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  • Letters to the editor

    Pro-anorexia article is irresponsible journalism Plus: Lay off teen sex, you baby boomer hypocrites! Mary Kay Letourneau is a rapist, not a victim
    Letters to the editor January 31, 2000

  • Mother love in an African village

    Is it worth saving a baby's life if everything else changes?
    By Tanya Shaffer January 29, 2000

  • The Harry and Louise show

    The fictional couple who appeared in anti-Clinton ads are now in a new campaign.
    By Dena Bunis January 20, 2000

  • Hormonal rages

    A new study links decreased levels of cortisol with aggressive behavior in boys.
    By Dawn MacKeen January 14, 2000

  • Married to my beeper

    For a doctor, having a pager is a little like being in a relationship -- only without the sex.
    By Jeff Drayer, M.D. January 7, 2000

  • Fat Guy says eat up and shut up

    Food is unhealthy only if you stress over it.
    By Steven A. Shaw December 24, 1999

  • Orphans of managed care

    Sickle cell patients are in the middle of a dilemma over the cost of effective drugs.
    By Arthur Allen December 15, 1999

  • God, glass, LSD

    After dropping six hits of acid, my brother had his first psychotic episode.
    By Greg Bottoms December 13, 1999

  • The culture of secrecy

    Docs make mistakes, but proposed regulations to make them talk about it won't change that scary fact.
    By Dr. Jeff Drayer December 2, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    Will staying unmarried save your relationship? Plus: Camille Paglia sparks new "Sensation" debate; should technology change the way we have children?
    Letters to the Editor November 24, 1999

  • Tell me where it hurts

    Is it ethical for a doctor-turned-writer to use his patients for material?
    By Amy O'Connor November 15, 1999

  • Hair today, hair tomorrow

    I say, if your head looks bad, put something on it.
    By Cary Tennis November 12, 1999

  • Backwoods E.R.

    In these parts, you meet your neighbors one crisis at a time.
    By Mike Perry November 11, 1999

  • I'm obese, you're obese

    The Fat Guy munches on doughnuts while figuring out whether he is fat or obese.
    By Steven A. Shaw November 10, 1999

  • "The Red Devil"

    A woman with cancer rediscovers her body through a passionate love affair.
    By Katherine Russell Rich November 8, 1999

  • Survival of the traits

    Mammals can pass along acquired characteristics to their offspring, according to a new study.
    By Arthur Allen November 4, 1999

  • Faith healing

    Can prayer do anything more than make you feel better?
    By Jon Bowen November 3, 1999

  • Docs who lie and the patients who thank them

    A new survey suggests many physicians will fib to get around HMO restrictions.
    By Robert Burton, M.D. November 1, 1999

  • Eating Satan's footprints

    What can the onion and garlic diet do for you? Ask, rather, what you can do for Macedonia.
    By Susan McCarthy October 29, 1999

  • "Paisley Girl"

    An excerpt from a powerful novel about how disease affects body and soul.
    By Fran Gordon October 20, 1999

  • "Fat guys kick ass"

    If I ate less, I'd lose weight. But I don't, because I love food.
    By Steven A. Shaw October 15, 1999

  • Woe is HMO

    Proponents of liability legislation argue that the only way to change managed care's behavior is to threaten it with lawsuits.
    By Dawn MacKeen October 14, 1999

  • Separated by curtains, united by grief

    In a recovery room, a woman realizes the loss she has experienced, only after hearing another woman's cries.
    By Pamela Post October 1, 1999

  • Jonesing for my Coke high

    Why can't I make it through a day without my diet soda fix?
    By Liz Krieger September 30, 1999

  • Death in custody from "excited delirium"?

    Some coroners say suspects are dying not from police brutality but an obscure medical disorder.
    By Christian Parenti September 29, 1999
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