albert,

i think i have done just about all i can do. there is always the little extras

that you think about. i dont take any meds, but my mother and brother do.

i am looking at getting a 3 month supply for them. they are both on medicare. i dont know if medicare will agree. we will see. if medicare does not agree, i will buy the drugs out of pocket. my brother is an epelectic

and my mother has a bad heart.

did i mention tp (toilet paper)? you cant enough of the stuff.

i forgot to mention the vast areas of knowledge in this forum. if you are new to prepping, this is the place to be. i have learned a lot in here.

read and learn. prepare. protect.

I got some!... rest, relaxation, went fishing and boating with my family and dear friends. Watched the Bears win 5 in a row!!! That's what I call a weekend! Recharged and ready for action baby!

Hi Cruiser, glad you had fun.

Hi WR, each year, Lake Havasu hosts the annual world championship watercraft tournament. It's an actual sport believe it or not. Anyway, a friend of mine is the defending world champ so each year we launch several crafts from Harrahs casino in Laughlin, Nevada and we take the Colorado River to Lake Havasu to watch it. Most people just drive to this event, but I make everybody take the river. Full adventure tour.

I got a cold so we went to get cider and apple pie and an 11.00 pumpkin,

we wanted more than one.... what a price. What are you all paying for pumpkins around the ol USA?

Do not read before bed......

I don't think we can fathom the stuff that is out there.

Some friends from Brazil.....

http://www.paho.org/English/HDP/HDR/ACHR-02-Simpson.PDF

Excerpt-

The Federal Government decided to expand the genome project at the national level and launched the Brazilian Genome Project (Dec. 2000)
-Part of the National Program of Biotechnology and Genetic Resources (R$250 m)

-Comprises a network of 25 sequencing laboratories
-Objective: to sequence the genome of

Chomobacterium violaceum
-abundant in the waters of the Amazon Region
-opportunistic human pathogen (infection is fatal)
-produces violacein of trypanocidal and antibiotic activity***
-Produces a polyester similar to propylene and polyethylene***

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Could someone explain that?

How weird is this?

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Of the biological point of view, the importance of the microorganism is related its capacity to produce polymers with characteristic of polypropylene (plastic), with a great advantage: to be biodeagrad�vel. �The knowledge of the genoma of the bacterium will be able to assist the production of this type of plastic in bigger amount for applications in medical and odontol�gicas pr�teses�, exemplifica the T�nia teacher. Already in the biotechnological area, studies come showing that the bacterium is capable to hold back metals heavy.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.papociencia.ufsc.br/bio3.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DChomobacterium%2Bviolaceum%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG

So.... this doesn't sound so odd now does it?

My family and I are afflicted by the insidious disease that people call Morgellons. We have suffered from this disease for a long time as it has managed to go by undetected and misdiagnosed by many doctors. We are being refused treatment of any kind even as I write this and our health continues to deteriorate at a rapid speed.

This fiber disease has turned my life into a surreal nightmare that defies rational thought. It is by far the most bizarre and hideous disease that I have ever even heard of not alone had to endure. My life could very easily be made into a Hollywood movie and someday may well be, but for now I will continue to look for help in getting treatment, work for advancement in research, and help with public awareness.

If you�re not scared yet then you very well should be as this is an ambiguous and evasive killer that no one yet has been able to determine its means of transmission. The fiber disease is spreading among our population and your doctor cannot even detect it. Most have never even heard of it and some deny its very existence.

If any of you here can help to guide this desperate Mother to alleviate this condition I would be eternally grateful. I am searching for answers any where I can and am asking for your help.

Peace,
Sabrina

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http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/jan2005.html

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Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for January 2005

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, cause of paracoccidioidomycosis, aka South American Blastomycosis or Brazilian Blastomycosis

by Tom Volk and Travis Mossman

Please click TomVolkFungi.net for the rest of Tom Volk's pages on fungi

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Paracoccidioidomycosis is a chronic, granulomatous, and progressive disease that mainly attacks the lungs, mucosa of the mouth and nose, and neighboring teguments, with frequent spread to the lymph nodes, adrenal glands, and other viscera. In fact it seems as though there is not anywhere in your body that is safe from the fungi once it gains entry either through the lungs or through traumatic implantation. Thus it's good to learn more about the disease and the fungus that causes it.

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Leishmania

are the etiological agents of a variety of disease manifestations, collectively termed as leishmaniasis. Visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (L.) donovani and Leishmania (L.) chagasi is a serious health problem in many tropical and subtropical countries [1-3]. During the digenetic life cycles of Leishmania, it alternates between gut of sand fly vector as an extra cellular promastigote and in the acidic phagolysosome of macrophage as an intracellular amastigote. However, the most intriguing question is the capacity of Leishmania to withstand the hydrolytic conditions of the macrophages, the mechanism of which is still unclear.

Thus, identifying the genes expressed specifically in the amastigote stage of the parasites and elucidating their biological function is very important as it would provide new insights into the role of these gene products in the intracellular life cycle of the parasites.

Further, this will also help in designing specific drugs and identifying vaccine candidates.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schistosoma_japonicum

Schistosoma japonicum

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?Schistosoma japonicum

S. japonicum trematode parasite egg with its vestigial spine.

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Trematoda
Subclass:	Digenea
Order:	Stringeiformes
Genus:	Schistosoma
Species:	S. japonicum

Binomial name

Schistosoma japonicum
(Katsurada, 1904)

Schistosoma japonicum is an important parasite and one of the major infectious agents of schistosomiasis.This parasite has a very wide host range, infecting at least 31 species of wild mammals, including 9 carnivores, 16 rodents, one primate, two insectivores and three artiodactyls and therefore it can be considered a true zoonosis.

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http://www.paho.org/English/HDP/HDR/ACHR-02-Simpson.PDF

Excerpt-

Schistosomiasis

is an infection of high prevalence and morbidity. Three species of schistosomes cause human disease .These differ in geographic distribution

(S. JAPONICUM, S. MANSONI, S. HAEMATOBIUM). Species also differ in location within the venous system but in all species, disease is produced primarily by acute and chronic inflammatory responses to schistosome eggs.

Fibro-obstructive disease in the liver and portal hypertension are major responses to S. mansoni infections although there may be little or no overt disease with chronic infection.

Transmission cycle is complex with a snail intermediate host. Swimmer's itch, which is caused by Schistosoma mansoni, can also be caused by other species of Schistosomes from birds or other animals.

i went to the doctor today and he said that i was some better but he thought the hospital may have been right and i had walking phn. i never heard of that before. he gave me a script for amoxilicillan and said for me to get a vaporizer or humitifier gets lots of rest and lots of fluids. the loss of my voice was from caughing so much it has hurt my vocal cords.

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