Antibiotics

An antibiotic is the common medical drug that helps in slowing down and killing off the growth of various bacteria. The Antibiotics are the solitary set of the antimicrobials; it is the bigger group that includes the anti-fungal, anti-parasitic drugs and the anti viral. These medications are the normally harmless to the mass, therefore consequently could be worn safely for the treatment of infections of our body. The Antibiotics are the minute molecules that have the molecular power of less than 2000. These days, the term “antibiotic” is applied to the artificial antimicrobials, as sulfa drugs. Before, people used numerous poisonous drugs for the various treatments of the bacteria and its infectivity, and demise rate was a large amount higher at that time. The Antibiotics have shaped the magical wonder for treatment of the infections in the therapeutic field. The Effectiveness of the antibiotics varies along with the place of the disease, capacity of the antibiotic is to attain the location of infection, and the potential of the bacteria to confront or inactivate the antibiotic.

The Antibiotics are frequently taken as oral medications in the form of tablets and powdered form, however sometimes it has been administered topically, in the structure of ointments and eye drops.

The resistance of Antibiotic is the capability of the various micro organisms to tolerate the property of the antibiotics. This antibiotics resistance could develop through the plasmid exchange or the gene action amongst the bacteria of the related species. When a bacterium transmits several of resistant genes, this are called as the multiresistant or it is often described as the ‘super bug’. Essentially, the antibiotic resistances develop as a outcome of the natural selection.

The act of the antibiotic is an ecological force, and the bacteria’s by means of mutation allows them to stay alive and reproduce. They bypass this character to their young that are all resistant generation.

A feature that contributes to the antibiotic resistance includes the unnecessary prescriptions, the incorrect diagnosis, the inappropriate use of antibiotics in patients, and the use of the antibiotics as livestock foodstuff additives for the development. Contrasting the antibiotics, a vaccine does not make up to the resistance. The Vaccines may work by enhancing the body’s standard defenses, while the antibiotics operate in the structure of body’s common defenses. Therefore antibiotics are the useful drug for lot of people suffering from various of bacterial infection all over the world.

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The World Market For Molecular Diagnostics

Molecular diagnostics represents a revolution postponed, perhaps, but one that is now clearly underway. DNA Testing has emerged fully from research into clinical practice and becoming a dominant platform in clinical medicine.

From Emerging to Emergent Technology

Instrumentation now automates many of the sample preparation and assay steps that were formerly labor intensive. New tests are being launched all the time. At each step of the way, Kalorama Information has reported on its progress, and in this latest market research report we look at the present state of the market, and the advances that have made DNA testing routine.

Many molecular tests are CE Marked and FDA-cleared and many more are in development. The result is that molecular testing is indicated in many areas of health care.

Molecular Testing Compiled and Analyzed and Explained by a Leading Expert

Authored by lead Kalorama diagnostic analyst Shara Rosen, Kalorama Information’s World Market for Molecular Diagnostics is the most comprehensive global market report available on the emergent field of molecular diagnostics.

This report covers key platforms of molecular diagnostics, including the following :

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Non-PCR Amplification Technologies, including:

bDNA

TMA

SDA

LIPA

NASBA

Invader

Others

In-situ Hybridization

Sequencing

Microarrays

Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) and Tissue Arrays

Mass Spectroscopy

Other Molecular Platforms

This report provides market estimates and analysis for molecular diagnostics in the following categories:

Infectious Diseases (including HIV, Hepatitis GC/Chlamydia,Organism ID, MRSA, HAI et al, Mycobacteria, TB Respiratory, Others)

Blood Screening

Histology

Oncology

Prenatal

Coagulation

Tissue Typing

Inherited Diseases

Pharmacodiagnostics

The various clinical techniques and trends are discussed from the point of view of their present and potential market impact.

Market analysis in this report covers world markets for in vitro diagnostics, with focus on the developed areas of the globe — North America and Western Europe. However public health and infectious disease are a growing global problem and where possible the report covers IVD products related to the globalization of diseases.

