During the course of a recent experiment which large quantities of bacteriophage required, screw-capped bottles were used for filling and distribution. As these bottles na proved very satisfactory and the method of n ing is simple and inexpensive a short descrip^1 is given below. ^ Bottles of required size with well-fitting scre caps and of suitable glass are selected. For 0 purpose we used one...

The concentrations of caffeine and theobromine were determined using the method of external standards and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). House brews from Atomic Coffee, Babs, Coffee Stop (Caribou Coffee), Dunn Bros., Concordia’s Maize (Minnesota Mudd and Nicaraguan), Moxie Java, and Starbucks were collected and analyzed. Dunn Bros. reported the highest amount of caffeine per oun...

fields (EMF) in the living environment and their effects on the health and welfare of humans and animals. Editor is Don Hillman Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Animal Science, with help from his wife Mary, MS, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Member of The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, and The American Dairy Science Association. Telephone (517) 351-9561. Medic...

OBJECTIVE Beverage taxes came into light with increasing concerns about obesity, particularly among youth. Sugar-sweetened beverages have become a target of anti-obesity initiatives with increasing evidence of their link to obesity. Our paper offers a method for estimating revenues from an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages that governments of various levels could direct towards obesity pr...

The present study examines the direct effects of television commercials advertising soda on actual sugar-sweetened soda consumption among young women. An experimental-observational study design was used, in which 51 female students (ages 18-29) were exposed to a 35-min movie clip, interrupted by two commercial breaks consisting of soda or water commercials. Their actual soda consumption while w...