http://dir.salon.com/topics/dawn_mackeen/?source=rss&aim=dawn_mackeen en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/06/02/hep_c/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/06/02/hep_c/index.html?source=rss In one of the great medical tragedies in modern history, well-meaning Egyptian authorities are believed to have infected millions of people with hepatitis C. By Anthony York and Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/03/15/emissions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/03/15/emissions/index.html?source=rss Bush's blatant flip-flip on carbon dioxide pollution has even some GOP stalwarts holding their noses. By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/03/09/stem_cells/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/03/09/stem_cells/index.html?source=rss Critics of the field have a heyday as the results of one study and a lawsuit fuel their fire. By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/03/03/livestock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/03/03/livestock/index.html?source=rss As the British meat market faces yet another crisis, experts at home assess the risk of foot-and-mouth disease in the U.S. By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/03/02/body_parts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/03/02/body_parts/index.html?source=rss In the brave new world of body-part implants, what happens when you get a lemon of a ticker? By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/03/02/warming/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/03/02/warming/index.html?source=rss Species from birds to butterflies are doing strange things, and a new report blames the behavior on the Earth's rising temperature. By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/02/16/dare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/02/16/dare/index.html?source=rss America's school-based drug prevention program gives in to critics' pressure. By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/02/09/donations/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/02/09/donations/index.html?source=rss Donations to Planned Parenthood are flooding in -- in the name of President Bush. By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/02/07/gore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/02/07/gore/index.html?source=rss In his first day teaching at Columbia, the former vice president starts out nervous -- but relaxes enough to critique the media. Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2001/02/06/letters_violence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2001/02/06/letters_violence/index.html?source=rss By Dawn MacKeen By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/02/02/kid_violence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/02/02/kid_violence/index.html?source=rss Should kids be held responsible when their reenactment of TV shows ends in catastrophe? By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/26/global_warming/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/26/global_warming/index.html?source=rss Experts hope a startling new report will be enough to persuade President Bush to take action. By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/24/galapagos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/24/galapagos/index.html?source=rss It may take years to measure the ecological destruction caused by the oil spill near Darwin's outdoor laboratory. By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/01/19/estrogens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/01/19/estrogens/index.html?source=rss New findings point to environmental estrogens. By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/01/19/adoption/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/01/19/adoption/index.html?source=rss Private adoption rewards wealth, not fitness, and abuses abound. By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/01/17/drug_courts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/01/17/drug_courts/index.html?source=rss Bush's choice for attorney general might halt efforts to emphasize treatment over incarceration, opponents fear. By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/12/21/medical/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/12/21/medical/index.html?source=rss Do Clinton's new guidelines go far enough? By   Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/12/08/cell_phones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/12/08/cell_phones/index.html?source=rss By Dawn MacKeen By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/health/2000/12/07/cell_phones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/health/2000/12/07/cell_phones/index.html?source=rss With cellphone use among drivers skyrocketing, can accidents be far behind? By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/11/17/emissions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/11/17/emissions/index.html?source=rss A new Department of Energy report undermines the position of U.S. negotiators at a U.N. conference on reducing greenhouse gases. By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/11/03/ozone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/11/03/ozone/index.html?source=rss For the people of southern Chile, ozone depletion isn't a political issue -- it's a nightmarish reality. A report from the globe's ecological future. By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/06/16/internet_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/06/16/internet_sex/index.html?source=rss Have you had anal sex with a partner you met online? The inquiring minds at the Centers for Disease Control want to know. By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/05/31/drug_trials/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/05/31/drug_trials/index.html?source=rss The death of a 9-month-old boy rekindles an agonizing debate: Should powerful drugs be tested on children? By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/05/26/violence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/05/26/violence/index.html?source=rss They often don't. And that failure can be tragic. By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/02/17/drug_interaction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/02/17/drug_interaction/index.html?source=rss Think twice before mixing your herbs and your prescription medicine.