A world of hangovers By Steven A. Shaw
Coffee, herring, pastrami and other cures from around the globe
(12/29/99)

Is there a vodka that won't give you a hangover? By Robert Capps
Our team of experts got drunk to find out
(12/29/99)

Fat Guy says eat up and shut up By Steven A. Shaw
Food is unhealthy only if you stress over it.
(12/24/99)

Kicking for breath By Frank Houston
I watched as my brother almost died from asthma.
(12/23/99)

False memory syndrome By Kevin Giordano
As women bring lawsuits, therapists are having to pay for their mistakes.
(12/22/99)

Ask Dr. Bob: Genetic predictions By Robert Burton, M.D.
If you could know, would you want to?
(12/20/99)

Geographic discrimination? By David Brauer
Supporters of a new lawsuit against the federal government want to know why Minnesota seniors receive less money for their health care.
(12/16/99)

Orphans of managed care By Arthur Allen
Sickle cell patients are in the middle of a health dilemma.
(12/15/99)

Beyond step and spinning By Christina Valhouli
There are as many ethnic-style workouts as ethnic restaurants in New York.
(12/10/99)

Word doctorBy Rafael Campo, M.D.
A Harvard professor believes poetry can soothe and even heal his patients.
(12/08/99)

Ask Dr. Bob: Who will go nuts? By Robert Burton, M.D.
Predicting mental illness is usually no better than gambling, but we keep trying.
(12/06/99)

The culture of secrecy By Dr. Jeff Drayer
Docs make mistakes, but proposed regulations to make them talk about it won't change that scary fact.
(12/02/99)

The outer limits of schizophrenia treatment By Dawn MacKeen
Researchers are treating teenagers for schizophrenia before they are diagnosed. Some bioethicists think that's insane.
(12/01/99)

Star sickness By Mark Ebner and Lisa Derrick
Celebrities speaking out about their afflictions can raise awareness, and money.
(11/29/99)

A tale of two marathons By Steven A. Shaw
The Fat Guy snacks his way through the New York City Marathon.
(11/24/99)

Flu be gone! By Arthur Allen
Two new anti-flu drugs just hit the market and will be backed by millions in advertising. But do they work?
(11/22/99)

'Roid rage By Andrew Taber
Steroid abuse can cause everything from sexual voracity to violence; some people take them only for cosmetic reasons.
(11/18/99)

Brave new world or future shock? By Jon Bowen
Medical scientists predict technologies such as animal-to-human organ transplants and toilets that send info to your doctor.
(11/17/99)

Hair today, hair tomorrow By Cary Tennis
I say, if your head looks bad, put something on it.
(11/12/99)

Backwoods E.R. By Mike Perry
In these parts, you meet your neighbors one crisis at a time.
(11/11/99)

I'm obese, you're obese By Steven A. Shaw
The Fat Guy munches on doughnuts while figuring out whether he is fat or obese.
(11/10/99)

Faith healing By Jon Bowen
Can prayer do anything more than make you feel better?
(11/03/99)

Ask Dr. Bob: Docs who lie and the patients who thank them By Robert Burton, M.D.
A new survey suggests many physicians will fib to get around HMO restrictions.
(11/01/99)

Eating Satan's footprints By Susan McCarthy
What can the onion and garlic diet do for you? Ask, rather, what you can do for Macedonia.
(10/29/99)

Orgasms and outrage By Barbara Raab
Experts on female sexual dysfunction gather in Boston and dance with their shirts off.
(10/28/99)

Ask Dr. Bob By Robert Burton, M.D.
Why do I get migraines during orgasm? And is it nobler to be a writer or a doctor?
(10/25/99)

Pentagon points a finger By Arthur Allen
Anti-nerve-gas pills may be a culprit, but in general, Gulf War Syndrome is still a mystery.
(10/22/99)

Waiting room By Scott Harris
For the great numbers of uninsured, the care may not be bad -- but the wait is.
(10/21/99)

Head games By Jon Bowen
An NFL psychological profiler says he can pick the winners.
(10/19/99)

Ask Dr. Bob: What is a virgin? By Robert Burton, M.D.
In other words, what's the deal with hymens? Also: Can early brain damage cause immoral behavior?
(10/18/99)

