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  • Suited for life: NASA science enables light-sensitive boy to go outdoors
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  • Nonulcer dyspepsia tied to H. pylori infection
  • Liver Foundation offers hepatitis C tests to transfusion recipients
  • Some TB recurrences caused by exogenous reinfection
  • Prenatal diagnosis of heart disease often prompts pregnancy termination
  • Childhood abuse related to unintended first pregnancy
  • Second bouts of TB may be new infections
  • Syngeneic blood stem-cell transplant yields long-term remission in rheumatoid arthritis patient
  • Childhood abuse linked to unintended pregnancy in adulthood
  • High-dose tramadol as effective as low-dose morphine for cancer pain
  • Adolescent personality disorders predict mental disorders, suicide risk in adulthood
  • Complementary and alternative medicine frequently used by arthritics
  • Simian virus 40 DNA found in US children
  • Specialty cardiac care benefits patients with congestive heart failure
  • Use of oral contraceptives does not increase risk of uterine fibroids
  • Niaprazine reduces some symptoms of autism
  • Addition of IV albumin improves outcome of cirrhotic patients with peritonitis
  • Methylphenidate does not induce tics in children treated for ADHD
  • Occupational therapy helpful for stroke patients not admitted to a hospital
  • C-section rates higher among black than white college-educated women
  • Vasectomy does not raise cardiovascular risk
  • Diffusion MRI useful for pinpointing abnormalities in transient ischemic attacks
  • Risk of bleeding complications when abciximab used with thrombolytic therapy for PTCA
  • "Trojan horse" Salmonella vaccine elicits C. difficile antibody response
  • Links to strabismus identified for children born prematurely
  • Intracutaneous sterile water injections effective for low back pain during labor
  • Cisapride inhibits gastric emptying in preterm infants
  • Microsatellite instability predicts growth of metachronous multiple colorectal carcinomas
  • Lithium more effective than valproate for treatment of classic mania in elderly
  • Effect of Norplant implants on lipids and lipoproteins limited
  • TGF-beta-1 levels associated with post-radiotherapy fibrosis in breast cancer
  • Rimantadine potential treatment for African sleeping sickness
  • Endometrial ablation alternative to hysterectomy for some patients with uterine bleeding
  • Stenting safe in selected cases for treatment of unstable angina
  • Iontophoresis feasible for delivering local anesthesia to the urethra
  • Dietary fiber intake inversely associated with colorectal cancer mortality
  • Laparoscopic therapy for ovarian endometriomas largely effective, reliable
  • Maternal Lyme disease unrelated to congenital cardiac anomalies
  • Endovascular stents alternative treatment for cervical carotid dissections
  • Dioxin exposure not linked to cancer in Vietnam veterans
  • Emergency MRI scans aid in diagnosis, treatment of patients with spinal cord injuries
  • Coenzyme lessens symptoms of chronic fatigue
  • High-dose nicotine patch most effecacious for smoking cessation
  • High rates of abnormal Pap smears found among suburban adolescent women
  • Children in quality child-care settings not at a disadvantage
  • Dr. Baltimore gives an optimistic AIDS vaccine update

Richmond Times-Dispatch

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  • Fertility technology rules sought
  • Syphilis research could help end disease
  • Gene tied to tobacco reliance
  • National campaign reduces sudden infant deaths
  • Psychologists find compelling discoveries about prejudice
  • Antarctic ice discovery may explain endurance in extreme settings
  • Protein may boost cancer research
  • Work with cow cells hold medical, agricultural promise
  • Cancer treatment spheres have begun to merge
  • Tour to raise money for MS
  • VCU professor organizes health classes in Russia

Encyclopedia Articles

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World Book Science Year

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Visualizing Psychology

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Visualizing Psychology
by Siri Carpenter and Karen Huffman
(John Wiley & Sons, 2007)