One puff brings a multitude of problems
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Skin-release patches impregnated with nicotine are available in Jun 1992. Release is controlled by layers of plastic adhesives and a polyester lining. Desire for cigarettes reduces as smokers adjust to receiving nicotine through the skin and the dosage can be gradually reduced.Nicotine increases the secretion of dopamine in the brain reducing anxiety in stressed individuals. Although classed as very poisonous, it is legal to take nicotine through smoking tobacco, but the tar and smoke inhaled are risky to health.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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A pinch of salt is a matter of life and death
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Potassium is contained in most food and the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy recommends 3.5g a day for adults. Potassium's main function is operating the nervous system. Biochemist Professor Oliver Dolly is researching potassium. He found the highest concentration in the hippocampus region of the brain. Chronic deficiency causes depression and confusion, mild deficiency causes muscular weakness. The mine at Boulby, Cleveland, England produces about a million tons of sylvinite a year.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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Birth of the smart tomato
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It has been known for many years that the molecule ethylene triggers the ripening and rotting of various fruits. Scientists are now working on controlling this process so that fruit can respond to ethylene in a selective way, ripening but not rotting. There has already been successful research into protecting fruit and flowers against ethylene and thus extending their lieves.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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