As part of its exhaustive coverage of nucleic acid testing, the report includes the following:

Market Sizes and Forecasts

Profile and Assessment of Over 140 Key Competitors

Breakout of Molecular Diagnostic Market by Region (N. America, W. Europe, Asia, ROW)

Medical and Technological Trends

Discussion of Globalization of Markets and Diseases

Information on Reimbursement of New Technologies

Review of Novel Test Platforms

Review of New Market Developments, Such as Consumer Genomics and Testing Services

Discussion of Market Impact of Home Brew Tests

Discussion of Diagnostic Biomarkers and Genetic Indicators

All market data are based on factory sales to the end user and not retail pricing or reimbursement payments. Data for the molecular test market are presented in U.S. dollar market size for categories of tests, and for specific analytes where possible. The dollar value of a market segment is directly proportional to the number of tests performed, because the cost of the instrumentation is generally buried in the per test price.

The report discusses tests and technologies that are currently available and those that are expected to take their place. Generally, current products and technologies establish the standard of care and its value to payers. Many of the assays and techniques presented in the report are expected to replace the standard of care in 2007/08, but with healthcare systems’ emphasis on cost/benefit analysis for new technologies adoption, the market value and thus penetration capabilities of newer approaches may be limited.

Unsurpassed Breadth of Coverage

The information presented in this report is derived from publicly available information sources such as company, government, and medical organization reports. The analysis is based on the author’s industry knowledge combined with literature searches and interviews with industry professionals and experts in the areas of in vitro diagnostics and molecular pathologists. Companies profiled in this study include:

Top Companies

Abbott Diagnostics Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) Beckman Coulter Inc. bioMerieux Inc. Celera Cepheid Dako A/S Digene Corporation Genomic Health Gen-Probe Inc. Genzyme Corporation Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (OCD) Qiagen N.V. Roche Diagnostics Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics Sysmex Corporation Ventana Medical Systems. Inc. Other Companies   23andMe, Inc. 454 Life Sciences Corporation AdnaGen AG Adnavance Technologies Inc. Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc. (AATI) AdvanDx, Inc. Affymetrix Agendia B.V. Agilent Technologies Inc. Almac Diagnostics (formerly ArraDx) Althea Technologies, Inc. Ambry Genetics Corporation Arcxis Biotechnologies Asuragen, Inc. Athena Diagnostics, Inc. Atlas Genetics Limited

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History of Famous British Engineers

History of Famous British Engineers

Britains history is made up of very famous engineers all through their history. This has made me decide to list just some of the most famous with links to websites with more details on the various engineers.

Thomas Savery (1650-1715)
Thomas Savery was an English military engineer and inventor who in 1698, patented the first crude steam engine.

James Watt (1736-1819)

Was the son of a merchant, was born in Greenock, Scotland, in 1736. At the age of nineteen Watt was sent to Glasgow learn the trade of a mathematical-instrument maker.

After spending a year in London, Watt returned to Glasgow in 1757 where he established his own instrument-making business. Watt soon developed a reputation as a high quality engineer and was employed on the Forth & Clyde Canal and the Caledonian Canal. He was also engaged in the improvement of harbours and in the deepening of the Forth, Clyde and other rivers in Scotland.

Thomas Telford (1757-1834) (Famous Bridge Builder)

Was the son of a shepherd, was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to a stonemason. He worked for a time in Edinburgh and in 1792 he moved to London where he was involved in building additions to Somerset House. Two years later he found work at Portsmouth dockyard.

George Stephenson (1781- 1848)

Was a British engineer who designed a famous and historically important steam-powered locomotive named Rocket, and is known as the Father of British Steam Railways.

George Stephenson was born in Wylam, England, 9.3 miles (15 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1748, a wagonway — an arrangement similar to a railway, but with wooden tracks and designed to support horse-drawn carts — had been built from the Wylam colliery to the River Tyne, running for several miles (several km). The young Stephenson grew up near it, and in 1802 gained employment as an engine-man at a coal mine. For the next ten years his knowledge of steam engines increased, until in 1812 he stopped operating them for a living, and started building them.

Charles Babbage (1791-1871) (Inventor of First Computer)

Charles Babbage was born in Teignmouth, Devon, in 1791. Educated at Trinity College Cambridge, he spent most of his life trying to build calculating machines. The first of these was designed to calculate tables of logarithms and similar functions by repeated addition performed by gear wheels. A small prototype model of the difference engine was produced in 1822 and this resulted in him receiving a government grant to build a full-sized machine.

Robert Stephenson (1803-1859)

In 1827 he began work on the Rocketlocomotive. Robert’s abilities as an engineer was illustrated by the success of the Rocket at the Rainhill Trials in October, 1829.

Isaambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859)

Was born in Portsmouth on 9th April, 1806. He was educated at Hove, near Brighton. In 1823 Brunel went to work with his father on the building of the Thames Tunnel. He was later to be appointed as resident engineer at the site.

In 1829 Brunel designed a suspension bridge to cross the River Avon at Clifton. His original design was rejected on the advice of Thomas Telford, but an improved version was accepted but the project had to be abandoned because of a lack of funds.

Sir William Arrol (1839-1913)

Sir William Arrol was born in 1839 and became famous for his building of the Forth Rail Bridge between North and South Queensferry in Scotland. The bridge with its three cantilever towers which are each 104m (340 feet) high was the design of Sir John Fowler (1817-98) and Sir Benjamin Baker (1840 – 1907) and was constructed by Arrol at a cost of some £2½ million. Building began in 1883 and took seven years to complete; the Prince of Wales at the time (later to become King Edward VII) finished the construction by driving home an inscribed gold rivet on 4th of March 1890.

Thomas Andrews (1873-1912)

Born in Comber (pronounced cum-ber), County Down, Thomas Andrews was the son of a politician and a mother whose father owned Belfast’s Harland and Wolff shipyard. In 1884 at the age of 11 Andrews entered the Belfast Academic Institute and left in 1889 to become an apprentice at Harland and Wolff where his parents paid the sum of £100 for his apprenticeship.

R.J.Mitchell (1893-1937) (Inventor of the Spitfire)

Perhaps Mitchell’s greatest legacy was the Spitfire single-seat fighter, designed between 1934 and 1936. It was a hybrid of many diverse technical developments. Using high-speed flight experience gained through the Schneider Trophy successes, influences from the German aircraft manufacturer, Junkers, and learning vital lessons from Supermarine’s unsuccessful Type 224, the Spitfire was a masterpiece of practical engineering design that Mitchell would never see fly in combat.

Sir Frank Whittle (1907-1996) (Inventor of the Jet Engine)

Whittle’s jet-propelled Gloster E28 took its first flight on 15th May, 1941 and travelled at speeds of 350 mph. This was followed by the Gloster Meteor that was used to intercept German V1 Flying Bomb. Power Jets Company was taken over by the British government in 1944.

Sir Christopher Cockerell (1910-1999) (Inventor of the Hovercraft)

In 1953 Cockerell began work on his invention the hovercroft. After successful experiments on Oulton Broad, Cockerell approached the government National Research Development Council (NRDC) who invested £1,000 in his invention. However, it took him another three years before he got full commercial backing for his project.

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Below is a list of more British Engineers.

James Abernethy – Scottish canal, marine and bridge engineer

John Aird – English engineer from the late 19th century

David Anderson – Scottish civil engineer and lawyer

William George Armstrong – British engineer and 22nd president of the Institution of Civil Engineers

Sir William Arrol – Scottish engineer involved with the construction of the Tay Rail Bridge, Forth Railway Bridge and Tower Bridge

Sir Ove Arup – Founder of Arup

John Aspinall – British railway engineer

Benjamin Baker – English engineer in late 19th century

James Arthur Banks – British Dam engineer

Robert Barker – English railway engineer who also played in the first ever football international game.

Peter W. Barlow – English engineer in late 19th century. Notable for Lambeth Bridge (old) and tunnelling shield

William Henry Barlow – English engineer in late 19th century; railway engineering

Sir John Wolfe-Barry – English engineer in late 19th century; designed Tower Bridge

John Frederic La Trobe Bateman – British hydraulic engineer

Sir Joseph Bazalgette – English engineer in late 19th century;

Sir George Berkley – British railway engineer

George Parker Bidder – British engineer; railways, telegraphs and hydraulics

Sir Alexander Binnie – English engineer in late 19th century; tunnels and bridges across the Thames

William Binnie – British waterworks engineer, son of the above

John Blenkinsop – English engineer in mid 19th century; railways, locomotives and mining

Benjamin Blyth – Scottish railway engineer

Benjamin Blyth II – Scottish railway engineer, first practising Scottish engineer to become president of the Institution of Civil Engineers

Sir Thomas Bouch – English engineer in late 19th century; first Tay Rail Bridge disaster

William Bragge – English engineer in the 19th century

Frederick Bramwell – British Engineer

James Brindley – English engineer from mid 18th century – canals and watermills

John Alexander Brodie – City Engineer of Liverpool and inventor of the football goal net

George Barclay Bruce – English railway engineer

Henry Marc Brunel – English engineer in late 19th century.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel – English engineer in mid 19th century – designed Great Western Railway, a series of famous steamships, and important bridges.

