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Rebel Priestess, Sacred Drums. Glendora Review. African Quarterly on the Arts. Volume 3, Numbers 3 and 4, Pages 57-62. Amanda Vincent, Interviewer. Joy Woolfe, Translator.

Toward a Theology of Sound: Drum Talk, Oricha Worship, and Other Ecstatic Phenomena. By Katherine J. Hagedorn, in the Harvard Divinity Bulletin (Vol 34, No 2, Spring 2006).

"I would like to thank Elegúa for opening my paths, Changó the owner of the batá, and Aña the voice of the batá...This document approaches Lucumí ritual from the viewpoint of batá drummers, ritual specialists who, during the course of a toque de santo, exercise wide latitude in determining the shape of the event. Known as omo Aña (children of the orisha Aña who is manifest in drums and rhythms)...

The healthcare industry is deeply compromised by corruption. Transparency and disclosure are desperately needed.

Open access journals are a boon to academics and scholars. The conundrums presented by both academia and the publishing industry are serious barriers to professional advancement and scholarly communication.

Vulnerable Plaque: Imaging and Composition of Atherosclerotic Lesions Ahmad S et al, 2007.

It's important to determine the composition of coronary arterial plaque in order to make appropriate prevention and treatment decisions. Imaging techniques are only partially successful at analyzing plaque composition. This article describes plaque pathophysiology, current imaging modalities, new developments, and the implications for clinical practice. Vulnerable Plaque - Imaging and Composit...

Pubs Related to Flaxseed AND Cancer 1: Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Feb 1;13(3):1061-7. Related Articles, Links Click here to read Flaxseed and its lignans inhibit estradiol-induced growth, angiogenesis, and secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor in human breast cancer xenografts in vivo. Bergman Jungeström M, Thompson LU, Dabrosin C. Divison of Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universit...

Pubs Related to Flaxseed AND Cancer 1: Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Feb 1;13(3):1061-7. Related Articles, Links Click here to read Flaxseed and its lignans inhibit estradiol-induced growth, angiogenesis, and secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor in human breast cancer xenografts in vivo. Bergman Jungeström M, Thompson LU, Dabrosin C. Divison of Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universit...

Flaxseed's lignans appear to reduce the spread of prostate and breast cancer, according to recent studies (2005-2007) by researchers from Duke University, Mayo Clinic, Karolinska Institute, and other prestigious cancer research centers, ncluding the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). More research needs to be done to determine mechanisms and causality, ...