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http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rssScienceen-usCopyright 2012 The New York Times CompanyTue, 16 Oct 2012 20:32:56 GMTTue, 16 Oct 2012 20:32:56 GMT2http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pnghttp://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/modern-day-alchemy-has-iron-working-like-platinum.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe chemist Paul Chirik at Princeton University has learned how to make iron function like platinum in chemical reactions that are crucial to various manufacturing processes.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2481ceee/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583922293/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481ceee/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583922293/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481ceee/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583922293/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481ceee/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>Metals and MineralsScience and TechnologyAlchemyChemistryChevron Corporation|CVX|NYSEFactories and ManufacturingTue, 16 Oct 2012 20:30:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/modern-day-alchemy-has-iron-working-like-platinum.htmlBy HILLARY ROSNERhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/stanford-organic-food-study-and-vagaries-of-meta-analyses.html?partner=rss&emc=rssAs recent disparate conclusions on organic produce show, the way data is handled in a meta-analysis ? a statistical compilation of earlier work by others ? can make a difference in the findings.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2480d8c4/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583910064/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480d8c4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583910064/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480d8c4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583910064/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480d8c4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Stanford UniversityNewcastle UniversityResearchOrganic Foods and ProductsStatisticsTue, 16 Oct 2012 20:30:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/stanford-organic-food-study-and-vagaries-of-meta-analyses.htmlBy KENNETH CHANGhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/can-you-get-allergies-after-moving-to-a-new-city.html?partner=rss&emc=rssSome people can acquire new allergies, usually after three to five years of exposure, experts say.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2480e9a0/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583910255/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480e9a0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583910255/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480e9a0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583910255/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480e9a0/a2t.img" border="0"/>AllergiesWeatherUrban AreasImmune SystemTue, 16 Oct 2012 20:20:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/can-you-get-allergies-after-moving-to-a-new-city.htmlBy C. CLAIBORNE RAYVictoria Robertshttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/health/hospitals-ditch-formula-samples-to-promote-breast-feeding.html?partner=rss&emc=rssHealth authorities and breast-feeding advocates are urging hospitals to stop handing out samples of formula, saying they can undermine the resolve to breast-feed.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24823492/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583927823/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24823492/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583927823/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24823492/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583927823/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24823492/a2t.img" border="0"/>Infant FormulasBreastfeedingBabies and InfantsHospitalsNursing and NursesTue, 16 Oct 2012 20:19:03 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/health/hospitals-ditch-formula-samples-to-promote-breast-feeding.htmlBy PAM BELLUCKDavid Walter Banks for The New York TimesCHOICE Ann Roberts, of Atlanta, wanted to nurse exclusively, but after facing problems, supplements with formula, using the brand she got as a sample.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/health/tracing-crucial-components-of-meningitis-outbreak.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA steroid drug tainted with a fungus has been recalled in a meningitis outbreak, but more cases are expected, even as experts examine why only a fraction of the people exposed have fallen ill.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/248179f6/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583922881/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/248179f6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583922881/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/248179f6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583922881/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/248179f6/a2t.img" border="0"/>DoctorsMeningitisBack (Human Body Part)Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:08:30 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/health/tracing-crucial-components-of-meningitis-outbreak.htmlBy DENISE GRADYhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/explosives-detectors-aim-to-go-nose-to-nose-with-sniffer-dogs.html?partner=rss&emc=rssResearchers working on explosives detectors have made progress, but on sensitivity and selectivity, dogs still reign supreme.