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Crisis in African fish supplies looms, experts warn Africa leaders

...frican fish supply needed by 2020 just to maintain consumption levels Calling fisheries critical for nourishing ...Saharan Africa is the only world region where fish consumption is actually falling. "The main reason for this decline is the stagnation in capture fish production...

Leptin-signaling Protein Maintains Normal Body Weight And Energy Balance In Mice

...frican fish supply needed by 2020 just to maintain consumption levels Calling fisheries critical for nourishing ...Saharan Africa is the only world region where fish consumption is actually falling. "The main reason for this decline is the stagnation in capture fish production...

Primate virus jumps species barrier to humans for first time in Asia

...rom infected animals. Though bushmeat hunting and consumption may be a significant factor in viral transmission in Africa, Jones-Engel says, people in Asia have many other contexts in which they come into contact with primates, including animal markets, primate pet ownership, urban performing primates, and zoos...

UIC developing drug for SARS

...the pockets, is ultimately a better drug for human consumption because it can be prescribed in smaller doses." Johnson emphasized that all the work being done at UIC involves isolated proteases, not live viruses. "The proteases are no more dangerous than the enzymes in your laundry detergent," he said. Testing...

Aloe vera coating may prolong freshness, safety of fruits and vegetables

...Although the health effects of Aloe gel on human consumption were not directly measured in this study, the coating is believed to be safe, the researchers say. They note that Aloe vera gel has been used as a functional ingredient in some foods and beverages for years. In addition to preserving table grapes, ...

New tools used to control foodborne hepatitis A outbreaks related to green onions

...foodborne hepatitis A virus in 2003 related to the consumption of green onions, according to a detailed analysis published in the October 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. The authors of the study, Joseph J. Amon, PhD, MSPH, and colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control a...

Use of Antibiotics for Acne May Increase Risk of Common Illness

...foodborne hepatitis A virus in 2003 related to the consumption of green onions, according to a detailed analysis published in the October 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. The authors of the study, Joseph J. Amon, PhD, MSPH, and colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control a...

Large-scale Computer Simulations Reveal New Insights Into Antibiotic Resistance

...foodborne hepatitis A virus in 2003 related to the consumption of green onions, according to a detailed analysis published in the October 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. The authors of the study, Joseph J. Amon, PhD, MSPH, and colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control a...

Disrupting Cocaine-memories To Battle Addiction

...foodborne hepatitis A virus in 2003 related to the consumption of green onions, according to a detailed analysis published in the October 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. The authors of the study, Joseph J. Amon, PhD, MSPH, and colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control a...

Hurricane aftermath: Infectious disease threats from common, not exotic, diseases

...ed with available antibiotics. Diseases caused by consumption of contaminated food or water as well as diseases caused by mosquitoes or other insect bites are also a threat. Vibrio vunificus can also cause serious infections, either wound infections or blood poisoning (septicemia); V. vulnificus is a bacteri...

Discovery that bacterium is phosphate gourmet key clue to what makes it most social of bacteria

...overed that it has a gourmet style approach to its consumption of phosphates, which provides a key clue to what makes it the most "social" of bacteria. Myxococcus xanthus is amazingly social and co-operative for a bacterium. It "hunts" as a pack, it makes a collective decision with other M. xanthus whether to g...

Chernobyl: The true scale of the accident

...d health concerns, or to reckless conduct, such as consumption of mushrooms, berries and game from areas still de...f firewood, along with changes in hunting to avoid consumption of game meat where seasonal levels of radiocaesium may be high. Low income levels in some areas caus...

Fresh water affected by salt from deicing roads

..., many surface waters could become unfit for human consumption and toxic to some aquatic life throughout the region. Reversing the problem involves reducing the creation of new roads and subsequent use of deicers. Despite being a major aquatic pollutant, road salt is not currently regulated as a fresh water co...

Give thanks for the cranberry, say dental researchers

...rectly to tooth decay. Instead of advocating mass consumption of cranberry juice, Koo hopes to isolate the compounds within the juice that pack an anti-cavity punch. The substances could then be added to toothpaste or mouth rinse directly. He is working closely with Nicholi Vorsa, Ph.D., a plant pathologist and...

Russian 'surrogate' alcohols are a killer

Heavy alcohol consumption contributes to numerous problems in Russia, not th...l & Experimental Research . Heavy alcohol consumption is a major contributing factor to the very high death rate among Russians. Ongoing research shows t...

Bugs expose underground carbon traffic system 10 times more important than fossil fuel burning

...n the control cores. This showed that Collembola's consumption of the arbulscar mycorrhizal mycelia had disrupted a key pathway transporting carbon from plants to soil. As a final check the researchers examined both the cores with and without Collembola for a particular phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) that is ...

Looking for the genes that affect a person's level of response to alcohol

...fic and clinical community know that high rates of consumption at any age lead to poorer outcomes, both in terms ...oholics,' the truth is that high levels of alcohol consumption over time have an impact on the immune function, liver, gastrointestinal system, etc. and we know th...

Sahara's edge studied from ground, air and space to improve water management

...ics, digital terrain models and estimates of water consumption and extraction. These required products were ident...t is planned to derive improved estimates of water consumption in agriculturally-utilised areas. AquiferEx also provides a baseline dataset for the validation of o...

The nude mouse tale: Omega-3 fats save the life of a terminal cancer patient

...ice. His studies also demonstrated that fish oil consumption improves a mouse's responsiveness to chemotherapy. Fish oil research was inspired by observations that Inuit Eskimo populations have less breast and prostate cancer deaths. So far, though, most studies in this country are limited to animal models, ...

No link found between caffeine intake and development of hypertension in women

... women, although an association was found with the consumption of sugared or diet colas, according to a study in ...tial public health importance given the widespread consumption of beverages containing caffeine, but currently, studies of this association are scarce. Wolfgang C...

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