| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 20-Jan-99 | Jennifer Goble |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Face - Lift to Give Hospital New Life | |
| I think that Shelly has a good point on this article. Children's Hospital needs to | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 21-Jan-99 | Crystal Wright |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 21-Jan-99 | Elizabeth C., Kathy S., Jen L., Shelly D., Hannah H. |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 26-Jan-99 | Elizabeth Craver |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 26-Jan-99 | Kathy Sapp |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| "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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 26-Jan-99 | Kathy Sapp |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| "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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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, | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 9-Feb-99 | Cristi Cole |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 11-Feb-99 | Tim Begley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-99 | Rosanna Ardine |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| "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 |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-99 | Elizabeth Craver |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-99 | Katie Kelly |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-99 | Katie Kelly |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-99 | Katie Kelly |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-99 | Elizabeth Craver |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-99 | Elizabeth Craver |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-99 | Elizabeth Craver |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-99 | Elizabeth Craver |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-99 | amanda retzler |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-99 | amanda retzler |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-99 | amanda retzler |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 16-Feb-99 | amanda retzler |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 17-Feb-99 | Wesley Birkhold |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| hemophilia Treatment Promising | |
| Gene therapy is very interesting. If it would be able to help with the problem | |
| Submitted: 17-Feb-99 | Wesley Birkhold |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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. | |
| Submitted: 17-Feb-99 | Wesley Birkhold |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Pregancy Could cause varicose Veins | |
| Varicose veins is a thing that happens to some people when they get older. | |
| Submitted: 17-Feb-99 | Wesley Birkhold |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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. | |
| Submitted: 17-Feb-99 | Wesley Birkhold |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Two Methods Better Than One For Infertility | |
| This study is important to the people that are having problems with getting pregnant. | |
| Submitted: 17-Feb-99 | Jeffrey Henderson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 17-Feb-99 | Jeffrey Henderson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 18-Feb-99 | Jaime Vaught |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 18-Feb-99 | J. Goble, K. Potts, J. Scott, B. Lampe, M. Vance, K. Neal |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 18-Feb-99 | Kelly Potts |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 18-Feb-99 | Kelly Potts |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-99 | Rosanna Ardine |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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, | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| 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 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 | |
| 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. | |
| 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; | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Eric Ball |
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| IRIS ID | |
| As with any security device, the IRIS ID will have its pros and cons. I believe that the IRIS ID would be benificial, because it would give many a better sense of security. For instance, someone could steal your ATM card | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Eric Ball |
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| Good Eggs, Bad Eggs | |
| This is just another dangerous step in the direction of ordering your baby from a list of options. I do agree that prenatal screening is a positive procedure, if the doctor believes that the fetus could be in some type | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Eric Ball |
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| Ounce by Ounce, Surviving Octuplets Showing progress | |
| To answer the question, "Is this (keeping the babies alive) a natural biological occurrence?" No, but neither is saving a heart attack patient with open heart surgery. The other question presented, "Should we tamper | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Eric Ball |
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| Double Up On Earache Medicine, Doctors Told | |
| Many children remember the days of the of amoxicillin, but it appears that many physicians have become lazy, and they have become accustomed to just writing the prescription for the mediciation before loking for | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Elizabeth Craver |
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| Too-Low Chlesterol Might Lead to One Kind of Stroke | |
| I do not know much about cholesterol, but 200 sounds like a lot. I always thought that cholesterol of any amount was not good for a person. I wonder why some doctors give you the impression it is okay while others say | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | James Cooper |
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| Safer Food for a Tastier Millenium | |
| I believe a government should continue trying to improve the quality of our food. I for one would give up some flavor for more peace of mind. If a goverment spent more money on the quality of food, it would save money in | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Cristi Cole |
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| Dying So We Might Live | |
| I think that ths whole topic is just wrong. These scientists should NOT intentionally inject animals with the HIV virus just so that they can test new drugs on them. That is not morally correcr, or at least I don' thin | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | James Cooper |
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| Dolly Open the Door on Cloning | |
| I believe that cloning of humans would be a problem waiting to happen. As with anything that is origianlly good and beneficial eventually someone will exploit the process to do something bad and detramental. I think | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Elizabeth Craver |
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| Daddy Knows Best | |
| Do you really think mice are the best animal to test maternal instincts on. I do not think so. The best would be a human. I wonder how they came to the conclusion that this is true. I do not think some dad's contain | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Elizabeth Craver |
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| Just for You | |
| Do you relly think this works? If it does, how come it has taken this long to discover? I wonder if they can use the DNA and find other things wrong with a person. This could possibily include the AIDS virus or | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Cristi Cole |
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| Physician Assisted Suicide | |
| I think that people outside of the family of the person who is dying shouldn't be involved in any decisions about the patiens life. I can tell you right now that if I was on the verge of death and I knew that I was goin | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Elizabeth Craver |
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| On the Horizon | |
| This article lokks to interesting. It looks like scientists have been hard at work looking for cures. I am very thankful for this. I wish I could find out how they are coming up with ways to replace damage cells. I | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Shelly Dold |
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| Easing the Agony | |
| Marajuana use for medicine has been researched for years now. What I don't understand is if researchers are still doing research on marajuana, why are some states already making it legal for patients to use this to deal | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Shelly Dold |
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| Pregnancy Could Cause Vericose Veins | |
| I have seen many women who have developed vericose veins from pregnancies. There is still hope for these women. Now, women can have these veins removed from a laser. I have heard that this procedure is inexpensive and | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Shelly Dold |
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| "Physicians assisted Suicide" or "Physicians aid-in Suicide" | |
| I do not think it matters what they call it but i do think it is a good law to be passed. Many people are against this but do not understand how painful it can be when you are terminally ill. I think that it should be | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Jenny Catron |
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| Leaks From old Silos | |
| Jamies article was pretty interesting. Although it's upsetting to hear that something like that could happen. Something that's serious and could possibly harm our environment. Sometimes these things happen very close | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Jenny Catron |
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| Cincinnati ? | |
| Wow! This is a pretty powerful article. Last year I did my eight page research paper for English Comp II on Chemical and Biological Warfare. I read eight books and got some information off the internet on the subject. | |
| Time Magazine | Amy Taylor |
| 153 pp.60 | Due: 03/02/99 |
| January 11, 1999 | Submitted: 4-Mar-99 |
| Playing the Odds | |
| Do we want our health insurers know our DNA. The dark side of genetic testing is that information affecting our future health is as valuable to insurers as it is to doctors, but for very different- and disturbing | |
| Time Magazine | Amy Taylor |
| 153 pp.60 | Due: 03/02/99 |
| January 11, 1999 | Submitted: 4-Mar-99 |
| Playing the Odds | |
| Do we want our health insurers know our DNA. The dark side of genetic testing is that information affecting our future health is as valuable to insurers as it is to doctors, but for very different- and disturbing | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Jenny Catron |
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| Typecasting | |
| Donald very interesting article. I would like to know where are these birds at? Are they in the U.S.? Also what does it mean nomadic bird? I looked in my North America field guide to birds and didn't find it. | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Jenny Catron |
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| Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kills Woman in Days | |
| Your newsnote mentions that the flesh eating disease is no contagious to someone with a normal immune system. What do they mean normal? Healthy? Also I think there was a incidence of the flesh eating illness | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | Jenny Catron |
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| Face-Lift to Give Hospital New Life | |
| Just from my experience Good Sam is an excellent hospital. I had my son 2 years ago there and he was in N.I.C.U. for 2 days. Everyone was great. When I went to N.I.C.U. every two hours to feed him everyone was | |
| Better Homes & Gardens | Jenny Catron |
| pp 96-98 | Due: March 4, 1999 |
| February 1999 | Submitted: 4-Mar-99 |
| The Chicken Pox Vaccine | |
| The article states that most vaccines are mandated by law, the chicken pox vaccine is not. Every year children die from chicken pox. The American Academy of Pediatrics has put the vaccine on its list of recommended | |
| Discover | Tanya Hartness |
| Vol. 20 (No.2): pp.40-50 | Due: March 2, 1999 |
| February 1999 | Submitted: 5-Mar-99 |
| Closing in on a cure for the common cold. The Cold Warriors | |
| This is a very interesting article about a cure for the common cold. We have heard for years that you just have to wait a cold out but according to this article, we will no longer have to wait out the common cold. | |
| Forbes | Hannah Hertlein |
| NA | Due: March 2, 1999 |
| Winter 1997 | Submitted: 5-Mar-99 |
| Good Work, Wang | |
| In this article, Christina Wang and her colleaques at Harbor University conducted a study on whether or not an increase in scrotal temperatures will minimize sperm production. By making her test subjects wear jock | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-99 | Amy Taylor |
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| Physicians assisted suicide or Physicians aid- in-dying | |
| How could a state legislature even think about putting this topic on the legislature on the ballot for people of this country to vote is physicians have the right to kill other humans. | |
| Submitted: 2-Mar-99 | Jennifer Smith |
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| "Bottom Line: Is it good for you? or bad?" | |
| This is scary thought of not knowing what could be good for you or what could be bad. So many times I hear of new diets that seem reasonable enough. How will we ever know if food is good or bad for us? I guess if a | |
| New Scientist | Patti Deffinger |
| No 2174, page 6 | Due: 03-02-99 |
| February 20, 1999 | Submitted: 2-Mar-99 |
| "Dying So We Might Live" | |
| This article discusses whether or not chimps should be used in experiments by researchers to try and find a vaccination for the AIDS virus. Several chimps have already been infected with HIV strands that can kill them. | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-99 | amanda retzler |
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| Breat Removal Does Cut Cancer Incicence | |
| This was an interesting Newsnote. I had no idea that removing both breast because of family history was so effective. This idea can help a lot of women. The problem is that the breast are a part of women and for | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-99 | amanda retzler |
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| How to predict the Weather Using a Pig Spleen | |
| This was a neat news note. Who would have figured that a pig spleen could predict the weather. Today, even with all the technology, we have problems predicting the weather. Maybe weather people should try this... | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-99 | amanda retzler |
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| The Human Body: Mind Expansion | |
| This newsnote was interesting to me. I did not know till now that human brain cells can be regenerated throughout a persons life. We need to find a cure for the diseases like Parkinsons and Alzheimer's because a lot | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-99 | Nikki Kraus |
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| Just for you | |
| I think that the DNA testing to discover the best medical treatments for patients is a much needed research. It is time that the medical field take into consideration that everyone is an individual and that prescribing | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-99 | Nikki Kraus |
