Monday, February 11, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
Fat? No Food for You!
By Lisa Stein
We kid you not. The controversial measure (state House Bill 282) would prohibit eateries from serving food to "any person who is obese based on criteria prescribed by the state health department." The department would monitor compliance and have the power to revoke violators' permits. (Pity the poor waiter with the thankless task of denying corpulent customers service, leaving them with the humiliating dilemma of either twiddling their thumbs as their less hefty chums chow down or slinking (storming?) out and slogging to a supermarket or over the state line for sustenance.)
Is this a step for stopping the weight problem in the US or is this just the governments way of controlling the people?
We kid you not. The controversial measure (state House Bill 282) would prohibit eateries from serving food to "any person who is obese based on criteria prescribed by the state health department." The department would monitor compliance and have the power to revoke violators' permits. (Pity the poor waiter with the thankless task of denying corpulent customers service, leaving them with the humiliating dilemma of either twiddling their thumbs as their less hefty chums chow down or slinking (storming?) out and slogging to a supermarket or over the state line for sustenance.)
Is this a step for stopping the weight problem in the US or is this just the governments way of controlling the people?
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Evolution of the Bones
How have you seen the bones of the body have developed and changed in the past million years?
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
One Embryo from Three Parents
British researchers today are reporting a potential new technique to spare thousands of children each year from a group of deadly inheritable diseases known collectively as mitochondrial disease.
These diseases might be prevented by genetically altering human embryos, which are the product of two mothers and one father, the researchers said.
Should be able to take information from different people to make sure that a healthly child is born or should we just leave this process up to mother nature.
These diseases might be prevented by genetically altering human embryos, which are the product of two mothers and one father, the researchers said.
Should be able to take information from different people to make sure that a healthly child is born or should we just leave this process up to mother nature.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
After Today
Today you went to hear a speaker talk to you about Martin Luther King, one of the greatest men of our time. I want you to tell me about one African American Scientist that contributed in the area of Biology and what did he do?
Monday, February 4, 2008
HPV-Linked Oral Cancer In Men Increasing
A new study by researchers in the US suggests that the human papillomavirus (HPV) causes as many cases of oral cancer in men as tobacco and alcohol and will overtake the latter within the next ten years. They suggest the main reasons are changes in men's sexual behaviour and the decline in oral cancers not caused by HPV.
So far, the primary argument for vaccinating men has been to stop the virus spreading to women and cutting down cervical cancer cases. But research on men is catching up, and there is mounting evidence that vaccinating boys will also benefit men directly. Apart from oral cancer, HPV also causes genital warts, penile and anal cancer.
How do you feel about not having an approved vaccination for men against HPV>
So far, the primary argument for vaccinating men has been to stop the virus spreading to women and cutting down cervical cancer cases. But research on men is catching up, and there is mounting evidence that vaccinating boys will also benefit men directly. Apart from oral cancer, HPV also causes genital warts, penile and anal cancer.
How do you feel about not having an approved vaccination for men against HPV>
Friday, February 1, 2008
Madison Company Develops HPV Test
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 11,000 women will develop cervical cancer this year and more than 3,500 will die. Doctors said the disease is highly treatable and has a 92 percent survival rate if caught early enough, WISC-TV reported.
Cervical cancer is caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). It is estimated that eight in 10 women will have HPV by the time they are 50. Some women might have, or have had HPV, and might not know it because they can be asymptomatic.
Until now, women only had one way to detect cervical cancer -- a Pap test.
From its inception in 1955 until the early 1990s, the Pap test was responsible for bringing down cervical cancer rates by 74 percent. But those statistics haven't changed much in the last 20 years.
The typical Pap test misses precancerous cells up to 50 percent of the time. But doctors said when the Pap test is combined with a test for HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancer, accuracy rates are nearly 100 percent.
Do you think that this new test is going to help prevent/save a lot of women from cervical cancer or is it to soon to say how well this test is going to work?
Cervical cancer is caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). It is estimated that eight in 10 women will have HPV by the time they are 50. Some women might have, or have had HPV, and might not know it because they can be asymptomatic.
Until now, women only had one way to detect cervical cancer -- a Pap test.
From its inception in 1955 until the early 1990s, the Pap test was responsible for bringing down cervical cancer rates by 74 percent. But those statistics haven't changed much in the last 20 years.
The typical Pap test misses precancerous cells up to 50 percent of the time. But doctors said when the Pap test is combined with a test for HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancer, accuracy rates are nearly 100 percent.
Do you think that this new test is going to help prevent/save a lot of women from cervical cancer or is it to soon to say how well this test is going to work?
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