///////////////////COGNITIVE ENHANCEMENT BY SCHOLARS-METHYLPHENIDATE AND MODAFINIL
//////////////////SALT LK=CHIKU AND DENGUE FEVERS
///////////////////PAIN SPINDLES IN EEG-OBJECTIVE MEASURE OF PAIN
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//////////////CARBON BURIAL AT BENGAL FAN SUNDERBANS
//////////////////Delayed Diagnosis of Kawasaki Disease: What Are the Risk Factors? Minich, L.L., et al. - Even after adjustment for patient factors, illness duration at diagnosis varies by center. These findings underscore the need to maintain a high index of suspicion of Kawasaki disease in the infant who is younger than 6 months and has prolonged fever even with incomplete criteria. Outreach educational programs may be useful in promoting earlier recognition and treatment of Kawasaki disease [more...]
Pediatrics, 12/05/07
Pediatrics, 12/05/07
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///////////////////////Behaviors Associated With Fever in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders Curran, L.K., et al. - We documented behavior change among children with autism spectrum disorders during fever. The data suggest that these changes might not be solely the byproduct of general effects of sickness on behavior; however, more research is needed to prove conclusively fever-specific effects and elucidate their underlying biological mechanisms (possibly involving immunologic and neurobiological pathways, intracellular signaling, and synaptic plasticity) [more...]
Pediatrics, 12/05/07
Pediatrics, 12/05/07
/////////////////////CANT WE HAVE GRANDKIDS WITHOUT HAVING TO BRING UP KIDS
/////////////////////Physical Barriers May Be More Effective Than Drugs To Prevent Pandemics (December 2, 2007) -- Physical barriers, such as regular handwashing and wearing masks, gloves and gowns may be more effective than drugs to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses like influenza and SARS, concludes a new study. The findings come as the UK government announced it is doubling its stockpile of antiviral medicines in preparation for any future flu pandemic. But the researchers believe that these simple, low cost physical measures should be given higher priority in national pandemic preparation. ... > full story
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December Is Seasonal Depression Awareness MonthWith the shortest days of the year falling in December, this is the peak time for Seasonal Affective Disorder. Could it be a lack of sunlight that's causing your winter blues? Click through to learn more about SAD and what you can do to defeat seasonal mood changes...read more
December Is Seasonal Depression Awareness MonthWith the shortest days of the year falling in December, this is the peak time for Seasonal Affective Disorder. Could it be a lack of sunlight that's causing your winter blues? Click through to learn more about SAD and what you can do to defeat seasonal mood changes...read more
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Low Birth Weight Linked to Later DepressionSmaller babies are more likely to have depression and anxiety later in life, according a new study reported in the December issue of Biological Psychiatry...read more
Low Birth Weight Linked to Later DepressionSmaller babies are more likely to have depression and anxiety later in life, according a new study reported in the December issue of Biological Psychiatry...read more
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//////////////////////'Dark Stars' of the Cosmos
"Dark star crashes, pouring its light into ashes"
- The Grateful Dead, 1967
Scientists have concluded in a new study that the first stars in the newborn universe did not shine, but instead were invisible "dark stars" 400 to 200,000 times wider than the sun and powered by the annihilation of mysterious dark matter.
The study calculated how the birth of the first stars almost 13 billion years ago might have been influenced by the presence of dark matter - the...
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"Dark star crashes, pouring its light into ashes"
- The Grateful Dead, 1967
Scientists have concluded in a new study that the first stars in the newborn universe did not shine, but instead were invisible "dark stars" 400 to 200,000 times wider than the sun and powered by the annihilation of mysterious dark matter.
The study calculated how the birth of the first stars almost 13 billion years ago might have been influenced by the presence of dark matter - the...
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///////////////////////Europe’s Power Problems to be Solved by Africa's Deserts?
In an unusual turn of events, it looks as if Africa – the continent to be worst hit by global warming and climate changes – could help provide clean energy, to Europe. It is one of those poetic turns that just make you all happy inside.
The project entitled Desertec consists of a string of giant solar power stations along the Mediterranean desert shores of northern Africa and the Middle East. Coupled together with smaller amounts of wind, hydro and geothermal stations the project which...
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In an unusual turn of events, it looks as if Africa – the continent to be worst hit by global warming and climate changes – could help provide clean energy, to Europe. It is one of those poetic turns that just make you all happy inside.
The project entitled Desertec consists of a string of giant solar power stations along the Mediterranean desert shores of northern Africa and the Middle East. Coupled together with smaller amounts of wind, hydro and geothermal stations the project which...
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/////////////////////////Scientists Say Sperm is the Ideal Model for Bio-Robots
In many ways, Sperm is the perfect biological delivery system. It generates it’s own energy, can traverse rough terrain and knows how to hone in on its target to deliver the goods. While sperm delivers DNA, Cornell researchers are now borrowing ideas from sperm to provide energy for nanoscale robots aiming to deliver medication from nanosized medical devices.
In order to deliver medicine inside the human body, nanoscale medical devices need energy to carry out tasks, such as releasing...
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In many ways, Sperm is the perfect biological delivery system. It generates it’s own energy, can traverse rough terrain and knows how to hone in on its target to deliver the goods. While sperm delivers DNA, Cornell researchers are now borrowing ideas from sperm to provide energy for nanoscale robots aiming to deliver medication from nanosized medical devices.
In order to deliver medicine inside the human body, nanoscale medical devices need energy to carry out tasks, such as releasing...