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| Good Eggs, Bad Eggs | |
| I don't want to judge if this kind of testing is good or bad but I wonder what happens if there is testing done on a fetus and the fetus does have some kind of inherited disease. Does this mean aborting a baby that is | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-99 | Nikki Kraus |
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| Easing the Pain | |
| I agree with Cristi Cole's comment that people who are in pain should be allowed to use marijuana as an option to aleve their pain. I wonder why marijuana is legal in some European countries yet the United States gives | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-99 | Nikki Kraus |
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| Physicians assisted suicide or Physician aid-in-dying | |
| I think it is the patients choice to decide if they want to live or die. How many people want to suffer horribly in life or even see a loved one go through that? I think that the doctor should not give the actual dose | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-99 | Nikki Kraus |
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| Easing the Pain | |
| I agree with Cristi Cole's comment that people who are in pain should be allowed to use marijuana as an option to aleve their pain. I wonder why marijuana is legal in some European countries yet the United States gives | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Lacey Sullivan |
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| Climbing Through the Brain | |
| This article was very interesting, I think it's kinda scary to think that anyone of us could have been born with a problem such as this. Makes you realize that doctors can not solve everything, and that many things will | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-99 | Shelly Dold |
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| "A Year Round Resolution" | |
| I feel physical fitness is very important for everyones life. Not only does it help you to be healthier, but it also helps you to feel less stressed and better about yourself. I know very many people use this as a New | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-99 | Shelly Dold |
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| "Cesarean Sections: When are They Neccessary?" | |
| I have heard that Cesareans should not be done unless needed, but recently my sister had a Cesarean just because she asked the doctor if she could. A few years before that she delivered triplets by Cesarean for obvious | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-99 | Shelly Dold |
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| "Double up on Earache Medicine, Doctors Told" | |
| I don't understand why doctors should have to double the dosage of medicine. If children are having such problems with their ears isn't there something else the doctor can do. I know when my neices were little and they | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-99 | Shelly Dold |
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| "Pouring on the Pounds" | |
| I would have to agree with this. Recently my sister was trying to lose weight. She was using shakes as a meal supplement, but was onl gaining pounds instead of losing. This is because many times she was so hungry she | |
| Submitted: 11-Mar-99 | Nikki Kraus, James Cooper, Angela Merkle, Angela Iannelli |
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| Iris Id | |
| We think this device seems to be an interesting addition to modern technology. However, we have several questions to affects it might have: What are the possible complications that could occur to the eye from repeated | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-99 | Amanda Owens |
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| $50,000 Offered to Tall, Smart egg Donor | |
| This raises a lot of questions on if this is a good idea. In a way I don't think it is right because then any one who is infertile could pay some one to have there baby. If you could do that then everyone would start | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-99 | Amanda Owens |
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| Health Labels Urged for Cigars | |
| Haelth warning should be put on cigars they are just as bad for you as cigarettes. It doesn't matter if you don't inhale the smoke or not a lot of cigar smaokers chew on the end of the cigar so it is just as deadly. | |
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| I'm going to try to submit again. Edible vacines was a good article to do a newsnote on. MAny people, especially animal lovers would love this concept. Today to many harsh tactics are taken on animals to test new drugs. | |
| Submitted: 15-Mar-99 | chris smyth |
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| Edible Vacines. I feel this was i good article to do a nesnote on. With this article you can take many different angles towards it. Animal loveers for instence would probably love this atricle. There are to many harsh | |
| Submitted: 15-Mar-99 | chris smyth |
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| I agree with Tanya Hartness on the common clold. Sure they've made a good effort to cure the common cold but spending 300 to 500 million dollars is a bit ridiculous. A common Cold is just a cold it's not like it is | |
| Submitted: 15-Mar-99 | Jennifer Goble |
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| A Gut Feeling | |
| This article is very informative because many people do not know what junk food can actually do to you a. This article is very essential for parents, teachers , and children to know because when it comes down to people | |
| Submitted: 15-Mar-99 | Jennifer Goble |
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| "My Perscription Couldn't Kill Me ...Could Me?" | |
| This article is important to all people, even doctors. Many people do not realize how perscription drugs can harm your body. I know how it feels because during the bad allergy seasons, my allergist puts me on steriods | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-99 | Jenny catron |
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| Dying So We Might Live | |
| I think it's risky to be infecting anyone or anything with something that can ultimately kill someone. Infecting monkeys with the aids virus is a serious thing. What if the monkey accidently got out? He doesn't know he | |
| Submitted: 16-Mar-99 | Jenny catron |
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| Federal Wildlife Laws and Governing Agencies | |
| I think it's really sad that the human do things that are harmful to theirselves, to their children, other people, the environment, and animals. I can understand that sometimes a person doesn't know when they are doing | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-99 | Kathy Sapp |
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| "My Prescription Couldn't Kill Me ... Could Me?" | |
| This is a very real possibility. I have a relative who became addicted to prescription drugs. Another problem is all the drugs that doctors put the elderly on. Many elderly people see different doctors and specialists | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-99 | Kathy Sapp |
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| "A Gut Feeling" | |
| This was new to me. I've never heard of any complaints or problems due to sulphur. I've had many problems with my stomach since I had food poisoning several years ago. There are so many things that are bad for us that | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-99 | Kathy Sapp |
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| "Scientists Find a Clue to a Mystery of the Mind" | |
| The human brain is a marvelous thing. I don't think scientists will ever know the wonders of the human mind. But, it would be an amazing thing to study. Perhaps if this discovery leads somewhere they will be able to | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-99 | Kathy Sapp |
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| "To Have and to Hold" | |
| I think that medical transplants are a wonderful thing when they are used to save someone's life, but the idea of hand transplants is disturbing to me. I realize that losing a hand would be traumatic, but is it worth | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-99 | Kathy Sapp |
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| "Double up on Earache Medicine, Doctors Told" | |
| This situation is a bit alarming to me. I have heard a lot about antibiotics. My family doctor will not prescribe antibiotics unless the illness is diagnosed as a bacterial infection because overuse of antibiotics | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-99 | Kathy Sapp |
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| "Physicians Assisted Suicide" or "Physician Aid-in-Dying" | |
| I agree that the dilemma created by this new law should not be what you call it. There is a moral dilemma created here. Is it the right of doctors to determine when the life of these patients should end? Maybe it is | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-99 | Kathy Sapp |
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| "Closing in on a Cure for the Common Cold. The Cold Warriors" | |
| I was amazed to read how much money was spent researching a cure for the common cold. I agree that this money should go to research for cancer, heart disease, asthma, MD, or some of the many other dangerous diseases. I | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-99 | Katie Kelly |
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| The Chicken Pox Vaccine | |
| I can't believe the chicken pox vaccine is not required by law. I think that every infant should have it when they are born. If the vaccine provides 90% protection, it looks the the FDA would make it a requirement that | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-99 | Katie Kelly |
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| Pouring on the Pounds | |
| This article was very interesting. When I want some to eat that is quick, I usually grab a liquid. Now I know why I never feel full after I drink them. And this prves that the sports drinks like gatorade may fill you | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-99 | Katie Kelly |
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| Getting High | |
| I do not understand how this could be. Caffine makes you hyper for a short time followed by a low. One problem with the article is that is does not specify if the people drink caffinated coffee or decaf. Regardless, I | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-99 | Katie Kelly |
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| Breast Removal Does Cut Cancer Incident | |
| I disagree with this article. Just because people in your family had breast cancer does not mean you will get it. It seems pointless to remove the healthy breasts because your family has a history of breast cancer. If | |
| Submitted: 17-Mar-99 | Katie Kelly |
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| Hemophilia Treatment Promising | |
| This test is great. I hope the doctors get the approval to work on humans. Living with hemophilia would be so scary. You would be afraid to do anything for fear of getting a cut. From what I have read in the newsnote, | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Jenny Catron |
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| The 11-Year-old Debunker | |
| I've read and heard about such therapeutic healing. And I'm not sure if I really believe that the touch is actually healing the person. Or if it's the person's positive outlook on life. Also is this therapeutic heal- | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Jenny Catron |
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| My Perscripton Couldn't Kill Me... Could It ? | |
| Your absolutely right. People should always ask question to their doctor. But that's not always easy to do. Sometimes you may not know what questions to ask, because you don't know enough about the situation to ask. | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Jenny Catron |
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| Green Tea Belittles Cancer | |
| I use to work at Murray Bros. at Eastgate Mall and we sold candy, spices, extracts, flours, beans, and teas. And we sold a lot of tea, especially green tea. After working there for 7 years I grew kind of curious about | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Tim Begley |
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| 11-year old debunker | |
| The human mind is an incredible thing. I have heard many religious people claim to be healed by 'laying on of hands' and other such phenomena. However, I believe that the most important factor is whether or not the | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Tim Begley |
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| Scientists: HIV came from chimps | |
| It has been known for a while, at least in theory, that HIV started out in chimps. However, they have just recently been able to determine which species it originated in. This species is not affected by the virus, and | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | amy taylor |
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| Can't take the heat | |
| I feel sorry for the birds, but in fact we as humans are doing the damage to wildlife. We constantly have to have the best and we dont care if it hurts the environment or not. I believe before we buy or consume anything | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | amy taylor |
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| Can't take the heat | |
| I feel sorry for the birds, but in fact we as humans are doing the damage to wildlife. We constantly have to have the best and we dont care if it hurts the environment or not. I believe before we buy or consume anything | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | amy taylor |
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| easing the agony | |
| Marijuana is a real hot topic for the medical world. There are many debates going on today about this particular case. But I believe there should be another way of getting the THC. Smoking marijuana is not the answer to | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Amy Taylor |
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| Pregnancy could cause varicose veins | |
| Varicose veins is a scary thing for women who care about their outside apperance. The women in my family just say if it is going to happen no matter what we do then let it happen. It is just the process of aging and | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | amy taylor |
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| Closing in on a cure for the common cold. | |
| Tanya has found an interesting article. I can not believe all that money was spent on finding a cure for the common cold. The common cold is always going to be around just like the flu. Everyone still gets the flu after | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | amy taylor |
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| On the Horizon | |
| This article seems to be very interesting. It is amazing how much technology has risen in the past 10 years. Growing new cells to replace damaged cells could prolong life. It could even be the next cure for cancer. | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | amy Taylor |
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| Face-lift to Give Hospital New Life | |
| I believe that it is necessay for Good Sam Hospital to devote a whole floor to neonatal intensive care unit. There is a huge rise in born babies with numerous medical problems. I dont know if it is because of all the | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | amy taylor |
