All news dated 12/18/2007

Medicine & Health RSS

Cold feeling traced to source

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Older antibiotic gains new respect as potent treatment for tuberculosis

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Simple strategy could prevent half of deadly tuberculosis infections

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Twin study indicates genetic basis for processing faces, places

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

How to stay healthy this Christmas

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

Holiday giving season complicated by shifting norms on gratuities, psychologist suggests

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Colon cancer screenings may not pay off and could pose harm to some

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Bacteria that cause urinary tract infections invade bladder cells

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Family ties that bind: Maternal grandparents are more involved in the lives of their grandchildren

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Study investigates cannabis use among university students

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Safer, More Accurate Radiation Therapy for Expecting Mothers

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Mutant gene identified as villain in hardening of the arteries

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Living in disadvantaged neighborhood equivalent to missing a year of schoo

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

New neuroimaging study identifies 'brain signature' for cigarette cravings

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Do everyday foods influence risk of prostate cancer?

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

FDA orders new Nonoxynol-9 warning

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Dolphin 'therapy' a dangerous fad, Emory researchers warn

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Vitamin B-12 function may be diminished by excessive folate

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

Significant changes in plastic surgery expected in 2008

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Brain malfunction explains dehydration in elderly

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

FDA approves a new beta blocker

December 18, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Study: Psychotherapy can reduce tics

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

No need for reduced alcohol consumption in later life

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

A single bone mineral density test predicts 'silent' spinal fractures years later

December 18, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Researchers develop new online tool in fight against spread of HIV

December 18, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Intensive training post-spinal cord injury can stimulate repair in brain and spinal cord

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Link between chronic kidney disease and oxygen-deprived tissue

December 18, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Researchers hope to provide chronic fatigue syndrome answers

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Michigan hospital prices now listed online

December 18, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Study finds outcomes of high-risk cancer operations in 80-year-olds worse than reported

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Fetal surgeon shows for first time that laser procedure may treat vasa previa

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Cancer and arthritis therapy may be promising treatment for diabetes

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

BMI criteria for obesity surgery should be lowered, researcher suggests

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

'Do not resuscitate' orders lack standardization in hospitals

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Ground beef recalled in Tennessee

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

General Science RSS

New dating methods amongst the Top 10 Scientific discoveries of the Year

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | pda version

Polymerization From the Individual Molecule's Point of View

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Can't find the perfect gift?

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Age-appropriate toys are the best choice, says expert

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Study of bear hair will reveal genetic diversity of Yellowstone's grizzlies

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Study suggests polls overestimate support for Obama, underestimate back for Clinton

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

The precise role of seminal proteins in sustaining post-mating responses in fruit flies

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Technology RSS

Virginia Tech students' research could give the Beach Boys a new surfing song

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

New smart tire senses damage, increases safety

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Intel Opens Fibre Channel Over Ethernet Code

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Space & Earth science RSS

Final preparations for first human-rated spacecraft to be lauched from Europe's Spaceport

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

Russia planning new space platform

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Measuring the density of ultra-pure water

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

Efficiency of satellite telecommunications for civil protection agencies

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Physics RSS

Top 10 advances in materials science selected by Materials Today

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | pda version

Fizeau interferometers for surfaces with different reflectivity

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

ISIS Second Target Station -- protons on target

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Nanotechnology RSS

Solar cells of the future

December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s) | pda version