Tuesday, 27 December 2011
Handle with carelessness: 'Tis the holiday shipping season (video)
Couriers abuse goods in transit? Who'd have thought?
Still, the stupidity of the delivery guy is something to behold.
FDA won’t act against agricultural antibiotic use
It is forgotten today how antibiotics revolutionized medicine. With everyday use, the miracle has become routine.
Essentially, the problem is that as soon as antibiotics are used, bacteria begin to evolve resistance.
What can be done? Limit antibiotic use to important cases. Some large-scale agricultural enterprises routinely feed antibiotics to cattle as a "growth promotant".
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What can the individual do? Take all of the tablets. A "course of antibiotics" is designed to kill all of the bacteria which constitute an infection. Stopping as soon as you feel better, with some tablets left, creates an ideal situation for resistant bacteria to evolve.
StarTech portable eSATA USB to SATA standalone HDD hard drive duplicator dock review
Connectors for almost every drive type, duplicate drives, or just read/write bare drives. All this for just $US75? Nice!
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