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| Half the Story | |
| jennifer passes ago an interesting article. I did not know that HIV was passed from Africa. Now I know where I dont want to go on vacation. | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Amy Ilg (104) |
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| Ounce by Ounce, Surviving Octuplets Showing Progress | |
| As I was reading this newsnote I wondered to myself, why would you make babies suffer if you do not have to? I think that fertility treatments are ok if you absolutely can not get pregnant. Otherwise, you have people | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Amy Ilg (104) |
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| Finding a cure for cancer would be the best news that I think that I have ever heard!!!!!! Researchers think that they have found a way to shut down cancer using the nutrient insositol hexaphosphate, or IP-6. This | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Amy Ilg (104) |
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| Natural Cures For Kids | |
| Giving a person herbs is ok if the doctor has cleared it first, I have heard some pretty scary stories about parents giving their child herbs, and then they do not help they make the situation worse. Consulting a | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Amy Ilg (104) |
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| Holmes High Offers Prenatal Exams, Parenting Classes | |
| Do we really think that these classes are going to help. I graduated high school two years ago, and when I used to sit through the sex education classes there it used to be a big joke. Everyone in the class used to sit | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Amy Ilg (104) |
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| To Have and to Hold | |
| WOW, transplanting a hand, is probably the wierdest thing that i have ever heard. People have heard of hearts, livers, lungs, and other internal parts. I have even heard of putting a hand, or limb back on, but never | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Amy Ilg (104) |
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| Dolly Opened the Door on Cloning | |
| I think that it is completely crazy that we are cloning animals. Messing with natural things like this really upsets me. I hope that this does not lead to cloning people. A child should look like his or her parents, | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jennifer Smith |
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| Safer Food for a Tastier Millenium | |
| Safer food should be more of a priority than if it tastes good or not. I am sure it wouldn't make food so distasteful that it would even be a significant change. If it means saving 9,000 lives a year, then I think it | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jennifer Smith |
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| Climbing Through the Brain | |
| I think it is absolutely wonderful the technology we have that enables doctors to do such a thing as looking at someones brain in order to find the source of the problem. Everyday technology improves, sooner or later, | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jennifer Smith |
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| Daddy Knows Best | |
| What is the point of this article? Is it to just infor us about mice, or is it to let us know because mice react this way, humans do too. I know a lot of research is done on mice in order to test for humans, but is | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Lacey Sullivan |
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| "To have and To Hold" | |
| This article was very interesting. I had no idea procedures like this cold be made. It is a little reasuring that if something tragic were to happen and limbs had to be removed, now we know it is possible for us to | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Candis Evans and Lacey Sullivan |
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| "To Have and To Hold" | |
| This article is a perfect example of how high-tech we are becoming. That is a scary concept, limbs being reattached, but is comforting at the same time. Also the money is a great issue. 15,000 a year protocol. That | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Lacey Sullivan |
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| "Listeria-Related Recalls of Food Increase Sharply | |
| This article manke me very glad that I dont eat meat, and I don't have to worry about a lot of thins. But this recall was also milk and cheese products, which i eat a lot of. It is very sad that their mistake of | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Candis Evans and Lacey Sullivan |
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| Listeria-Related Recalls of Food | |
| Does anyone else wonder why these listeria infested products got on the market? Simple carelesness, orwhat? A person dies because of that, and many illnesses and miscarriages. Talk about someone else paying for your | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Lacey Sullivan |
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| "Natural Cures For Kids" | |
| It would be very scary to give your kids herbal remedies, but sometimes they work better that perscriptions. It was said that the herbal remedies might not always work, but when they do they are proving helpfull.I would | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Candis Evans and Lacey Sullivan |
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| Holmes High Offers Pernatal Exams, Parenting Classes" | |
| This article was good to read, because I have alwaays thought that if there was a class good enough to teach how easy it is to get burth control, and the other benifits of birthcontrol, then girls would get it and be | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Lacey Sullivan |
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| "Holmes High Offers Preanatal Exams, Paenting Classes" | |
| This article should be the senario at every high school, even if the numbers are smaller. Every high school should have a better sex education course, and the numbers should drop. I belive with a very strong course | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Lacey Sullivan |
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| Cure for the Common Cold | |
| It's good to hear the common cold is almost cured. Some of us can quit suffering. I wish they would have said what is being used to find the cure, that's interesting to know, but it wasn't said. | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Lacey Sulllivan and Candis Ecans |
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| A Gut Feeling | |
| I hate hearing things about food I like, but this will make me quit eating junk food for a while. I live on junks food practically, so i was glad to hear what is exactly bad about these kinds of foods. | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Lacey Sulllivan |
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| My Perscirption Drug Couldn't Kill me.....Could It? | |
| This article is what I've always believed . I also thought that a lot of perscrptions were addictive, because I felt like I had to keep taking them. Luckly I havent had to have a prescription in a while, but it is very | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Lacey Sullivan |
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| Drug Therapy Gaining on Exercise | |
| I definetly think exercising is so much better for you than taking some pill, that they probably don't even know half the side effects of. And if they did we probably don't hear half of them. This pill will be for the | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Lacey Sullivan |
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| Dolly Opened the Door on Cloning | |
| I just wonder why we need people to be cloned, haven't we gotten by just fine without clones? I think this would be nothing but trouble. | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Lacey Sullivan |
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| Physicians assisted suicide | |
| I am glad to hear in Oregon doctors are alowed to give a life ending drug to terminally ill patients. It is their life, and if they believe they will only live it in agony, then let them decide. | |
| New Scientist | Jenny Scott |
| p. 15 | Due: 1-19-99 |
| September 26, 1998 | Submitted: 19-Jan-99 |
| Gene Therapy rejuvenates Muscle | |
| An experiment on mice suggests that bigger stonger muscles can be produced by gene therapy. Ordinary aging and patients with muscular dystrophy takes up one third of our body strength and slowing down the loss of | |
| The Cincinnati Enquirer | Amanda Owens |
| section A3 | Due: 1/20/99 |
| 1/12/99 | Submitted: 20-Jan-99 |
| Local emergency officals train for chemical-biological attack | |
| Domestic Preparedness Program run by the Department of Defense will train Cincinnati's police and fire chiefs on bio-chemical terrorist threats. The city will use $300,000 loan from the military to buy equipment for the | |
| Audubon | Donald Morse |
| 101.(1)p:88 | Due: 1-20-99 |
| Jan-Feb. 1999 | Submitted: 20-Jan-99 |
| Typecasting | |
| The highly nomadic red crossbill Loxia curvirostra of NA is and has been puzzling taxonomists for a long time. They have discovered that there are eight distinct types of red crossbill. But the question is are | |
| The journal of the American Medical Association | Minsun Yim |
| p235-242,278-280 | Due: Jan. 20. 99 |
| Jan. 99 | Submitted: 20-Jan-99 |
| Diet drug reduces obesity-related risks | |
| Dr. Heymsfield of Columbia University and associates found that obese adults who used orlistat(sold under the brand name Xenical), along with a weight-loss diet and dietary counseling, had greater reductions in blood pre | |
| Submitted: 21-Jan-99 | Christina Scott |
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| Gene Therapy Rejuvenates Muscle | |
| I think that this study is very important. Muscular Distrophy is a terrrible debilitating disease, and if there is anyway to slow down the process of muscle break down I think it would be a great benefit to those people | |
| Submitted: 9-Feb-99 | Donald Morse |
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| Local emergency officials train for chemical-biological attack | |
| I have been a member of a local vol. fire department for about 3-4 years. A chemical or biological attack is everyone's worse nightmare - for it would stress resources to the max. I am glad to hear that a somewhat | |
| CINCINNATI ENQUIRER | ROBYN HENGES |
| A3 | Due: 2/10/99 |
| FEBRUARY 5,1999 | Submitted: 9-Feb-99 |
| New AIDS treatment called risky | |
| Is it possible that the human body's defense system can hold down the AIDS | |
| Submitted: 9-Feb-99 | Robyn Henges |
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| Local emergency officals train for chemical biological attack | |
| I defintely believe that the traing for police and firefighters should be top priority. If and when a destruction such that as the bombing in Oklahoma City, noone was trained to react. Everyone was panic and really was | |
| msud-support.org/descrip.html | Danielle West |
| internet | Due: 2-10-99 |
| unknown | Submitted: 10-Feb-99 |
| Maple Syrup Urine Disease | |
| MSUD is an inherited metabolic disorder that, if untreated, causes mental retardation and sometimes death of a child. It gets its name from the sweet, or maple sugar smell of the urine. This disorder affects the way the | |
| Submitted: 10-Feb-99 | Robyn Henges |
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| Maple Syrup Urine Disease | |
| I thought this was an interesting finding. I did not known that the lack of ability of digesting proteins could potentially cause mental retardation. My brother is mentally retarded, he has tristomy 21. My knowledge | |
| Wild Ohio | Donald Morse |
| 9(4):16 | Due: 2/10/99 |
| Winter 1998-99 | Submitted: 10-Feb-99 |
| American Burying Beetle Reintroduced | |
| The American Burying Beetle Nicrophorus marginatus , also known as the carrion beetle, was once distributed throughout Ohio. Pesticides, prevalence of outdoor lighting and habitat destruction are some speculat- | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Minsun Yim |
| A1 | Due: 2.10.99 |
| 2.5.99 | Submitted: 10-Feb-99 |
| New treatment doubles time window for reversing strokes | |
| Last thursday, Dr.Furlan of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation has released the test result of a new clottdisolving medicine called prourokinase at a conference sponsored by the | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Minsun Yim |
| A1 | Due: 2.10.99 |
| 2.5.99 | Submitted: 10-Feb-99 |
| New treatment doubles time window for reversing strokes | |
| Last Thursday, Dr. Furlan of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation has released the test result of a new clottdisolving medicine called prourokinase at a conference sponsored by the American Heart Association. Doctors have sho | |
| The Cincinnati Enquirer | Mary Ellen McKenna |
| A-19 | Due: 10-Feb 1999 |
| Nov. 6,1998 | Submitted: 10-Feb-99 |
| Painkiller on a Stick Wins OK | |
| Hundreds of thousands of cancer patients will have a new delivery system available in March for a painkiller containing fentanyl. Fentanyl is now only available through injections or patches. The FDA approved the use | |
| The Cincinnati Enquirer | Amanda Owens |
| Health Page E4 | Due: 2-10-99 |
| 1-20-99 | Submitted: 11-Feb-99 |
| Exercise can help take the edge off aging | |
| From 1987 to 1995 the number of health clubs membersform the age of 65 and older has jummped from 140,000 to 1.3 million. A report from the federal Administration on Aging says that less than a thrid of Americans 55 and | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-99 | Amanda Owens |
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| Gene Theraphy rejuvenates Muscles | |
| The gene theraphy sounds like a great idea. This would allow aging people the chance to do things they may not have been able to do when they were younger or they may not have had the time for. Gene theraphy would also | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-99 | Amanda Owens |
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| Gene Theraphy rejuvenates Muscles | |
| The gene theraphy sounds like a great idea. This would allow aging people the chance to do things they may not have been able to do when they were younger or they may not have had the time for. Gene theraphy would also | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-99 | Carey Kieffer |
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| Maple Syrup Urine Disease | |
| I really enjoyed this article. It gave me someting to think about before I have kids. I think that I would have my children tested as soon as possible after birth to make sure that they don't have this awful disease. | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-99 | Rosanna Ardine |
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| Scientist Tackling Age Related Blindness | |
| This article is most confusing - what does "This drug will only help wet AMD, which is about 90% of cases". What is wet AMD??? | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-99 | Rosanna Ardine |
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| Scientists: HIV came from chimps | |
| Could this possible be like the problem that women carry the gene for hemophila but do not have the disease? Except of course HIV is not inherited from the chimps -- or maybe it is -- are we descendents from aps??? | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-99 | Donald Morse |
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| The Frog Solution | |
