New York Times

Vital Signs: Screening: Many Doctors Do Unneeded Pap Smears, Study Finds

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 06:14
A survey of 1,212 primary care doctors found that most had overused cervical cancer screening.

Vitaly Ginzburg Dies at 93; Worked on Soviet H-Bomb

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 06:05
Mr. Ginzburg, a Russian physicist, helped develop the first Soviet hydrogen bomb and went on to win the Nobel Prize.

Cases: Stuck by a Needle, Not by a Decision

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 06:04
A health care worker faced an immediate decision on her treatment after sustaining an injury while taking blood from a patient.

A Conversation With Ab Klink: Dutch View of Choice in U.S. Care: It’s Limited

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 06:03
What has been sold as a strength of the American medical system does not look like one to the health minister from the Netherlands.

18 and Under: Fearing a Flu Vaccine, and Wanting More of It

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 06:02
Dual worries among parents who haven’t experienced epidemics.

Letters: All in the Family (1 Letter)

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 06:00
To the Editor:.

Letters: A Vanishing Diagnosis (3 Letters)

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 06:00
To the Editor:.

Really?: The Claim: Magnetic Therapy Can Ease Arthritis Pain.

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 21:54
Do magnetic straps and bracelets do anything to relieve join pain?

Cases: Stuck by a Needle, Not by a Decision

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 21:50
A health care worker faced an immediate decision on her treatment after sustaining an injury while taking blood from a patient.

Ecosystem in Peru Is Losing a Key Ally

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 19:50
Peruvians pose what might be a final challenge to the ecosystem supported by the giant huarango tree, which is coveted as a source of charcoal and firewood.

Monday Puzzle: You Can't Fight Density... er, Destiny

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 18:58
In this fictitious sequence of events, love sours and Tom Cruise tosses the golden statue given to him by his estranged wife, Nicole Kidman, into the lake. Will the water level go up, down or remain the same?

Learning How Animals Regenerate Body Parts

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 14:59
Salk Institute scientists found that dual-purpose switches controlled many of the genes activated in the regenerating cells of a zebra fish’s tail.

Creating a Landfill to Have Cleaner Air

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 09:20
Smokestack scrubbers will eliminate most of the sulfur emissions from the coal-fired Kingston Fossil Plant in Tennessee, but they will also produce a new waste stream.

Ecosystem in Peru Is Losing a Key Ally

Sun, 11/08/2009 - 00:43
Peruvians pose what might be a final challenge to the ecosystem supported by the giant huarango tree, which is coveted as a source of charcoal and firewood.

Winner in Contest Involving Space Elevator

Sat, 11/07/2009 - 20:08
Passenger and cargo travel up and down a 60,000-mile cable is still decades in the future.

National Briefing | West: California: Sewers for Malibu

Sat, 11/07/2009 - 07:16
Officials have banned septic tanks in parts of Malibu, ending years of wrangling among surfers, environmentalists and residents in the celebrity-filled community.

Paul C. Zamecnik, Biologist Who Helped Discover an RNA Molecule, Dies at 96

Sat, 11/07/2009 - 06:06
Dr. Zamecnik also revealed a method for blocking individual genes that pointed the way to a new class of drugs.

Creationism, Minus a Young Earth, Emerges in the Islamic World

Sat, 11/07/2009 - 03:44
A growing number of Muslims seem to accept the idea of a very old planet but reject human evolution, international academics said at a recent conference.

Giving Sight by Therapy With Genes

Sat, 11/07/2009 - 03:40
Once clinging to his mother and father, now playing Little League and riding go-carts, an 8-year-old benefited from a new technique.

Rules on Modified Corn Skirted, Study Says

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 20:27
As many as 25 percent of the American farmers growing genetically engineered corn are no longer complying with federal rules intended to maintain the resistance of the crops to damage from insects.