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		<title>IOBB.org &#8211; Biotechnology &amp; Bioengineering</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Organisation for Biotechnology and Bioengineering IOBB.

It organizes activities to encourage exchange of experiences and encourages partnerships between IOBB members and other organizations to develop and implement projects. IOBB is not a funding agency.
The objective of IOBB is to foster the advancement and exploitation of biotechnology and bioengineering for the benefit of mankind through:
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>International Organisation for Biotechnology and Bioengineering IOBB.</strong></em></p>
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<p>It organizes activities to encourage exchange of experiences and encourages partnerships between <strong>IOBB</strong> members and other organizations to develop and implement projects. IOBB is not a funding agency.</p>
<p><strong>The objective of IOBB is to foster the advancement and exploitation of biotechnology and bioengineering for the benefit of mankind through:</strong></p>
<p>- enhancing interactions between laboratories, institutes, commercial enterprises and individuals working in the area of plant, mammalian and microbial cell cultivation and processing throughout the world and especially in the developing countries;</p>
<p>- fostering the development in the use of biological materials for industrial purposes and the preservation of the ecological environment;</p>
<p>- fostering training courses, fellowships and cooperative research programmes amongst its members, in particular between members from the developed and developing countries;</p>
<p>- arranging meetings, symposia, and seminars to ensure the dissemination of new or pertinent knowledge in the above fields;</p>
<p>- organising international training programmes for scientists, technologists and engineers of all nations interested in the application of biological materials for commercial use and the preservation of our environment;</p>
<p>- close cooperation with UNESCO, MIRCENs, WFCC, UNEP, UNIDO, UNU, COBIOTECH and other international and national organisations in the above field;</p>
<p>- maintaining Committees as may be appropriate for international cooperation and agreement</p>
<p>- development of a network of communication, and</p>
<p>- maintaining a regular Newsletter with contributions from the Executive, Committees and Members.</p>
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		<title>All about the American Board of Plastic Surgery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago provides a wide range of cosmetic surgery services, which includes plastic surgery, skin procedures, etc. Cosmetic surgery consists of various factors, and in Chicago, all the details related to the surgery are treated with equal importance.
For a general view, here are a few of the cosmatic surgery services offered in Chicago:

Anti-Aging Procedures
Skin Care Procedure
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Chicago</strong> provides a wide range of cosmetic surgery services, which includes plastic surgery, skin procedures, etc. Cosmetic surgery consists of various factors, and in Chicago, all the details related to the surgery are treated with equal importance.</p>
<p>For a general view, here are a few of the cosmatic surgery services offered in Chicago:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Anti-Aging Procedures</strong></li>
<li>Skin Care Procedure</li>
<li>Patient Education</li>
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<p>Apart from Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas many other places like Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, Houston, St Louis, Orange county also have a wide range of advanced technologies and treatments in csmetic surgery.</p>
<p>Some of the <strong>plastic surgery</strong> procedures carried out in Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, Houston, St Louis and Orange county are as follows:</p>
<ul>
<li>Liposuction</li>
<li>Rhinoplasty</li>
<li>Breast Augmentation</li>
<li>Eyelid Surgery</li>
<li>Facelift</li>
</ul>
<p>The <strong>American Board of Plastic Surgery</strong> specializes in dealing with the scars resulting from fireworks.</p>
<p>The number of people undergoing <strong>plastic surgery</strong> is increasing rapidly, with a corresponding increase in the types of procedures and techniques involved, like botox, facelift, tummy tuck, etc. However, this has also resulted in an increase in marketing various cosmetic surgery procedures through the media, advertisements, the Internet and the like, making it very difficult for prospective patients to distinguish between hype and facts.</p>