| This is a very interesting article. It is good to know that scientists are finding new antibiotics to cope with bacteria that has become resistant to present day antibiotics. Currently, the world seems to be seeing a | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-99 | Donald Morse |
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| Cancer kills rare Bengal white tiger | |
| I have only had the opportunity to see white Bengal tigers a couple of times at the zoo. These white variations are cool looking. To me, it doesn't seem surprising that these white tigers are rare - as light complect- | |
| Submitted: 12-Feb-99 | Donald Morse |
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| The Frozen Zoo and Garden | |
| Back about three years ago, when I was taking ecology training courses at a Cincinnati Nature Center, they had the person then in charge of CREW do a presentation on the type of work that they do. I found it kind of | |
| Submitted: 17-Feb-99 | Robyn Henges |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| POLIO BY ERIN HICKS | |
| This is a really interesting article for the reasons that I thought there were no more cases of polio. With India being such a large country I can be really dangerous to the population and could result in many deaths to | |
| TIME | Renee Sturgill |
| nov. pg 63 | Due: 2/10/99 |
| 98 | Submitted: 10-Feb-99 |
| Margarine as Health food | |
| As generations have went by butter lovers have said that margarine should not qualify as food. There is a manufacturer that agrees. The makers of Benecol spread considers it as a nutritional suplement. It will raise | |
| Time | Renee Sturgill |
| Nov. pg 63 | Due: 2/10/99 |
| 98 | Submitted: 10-Feb-99 |
| Margarine as a Health food | |
| As generations have went by butter lovers have said that margarine should not be qualified as a food. There is a manufacturer that agrees. The makers of Benecol Spread consider it as a nutritional suplement. Benecol | |
| CinCinnati Post | Jamie Madden |
| 12a | Due: 2-10-99 |
| 2-6-99 | Submitted: 10-Feb-99 |
| Aquarium Taking Shape Fast | |
| There will be 11,000 marine animals in the Newport aquarium. It should open in May 1999. Forty tons of salt and 27 tons of chemicals will be used to make the salt water. Several shark breeds will be among the 600 | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-99 | Kevin Briegel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Diet drug reduces obesity-realted risks | |
| There is truly only one way to loose weight and that is through carteovascular and anibolic responces caused from exercise. You can only loose weight through a rise in your matabolisim. For really obese people they | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-99 | Kevin Briegel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| The Real Truth About Cat And Dog Food! | |
| I have something else you should know about cat food. I had found out that cat food causes cancer in dogs if they eat it. I told my parents this but they , like most parents, didn't listen to me. They feed my dog cat | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-99 | Kevin Briegel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| No Title mentioned Erin Hicks artilcal 1/7/99 | |
| Vacines will be very imporytant in India and South east Asia in the next few years. The problem will be the coast of vacinating these people, for Asia is noe in financial ruin. A bad typhoon could cause a spread in | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-99 | Kevin Briegel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| The Frozen Zoo and Garden | |
| I think that keeping these stock piles of endangered species is a great idea. Did you know that they can almost make a endless supply of endangered species from one fertilixed egg. However, all individuals are exactly | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-99 | Kevin Briegel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| " Gene Wars " | |
| I new it! I had thought of this exact thing a few months ago. I figured that their had to be someone working on it. A viruse depending on how engeniered could stop cancer in a few weeks which would mean a higher | |
| Submitted: 22-Feb-99 | Kevin Briegel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Chilling Out | |
| This seems like common knowledge to me. If you go outside in the winter the most important area to cover to prevent heat loss is the head. The part about the sudden infant death syndrome is interesting however. | |
| Submitted: 26-Feb-99 | Donald Morse |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Selling Exotic Animals for Profit? | |
| I don't think the problem is what the people do with the animals after they buy them, but what the zoos are doing to get excess ammounts of animals. If they are over-breeding these animals, what stress does this | |
| TIME | Carey Kieffer |
| Vol.153(No.8):pp.:54-55 | Due: March 3,1999 |
| March 1,1999 | Submitted: 28-Feb-99 |
| How to Build a Body Part | |
| Scientists have found stem cells, which are the most immature human cells ever discovered, which were taken from embryos before they had decided what they were going to form in the body. From these stem cells scientists | |
| TIME | Carey Kieffer |
| Vol.153(No.8):pp.:54-55 | Due: March 3,1999 |
| March 1,1999 | Submitted: 28-Feb-99 |
| How to Build a Body Part | |
| Scientists have found a way to make body parts from stem cells, which are immature cells that have not yet decided what to become in the body. These stem cells have the possibility of becoming any type of cell in the | |
| Submitted: 28-Feb-99 | Carey Kieffer |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Painkiller on a Stick Wins OK | |
| I think that this new way of administering painkiller may be better for the patients, but it sounds like it could be very dangerous for everyone else. Even though the company that manufactures it is taking precautions | |
| Submitted: 28-Feb-99 | Carey Kieffer |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Aquarium Taking Shape Fast | |
| I'm really glad that there will be a better aquarium in Newport. It will be a great place to visit. I hope that it will be finished on time so that I will be able to enjoy it as soon as possible. | |
| Submitted: 28-Feb-99 | Carey Kieffer |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Cancer on Tap? The Case Against Chlorine | |
| It is really frightening to find out that one cause of cancer could be chlorine, considering that chlorine in present in so many everyday things. Hopefully these findings are false or there will be some way to reduce | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-99 | Geena Erras |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| A Bug in the Heart | |
| Wow, if ther can be a cure to help stop humans getting heart attacks, that would be wonderful. If such anti-biotics such as tetracyclines and quinolones help stop this then there could be a pollibelity of a "drug boom." | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-99 | Geena Erras |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| New Aids treatment called Risky | |
| I believe AIDS is a very sensitive and opinionative subject. Many people have different thoughts and beliefs on this subject. I think you play against the odds if you have the virus and you decide not to be on any | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-99 | Geena Erras |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| When a cell does an Embyo's Work, a debat is Born. | |
| To me this sounds a little bizarre. Could a human actually be grown from individual cells plucked from human embryo's? I honestly can't visualize this actual happening. Yeah, maybe you can do this experiment on | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-99 | Geena Erras |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Feds fight lead poisoning | |
| We, as humans, have so many things to worry about in our everyday life. Whether, or not we are drinking the clean and healthy water, food we digest is okay for us to eat, or even if we could wake up everday in our lives. | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-99 | Geena Erras |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Cancer on Tap? The case against chlorine. | |
| I've been led to believe that if chlorine could be with standed in our bodies then many diseases, including AIDS, could be killed off. If chlorine poses a serious health threat by imitating the sex hormone estrogen, | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-99 | Geeena Erras |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Chilling OUt | |
| It is so unbelievable interesting and neat on what and how they do experiments on animals to test for certain things. Finding out what a monkeys temperture in his arteries is unbelievable. Since this experiment has been | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-99 | Geena Erras |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| The Real truth aobut cat and dog food | |
| You know, I could believe it, the things they put in dog food or cat food. It doesn't surprise me one bit. If the FDA does know about this and not doing anything about it then something needs to be said. I guess if | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-99 | Geena Erras |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Diet drug reduces obesity-related risks | |
| I believe you can only go so far with "Diet Drugs." My opinion on it would be, if a grown adult is very obese and it's very noticable to others then there can be a need for it. If there are people that don't need it | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-99 | Geena Erras |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Cancer kills rare Bengal white tiger | |
| It's sad and unbelievable dipressing to find out and here about animals that you've maybe seen at the zoo, die. It's horrible knowing an animal has a disease and you know that there in pain, but they can't tell you | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-99 | Amanda Owens |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| "Gene Wars" | |
| This new technology will be very help full in helping our society to over come these disease that we can't fight. Being able to go in and correct the problem maybe just what we need to do. This technology maybe help | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-99 | Geena Erras |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| A radical solution | |
| Breast Cancer is a deadly, scarey and painfull disease to have. Since this disease runs in both sides of my family and in all but one generation, it's scary to believe that I could be the next in line to go through that | |
| Submitted: 1-Mar-99 | Amanda Owens |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| The Frog Solution | |
| Being able to break down bad bacteria is help to a world of ever changing bacteria. This will allow us to develope antibiotics that will protect us from many different forms of bacteria maybe even depleting the of | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Robyn Henges |
| A 11 Front Page | Due: 3-3-99 |
| 2-26-99 | Submitted: 2-Mar-99 |
| U.N. launches effort to thwart spread fo AIDS | |
| A very important yet upsetting number is given in this article, nearly 600,000 children under the age of 15 and 2.5 million people from 15-24 have the HIV virus, the virus which causes AIDS. These numbers were the | |
| Submitted: 2-Mar-99 | Robyn Henges |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| New Hand Please Transplant Recipient | |
| This operation was just the beginning of what our technology is capable of doing. I really hope that the man does not reject the new hand because it will allow him to do things that he was not able to do before. If I | |
| Submitted: 2-Mar-99 | Robyn henges |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Feds fight lead poisoning | |
| I always have wondered about the paint in my house, whether it has lead in it. I know that it does not because my parents make sure, but if you don't have someone that watches out for it it really could be deadly. For | |
| Yahoo News/Internet | Minsun Yim |
| pg. 1 | Due: March. 3. 99 |
| March. 2. 99 | Submitted: 2-Mar-99 |
| Test reveals genetic tie to hearing loss | |
| According to Reuters in Chicago, about half of U.S. hearing loss case are caused by a genetic mutation, and a bool test on newborns with evidence of hearing problems could help uncover it. Roughly one child in 500 is bor | |
| New York Times | Christina Scott |
| online source | Due: March 3, 1999 |
| March 3, 1999 | Submitted: 3-Mar-99 |
| $50,000 Offered to Tall, Smart Egg Donor | |
| With the new technologies in the field of genetics it is becoming more and more possible for couples with fertility problems to have their own children. Recently a couple, who wishes to remain anonymous, put adver- | |
| Newsleaf | Donald Morse |
| 33.(2):9 | Due: 3/3/99 |
| March/April 99 | Submitted: 3-Mar-99 |
| Wildflower Decline | |
| As spring quickly approaches, many people will be going out to look at/for wildflowers. But this year they might be a little disappointed, for there is a new threat to wildflowers - the numbers of plants are declining. | |
| CINCINNATI ENQUIRER | RENEE STURGILL |
| A3 | Due: 3/3/99 |
| 3/1/99 | Submitted: 3-Mar-99 |
| GERMS AT ROOT OF SOME DISEASE | |
| FROM GALLSTONES TO ARTHRITIS TO HEART DISEASE MANY OF THESE ILNESSES HAVE ROOTS IN GENES. THE RESEARCHERS ARE SAYING THAT YOU CAN CATCH KIDNEY STONES, CEREBRAL PALSEY, AND ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. FOR SOME DISEASES INCLUDING | |
| Newsstand | Binita Patel |
| Science section | Due: 3/3/99 |
| 3/3/99 | Submitted: 3-Mar-99 |
| Japan May OK Birth Control Pill | |
| After nine long years of waiting for the approval of the birth control pill in Japan, it finally happened today, 36 yrs after the FDA approved the pill in the U.S. The pill should hit and japanese market at the end of | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-99 | Binita Patel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Selling Exotic Animals for Profit? | |
| I cannot believe that Cincinnati Zoo would participate in such an inhumane profit making process. I am disguisted with such behavior and especially with the response that "we trade animals......once it leaves the | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-99 | Binita Patel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Cancer on Tap? The Case Against Chlorine | |
| That is very scary to know that although chlorine maybe one of the most pervasive chemicals in our enviroment, it imitates estrogen and causes | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-99 | Binita Patel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Painkiller on a Stick Wins OK | |
| This narcotic lollipop sounds like a good idea, but my only concern is that is it just not a lollipop. It is ten times stronger than morphine and therefore very dangerous to those not knowing its effects. | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-99 | Binita Patel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| When a Cell Does an Embryo's Work, a Debate is born | |
| This issue is very hard to take a side upon, but after looking at both sides, I agree with the fed. government when they say that they will not fund a research in which human embryos are destroyed. I do not believe that | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-99 | Binita Patel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Polio | |
| I think that it is wonderful that the World Health organization are taking the time to help out those | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-99 | Binita Patel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Frozen Zoo and Garden | |
| I guess it was only time until they had frozen zoos and frozen garden. Personally, I do not have a problem with them because i think that it helps to have them in case a animal | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-99 | Binita Patel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Cancer Kills Rare Bengal White tiger | |
