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A message from the California Supreme Court to drivers whose breath tests put them over the limit: Don't try arguing that the testing machines can't validly measure blood-alcohol content. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a study on the effectiveness of a diagnostic method using a breath test that detected metabolites in identifying patients with fungal pneumonia, presented at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in Colorado on September 10-13, 2013.

The article discusses research study on the use of breath test to reduce flu vaccine, by A. Mashir and colleagues, published in the "Journal of Breath Research."

Describes several devices which can be used in law enforcement. Use of the Global Positioning Satellites to track automobile limits; Breathanalyzer that measures blood-alcohol level which are built on flashlights of police officers; Brain fingerprinting; Scanning machines.

Discusses the results of a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggesting that rampant drinking collegiate drinking may be exaggerated. Use of breathalyzer tests for the study; Criticism of the method by Henry Wechsler, director of college alcohol at the Harvard University School of Public Health.

Reports that a breath test which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in September, 1996 gives physicians a simple and effective method of diagnosing the cause of stomach ulcers. Details on the test; Benefits of the test.

Focuses on a study released by the city of Baltimore, Maryland, which indicates that an alcohol ignition interlock, an electronic breath analysis device that blocks drunk drivers from starting their vehicles, can reduce the rate at which they are arrested. Other findings of the study; Who conducted the study; Details on the study.

Comments on the overturning of the suspension by the Maryland's highest court giving to Jose Borbon by Prince George County after being given `insufficient breath.' Description of Borbon's breath test; Why the suspension was overturned; Who approved the suspension.