James Brunlees – Scottish engineer notable for designing Southend Pier

Peter Bruff – English engineer in 19th century. Notable for work in Clacton on Sea

Sir George Buchanan – British civil engineer associated with harbour works in Burma, Iraq and Bombay, during early 20th century.

William Tierney Clark – English engineer in mid 19th century; suspension bridges

Reginald Coates – British civil engineer and academic

John Coode – English engineer, notable for work on Portland Harbour

Henry Cronin – British civil engineer

William Cubitt – English engineer in 19th century.

Jonathan Davidson – British civil engineer

Sydney Donkin – British civil, mechanical and electrical engineer

Francis Drake

Thomas Dadford Junior — canals

Robert Elliott-Cooper – British civil engineer

William Henry Ellis – British civil engineer and steel maker

Joshua Field – telegraph cables, sewerage

Maurice Fitzmaurice – Irish bridge, dam and tunnel engineer

Ken Fleming – Northern Irish civil engineer and piling and foundations specialist

Sanford Fleming – railroads, time zone

Sir John Fowler – bridges

Sir Charles Fox – British railway engineer

Charles Douglas Fox – British railway engineer

Thomas Pierson Frank – British civil engineer

Ralph Freeman – English bridge and highways engineer

Buckminster Fuller

Angus Fulton – British civil engineer

William George Nicholson Geddes – Scottish engineer

Alexander Gibb – Scottish railway and military engineer

Alfred Giles – British civil engineer

William Glanville – British highways engineer

Charles Hutton Gregory – railways,

William Grierson – British railway engineer

John Griffith – Irish engineer

Sir William Halcrow – tunnels

Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover – Big Ben

Archibald Milne Hamilton – Callender-Hamilton Bridge and Hamilton Road in Kurdistan

Dr Edmund Hambly – British structural engineer

Sir William Gordon Harris – British docks and roads engineer

Thomas Elliott Harrison – British railway and bridge engineer

Arthur Hartley – British oil engineer

Sir John Hawkshaw – British railway and harbour engineer

John Clarke Hawkshaw – British engineer, son of the above

Thomas Hawksley – English engineer noted for his work on water supplies

Charles Hawksley – Son of the above, also a water engineer

Harrison Hayter – British railway and harbour engineer

Brodie Henderson – British railway engineer

Hugh Henshall – British canal engineer and student of James Brindley

Roger Hetherington – British civil engineer

Roger Gaskell Hetherington – British Ministry of Health civil engineer

Clement Hindley – British railway engineer

George Humphreys – British civil engineer

James Charles Inglis, British engineer

John Holmes Jellett – docks and harbours

John B. Jervis – canals and railroads

William Jessop – canals

Albert Mussey Johnson – helped design Scotty’s Castle.

Theodore Judah – railroads

Edward Judge – bridges

Alexander Kennedy – British maritime and electrical engineer and academic

Kirby Laing – former chairman of John Laing plc

Anthony George Lyster – British docks engineer

John MacAdam – roads

Sir John MacNeill – railways

William Mahone – plank road, railways

Robert Manning – Open channel flow

James Mansergh – English railway, water supply and sewage engineer

William Marriott – English railway engineer

William Matthews – British harbour engineer

William Maw – British railway engineer

Sir Henry Maybury – British railway and highways engineer

John Robinson McClean – British engineer, railways, water supply

Conde McCullough – bridges

Scott McMorrow – playwright, poet, and engineer

John Miller (engineer), 19th century Edinburgh-based railway engineer (Grainger & Miller)

Guilford Lindsey Molesworth – English railway engineer

General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD – bridges and precast concrete (also Commander of the Australian Corps in World War I)