| I think that it is so sad that cancer is taking over everything and everyone. I am beginning to think that there is not one thing out there that doesn't cause cancer. | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-99 | Binita Patel |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| The Real Truth About Cat and Dog Food!! | |
| Since the FDA lets unsavory animal part pass in dog and cat food just because the nutritional balance is lacking, it makes me wonder that they allow in our food. I am just disguisted with this!!! | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-99 | Jason Glasgow |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| New Hand Pleases Transplant Recipient | |
| A hand transplant is something I have never heard of before. I wouldn't have thought that such an operation could be physically possible, let alone be successful. I don't see how the parts could line up properly. The | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-99 | Allison Harley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| New AIDS Treatment Called Risky | |
| It is always interesting to read about new discoveries, especially new treatments that can help AIDS patients. I know that most patients are put on many expensive drugs that have several side effects. I think that it | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-99 | Allison Harley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Selling Exotic Animals for Profit | |
| Before reading this article, I had no idea that zoos were selling exotic animals to people that wanted them just for the sport of hunting. I think that the officials at the zoos should know better than to commit such an | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-99 | Allison Harley |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| New Treatment Doubles Time Window for Reversing Strokes | |
| I think that technology today is amazing. It is surprising that we now have the ability to reverse strokes up to six hours after the symptoms begin by just using medicine. This can probably save many patients' lives | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-99 | Jason Glasgow |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| New Treatment Doubles Time Window for Reversing Strokes | |
| This new treatment that they just introduced by injecting prourokinase directly into the brain to disolve the clot. This will probably end up saving many people's lives, and save many stroke victims from having severe | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-99 | Jason Glasgow |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Selling Exotic Animals for Profit | |
| This idea of zoos selling animals to game ranches is an outrage. The only thing the Director of the Captive Wildlife Protection Program for the Humane Society had to say was they are not responsible for the animals | |
| Submitted: 3-Mar-99 | Jason Glasgow |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Cancer on tap? The Case Against Chlorine | |
| This newsnote is the first time I have anything about chlorine being cancerous. I hope that further research is done so that people know whether chlorine can cause cancer. The results may have a major effect on the way | |
| ABC Evening News | MaryEllen McKenna |
| ABCnews.com | Due: March 3, 1999 |
| February 19,1999 | Submitted: 3-Mar-99 |
| Iceland's Genetic Study | |
| Karl Stefansson, a nuerologist, is storing a genetic profile of every Icelander in a computer database. He is planning to sell the info to drug companies or anyone doing research. Because of the potential benefit the | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | eric m chapman |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| New Aids Treatment Called Risky | |
| Back to Nature! Mother Earth doesn't like all of these man-made solutions! They don't fit into the Natural Order of things. We've known for years that people needed to be weened off of antibiotics before they built up a | |
| Submitted: 4-Mar-99 | eric m chapman |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| When a Cell Does An Embryo's Work... | |
| I think the idea of being able to | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-99 | Renee Sturgill |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| When a cell does embryo's work, a debate is born | |
| I think that science has gone too far. I don't think that they should be growing animals, and especially not even trying to grow a human. I am certainly glad that the government won't fund this type of thing. | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-99 | Renee Sturgill |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| New AIDS treatment called risky | |
| This article was interesting to me. Its neat how these people are finding different cures for these diseases. I think that it is possible for your body to fight such a disease on its own. There are so many people taking | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-99 | Jennifer Anderson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| A Bug in the Heart | |
| I wanted to comment on this newsnote because it talks about the use of antibiotics as a preventive measure. I highly disagree with that because I think that one of the reasons that different strains of viruses are so | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-99 | Jennifer Anderson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Cancer on Tap? The Case Against Chlorine | |
| I wanted to comment on this newsnote because it is so alarming if it is true because chlorine is found in so many everyday things that people use and consume. This would mean that not only is tap water very unsafe, but | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-99 | Jennifer Anderson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Selling Exotic Animals for Profit? | |
| I wanted to comment on this newsnote because my family and I have been supporters of the zoo and members for a while now and this reports disappoints me greatly. I believe that zoos are important because they allow the | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-99 | Renee Sturgill |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| No title by Erin Hicks 1/7/99 | |
| This is a very shocking article. To hear about the country living like that is sad. Polio is a very serious virus and the united states should definetly do something to help them out, especially by helping to immunize | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-99 | Jennifer Anderson |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| The Real Truth About Cat And Dog Food! | |
| I cannot believe that things such as beaks, feet, feathers, claws, eyeballs, blood, and pus can be found in pet's food and the F.D.A. knows about it and they don't do anything about it! I think this supports yet another | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-99 | Renee Sturgill |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| The real thruth about cat and dog food | |
| This is terrible what the FDA is letting happen. Feeding dogs and cats there own kind plus feathers, claws, blood and pus is not going to give them the nutrients they need. Animals deserve the same kind of treatment as | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-99 | Renee Sturgill |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Cancer on tap? The case against chlorine. | |
| This article is very alarming, chlorine is used a lot for cleaning, doing laundry, and its even in our drinking water. If this really causes/increases breast cancer this could be a real problem. What will they do to | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-99 | Renee Sturgill |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| New AIDS treatment called risky | |
| I strongly agree with Eric m Chapman about people taking to many antibiotics. That is why so many people don't respond to them any more there bodies are so full of them that they can't take any more. | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-99 | Renee Sturgill |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| The Fozen Zoo and Garden | |
| This article was very impressive to me. I think the fact that the zoos are doing this is great. This will keep most of the animals and or plants out of extinction and back into the wilderness. I also think that people | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-99 | Renee Sturgill |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Diet reduces obesity - related risks | |
| I think that it is good that doctors ar efinding drugs that reduce the risk in blood pressure, waist circumference, cholesterol levels and insulin levels. But I personally feel that if you do your part by exercise and | |
| Submitted: 5-Mar-99 | Renee Sturgill |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Japan may OK birth contol pill | |
| This artical was pretty stunning to me. One out of five pregnancies end up with an abortion. That is pretty terrible. Its no wonder why the doctors are wanting to dissagree, they won't get that money from killing a real | |
| The Cincinnati Enquirer | Jamie Madden |
| B1 | Due: 3-3-99 |
| 2-27-99 | Submitted: 3-Mar-99 |
| Leaks from old silos complicate cleanup | |
| In Crosby Township two concrete silos filled with radioactive waste at the former Fernald uranium processing plant looks to be bad. There is a protective layer of hardened foam atop the k-65 silo domes is begining | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Randi Kratzer |
| A2 | Due: 3-3-99 |
| February 27 | Submitted: 4-Mar-99 |
| Health Labels Urged for Cigars | |
| Requiring health warnings on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco but not cigars sends the wrong message, said Surgeon General David Satcher. Top officials at the Health and Human Services Department hope the report by | |
| Submitted: 7-Mar-99 | Minsun Yim |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| cancer kills rare Bengal white tiger | |
| I feel bad because he died of cancer, and I feel sorrier because he died after spending his whole life in the zoo. I wonder living as a such a grand, glamorous animal and dying of cancer is better than living as a small | |
| Submitted: 7-Mar-99 | Minsun Yim |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| cancer kills rare Bengal white tiger | |
| I feel bad because he died of cancer, and I feel sorrier because he died after spending his whole life in the zoo. I wonder living as a such a grand, glamorous animal and dying of cancer is better than living as a small | |
| Submitted: 7-Mar-99 | Minsun Yim |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| chilling out | |
| In the orient, we meditate to take the heat out of brain and down to stomach. They say cool brain and warm stomach make us mentally, physically gealthier. I guess this news note scientifically supports the wisdom of the | |
| Submitted: 7-Mar-99 | Minsun YIm |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| cancer on tap | |
| I wonder about chlorine often, because i love clorox. I try not to use it as often as I'd like to, because I heard it can cause harm to our body. And now I can | |
| Submitted: 7-Mar-99 | Minsun Yim |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| cancer on tap-continued | |
| And now I can't even drink tap water? Is there anything that is only good for our health, but not harmful at all? | |
| Submitted: 7-Mar-99 | Minsun Yim |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Selling exotic animals for profit | |
| This news is pretty shocking to me. I thought it was another responsibility of zoo to let the over populated animals adapted to the wild and let them go. It is very disappointing to learn that people chose to work with | |
| Submitted: 7-Mar-99 | Minsun Yim |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Feds fight lead poisoning | |
| I reak about lead poisoning in children from the Parents magazine. If a child had non-productive behaviors, couldn't concentrate, didn't have appetite, a test can be done for lead poisoning at pedeatrician's office. | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-99 | Robyn Henges |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| A bug in the Heart | |
| Heart attacks are very dangerous and it wuld be great to know that there was a medicine that would lower risks for heart attacks. Perhaps this would help in controllin deaths for young adults who have heart disease and | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-99 | Robyn Henges |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| When a cell does Embryo's Work a dabate is born | |
| I totally agree with the government. I believe that children ( embryos) should be conceived the way that god intended it to be, from a women and a man. I think research gets to invloved in the natural works that God | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-99 | Robyn Henges |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| New Treatment doubles time window for reversint strokes | |
| This is an excellent discovery! Hopefully this drug will have the same effects on everyone with long term advantages. Strokes effect a lot of people everyday and now that might decrease with this new medicine. I know | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-99 | Robyn Henges |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| A Radical Solution | |
| I disagree with the article and comment. My mother is taking tamoxifen and is seeing great results from the drug. My mother does not have cancer, but she has a tumor that they are controlling growth by using the | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-99 | Robyn Henges |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Exercise can help take the edge off | |
| Today many Americans are over weight and they do less exercise than ever before. The older you become the more exercise you should do. Maybe if people did the exercise than possibily the heart attack statistics would | |
| Scientific America | Danielle West |
| p 68 | Due: 03/08/99 |
| march 99 | Submitted: 9-Mar-99 |
| Timing of Birth | |
| Almost six to eight percent of all newborns arrive before term. This is mostly due to spontaneous premature labor. Doctors have been striving to learn why this happens. Interventions that prevented spontaneous premature | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-99 | DANIELLE WEST |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| CANCER ON TAP? | |
| I WONDER IF ANYONE ELSE HAS NOTICED BUT EVERYTHING CAUSES CANCER NOW DAYS. SO IT WOULD JUST MAKE SENCE THAT THE CHEMICALS IN OUR DRINKING WATER AND OUR POOLS WILL CAUSE CANCER ALSO. EITHER WAY I BELIVE CANCER WOULD BE A | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-99 | DANIELLE WEST |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| SELLING EXOTIC ANIMALS FOR PROFIT? | |
| How awful is it that we sell animals for profit. That is the biggest representation of how we take advantage of our resources. We are animals but yet we abuse our power and intellect over the others. Why do we think that | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-99 | Danielle West |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| new hand pleases transplant patient | |
| It is amazing that entire limbs can be reattached but even more amazing that doctors can now attach someone elses limb. All the networking of nerves and blood vessels must take hours to reattach. Doctors put as much into | |
| Submitted: 9-Mar-99 | Danielle West |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| New AIDS treatment called risky | |
| This is a very controversial subject but it does make sence. some people have a theory that medicines make your own immune system weaker. There is an old saying - what doesnt kill you only makes you stronger. but in this | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-99 | Randi Kratzer |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| New Hand Pleases Transplant Recipient | |
