http://dir.salon.com/topics/salon_health_book_reviews/?source=rss&aim=salon_health_book_reviews en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST By Laurie Tarkan Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/11/10/breast_cancer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/11/10/breast_cancer/index.html?source=rss Big medicine is making big bucks on the disease, but we're still far from a cure. By Maria de los Reyes Castillo Bueno Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/10/19/cuba/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/10/19/cuba/index.html?source=rss An elderly Cuban woman reveals her herbal techniques for restoring virginity, inducing pregnancy and curing pimples and diarrhea. By Barbara Raab Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/10/13/extremes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/10/13/extremes/index.html?source=rss Ever wonder why skinny folks die faster in freezing water? Why divers get the bends but sperm whales don't? An Oxford professor explains life at the extremes. By Annie Murphy Paul Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/10/06/race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/10/06/race/index.html?source=rss Long before the horror of the Tuskegee experiments, blacks were suspicious of the white medical establishment -- with good reason. By Jill Wolfson Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/09/26/parasite/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/09/26/parasite/index.html?source=rss Parasites can slip into your body, rewrite your DNA and, sometimes, change your mood. By Joel N. Shurkin Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/07/05/lonely/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/07/05/lonely/index.html?source=rss If you're lonely -- and maybe even if you aren't -- just the act of speaking can elevate your blood pressure to dangerous levels, says psychologist James Lynch. By Andreas Killen Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/06/22/constipation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/06/22/constipation/index.html?source=rss In "Inner Hygiene," professor James C. Whorton reminds us that some of our great thinkers, from Martin Luther to Ben Franklin and beyond, have been afflicted with clogged bowels. By Dan Zegart Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/06/06/civil_warrior/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/06/06/civil_warrior/index.html?source=rss Why did a Philip Morris scientist kill herself by drinking nicotine? By Annie M. Paul Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/05/30/optimism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/05/30/optimism/index.html?source=rss While optimism may seem a sunny subject, full of hearts and flowers, it's a weapon in Susan Vaughan's hands. By Jonathon Keats Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/04/06/physician_art/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/04/06/physician_art/index.html?source=rss The art of medical history shows the precarious position of physicians. By David Bowman Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/04/03/nuland/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/04/03/nuland/index.html?source=rss An interview with Sherwin B. Nuland, author of "The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths." By Lesley Stern Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/02/11/smoking_book/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/02/11/smoking_book/index.html?source=rss Watching David Bowie pretend to smoke is a sensual experience. By David Bowman Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/01/13/kolata/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/01/13/kolata/index.html?source=rss Do viruses exist just to give us a hard time or are they bent on destroying the world? By Andy Dehnart Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/01/10/addiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/01/10/addiction/index.html?source=rss A new book argues that all addictions are a matter of free will, even heroin and coffee. By Greg Bottoms Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/12/13/psychosis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/12/13/psychosis/index.html?source=rss After dropping six hits of acid, my brother had his first psychotic episode. By David Bowman Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/12/09/blind/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/12/09/blind/index.html?source=rss Henry Grunwald has gone blind, but is seeing more clearly than ever. By Amy O'Connor Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/11/15/verghese_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/11/15/verghese_interview/index.html?source=rss Is it ethical for a doctor-turned-writer to use his patients for material? By Katherine Russell Rich Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/11/08/reddevil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/11/08/reddevil/index.html?source=rss A woman with cancer rediscovers her body through a passionate love affair. By David Bowman Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/11/04/suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/11/04/suicide/index.html?source=rss It's not so weird to think about suicide, but you'd have to be sick to actually do it. By Arthur Allen Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/10/27/horgan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/10/27/horgan/index.html?source=rss One author doubts that we will ever explain and control the brain. By Fran Gordon Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/10/20/paisley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/10/20/paisley/index.html?source=rss An excerpt from a powerful novel about how disease affects body and soul. By Edward Hooper Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/10/06/aids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/10/06/aids/index.html?source=rss An exhaustive history of HIV and AIDS offers a bold new theory about its origins By Pamela Post Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/10/01/cancer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/10/01/cancer/index.html?source=rss In a recovery room, a woman realizes the loss she has experienced, only after hearing another woman's cries. By James B. Stewart Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/09/02/excerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/09/02/excerpt/index.html?source=rss After a doctor injected him with a strange substance, the patient couldn't scream or move. By Natalie Robins Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/06/28/cancer_journal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/06/28/cancer_journal/index.html?source=rss One woman learns how to manage her fear.