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Study Ties Restrooms to Illnesses on Cruises

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 16:49
A study found dirtier restrooms on ships with outbreaks of gastrointestinal sickness.

Global Update: Congo’s Army Accused of Striking Villages as Refugees Waited for Measles Shots

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 16:30
The medical charity Doctors Without Borders has accused the Congolese Army of attacking the villages of Rwandan refugees as they waited for measles shots offered by the charity.

Vital Signs: Screening: One More Reason to Get Up Early

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 06:10
The new study looked at the results from colonoscopies performed on 477 patients at the West Los Angeles Veterans Medical Center in 2006 and 2007.

Vital Signs: Risks: 5 Pathogens Linked to Risk for Stroke

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 06:10
The lead author of a study said low-level infection and inflammation in vessel walls might be leading to disease.

Vital Signs: Prognosis: Lingering Pain After Surgery for Breast Cancer

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 06:09
Almost half the patients in a Danish study reported chronic pain two to three years after treatment.

Really?: The Claim: A Person Can Contract Two Colds at One Time

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 06:08
Can a person be sick with two colds at once?

Cases: Checking the Right Boxes, but Failing the Patient

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 06:04
As doctors bustle from one well-documented chart to the next, no one is counting whether they are still paying attention to people.

Letters: In Your Dreams (1 Letter)

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 06:01
To the Editor:.

An Air-Traffic Upgrade to Improve Travel by Plane

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 06:01
A plan by the Federal Aviation Administration would replace radar with the Global Positioning System.

Letters: Manipulating Nature (1 Letter)

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 06:00
To the Editor:.

Letters: Solar Journeys (2 Letters)

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 05:59
To the Editor:.

Observatory: Changes in the Climate and a Windier Great Lake

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 05:57
Chalk up another effect of climate change: it’s getting windier over Lake Superior.

Observatory: Digging Into the Science of That Old-Book Smell

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 05:57
Is the smell of old books — musty, slightly acidic, even grassy — quantifiable or useful?

Observatory: When Mountain Lions Hunt, They Prey on the Weak

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 05:56
Mountain lions seem to actively seek out mule deer infected with chronic wasting disease.

Q & A: In Search of the Geep

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 05:51
If a sheep and a goat mate, is the offspring a geep?

In Reversal, Panel Urges Mammograms at 50, Not 40

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 02:07
The new recommendations, released Monday by an influential group, reverse longstanding guidelines and are aimed at reducing harm from overtreatment.

Letters: Solar Journeys (2 Letters)

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 01:47
To the Editor:.

Letters: In Your Dreams (1 Letter)

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 01:46
To the Editor:.

Letters: Manipulating Nature (1 Letter)

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 01:42
To the Editor:.

Observatory: Digging Into the Science of That Old-Book Smell

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 01:28
Is the smell of old books — musty, slightly acidic, even grassy — quantifiable or useful?

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