Charles Langbridge Morgan – British civil engineer

James Morgan – Regent’s Canal

Basil Mott – mines, tunnels, bridges

Sir Alan Muir Wood – British tunnelling engineer

Benjamin Outram – canals

William N. Page – railways, mining

Frederick Palmer – Dockyards

William Barclay Parsons

Thomas Paton – British dam engineer

Allan Quartermaine – British civil engineer

Robert Rawlinson – English canal engineer and sanitarian

Richard Redmayne – British mining and civil engineer

Vernon Robertson – British civil engineer

Alexander Ross (engineer) – Scottish railway engineer

Leopold Halliday Savile – British reservoir engineer

Robert Stephenson – railways

Robert Stevenson – lighthouses

John Edward Thornycroft – British ship builder and president of the Institution of Civil Engineers

Ernest Crosbie Trench – British railway engineer

William Unwin – British civil and materials engineer

Charles Blacker Vignoles – British railway engineer

James Walker

William Kelly Wallace – Irish railway engineer

André Waterkeyn designed the Atomium

John Duncan Watson – British sewage treatment engineer

David Mowat Watson – British civil engineer

Francis Wentworth-Shields – British civil engineer

William Henry White – British engineer and chief constructor of the Admiralty

William Willcocks – British irrigation engineer served in India and Egypt

Edward Leader Williams – canals, bridges

George Ambler Wilson – British port engineer

Norman D. Wilson – mass transit

John Wolfe-Barry

A. Baldwin Wood – pumps

Edward Woods – British railway engineer

William Barton Worthington – British railway engineer

Robert Wynne-Edwards – British tunnel and pipeline engineer

Andrew Yarranton – English navigation engineer

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Creating effective Web designs through the use of Grids

Creating effective Web designs through the use of Grids

Mathematics is often closely related to the arts. Unfortunately many people are under the impression that structure and method will limit creative expression when in reality the two often compliment one another.

In Web Design, mathematical principles such as grids can aid the designer during the creative process. Using grids for arranging layout types and structuring content is a well-known method that is gaining popularity in the field of web design.
Intentional design plays an important role in Web Development and in this article we look at the benefits of grid systems and the effective use there-of in design.

What is a grid?
In basic terms, the grid is a system used for aligning visual objects on a framework of regularly spaced vertical and horizontal lines. Grids enable designers to find an initial visual platform for the layout and design of graphical elements on a page.

Using grids in Web Design:
In web design, functionality and aesthetics go hand-in-hand. One of the advantages of using a Grid-system during the design process is that it creates visual balance, enhancing the overall appeal of your site.
As with any other art form, mastering the usage of the Grid is something that requires both time and practice.

The benefits of grid-based Web Design:
Grids are useful for rationalising nonsensical visual content and if used properly it can enhance site-usability and impact. If the appearance of your website is accessible and appealing to online users, very little will prevent them from using your website as a platform for decision-making. Listed below are some of the benefits related to the use of grid design:
•    Using grids will help you to think relational about the different elements on your page.
•    It introduces systematic thinking into the creative process.
•    Grids will prevent you from isolating elements in your design –forcing you to come up with a solution that will work as whole.  
•    The grid functions as a valuable reference point from where you can exercise better control over your design as a whole.

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Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery is hallowed ground. Walking the hills takes energy, but not as much as those who lie under its earth. The METRO drops you off at the entrance. From there it is a walk uphill to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The changing of the guard occurs every half hour and is a ritual not to be missed. The ritual reminds the visitor of all of the men and women who have given their lives for our freedom.

On the way are the graves of Joe Lewis, Chappie James, and William Byrd.

Behind the tomb and amphitheater are the tributes to the Challenger victims and the soldiers who gave their lives for the Iran hostages.

Up the road is the home of Robert E. Lee. Marrying into the family of Mary Anne Randolph Custis, the grand niece of George Washington, the home is more an memorial to Washington and the Custis family, than to Lee. Here, overlooking the Capital he so loved, he was torn between upholding his commission with the Union Army or taking up his sword in honor of his homeland, the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The Lees had a rich history in the cousinage of the Commonwealth and it was for homeland and family that he chose. Naturally the Union confiscated his land and began using it as a cemetery. When the war was over he complained that the graves were too close to the house and helped in the placement of them.

Directly below Arlington House is directly above the eternal flame at the gravesite of JFKennedy . Jackie and two of their children are buried with him. A short distance from there is his brother, Robert. The atmosphere of the cemetery is that of a pilgrimage to a sacred place. Perhaps, this cemetery is one of the most sacred in this country. The thousands of men and women, buried on these 1,500 acres are a reminder of the blood shed so that we have the rights, which we so dearly love and cherish.