"Fat guys kick ass" By Steven A. Shaw
If I ate less, I'd lose weight. But I don't, because I love food.
(10/15/99)

Woe is HMO By Dawn MacKeen
Proponents of liability legislation argue that the only way to change managed care's behavior is to threaten it with lawsuits.
(10/14/99)

Irish coffee cure By Alex Salkever
A study with rats shows that an alcohol-caffeine cocktail after a stroke can protect the brain.
(10/13/99)

Political football By David McGuire
The right to sue may be tossed around for the next year.
(10/12/99)

Ask Dr. Bob: A moveable cough By Robert Burton, M.D.
Dr. Bob explains consumption and reassures a woman who put on the wrong shoes.
(10/11/99)

Busy signal By Stephen G. Bloom
Back pain is no guarantee your doctor will see you, even at the best clinic.
(10/07/99)

Ask Dr. Bob: Hit on the head By Robert Burton, M.D.
How dangerous are concussions, can you control constant anger, and the lack of a "mind's eye."
(10/04/99)

Jonesing for my Coke high By Liz Krieger
Why can't I make it through a day without my diet soda fix?
(09/30/99)

Death in custody from "excited delirium"? By Christian Parenti
Some coroners say suspects are dying not from police brutality but an obscure medical disorder called "excited delirium".
(09/29/99)

Ask Dr. Bob By Robert Burton, M.D.
Patients who over-research their ailments sometimes do more harm than good.
(09/27/99)

Just say no to sex; just say yes to big bucks By Sharon Lerner
Massive government funds pay for abstinence-only sex education -- and beach parties.
(09/23/99)

Can Viagra help save rhinos and tigers? By Susan McCarthy
Traditional Asian medicine practitioners have been at odds with conservationists for years. But that's starting to change.
(09/22/99)

Ask Dr. Bob By Robert Burton, M.D.
It might be the wiring: Don't kill yourself trying to change your behavior. You may just have to learn to apologize. Plus: Is there such a thing as female ejaculate?
(09/20/99)

A plague on all your boroughs By Christina Valhouli
Mosquito-borne encephalitis is the latest player to hit Broadway.
(09/17/99)

"Total Memory Workout" By Steve Burgess
Can exercise help you remember where you put your keys?
(09/16/99)

Bringing 'em back alive By Eleanor Stacy Parker
How anesthesiologists keep you from drifting away forever.
(09/15/99)

Ask Dr. Bob By Robert Burton, M.D.
Sex on the clock, early menopause and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
(09/13/99)

A true fish story By Susan McCarthy
Fish breath may be the only side effect to the latest antidepressant.
(09/09/99)

Laugh track By Susan McCarthy
Someday doctors might be replaced by Marx Brothers movies.
(09/08/99)

Faster Pussycat, Wax! Wax! By Christina Valhouli
A Brazilian bikini wax changed Gwyneth Paltrow's life; it can change yours, too! (09/03/99)

A shot in the dark By Dawn MacKeen
Is a hospital the perfect place for a doctor to kill-- and kill again?
(09/02/99)

Personal-space invaders By Jon Bowen
Research shows that we need room to stay sane.
(09/01/99)

Ask Dr. Bob By Dr. Robert Burton, M.D.
Orgasms, cellulite and chronic fatigue: Who could ask for anything more?
(08/30/99)

Hepatitis highway By Geoff Edgers
Why is there hepatitis hysteria and a syphilis scare along I-95 in North Carolina?
(08/26/99)

To have and to kill By Stephen Michaud
Sexual serial killers aren't acting out random bursts of depression or anger; they are trying to fill an emptiness in their souls.
(08/25/99)

Debunking depression By Robert Burton, M.D.
Many people who claim they are clinically depressed may only be disgruntled.
(08/23/99)

Plato not Prozac By Christina Valhouli
A new movement in America uses philosophy instead of Freud as a basis for therapy.
(08/20/99)

My first biopsy By Eleanor Stacy Parker
Medical tests revealed a most insidious disease: Fear.
(08/19/99)

Voyage into the great unflossed By Susan McCarthy
A dental-phobic writer takes a trip into the cavity we call the mouth.
(08/18/99)

