Enzyme structure holds key to cocaine, heroin metabolism
...e organophosphate poisons, similar in structure to agricultural weed control chemicals. "Without the crystal structure, they have been making educated guesses as to where to make changes in the enzyme that would increase its efficiency in detoxifying these agents," said Redinbo. "Now, knowledge of the crystal str...Farm worker children under 7 exposed to agricultural and home pesticides
...asonal farm workers are exposed to a wide range of agricultural and home pesticides, according to a study just pub...Now we have." Quandt said the team targeted eight agricultural chemicals and 13 pesticides commonly found in homes in the United States. They wiped toys to detect ...Changes needed to reduce migrant farm worker exposure to pesticides
...ands of one farm worker family found two different agricultural pesticides. Urine samples from the worker, his wif... need: Access to safe housing located away from agricultural fields. Laundry equipment to remove pesticides from work clothes. The ability to shower and change...Antibiotic use on swine farms increases efficiency, profits
...ler, a professor of veterinary pathobiology and of agricultural and consumer economics. "When production is mo...s, said co-author Paul E. McNamara, a professor of agricultural and consumer economics at Illinois. "Many analysts speak about sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics...Mad cow has confidence stirred, but not shaken
... steaks again this summer," says Dr. Calum Turvey, agricultural economist and head of the Food Policy Institute at Rutgers. "Meanwhile, overall beef consumption may not decrease at all, and may actually increase as consumers respond to lower prices." Consumer confidence seems to have been buoyed by the belief th...Malnutrition and misery will be 'unimaginable' by 2054
....3 billion is unprecedented in human history, says agricultural ecologist David Pimentel of Cornell University, It...focus on developing appropriate, ecologically safe agricultural technologies for increasing food production. Either we are brave enough to limit our numbers or natu...University of Minnesota to lead national effort in food bio-security
...for terrorist attack. Intentional contamination of agricultural or food products with biological, chemical, or rad...between academia, government, and the key food and agricultural industry players including producers, processors, wholesalers, and retailers," said Joel Johnson, C...UCI center finds perchlorate may be acceptable in drinking water at higher levels
... Microbiology Division; Andrew Chang, professor of agricultural engineering and associate director of the UC Center for Water Resources at UC Riverside; Carl Cranor, professor of philosophy, UC Riverside; Ronald Shank, professor and chair of community and environmental toxicology, UCI College of Medicine; and Rho...UCI launches nation's first medical education program focused on Latino culture
...ing care until they are very ill. "I grew up in an agricultural community with many migrant farm workers," said PRIME-LC student Diaz, of Guadalupe, Calif., and a UC Santa Barbara graduate. "I always had to be a translator whenever my parents saw a doctor. I've experienced first-hand many of the cultural and lang...AIDS toll in African heartland isn't always what people think
... assistance," said Michael Weber, MSU professor of agricultural economics. "Policies and mitigation programs can h... who is dying from HIV/AIDS-related illness in the agricultural countryside of severely affected countries of sub-Saharan Africa, where those infected are rarely te...Friedman School of Tufts: Policy Points
...this comprehensive article, Tillotson reports that agricultural and economic policies fostered cheaper production ...by having too much fat and sugar in the diet while agricultural and economic policies roared along, focused on more production and, hence, more sales. "Our a...TIGER Workshop puts focus on space for African water management
...ania are to be created in order to better optimise agricultural water use. For Madagascar and the Comoros Islands...h-resolution crop production forecasts for African agricultural ministries and non-governmental organisations. Epidemio uses satellites to provide environmental in...Study highlights importance of pesticide worker dermal exposure
...dermal route of exposure to chlorpyrifos, a common agricultural pesticide, is known to contribute substantially to...nvironmental Protection Agency (EPA), who analyzed agricultural test data provided by pesticide manufacturers. The study authors report that accurate methods for es...Other highlights in the December 1 JNCI
...the insecticide chlorpyrifos were used in the U.S. agricultural sector in 1999. The chemical is found in approximately 800 products, which are used for a variety of purposes, including pest control of food crops, indoor pest control, and pet collars. Chlorpyrifos was widely used in U.S. households until 2000, whe...Two-fisted assault on dopamine transport system may be foundation of Parkinson's disease
... are at risk for the disease, and that exposure to agricultural chemicals, including rotenone, cause Parkinson's-like symptoms in animals. In addition, long-term epidemiological studies of Parkinson's disease patients have shown a strong link between exposure to pesticides/herbicides and increased risk of develop...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for December 2004 (second issue)
... and occupational exposure to insecticides in both agricultural and industrial settings, as well as with occupatio... 3 years preceding diagnosis. They point out that agricultural workers encounter high levels of exposure to chemicals and aerosolized particulates, including grain......up-Andersen. Investment in productivity-increasing agricultural research is particularly important. At present, he notes, agricultural science and investment generally benefit affluent farmers and consumers. Pinstrup-Andersen, the 200...