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///////////////////Today is Dec 5, 2007.Never believe in anything until it has been officially denied.~Otto von Bismarck~
/////////////////////bbc=Vegetarian diet 'cuts heart risk'
The diet combines vegetables, fruit and nuts
Eating more vegetables and soya-based products may be as effective at reducing cholesterol as medication.
Researchers in Canada have developed a vegetarian combination diet which they say cuts cholesterol by almost a third in just one month.
The diet includes vegetables, such as broccoli and red peppers; soy milk and soy sausages; oat bran cereal and bread; and fruit and nuts.
There is hope for a drug-free treatment for some people with high cholesterol
Prof David JenkinsThe researchers believe the food programme could be a possible drug-free alternative to cutting cholesterol and protecting people from heart disease.
Coronary heart disease kills more than 110,000 people a year in England. A major cause is cholesterol circulating in the bloodstream.
Combination diet
It has been known for many years that individually soy protein, nuts and fibres like oats and barley can cut cholesterol by up to 7%.
Professor David Jenkins and colleagues at the University of Toronto decided to test whether the impact was stronger if these foods were combined.
They drew up a seven-day food plan using foods that are commonly available in supermarkets and health stores.
A typical day on the diet included:
A breakfast of soy milk, oat bran cereal with chopped fruit and almonds, oatmeal bread, vegetable-based margarine and jam;
a lunch of soy cold cuts, oat bran bread, bean soup and fruit; and
A stir-fry dinner with vegetables, tofu, fruit and almonds.
The researchers put 13 people on the combination diet for a month. They found that their cholesterol levels had dropped by 29% by the end of the period.
The researchers said the findings suggested the combination diet may be as effective as statins.
These drugs have been used extensively for 15 years to treat patients with high levels of cholesterol.
Professor Jenkins said further and larger studies are needed before the diet could be recommended to patients.
He said: "The take home message right now is that there is hope for a drug-free treatment for some people with high cholesterol.
"For us, the main feature now is to move this forward into longer-term studies."
But he added: "This opens up the possibility that diet can be used much more widely to lower blood cholesterol and possibly spare some individuals from having to take drugs."
The study is published in the journal Metabolism.
The diet combines vegetables, fruit and nuts
Eating more vegetables and soya-based products may be as effective at reducing cholesterol as medication.
Researchers in Canada have developed a vegetarian combination diet which they say cuts cholesterol by almost a third in just one month.
The diet includes vegetables, such as broccoli and red peppers; soy milk and soy sausages; oat bran cereal and bread; and fruit and nuts.
There is hope for a drug-free treatment for some people with high cholesterol
Prof David JenkinsThe researchers believe the food programme could be a possible drug-free alternative to cutting cholesterol and protecting people from heart disease.
Coronary heart disease kills more than 110,000 people a year in England. A major cause is cholesterol circulating in the bloodstream.
Combination diet
It has been known for many years that individually soy protein, nuts and fibres like oats and barley can cut cholesterol by up to 7%.
Professor David Jenkins and colleagues at the University of Toronto decided to test whether the impact was stronger if these foods were combined.
They drew up a seven-day food plan using foods that are commonly available in supermarkets and health stores.
A typical day on the diet included:
A breakfast of soy milk, oat bran cereal with chopped fruit and almonds, oatmeal bread, vegetable-based margarine and jam;
a lunch of soy cold cuts, oat bran bread, bean soup and fruit; and
A stir-fry dinner with vegetables, tofu, fruit and almonds.
The researchers put 13 people on the combination diet for a month. They found that their cholesterol levels had dropped by 29% by the end of the period.
The researchers said the findings suggested the combination diet may be as effective as statins.
These drugs have been used extensively for 15 years to treat patients with high levels of cholesterol.
Professor Jenkins said further and larger studies are needed before the diet could be recommended to patients.
He said: "The take home message right now is that there is hope for a drug-free treatment for some people with high cholesterol.
"For us, the main feature now is to move this forward into longer-term studies."
But he added: "This opens up the possibility that diet can be used much more widely to lower blood cholesterol and possibly spare some individuals from having to take drugs."
The study is published in the journal Metabolism.
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//////////////////Scientism is just a pejorative term for scientific pantheism, no?
//////////////////////////.....I'm certainly talking about that, but also more than that, including the necessity of diverse interdependent forms of life to support a viable ecosystem, and the husbanding of those life forms. Human reproduction is not a mandate for individuals but it certainly is for a species. Those who don't choose to reproduce, or are unable to do so, need not feel left out of the mandate I'm suggesting any more than celibate priests or nuns do, as long as they appreciate and contribute in some way, to the community of life. Life is good, but sometimes difficult, so we must do what we can to help it continue. The beauty of founding all meaning on a tautology is that it saves us from a futile search for a higher authority to justify our belief in the obvious. Moore"All life is holy. Life delights in life." -- William Blake
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///////////////////FILIAL CANNIBALISM=EATING WEAKER OFFSPRINGS TO HELP STRONGER OFFSPRINGS-WOLF SPIDER
/////////////////////////DIVORCE IS BAD FOR ENVIRONMENT AS ENERGY EXPENDITURE GOES UP IN 2 HOUSEHOLDS
//////////////////POORER COUNTRIES-YOUNG MORE INTERESTED IN SC
/////////////////////Hibakusha is the term widely used in Japan referring to victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Japanese word translates literally to “explosion-affected people”.
///////////////////REASON VS RELIGN
//////////////////////WONDERMENT OF DISCOVERY AND KNOWLEDGE
////////////////////THE OTHER DARWIN DRAMA UNFOLDS-FUGUE
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ATMASTHANANDA=PRESIDENT MAHARAJ-BLR
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