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2480d8c0/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583910570/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480d8c0/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583910570/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480d8c0/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583910570/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480d8c0/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>Bombs and ExplosivesScience and TechnologyResearchSmell (Olfaction)Airport SecurityPacific Northwest National LaboratoryFranceMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyTue, 16 Oct 2012 20:03:53 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/explosives-detectors-aim-to-go-nose-to-nose-with-sniffer-dogs.htmlBy HENRY FOUNTAINFabien Schnell/CNRS Phototh?queA sliver of silicon is covered with titanium nanotubes to better detect explosives molecules.http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/obama-backed-battery-maker-files-for-bankruptcy/?partner=rss&emc=rssThe company's troubles could provide new ammunition for Mitt Romney, who has criticized the Obama administration's green energy grant and loan programs.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/248aea88/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583966052/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/248aea88/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583966052/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/248aea88/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583966052/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/248aea88/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>Politics and Policystimulus moneyBatteriesEmissions ReductionbankruptcyAutomobilesA123electric carsBusinessTue, 16 Oct 2012 19:10:32 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/obama-backed-battery-maker-files-for-bankruptcy/By JOHN M. BRODERStephen McGee for The New York TimesWorkers loaded finished batteries for 2013 all-electric vehicles in June at the A123 Systems plant in Livonia, Mich.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/world/americas/mexican-doctors-bath-for-corpses-reinvigorates-cold-cases.html?partner=rss&emc=rssIn the violence-torn border city of Ciudad Ju?rez, Mexico, a rehydration technique that can restore clues lost to decomposition has won its creator renown.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/248a28d4/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583953821/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/248a28d4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583953821/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/248a28d4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583953821/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/248a28d4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)Drug Abuse and TrafficMexicoMurders and Attempted MurdersForensic ScienceTue, 16 Oct 2012 19:06:44 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/world/americas/mexican-doctors-bath-for-corpses-reinvigorates-cold-cases.htmlBy KARLA ZABLUDOVSKYAdriana Zehbrauskas for The New York TimesDr. Alejandro Hern?ndez C?rdenas preparing to work on a head and hands in his special chemical solution.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/among-certain-arachnids-single-fathers-attract-more-mates.html?partner=rss&emc=rssMale harvestmen guarding their mates? eggs are more attractive to other females of the species, a study found.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/248179f4/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583940503/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/248179f4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583940503/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/248179f4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583940503/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/248179f4/a2t.img" border="0"/>ResearchArachnidsEggsPLoS OneTue, 16 Oct 2012 17:20:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/among-certain-arachnids-single-fathers-attract-more-mates.htmlBy SINDYA N. BHANOOGustavo S. RequenaMale harvestmen guard the eggs laid by their mates, and the commitment makes them more attractive to other females.http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/a-u-n-discussion-seeks-a-new-set-of-global-goals/?partner=rss&emc=rssA brainstorming session explores how to set fresh goals to foster sustainable human advancement on a finite planet.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/248a92b6/mf.gif' border='0'/>activismGlobal WarmingUnited NationsdiplomacyPovertySustainable LivingconsumptionAfricaTue, 16 Oct 2012 16:48:49 GMThttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/a-u-n-discussion-seeks-a-new-set-of-global-goals/By ANDREW C. REVKINhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/tissint-meteorite-from-mars-is-700000-years-old.html?partner=rss&emc=rssScientists say a meteorite that landed in Morocco last year is full of black glass and trapped noble gases, and probably broke off from the Red Planet about 700,000 years ago.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24813ed7/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583911417/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24813ed7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583911417/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24813ed7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583911417/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24813ed7/a2t.img" border="0"/>MoroccoMars (Planet)ResearchMeteors and MeteoritesTue, 16 Oct 2012 16:17:37 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/tissint-meteorite-from-mars-is-700000-years-old.htmlBy SINDYA N. BHANOONatural History Museum, LondonA piece of the Tissint meteorite, which fell to Earth in Morocco last year.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/the-chemistry-behind-great-food-pairings.html?partner=rss&emc=rssGreasy foods often leave an unpleasant slippery feeling in the mouth, an effect that astringent foods like pickles or drinks like wine and tea may cancel out.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24813ed8/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583911418/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24813ed8/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583911418/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24813ed8/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583911418/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24813ed8/a2t.img" border="0"/>Senses and SensationMonell Chemical Senses CenterFoodRutgers, The State University of New JerseyResearchTue, 16 Oct 2012 16:17:23 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/the-chemistry-behind-great-food-pairings.htmlBy SINDYA N. BHANOOChris Gashhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/affective-programming-grows-in-effort-to-read-faces.html?partner=rss&emc=rssEfforts are under way to expand affective programming, a way of teaching computers to recognize emotions through analyzing facial expressions.