promising
Gene therapy is very interesting. If it would be able to help with the problem in mice and dogs, it should be very useful for the humans. It should be tried on human volunters and if it works it would be a great stride in finding many people with Hemophilia

Submitted: 17-Feb-99	Wesley Birkhold
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Whats so sexy about a canary song
Over the years there has been many studies on the oppisite sex. There has been studies that showed that different smells can attract sex partners. Two notes trill that causes females to engage in fequent sexual display is very interesting. I think every think around us, very think we see,hear and feel contributes to the sexual display in both male and females,

Submitted: 17-Feb-99	Wesley Birkhold
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Pregancy Could cause varicose Veins
Varicose veins is a thing that happens to some people when they get older. This problem also happens in males as well as females. Varicose viens are not life threatening and you have the decision to get surgery or leave them alone. Im glad to hear that they are not heretitary because people in my family have them.

Submitted: 17-Feb-99	Wesley Birkhold
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Moderate drinking May Cut Stroke Risk
Alcohol is a funny chemical. It can help you make youself become more healthier if you only drink a few drinks a day. If you drink more than a few drink a day it can cause you to have higher risk of hemorrhagic strokes. But like most things too much of a good thing can hurt you. This study was interesting to show the efects of alcohol has on the body.

Submitted: 17-Feb-99	Wesley Birkhold
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Two Methods Better Than One For Infertility
This study is important to the people that are having problems with getting pregnant. Doctors should have a better way to control multiply pregnancies. They parents should not have to make the decision of how many babies they should kill to keep the rest of them alive. This is a very two sided case study, good for the parents,bad for moral issues.

Submitted: 17-Feb-99	Jeffrey Henderson
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Herbal Supplements-Real life Horror Stories
I want to comment on the newsnote involving herbal supplements. I must say that I aggree that something needs to be done about these drugs being on the market without reguation or testing. I know this for experience. For a while I was taking the dietary supplement "Ripped Fuel" while working out. I got very good results for the first couple of weeks but after that it started messing up by body. It was affecting my energy levels. Because of this I looked into the drug and found that it is not even FDA approved. So people should really look into these things before taking them. You never know what you are going to get out of it.

Submitted: 17-Feb-99	Jeffrey Henderson
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Iris ID
I want to comment on the newsnote entitles "Iris ID". This article is one that can really make you think about how far advanced technologically this world is getting. To be able to ID someone from their iris with an infrarad light is amazing to me. Some people think that there is the danger that people can know too much about you because of things like this but I think that if we have the knowledge why not use it.

Submitted: 18-Feb-99	Jaime Vaught
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Herbal Supplements-Real Life Horror Stories
This article (newsnote) brings to your attention that not all herbal supplements or vitamins are good for you. It scary. All the commercials that advertise these herbal vitamins, push you to buy these because they are good for you or supposedly good for you. Why aren't these supplements not being tested for side effects or health risks? This makes me think twice before buying anthing from a Nature Store .

Submitted: 18-Feb-99	J. Goble, K. Potts, J. Scott, B. Lampe, M. Vance, K. Neal
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Iris I.D.
Our group thinks that the topic of this article would benefit everyone that uses an A.T.M. machine. Although there are disadvantages to this also. If you were to have someone you trust try to get money out for you they would not be able to. This would become a very big problem if you really needed money and you did not have time to go to the A.T.M. However, we still feel that this is a good thing because it shows advancement in the world of technology.

Submitted: 18-Feb-99	Kelly Potts
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Herbal Suppliments: Real Life Horror Stories
I think that this article would have been a very interesting article to read. There are lots of people out there, including me, who take herbal suppliments and don't really accually know what they are taking or what they are actually doing to your body. Herbal suppliments are something that is only going to get more popular and therefore people need to be informed about them.

