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* Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have linked [[resveratrol]], a chemical compound [a [[polyphenol]]] found in red wine, to improved health of patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), also known as “pre-diabetes.” [http://www.einstein.yu.edu/home/newscapsules.asp?ID=545 read more]. | |||
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[[Carl Linnaeus|Carl Linnaeus's]] passion for nature was clear from the start. His school chums nicknamed him the "little [[Botany|botanist]]" because, according to biographer Wilfrid Blunt, he was "always playing truant in the summer months and going off into the countryside to look for plants." The little botanist soon became interested in a career in [[medicine]]—a natural path, since doctors at that time were well versed in the pharmaceutical uses of plants. In 1735, at age 28, he obtained a medical degree. Six years later, after practicing in Stockholm, he accepted a position as professor of medicine and botany at the University of Uppsala. [http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/06/linnaeus-name-giver/did-you-know-learn —Kathy B. Maher]. | * [[Carl Linnaeus|Carl Linnaeus's]] passion for nature was clear from the start. His school chums nicknamed him the "little [[Botany|botanist]]" because, according to biographer Wilfrid Blunt, he was "always playing truant in the summer months and going off into the countryside to look for plants." The little botanist soon became interested in a career in [[medicine]]—a natural path, since doctors at that time were well versed in the pharmaceutical uses of plants. In 1735, at age 28, he obtained a medical degree. Six years later, after practicing in Stockholm, he accepted a position as professor of medicine and botany at the University of Uppsala. [http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/06/linnaeus-name-giver/did-you-know-learn —Kathy B. Maher]. | ||
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22:10, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
- Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have linked resveratrol, a chemical compound [a polyphenol] found in red wine, to improved health of patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), also known as “pre-diabetes.” read more.
01:33, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
- Carl Linnaeus's passion for nature was clear from the start. His school chums nicknamed him the "little botanist" because, according to biographer Wilfrid Blunt, he was "always playing truant in the summer months and going off into the countryside to look for plants." The little botanist soon became interested in a career in medicine—a natural path, since doctors at that time were well versed in the pharmaceutical uses of plants. In 1735, at age 28, he obtained a medical degree. Six years later, after practicing in Stockholm, he accepted a position as professor of medicine and botany at the University of Uppsala. —Kathy B. Maher.