Love those chips! By Liz Krieger
One woman's olestra saga can be a lesson for us all.
(08/16/99)

Navel battle By Jon Bowen
Most bellybutton innies don't realize that outies feel like outcasts.
(08/12/99)

Brave new world? By Dawn MacKeen
Some researchers say we're on the cusp of a contraceptive revolution. Carl Djerassi, the father of the Pill, doesn't think so.
(08/11/99)

Slather it on! By Debra Ollivier
Caviar facials leave you shiny and opalescent.
(08/06/99)

House debates vaccine safety By Arthur Allen
Critics say mandatory inoculations may do more harm than good. But what about all the lives that have been saved?
(08/06/99)

Mental medicine By Michael Alvear
Prescriptions and divorces are granted freely, but there are taboos against both.
(08/05/99)

Sisters of seizure By Michael Alvear
Beliefs fly out the window when crisis walks in the door.
(08/04/99)

Long and short of it By Michael Easterbrook
The search for the "inner penis" can involve botched surgery, dangling weights and pain.
(08/02/99)

Triumph of the cure By Arthur Allen
Lance Armstrong beat testicular cancer and then won the Tour de France. Was it a miracle or is he a poster boy for the power of modern medicine?
(07/29/99)

Why we don't smell more By Susan McCarthy
Our olfactory sense is highly developed and underused.
(07/28/99)

Using up too much too soon By Andrew Taber
Pushing the body to athletic extremes may be harmful to your health.
(07/26/99)

Up in the air By Debra Ollivier
Can a 20-minute oxygen session counteract the effects of living in L.A.?
(07/23/99)

Risky business By Michael Alvear
Albert Einstein and Evel Knievel were both looking for the same high.
(07/22/99)

Sharing your life By Mike Perry
Why do people favor organ donation but balk at the final OK?
(07/21/99)

Soft-contact safety questions By Dawn MacKeen
A new study shows a higher risk of infection with soft contacts, especially if worn overnight.
(07/20/99)

My antidepressant made me do it! By Rob Waters
The Hartman estate says Zoloft was to blame for a murder-suicide.
(07/19/99)

Spin doctoring By Susan McCarthy
Expectations about your health or illness can cause reality to follow suit.
(07/15/99)

A thing of beauty By Jon Bowen
Should we flush our colons or leave them alone?
(07/14/99)

Ginkgo below By Stephen G. Michaud
Chinese herbalists consider ginkgo an aphrodisiac. So does at least one man in Dallas.
(07/12/99)

A second opinion By Dr. Robert Burton
One doctor's enlightenment through pain.
(07/09/99)

Who can see your medical records? By Arthur Allen
Congress passes a bill under the banner of protecting privacy. Critics say it does anything but that.
(07/08/99)

Sleepstabbing By Jeff Stryker
The strange science of sleep behavior and one verdict: Guilty!
(07/08/99)

The big E By Dawn MacKeen
Doctors, law enforcement and ravers are scrutinizing ecstasy's possible long-term effects as the drug pours into the U.S. in record numbers.
(07/07/99)

Don't worry, darling, I have giant fennel By Susan McCarthy
The history and mystery of the plant that may have been one of the first contraceptives.
(07/01/99)

Going right through you By Sharon Lerner
The diet pill Xenical reduces fat absorption, but may cause unpleasant side effects.
(06/30/99)

Is it in the genes? By Arthur Allen
Studies suggest human behavior isn't as predetermined as some thought.
(06/25/99)

I was a junkie stockbroker By Bolt Edsall
How one trader learned that there's more to life than the vicissitudes of the market.
(06/24/99)

Under my skin By Jon Bowen
The story of a tattoo and whether it should stay or go.
(06/23/99)

Curing with compassion By Alyson Mead
Beth Israel Hospital in New York dedicates new space today.
(06/21/99)

Johnny get your pills By Rob Waters
Are we overmedicating our children? From hyperactivity to depression, often the answer is to take a pill rather than talk it out.
(06/17/99)

Drunk like me By Steve Burgess
My last drink of tequila came on Easter -- resurrection day.
(06/16/99)

Saving our skins By Dawn MacKeen
The FDA and dermatologists are arguing over sunscreen labels.
(06/14/99)