Submitted: 18-Feb-99	Kelly Potts
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Herbal Suppliments: Real Life Horror Stories
I think that this article would have been a very interesting article to read. There are lots of people out there, including me, who take herbal suppliments and don't really accually know what they are taking or what they are actually doing to your body. Herbal suppliments are something that is only going to get more popular and therefore people need to be informed about them.

Time Magazine	Amy Taylor
vol. 153 pp.56-59	Due: 2/9/99
January 11,1999	Submitted: 9-Feb-99
Good Eggs, Bad Eggs
The growing power of prenatal genetic tests is raising thorny new questions about ethics, fairness and privacy. The daily advances in our ability to forecast any of the 4,000 inherited diseases our genes might bequeath us have created such a thorny knot of private, ethical and social issues that the new genetic procedures are the subject of some 20 bills in Congress. As many as 9 out of 10 pregnant women in the US submit some prenatal screening. To look more closely at the baby's genetic prospects, doctors must probe the long stretches of DNA along the chromosomes consituting its genes. Is genetic testing worth all of the risks?

Cincinnati Enquirer	Paul Cipollone
A1	Due: February 9, 1999
2/1/99	Submitted: 9-Feb-99
Scientists: HIV came from chimps
This article states that HIV came from chimps. The disease that now infects 35 million people worldwide. Chimps have carried it for hundreds of thousands of yars, but are immune to it. SScientists are trying to understand how chimps have dealt with this over time. People are still not comfortable in believing that this disease came from chimps. HIV is a recent affliction to people evidence suggest that the virus first infected people in the 1940's or 1950's.

New Scientist	Patti Deffinger
No2154	Due: 02-09-99
October 3, 1998	Submitted: 9-Feb-99
"Soaking it Up"
Due to the vast amount of forests that are cut down each year, global warming has become an issue that needs immediate attention. This article discusses how trees are being planted to correct the problem. This article explains how Europe's forests are responsible for absorbing up to a third of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This harmful gas is emmited from our cars, factories, and power stations.Trees absorb this gas & con- vert it to plant tissue. The trees release this gas when they decay. It is important that new trees are continuously planted to replace ones that are cut down to create a balance between gas absorbed and gas released.

New Scientist	Jennifer Goble
page 13	Due: 02-09-99
January 23,1999	Submitted: 9-Feb-99
Over The Limit
This article is not about people who are addicted to alcohol, but simply for people who drink enough to damage their health. The recommended dosage of alcohol per week is 21 units of alcohol for men and 14 units of alcohol for women. They designed a WHO team to help people to control their intake of alcohol. The WHO team gives people that consume more than the recommended amount of alcohol a 5 minute chat about reducing their intake of alcohol.

New Scientist	Michael Vance
Page 6	Due: January 9, 1999
January 16, 1999	Submitted: 9-Feb-99
Fidgets against fat
If you ate a lot during Christmas time and you stayed fit it was probably because you fidget a lot. A new study shows that people who eat a lot but move around will stay slim. Some people can eat a ton of food and not put on a pound, then some have to watch what they eat or they will put on weight. But it is still unclear to why people stay slim. No one can say if the findings will fight against obesity. This won't happen because we can' t ask people to increase there fidgeting so we will never know if this really is a way to lose weight.

New Scientist	Kelly Potts
pg 16	Due: 02-09-99
October 3, 1998	Submitted: 10-Feb-99
Daddy Knows Best
This article discusses how a gene essential for normal maternal behavior comes from the father. The gene that provides this maternal behavior is called Mest. Scientist engineered male mice that lacked the Mest gene and then mated them with healthy female mice. The female mice that they produced from this study had little or no maternal instincts compared to female mice that had fathers with the Mest gene that had normal maternal behavior.

Submitted: 12-Feb-99	Rosanna Ardine
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The Biotech Century
This technology like most other discoveries for the betterment of the human species must be used very carefully -- in the hands of the wrong people (like Hitler) it can be devastating!

