Fall 2006 A Modern Menace: Emerging Infectious Diseases Rebecca Sweat By the 1970s, the medical community believed they had all but won the war against communicable diseases. What happened?
The Zoonotic Connection Roughly 75 percent of the pathogens linked with emerging infections, are zoonoses—diseases that are transmitted between vertebrate animals and people.
Summer 2006 The Birds Is Coming! John Meakin Vision explores the potential of a flu pandemic through two authors who address different aspects of the issue.
Spring 2006 The Sickness Business Brian Orchard Many disorders that were previously regarded as derived from moral or social problems are now viewed as medically treatable.
Winter 2006 Preparing for the Next Pandemic Rebecca Sweat Experts predict that the avian flu virus will likely mutate and cause a human pandemic. How might that happen, and what can we do?
Clinical Narcissism: Narcissistic Personality Disorder Although we all exhibit some narcissistic behaviors at times, a specific set of personality traits is required for clinical diagnosis.
Winter 2004 The Pain of Letting Go Jerry de Gier How can we cope (or help someone else cope) with the death of a loved one?
Air Sick Vision speaks with Farrol Kahn, founder and director of the Aviation Medicine Institute, about health issues related to flying.
Fall 2002 Breathtaking Proof Bill Butler Donna Butler Despite mountains of evidence about the harmful effects of cigarette smoking, the death toll continues to rise.
