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Scientists Study Female Mosquitoes |
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Mothers Help Daughters
By Drinking Milk |
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| Prescription
Drugs In Georgia Rivers |
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| Unmarried
Women Birth Rate Increases |
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| Lightning
A Danger Often Overlooked |
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| College
Scientists Study Female Mosquitoes |
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Learning more about female
mosquitoes may help college scientists find a more effective
way to control these pests. |
Several million people
around the world are infected with nematodes, malaria, and virus'
that are carried by mosquitoes. These parasites develop and
divide only in female mosquitoes, and blood from humans is needed
for eggs to mature in the mosquitoes. Scientists with the University
of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
are focusing their research on reproduction in female mosquitoes,
and the interaction between mosquitoes and their parasites.
"What we do is try to identify the hormones that are released
after a mosquito takes a blood meal and those hormones then
do different things to tissues in the female and ultimately
two to three days later the female is ready to lay her eggs.'
That was Mark Brown with the College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences. A lot more research will be needed before a new control
technique can be tested. The university scientist goes on to
say the research is aimed more at birth control in females,
which will not eliminate the mosquito problem, but reduce deadly
diseases carried by these insect pests. John Harrell, University
of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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| Mothers
Help Daughters By Drinking Milk |
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Mothers can help their young
daughters by drinking milk. |
We know young children
pick up habits by watching the action of their parents. A recent
study has shown young daughters of mothers that drink a lot
of milk will also drink more milk. Marilyn Wright, a Nutrition
Specialist with the University of Georgia Extension Service
says the habit of drinking more milk will stay with them even
when they become adults. "Number of these food habits continue
on into adulthood, so the more healthy habits you show your
children, the more healthier their habits will be, likely when
they're adults." Marilyn Wright with the College of Family and
Consumer Sciences , who adds both mothers and daughters who
drank more milk had higher calcium intakes, an important factor
in developing strong bones. Both children and adults with strong
bones are less likely to have problems with the crippling bone
disease osteoporosis. John Harrell, University of Georgia College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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Drugs In Georgia Rivers |
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College scientists are conducting
tests to find out if Georgia's rivers have a drug problem. |
The use of prescription
drugs is on the rise in Georgia and the U.S. Because of this
Scientists with the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences are concerned about prescription
drugs making their way into rivers, and possibly the drinking
water of some people. Marsha Black, a Scientist at the University
of Georgia says these drugs could make it into rivers and streams
after treatment in wastewater facilities. "So these things hit
the sanitary sewer system, they go to the wastewater treatment
plant, and if the wastewater treatment plant does not remove
them then they have the potential to be released into the environment."
Marsha Black with the College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences.. The research will be conducted over the next three
years in a river watershed in North Georgia. The university
scientist adds the study may show these drugs degrade quickly
in the environment and should be of no concern. Or it may indicate
there is a public safety issue in the state that needs to be
looked at further and addressed. John Harrell, University of
Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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| Unmarried
Women Birth Rates Increase |
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Birth rates continue to increase
among unmarried women. |
Since 1991 we've heard
a lot of positive reports about the declining birth rate among
unmarried teens. But the whole picture is not being reported,
because the birth rate for unmarried women in their twenties
increased during the nineties. Libby Jackson, a Grant Coordinator
with the University of Georgia Extension Service says this presents
a lot of problems for the unmarried women, and the children
once they are born. "And births to unmarried women increase
the risk of dependency on welfare and poor development in children
because they might not be able to afford quality daycare or
enrichment activities and anything extra besides just struggling
for daily living." Libby Jackson with the College of Family
and Consumer Sciences, who adds many births occur to unmarried
women who are cohabiting with the father of the child rather
than getting married. The university scientist goes on to say
more research needs to be done on these couples, and their children's
well being. John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Lightning
A Danger Often Overlooked |
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As the weather warms into spring
and summer, the atmosphere gets charged up. |
During the spring and summer
months, Georgia will experience numerous thunderstorms, with
a lot of dangerous cloud to ground lightning. In the United
States, lightning kills more people than hurricanes or tornadoes.
Pam Knox, the Assistant State Climatologist at the University
of Georgia says lightning sometimes strikes without warning.
"It's important to really keep an eye on the sky when you're
outside because you could be hit by the first lightning stroke
out of the cloud, you're not always going to have the warning
of having thunder, lightning in the area." Pam Knox with the
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. If you're
outside and hear thunder within thirty seconds of a lightning
flash, get moving and seek shelter, especially if you're on
a golf course. When the thunderstorm begins winding down, and
you see the last flash of lightning, wait thirty minutes before
going outside. John Harrell, University of Georgia College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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