Submitted: 12-Feb-99	Rosanna Ardine
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When is a Cold Not a Cold?
Does washing hands help prevent bronchitis and sinustis which are more serious to the body? It doesn't tell you how to distinquish betwen the cold and bronchitis or sinustis.

Submitted: 12-Feb-99	Rosanna Ardine
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Margarine as a Health food
I can't understand how Benecol spread can raise your over all blood cholesterol, and also lower it as much as 9%!

Submitted: 12-Feb-99	Rosanna Ardine
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The human body: mind expansion
If the human brain can regenerate brain cells, why do we have such diseases as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's still occuring?

Submitted: 12-Feb-99	Rosanna Ardine
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Easing the agony
Does this article say that marijuana is the lesser of two evils - marijuana instead of morphine? Or is it simply a way of making the use of marijuana legal?

Submitted: 19-Feb-99	Linda A. Sluder
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Hemophilia Treatment Promising
The area of gene therapy is very interesting. It is important that we find "cures" for the diseases that are out there but then the question is raised as to how will we supply resources such as food and shelter for all of us who will be living well into the 100's? Another concern I have is who will be taking care of me in my old age and it sometimes scares me to see a couple of generations from now, how will people be taking care of themselves and the environment.

Submitted: 19-Feb-99	Linda A. Sluder
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What's So Sexy About a Canary Song?
This was an interesting newsnote but I guess I am not sure on what relevance the Canary trill has. I assume it would be a concern if the canary were on the endangered species list and had to someone had to reproduce this trill for mating purposes.

Submitted: 19-Feb-99	Linda A. Sluder
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Pregnancy Could Cause Varicose Veins
I personally was able to avoid varicose veing during my pregnancy because of the 10 weeks I had to spend on bedrest. I know several women who did get varicose veins along with their pregnancy due to the weight of carrying a fetus. Not getting varicose veins is one of the few advantages of having a premature baby. I did not have the uncomfortable feeling of the time between 30-40 weeks.

Submitted: 19-Feb-99	Linda A. Sluder
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Bad News On Water
I know that there are certain minerals that our body requires and that we get from drinking water. We also get fluoride from the drinking water. If we were to only drink softened water, we would have to obtain these minerals from other sources in our diet. It is sometimes difficult to obtain the minimum that we need now without adding more. I'll just continue to dring regular tap water.

Submitted: 19-Feb-99	Linda A. Sluder
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Study finds two methods better than one for fertility
Infertility treatments have their pros and cons. My twins were a product of fertility and being unable to just have children like most we had to resort to hormone treatments to boost the odds. It is very hard not to be able to have children like most other people. The drawback to infertility is the increased risk of multiple pregnancy, premature babies, and long term learning or physical handicaps. Everything has a price and fortunately for my children, I beat the odds.

Submitted: 22-Feb-99	Jackie Art
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Molecules to Make Plants Tick
I found it to be very interesting that plants will still open and close regardless of the sun, due to their circadian clocks. I think it would be very helpful to farmers in their plant growing. I personally love fruits and vegetables, and it could help our agriculture very much once more research is done.

Submitted: 22-Feb-99	Jackie Art
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IRIS ID
Upon reading this article, i was once again amazed at the discoveries of technology. A camera that could scan the iris of the eye for identification purposes could prevent a lot of theft.

Submitted: 22-Feb-99	Jackie Art
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Herbal Supplements real life Horror Stories
I agree, herbal supplements should be tested and approved by the FDA. So many people could very easily save their bodies damage by taking the time to realize what they are putting into their bodies. Not everything that claims to be good for you necessarily is. There are many things these supplements could contain that could be very harmful to us. I believe they should have to be tested before they should be allowed in our hands.

Submitted: 22-Feb-99	Jackie Art
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Pregnancy Could Cause Varicose Veins
I have known for quite some time that varicose veins are caused by pregnancy, but at the same time I have also wondered if there are any studies being done to help women with this. It is my understanding that they can be quite painful. The article also said that they are non-hereditary, but I believe that they are, or at least can be. I know that they run in my family. They may not be hereditary, but I believe that they are depending on the severity of them.