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2481e68f/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583913107/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481e68f/kg/335/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583913107/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481e68f/kg/335/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583913107/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481e68f/kg/335/a2t.img" border="0"/>EgyptCambridge UniversityFacebook Inc|FB|NASDAQAsperger's SyndromeEmotionsSoftwareComputers and the InternetTue, 16 Oct 2012 15:57:19 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/affective-programming-grows-in-effort-to-read-faces.htmlBy KAREN WEINTRAUBWebb ChappellProgrammers in Egypt are training computers to recognize facial expressions as part of a push in affective programming, or teaching machines to read emotions.http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/on-our-radar-shells-beaufort-sea-drilling-rig/?partner=rss&emc=rssAerial photographs provide a sense of how close Shell's drilling rig is to the Alaskan wilderness.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2487ba79/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583937951/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2487ba79/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583937951/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2487ba79/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583937951/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2487ba79/a2t.img" border="0"/>2012 campaignPolitics and PolicyFossil Fuelskoch industriesswordfishPhotographycocoashellArcticLeague of Conservation VotersLivingBreaking NewsGeorgia-Pacifictree cloningArctic National Wildlife RefugeeyeballsOilforestsoil drillingAgricultureSciencewildlifeTue, 16 Oct 2012 11:32:05 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/on-our-radar-shells-beaufort-sea-drilling-rig/By THE NEW YORK TIMEShttp://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/moonwalking-on-planet-concordia/?partner=rss&emc=rssDown here on Planet Concordia we can moonwalk, but do so at our own risk.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2486abc5/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583944625/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2486abc5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583944625/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2486abc5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583944625/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2486abc5/a2t.img" border="0"/>temperaturesspace suitAntarctic RegionsJackson, MichaelWeatherAntarcticaEuropean Space AgencyTemperatureTue, 16 Oct 2012 10:09:24 GMThttp://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/moonwalking-on-planet-concordia/By ALEXANDER KUMARhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/how-to-flag-bad-science-1-letter.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA letter to the Editor.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24821374/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583929265/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24821374/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583929265/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24821374/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583929265/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24821374/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>Frauds and SwindlingScience and TechnologyResearchTue, 16 Oct 2012 07:00:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/how-to-flag-bad-science-1-letter.htmlhttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/no-indian-point-no-fracking-more-coal-burning/?partner=rss&emc=rssHow a New York ban on nuclear power and fracking would lead to more coal pollution, and why that doesn't matter to some people.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2481ee19/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583919016/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481ee19/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583919016/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481ee19/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583919016/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481ee19/a2t.img" border="0"/>nuclear powerenergyHydraulic FracturingFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (Japan)Drilling and BoringNatural GasIndian Point Nuclear Power Plant (NY)Cuomo, Andrew MNuclear EnergyStorm King Mountain (NY)Entergy Corporationlocalenvironmental policyTue, 16 Oct 2012 01:52:27 GMThttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/no-indian-point-no-fracking-more-coal-burning/By ANDREW C. REVKINhttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/a-rather-warm-september/?partner=rss&emc=rssLast month tied with September 2005 as the world's warmest September on record, NOAA says.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24824584/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583917208/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24824584/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583917208/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24824584/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583917208/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24824584/a2t.img" border="0"/>temperature recordsGlobal Warmingclimate changenoaaScienceResearch/StudiesMon, 15 Oct 2012 23:20:08 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/a-rather-warm-september/By THE NEW YORK TIMEShttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/q-and-a-tracking-a-worrisome-dead-zone/?partner=rss&emc=rssPosing questions to Nancy Rabalais, a marine ecologist who recently won a MacArthur "genius" grant for her effort to monitor the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2481e693/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583913108/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481e693/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583913108/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481e693/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583913108/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481e693/a2t.img" border="0"/>Water Pollutiondead zoneGulf of MexicoOceansMacArthur fellowsFertilizerQ & ARiversnitratesNancy RabalaishypoxiaScienceResearch/StudiesMon, 15 Oct 2012 21:48:28 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/q-and-a-tracking-a-worrisome-dead-zone/By RACHEL NUWERhttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/myths-more-tha-traditional-medicine-driving-rhino-slaughter/?partner=rss&emc=rssA conservationist seeks new approaches to exposing myths driving a wave of rhino poaching.