Archive of articles published on the 30th of November 2009

Early intervention for toddlers with autism highly effective, study finds
Smart phones allow quick diagnosis of acute appendicitis
Elastography reduces unnecessary breast biopsies
Unindicated CT series result in unnecessary radiation exposure for patients
Beverage can stay-tabs pose swallowing risk
Too much physical activity may lead to arthritis
More rural Medicare beneficiaries elect joint replacement surgery than urban recipients
Osteoarthritis increases aggregate health care expenditures by $186 billion annually
Health Physics Society recommends considering action for indoor radon below current guidelines
Patients say 'no thanks' to risky medical treatments
Parent mentors can improve the asthmatic care of minority children, UT Southwestern researchers find
First live targeting of tumors with RNA-based technology
Peat fires drive temperatures up
Hebrew University, US scientists find clue to mystery of biological clock
Research shows power of FRET-based approach for distinguishing among distinct states of proteins
Tactile input affects what we hear: UBC study
NASA's Fermi telescope peers deep into a microquasar
New tools for prediction of disease progression in acute childhood leukemia
How can scientists measure evolutionary responses to climate change?
Does a placebo gene exist?
Galician waves are best for producing energy
It takes 2 to infect
Super Typhoon Nida to pass east of Iwo To and Chichi Jima
Seeing family for the holidays? Scientists discover how the stress might kill you
A reductionist approach to HIV research
New stem cell technology developed at Hebrew University
Marine ecosystems get a climate form guide
Artificial refuges created to save the reptiles of Doñana
When roots lose contact
Black hole caught zapping galaxy into existence?
Jefferson researchers identify new mechanism of blocking HIV-1 from entering cells
Hospital noise initiative reduces average peak decibel levels by 20 percent
Scientists demonstrate multibeam, multi-functional lasers
Big freeze plunged Europe into ice age in months
'The pill' for him: Scientists find a hormonal on-and-off switch for male fertility
Happy holidays from the groaning board; Western diets turn on fat genes
Brain scan study shows cocaine abusers can control cravings
The therapeutic benefits of the human-animal bond
Research highlights need for national HIV strategy
Climate change in Kuwait Bay
Availability of vaccine no guarantee public will want it
Clinical trials launched for treating most aggressive brain tumor with personalized cell vaccines
First metallic nanoparticles resistant to extreme heat
Scientists gain new understanding of disease-causing bacteria
Now you see it, now you know you see it
Sugary cola drinks linked for first time to higher risk of gestational diabetes
Scientists get up close to bacteria's toxic pumps
Mad as hell? New discoveries about the experience of anger
Deciding to have a baby is an easier step for public sector workers
World forest observatory needed to monitor vital role of forests in climate deal
Coverage of inexpensive drugs may increase length and quality of life after heart attack
NRL's Ion Tiger sets 26-hour flight endurance record
Financial restructuring in fresh-start chapter 11 reorganizations
CPR is successful without mouth-to-mouth, but not without oxygen
Silver lining effect study, 'I have some good news and some bad news,' in INFORMS journal
Is it right for drug companies to carry out their own clinical trials?
Europe's device therapy use for heart failure doubles 2004-2008, some countries have low uptake
Naked mole rats may hold clues to surviving stroke
First Step To Success steps up in Albuquerque schools
Montreal Heart Institute performs its first implant of new prosthesis for cardiac arrhythmia
Low-income women 4 times more likely to report fair or poor health
NASA captures Typhoon Nida's clouds from 2 angles
Research sheds new light on epilepsy
Study: Believers' inferences about God's beliefs are uniquely egocentric
Scientists reveal malaria parasites' tactics for outwitting our immune systems
GOES-14 (O) moving into on-orbit storage around the Earth
Making sense of greenhouse gas accounting
Danish Eco City proves waste management can reverse greenhouse trend
Heavy metal paradox could point toward new therapy for Lou Gehrig's disease
Long-term physical activity has an anti-aging effect at the cellular level
Stroke and heart disease trigger revealed in new research
Americans born in the South may have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults
Educational home visits can improve asthma in children, study suggests
Biology of emergent Salmonella exposed
Pancreatic tumors are marked for immunotherapy
Scripps research study describes new tool in the fight against autoimmune diseases, blood cancers
UAB physician urges changes in diagnosis for sore throat in young adults
Women researchers less likely to receive major career funding grants, U-M study shows
Mean old levee
First comprehensive review of the state of Antarctica's climate