How to Aid Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

February 18, 2007

Vitamin or mineral A Deficiency-Respiratory infections, wheezing, swollen eyelids, epithelial changes. Treatment-Oral vitamin a or IM (Intramuscular shot), higher vitamin A content in diet, such as carrots. E Deficiency-Steatitis, white muscle disease, fat tissue lesions, anorexia, visceral adhesions. Treatment-Change in diet, selenium additive to food, oral or IM vitamin E. K Deficiency-Gums bleeding, spontaneous hemorrhaging. Treatment-Oral or IM vitamin K, Varied diet. D Deficiency-Soft and bridle bones, bone fracturing, tremors, metabolic bone disease. Treatment-Oral vitamin D or IM calcium. Change in diet. Proper artificial UV lighting. Thiamin Deficiency-Neuropathy, paralysis, muscular atrophy or muscle twitches, anorexia, sunken eyes. Treatment-Oral or IM... Continue Reading

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Deadly Connections Between Amphibians And Pesticides

January 10, 2007

Media Release - for Immediate Publication Wednesday December 20, 2006 Environmental Group Launches Database of Pesticide Effects on Reptiles and Amphibians (Eureka, CA) Capping a five-year-long effort, the citizens group Californians for Alternatives to Toxics (CATs) has created a user-friendly database of the most recent international research about the effects of pesticide use on amphibians and reptiles. "By bringing together current research on beleaguered amphibians and reptiles, we have made this global information readily accessible to academics, neighborhood activists and students," said Patty Clary, CATs Programs Director. CATs will update the database as new information becomes available, said Clary. The... Continue Reading

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The Pancake Tortoise - Malacochersus Tornieri

December 13, 2006

The pancake tortoise is one of the most unusual species of tortoises. The pancake tortoise, unlike the entire tortoise species, has a very flattened shell. There are many species of tortoises in the world, but the pancake is least like any other. There are obvious characteristics about the pancake tortoise. Their flattened shell is merely one small sacrifice from having a very hard highly, domed shell common to all the other species. The pancake tortoise not only has a very flattened shell, but a very soft-top shell (carapace) and bottom shell (plastron). There is only one purpose for the soft... Continue Reading

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geochelone yniphora

September 23, 2005

The Plowshare tortoise is one of the most endangered tortises and one of the most endangered animals in the world. There are about 400 species of plowshare tortoises in the wild today. The plowshare tortoise is found on a very small northern portion of madagascar. Baly bay is a forested area of madagascar that is being heavily torm down, overall leading the deaths of many tortoises, also including the radiated tortoises, and all four species of spider tortoises. Madagascar has a very weak control over keeping animals liek the plowshare, radiated, and spider tortoises in a liveable status. Corruption and... Continue Reading

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