Submitted: 22-Feb-99	Jackie Art
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Study Finds Two Methods Better Than One for Infedeltiy
This treatment may give people a better shot at having children, but what are the consequences of them having multiple births? Many people who are trying to get pregnant may not want more then child at a time to take care of. Are sscientist working on this in order to help prevent multiple births? Also, what are some of the other side effects this may have on the health of the mother, father, or baby?

Submitted: 22-Feb-99	Jackie Art
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The Biotech Century
I agree with Debra on her newsnote. The ability to help cure disease is definetly a plus as far as genetic engineering goes, however, messing around with a childs genetic make-up is wrong. We should love our children for who they will become, not for what we can make them before they are born.

Submitted: 22-Feb-99	Jackie Art
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On the Horizon
I think it is wonderful that scientists are possibly finding a cure for cancer patients! I have to wonder if thispossibly study could also be used or at least tested on other diseases such as HIV and AIDS.

Submitted: 22-Feb-99	Jackie Art
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Scientist Tackling Age Related Blindness
I enjoyed reading Shelly's article. I knwo that even though I am very young, I fear the loss of my body functions when I get older, and I hope that all of this testing will help the people of future generations age with

Submitted: 22-Feb-99	Jackie Art
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Scientist Tackling Age Related Blindness
I enjoyed reading Shelly's article. I knwo that even though I am very young, I fear the loss of my body functions when I get older, and I hope that all of this testing will help the people of future generations age with more comfort.

Submitted: 22-Feb-99	Jackie Art
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A Year Round Resolution
Jeff's article nailed exactly how people are. There are so many people I know that claim that they want to be in better shape, and do nothing about it, but continue on the same unhealthy habits that they have now.

Submitted: 22-Feb-99	Jackie Art
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Genetic Test Tailors AIDS Treatment
It always amazes me to see science progressing, especially when it comes to us getting closer to curing a terminal disease or virus. I can only hope for my generation that we find a cure for this particluar virus.

Submitted: 23-Feb-99	Lacey Sullivan
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Herbal Suppliments-Real Life Horror
I think this newsnote was really biased. The author was writing about the harmfull side-effects of herbal suppliments, but forgot to give credit to all of the benifits of herbal suppliments. I can understand the author trying to make readers aware of the harmful side effects, but without giving credit to all herds can do, that is wrong. Given this might be because she was trying to be breif, I can understand. The article also did scare me being that I just started taking an herbal suppliment, Ginseng.

Submitted: 23-Feb-99	Lacey Sullivan, and Candis Evans
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IRIS ID
This article was very interesting. We were not the only one's who read this newsnote, and felt a little intimidated. Technollgy is a great thing, but this article confirimed our theory that some things are going a little over board. We are sure this new infrared light will be a useful thing to help keep things confidential, and private, but who knows what this could do to your eye. Now we know infrared light is not harmful, but we had to ask the question of what we will find out in the future, cause now everything is harmful 20years later. This article was a real :)

Submitted: 23-Feb-99	Katy Neal
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Fidfets against Fat
This is music to a lot of peoples' ears. I know that a lot of us college students do not exactly have time to work out like many other people. Keep in mind that we are lugging heavy book bags and walking miles a day,

Submitted: 23-Feb-99	Katy Neal
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Fidfets against Fat
This is music to a lot of peoples' ears. I know that a lot of us college students do not exactly have time to work out like many other people. Keep in mind that we are lugging heavy book bags and walking miles a day, up and down steps, so don't worry about all that snacking during studying.

Submitted: 23-Feb-99	Katy Neal
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The Above!!!!
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I DID!!!!!!!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Submitted: 25-Feb-99	amanda retzler
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Genetic Test Tailors Aids Treatment
This was an interesting newsnote. I have never heard of this individual resistance testing. Something has to change with the Aids treatment because people are not reacting to the previous drugs. In the future, this new idea will help cure this awful disease.