| I think that it is amazing that a man has been able to recieve a hand transplant. I would not have imagined that a person could recieve the hand or any other apendage of another person. It does not seem like it would | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-99 | Randi Kratzer |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| When a Cell Does an Embryo's Work, a Debate is Born | |
| This is a very scary article. I am glad that the government is not supporting this research. This could easily become a disaster. This technology could get into the wrong hands and like the article says human embryos | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-99 | Randi Kratzer |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Now AIDS Treatment Called Risky | |
| If this has happened to one patient I wonder if it has happened to others. I do not believe that this treatment is good for all patients though. I think that this is probably just one isolated case unfortunately. | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-99 | Randi Kratzer |
| Comment on a Newsnote | |
| Selling Exotic Animals for Profit? | |
| I think that it is terrible what zoos are doing to these poor animals. I thought that zoos were supposed to help and protect animals, not kill them. I am surprised that I have never heard about zoos doing this. If | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-99 | Randi Kratzer |
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| Cancer on Tap? The Case Against Chlorine | |
| I wish that were actually some common substances in our lives that did not cause cancer. It seems like everything is harmful to us somehow, no matter how safe we think it is. I think that Americans would just stop | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-99 | Randi Kratzer |
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| American Burying Beetle Reintroduced | |
| I am glad that the state realizes that Ohio needs to be aware of endangered species. It is good to hear some positive news about wildlife. I hope that the beetles are able to prosper successfully. | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-99 | Randi Kratzer |
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| Painkiller on a Stick Wins OK | |
| I do not think this is a very good idea. I do not understand why the patients can't just take the medicine in the injections or patches. The reason why I don't think this is a good idea, is because I | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-99 | Randi Kratzer |
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| The Real Truth About Cat And Dog Food! | |
| I don't understand how pet food manufacturers can get away with this. Now I am going to think twice about what I am feeding my poor kitties. Maybe I won't feed them anything store-bought again. | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-99 | Randi Kratzer |
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| A Radical Solution | |
| I definitely think this is a very radical solution. I don't think I could do something like that to my body if I was healthy. But I do see the reasoning behind it though. The procedure really does have good results. | |
| Submitted: 8-Mar-99 | Randi Kratzer |
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| Cancer Kills Rare Bengal White Tiger | |
| It is so sad that one of the white bengal tigers has died. They are so rare and it is a shame when we lose one. But at least she had a fairly long life. | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Shannon Meier |
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| 50,000 Offered to Tall, Smart Egg Donor | |
| Westarted a class discussion on the subject and I beleive the egg may be an egg,but it still is part of the woman. I think it would be like giving up your own child. I think that the question is raised that should | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Shannon Meier |
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| Listeria-related recalls of food increase sharply | |
| I found this newsnote to very sad. With this bacteria infecting people unfortunately more than one person is affected by the problem. First of all did the company know about it and didn't care to worry about it? If so | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Shannon Meier |
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| Leaks from old silos complicate cleanup | |
| This story should be an easy open and shut case. Fix the problem. I don't think that money really matters when the plague of the twenty-first century is out and about. Cancer has been deemed the plague of the twenty- | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Shannon Meier |
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| Health labels urged for Cigars | |
| This newsnote surprised me because I though that all nicotine products came with warning labels. Cigars are big and smell the least they could do is have a warning label. From working in a restaurant Many people chew | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Shannon Meier |
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| DNA Evidence shows few birds are monogamous | |
| This newsnote was interesting because with the changing times of society so do morals change. Many people in our own society don't have monogamous relationships so why should birds. I mean our mental capacity is much | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Shannon Meier |
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| Wildflower decline | |
| This surprised me to find out through all the weather wehave been having that the deerare the probelm to our lack certain wildflowers. Do you think that the weather has effected the animals to come out more offered so | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Shannon Meier |
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| Fountain of Youth | |
| I found this article to be interesting becasue we could use help in the cancer and aging departments of life. The technique is very unique to try on the foreskin to find out the dividing patterns of cells. Why did they | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Shannon Meier |
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| Tests reveals genetic tie to hearing loss | |
| Since we have recently been talking about genes this fit perfectly. From the given information I would think that the gene would be a X gene mutation because of the idea of the carriers and more women seem to be | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Shannon Meier |
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| Germs at the root of some diseases | |
| This article is scary to think that you could catch heart diseases, and cerebral palsey. I am greatly interested in found out the studies they have done on subject to find out this information. How could someone catch | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Shannon Meier |
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| Cancer on tap? The case against chlorine | |
| The idea that the use of chlorine among females increases breastcancer is scary because many of our household products have chlorine in them. Take for example bathroom cleaning supplies theseare mostly made of chlorine. | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Kevin Briegel |
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| Selling Exotic Animals for Profit? | |
| I have heard of this problem before. I feal these animals ahould be re-released back into the wild wre there is territory for them. Funny that we, the tax payers, who pay for the Zoo have no say as to what is done | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Kevin Briegel |
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| Selling Exotic Animals for Profit? | |
| I have heard of this problem before. I feal these animals ahould be re-released back into the wild wre there is territory for them. Funny that we, the tax payers, who pay for the Zoo have no say as to what is done | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Kevin Briegel |
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| Cancer on Tap? The Case Against Chlorine | |
| This is a very interesting artical! Someone should do a study to see if there is a higher percent of breast cancer cases in areas where the public recieves public water. We have a cistern but it is needing to be fixed | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Kevin Briegel |
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| A Bug in the Heart | |
| There are some kinds of bugs that do cause heart problems. I use to get strep throat alot as a child and I had to get tested for a kind of mutant strep. that causes heart problems latter in life. I think that this is a | |
| Submitted: 10-Mar-99 | Kevin Briegel |
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| When a Cell Does an Embtyo's Work, a Debate Is Born. | |
| I just recently did an English Exit Exame on this same topic. I found out that contries are baning all genetics research because of the worries that cloning humans will bring. I find this outragous sience humans | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-99 | MaryEllen McKenna |
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| FEDS fight lead poisoning | |
| I am certain that there is a large problem with lead poisoning. We were involved recently with the sale of a home and as part of the paperwork the seller is asked to disclose on knowledge of the use of lead base paints | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-99 | MaryEllen McKenna |
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| New hand pleases transplant recipient | |
| I saw a television interview with this gentleman. I believe somehow both arms were injured and they tranplanted the right hand onto the left arm. The strange things is that they had to put the hand on upside down. He | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-99 | Mary Ellen McKenna |
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| A radical Solution | |
| I am not sure why an average woman would consider such a radical surgical procedure. However here we are talking about women who are at high risk of breast cancer through family history. Once you watch women who are | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-99 | MaryEllen McKenna |
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| The frozen zoo and garden | |
| This was really amazing. I had never thought of the Cinncinnati zoo as a front runner. I guess we hear periodically that there was a birth of a rare animal but I had no idea that they were doing anything this cutting | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-99 | MaryEllen McKenna |
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| Cancer on tap? The case against chlorine | |
| I did not realize the problems with chlorine acting as an estrogen agonist. That is interesting. There is an old saying about something in the drinking water causing pregnancy-like when several women in the office are | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-99 | MaryEllen McKenna |
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| Selling Exotic Animals for Profit | |
| Since the newsnote enlightening me on the frozen garden, I am not sure that this is so wrong. If the Cincinnati Zoo needs money so badly and the citizens of Cincinnati are not overlyy supportive of the zoo financially, | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-99 | MaryEllen McKenna |
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| Exotic Animals cont. | |
| oops..I don't see anything so wrong with selling exotic animals to collectors. If the animals are exotic, they are probably being sold for a hefty price. Organizations that want to kill animals for sport are probably | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-99 | MaryEllen McKenna |
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| The frog solution | |
| I am glad to hear that they are finding new antibiotics. However the bacteria will probably have the ability to form a resistence to this antibiotic as well. I still think that the real answer is not to overprescibe | |
| Submitted: 12-Mar-99 | MaryEllen McKenna |
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| $50,000 Offered to Tall, Smart Egg Donor | |
| I almost did this too. I thought about this for awhile. Donating an egg is a lot more invasive than donating sperm. And guys have been paid for a long time for that service. With new technology, it is really nice for | |
| Submitted: 13-Mar-99 | MaryEllen McKenna |
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| A bug in the heart | |
| Recently there has been a lot of publicity about the bacterial infections of the heart. Recently, my mom had a strange illness and the doctors were quick to do an echocardiogram to rule a bacteria out. It seemed rather | |
| Submitted: 13-Mar-99 | MaryEllen McKenna |
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| Iceland's Genetic Study | |
| I was shocked that the Icelandic government could force participation on the people of Iceland. This is something that I agree can be of emense medical benefit, but it is not something that should be mandatory. | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-99 | Donald Morse |
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| DNA Evidence Shows Few Birds Really Monogamous | |
| After a lot of reading on bird behavoir, I would have to say that this doesn't surprise me much. This might be nature's way of making sure that only the best male passes on his genes. I guess that birds have to | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-99 | Donald Morse |
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| Health Labels Urged for Cigars | |
| I have really never payed any attention to whether cigars have the SGW on them. I guess that because tradional sophisticated people smoke cigars (and when their is a baby boy born.) If cigerettes have the SGW | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-99 | Donald Morse |
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| Aquarium Taking Shape Fast | |
| I am glad to see an aquarium go up in our area. I hope that this aquarium prooves to be very educational. I had read that they are even going to make an exhibit that will resemble local aquatic ecosystems. I hope that | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-99 | Donald Morse |
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| Listeria-related recalls of food increase sharply | |
| I begining to wonder if I should grow/raise my own food. Maybe I should rely on hunting and fishing more. ;-) | |
| Submitted: 14-Mar-99 | Donald Morse |
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| Painkiller on a Stick Wins OK | |
| I think that this lolipop would probably be prescribed out more than what it should. It could be bad if it gets out to the streets. I think the adults will once again look foward to going to the doc for that lolipop. | |
| Submitted: 15-Mar-99 | Cherran |
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| Health Label Urged | |
| I was surprised to learn that cigars don't bear warning labels. I'm not sure how true this is but I heard that 1 cigar is the equivilant of 20 cigarettes on the lungs. I'm curious if any one happens to know if this is | |
| Submitted: 15-Mar-99 | Cherran |
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| Leaks from old silos | |
| Why is there any hesitation as to what sealer to use? Millions of tax dollars are spent on projects that tax payers are not even aware of. Now, a large community is breathing in cancer-causing radon gas while the | |
| Submitted: 15-Mar-99 | Cherran |
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| $50,000 | |
