Residual Antibiotic Contamination in Milk : A 15 page
paper discussing the origins and elimination of detectable levels
of antibiotics in commercially-produced milk. Much antibiotic
treatment in dairy cows is for varying forms of mastitis, some of
which will run its course and then disappear. It appears that
dairy farming is approaching the end of its hour glass on the
widespread use of antibiotics, particularly in questionable
applications. There is zero tolerance for any residue of
antibiotics of any kind, and testing procedures are being
developed that promise to be even more sensitive than those
preceding. As testing for those antibiotics is more likely to find
any detectable trace present, the importance of preventing any
introduction of antibiotics into any operation’s milk production
also concurrently increases. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
MilkCont.wps

Superantigens in Disease : A 6 page paper discussing the
mechanisms through which superantigens operate. Antigens
and superantigens are protein substances produced by viruses
and bacteria that trigger the body’s immune system into action.
That immune system can degrade most antigens without
bringing harm to healthy tissue, but the superantigen is the
microbial antigen that is of particularly strong effect. Research
has shown that those same mechanisms can be manipulated for
the benefit of the individual undergoing procedures such as
chemotherapy or victims of autoimmune deficiencies, creating
the possibility of a therapeutic strategy from a formerly fully
negative occurrence. Bibliography lists 8 sources. Supera.wps

Amino Acids : 5 page overview of amino acids, the basic
building blocks of proteins, hormones, and enzymes.
Bibliography lists 14 sources. AminoAcd.wps

G Protein Function : A 5 page paper discussing the function
of G proteins, with an emphasis in GTPase and G protein
receptor sites. G proteins have been found to be involved in a
vast number of processes involving hormonal and drug therapy
activity and are extensively involved in message transmission.
GTPase inhibits those processes, and the mechanisms by which
many of these interactions take place still are not well
described. In part due to the sheer numbers of processes in
which G proteins have roles and in part because they each have
their own pharmacology while sharing similar structures, full
description is likely to provide a wealth of research opportunity
for some time to come. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Gprotein.wps

Gene Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis : A 5 page paper
discussing the status of gene therapy for the treatment or
prevention of cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal
recessive disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding the
cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein
(CFTR). Mutations at this site lead to a variety of associated
symptoms, and those with the disease have an expected life
span of only 25 years. Gene therapy has had successful clinical
trials in adults, but the real debate centers around the possibility
(and ethics) of in utero gene therapy. Bibliography lists 9
sources. Cysfib.wps

Common Colds And The Flu / Causes And Cures :
10 pages in length. Inasmuch as people "catch" a cold on the
average of twice a year for adults and around six times for
children, the medical community is still looking for definitive
reasons behind its existence and elusive cure. Established most
often as a viral condition, the common cold comes in an
assortment of over two hundred types, which explains why
people can be stricken with one after another after another.
However, as miserable as one might be with a cold, the flu is all
that and worse. Also appearing primarily in the colder months,
influenza mirrors many of the same symptoms as the cold,
except for the fact that it most often stems from only three
viruses: type A, B and C. The writer discusses causes and
cures in relation to colds and the flu. Bibliography lists 6
sources. ColdFlu.wps
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