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The World’s Most Reviled Genius
Jeneen Interlandi 10/9/2009 12:00:00 AM
He wasn't always. In the past three decades, Duesberg has been described as a genius, a martyr, and a genocidal lunatic—often by the same person, usually amid the fierce debates and international headlines that come with major scientific breakthroughs. In 1971, at the age of 33, he became the first scientist to identify a cancer-causing gene—a biological holy grail that secured his place among an elite group of the country's top researchers. Tenure at Berkeley and a coveted spot in the National Academy of Sciences followed. So did rumors of a Nobel and millions in grant money from the National Cancer Institute.
Some Treatments Just Don’t Work
Sharon Begley 10/8/2009 12:00:00 AM
In for a dime, in for a dollar, my father always said—so since I already have what seems like every psychologist in the country furious at me for writing about a report that takes the profession to task for practicing forms of therapy that have no scientific support, and half the doctors annoyed at me for noting the disconnect between what treatments they offer and which ones are supported by solid empirical evidence, I'll wade into these treacherous waters yet again. By "treacherous waters," I mean evidence-based medicine (EBM): choosing treatments based on the clinical evidence that they work. (Click here to follow Sharon Begley)
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Justin Bank 10/7/2009 12:00:00 AM
A government report the ad refers to says the trust fund for one part of Medicare – hospital insurance – won't have enough money to pay all benefits in 2017. Medicare's physician and drug benefits will "remain adequately financed," says the report.
The Flu Fighter
10/2/2009 12:00:00 AM
Dr. Margaret Chan is a veteran in the -infectious-disease wars. As Hong Kong's director of health, she faced down an avian-flu outbreak in 1997 and SARS in 2003. Now as director-general of the World Health Organization, she is leading the global battle to survive—and better understand—the H1N1 pandemic, just as a second wave of infection is about to hit the Northern Hemisphere. She recently spoke with NEWSWEEK's Alexandra A. Seno in Hong Kong. Excerpts:
Health Update: Postpartum Fever
11/7/2002 12:00:00 AM
A Better Sex Life

Watch a few "Sex and the City" reruns or page through a women's magazine and you might think that women are not only interested in sex, but obsessed with it. Yet if you were to ask women about their sex lives, more than a third would voice concern, according to a 1999 analysis of the University of Chicago's National Health and Social Life Survey. In this comprehensive look at American sexual behavior, one woman in seven reported problems with arousal and one in five reported low sexual desire. These complaints may not all qualify as "dysfunction," but do suggest a lack of passion and intimacy. Is a new Viagra the answer? Until recently, drugmakers assumed that sildenafil (the active ingredient in Viagra) would give women the same boost it does men. But that hope fizzled when studies showed the drug was no more effective than a placebo.