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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/Miscellaneous science and technology storiesen-usTue, 02 Dec 2008 07:38:09 GMT288012336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cf/Uisrael-traumashot.R5KS_ID2.htmlwed/cf/Uisrael-traumashot.R5KS_ID2.html1228203296Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:34:56 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cf/Uisrael-traumashot.R5KS_ID2.html"></a>TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- An injection of cortisol shortly after exposure to a traumatic event may prevent the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers in Israel said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cf/Uisrael-traumashot.R5KS_ID2.html">An injection of cortisol may prevent PTSD</a><br />TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- An injection of cortisol shortly after exposure to a traumatic event may prevent the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers in Israel said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/df/Uus-asthma.R45r_ID2.htmlwed/df/Uus-asthma.R45r_ID2.html1228200287Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:44:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/df/Uus-asthma.R45r_ID2.html"></a>BOSTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A study of blacks living in a Boston-area community found those born in the United States were more likely to have asthma than those born elsewhere.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/df/Uus-asthma.R45r_ID2.html">Study links blacks' birthplace to asthma</a><br />BOSTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A study of blacks living in a Boston-area community found those born in the United States were more likely to have asthma than those born elsewhere.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cn/Uus-heartvitamind.REJA_ID2.htmlwed/cn/Uus-heartvitamind.REJA_ID2.html1228199087Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:24:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cn/Uus-heartvitamind.REJA_ID2.html"></a>KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Vitamin D deficiency is an unrecognized, emerging cardiovascular risk factor, which should be screened for and treated, a U.S. researcher says.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cn/Uus-heartvitamind.REJA_ID2.html">Vitamin D a cardiovascular risk factor</a><br />KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Vitamin D deficiency is an unrecognized, emerging cardiovascular risk factor, which should be screened for and treated, a U.S. researcher says.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/ab/Unetherlands-bellyfat.RaIC_ID2.htmlwed/ab/Unetherlands-bellyfat.RaIC_ID2.html1228199087Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:24:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/ab/Unetherlands-bellyfat.RaIC_ID2.html"></a>AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Older adults with symptoms of depression appear more likely to gain abdominal fat, but not overall fat -- over a five-year period, Dutch researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/ab/Unetherlands-bellyfat.RaIC_ID2.html">Depression linked to belly fat</a><br />AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Older adults with symptoms of depression appear more likely to gain abdominal fat, but not overall fat -- over a five-year period, Dutch researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/dn/Uindia-violence.RMgK_ID2.htmlwed/dn/Uindia-violence.RMgK_ID2.html1228196687Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:44:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/dn/Uindia-violence.RMgK_ID2.html"></a>MUMBAI, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. and British experts joined their Indian counterparts in investigating last week's terror carnage in Mumbai, where life is slowly returning to normal.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/dn/Uindia-violence.RMgK_ID2.html">U.S., British investigators probe attacks</a><br />MUMBAI, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. and British experts joined their Indian counterparts in investigating last week's terror carnage in Mumbai, where life is slowly returning to normal.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cw/Uus-scoliosis.Rnh2_ID1.htmlwed/cw/Uus-scoliosis.Rnh2_ID1.html1228187114Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:05:14 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cw/Uus-scoliosis.Rnh2_ID1.html"></a>NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A New York City hospital is offering spinal stapling, a new treatment alternative for scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine, hospital officials say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cw/Uus-scoliosis.Rnh2_ID1.html">New treatment for scoliosis in children</a><br />NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A New York City hospital is offering spinal stapling, a new treatment alternative for scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine, hospital officials say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cg/Uus-reeves.R5tm_ID1.htmlwed/cg/Uus-reeves.R5tm_ID1.html1228187114Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:05:14 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cg/Uus-reeves.R5tm_ID1.html"></a>PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves has agreed to join Caltech researchers on a panel to discuss his new movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still," organizers said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cg/Uus-reeves.R5tm_ID1.html">Keanu heading to Caltech for science talk</a><br />PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves has agreed to join Caltech researchers on a panel to discuss his new movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still," organizers said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cw/Uzimbabwe-cholera.RU5q_ID1.htmlwed/cw/Uzimbabwe-cholera.RU5q_ID1.html1228183505Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:05:05 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cw/Uzimbabwe-cholera.RU5q_ID1.html"></a>BUDIRIRO, Zimbabwe, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is worsening, with the United Nations now pegging the death toll at more than 400 with almost 10,000 cases reported.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cw/Uzimbabwe-cholera.RU5q_ID1.html">Cholera outbreak worsens in Zimbabwe</a><br />BUDIRIRO, Zimbabwe, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is worsening, with the United Nations now pegging the death toll at more than 400 with almost 10,000 cases reported.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/aj/Uus-saddleback.RfZT_ID1.htmlwed/aj/Uus-saddleback.RfZT_ID1.html1228178687Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:44:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/aj/Uus-saddleback.RfZT_ID1.