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Allan Minns has worked as a computer technician, technical support specialist, handyman, store clerk, genetics lab technician, heavy equipment operator and professional musician. In 2007, after studying computer programming at Adirondack Community College, he moved to New York's Capital region and enrolled at Hudson Valley Community College to begin pursuing a degree in nanoscale sciences and materials engineering.

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Common spice a potent medical compound

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I was listening to the late night AM radio talk show “Coast to Coast Am” one night and the host, George...
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“Sleeping" limbs, whats the worst that can happen?

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The other night I woke out of a sound slumber and found that my arm was asleep to the point of being completely...
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Can mosquitoes transmit HIV or Hepatitis?

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I was at a cookout/welcome home party for a friend of mine last weekend and I was practically eaten alive by mosquitoes. It was bad enough to suffer...
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H1N1 Part 3: When vaccines fail

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As Swine flu continues to tally up new victims, governments around the World prepare for a ramping-up of the...
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Top counties for Lyme disease

Statistics for 2008 Lyme disease cases have been released. It seems that our area between the Adirondack, Catskill and Berkshire mountains is a haven...
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H1N1 Part 2: Kin to the Spanish Flu, killer of millions

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I was doing some more research into the H1N1 outbreak and I came across something interesting. It appears that swine flu has a close relation to the...
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EPA, HHS and DOE money coming to NY

New York has recently received money from various sources within the Federal government for a wide range of...
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H1N1 Part 1: Pandemic pandemonium (a by-the-numbers analysis)

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H1N1 (Swine flu) is continuing is epidemiological progress around the globe. Recent figures show that nearly 100,000 people have been infected and...
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Countries with the highest Swine Flu mortalities

The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated the figures for Swine flu. As of 6/29, at least 311 people have...
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Albany County was #2 in rabies cases for 2008. And for 2009, #1 is...

Last year there were 498 confirmed cases of rabies in New York State. Most of these cases involved raccoons, bats,...
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