1 An abdominal ultrasound can be used to look for the cause of abdominal pain, evaluate masses in any of the abdominal organs, diagnose kidney stones or liver or gallbladder disease, and evaluate injuries after an accident.2  WebMD offers an overview of abdominal ultrasound. For patients covered by health insurance, out-of-pocket costs typically consist of a copay of $10-$50 or more, or coinsurance of 10-50% or more.
Johannes Stark. German physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1919. In 1902 he predicted, correctly, that high-velocity rays of positive ions (canal rays) would demonstrate the Doppler effect, and in 1913 showed that a strong electric field can alter the wavelength of light emitted by atoms (the Stark effect).
A bust of Alfred Nobel outside the Norwegian Nobel Institute. The news that Juan Manuel Santos of Columbia has received the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end his nationâs decades-old civil war is notable in part because the number of contenders for this yearâs award set a new record. There were total of 376 nominees, 228 individuals and 148 organizations.