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Nelson Mandela's faith made him a worldwide leader of peace
Peter Morey Photographic, Associated Press
South Africa's Nelson Mandela, who died Dec. 5, leaves behind a legacy of peace and reconciliation influenced by his own faith, and which has in turn influenced others of faith.
While Mandela was Christian, there was ... | 6 |
Afonso de Albuquerque
||This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. (April 2013)|
|Afonso de Albuquerque|
|Governor and Captain-General of the Seas of India, Viceroy of India, First Duke of Goa|
|Duke of Goa|
|Successor||Brás de Albuquerque|
Brás de Albuquerque, 2nd Duke of Goa... | 6 |
Suggested Readings in English
THE INGENIOUS GENTLEMAN, DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA
DON QUIXOTE’S BACKGROUND AND FIRST SALLY (Chapters I-VI):
I. Which treats of the station in life and the pursuits of the famous gentleman, Don Quixote de la Mancha. II. Which treats of the first sally that the ingenious Don Quixote made fro... | 6 |
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Archaeologists in Mexico say they have found an unprecedented human burial in which the skeleton of a young woman was found near Mexico City's Templo Mayor surrounded by piles of 1,789 human bones.
Experts say the Aztecs usually cremated the remains of high-ranking members of their society, and even ... | 6 |
"This is a very successful history of the Indian Ocean. It is also, often silently, an important
contribution to world history.... What is remarkable is that Alpers touches all the main bases and themes even in this short compass. ... Alpers has long been known as an East Africa, and especially Mozambique, specialist. ... | 6 |
Mystery Pyramid Built by Newfound Ancient Culture?
Archaeologists first found the objects about 15 years ago in the valley of Tulancingo, a major canyon that drops off into Mexico's Gulf Coast.
Most of the 41 artifacts"do not fit into any of the known cultures of the Valley of Tulancingo, or the highlands of central Me... | 6 |
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|Religion||Dutch Reformed Church|
|Prime Minister||Andries Pretorius|
|Historical era||The Great Trek|
|-||Established||12 October 1839|
|-||Battle of Blood River||16 December 1838|
|-||Alliance with Zulu||January 1840|
|-||Annexed by Britain||12 May 1843|
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The Palace of the Argentine National Congress (Spanish: Palacio del Congreso Nacional Argentino, often referred locally as Palacio del Congreso) is a monumental building, seat of the Argentine National Congress, located in Buenos Aires at the western end of Avenida de Mayo (at the other end of which is the Casa Rosada)... | 6 |
Saint Martin is a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 300 km (186 miles) east of Puerto Rico. This small island (37 square miles) is divided roughly 60/40 between France and the Netherlands Antilles. it is the smallest inhabited sea island divided between two nations, a division dating to 1648. Th... | 6 |
The Bié Plateau, which forms the central region of the territory, has an average altitude of 6,000 ft (1,830 m). Rising abruptly from the coastal lowland, the plateau slopes gently eastward toward the Congo and Zambezi basins and forms one of Africa's major watersheds. The uneven topography of the plateau has resulted ... | 6 |
William John McConnell
|Birthplace:||Commerce, Oakland, MI, USA|
|Death:||Died in Moscow, Latah, ID, USA|
|Place of Burial:||Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Latah County, Idaho, United States|
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Historical records matching William J. McConnell, Governor, U.S. Senator
About William J. McConnell, Gover... | 7 |
RACHAL, TEXAS. Rachal, twenty-one miles south of Falfurrias on U.S. Highway 281 and Farm Road 755 in south central Brooks County, was established in 1913 and named for E. R. Rachal, the first tax assessor in Brooks County. In 1936 the community had ten inhabitants and one business. By 1945 it had a population of forty ... | 7 |
TOWASH, TEXAS. Towash was on Towash Creek fifteen miles west of Hillsboro in extreme west central Hill County. The area was originally settled by a band of Ioni Indians, who moved from Louisiana to the east bank of the Brazos River in 1835. Anglo-American traders and soldiers referred to the settlement as Towash Villag... | 7 |
HENDERSON NATHANIEL Q.
