�An increasing number of studies feature shown a reduced risk of
allergies, hay pyrexia, asthma and eczema in farmers' children and
adolescents. Until latterly it was believed that these protective
effects primarily arise from exposures during the beginning years of life.
Jeroen Douwes (Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand) and
colleagues examined the effects of current, early and antepartum
farming exposures in children from farms, and in a rural non-farming
reference population. For this use they surveyed 1,333 farmers'
children and 566 reference children aged 5-17 years.
The authors confirm that symptoms and eczema are less common in
farmers' children. More importantly, they show that maternal exposure
during pregnancy to animals and/or grain and hay powerfully reduces the
risk of asthma symptoms, hay fever and eczema.
This risk of exposure is even further decreased when children are also currently
exposed. In fact, when children are exposed both in utero and later
in life, asthma, hay pyrexia and eczema are decreased by more than than 50%.
Thus, prenatal exposure contributes to the low prevalence of asthma,
hay fever and eczema in farmers' children, but continued exposure is
required to maintain optimum protection.
These findings suggest that to prevent allergic diseases, such as
asthma, hay fever and eczema, measures should be taken ahead birth
and may bear to be continued passim life.
Title Of The Original Article
Farm exposure in utero may protect against asthma, hay fever and eczema
The European Respiratory Journal is the peer-reviewed scientific publication of the European Respiratory Society (more than 8,000 specialists in lung diseases and respiratory medicine in Europe, the
United States and Australia).
European Respiratory Journal
The European Respiratory Society (ERS)
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Tuesday 2 September 2008
Saturday 23 August 2008
National Pharmacy Association Concerned At Wider Release Of Prescribing Data, UK
�The NPA has responded to the NHS' Wider Release of Prescribing Data Consultation and expressed concern of the release of potential commercially sensitive information which could affect pharmacies neighbouring GP Surgeries.
Margaret Peycke, NPA External Relations Manager aforementioned: "If prescribing data is released at an identifiable Practice grade then not only mightiness some surgeries be identified but in the instances where a single pharmaceutics is close to a surgery; case-by-case pharmacies could be identified. If, as often is the sheath, the pharmaceutics dispenses the majority of prescriptions written by that surgery the business turnover of that single apothecary's shop could be calculated."
Margaret added: "This information could be used by other companies wish to; purchase the line of work; open a new pharmacy business with the Control of Entry regulations for deciding if a pharmacy is necessary or expedient; Open a pharmacy under the Control of Entry exemption clauses e.g. a C hour pharmaceutics."
National Pharmacy Association
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Margaret Peycke, NPA External Relations Manager aforementioned: "If prescribing data is released at an identifiable Practice grade then not only mightiness some surgeries be identified but in the instances where a single pharmaceutics is close to a surgery; case-by-case pharmacies could be identified. If, as often is the sheath, the pharmaceutics dispenses the majority of prescriptions written by that surgery the business turnover of that single apothecary's shop could be calculated."
Margaret added: "This information could be used by other companies wish to; purchase the line of work; open a new pharmacy business with the Control of Entry regulations for deciding if a pharmacy is necessary or expedient; Open a pharmacy under the Control of Entry exemption clauses e.g. a C hour pharmaceutics."
National Pharmacy Association
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Tuesday 1 July 2008
Billie Piper - Piper Fears Nudity Will Ruin Hollywood Career
British actress BILLIE PIPER fears her recent role as a high-class prostitute will damage her career prospects in Hollywood - because A-list stars never commit to on-screen nudity.
The former Dr. Who star plays the lead role in recent TV drama The Secret Diary of a Call Girl, which follows the exploits of an upmarket hooker living in London.
And now Piper fears the show - which aired in the U.S. earlier this month (Jun08) - may affect her chance of carving out a movie career because of the rife nude scenes.
She says, "Someone said to me the other day, 'What A-list stars get their tits out?' And then I started thinking, 'Oh my God, what have I done? I've ruined my future career!'
"You know, you get photographed on the beach topless. After all, they're only breasts."
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Monday 30 June 2008
Kasabian promise "road movie" album
Kasabian have claimed that their third studio album sounds like a "really good road movie".
The Leicester band said the studio sessions for their follow-up to 2006's Empire had influences ranging from "techno" to music from the 1960s.
