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Federal-Aid Highway Toll Facilities
Provides an overview of U.S. toll bridges and highways, including history, current toll activities, and a table of active toll facilities (organized by state). "Toll Facilities in the United States -- Bridges, Roads, Tunnels, and Ferries"includes data on toll road and bridge lengths, electronic toll collection systems, vehicle toll ferries, and related topics. From the Federal Highway Administration. Debunking Constipation Myths: The Truth About High Fiber Diets And Lax
There are a lot of common myths about constipation treatment. An article in the January issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology dispels those myths and clears numerous misconceptions regarding chronic constipation. From a high fiber diet to taking laxatives, researchers address the common beliefs concerning various aspects of the condition and review results based on medical trials. Astronomers confirm Einstein's theory of relativity and accelerating c
An international team of astronomers has confirmed that the expansion of the universe is accelerating after looking at data from the largest-ever survey conducted by the Hubble Space Telescope. The researchers have, for the first time ever, used Hubble data to probe the effects of the natural gravitational "weak lenses" in space and characterize the expansion of the universe. Lawyers Knock Bush Legal Tricks
The American Bar Association criticizes the president's tactic of writing exceptions for laws he has just signed. Recurrence Of Silent Brain Lesions After Initial Stroke May Predict Su
Asymptomatic brain lesions that recur on brain scans within three months of a patient's initial stroke may predict subsequent stroke, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Changing Gold: Precious Metal Not As Noble Or Stable As Previously Tho
Gold is not as noble and stable as it has been previously thought. This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers from Germany, France and Sweden who came to the ESRF to study the structure of this material at high pressure. They present their results in Physical Review Letters. Study Will Explore Genetics Of Congenital Limb And Heart Malformations
New research published in the August issue of the Journal of Cell Biology explains for the first time why congenital heart defects so often occur with limb deformities. 8 Reasons Hitchcock's 'North By Northwest' Still Rules
The director's suspenseful masterpiece remains a must-see movie, 50 years after its release.
 Novel Light-sensitive Compounds Show Promise For Cancer Therapy
Chemists have developed novel compounds that show promise for photodynamic cancer therapy, which uses light-activated drugs to kill tumor cells. The new compounds, called dye-sensitized ruthenium nitrosyls, are absorbed by cancer cells and respond to specific wavelengths of light by releasing nitric oxide, which triggers cell death. Are Some People Immune To Avian Flu?
Are some people immune to avian flu? New results from Richard Webby at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and colleagues published in the international open-access medical journal PLoS Medicine suggest that the answer might be yes.
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