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Articles in Jan 5, 2002 issue of Science News

• For some heart patients, days are numbered - Brief Article
  by B. Bower
• Southeastern Alaska is on the rebound - Earth Science: from San Francisco, at the 2001 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union - Brief Article
• Galaxy survey sheds light on dark matter - Science News of the week - Brief Article
  by R. Cowen
• Hormones: here's the beef: environmental concerns reemerge over steroids given to livestock - animal excretions release synthetic hormones into environment - Statistical Data Included
  by Janet Raloff
• Vaccine prevents urinary-tract infections - Science News of the week - Brief Article
  by N. Seppa
• Getting out the thorn: biomaterials become friendlier to the body - biomedical materials
  by Jessica Gorman
• Mistletoe, of all things, helps juniper trees - Science News of the week - Brief Article
  by S. Milius
• Toxic metals taint ancient dust - Earth Science: from San Francisco, at the 2001 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union - Brief Article
• Magnetic refrigerator gets down and homey - Science News of the week - Brief Article
  by P. Weiss
• Garlic interferes with HIV drug - protease inhibitor affected negatively by garlic - Brief Article
• It's bottoms up for iron at sea's surface - Science News of the week - Brief Article
  by Perkins S.
• Turbulence leads to early rain of ash - Earth Science: from San Francisco, at the 2001 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union - volcanic ash - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Alzheimer's alert - Letters - Letter to the Editor
  by Torre de la, Jack
• Watching a dying star transform - Astronomy - planetary nebula - Brief Article
• Global warming to boost cotton yields - Earth Science: from San Francisco, at the 2001 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union - Brief Article
• Virus shapes risk of multiple sclerosis - Science News of the week - Brief Article
  by B. Harder
• A glass of red may keep arteries loose - Astronomy - polyphenols in wine good for heart - Brief Article
• Maybe just dim - Letters - Letter to the Editor
  by Joe Sitter
• Sampling the sun - Astronomy - space probe Genesis samples solar wind - Brief Article
• Bolts from the blue can have long reach - distance of effects from lightning - Brief Article
• Web gem - Letters - Letter to the Editor
  by John McClelland
• Prenatal folate averts child leukemia - Astronomy - Brief Article