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Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 12:41PM

A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest.

Health reform: Is tax on 'Cadillac' plans fair?

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 12:26PM

Schoolteacher Kinzi Blair makes only $46,000 a year, but she has what many would consider a "Cadillac" health plan, now targeted for a big tax increase by health reformers.

UN says greenhouse gases reach record high in 2008

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 9:08AM

Greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere reached record highs in 2008, with carbon dioxide levels increasing faster than previously, the U.N. weather agency said Monday.

Belgian says he was alert but mute for 23 years

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 8:18AM

For 23 torturous years, Rom Houben says he lay trapped in his paralyzed body, aware of what was going on around him but unable to tell anyone or even cry out.

Big Bang atom smasher records first proton hits

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 5:48AM

The world's largest atom smasher made another leap forward Monday by circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time and causing the first particle collisions in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, organizers said.

Astronauts take spacewalk No. 3 after suit snag

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 12:07AM

A pair of astronauts zipped through the third and final spacewalk of their mission Monday, helping to install a 1,200-pound oxygen tank at the International Space Station and accomplishing everything else on their list.

Study: Preschoolers watching hours of TV at home day care

Published November 22nd, 2009 - 9:37PM

Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.

Scientist: Leak of climate e-mails appalling

Published November 22nd, 2009 - 11:22AM

A leading climate change scientist whose private e-mails are included in thousands of documents that were stolen by hackers and posted online said Sunday the leaks may have been aimed at undermining next month's global climate summit in Denmark.

Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill

Published November 22nd, 2009 - 11:17AM

Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.

Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto

Published November 22nd, 2009 - 9:57AM

Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated - beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.

Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean

Published November 22nd, 2009 - 9:07AM

The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.

Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guideline

Published November 22nd, 2009 - 6:49AM

The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer.

Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit

Published November 22nd, 2009 - 5:04AM

Sixty-five world leaders have said they will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December, and several more have responded positively to invitations, Danish officials said Sunday.

Astronaut's baby daughter born as he circles Earth

Published November 21st, 2009 - 6:04PM

Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 miles above it.

Hackers stoke climate debate by leaking private e-mails from scientists

Published November 21st, 2009 - 10:29AM

Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online - stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change.

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