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Category Archives: Water
You’ll never think of humidity the same way again
The next wars will be about water and not oil. Because potable water is becoming as short in supply as any of our precious metals. It’s an issue in the Middle East. It’s an issue in Africa. It’s an issue … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Technology, Water
Tagged alternative energy, Drinking water, Wind turbine
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If we don’t stop these practices, we won’t have viable antibiotics
We have a real problem. Our antibiotics are becoming less effective against microbes. The reason is simple- the bacteria (to paraphrase from the King and I) have become accustomed to your face- they have begun mutating to make themselves invulnerable … Continue reading
Posted in Medicine, Water
Tagged Antibacterial, Antibiotic resistance, antibiotics, cephalosporins, FDA, Food and Drug Administration
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Ascorbic Acid IS a most useful chemical (that’s Vitamin C for the non-scientists)
Yes, Vitamin C does work. It is useful for cancer, it is useful to preclude hemolysis in dialysis- and that same factor is critical for sepsis treatment. Continue reading
Bicarbonate Dialysis is better (Dialysis, part 3)
Just because a product was good under one set of circumstances, does not mean it does not need improvement. When dialysis was inefficient, acetate-bufered dialysate afforded an easy means to provide dialysis therapy. As treatments got more efficient (shorter), the more physiologic bicarbonate dialysate was needed. Ascorbic acid was also used (on occasion) to preclude chlorine-based hemolysis. Continue reading
Cement- a major source of carbon dioxide emissions and water usage- redefined
Many of you know that MIT is one of my almae matres. I chose it both due to a personal reason (my ex-wife was accepted to BU) and because it was the antithesis of my undergraduate haunts. Brooklyn Poly basically … Continue reading