HENDERSON NATHANIEL Q. (1866–1949). Nathanial “Nat” Q. Henderson, educator and civic leader, was born on September 28, 1866, in Columbus, Texas, to Henry Henderson and Mariah Campbell Henderson. His father was a teacher so his educational leadership began long before moving to Houston. After grad... | 7 |
ACME, TEXAS. Acme, on U.S. Highway 287 four miles west of Quanah in central Hardeman County, developed around cement and plaster industries established there in the 1890s. In 1890 James Sickler, who operated a gypsum-processing plant in Kansas, discovered a large gypsum bed on Grosbeck Creek and reestablished his milli... | 7 |
LEADAY, TEXAS. Leaday, on the Colorado River and Farm Road 2134, in southwestern Coleman County, was founded in 1861 by Rich Coffeyqv, who camped on Grape Creek for two or three years before homesteading at the mouth of the Concho River. Coffey's store, saloon, and post office at the Trap Crossing of the Colorado River... | 7 |
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1875
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1875. The Constitutional Convention of 1875 was the result of the determination of the Democrats of Texas to eliminate the radical Constitution of 1869. A strong movement to have the changes in that document made by a legislative joint committee and then su... | 7 |
AIRVILLE, TEXAS. Airville is at the intersection of Farm roads 2904 and 437, eleven miles east of Temple in northeast Bell County. The community had three businesses in 1931, but by 1944 it had only a single business, a school, and several houses. By 1964 Airville had only ten inhabitants living in scattered dwellings.... | 7 |
Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs,
DeGolyer Library, Central University Libraries,
Southern Methodist University
HOUSTON, SAMUEL (1793–1863). Sam Houston, one of the most illustrious political figures of Texas, was born on March 2, 1793, the fifth child (and fifth son) of Samuel and Elizabeth (Paxton) Houston, on... | 7 |
CRISWELL CREEK (FAYETTE COUNTY)
CRISWELL CREEK (Fayette County). Criswell Creek rises about a mile west of the Southern Pacific tracks and 2½ miles southwest of West Point in northwestern Fayette County (at 29°54' N, 97°03' W) and runs northeast for about five miles, crossing the Southern Pacific tracks, State Highway ... | 7 |
HUTCHINS, TEXAS. Hutchins is at the southern Dallas city limit and Interstate Highway 45, nine miles south of downtown Dallas in southern Dallas County. Settlement at the site began around 1860, as Hutchins became the trading place for settlers along the west bank of the river and new arrivals who crossed the Trinity R... | 7 |
ROBINSON PEAK. Robinson Peak, also known as Robertson Peak, stands ten miles northwest of Coleman in northwestern Coleman County (at 31°56' N, 99°30' W). The peak rises to 2,100 feet above sea level, roughly 115 feet above the surrounding terrain.
