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| Growing
A Productive Small Garden |
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Vitamins Could Help Prevent
Alzheimer's Disease |
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| Consumers
Get Help Managing Credit |
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| Upgrading
The Nation's Food Safety |
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| Office
Machines Could Make People Sick |
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| Growing
A Productive Small Garden |
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When it comes to home gardens,
big isn't always best. |
Many people feel lots of
land is required to grow a successful garden. But Mike Isbell,
a county extension agent in Heard County says small gardens
can be quite productive. He adds small gardens also have several
advantages. "If you have small gardens and you do some advanced
planning, you can plant only those vegetables that you actually
like and then you can put plants in early and when those plants
start fading away you tear those out and put something else
in right away so that way your kind of double cropping and making
full use of the available space that you do have." Mike Isbell
with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
who adds you can grow fresh vegetables if you have a narrow
fence line, a driveway border, or a tiny piece of land. When
you make the decision to grow a small garden, make sure the
site receives plenty of sunlight, and is near a water source
that can provide those plants plenty of moisture. Collect soil
samples from the sight, so you will know what fertilizer products
to apply, when you begin preparing the site. John Harrell, University
of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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| Vitamins
Could Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease |
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Vitamins could be an important
weapon in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. |
The incidence of Alzheimer's
disease is increasing, as the population lives longer. The disease
results in a gradual loss of brain cells, causing problems with
memory and thinking skills. Recent studies have indicated taking
vitamin C and vitamin E supplements in combination may help
prevent Alzheimer's disease. Janine Freeman, a nutrition specialist
with the University of Georgia Extension Service says these
antioxidant vitamins knock out damaging substances in the brain.
"Well vitamin E and vitamin C both are antioxidant vitamin which
are known to absorb substances that cause damage in our bodies
know as free radicals, well free radicals in the brain are thought
to injure the brain cells. So it's felt by taking these vitamin
E and vitamin C supplements in combination may help prevent
Alzheimer's disease." Janine Freeman with the College of Family
and Consumer Sciences. Despite results from this study, more
formal trials are needed that compare groups taking a specified
amount of vitamin supplements with another group not taking
vitamin supplements to learn more about the significance of
these vitamin supplements in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.
John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Consumers
Get Help Managing Credit |
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A recent act that became law
should help consumers manage their credit. |
The Fair and Accurate Credit
Transactions Act of 2003 was signed into law by President Bush
this past December. Michael Rupured, a financial management
specialist with the University of Georgia Extension Service
says the new law allows consumers to request a fraud alert on
accounts, to reduce identity theft. "What you'll be able to
do with this is that you'll be able to request a fraud alert
which will last for ninety days and it's a red flag on your
account, they're going to scrutinize any activity. And then
if you are the victim of identity theft you can get that fraud
alert extended for a period of seven years that will be a red
flag that any credit activity will be highly scrutinized." Michael
Rupured with the College of Family and Consumer Sciences. The
new law also provides a one call system, for consumers to receive
advice and protect their credit rating if they suspect they
are victims of identity theft. John Harrell, University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting
from Tifton. |
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| Upgrading
The Nation's Food Safety |
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Several new proposals are being
studied to upgrade food safety. |
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention estimate that each year food borne illnesses
make 76 million Americans sick, put more than 300,000 in hospitals,
and kill 5,000. Mike Doyle, director for Food Safety at the
University of Georgia says it's important to hit bacteria that
cause food borne illnesses early, before they have a chance
to make their way into the food system and make people sick.
"Come from animals on the farm and ultimately get into food.
And so what we're finding is that in order to have a major impact
on reducing the incidences of food borne illnesses, we have
to go back to the farm and do what we can to reduce or control
these harmful bacteria in animals." Mike Doyle with the College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The research recommends
keeping pathogens that cause food borne illnesses out of cattle
and other farm animals . This will protect the supply of certain
meat products, and protect water, farms, and produce. John Harrell,
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Office
Machines Could Make People Sick |
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Some wonders of modern technology
most of us depend on at the office could make some people sick. |
Most of us take it for
granted how much we depend on laser printers, fax machines,
and copy machines. But a housing and environment specialist
with the University of Georgia Extension Service says these
modern marvels could make certain people sick, because they
create ozone. He adds the ozone produced by office machines
is below levels required by law. However, even small amounts
of ozone will cause some people to feel very bad. "Is when people
who are already sensitive, that suffer from severe allergies
that may be immune compromised, their bodies may react more
aggressively to the presence of ozone." That was Jorge Atiles
with the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, who adds older
office equipment, as well as the newest on the market could
produce ozone. To prevent health problems in the workplace,
office equipment should be maintained on a regular basis. Have
ozone filters changed as specified in the operator's manual.
Also, make sure the fan discharge ports are not directed toward
employees, and ventilation is adequate around these office machines.
John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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