Modern high-velocity projectiles produce temporary cavities and can thus cause extensive tissue destruction along the bullet path. It is still unclear whether gelatin blocks, which are used as a well-accepted tissue simulant, allow the effects of projectiles to be adequately investigated and how these effects are influenced by caliber size.

Method

Barium titanate particles were distributed throughout a test chamber for an assessment of wound contamination. We fired .22-caliber Magnum bullets first into gelatin blocks and then into porcine hind limbs placed behind the chamber. Two other types of bullets (.222-caliber bullets and 6.5x57mm cartridges) were then shot into porcine hind limbs.

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Oral birch allergy syndrome is an extreme and severe allergic reaction to some common foods such as apples (Eflon/Flickr)

For most of us, having to be careful about what we eat might just mean eating more greens—or trying to avoid sugary drinks. But for Glaswegian Katy Levine, living in London with her two young children, who all suffer from various food allergies, being careful about food has become a way of life through necessity. Eating the wrong foods might well result in an Epi-pen (auto injector for sever reactions) being used, an ambulance called, and a trip to the hospital. 

Katy suffers from oral birch allergy syndrome. Th

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The March Baby as Art workshops were a great success! B

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St. Johns Wort: While St. Johns Wort is considered an effective herb against depression, there is little research on how it affects pregnant women. As such, it should be avoided.

Pennyroyal: While pennyroyal has numerous internal as well as topical uses, including use as an effective flea bath for pets, women who drink pennyroyal tea while pregnant can miscarry. Do not use the herb orally or topically.

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Researchers at Stony Brook University in New York have developed a breath analyzing device that can quickly identify a number of disease marker gases that could be signs of an underlying problem.  The technology utilizes single crystal nanowires that are created by electrospinning.  The configuration of metal and oxygen atoms in the nanowires defines which molecules are captured by the chip.

Heres a video report from the National Science Foundation about the research:

About Courtney Kirkland Photography & Design Courtney Kirkland Photography & Design started out under another name and then evolved into what it is now. Its not quite as original as I had hoped, but since Im running two different businesses with two different target groups, I thought that having something simple would be sufficient! I started doing photography in 2010 and officially launched my Graphic Design Business in March 2011. What inspired you to open both businesses? Ive always been interested in both Photography and Graphic Design.

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Some mothers experience severe nausea and vomiting, and vomiting can cause extreme fluid loss and sudden weight loss, to the extent that hospitalization may be necessary. Read full article…

A CBS Money Watch story by Robert Pagliarini called “7 Deadly Words You Should Never Use If You Want a Better Life” prompted me to think about HR professionals and how the words they choose can land them in a place of no return—Doomland, I like to call it. I’ve

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But while many scientists tackle that important work, UC-run programs — funded by donations from California taxpayers — are making sure that cancer research involves and informs the community, especially groups vulnerable to a hard-hitting disease that won’t quickly go away.

Yearly contributions from tax filers — many in modest dollar amounts — benefit the UC-administered Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) and the California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP).

Last year, more than 31,000 people checked at the end of their state income tax forms and donated an average of nearly $14 to the California Cancer Research Fund. Those con

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Mandarin Oriental, Miami is situated on prestigious Brickell Key, complete with their own private beach. Its ideal location is just a leisurely stroll across the bridge to the Brickell financial district. Take in views of the still waters of Biscayne Bay and Miami’s striking city skyline.

Easy access to Miami’s downtown commercial districts, South Beach, Bayside, Coconut Grove and Key Biscayne.

GETTING THERE

The Mandarin Oriental, Miami is 20 minutes by car from Miami International Airport and 35 minutes by car from Fort Lauderdale International Airport

ACCOMMODATION

All 326 rooms have private balconies with bay views (Biscayne Bay, the Atlantic Ocean and Miami skyline). The

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Background

Accidental or intentional subcutaneous and/or intramuscular injection of metallic mercury is an uncommon form of poisoning. Although it does not carry the same risk as mercury vapour inhalation, it may cause destructive early and late reactions.

Case presentation

Herein we present the case of a 29-year-old male patient who developed an obsessive-compulsive disorder causing auto-aggressive behaviour with injection of elemental mercury and several other foreign bodies into the soft tissues around the left knee about 15 years before initial presentation. For clinical examination X-rays and a CT-scan of the affected area were performed.

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Tell us about Noms by Nikki I opened Noms by Nikki, a custom dessert business, in May 2011. I specialize in custom cakes, cake pops and cookies but I can make anything! I even have my first wedding cake coming up in April. I love internet memes, the ICanHasCheezburger Cats in particular, hence the name! (Nom is an expression of eating, or sound thereof).

What inspired you to open your business? I was laid off from my job of 6+ years at AOL after returning from maternity leave and I had a few months to think about what I wanted to do with my life.

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Squash is one of the five major vegetables that help the skin maintain a youthful appearance. (Cat Rooney/The Epoch Times)

Most people know that there are lots of delicious vegetables that are good for health. It’s less well-known that some vegetables can also help us stay young.

Brussels Sprouts. This vegetable is known for its cancer- and cholesterol-fighting properties. B

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Just sharing a few favorites from last month from a mix of portrait sessions and workshop models.

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On December 1^st 2011 (the 24^th observation of World AIDS Day) the Hershey Trust’s Milton Hershey School was sued in federal court for rejecting an otherwise qualified 13-year-old boy due to his HIV-positive status; today—almost 22 years after her own son died—White Ginder believes the Hershey School situation offers, “…an opportunity to educate Hershey to do the right thing and lead by example.”

Jeanne White Ginder, the mother of the late Ryan White, the American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana who, in the mid-1980s, was expelled from his Indiana middle school because he was HIV-positive, is speaking out today against a present day case of HIV/AIDS discrimination by school administrators at Pennsylvania’s prestigious Milton Hershey School—discrimination that bears a striking resemblance to the ordeal that her own son and family had to endure 27 years ago.

On December 1^st 2011 (the 24^th observation of World AIDS Day) the Hershey Trust’s Milton Hershey School was sued in federal court for rejecting an otherwise qualified 13-year-old boy due to his HIV-positive status misguidedly calling him a “direct threat to the health and safety of others.”

Today—almost 22 years after her own son died of AIDS-related complications—White Ginder believes the Hershey School situation offers an important opportunity to speak out against such discrimination and to educate Hershey and the community-at-large about the wrongheadedness of such prejudice.

“This April 8^th—Easter Sunday—will mark twenty-two years since my son Ryan passed away after his truly courageous battle with AIDS—and our family’s battle with the discrimination, fear-mongering and misinformation it fostered in Indiana and across America back in the earliest days of the epidemic,” said Jean White Ginder in a statement from Florida, where she now lives. “The news that in this day and age, the M

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