| Even though the ad has a high price tag, I don't think being the highest bidder is the issue. Buying another woman's healthy eggs who is physically and mentally comparable to the sterile | |
| Submitted: 15-Mar-99 | Cherran |
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| Wildflower | |
| Did the article say if the white-tailed deer were attracted to the color, size or taste of the Trillium grandiflorum? What can you do, if anything, to keep deer away from wildflowers? (Besides Irish Spring!) | |
| Submitted: 15-Mar-99 | Cherran |
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| Hearing Loss | |
| Did the article say what the benefit of uncovering the mutated Cx26 gene would be to the newborn besides avoiding expensive tests? Are they working on a drug or surgery to correct hearing loss in infants? | |
| Submitted: 15-Mar-99 | Cherran |
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| Promiscuous Birds | |
| It surprises me that a male bird would help raise babies that were not his. I remember hearing that most male birds are extremely territorial. It seems like they would be territorial with their women, as well. I | |
| Submitted: 15-Mar-99 | Cherran |
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| Listeria | |
| That is extremely scary that one could have a miscarriage just from eating processed meats from a grocery store. Has Sara Lee addressed the situation(besides the recall) | |
| Submitted: 15-Mar-99 | Cherran |
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| Fountain of Youth | |
| Telomerase's effect on foreskin cells sounds very similar to how cancer cells divide. That would be amazing if they could inject only healthy cells with the telomerase. | |
| Submitted: 15-Mar-99 | Cherran |
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| Radical Solutions | |
| I would hope that removal of the healthy breast would reduce the chance of breast cancer by at least 90 percent. I can't really see why a woman would have a prophylactic mastecotomy unless she already had one unhealthy | |
| Submitted: 15-Mar-99 | Cherran |
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| Frozen Zoo | |
| I kind of have mixed feelings about the frozen zoo. I love animals and its always depressing to hear about another animal added to the endangered species list but I think most animals become extict or evolve into a | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Allison Harley |
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| Listeria-related recalls of food increase sharply | |
| I have heard of many products being recalled for problems that can cause risks to the consumer, especially food products. This is a tragic example of a problem that can be prevented. I think that manufactures should be | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Allison Harley |
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| Wildflower Decline | |
| I know that many people are against deer hunting because most hunters do it for sport. But I think that there is some benefit to it since the deer population has become overwhelming and it causes such problems as | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Allison Harley |
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| $50,000 Offered to Tall, Smart Egg Donor | |
| There are many different options that offer infertile couples a chance to have babies. This example of paying a donor for her eggs may sound kind of extreme, but I think it would be alright as long as both sides are in | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Allison Harley |
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| Healthh Labels Urged for Cigars | |
| Before reading this article, I was unaware that there were no Surgeon General warnings on cigars. I'm sure that since most people do not inhale cigars, that they think that they are not as harmful as cigarettes. But | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Allison Harley |
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| Leaks from old silos complicate cleanup | |
| I think that there is a real problem in our society of many business trying to get around certain safety procedures because of the high costs involved. But I think that companies should realize that cleaning up spills | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Allison Harley |
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| Germs at Root of Some Disease | |
| I think that it is always interesting to read about new discoveries in medicine. I think as much research as possible should be done to learn more about diseases and the causes of them. This way, doctors can find | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Allison Harley |
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| Test reveals genetic tie to hearing loss | |
| It seems to me that more and more diseases or health-related problems have been linked to genetics. I think that it may be possible to find more treatments for diseases if we know the source of them. In this case of | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | erin hicks |
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| Cancer on Tap | |
| I had before heard that chlorine found in high amounts in tap water could be hazardous to your health, but to think that it could possibly play a hand in the numerous cases of breast cancer in this country is horrifying. | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | erin hicks |
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| Cancer on Tap | |
| I had before heard that chlorine found in high amounts in tap water could be hazardous to your health, but to think that it could possibly play a hand in the numerous cases of breast cancer in this country is horrifying. | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | erin hicks |
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| American Burying Beetle Reintroduced | |
| It is interesting to hear that such reintroductions have been successfull in other states. This gives hope to not only entamologists, but to all of us. Our environment is being destroyed at such a rapid rate!! | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | erin hicks |
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| Selling Exotic Animals for Profit | |
| It really makes me sad to think that anyone, especially a zoo whom is supposably dedicated twords keeping animals safe would do such a thing. I don't think that this is right. I understand that the zoo does not have | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | erin hicks |
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| New Treatment Doubles Time Window for Reversing Strokes | |
| I think that this discovery is wonderful. I had no idea that the time window for treating these stroke victims was so small. Threee hours is not alot of time when your deadline to meet is avoiding permanent brain | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | erin hicks |
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| Painkiller on a stick | |
| Now the FDA is asking for trouble. Come on. Narcotics in the form of a lollipop?? Every crackhead will be extremely happy to hear that they can now get there is a painkiller ten times more powerful than morphine avail | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | erin hicks |
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| New Hand Pleases Transplant recipient | |
| I remember when i first heard of these kinds of operations being done. I believe that it has opened an entire new world in medicine. For someone to be crippled in such a way that it affects their life in such a drastic | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | erin hicks |
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| New Hand Pleases Transplant recipient | |
| I remember when i first heard of these kinds of operations being done. I believe that it has opened an entire new world in medicine. For someone to be crippled in such a way that it affects their life in such a drastic | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Patti Deffinger |
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| A Gut Feeling | |
| I also read this article and was very shocked at the dangers these sulphurous compounds pose to us as unsuspecting consumers. This threat is not something producers of these foods want us to know. I found it very | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Patti Deffinger |
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| Scientists Find a Clue to the mysteries of the Mind | |
| This article appealed to me because I am very interested in how the brain works. I have studied about how the brain functions during the sleep phase, so I found it interesting to read something about how the brain | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Binita Patel |
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| Aquarium Taking Shape Fast | |
| I think that it is wonderful that city is finally recieving something as huge and great as the Newport aquarium. To be able to see sea creatures especially breeds of shark from the different oceans of the world should be | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Patti Deffinger |
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| Earliest Evidence of Modern Behavior | |
| This article struck me as interesting because we tend took look back at prehistoric times and view our anscestors as stupid savages. We fail to realize we started out the same as they did. Everything we have learned in | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Binita Patel |
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| Health Labels Urged for Cigars | |
| I was not aware of the fact that there is no health warnings on cigars. Where have the FDA been? It seems as though they are always after every little thing, why not cigars? Although many people may not inhale, I | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Patti Deffinger |
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| My Prescription Couldn't Kill Me...Could It? | |
| This article was of great interest to me because I knew someone who became addicted to a prescription drug. We normally think of these people as people who liked the affects of overusing their drug and this turned into | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Patti Deffinger |
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| Edible Vaccines | |
| This article was of great interest to me as a former member of 4-H. I was aware of all the costs and work involved in providing vaccinations to animals. This is something that is much needed, however, and this new idea | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Patti Deffinger |
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| "To Have and To Hold" | |
| This article was very interesting to me as a future teacher. I have learned about many difficulties faced by people with missing limbs and this article gives hope to those faced with this problem. Although it was just | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Patti Deffinger |
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| Listeria-Related Reclass of Food Increase Sharply | |
| This article submitted by Kathy was of great interest to me. Also, after hearing her discuss more about it in class, I become more wary of how it may affect me. Although I have always had faith in my food from the | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Patti Deffinger |
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| Natural Cure for Kids | |
| Although herbal medicines seem really popular in today's socitey, I feel that parents need to be fully informed on how they work before taking them or especially before giving them to their children. I did not realize | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Patti Deffinger |
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| Holmes High Offers Prenatal Exams, Parenting Classes | |
| When I first read this article I thought that these classes seemed like a bad idea, because by teaching safe sex, students have the idea that sex is OK. Then I remembered taking my high school sex-ed class. I did not | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Patti Deffinger |
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| Closing In On A Cure For The Common Cold | |
| Although, the common cold seems like a pain in the butt when we have it, I'm really not sure if it's worth spending up to 500 million dollars to combat. I believe I would rather have that money spent towards such | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Carey Kieffer |
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| Health Labels Urged for Cigars | |
| I thought that this newsnote was really interesting. I never knew that cigars didn't have warnings on them about how they affected your health. I think that the cigar companies should be more responsible and put | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Carey Kieffer |
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| $50,000 Offered to Tall, Smart Egg Donor | |
| I think that young women offering their eggs to other couples who wish to have children is a great thing. I don't really think that it should be done as a way for a girl just to get money, but if the donor really wants | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Carey Kieffer |
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| Wildflower Decline | |
| I found it very interesting that white-tailed deer are the reason for this season's wildflower decline. I didn't know that deer were such a problem. I think that deer hunting season should be extended to try and get | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Carey Kieffer |
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| DNA Evidnece Shows Few Birds Really Monogamous | |
| I thought that this article was really interesting. I never knew that birds were thought to be monogamous. Now that they have done more research and found out that birds are not monogamous maybe they will find out | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | JAMIE MADDEN |
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| Chilling Out | |
| Who would have thought that the blood in the carotid artery was cooler than the rest of the blood. Who would have thought to have tested the temperature differences. It could be linked to sudden infant death | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | JAMIE MADDEN |
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| Cancer kills rare white bengal tiger. | |
| It would be neat to compare and contrast animal cancer with human cancer. I heard that the white bengal tigers are cross-eyed. I wonder what kind of diet the bengal tiger was on. I wonder if it was similiar to | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Amanda Owens |
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| Fountain of Youth | |
| This enzyme with rejuvenating powers will be great because it means if you are getting older or fighting cancer you will have a better chance of winning.This will allow older people more freedom to move around like they | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Amanda Owens |
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| Leaks from old silos complicate cleanup | |
| The silos should be sealed by the company no matter how much it costs because it wouldn't have happen if they took good care of them in the first place. | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jason Glasgow |
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| DNA Evidence shows Few Birds Really Monogamous | |
| The only bird I have heard that is monogamous are doves. A study that reveals whether other birds that are thought to be monogamous aren't is interesting. Scientists should try to figure out why certain birds are | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jason Glasgow |
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| Health Labels Urged for Cigars | |
