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Trading bikinis for green: embarking on a new kind of Spring Break.(COMMENTARY)
Our Planet
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January 18, 2009|
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Spring Break is just around the bend. But before you start silk screening T-shirts that read "I survived Spring Break 2009" for you and your buddies, or sign up for that wet T-shirt contest, consider an eco-friendly alternative.
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In March, thousands of college students hit the sun and sand to recuperate from all that studying and partying with a lot more partying. Many will spend their days doing little more than nursing a hangover. An alternative spring break gives college or high school students an opportunity to spend their time off ...
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Acetaldehyde: deja vu du jour *.
Magazine article from: Journal of Studies on Alcohol
; GIVEN THE REACTIVITY of acetaldehyde, it is not surprising that this...Deitrich, 1997). Production of acetaldehyde It was observed nearly 100 years ago that ethanol is metabolized to acetaldehyde by the liver and kidneys (Battelli...
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Acetaldehyde, microbes, and cancer of the digestive tract
Magazine article from: Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
; ...first metabolite of ethanol oxidation, acetaldehyde. Alcohol itself is not carcinogenic...cell culture and animal experiments acetaldehyde is highly toxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic...gut flora are also able to produce acetaldehyde from ethanol. After the ingestion...
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Acetaldehyde in alcohol -- no longer just the chemical that causes a hangover.
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health
; ...alcohol is the greatest risk factor for acetaldehyde-related cancer. Heavy drinkers may...to exposure from multiple sources. Acetaldehyde is ubiquitous in daily life in Ontario...team found that risk from ingesting acetaldehyde via alcoholic beverages alone may exceed...
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Role of acetaldehyde in mediating the pharmacological and behavioral effects of alcohol.
Magazine article from: Alcohol Research & Health
; Acetaldehyde is the first active breakdown product...shown that the direct administration of acetaldehyde, especially into the brain, induces...mimic those of alcohol. High doses of acetaldehyde induce sedative as well as movement...
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Reportlinker Adds Global Acetaldehyde Market Analysis.
Business Wire
; ...is available in its catalogue. World Acetaldehyde Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p098302/World-Acetaldehyde-Market.html This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Acetaldehyde in Tons. The specific end-use segments...
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Modification of carbonic anhydrase II with acetaldehyde, the first metabolite of ethanol, leads to decreased enzyme activity.(Research article)(Report)
Magazine article from: BMC Biochemistry
; ...corresponding author) [1,2] Background Acetaldehyde, a product of ethanol metabolism...in vivo [6, 8, 14, 16, 17]. Acetaldehyde reacts primarily with reactive lysine...reactive lysine residues are modified at acetaldehyde concentrations that may be present...
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Key Challenges and Issues facing the World Acetaldehyde Market.
Business Wire
; ...is available in its catalogue. World Acetaldehyde Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p098302/World-Acetaldehyde-Market.html This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Acetaldehyde in Tons. The specific end-use segments...
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Acetaldehyde adducts in the brain of alcoholics reported.
Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week
; ...net) -- Researchers have identified acetaldehyde adducts in the brain of alcoholics...journal Archives of Toxicology, "Acetaldehyde binds to some proteins and becomes...after the consumption of ethanol the acetaldehyde binds to the proteins to form adducts...
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Essential Reading for Anyone Interested in the Effects of Acetaldehyde at the Tissue and Cellular Levels.
M2 Presswire
; ...Anyone Interested in the Effects of Acetaldehyde at the Tissue and Cellular Levels...Anyone Interested in the Effects of Acetaldehyde at the Tissue and Cellular Levels Dublin...c54223) has announced the addition of "Acetaldehyde-Related Pathology: Bridging the...
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Acetaldehyde activates NF-kappa B and upregulates GM-CSF in human bronchi.
Newspaper article from: Drug Week
; ...NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acetaldehyde present in alcohol-induced asthma...Allergy and Asthma Proceedings, "acetaldehyde, a metabolite of alcohol and primary...release from airway mast cells. "Acetaldehyde also is found in cigarette smoke...
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