November is American Diabetes Month.
November is American Diabetes Month, a time to communicate the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of diabetes prevention and control.
For years, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has used this month as an opportunity to raise awareness of the disease and its serious complications.
The ADA is at the forefront of the fight to prevent, treat, and cure diabetes. The ADA provides education, promotes awareness, advocates
on behalf of diabetes patients, and are the authoritative source on diabetes in the U.S.
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LifeScience Moment: The Environmental Protection Agency required the phase-out of lead in gasoline.
On Nov. 28, 1973 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Russell E. Train
announced the promulgation of final regulations to protect public health by reducing the
amount of lead in all grades of gasoline. The EPA was established by President Richard Nixon on
Dec. 2, 1970.
According to EPA, a significant portion of the urban population, particularly children
were over-exposed to lead through a combination of sources including food, water,
air, leaded paint, and dust. The total amount of lead used in gasoline amounted to
well over 200,000 tons a year.
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Where do we come from?
Explore the genealogy of life science companies through one-of-a-kind posters!
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It's a Small World
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Anthrax Bacteria Colonies
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Science Quote
"Science cannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame the debates about those conflicts."
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Heinz Pagels, Physicist, science writer
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(1939-1988)
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Info.Resource, owner and publisher of Michigan LifeScience.com and the upcoming LifeScienceHistory.com, want
to thank all of the front line workers who have supported us during the COVID-19 Pandemic, an historical crisis not
experienced since the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19.