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- President Bush got a medal in Washington Monday for his efforts to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS, and President-elect Barack Obama vowed to continue the work.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/aj/Uus-saddleback.RfZT_ID1.html">Bush, Obama address Saddleback forum</a><br />WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- President Bush got a medal in Washington Monday for his efforts to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS, and President-elect Barack Obama vowed to continue the work.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/aa/Uus-exercisebrainchanges.Rkmn_ID1.htmlwed/aa/Uus-exercisebrainchanges.Rkmn_ID1.html1228177488Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:24:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/aa/Uus-exercisebrainchanges.Rkmn_ID1.html"></a>CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Exercise may help older adults prevent age-related brain changes, researchers at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/aa/Uus-exercisebrainchanges.Rkmn_ID1.html">Exercise may prevent brain aging</a><br />CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Exercise may help older adults prevent age-related brain changes, researchers at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cs/Ubritain-patientsafety.REqR_ID1.htmlwed/cs/Ubritain-patientsafety.REqR_ID1.html1228176309Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:05:09 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cs/Ubritain-patientsafety.REqR_ID1.html"></a>NOTTINGHAM, England, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Offering discounts on insurance premiums to British hospitals that meet certain targets has led to falls in infection rates, researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cs/Ubritain-patientsafety.REqR_ID1.html">Insurance savings spur less infections</a><br />NOTTINGHAM, England, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Offering discounts on insurance premiums to British hospitals that meet certain targets has led to falls in infection rates, researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/di/Ucanada-diabeticsexercise.RdLY_ID1.htmlwed/di/Ucanada-diabeticsexercise.RdLY_ID1.html1228173887Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:24:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/di/Ucanada-diabeticsexercise.RdLY_ID1.html"></a>MONTREAL, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A majority of diabetics avoid physical activity because they worry about exercise-induced hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, Canadian researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/di/Ucanada-diabeticsexercise.RdLY_ID1.html">Hypoglycemia barrier to diabetic exercise</a><br />MONTREAL, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A majority of diabetics avoid physical activity because they worry about exercise-induced hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, Canadian researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cw/Uczechrepublic-usmissileshield.RqK0_ID1.htmlwed/cw/Uczechrepublic-usmissileshield.RqK0_ID1.html1228170287Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:24:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cw/Uczechrepublic-usmissileshield.RqK0_ID1.html"></a>PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Forty mayors from the Czech Republic say they will complain to the European Parliament about plans to site missile defense shield components in the country.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cw/Uczechrepublic-usmissileshield.RqK0_ID1.html">Czech mayors protest missile shield plans</a><br />PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Forty mayors from the Czech Republic say they will complain to the European Parliament about plans to site missile defense shield components in the country.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/bg/Uus-eggsbreastcancer.RUOs_ID1.htmlwed/bg/Uus-eggsbreastcancer.RUOs_ID1.html1228169688Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:14:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/bg/Uus-eggsbreastcancer.RUOs_ID1.html"></a>BOSTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A woman who has the nutrient choline -- found in eggs -- while pregnant might reduce her daughter's risk of breast cancer significantly, U.S. researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/bg/Uus-eggsbreastcancer.RUOs_ID1.html">Prenatal eggs may prevent breast cancer</a><br />BOSTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A woman who has the nutrient choline -- found in eggs -- while pregnant might reduce her daughter's risk of breast cancer significantly, U.S. researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/du/Uus-bush-regrets.RzWG_ID1.htmlwed/du/Uus-bush-regrets.RzWG_ID1.html1228168488Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:54:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/du/Uus-bush-regrets.RzWG_ID1.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- George Bush said Iraq was both his biggest disappointment and his greatest accomplishment during his eight-year tenure as U.S. president.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/du/Uus-bush-regrets.RzWG_ID1.html">Bush regrets Iraq intel, immigration flap</a><br />WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- George Bush said Iraq was both his biggest disappointment and his greatest accomplishment during his eight-year tenure as U.S. president.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cx/Uus-breastbiopsies.RyG4_ID1.htmlwed/cx/Uus-breastbiopsies.RyG4_ID1.html1228166687Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:24:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cx/Uus-breastbiopsies.RyG4_ID1.html"></a>CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A new method of characterizing breast lesions found during magnetic resonance imaging could result in fewer biopsies of benign tumors, U.S. researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cx/Uus-breastbiopsies.RyG4_ID1.html">Model could reduce breast-lesion biopsies</a><br />CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A new method of characterizing breast lesions found during magnetic resonance imaging could result in fewer biopsies of benign tumors, U.S. researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/az/Uswim-pellegrini.RaYy_ID1.htmlwed/az/Uswim-pellegrini.RaYy_ID1.html1228166088Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:14:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/az/Uswim-pellegrini.RaYy_ID1.html"></a>ROME, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Italian Olympic swimming champion Federica Pellegrini has been given a clean bill of health after having trouble breathing last week, the athlete says.