Submitted: 25-Feb-99	amanda retzler
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Good nws on blindness
Blindness is very serious. It is great to know that radiation can stabilize to progression. It is promissing because in 60 percent it workes

Cincinnati Enquirer	Jackie Art
Health and Science	Due: 3-2-99
2-23-99	Submitted: 25-Feb-99
Scientists find a clue to a mystery of the mind
For many years now, scientists have been trying to figure out when the brain actually produces consciousness and now, they may have. Thay have studied the moment of perception, and have figured out when that takes place Millions of neurons thorughout your brain are firing (A9). You know that you recognize someone or something, but how does it all come together so quickly? Now, scientits on France may have found an important clue. They are measuring the integration of the brain. They were able to calculate the synchrony between emissions of brain cells. This could help us as humans understand consciousness.

Submitted: 25-Feb-99	amanda retzler
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Dong Quai Flunks hot flash study
Most post menopausal women experience hot flashes. These, I hear, are not very comfortable. So this new study with Dong Quai root is good to hear. If this really works like it says people will start to use it. It wonderfull..

Submitted: 26-Feb-99	Wesley Birkhold
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Dong Quai Flunks Flash Study
It is interesting that the natural herbs are now coming into the medical feild. Many women are the postmenopausal with hot flashes are they are looking for help. More research needs to be done because even the women that got the placebo herbs were feeling better. The doctors need to find if the Dong Quai root is really helping

Submitted: 26-Feb-99	Wesley Birkhold
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How to Perdict the Weather Using a Pig Spleen
This is an expample on how much the world has evolved. the pig spleen that perdicts weather is interesting But i would like to know how accurate the spleen really is. Gus Wickstrom does the weather forcast in unusall ways but if it is better then todays technology we need to look into it.

Submitted: 26-Feb-99	Wesley Birkhold
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The Human Body:Mind Expansion
There are many people that are effected with Parkinson and Alzheimer and neurological disease the new drugs that are made to help these peole would change the life style with the peole that are effected. Along with these changes i would think that there would be many other drugs that could help others with different diseases.

Submitted: 26-Feb-99	Wesley Birkhold
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Genetic test tailors AIDS Treatment
This is a good idea for looking for better treatment for the peoplethat need the help. If some people have gotten better on the new drug then this could open new doors for other effected with the same thing.

Submitted: 26-Feb-99	Wesley Birkhold
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Breast Removal Does Cut Cancer Incidence
Many women of all types are effected by breast cancer and and are looking for help getting the berast removed if your family has had past history of breast cancer looks like a good idea by the scientific finding of the study

USA Weekend	Jeff Henderson
pp. 8-9	Due: 03/02/99
February 26-28 1999	Submitted: 1-Mar-99
Bottom Line: Is it good for you? Or bad?
This article deals with the fact that different foods are seen as good for you one day and then bad for you the next. This is something that happens all of the time and it is leading people to not trust scientists who decide what is good for you and what isn't. The main foods that are discussed in this article are fiber, coffee, and margerine. All three of these foods at one time or another, have shown to be both good for you and bad. The problem is, who is right and who is wrong? In this country people are constantly worried about health and if we can't trust science to tell us what is healthy and what isn't, then who can we trust?

Submitted: 1-Mar-99	Jeff Henderson
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IP-6 shuts down cancer
I think that Cindy's article on the cancer-fighting nutrient was very informative and interesting. If things like this can be found in such simple foods as corn and whole grains then who knows what other life saving agents may be in other foods. Seeing that scientists are finding this information out is good because it shows that people are constantly looking for cures for diseases.

Submitted: 1-Mar-99	Jeff Henderson
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"Double up on earache medicine, doctors told"
This newsnote was very informative and can be useful for many people. I am sure that a lot of people , including myself are unaware of the fact that some common anti-biotics are losing their effectiveness. It is amazing to see that people are building a tolerance to these drugs. It kind of makes you wonder if some day no drugs will work any more. SCientists are constantly having to come up with new, stronger medicines so that this does not happen.

Submitted: 1-Mar-99	Jeff Henderson
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"Physicians assisted suicide" or "Physician aid-in-dying"
I have to agree with Tanya on this article. Though assisted suicide is a heated debate in this country right now. The title of what to call it should not be. No matter how you look at it the doctors are ending patients lives. Whether it is right or not is what should be on debate, not what the official name for it hould be. not happen.

Submitted: 1-Mar-99	Jeff Henderson
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"Physicians assisted suicide" or "Physician aid-in-dying"
I have to agree with Tanya on this article. Though assisted suicide is a heated debate in this country right now. The title of what to call it should not be. No matter how you look at it the doctors are ending patients lives. Whether it is right or not is what should be on debate, not what the official name for it should be.

Submitted: 1-Mar-99	Amy Taylor
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Herbal Supplements - Real Life horror Stories
Herbal supplements could be very dangerous if not taked carefully. Many people take prescription medication and without much research on the herbal supplements. There could be many interactions with different mediacations.< I believe before anyone begins taking herbal supplements they need to ask their doctor first.> A herbal supplement could do more harm than good. All need to take herbal supplements with caution.

Submitted: 1-Mar-99	Katie Kelly
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How To Predict the Wether Using a Pig Spleen!!
This newsnote was very interesting. I never imagined that you could use an animal spleen to predict the weather. However, I would like to have seen the newsnote to go into more detail of any tests that were done on the spleens. This method of predicting the weather may be more accurate than the expensive equipment the meterologists use.

Submitted: 1-Mar-99	Katie Kelly
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The Human Body: Mind Expansion
Wow! Interesting newsnote. I read in the paper where running can help to regenerate the brain cells as well. It would be interesting to see if they can come up with some sort of drugs to help people who have suffered brain damage as a result of something like a car crash. These findings lead to so many oprotunities that it is impossible to mention them all.

New Scientist	Jennifer Smith
pg. 6	Due: March 3, 1999
February 20, 1999	Submitted: 2-Mar-99
"Dying so we might live"
Most people today know a little something about AIDS. Some people even know someone, maybe even a loved one, who has the HIV virus. It is a tragic disease that has taken many lives, and changed many others' lives. Keeping all of this in mind, is it really worth killing other living things in order to find a cure for this disease? Well, this is what is happening in the US. More than 100 apes have been deliberately infected with different strains of HIV since the early 1980's. Some scientists even claim chimp experiments are flawed. There are 40 million people infected in the world, but does that still give scientists the right to kill chimps?

The Cincinnati Enquirer	Jen Landrum
C6	Due: 3-2-99
February 28, 1999	Submitted: 2-Mar-99
Holmes High Offers Prenatal Exams, Parenting Classes
The steps of reproduction are sometimes taught in biology classes. This biological event can be confusing to some people, especially teenagers. These are the people who need to be well informed about reproduction and the steps they can take to prevent it. At Holmes High school, 30 girls out of 850 become pregnant each year. That is 30 girls too many. Karen Samples makes a very good point in this article. She talks about sex education classes and how these classes teach children how to postpone sexual involvement, but not how to have sex safely. Reproduction is a very important part of life, and we need to teach children how to prevent it.

The Sciences	Shelly Dold
pg.8	Due: 3/2/99
Nov/Dec 1998	Submitted: 2-Mar-99
The Organizer: The Gene That Knows Where Your Heart Is
Biologist have discovered that a single gene is responsible for regulating the pathway that leads to the asymmetry of visceral organs and where they are found in our bodies. This idea was test on frogs, chick, and mouse embryos. Biologist tell us that during normal development genes are turned on, on the left side of the embryo due to signaling molecules.