<p>Before going in for any procedure, people should get all the current and accurate information, which will help them to differentiate between the promises and the pitfalls. Many websites also deal with the various controversial aspects of cosetic surgery. The aim is to have a realistic and balanced view about it before opting for any procedure.</p>
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		<title>Natural Colon Cleansing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A colon cleanse is the process of cleaning the colon of its built-up fecal matter. According to many sources, most people may have from 5 to as much as 40 lbs of fecal matter residue in their colon. Much of this is probably compacted matter, putrefied proteins, rancid fats, and fermented carbohydrates. According to some [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="left"><a href="http://www.iobbnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/73294359.jpg" title="73294359.jpg"></a>A <strong>colon cleanse</strong> is the process of cleaning the colon of its built-up fecal matter. According to many sources, most people may have from 5 to as much as 40 lbs of fecal matter residue in their colon. Much of this is probably compacted matter, putrefied proteins, rancid fats, and fermented carbohydrates. According to some recent studies, if this accumulation is not eliminated, it can lead to such chronic problems as constipation, bloating, body odor, bad breath, back ache, weight problems, a weak immune system and even, in the ultimate stage, bowel cancer.</p>
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<p>There are ways to <strong>cleanse the colan in a natural way</strong>. One of the natural colon cleansing methods is to change ones diet. Adding larger portions of fresh fruit and steamed vegetables, fiber-rich cereals and bran, can help to eliminate the compacted fecal matter. There are also herbal remedies that claim to achieve natural colon cleansing. Most of these contain psyllium husk. The husk swells in its passage through <strong>the colono</strong> when it comes into contact with water, and hence pushes the compacted matter out and emptying the bowel.</p>
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		<title>Get the Facts about Crack</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Crack”, which is very popular in the United States, is a mixture of cocaine, sodium bicarbonate, and ammonia. Since selling cocaine is outlawed, the term “trafficking” is coined because it refers to all activities from coca leaf cultivation to the consumption of crack. In fact, there are a numbers of middlemen involved before cocaine reaches [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>“Crack”,</strong> which is very popular in the United States, is a mixture of cocaine, sodium bicarbonate, and ammonia. Since selling cocaine is outlawed, the term <strong>“trafficking”</strong> is coined because it refers to all activities from coca leaf cultivation to the consumption of crack. In fact, there are a numbers of middlemen involved before cocaine reaches its consumers.</p>
<p>Since there is a high demand for this addictive substance,  cocaine sold in the streets is already a mixture of the pure cocaine substance (cocaine hydrochloride) and various adulterants added to increase the quantity, typically for the seller’s profit.</p>
<p>Common adulterants include various sugars (lactose, inositol, and mannitol) and local anesthetics such as lidocaine. In this way, <a href="http://www.addictionsearch.com" title="drug rehab">Drug Rehab</a> is growing up.</p>
<p>This is one explanation for the skyrocketing amount of value added to the final product, but the key factor is really the illegal nature of the whole trade. <strong>Drug trafficking enterprises</strong> has the same mechanism as other modern businesses. The difference thrives on the product itself because what they’re selling is considered illegal. Drugs are considered a serious problem because there is a developed market for them in all parts of the world.</p>
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		<title>Getting Sobriety Against Anxiety</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In animals, anxiety can be triggered by exposing them to situations that they find naturally threatening, such as a strange environment or physical peril. Both animals and people find it their instinct to avoid those circumstances that give rise to it, and hence the threat itself.
