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If you choose to follow any links to the complete text of articles listed below, you will be leaving the Strategian Web site. If you wish to return to this page from the Web page you are sent to, please use the Back option of your browser. Ron Cowen Found: Primordial Water -- A Meteorite's Salty Tale. (... a meteorite that landed in Monahans, Texas USA in 1998 has been found to contain water that may date from the formation of our solar system some 4.6 billion years ago. The appearance of water of this age in this particular kind of meteorite leads to speculation that if water was as common in the solar system [as implied] by these findings, then that would suggest that there were many environments in the solar system where the conditions were right for the development of life--a quote from Robert J. Bodnar contained in the text of the article on the Science News Web site; please see the bibliography of this article) Science News Volume 156, Number 18 (October 30, 1999): 284. **The complete text of this article is currently available through the Web site of Science News** Johanna M. Geleijnse, Lenore J. Launer, Albert Hofman, Huibert A. P. Pols, and Jacqueline C. M. Witteman Tea Flavonoids May Protect Against Atherosclerosis: The Rotterdam Study. (... a study of 3,454 men and women 55 years of age and older showed that the chances of developing severe aortic atherosclerosis decreased with the amount of tea consumed by the individual. For instance, those individuals who drank more than 4 cups of tea per day had a lower risk of developing severe aortic atherosclerosis than those individuals who consumed 1-2 cups per day. Tea is the main supplier of flavonoids to the diets of individuals living in the Western world, and past studies have indicated that flavonoids acquired through a person's diet have a positive effect in helping to prevent heart disease. This study also showed that this beneficial effect of drinking tea in relation to cardiovascular disease seemed to be stronger in women than in men) Archives of Internal Medicine Volume 159, Number 18 (October 11, 1999): 2170-2174. **An abstract of this article is currently available through the Web site of Archives of Internal Medicine** Kaumudi J. Joshipura, Alberto Ascherio, JoAnn E. Manson, Meir J. Stampfer, Eric B. Rimm, Frank E. Speizer, Charles H. Hennekens, Donna Spiegelman, and Walter C. Willett Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Relation to Risk of Ischemic Stroke. (... a very large prospective study involving over 114,000 men and women who were followed for 8 and 14 years, respectively, until 1994. All of the subjects were free of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes at the outset of the study. A total of 570 of the subjects had an ischemic stroke during the years of follow-up. After taking into account the standard risk factors for heart and cardiovascular disease, it was determined that adding an increment of 1 serving per day of fruits or vegetables [to the diet] was associated with a 6% lower risk of ischemic stroke and that cruciferous vegetables, green leafy vegetables, citrus fruit including juice, and citrus fruit juice contributed most to the apparent protective effect of total fruits and vegetables. In contrast, the consumption of legumes or potatoes was not associated with lower ischemic stroke risk--from the abstract on the JAMA--The Journal of the American Medical Association Web site) JAMA--The Journal of the American Medical Association Volume 282, Number 13 (October 6, 1999): 1233-1239. **An abstract of this article is currently available through the Web site of JAMA--The Journal of the American Medical Association** Carola Hanisch Powering Tomorrow's Cars. (... a review of the progress being made in developing cars, buses, and other vehicles that are powered by fuel cells running on hydrogen or methanol. Fuel cell cars--produced by such companies as DaimlerChrysler, GM [General Motors], and Toyota--may be on the market by 2003 or 2004) Environmental Science & Technology Volume 33, Number 21 (November 1, 1999): 458 A-462 A. **The complete text of this article is currently available through the Web site of Environmental Science & Technology** How to find the above journals, magazines, and other publications? See Step 3: Locate of the Information Strategy for details. Questions about any or all of the above? Please let me know. |
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