Endangered Species	Jaime Vaught
pp. 1 of 3	Due: March 2, 1999
1996	Submitted: 2-Mar-99
Federal Wildlife Laws and Governing Agencies
The term endangered is used by international abd national org. to define plants and animals currently endanger of becoming extinct. In most cases, the factors causing an arganism to become endangered are human- related. one of the most comprehensive wildlife statutes ever enacted is the Endangered Species Act(ESA) of 1973. The goal of the ESA is to bring about recovery of listed species so that they no longer need proctection. The ESA provides protection for listed species. Species considered to be in danger of extinction are listed as endangered, and are provided the most stringent protection. A species can be listed as threatened or CONT.

Endangered Species	Jaime Vaught
pp. 1of 3	Due: March 2,1999
1996	Submitted: 2-Mar-99
Federal Wildlife Laws and Governing Agencies
CONT. endangered for one or more of the following reasons: current or threatened destruction, modification, or reduction of habitat or range; overuse for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes; disease or predation; ineffective protection regulations,and other natural forces or human activities affecting chances of survival.

Science News	Nikki Kraus
Vol. 155 pp. 15	Due: 3-2-99
Jan. 2, 1999	Submitted: 2-Mar-99
Green Tea Belittles Cancer
For years nutritionists have been promoting green tea's anticancer benefits. The question of how this tea works its magic has remained somewhat unanswered. Now researchers at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. believe they have uncovered at least part of the answer. Green tea contains a potent antioxidant by the name of epigallocatechin, or EGCg. This compound shuts down quinol-oxidase, an enzyme that cancer cells need to divide and reproduce. Normal cells need this enzyme to grow while the cancer cells react to it by halting any further enlargement.

Science News	Nikki Kraus
Vol. 155 pp. 15	Due: 3-2-99
Jan. 2 1999	Submitted: 2-Mar-99
Green Tea Belittles Cancer (cont.)
Usually the tumor cells live indefinitely but when the EGCg-stunted cells fail to reach a critical size needed to divide they succumb to a programmed cell death.

National Geographic	James Cooper
pp. 37	Due: 3-2-99
January 1999	Submitted: 2-Mar-99
Earliest Evidence of Modern Behavior
According to archaeologist Christopher Henshilwood, evidence has been found that reveals humans resembling modern behaviors existed nearly 80,000-95,000 years ago. This is more than 40,000 years earlier than what experts term modern. The discovery took place off the coast of South Africa in Blombos Cave. The cave contained a variety of man made standardized bone tools, as well as sophisticated hunting tools. The cave also held perhaps the world's earliest evidence of catching large fish. Henshilwood thinks the fish were lured with bait and then speared with points tied to wooden shafts.

GLAMOUR	cristi cole
102-109	Due: 3/2/99
March 1999	Submitted: 2-Mar-99
My Perscription Couldn't Kill Me...Could Me?
This article was about how many perscription drugs are addictive. This kind of scared me because I think that I take a lot of perscriptions. The lady in the article took some type of nasal spray for her migraines and she became addicted to it. When she stopped taking it she began getting irritated and moody and she went to the doctor and he said that she was having withdraws from her medication. Even though t hough the FDA approves a drug your doctor should tell you it's additictive rates. If they don't it is our responsibility to find out, just so you know.

The Furrow	Katy Neal
pp. 25-26	Due: March I, 1999
March 1999	Submitted: 2-Mar-99
Edible Vaccines
Scientist at Ontario's University of Guelph are developing transgenic alfalfa plants that contain vaccines and growth enhancers. This hads many advantages for producers, consumers, and animals. Producers same time and do not have to hassal with giving shot vaccines. The consumers do not have to worry with any residues, do to the digestion of the vaccines. Animals do not have to go through the stress of being rounded up and put in to chutes to retain them. It sounds like a good idea to me.