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, i... | 7 |
SALEM, TX (BASTROP COUNTY)
SALEM, TEXAS (Bastrop County). Salem, two miles northwest of Jeddo in southern Bastrop County, had a one-teacher school for twenty-nine black students in 1881. In 1905 the students numbered fifty-five. The school became part of the Jeddo district when the county instituted a school district s... | 7 |
AYRES, ATLEE BERNARD
AYRES, ATLEE BERNARD (1873–1969). Atlee Bernard Ayres, architect, was born in Hillsboro, Ohio, on July 12, 1873, the son of Nathan Tandy and Mary Parsons (Atlee) Ayres. The family moved to Texas, lived first in Houston, and then moved in 1888 to San Antonio, where Nathan Ayres for many years manage... | 7 |
SANDHILL, TX (FLOYD COUNTY)
SANDHILL, TEXAS (Floyd County). Sandhill is at the junction of Farm roads 784 and 378, nine miles west of Floydada and ten miles southwest of Lockney in southwestern Floyd County. The area was settled before 1900. A school was built in 1892, and the community was designated a voting precinct... | 7 |
TRAMMELL, NICHOLAS (1780–1856). Nicholas Trammell, pioneer, was born in 1780 in a Tennessee settlement on Duck River, the son of Nicholas and Frances (Maulding) Trammell. His father, one of the founders of Nashborough (Nashville), was killed by Cherokees in 1784. For his heroic defense of Davidson County, the elder Tra... | 7 |
JUANITA CREEK (DUVAL COUNTY)
JUANITA CREEK (Duval County). Juanita Creek rises eleven miles northwest of Freer in northwestern Duval County (at 28°00' N, 98°44' W) and runs northwest, across southwestern McMullen County, for twelve miles to its mouth on the Nueces River, near the southeastern boundary of La Salle Count... | 7 |
HAM'S HOLE. Ham's Hole is a natural spring at the head of Ham Creek 5½ miles east of Cleburne State Recreational Park in southwestern Johnson County. George W. Kendall mentioned it in his account of the Texan Santa Fe expedition and David Porter Smythe, who visited the site in 1852, called the 150-foot-long and thirty-... | 7 |
TEXAS SUNSET ACT
TEXAS SUNSET ACT. The Texas Sunset Act, which was passed in 1977 by the Sixty-fifth Legislature, provided for a commission to review most state agencies every twelve years in order to determine if they should be continued or abolished.
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th editi... | 7 |
BROWNSVILLE, CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF
BROWNSVILLE, CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF. The Catholic Church in the four future counties composing the Diocese of Brownsville began in 1548, when the Spanish monarchy decreed, and Pope Paul III confirmed, the Diocese of Guadalajara. These mission lands, part of the northern provinces of New Sp... | 7 |
EARPVILLE, TEXAS. Earpville was on a site that is now within the city limits of Longview in Gregg County. It was founded by the James Earp family of Alabama in the 1840s and had a post office from 1850 to 1867. In 1848 James Earp and his son-in-law James Starkey purchased 1,031 acres of the Alexander Jordan headright b... | 7 |
SHAFTER, WILLIAM RUFUS
SHAFTER, WILLIAM RUFUS (1835–1906). William R. (Pecos Bill) Shafter, United States Army officer, son of Hugh Morris and Eliza (Sumner) Shafter, was born on October 16, 1835, near Galesburg, Michigan. He had two brothers and one sister. After completing an elementary school education, Shafter work... | 7 |
FREDERICKSBURG COLLEGE. Fredericksburg College was founded in 1876 by the German Methodist Church of Fredericksburg. Its original purpose was to teach adult students, but financial difficulties soon forced the college to admit students of all ages. Total enrollment at the college was about 150, including some boarding ... | 7 |
CHANDLER, WELCOME WILLIAMS
CHANDLER, WELCOME WILLIAMS (1813–1870). Welcome Chandler, the first settler, farmer, county judge, postmaster, and store owner in Brown County, was born in North Carolina to William Hugh and Tebitha Elizabeth (Hodges) Chandler in January 1813. The family moved to Copiah County, Mississippi, w... | 7 |
MINK, TEXAS. Mink, on the banks of Mink Creek twenty-five miles southwest of Conroe in southwestern Montgomery County, was one of the earliest towns in the county. Settlement began about 1845 when a man named Mink took up farming in the area; soon a gristmill was constructed near his homestead. At first the community w... | 7 |
SAPOAK, TEXAS. Sapoak (Sap Oak), on Ranch Road 1715 in northern Erath County, was settled by John Cross, R. M. Yarbrough, and S. H. Davis soon after the Civil War. W. C. Rigsby established a gin there about 1880, and M. H. Nichols served as the first postmaster when a post office opened in 1903. The local office was di... | 7 |
There are dozens of forts, military installations, and old camps across the
Lone Star State.
