Review of: Frank Pearce & Steve Tombs, Toxic Capitalism: Corporate Crime and the Chemical Industry (Dartmouth Publishing Co. 1998)

Review of the Book: Frank Pearce & Steve Tombs, Toxic Capitalism: Corporate Crime and the Chemical Industry (Dartmouth Publishing Co. 1998). Conclusions, notes, introduction, preface ISBN 1-85521-950-6 [372 pp. Hardbound $72.00 Old Post Road, Brookfield, VT 05036.

Broad-Spectrum Drugs Against Viral Agents

Development of antivirals has focused primarily on vaccines and on treatments for specific viral agents. Although effective, these approaches may be limited in situations where the etiologic agent is unknown or when the target virus has undergone mutation, recombination or reassortment. Augmentation of the innate immune response may be an effective alternative for disease amelioration. Nonspecific, broad-spectrum immune responses can be induced by double-stranded (ds)RNAs such as poly (ICLC), or oligonucleotides (ODNs) containing unmethylated deocycytidyl-deoxyguanosinyl (CpG) motifs. These may offer protection against various bacterial and viral pathogens regardless of their genetic makeup, zoonotic origin or drug resistance

Alheli: A short feature about a florist\u27s longing for her parents\u27 appreciation

Alheli is a 15-20 minute short film about a young woman\u27s yearning for appreciation. The story revolves around Issa Flores, who has been struggling to gain recognition from her parents ever since she was child. Fast Forward to 10 years later, Issa\u27s parents have died and now she is left with a run-down flower shop and the decision to either close it down or keep the dreams of her parents alive. Throughout her last day, Issa encounters three customers who teaches her that love, much like flowers takes on different forms