New Scientist	Eric Ball
vol. 2146 pp.26-30	Due: 3/2/99
Aug. 8, 1998	Submitted: 2-Mar-99
A Gut Feeling
Everybody has heard that junk food is not healthy because the elevated levels of fat can cloge your arteries, but you may not know that junk food has high levels of sulphurous compounds, and these compounds could create problems ranging from inflammatory bowel diseases to colon cancer. These organisms, officially known as sulphate-reducing bacteria, find plenty to feast on in an anaerobic (oxygen-free) environment of your 'gut'. Sulphur aditives are in almost every food: everything from sausages and burgers to jam, dried raisins and instant soup. These compounds have also been found to cause allergic reactions particularly in people with asthma.

Discover	Angela Merkle
62-63	Due: 3/2/99
January 1999	Submitted: 3-Mar-99
The 11-year-old Debunker
Is therapeutic touch an alternative healing technique? A little girl named Emily Rosa was a seventh grader that experimented with therapeutic-touch practitioners to determine if they could detect human energy fields. She wrote a paper and submitted it into the Journal of the American Medical Association. With her findings, not many of the practitioners could feel her human energy field when she placed her hand over theirs. Many of them claim that she was to young for them to feel her. The practitioners feel that therapeutic touch can help with colic to Alzheimers disease. Could this be true?

Time	Debra Meyer
65	Due: March 2, 1999
August 3, 1998	Submitted: 3-Mar-99
Going Out on a Limb
Louisville doctors announce the first successful hand transplant before they even lift a scalpel (article). Surgeons are sure that this type of transplant will have a huge success rate. The only obstacle would be to find a donor and a patient to receive the transplant. The Louisville doctors only fears are that of rejection. They are looking for the benefits to outweigh the risks. A similiar transplant was attempted in 1964 in Ecuador, but the donor hand was rejected within two weeks (article). The Louisville team of doctors is still very optomistic, and are prepared for any obstacles that may come in their way.

Muscle & Fitness	Linda Sluder
16, pp. 34	Due: 03/05/99
March 1998	Submitted: 3-Mar-99
Getting High
A study published in the Archives of the Internal Medicine found that more than 86,000 female nurses drinking 2-3 cups of coffee a day had a lower suicide rate than those who never or rarely drank coffee.

Submitted: 3-Mar-99	Linda Sluder
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The Old Farmers 1999 Almanac
If the weather is that easily indicated by a pig spleen, then the weather forecasters are spending entirely too much money on weather information systems. I personally can tell sometimes when it is going to get colder because after my bunion surgery on my foot, it aches as an indicator of cold temps on the way.

Submitted: 3-Mar-99	Linda Sluder
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Study Linds Parkinsons To Chemicals
Unfortunately, with pollution and pests on the rise, it appears from this study that the enviornment is affecting our health in many more ways than first thought.

Submitted: 3-Mar-99	Linda Sluder
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Good News on Blindness
I wonder if the radiation treatments used to stem "wet" macular degeration of the eyes would also aid in the treatment of other minor causes of blindness. I have not seen any other reports relating to this topic.

Submitted: 3-Mar-99	Linda Sluder
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Breast REmoval Does Cut Cancer Incidence
I remember hearing of this reduction in breast cancer incidence for healthy breasts. Some studies have shown that these women who have elective breast removal are then at greater risk for uterine and ovarian cancers.

Mademoiselle	Katie Kelly
Pg. 98	Due: 3/4/99
March, 1999	Submitted: 3-Mar-99
Pouring On the Pounds?
Do you ever drink a liquid instead of eating solid foods? A study at Purdue University found that eating solid foods is better than drinking liquid. Subjects were given extra calories in the form of food for one month. Surprisingly, their calorie intake and weight stayed the same. Then, the subjects were given the extra calories in the form of liquid for another month. Their calorie intake and weight went up. One reason for this is the fact that liquids pass through the digestive tract faster than solids. So, when you are hungry solids are better for you than liquids.

Submitted: 4-Mar-99	Eric Ball
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