With the arrival of the first Spanish conquistadors
in the region now known as
1519, it was already populated by numerous Native American tribes, whose ancestors had
been there for thousands of years. Soon regions of Texas woul... | 7 |
FELDER, GABRIEL (1797–1868). Gabriel Felder, judge, was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, on January 29, 1797, the son of Samuel and Ann (Horger) Felder. He was a justice of the peace in his young manhood and thereafter was known as Judge. He moved first to Mississippi, where he married. In the spring of 1851 he move... | 7 |
WESTERN RAIL ROAD
WESTERN RAIL ROAD. The Western Rail Road Company was incorporated on March 22, 1974, as the PB Railroad, Incorporated, but due to a conflict in the initials of the railroad, the name was changed to Western Rail Road Company on September 22, 1975. Construction began in 1976 and was completed by Decembe... | 7 |
WILLIAMS, JOHN A.
WILLIAMS, JOHN A. (?–1840). John A. Williams moved to Texas in 1822. He was living on Ayish Bayou by 1824 with his wife and slaves and, within a year, built a cotton gin. During the Fredonian Rebellion, he sided with the Edwards brothers at first but soon changed and supported the Mexican authorities.... | 7 |
Who works the longest hours?
- 23 May 2012
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Chill winds sweeping the world economy have left many people out of a job, and some of those still working have been asked to worker longer hours for the same pay. Recently the UK government urged the country to work harder, after slipping back into... | 8 |
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Many students require financial assistance to attend college, but not everyone qualifies for scholarships and grants. Luckily, there are many types of college loans available, with options for every student. Some college loans are based on financial need, some are gov... | 8 |
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A command economy is one in which all aspects of the economic system of a specific nation are controlled to some degree by a centralized body, usually the government. Every step in the production process, from utilization of resources to volume produced to wages earne... | 8 |
I was an Economics major in college, and one of the concepts we discussed was “sunk costs.” In Econ terms, a sunk cost is one that has already been expended and which cannot be recovered. The thinking goes that since you’ve spent it and you aren’t getting it back, you shouldn’t figure those costs into any decisions you... | 8 |
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Ricardo, David Ricardo(noun)
English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823)
David Ricardo was a British political economist and stock trader. He ... | 8 |
April 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A white paper by the MetLife Mature Market Institute looks at a number of theories about the impact Baby Boomers have had on American society.
The paper, “How Boomers Turned Conventional Wisdom on Its Head: A Historian’s View on How the Future May Judge a Transitional Generation,” wri... | 8 |
In economics, an isoquant (derived from quantity and the Greek word iso, meaning equal) is a contour line drawn through the set of points at which the same quantity of output is produced while changing the quantities of two or more inputs. While an indifference curve mapping helps to solve the utility-maximizing proble... | 8 |
Poverty, Development and Wellbeing: Dimensions of Social Change
Poverty is often seen as having low income and inability to access standardized services for living.However, poverty measures have failed to measure the deprivations which are more detrimental inachieving the human well being.
Accordingly, development goal... | 8 |
Different media have inherent strengths and weaknesses.
Some, like newspapers and television, offer immediacy and frequency. They are delivered fresh each day.
Others, like the Yellow Pages or a Google search ad, offer the potential of a highly interested audience that is seeking your product or service.
Still others, ... | 8 |
Minimum wage in the United States
The minimum wage in the United States is set by a network of federal, state, and local statutes. Workers generally must be paid no less than the statutory minimum wage as specified by either the federal, state, or local government. As of July 2009, the federal government mandates a nat... | 8 |
Introduction to an Alternative History of Money
This paper integrates the various strands of an alternative, heterodox view on the origins of money and the development of the modern financial system in a manner that is consistent with the findings of historians and anthropologists. As is well known, the orthodox story ... | 8 |
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Part I: Introducing Leadership.
Chapter 1: Taking the Lead.
Chapter 2: Pinning Down the Meaning of Leadership.
Chapter 3: Leadership and Management: Two Sides of the Same Coin.
Part II: Leading Yourself.
