Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Science, environment and health news from the L.A. Times

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Science, Health and Environment

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Scores of grand-scale facilities are proposed for California. Their possible effect worries environmentalists and others. >>

Investigators are philosophical about the failure of the procedure, which had to overcome legal objections. LAPD will now resume more traditional techniques. >>

Doctors in training should work no longer than 16 hours in a row without a five-hour nap to reduce risk to patients, according to the Institute of Medicine. >>

The circumcision rate has declined the U.S., but in Africa it is useful in HIV prevention. >>

There's something deeply satisfying about searching for what civilization casts about. >>

He launched the Rand Institute for Civil Justice and helped expand the think tank's research mission from military studies to analyses of social and economic policy. >>



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