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Effectiveness Of Glycerin As Cattle Feed Examined By MU Study

Biodiesel is in high demand. The byproduct of this alternative source of energy, glycerin, is next, according to an agriculture scientist at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
In a study that began this month, Monty Kerley, professor of ruminant nutrition in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, is examining the effectiveness of glycerin as […]

Antibodies to Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Porin C in the Absence of Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibodies and Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies Are an Unreliable Marker of Crohn Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

Antibodies to Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Porin C in the Absence of Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibodies and Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies Are an Unreliable Marker of Crohn Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
Original Articles Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. 45(4):409-413, October 2007.
Davis, Michael K; Andres, Joel M; Jolley, Christopher D; Novak, Donald A; Haafiz, Allah B; Gonzalez-Peralta, […]

Swabs in hand, hospital cuts deadly infections

PITTSBURGH: At a veterans hospital here, nurses swab the nasal passages of every arriving patient to test them for drug-resistant bacteria. Those found positive are housed in isolation rooms behind red painted lines that warn workers not to approach without wearing gowns and gloves.
Every room and corridor is equipped with dispensers of foamy hand sanitizer. […]

Astronauts add new room to space station

HOUSTON, OCT. 26: Astronauts added the newest room to the International Space Station this morning. Working both outside the station and within it, the astronauts moved the Harmony module, which will serve as a connection point for two new laboratories for the station, to a temporary location on the side of the station.
The space […]

Omega-3 Supplements Affect Alzheimer’s Symptoms

Omega-3 supplements can, in certain cases, help combat the depression and agitation symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a clinical study conducted at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.
A number of epidemiological studies have shown that eating fatty fish provides a certain degree of protection against Alzheimer’s and other dementia diseases - an […]