"The music we're making is rooted in techno and dance music but it's also influenced by the '60s," guitarist Serge Pizzorno told Metro.
"The new stuff is sounding really hypnotic. The tunes we've done so far remind me of a really good road movie."
Singer Tom Meighan added: "This is the best record we've made so far - of course, I'm always gonna say that.
"We've got to compete with a title like Empire so we're not making it easy for ourselves."
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The Leicester band said the studio sessions for their follow-up to 2006's Empire had influences ranging from "techno" to music from the 1960s.
"The music we're making is rooted in techno and dance music but it's also influenced by the '60s," guitarist Serge Pizzorno told Metro.
"The new stuff is sounding really hypnotic. The tunes we've done so far remind me of a really good road movie."
Singer Tom Meighan added: "This is the best record we've made so far - of course, I'm always gonna say that.
"We've got to compete with a title like Empire so we're not making it easy for ourselves."
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Brannan Lane and Tom Larson
Artist: Brannan Lane and Tom Larson
Genre(s):
Ambient
Discography:
Tribal Spirit
Year: 2000
Tracks: 10
Sunday 29 June 2008
Saturday 28 June 2008
Fremont Street Experience Hosts a Patriotic 'American Pie 4th of July' Weekend
Celebrate 4th of July weekend as Fremont Street Experience premieres 'Don
McLean's American Pie' Viva Vision, July 3-5
LAS VEGAS, June 26 -- Fremont Street Experience premieres
"Don McLean's American Pie" Viva Vision light and sound show with a
weekend-long 4th of July celebration free to the public, 4 p.m.-midnight
July 3-5 in downtown Las Vegas.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071109/LAF028LOGO-c)
The world premiere showing of "Don McLean's American Pie" Viva Vision
show will open to the public on Thursday, July 3 at 9 p.m., including an
opening ceremony hosted by Nellis Air Force Base's Honor Guard and a live
performance of the National Anthem.
The rock ballad "American Pie", released by Don McLean in 1971, became
the anthem for a generation and is still one of the most well-known songs
in American musical history. McLean's most famous composition, "American
Pie" is a sprawling, impressionistic ballad inspired partly by the deaths
of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) in a
plane crash in 1959. The song would popularize the expression "The Day the
Music Died" in reference to this event. McLean has stated that the lyrics
are also somewhat autobiographical and present an abstract story of his
life from the mid-1950s until the time he wrote the song in the late 1960s.
"American Pie" reached number one on the US Billboard magazine charts
for four weeks in 1971, and remains McLean's most successful single
release. It is also the longest song to reach #1 with a running time of
8:36. McLean worked with Fremont Street Experience, providing footage and
images for the Viva Vision show.
The Viva Vision schedule for all three nights include shows "American
Freedom" at 8:30 and 12 midnight, "Don McLean's American Pie" at 9:00 and
11:00 p.m. and "A Tribute to Queen" at 10:00 p.m. "A Tribute to Queen" is
also a new Viva Vision light and sound show that premiered in April.
Additionally, visual fireworks and patriotic images -- set to some of
America's favorite songs -- will be shown overhead on Viva Vision
throughout the evening, Thursday-Saturday.
Live bands will also be a part of the three-day entertainment line-up
performing on both the 1st and 3rd Street stages, July 3-5:
1st Street Stage
-- 5-8 p.m. - Tony Marques Band, featuring country jams
-- 9-12 p.m. - NiteKings, featuring 50's, 60's and 70's favorites
3rd Street Stage
-- 4-7 p.m. - Keel 2, featuring classic rock
-- 8-11 p.m. - Wonderboogie, featuring 70's disco fever
Downtown Las Vegas hotel-casinos Binion's, Fitzgeralds, Four Queens,
Fremont, Golden Gate, Golden Nugget and Vegas Club will be selling 4th of
July barbeque favorites from hamburgers and hotdogs to potato salad from 4
p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday at several outdoor food cafes on Fremont
Street Experience. Each food station will also be accompanied by a bar
offering a variety of sodas, beers, cocktails and specialty drinks.
"Don McLean's American Pie" and three nights of entertainment and food
on Fremont Street Experience will be the perfect place for everyone to come
celebrate our nation's birthday.