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/az/Uswim-pellegrini.RaYy_ID1.html">Pellegrini fine after hyperventilating</a><br />ROME, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Italian Olympic swimming champion Federica Pellegrini has been given a clean bill of health after having trouble breathing last week, the athlete says.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/bn/Uus-metabolism.Rwsn_ID1.htmlwed/bn/Uus-metabolism.Rwsn_ID1.html1228165511Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:05:11 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/bn/Uus-metabolism.Rwsn_ID1.html"></a>PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. medical researchers say they have discovered a key molecular partnership that coordinates body rhythms and metabolism.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/bn/Uus-metabolism.Rwsn_ID1.html">Diabetes, obesity metabolic link studied</a><br />PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. medical researchers say they have discovered a key molecular partnership that coordinates body rhythms and metabolism.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/dn/Uus-aircollision.RjUO_ID1.htmlwed/dn/Uus-aircollision.RjUO_ID1.html1228164287Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:44:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/dn/Uus-aircollision.RjUO_ID1.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy pilot who died in a training accident this year had lost his bearings before the mishap, military investigators say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/dn/Uus-aircollision.RjUO_ID1.html">Navy pilot lost bearings before crash</a><br />WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy pilot who died in a training accident this year had lost his bearings before the mishap, military investigators say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/bz/Uus-bush-aids.R6qe_ID1.htmlwed/bz/Uus-bush-aids.R6qe_ID1.html1228164287Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:44:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/bz/Uus-bush-aids.R6qe_ID1.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A red ribbon on the White House North Portico reaffirms his administration's resolve to tackle HIV/AIDS directly, U.S. President George Bush said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/bz/Uus-bush-aids.R6qe_ID1.html">Bush recognizes World AIDS day with ribbon</a><br />WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A red ribbon on the White House North Portico reaffirms his administration's resolve to tackle HIV/AIDS directly, U.S. President George Bush said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/do/Uindonesia-climatechange.R3e6_ID1.htmlwed/do/Uindonesia-climatechange.R3e6_ID1.html1228163694Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:34:54 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/do/Uindonesia-climatechange.R3e6_ID1.html"></a>BOGOR, Indonesia, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- An Indonesian forestry research group says large areas of Earth's forests could succumb to climate change, resulting in disaster for forest-dependent people.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/do/Uindonesia-climatechange.R3e6_ID1.html">Climate change putting forests at risk</a><br />BOGOR, Indonesia, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- An Indonesian forestry research group says large areas of Earth's forests could succumb to climate change, resulting in disaster for forest-dependent people.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cm/Uus-cells.R2UR_ID1.htmlwed/cm/Uus-cells.R2UR_ID1.html1228161289Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:54:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cm/Uus-cells.R2UR_ID1.html"></a>STANFORD, Calif., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've found distinct groups of proteins that each control one of four simple activities involved in cells' collective migration.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cm/Uus-cells.R2UR_ID1.html">Study: Cell movements are totally modular</a><br />STANFORD, Calif., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've found distinct groups of proteins that each control one of four simple activities involved in cells' collective migration.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/aj/Uus-tcells.RCen_ID1.htmlwed/aj/Uus-tcells.RCen_ID1.html1228158889Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:14:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/aj/Uus-tcells.RCen_ID1.html"></a>PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have found a way to keep the body's T cells in prime shape for fighting infection and cancer.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/aj/Uus-tcells.RCen_ID1.html">New discovery about T cells is reported</a><br />PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have found a way to keep the body's T cells in prime shape for fighting infection and cancer.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/aw/Uus-worldaidsday.RnCB_ID1.htmlwed/aw/Uus-worldaidsday.RnCB_ID1.html1228158316Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:05:16 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/aw/Uus-worldaidsday.RnCB_ID1.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A ceremony for the opening of an AIDS memorial will take place next year in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, the Global Health Council said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/aw/Uus-worldaidsday.RnCB_ID1.html">Haiti to host international AIDS event</a><br />WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A ceremony for the opening of an AIDS memorial will take place next year in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, the Global Health Council said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cy/Uskorea-norkorborder.RLaf_ID1.htmlwed/cy/Uskorea-norkorborder.RLaf_ID1.html1228157687Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:54:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cy/Uskorea-norkorborder.RLaf_ID1.html"></a>KAESONG, North Korea, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- North Korea has moved to severely curtail the number of South Koreans it allows into the country for joint industrial and tourism projects, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.misc/2/wed/cy/Uskorea-norkorborder.RLaf_ID1.html">North Korea restricts border crossings</a><br />KAESONG, North Korea, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- North Korea has moved to severely curtail the number of South Koreans it allows into the country for joint industrial and tourism projects, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI)