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FDA responds to the use of illegal hormone implants in veal calves
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced public safety measures
to respond to the unapproved use at several establishments of growth-promoting
hormone implants in non-ruminating veal calves presented for slaughter.
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NIAAA council approves definition of binge drinking
A "binge" is a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration
(BAC) to 0.08 gram percent or above. For the typical adult, this pattern corresponds
to consuming 5 or more drinks (male), or 4 or more drinks (female), in about
2 hours. Binge drinking is clearly dangerous for the drinker and for society. more
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National alcohol screening day 8 April 2004
National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD) is scheduled for April 8, 2004. The program is conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and Screening for Mental Health, Inc. Nearly 40 other organizations are NASD sponsors, including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the American Medical Association (AMA), and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). more
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Hypertension tamer
Major diseases of the heart, brain, and kidney all have one thing in common: high-blood pressure as a major risk factor. Hypertension afflicts nearly 50 million people in USA, and over 1 billion worldwide.
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Bim notes in the neuronal executioner's song
Brain damage often results after prolonged seizures as well as after brief or repetitive epileptic seizures. Previous work has indicated that loss of neurons in the hippocampus after seizures may be due to onset of programmed cell death. more
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Roadblocks in urine town
Approximately 1% of newborns present with enlargement of the kidney that results from urine collection in the renal pelvis or calcyses. This can lead to obstructive nephropathy, the most common form of renal failure in infants and children. more
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The APCs of autoimmune disease
Automimmune diseases are a complex set of disorders that all result from a failure of the immune system to recognize "self" due to the presence of autoreactive T cells. The body has several means of removing autoreactive T cells, including T cell deletion in the thymus and peripheral tolerance for T cells that escape thymic deletion. These mechanisms, however, fail in some individuals, resulting in an autoimmune response that can be crippling. more
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