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CHILDREN'S HEALTH NEW CONTROVERSY OVER SUDDEN INFANT DEATH By Dawn MacKeen Two forthcoming studies suggest that more cases may be due to parental abuse than previously thought. NURSING DEATH By Dawn MacKeen When a breast-fed infant dies from malnutrition, is the mother to blame? JUST BECAUSE I'M HIV-POSITIVE, CAN'T I BEAR CHILDREN? By Lori Leibovich She was a former prostitute and drug addict. She was infected with the AIDS virus. But Patti Radigan felt that motherhood could be her salvation. And a pioneering San Francisco clinic agreed to help her. CIRCUMCISION IN AMERICA By Debra S. Ollivier How did a medically pointless procedure become a routine practice performed on a majority of American males? CIRCUMCISION IN AMERICA, PART 2 By Debra S. Ollivier Despite medical and religious debunking, long-standing cultural biases keep the practice of circumcision alive. FORESKIN OR AGAINST IT? By Hank Hyena Is circumcision the unkindest cut of all? BREATHING LESSONS By Arthur Allen Childhood asthma is one of the most insidious, endemic afflictions in the black community. Why is conquering it so difficult? READING, RITING AND RITALIN By Arthur Allen Do psychoactive drugs really help children -- or just make them fit in? CHECK MATE By Susie Bright What I teach my daughter about sex. NOT WAITING TO INHALE Interview By Dawn MacKeen Dr. Joycelyn Elders talks about new reports that smoking is on the rise among black teens, her rocky tenure as Surgeon General and why she still supports President Clinton. MENTAL HELL Interview by Lori Leibovich How the American health-care system killed a 13-year-old girl. A PARENTíS WORST NIGHTMARE Interview by Lori Leibovich A Colorado child-abuse case highlights the controversial and misunderstood condition of reactive attachment disorder. LIVING UNDER THE KNIFE By Fiona Morgan Steven Levenkron's book "Cutting: Understanding And Overcoming Self-Mutilation" casts an eye on the emotional pains behind a dark adolescent practice. FAT CHANCE Interview by Leora Tanenbaum Author Cherie Bennett, whose latest book explores weight obsession among teens, talks about binge-and-barf clubs, Madeleine Albrightís thighs and why well-meaning mothers often make things worse. 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. BATTER UP! By Jon Bowen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CATEGORIES (Note: Articles may appear in more than one category) Womens Health Menís Health Childrenís Health AIDS Alternative Health Diet/Fitness Drugs Ethics Genetics Health and Government Mental Health Sexual Health Smoking