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Dog Vaccinations Defined

Knowing what to vaccinate your dog for and how often to give your dog a vaccination are two very important issues. Regular vaccinations can prevent your dog from contracting many different types of diseases. Vaccinating your dog is a very important part of your total dog health care program. Overall, two of the most important viruses to vaccinate your dog for are parvovirus and distemper.

Most vets agree that it is vital to vaccinate puppies at 6 weeks of age and again at 8, 12, and 16 weeks for Distemper, Canine Infectious Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus, and Coronavirus (DHLPPC). It is also suggested that puppies are vaccinated for rabies at six months of age and then to repeat it annually.

Although your new puppy may squirm or even cry when getting his vaccinations, it is just as important for your dog as it is for your children to receive these “annual shots”. In fact, by keeping up to date on your dog’s vaccinations, you could be saving his life. Basically, dog vaccinations are injections of a small dose of a specific disease, which should prevent your puppy from developing that very disease later in life by creating the necessary antibodies to fight it off.

Some dog owners have concerns whether the repeated dog vaccinations are really necessary and whether they are doing more harm than good. Vaccinations work by stimulating the dog’s immune system, encouraging it to readily produce antibodies to fight against many specific types of bacterias and viruses.

Stimulating the dogs immune system this way does come at a price when the actual introduction of the offending agent in some form to the dog’s system leads to illness. Once vaccinations are given, your dog’s immune system will recognize the presence of a disease and will then create antibodies to fight it off. These antibodies only last from six months to a year, which makes regular vaccinations extremely important for your puppy or dog.

The question on the minds of many pet owners is usually – “is it dangerous to repeatedly vaccinate my dog each year”? Fortunately the experts do agree that the answer to this question is a resounding “no.”

While there are rare cases of dogs that have become very ill or even died as a result of receiving a vaccination, there is no evidence to suggest that this practice poses any real danger generally speaking. Oftentimes, the dogs that are adversely affected to vaccines may have already been sick or have some form of allergy to a specific part of the vaccine.

When using a vaccine that must be mixed first, there are four simple steps to follow. First: mix the vaccine by withdrawing all of the liquid from the one vial and then injecting it iback into the vial containing the dried portion of the vaccine. Remove the syringe, shake the vial to mix up the vaccination, re-insert the needle and then withdraw the entire 1 ml contents of the mixed vaccination.

Two different types of vaccinations exist which are a Killed Vaccine and a Modified Live Vaccine. A Modified Live Vaccine is the live disease being injected, while having been altered by the drug company to be unable to cause the disease it is protecting against. A Killed Vaccine is when the virus itself has been killed before any injection occurs.

Most vaccinations are administered subcutaneously (by injecting the vaccine just under the skin). One of the best areas is located in the shoulder or neck area. Simply lift a tent of skin into a triangle with one hand, and inject the vaccine with the other hand. Note: always use a different sterile needle and syringe for each dog and also for each individual injection, and then dispose of all used needles and syringes in a safe location.

I feel that the best advice I can offer is that dog owners continue vaccinating their dogs according to local laws and the recommendations of their veterinarians. Since the annual vaccines are not seemingly harming dogs in any way, there is no cause for alarm and no harm in continuing the same routine until the veterinary community makes up its mind that a real change is needed in regard to dog vaccinations. In the mean time, a little prevention can go a long way to keep your dog healthy.

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Cancer Issues – Men as Caregivers

Both men and women are called upon to be care givers when loved ones are diagnosed with cancer, and both suffer the same psychological and emotional distress. Both need the embrace of a caring support network. But do both react similarly in similar situations?

When we envision the caregiver of a seriously ill family member we usually conjure up the image of a woman. This is not sexist bias. Both men and women think the same way in this regard. It’s a statistical reality. More women than men are found in the role of caregivers. Why?

In most marriages, the husband is older than his wife. Couple this statistic with the fact that women, on average, live longer than men. It is also statistically true that a man’s working environment is often more physically demanding and inherently dangerous that of women, even when working outside the home. This statistics describe a situation where the probability of accident and the normal ravages of age inflict the husband first, leaving his wife in the role of caretaker. Regarding cancer specifically, statistics infer that men are more likely than women to pursue lifestyle behaviors, such as smoking, misuse of alcohol, and poor diet that place them at greater risk of getting cancer, but statistics is a tricky discipline.