Chapter 4: Leading ‘Inside Out’: Knowing Yourself to Become a Better Le... | 8 |
UNDP will work to ensure the National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) 2015-2019 incorporate a comprehensive approach to the country development, which includes specific targets for poverty reduction and employment generation. This planning framework is aligned with the nine Cambodia Millennium Development Goals. To h... | 8 |
Financial responsibility begins in the home with early budget management
Pocket money, saving and explaining the value of work are still central to teaching financial literacy to children
Small children typically respond better when something is more tangible, which can be more difficult in this digital era, but piggy ... | 8 |
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Maryland sees population increase in 17 counties (Database)
Baltimore ended its six-decade long population loss in 2012, according to new estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Baltimore City had 621,342 residents as of July 1, the data shows. That is less than a 1 perc... | 8 |
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Among occupational groups, education, training, and library occupations (38.5 percent) and protective services (37.0 percent) had the highest unionization rates in 2005.
Transportation and material moving occupations (19.0 percent), construction and extraction occupations (17.6 percent), installation, ... | 8 |
Tomorrow is April 8th, the American Association of University Women’s “Equal Pay Day”.
Symbolically, it’s the day when women’s earnings will finally catch up to men’s earnings from the previous year. Because of the gender pay gap, it takes women an extra three months of wages to make up that twenty-three percent differ... | 8 |
Students explore an alternative to starting a business from scratch – investing in a franchise. They begin by considering the pros and cons of a franchise and whether this form of business is an option that would fit their personality and needs. Students then research and analyze franchise opportunities, ultimately sel... | 8 |
Every year, PNC Wealth Management calculates the “Christmas Price Index” based on gifts in the song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” PNC reports, “Maids-a-Milking, who are paid the minimum wage, were the only service providers not to see an increase this year.”
The Christmas Price Index rose from $13,344 in 1997 to $18... | 8 |
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1) If the price of a product produced in a competitive market increases, which of the following is most likely to occur in the labor market for workers who produce the product?
A) the demand for labor and the number of worker... | 8 |
Discuss the impact of the Internet on Porter’s competitive forces model
The Internet is a global network that connects a vast number of internal organizational computer networks worldwide. Some typical examples of internal organizational computer networks are the computer systems of a university, a corporation and a ho... | 8 |
Imagine you are a mother of three in Djibouti, a tiny country on the Horn of the Africa with scarce farmable land or drinking water that is a frequent victim of devastating floods and droughts. In this challenging environment, high food prices make it difficult for you and your husband to feed and care for your childre... | 8 |
Planning, Science, and Freedom
[Nature, no. 3759 (November 15, 1941), p. 581–84]
The last ten years have witnessed in Great Britain a strong revival of a movement that for at least three generations has been a decisive force in the formation of opinion and the trend of social affairs in Europe: the movement for "econom... | 8 |
It is no secret that recessions have numerous negative impacts on the health of the people who live through them. In the Great Recession, over five million Americans lost their health insurance, either though employers terminating benefits or job loss. As a consequence, people are reluctant to obtain preventative care ... | 8 |
The Legal Office Secretary certificate is designed to prepare students for entry-level secretarial positions in law offices.
ACC 121. Introductory Accounting (3). General ledger bookkeeping and preparing financial statements. Three lecture.
1. Analyzing and recording transactions: general journal and general ledger
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Retail industry analysis is a process used to assess the financial impact of the retail industry. This field includes brick-and-mortar stores, as well as Internet retailers, who buy and resell items rather than manufacture them. By gathering information about this ind... | 8 |
19 FAQs people ask about joint ventures.
The term joint venture is most commonly used to describe an arrangement where two (or more) businesses create a separate joint venture business. But any kind of collaboration with another company could be described as a joint venture.
Joint ventures generally involve some sharin... | 8 |
Immigrants To Be Largest Driver Of U.S. Population Growth
New immigrants will be the main driver of population growth in the U.S. by as early as 2027, according to new Census Bureau projections.