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24808546/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583917563/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24808546/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583917563/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24808546/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583917563/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24808546/a2t.img" border="0"/>Poaching (Wildlife)Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific AreasVietnamRhinocerosesChinaanimal welfareAnimalsCancercrimeHong KongAfricawildlifeSmugglingMon, 15 Oct 2012 21:09:58 GMThttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/myths-more-tha-traditional-medicine-driving-rhino-slaughter/By ANDREW C. REVKINhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/us/felix-baumgartner-skydiving.html?partner=rss&emc=rssIn a 24-mile jump, Felix Baumgartner, a professional daredevil, became the first sky diver to break the speed of sound. ?It was harder than I expected,? he said.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/247991a8/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583893755/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/247991a8/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583893755/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/247991a8/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583893755/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/247991a8/a2t.img" border="0"/>United StatesBaumgartner, FelixParachutes and Parachute JumpingMon, 15 Oct 2012 20:18:41 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/us/felix-baumgartner-skydiving.htmlBy JOHN TIERNEYhttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/a-spotlight-on-compounded-medicines/?partner=rss&emc=rssAn outbreak of fungal meningitis has focused attention on the reformulation of drugs, a prevalent practice that leaves many patients and even some doctors unclear about the origins of medications.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2481e691/mf.gif' border='0'/>DoctorsMeningitismedicationsDrugs (Pharmaceuticals)BodyMedicine and HealthpharmaceuticalsFeaturedThe ConsumerMon, 15 Oct 2012 19:11:06 GMThttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/a-spotlight-on-compounded-medicines/By RONI CARYN RABINEllen Weinsteinhttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/really-tinted-contact-lenses-can-improve-athletic-performance/?partner=rss&emc=rssSome athletes have tried amber-colored contact lenses to reduce glare and enhance contrast, but studies point to no significant gain from tinted lenses.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2481e692/mf.gif' border='0'/>sportsEyes and EyesightFitnessReally?ResearchContact LenseseyesMedicine and HealthFeaturedMon, 15 Oct 2012 18:16:40 GMThttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/really-tinted-contact-lenses-can-improve-athletic-performance/By ANAHAD O'CONNORChristoph Niemannhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/health/labs-seek-new-ways-to-look-inside-the-body.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA new wave of imaging technologies, driven by the falling cost of computing, is transforming the way doctors can examine patients.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24425ad3/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/146821115171/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24425ad3/kg/335/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/146821115171/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24425ad3/kg/335/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/146821115171/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24425ad3/kg/335/a2t.img" border="0"/>Stanford UniversityDoctorsNanotechnologyThree-Dimensional Devices and EffectsMedicine and HealthColumbia UniversityLaboratories and Scientific EquipmentComputers and the InternetMon, 15 Oct 2012 18:10:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/health/labs-seek-new-ways-to-look-inside-the-body.htmlBy JOHN MARKOFFPhilipsSome new imaging technologies rely on injected tracers.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/business/energy-environment/us-struggles-to-rescue-green-program-hit-hard-by-counterfeiters.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA federal program intended to promote biodiesel through renewable energy credits has attracted counterfeiters and is hurting the market for smaller biodiesel producers.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24647000/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583803883/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24647000/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583803883/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24647000/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583803883/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24647000/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>Biodiesel FuelExxon Mobil Corporation|XOM|NYSEAlternative and Renewable EnergySunoco Inc|SUN|NYSEFrauds and SwindlingOil (Petroleum) and GasolineUnited States Politics and GovernmentEnvironmental Protection AgencyMon, 15 Oct 2012 15:41:21 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/business/energy-environment/us-struggles-to-rescue-green-program-hit-hard-by-counterfeiters.htmlBy MATTHEW L. 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