Eugene Jacquescoley's blog
Obesity in the United States is a chronic health problem. According to the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) and The National Center For Health Statistics (NCHS) approximately 30% of the US population are obese. This includes age groups of >20 up to 65 years of age. This age groups also represent both genders. Even though NCHS has begun to compile statistics on those <20 years of age, this commentary will focus on adults and obesity as a chronic health problem.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags are miniscule mircrochips, which have been shrunk to half the size of a grain of sand. These chips respond by transmitting their unique code. Most RFID tags have no batteries and they use the power from the initial radio signal to transmit their response (Dargan, 2006).
At the 9th Annual International Conference on A.D. and Related Disorders in Philadelphia, Elan Corporation and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals announced the findings from their Phase IIA clinical trial of AN-1792 and A.D. AN-1792 which has been touted by many in the medical community, specifically those in neurology, neuroscience and neuropsyhology as exciting news.
According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), there were 11,647 new whooping cough cases diagnosed in 2003, which represents 4.0 cases per 100,000. Of these 11,647 cases, there were 18 deaths. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) also reported that respiratory distress was among the Top Ten causes of mortality of children in 2002.
"Private jet traffic is creating commercial flight delays, safety concerns, and calls for small planes to pay more into the system, according to Business Week (June 5, 2006)." According to the Federal Aviation Administration's Workload Forecast (FAA), which forecast aerospace activity for the next 11 years; indicated that the number of FAA towers will more than likely remain constant at 266 compared with the number of contract towers at 234. The FAA has forecasted that the number of contract towers is expected to increase to 241, during the next ten years.
Frontline's "The Age of AIDS" provoked so many emotions, that I felt emotionally drained after watching the program. Incidentally, while watching this wonderful program, another great article in the American Labororatory (May, 2006) jumped out at me..."What Is This Thing Called Me? by Daniel Schneck, a professor at Virginia Tech.
As an "amateur" ecologist, migratory patterns of salmon has always intrigued me. In the May 2006 issue of American Laboratory, Mark Springer's interesting review on salmon genotyping caught my eye for several reasons.