Scary as hell By Arthur Allen
People are dying because antibiotics can't keep up with resistant bugs.
(06/11/99)

Without sense By Jon Bowen
Isolation tanks make a comeback in the stressful '90s.
(06/10/99)

Why do men have nipples? By Susan McCarthy
Great thinkers, from Aristotle to Darwin, have pondered this question.
(06/08/99)

Tinkle drinkers By Andy Newman
A reporter sees (and drinks) things he never thought he would at an international urine therapy conference.
(06/07/99)

Life's little bumps By Elizabeth B. Krieger
Scars are a corporeal scrapbook of a woman's experiences.
(06/03/99)

The snip job By Gary Kauf
One man confronts his fear of sharp instruments in sensitive places.
(06/02/99)

Night of the Living Foghorn By Arthur Allen
Snoring can be funny, but it can also cause serious sleep deprivation.
(05/28/99)

Cinema therapy By Daniel Mangin
How some shrinks are using movies to help their clients cope with life and just feel better.
(05/27/99)

Asleep at the wheel By Chris Colin
My father's narcolepsy was humorous, frightening and intriguing.
(05/24/99)

Death sentence? By Dawn MacKeen
By making condoms contraband, prisons may be exacerbating the AIDS health crisis.
(05/20/99)

Gaining face By Jon Bowen
We've long had the technology to do face transplants; now we have the drugs
(05/19/99)

As tears go by By Susan McCarthy
Researchers collect tears, asking Why do we cry?
(05/17/99)

Healing heat By Debra Ollivier
Steam and massage are part of an ancient purifying ritual.
(05/14/99)

Guinea pigs? By Arthur Allen
Our troops are being vaccinated against anthrax, but are the shots a dangerous waste of money?
(05/13/99)

Learning to play with others By Dawn MacKeen
Is a drug newly approved for social phobia a shyness cure or overkill?
(05/12/99)

Stop that damned ringing By Mike Perry
How tinnitus can drive you crazy, and how it can be cured.
(05/06/99)

Precarious prescriptions By Rob Waters
Can your doctor's poor penmanship hurt you?
(05/05/99)

Cruel blows By Arthur Allen
Can medical technology save boxers from brain death?
(04/30/99)

The hole story By Jon Bowen
Drilling your skull: Is it the way to bliss or just extremely dangerous?
(04/29/99)

Sauce béarnaise syndrome By Susan McCarthy
Learned taste aversion may be nature's way of keeping us away from deadly foods.
(04/28/99)

"A razor in my bladder" By Nancy Evans
Interstitial cystitis causes excruciating pain -- but some doctors deny it even exists.
(04/26/99)

Dying to ride By Andrew Taber
As the pro cycling season begins, drug-use scandals continue to explode.
(04/21/99)

My cancer time bomb By Christopher Scanlan
A child smoker who quit now fears that the first puff was the worst.
(04/20/99)

Journal wars By Dawn MacKeen
Will the debut of Medscape General Medicine, the first online publication of its kind, change the way health news is delivered?
(04/19/99)

Passionate eating By Debra Ollivier
Plus Eisner vs. Katzenberg -- who gives more to charity?
(04/16/99)

The crack-up By Steven Scott Smith
Falling apart may have been just what this overachiever needed.
(04/15/99)

Heal thyself.com By Arthur Allen
As wired patients go online for medical help, the question is: Can a little knowledge be a dangerous thing?
(04/13/99)

Heartburn or cardiac arrest By Dawn MacKeen
A cardiologist offers the first proof that his little-used test for heart attacks not only could save lives but billions of dollars.
(04/12/99)

Tinseltown's diet dame By Sherise Dorf
A writer tries "taking it off" with Alicia Silverstone and Dennis Quaid.
(04/08/99)

The man in the blue coat By Steven Petrow
A testicular cancer survivor learns that hope is a gift and that fear is a frequent companion.
(04/07/99)

Sex police By Sally Lehrman
The biology of sex is being hotly debated, as parents, doctors and researchers re-evaluate what it means to be male and female.
(04/05/99)

Code Blue By Cliff Figallo
High in the mountains of Guatemala, a brief procedure turns to gory excavation.
(04/05/99)

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