Health & Science :

The long journey to digital records
PITTSBURGH — Baby Riley Matthews wheezed noisily on the exam table. ‘‘He’s belly-breathing,’’ the emergency-room doctor said worriedly — Riley’s little abdomen was markedly rising and falling with each breath, a sign of respiratory distress.

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Health briefs
New anesthesiologist coming this month

Good ol’ linoleum
I once rented a flat in a beautiful old Victorian house that had suffered years of neglect and mistreatment by prior tenants. While living there, I did what I could to restore or at least clean up the original moldings and fireplace surround.

Three MSU profs launch experiments on NASA rocket
BOZEMAN — Three Montana State University instructors who want to help future scientists and engineers develop experiments for space recently launched experiments of their own.

Space may provide boon to orchards
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Space is preparing to go a little nuts.

Stem cell research rules released
WASHINGTON — The government issued final rules Monday expanding taxpayer-funded research using embryonic stem cells, easing scientists’ fears that some of the oldest batches might not qualify and promising a master list of all that do.

Internet therapy shows promise for insomniacs
CHICAGO — Sleepless people sometimes use the Internet to get through the night. Now a small study shows promising results for insomniacs with nine weeks of Internet-based therapy.

Myanmar fossil may shed light on evolution
BANGKOK, Thailand — Fossils recently discovered in Myanmar could prove that the common ancestors of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, rather than Africa, researchers contend in a study released Wednesday.