| reguiring health warnings on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco but not cigars does send the wrong message. Cigar smoke is probably just as harmful as any other type of tobacco. Not labeling cigars as harmful may send | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jason Glasgow |
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| Wildflower Decline | |
| The deer populations of Jackson County must be pretty abundant for the deer to greatly reduce a flower's population. Ohio's wildlfe organizations need to plant mare of these flowers and regulate them to make sure that | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jason Glasgow |
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| $50,000 Offered to Tall, Smart Egg Donor | |
| Selling eggs to the highest bidder could get out of hand. I don't think that people shuld be going against nature's ways just to have a child. There are plenty of children that can be adopted, and are just as | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jason Glasgow |
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| Test Reveals Tie to Hearing Loss | |
| Knowing whether your child is subject to hearing problems from the Cx26 gene could graetly reduce problems in a child's life. If the parents realize that the child has hearing | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jason Glasgow |
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| The Real Truth About Cat and Dog Food | |
| The idea that animal shelters give their dead animals to plants so they can be turned into dog and cat food is crazy. The FDA needs to step in and do something about this. The newsnote didn't state what the cause of | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jamie Madden |
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| Diet drug reduces obesity related risks. | |
| It seems to me that every diet works at first Will this drug go for the long term? The side effects dont sound to good either. | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | erin hicks |
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| fountain of youth | |
| This discovery is one which is truly fascinating. I can only | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | erin hicks |
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| DNA evidence shows few birds really monogamous | |
| I believe that a species will do what it must in order to survive. Even if this means that a female must mate with numerous males. How are we even to know that birds feel emotion? I never really knew that birds were | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | erin hicks |
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| 50,000 offered to tall smart egg donor | |
| although many people are morally opposed to these kinds of things, i believe that as long as a couple is willing ot provide a loving atmosphere and good upbringing for a child that it is perfectly allright to | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | eirn hicks |
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| Pediatrics declare little benefits to circumcisions | |
| I personally don't see how if a child is not circumcised that he doesn't develope infection. It just seems to me that it would be a better idea to circumcise your child because even if there are no proven benefits | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | erin hicks |
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| health labels urged for cigars | |
| okay, i can understand putting health labels on tobacco products, but by know if someone who is smoking cigars doesn't know that use of tobacco can lead to cancer and emphasema, then they don't need a warning label,but | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jamie Madden |
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| The real truth about cat and dog food | |
| I doesn't seem that sick to me for my cat or dog to eat a claw or eyeball. I would hate to see what is in some of the food that I eat. I will still feed my dog dogfood regardless of this article. | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jamie Madden |
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| Health labels urged for cigars | |
| I never noticed that cigars did not have a warning label on them. Common sence tells a person that they are just as harmful as cigarettes. Most people to not inhale cigars. | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jamie Madden |
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| Germs at root of some disease | |
| I find it hard to believe that we can catch these types of diseases by germs. We could get arthritis by ingesting something that we shouldn't have. This could give a person a new perspective on life. | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jamie Madden |
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| The frozen zoo | |
| A frozen zoo is something that I have never heard of. I is a well thought of precaution incase an animal or plant became extinct. We could bring them back to life. It reminds me of Jurrasic Park. | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jamie Madden |
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| When a cell does a embryos work | |
| I first saw something like this on a John Stossil report. They say that body cells are like the original cell. The only difference is that the body cells are masked. This allowes them to perform their specific duty. | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jamie Madden |
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| New aids treatment called risky | |
| This guy was infected with the aids virus, and now he has been free from the virus for two years. I wonder if this is one of those one in a million type things or if this could be future AIDS treatment. It will be | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jamie Madden |
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| American burying beatle reintroduced | |
| I do not know what this particular beatle looks like , but it would be neat to see one and think that I may have only saw it in pictures. I wonder how this creature will exist in its new home. Remember that they are | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jennifer Anderson |
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| A Radical Solution | |
| I wanted to comment on the absurdity of removing healthy breasts to prevent breast cancer. I think personally that the quality of life is much more important than the quantity of life. Also, what surprises me is that | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Christina Scott |
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| Erin Hicks (Polio) | |
| I feel that it is important for countries that are still highly affected by the polio disease to take whatever precautions neccessary to eliminate this disease from their society. My dad had polio as a small child and | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jeff Miracle |
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| Cancer on Tap? | |
| This is very scary information due to the fact our water is full of chlorine. It reminds me of the article I read that talked about the hormone they inject in cows causes breast cancer in cows and anyone who drinks of | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jeff Miracle |
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| New Hand Pleases Transplant Recipient | |
| I also heard a lot about this on the news. The part that concerns me the most is the fact that the person has to continually take drugs to keep his body from rejecting the hand. From what I learned this was risky to a | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jeff Miracle |
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| Feds fight lead poisoning | |
| This is very sad because it really is more of a poverty issue. Old houses that have never been fixed or remodeled. These people living in them are undereducated and poor, not having the ability to do much about it. | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jeff Miracle |
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| When a Cell does an Embryo's work. | |
| I really believe that issues such as these are debateable. I really think that the motives behind the research is what is important. Science has two faces. The knowledge can be used for good or for evil. | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jeff Miracle |
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| 50000 offered to Tall, Smart Egg Donor | |
| This really makes me kind of laugh because, how would you really know the child is going to come out smart. I think anytime we start trying to get our hands in engineering a child to be the perfect child, we are in for | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jeff Miracle |
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| Pediatrics academy declares little benefit to circumcisions. | |
| Circumcision dates way back as an ID tag for certain groups of people such as Jews. But I believe the health concerns are very important. It makes sense that because circumcision allows the penis to be in open air | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jeff Miracle |
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| DNA Evidence Shows few Birds really monogamous | |
| Another one that makes me laugh. I think it is neat that they were able to come up with this information. I have seen specials on monogomy in human relations. They blame nature for promiscous behaviour. They say | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jeff Miracle |
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| Germs are the root of some disease. | |
| I would not doubt that germs do cause a lot of diseases, but I think sometimes we can go over board. Like Howie Mandell who is a germ fanactic. He doesn't touch doors, shake people's hands, and totally leaves his | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jeff Miracle |
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| Health Labels Urged for Cigars | |
| I think it is a good thing for the very fact there should be no special privilages for them. If ciggarette companies have to do so should cigar. Now will we listen to such warnings that is another story. | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jeff Miracle |
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| Listeria-related recalls food increase sharply | |
| Anything about food bacteria scares me. You hear so much of it and it seems to hit people really hard and fast. Just listening to the news last night, they were talking about a freezer at Biggs that was not working | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | eric m chapman |
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| new hand pleases transplant recipient | |
| this is a major step, if it works, but i still think it will be a long time before a completely successful limb transplant is done. we don't know enough about the complete functioning of the nervous system yet. | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | eric m chapman |
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| a bug in the heart | |
| people are already building an immunity to antibiotics because they are over-prescribed, the last thing we need is something else to start dishing them out at the drop of a hat for! | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | eric m chapman |
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| feds fight lead poisoning | |
| lead has been known to be a serious problem for a few years now. it seemed like most of the problems from lead paint, etc had been taken care of, but according to this article it looks as if it is still a very serious | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | eric m chapman |
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| cancer on tap? | |
| chlorine has been getting a finger pointed at it by environmentalists for years as a carcinogen, now this new stuff comes along. it amazes me that a chemical that can burn you bad enough to kill you is being ingested by | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | eric m chapman |
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| painkiller on a stick | |
| it's a great idea, but just to play devil's advocate... how long do you think it will be before it becomes another expensive street drug? | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | eric m chapman |
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| american burying beetle reintroduced | |
| the ohio division of wildlife has really been on the stick the last few years about reintroducing animals that have become extinct in our state, such as the peregrine falcon, bald eagle, river otter, etc. it's nice to | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | eric m chapman |
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| leaks from old silos complicate cleanup | |
| i think the 100,000 dollar price tag for fixing the leaks is absolutely nothing compared to the potential cleanup, health care costs, and environmental damage | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | eric m chapman |
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| fountain of youth | |
| apparently dick clark has been using telomerase for years! the only problem i see here is... what if the foreskin cells never stopped dividing? we would have to arm n.a.t.o. with millions of circumcision tools to keep | |
| Submitted: 13-Mar-99 | Jennie Scott |
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| Holmes High Offers Prenatal Exams, Parenting Classes | |
| Although some people may not want to accept it, many teenage girls are becoming pregnant and I think that this article presents a good point about educating students about reproduction. Today, more and more schools are | |
| Submitted: 13-Mar-99 | Jennie Scott |
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| Daddy Knows Best | |
| I found the idea that the gene that produces maternal instinct actually comes from the father. Before reading this newsnote, I would have thought that maternal instinct came from nurture rather than nature. Also, I | |
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| i agee with tanya hartness on the common cold. It is just a common cold its not like its some deadly disease. After all the money they have spent and failed on finding a cure for the common cold they'd put there effort | |
| Submitted: 18-Mar-99 | Amy Taylor |
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| Cesarean Sections: When are they Necessary. | |
| I am a child who was born by C-section. Often times a C-section birth is often choosen before hand to because the doctor prefers to deliver this way. I dont think that the doctors should have the choice of delivering the | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Jennifer Smith |
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| Dolly Opened the Door on Cloning | |
| Cloning has become such a hot issue over the past year especially. I share Kathy's concerns on how cloning will really be used. I do think it is a good idea to have it, because if it means saving lives in the end, | |
| Submitted: 19-Mar-99 | Lacey Sullivan |
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| Edible Vaccines | |
| I don't like to read articles about what scientists are coming out with unless they are curing some disease. I think tha tbecuase I believe the more technology we have gotten the more the statistics have gone up in a | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Marian Fenner |
| Sunday | Due: 1-19-99 |
| Sunday January 17,1999 | Submitted: 18-Jan-99 |
| I Polio eradication elusive in India I | |
| The World Health Organization (WHO) set a goal for wiping out the polio virus in India by the year 2000. The Rotary International service group has donated money, transported supplies, and staffed makeshift clinics | |