The Fremont Street Experience is a five-block entertainment complex
located in historical downtown Las Vegas. In 1995, Fremont Street was
closed to vehicular traffic and a giant screen was suspended 90-feet over
the street to display spectacular light and sound shows on its 1,500 foot
surface. The 12.5 million lights of the Viva Vision screen dazzle 365
nights a year and make the Fremont Street Experience a one-of-a-kind venue.
With direct pedestrian access to 10 casinos, more than 60 restaurants,
specialty retail and free nightly entertainment, the Fremont Street
Experience attracts millions of annual visitors. The Fremont Street
Experience can be found online at http://www.vegasexperience.com.
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McLean's American Pie' Viva Vision, July 3-5
LAS VEGAS, June 26 -- Fremont Street Experience premieres
"Don McLean's American Pie" Viva Vision light and sound show with a
weekend-long 4th of July celebration free to the public, 4 p.m.-midnight
July 3-5 in downtown Las Vegas.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071109/LAF028LOGO-c)
The world premiere showing of "Don McLean's American Pie" Viva Vision
show will open to the public on Thursday, July 3 at 9 p.m., including an
opening ceremony hosted by Nellis Air Force Base's Honor Guard and a live
performance of the National Anthem.
The rock ballad "American Pie", released by Don McLean in 1971, became
the anthem for a generation and is still one of the most well-known songs
in American musical history. McLean's most famous composition, "American
Pie" is a sprawling, impressionistic ballad inspired partly by the deaths
of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) in a
plane crash in 1959. The song would popularize the expression "The Day the
Music Died" in reference to this event. McLean has stated that the lyrics
are also somewhat autobiographical and present an abstract story of his
life from the mid-1950s until the time he wrote the song in the late 1960s.
"American Pie" reached number one on the US Billboard magazine charts
for four weeks in 1971, and remains McLean's most successful single
release. It is also the longest song to reach #1 with a running time of
8:36. McLean worked with Fremont Street Experience, providing footage and
images for the Viva Vision show.
The Viva Vision schedule for all three nights include shows "American
Freedom" at 8:30 and 12 midnight, "Don McLean's American Pie" at 9:00 and
11:00 p.m. and "A Tribute to Queen" at 10:00 p.m. "A Tribute to Queen" is
also a new Viva Vision light and sound show that premiered in April.
Additionally, visual fireworks and patriotic images -- set to some of
America's favorite songs -- will be shown overhead on Viva Vision
throughout the evening, Thursday-Saturday.
Live bands will also be a part of the three-day entertainment line-up
performing on both the 1st and 3rd Street stages, July 3-5:
1st Street Stage
-- 5-8 p.m. - Tony Marques Band, featuring country jams
-- 9-12 p.m. - NiteKings, featuring 50's, 60's and 70's favorites
3rd Street Stage
-- 4-7 p.m. - Keel 2, featuring classic rock
-- 8-11 p.m. - Wonderboogie, featuring 70's disco fever
Downtown Las Vegas hotel-casinos Binion's, Fitzgeralds, Four Queens,
Fremont, Golden Gate, Golden Nugget and Vegas Club will be selling 4th of
July barbeque favorites from hamburgers and hotdogs to potato salad from 4
p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday at several outdoor food cafes on Fremont
Street Experience. Each food station will also be accompanied by a bar
offering a variety of sodas, beers, cocktails and specialty drinks.
"Don McLean's American Pie" and three nights of entertainment and food
on Fremont Street Experience will be the perfect place for everyone to come
celebrate our nation's birthday.
The Fremont Street Experience is a five-block entertainment complex
located in historical downtown Las Vegas. In 1995, Fremont Street was
closed to vehicular traffic and a giant screen was suspended 90-feet over
the street to display spectacular light and sound shows on its 1,500 foot
surface. The 12.5 million lights of the Viva Vision screen dazzle 365
nights a year and make the Fremont Street Experience a one-of-a-kind venue.
With direct pedestrian access to 10 casinos, more than 60 restaurants,
specialty retail and free nightly entertainment, the Fremont Street
Experience attracts millions of annual visitors. The Fremont Street
Experience can be found online at http://www.vegasexperience.com.
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