Even though our tendency to envision women as caregivers is supported by statistics that place male caretakers in the minority, it is in reality a sizable minority. Recorded incidences of cancer in women may be slightly lower internationally than that recorded in men, but the numbers are not that far apart. Actual numbers indicate that there a sizeable number of men that find themselves in the role of carer for a spouse or loved one fighting cancer. To what degree they are involved, however, is another matter.

Although employment demographics are now rapidly changing to reflect more equal opportunities for men and women in professional and higher paid employment, men have traditionally provided a larger part of family income. For either man or woman, where income or financial resources are sufficient, the caregiver may continue with a job or career and arrange for third parties to provide the day-to-day care necessary for the loved one. (Interesting to note is that these third parties, whether family members or hired professional caregivers are most often women.)

Others, less fortunate, may need to juggle many balls trying to provide both income and care. In all cases, however, the caregiver will benefit from the emotional support of a network of friends or from outside support groups. The question is, “Is a man as likely as a woman to seek out or accept outside guidance and emotional support as a woman would?”

According to a report from the National Center for Biotechnology Information, funded by the United States National Institute of Health, men, whether they have cancer or are the care giver, are less likely than women to join a live support group. Those that do, both men and women, attend for about one year before leaving the group. Both men and women attend for the same reason: to seek information about the disease, and to compare progress with others.

A recent trend is discussed in a paper by Tamar Ginossar, called Exploring Participation in Cancer-Related Virtual Communities, presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the International Communication Association in New York. Increasing numbers of men and women are using technology and turning to virtual internet-based support groups for emotional and informational support regarding cancer. It is interesting to note that while both sexes exchanged emails to share information about their respective types of cancer, men were less likely to post messages of encouragement and support than women. One can infer from this that men are drawn to virtual support groups to share important information and experience while emotionally isolating themselves from other group members.

Custom, tradition, culture; all have contributed to the go?it?alone, stiff?upper­?lip comportment of many men when facing emotionally difficult challenges, including the impact of caring for a loved one with cancer. Hopefully, as our culture moves more and more toward equality of the sexes in personal, professional, and social relationships, men will find it easier to recognize and accept the intimacy and help that can be received from support groups, as they face the tribulations of caring for a loved one with cancer.

            Caring for a loved one with cancer can be physically and psychologically exhausting. Sharing concerns and frustrations with others in an understanding support group of similar cancer hosts and caregivers can help markedly. Women seem to gravitate naturally to this type of support; men are more reluctant. It is important for all caregivers, men and women, to seek out and accept the help of a support network.

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Monoclonal Antibody Production And Classification

When antibodies are derived from a direct immune response they are heterogeneous. This means that B-lymphocytes derived from common stem cells differentiate into many different cell lines, each producing immunoglobulins to a particular epitope on the immunogen. The serum from an immunised animal will contain numerous epitope-specific antibody clones (hence it is polyclonal) which may comprise several Ig classes and subclasses. Conjugated polyclonal antibodies make useful secondary immunoglobulins in IHC assays.

A cell line derived from a specific B-cell clone produces monoclonal antibodies, of which  there are thousands on our antibody database. However, B-cells isolated from a heterogeneous serum population cannot be cultured in useful amounts. Thus we use hybridoma technology, the established method of producing monoclonal immunoglobulins since 1975. Isolated B-lymphocytes from immunised mice are fused with murine myeloma cells. This creates immortal monoclonal hybrid cell lines specific to known epitopes. The hybridomas can be stored, and then recultured to keep producing more monoclonal cells. Culture may be in vitro, or in vivo via injection into the mouse peritoneal cavity. The cells are harvested from the ascitic fluid resulting from this.

Monoclonal antibodies are widely used as primary immunoglobulins where specificity to a single epitope is required over an extended period of time. Following culture, they are characterised to assess their titre, their class and subclass. Ab titre is the dilution factor necessary to get a signal in a given immunoassay, for example Western blot or ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay).

Because each Ig class and subclass has specific characteristics, class determination is important to determine purification and modification procedures. For example, protein A is widely used for affinity purification of mouse IgG. However, it has a low affinity for the subclass IgG1, and so purification of this subclass should be carried out using protein G.
We at Novus Biologicals have a wide range of isotyping and purification protocols, giving us a full and comprehensive antibody database covering all the latest advances in protein biology.

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