Other bodily changes can also occur like the endocrine activation, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In animals, anxiety can be triggered by exposing them to situations that they find <strong>naturally threatening</strong>, such as a strange environment or physical peril. Both animals and people find it their instinct to avoid those circumstances that give rise to it, and hence the threat itself.</p>
<p>Other bodily changes can also occur like the endocrine activation, particularly increasing secretion of the <strong>adrenal hormones</strong> like adrenaline and cortisol (the “stress” hormone). For instance, when a drug-dependent person is experiencing withdrawal, anxiety becomes magnified because it could lead to diarrhea, coughing and hyperventilation (breathing too quickly and deeply).</p>
<p>Thus, “fear” and  “anxiety” can be arbitrary in many contexts such as in the <a href="http://www.drugrehabprogram.net "><strong>Alcohol Rehab Program</strong></a>. This is why, in cases of <strong>drug addicts</strong>, physical dependence resulting from drug abuse can strongly reinforce further drug use. People who self-administer drugs to produce pleasure or reduce distress and anxiety find that avoiding the unpleasant symptoms of withdrawal provides a powerful motivation to keep using drugs. They fear to experience the <strong>undesirable withdrawal symptoms</strong>, so they become anxious if there are no more drugs available.</p>
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		<title>Cocaine Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you get addicted to cocaine, it is often very difficult to break the habit. Efforts to cocaine withdrawal would often lead to restlessness, irritability, anxiety, and even sleeplessness. Physical symptoms often worsen as you get preoccupied in your own thoughts; you develop general suspiciousness; and eventually a toxic syndrome, consisting of tremors, agitation, hostility, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you get addicted to<strong> cocaine</strong>, it is often very difficult to break the habit. Efforts to cocaine withdrawal would often lead to restlessness, irritability, anxiety, and even sleeplessness. <strong>Physical symptoms</strong> often worsen as you get preoccupied in your own thoughts; you develop general suspiciousness; and eventually a toxic syndrome, consisting of tremors, agitation, hostility, panic, headache, flushed skin, chest pain, excessive perspiration, vomiting, and abdominal cramps.</p>
<p>They also experience wakefulness, talkativeness, increased heart rate, tremors, heightened blood pressure, dilation of the pupils of eye, rise in body temperature, constriction of blood vessels, and a <strong>reduction of appetite</strong>. Other responses include a reduction of fatigue (masked by stimulation of the central nervous system), enhanced mental alertness, and increased sociability.</p>
<p>If there is no medical intervention or <a href="http://www.drugrehabcenter.com " title="drug treatment">drug rehabilitation</a>, one could experience high fever, convulsions, and heart and blood vessel collapse that may even lead to death. Thus, it cannot be denied that engaging yourself to the use of cocaine is deadly. Treatments for cocaine addiction are costly and there is also difficulty in the attempt to develop alternatives to its usage. Former cocaine abusers should not only be instilled with the skills needed<strong> to maintain abstinence</strong>, but also with the ability needed to initiate and lead a drug-free life.</p>
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		<title>Is There Affordable Life Insurance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Affordable life insurance is the only life insurance you will need. Life insurance is a tool you have to protect your family from financial devastation. If something were to happen to you today, what would happen to your family's finances?  Life insurance pays out at the time that the covered party dies.  The funds from the payout may be used to supplement lost income, to pay for medical bills, to pay off debts (even a mortgage) and to help pay for final arrangements.

When looking for insurance, it is very important to consider the amount you need. One of the best ways to get affordable life insurance is to buy only what you need to cover the lost wages of an individual.  In addition to this, you will want to get into a life insurance policy at a young age, while you are still healthy and can meet all requirements. Life insurance policies are less expensive when you are young and healthy.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="NoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><strong>Affordable life insurance</strong> is the only life insurance you will need. Life insurance is a tool you have to protect your family from financial devastation. If something were to happen to you today, what would happen to your family&#8217;s finances?<span>  </span>Life insurance pays out at the time that the covered party dies.<span>  </span>The funds from the payout may be used to supplement lost income, <strong>to pay for medical bills</strong>, to pay off debts (even a mortgage) and to help pay for final arrangements.</span></p>
<p class="NoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p>When looking for insurance, it is very important to consider the amount you need. One of the best ways to get affordable life insurance is to buy only what you need to cover the lost wages of an individual.<span>  </span>In addition to this, you will want to get into a life insurance policy at a young age, while you are still healthy and can meet all requirements. Life insurance policies are less expensive when you are young and healthy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana" lang="EN-US">Take the time to compare companies offering life <strong>insurance to get a lower rate</strong>. You can get a quote online from several insurance companies and compare the prices and the coverage they offer.<span>  </span><a href="http://www.onedollarglobeinsurance.com" title="affordable life insurance">Affordable life insurance</a> is available and therefore no family <strong>should go without this essential tool to financial protection.</strong></span></p>
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