This would be the first time in almost two centuries that new births will not be the largest source of U.S. population growth... | 8 |
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Public deficit, also known as government deficit, is the difference between revenues and expenditures over a given period of time. Public deficit is the opposite of public surplus, which occurs when a government takes in more money in revenues than it spends. Measurin... | 8 |
UNDP puts forward eight-point action agenda to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development
Based on evidence from 50 countries, the MDGs can be achieved, says Report
New York — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched, today, an extensive assessment of what must be done to advance sustainable dev... | 8 |
It might be summer, but flu season is less than a month away.
The flu shot is the absolute best way to protect yourself from the influenza vaccine — and now, some researchers are giving you a new reason to get vaccinated. Receiving a flu shot could lower your heart attack risk, Australian researchers wrote after a epid... | 9 |
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Individual freedom and social responsibility may sound like humanistic concepts, but an investigation of the genetic circuitry of bacteria suggests that even the simplest creatures can make... | 9 |
What is oral allergy syndrome?
Oral allergy syndrome, or OAS, is an allergic reaction that usually happens only in the mouth and throat. People with OAS can react to specific foods, such as certain fruits, vegetables, peanuts, or tree nuts. When they eat the food they're allergic to, they may notice itching, tingling, ... | 9 |
Shelby Gray takes comfort from her dad while receiving school vaccinations from Pat Morrison at the Kenai Public Health Nursing Offices several years ago. Students must have current vacines before attending school. There are several specific required shots that students must have. Contact the school district if you hav... | 9 |
Microbiology: Influenza is a family of RNA enveloped viruses that affect birds and mammals. There are three Influenza types: A, B and C. A is the most important in human infection. Influenza is a huge public health concern that occurs in seasonal epidemics and has caused pandemic level infections as recently as 2009 wi... | 9 |
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Cefepime (INN, AAN, BAN, USAN) (// or //) is a fourth-generation cephalosporin antibiotic developed in 1994. Cefepime has an extended spectrum of activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, with greater activity against both types of organism than third-generat... | 9 |
[Haemophilus meningitis in properly vaccinated children: Report of three cases.]
ABSTRACT The 1993 introduction in France of the vaccine against the serotype b of Haemophilus influenzae (Hib) resulted in a fast reduction of invasive infections caused by this species. However, despite the introduction of a booster dose,... | 9 |
Immune system in a bottle could help prevent flu vaccine shortage
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Picture a honeycomb and each compartment in the honeycomb is coated with living cells from a person's mouth, skin or a piece of bone.
University of Michigan associate professor Nicholas Kotov believes that one day, the cells in those h... | 9 |
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Hai Doctor, I want to ask something about MMR vaccine. As we know, ACIP recommended that every children ... | 9 |
"What are allergies?
Allergies occur when the body's immune system responds to a substance it considers an "invader." Substances that provoke the immune system into an allergic response are known as allergens. There is no such thing as a"...
Caution patients against engaging in hazardous occupations requiring complete ... | 9 |
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Concerns have been raised about a possible association between childhood vaccinations and the development of type 1 diabetes. In mouse models, some vaccines have been demonstrated to prevent type 1 diabetes, while others appear to induce it. Rates of type 1 diabetes are higher in... | 9 |
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Managing Childhood Asthma
by Lynne Quittell, MD
The soft wheeze or whistle as a child breathes. The chin tucked and chest pinched as he coughs incessantly. These are signs of childhood asthma, a maddening, frightening condition for kids and parents — and a leading cause of ER visits for ch... | 9 |
Diphtheria and tetanus are serious diseases caused by bacteria.
Diphtheria causes a thick coating in the nose, throat, and airways. It can lead to breathing problems, paralysis, heart failure, or death.
Tetanus (lockjaw) causes painful tightening of the muscles, usually all over the body. It can lead to "locking" of th... | 9 |
Pharmaceutical fermenter used in the development of semisynthetic penicillins, England, 1957
How many antibiotic tablets get swallowed every year? Too many to count: together the world’s antibiotic consumption exceeds 30,000 tons. So manufacturing this drug treatment is big business. Penicillin was discovered by Alexan... | 9 |
April 1, 2015,
- Immunization Action Coalition
- The National Immunization Program
- Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
- National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
- The National Network for Immunization Information
- Vaccine Education Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Institute for Vaccine Safety, J... | 9 |
LMU researchers have shown that derivatives of a known drug inhibit the replication of a pathogenic coronavirus in cultured human cells. These compounds can now serve as a basis for the development of a novel, broad-range antiviral agent.
