Oil-wells Blocked to Prevent War Damage

Soybean oil fat emulsion to prevent TPN-induced liver damage: possible molecular mechanisms and clinical implications.

Long-term total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is known to be associated with cholestasis and hepatic steatosis, which can be lethal in infants who cannot be fed orally. The present review focuses on the metabolic complications in the liver that may occur due to the excessive administration of fat-free TPN. We have recently developed an infant rat model of hepatic dysfunction and steatosis induced ...

The integrity of oil and gas wells.

Public concerns about oil and natural gas extraction these days inevitably turn to hydraulic fracturing, where millions of gallons of water, sand, and chemicals are pumped underground at high pressures to crack open rocks. Hydraulic fracturing often occurs a mile or more down, far from the water we drink or the air we breathe. The focus for safety and environmental stewardship should often be s...

Oil and Gas Wells in Michigan

Opting Out of War: Strategies to Prevent Violent Conflict

Can international public health law help to prevent war?

Editor – The December 2002 issue invites debate on international law. As noted by Aginam (1), states generally comply with a law or a convention if they see it as being in their interests, however that may be interpreted. That the reverse is true is illustrated vividly by US positions on the Kyoto Accord, the International Court of Justice, and the use of a veto to block relaxation of patent la...