Science and Health

Death, Depression and Prozac Death, Depression and Prozac

Jeff Weise, teen slayer of ten, including himself, at the Red Lake Indian reservation in northern Minnesota, was on Prozac, prescribed by some doc.

Mar 31, 2005 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Senator Bill Frist, a Thoracic Surgeon… Senator Bill Frist, a Thoracic Surgeon…

Who Made a Neurological Diagnosis of Terri Schiavo After Watching a Video of Her, Reports on a Physical Examination He's Done of Jeb Bush, His Potential Rival for the 2008 Rep...

Mar 31, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Schiavo Hypocrites The Schiavo Hypocrites

With their handling of the heart-wrenching Terri Schiavo case, George W. Bush and his Republican allies in tragedy exploitation were awash in the currency of Washington: hypocris...

Mar 24, 2005 / The Editors

Dirty Politics, Foul Air Dirty Politics, Foul Air

At Pittsburgh's Jefferson Elementary School, which overlooks the dark gray plumes from two electric power plants, there are so many children with asthma the school nurse alphabet...

Feb 24, 2005 / Rebecca Clarren

Life Without Health Insurance Life Without Health Insurance

Millions of young people are unprotected.

Feb 3, 2005 / Feature / Meredith Clark

Retirement Security Fight Retirement Security Fight

Call out the fifes, sound the bugles, strike on the drums. With the State of the Union behind us, the Battle for Social Security now officially begins--again.

Feb 3, 2005 / The Editors

Cancer, Chemicals and History Cancer, Chemicals and History

Companies try to discredit the experts.

Jan 20, 2005 / Feature / Jon Wiener

The Bush AIDS Machine The Bush AIDS Machine

Click here for info on Kaplan's With God on Their Side: How Christian Fundamentalists Trampled Science, Policy, and Democracy in George W. Bush's White House (New Press).

Dec 2, 2004 / Esther Kaplan

Falluja’s Health Damage Falluja’s Health Damage

Afif Sarhan, an Iraqi physician and journalist, contributed reporting for this article.

Nov 24, 2004 / Miles Schuman

The View From Vermont The View From Vermont

Dr. Deborah Richter has advocated state-sponsored health insurance for every Vermonter, at nearly fifty Rotary Clubs plus chambers of commerce and boardrooms.

Oct 28, 2004 / Feature / Morton Mintz

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