Science & Health (page 491)

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Pass the doughnuts! AMA study says most of us are overweight. Fat Guy says phooey!

Steven A. Shaw

Courage is a turn on: A woman with cancer can still fall in love

Katherine Russell Rich
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Thursday health log: Acquired characteristics

Arthur Allen
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Take two Hail Marys and call me in the morning: AMA study says prayer can probably help heal

Jon Bowen
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Ask Dr. Bob: Will doctors lie to help their patients?

Robert Burton
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Can onion rings help prevent osteoporosis? We hope so!

Susan McCarthy
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Wouldn't you worry if your daughter was a prostitute? Plus: Lower socioeconomic status suggests lesser intelligence; Buchan

Letters to the Editor

Alt: Election coverage, gonzo-style; High Times turns 25.

Jenn Shreve

Daryl Lindsey
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What's more horrifying, HMOs or the alternative? Plus: Nothing new about Jewish athletes; was Baltimore election about race

Letters to the Editor

Novel disease: "Paisley Girl" suffers from rare disorder

Fran Gordon
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The real McCoy? Bush Biographer J.H. Hatfield comes under scrutiny for using unnamed sources to blast George W. Bush

Craig Offman, Daryl Lindsey
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Her little helpers: Remembering how Cindy McCain came out of the medicine cabinet

Amy Silverman
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TNT exec defends "Animal Farm" ad and film; adventurous travelers should be prepared for the worst; "open-source journalism" dat

Letters to the Editor

Fat guys rule: And they have all the fun!

Steven A. Shaw

HMO woes: would reforms change behavior?

Dawn MacKeen
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Technology Log: Pot pol -- George W.'s Silicon Valley point man isn't quiet about legalizing weed

Mark Gimein

White men can jump: How blacks and whites came together to choose their next mayor

Debra Dickerson
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You think the media's money fixation is new? Plus: Remembering George C. Scott; what does Salon have against organized reli

Letters to the Editor

Ivory work camp: Even at elite universities, women are still battling the old boys' club.

Ann Douglas

Pain without tears: breast cancer destroys more than flesh

Pamela Post
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Diet Coke detox: Bloated and headachy and still jonesing for my fix

Liz Krieger
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Death in custody: Police brutality or obscure medical condition?

Christian Parenti

Addiction on display: The Drug Enforcement Administration museum traces the history of illegal drugs in America

Ron Dicker
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