http://dir.salon.com/topics/arthur_allen/?source=rss&aim=arthur_allen en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/04/02/sars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/04/02/sars/index.html?source=rss As the U.S. hunts for germ weapons in Iraq, world health officials scramble to stop a fatal mystery disease that spreads like the common cold. By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/03/28/buffalo_soldiers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/03/28/buffalo_soldiers/index.html?source=rss When bison wander from Yellowstone National Park, they fall prey to Montana gunmen -- unless they're rescued by a motley band of eco-warriors. By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/11/30/bioethics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/11/30/bioethics/index.html?source=rss The bioethics czar's new right-hand man is passionately opposed to abortion, public schools, federal taxes and Democrats. By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/11/12/smallpox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/11/12/smallpox/index.html?source=rss Barely 25 years after a public health crusade eradicated the disease, scientists are gearing up to defeat it again. But should everyone get vaccinated? By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/11/02/vaccine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/11/02/vaccine/index.html?source=rss A federal panel debates making the controversial drug, now restricted to the military, available more widely. By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/26/anthrax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/26/anthrax/index.html?source=rss A pre-Gulf War study showed that a combination treatment of antibiotics and vaccination is the best way to fight anthrax. So why is the government relying on one drug? By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/24/anthrax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/24/anthrax/index.html?source=rss After two post office employees die from anthrax, Cipro is handed out to more than 2,000 D.C. mail workers. By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/10/13/anthrax_psychology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/10/13/anthrax_psychology/index.html?source=rss As suspected bioterror incidents are reported from Oregon to New York, medical experts fear the nation is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/13/genome/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/13/genome/index.html?source=rss As scientists unveil the human genome findings, it turns out we have a lot fewer genes than we'd thought, and not many more than a fruit fly. By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/12/29/embryo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/12/29/embryo/index.html?source=rss The HHS nominee supports it, but right-to-lifers want it stopped. By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/health/2000/12/15/malaria/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/health/2000/12/15/malaria/index.html?source=rss With fears mounting that global climate change may cause the dreaded disease to spread, scientists turn their attention to vaccine research. By   Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/10/31/anthrax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/10/31/anthrax/index.html?source=rss By Arthur Allen By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/27/anthrax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/27/anthrax/index.html?source=rss Fearing sickness and debilitation, startling numbers of American troops are refusing to take mandatory anthrax vaccinations. By   Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/10/25/globalwarming/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/10/25/globalwarming/index.html?source=rss By Arthur Allen By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/23/globalwarming/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/23/globalwarming/index.html?source=rss After eight dispiriting years of Clinton-Gore, frustrated green groups are targeting corporations instead. By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/12/drug_wars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/12/drug_wars/index.html?source=rss The presidential candidates have not widely touted their plans to deal with drug abuse. Is it because of their own suspect histories? By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/10/nida/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/10/nida/index.html?source=rss Does National Institute on Drug Abuse chief Alan Leshner push propaganda over science in his close coordination with drug czar Barry McCaffrey? By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/09/28/caplan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/09/28/caplan/index.html?source=rss A lawsuit blaming the nation's most prominent bioethicist for the death of an 18-year-old prompts a reexamination of the field. By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/09/12/bioterrorism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/09/12/bioterrorism/index.html?source=rss A recent report urges America to pour $13 billion into preventing disease-based warfare, but evidence suggests that our fears are misplaced. By Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/09/06/czar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/09/06/czar/index.html?source=rss By Arthur Allen By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/30/czar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/30/czar/index.html?source=rss Gen. Barry McCaffrey drives his government office like a lockstep battalion, but some contend his ruthless schedule and egomaniacal ways are only hurting his effort to bring sanity to America's drug policy. By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/24/hand_transplant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/24/hand_transplant/index.html?source=rss Why are we hearing about a successful hand transplant two years after the fact? Maybe because the field's first poster child turned out to be a criminal who couldn't afford his meds. By Arthur Allen Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/18/conflict_of_interest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/18/conflict_of_interest/index.html?source=rss Are doctors shilling for drug companies? By Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/08/04/autism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/08/04/autism/index.html?source=rss "Secret and Lies" by Lesli Mitchell; "A Recipe for Disaster" by Arthur Allen By Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/07/25/safe_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/07/25/safe_sex/index.html?source=rss By Arthur Allen