A plaque titration carried out on cultured cells infected with a coronavirus (in ... | 9 |
Flu vaccine will soon be available at local pharmacies and doctor's offices, and government officials are urging everyone over 6 months of age to receive it. This year's vaccine protects against H1N1 and two other strains of seasonal flu.
The recommendation represents a break from past years, when the government focuse... | 9 |
Basics for Home Canning
Home canning is an easy way to preserve and share the bounty of your home garden or farmer’s market finds. Sales of canning products increased 30 percent in 2009 with the renewed interest in backyard gardening. I will discuss boiling water canning in this program.
Molds, bacteria and fungi are a... | 9 |
Diptheria and Tetanus
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Bexsero, a vaccine to prevent invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in individuals 10 through 25 years of age.
Bexsero is the second vaccine approved"...
Diphtheria and Tetanus
Diphtheria and Tetanus Patien... | 9 |
Children with neurological and neuromuscular diseases at risk for flu-related respiratory failure
Children with neurological and neuromuscular diseases should receive an annual influenza vaccination because of a higher risk of respiratory failure if they are hospitalized with influenza, according to a study in the Nove... | 9 |
Wheezing is a high-pitched whistling sound during breathing. It occurs when air moves through narrowed breathing tubes in the lungs.
Wheezing is a sign that a person may be having breathing problems. The sound of wheezing is most obvious when breathing out (exhaling). It may also be heard when breathing in (inhaling).
... | 9 |
OUGH, WHEEZING (AND
other respiratory noises),and dyspnea are common respiratory symptomsthat potentially have an extensive differential diagnosis.
Because asthma is an exceedingly common disorder,such symptoms are often a result of this recurring andchronic respiratory disorder. Although there is demon-strable underdi... | 9 |
- Polio has been eradicated in most of the world
- It is still endemic in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria
- The disease can cause permanent paralysis
A 3-year-old girl in Afghanistan has been diagnosed with the first case of polio in the country's capital in 13 years, the Afghan Health Ministry said.
Ministry spokesm... | 9 |
Characteristics, Economic Importance And Harmful Activities Of Bacteria
Bacteria are one of the most unique microorganisms. This article highlights some common characteristics of as well as their various economic importance. The article also highlights their harmful activities that cause a lot of problems.
Bacteria are... | 9 |
" A: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory illness. MERS is caused by a coronavirus called “Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus” (MERS-CoV)."...
Serious Allergic Reactions, Including Anaphylaxis
Serious and occasionally fatal hypersensitivity (anaphylactic) reactions have been reported... | 9 |
Looking for more effective cold medicine? While there are many cold medicines and treatments that soothe miserable cold symptoms, there is nothing that cures a cold. Still, some cold treatments can give you much-needed relief to help you wait it out until the cold is gone.
Cold medicines and treatments attack the cold ... | 9 |
Health Officials Tracking Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pet Turtles
FRIDAY Sept. 7, 2012 -- U.S. and state health officials said Friday that they are investigating six overlapping, multistate outbreaks of human salmonella infections linked to turtles or their environments.
More than 160 illnesses have been reported in ... | 9 |
Measles Cases Rise to Record Numbers
This also is the largest number of measles cases that the country reported in the first five months of a year since 1994, according to the CDC. Health officials say there were 764 cases of measles at this time in May 20 years ago, and 963 by the end of that year.
“We don’t want to b... | 9 |
A pain reliever that parents often give to their kids may pose a surprising health threat.
In the new issue of the journal Pediatrics, an expert on lung diseases in kids makes a bold recommendation: Kids with asthma should avoid acetaminophen, and so should kids who just have asthma in their families.
Researchers haven... | 9 |
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