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Smithsonian
November 2005
Robin Marantz Henig |
35 Who Made a Difference: D. A. Henderson Eradicating one of history's deadliest diseases was just the beginning.   |
Smithsonian
November 2005
Douglas Foster |
35 Who Made a Difference: Janis Carter The researcher arrived in West Africa to study chimpanzees in 1977, expecting to stay three weeks. She has been there ever since. |
ifeminists
October 26, 2005
Wendy McElroy |
Miracle Cure, or Murky Research? Why does sloppy medical research succeed? That is, why is it accepted by the medical establishment, and then heralded by the press? Because big money and big reputations hang in the balance. The drug Herceptin may work for breast cancer, but it may not. When will we know the truth? |
ifeminists
October 26, 2005
Carey Roberts |
The Laura Bush We Don't Know The First Lady's flirtation with radical feminism wouldn't be so bad, except for the fact that she showcases these programs as examples of Enlightened Womanhood. Caring and intelligent women everywhere think otherwise. |
ifeminists
October 26, 2005
Mark B. Rosenthal |
Breaking the Science: Misleading Stories PBS stations around the nation will air a film entitled "Breaking the Silence: Children's Stories". Although protecting helpless victims from brutal abusers is a noble undertaking, distorting the facts to libel an entire class of people is not. |
Scientific American
November 2005 |
Preparing for the Worst Flu season comes every year as reliably as hurricane season. If America shores up our defenses against both, we will be in a much stronger position when the "big ones" hit. |
BusinessWeek
October 31, 2005
Naween A. Mangi |
Pakistan: After The Himalayas Quake There are signs the disaster may help resolve the long-standing dispute over Kashmir, which has sparked three Indian-Pakistan wars. |
Scientific American
October 24, 2005
Mark Fischetti |
Flood Control Protecting against the Next Katrina: Wetlands mitigate flooding, but are they too damaged in the gulf? |
Science News
October 22, 2005
Janet Raloff |
Light Therapy for Tainted Fish Although broiling does reduce dioxin in fish, a new technique -- treating the food given to farmed fish -- might prove even more effective at limiting the pollutant that reaches people's dinner plates. |
National Defense
November 2005
Margaret Davidson |
Biodefense Experts: Vaccines `At a Crossroads' Many of the companies seeking government funds for biodefense work are small firms with no experience in bringing a drug to market. And they face a significant challenge. |
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