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This is the basic cast of "Rugrats," one of Nickelodeon's most popular cartoons. In every episode, Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lil take on the rest of the world in fun adventures and tackle surprisingly adult issues in a manner which still leaves room for poop jokes. The great thing about the series is that while small children love the simplicity of the adventures, the show also throws in enough sophisticated humor for older viewers to have a good time watching...
When you're 10 years old, you shouldn't have much to be depressed about--or so an adult might think. But just as more and more children are taking Ritalin to calm their hyperactivity storms, a growing number of kids are turning to Prozac and other antidepressants to treat their blues...
...many psychiatrists, this kind of freewheeling pharmacology makes sense. Childhood depression is not just a pint-size version of adult depression; teen suicide is a real danger, and when depression hits, doctors may hit back with whatever is available in the therapeutic arsenal...
There can be problems with this approach, however. For one thing, the Food and Drug Administration has approved antidepressants for only adult use. It's perfectly legal for doctors to make them available to children, but such "off-label" prescribing can be tricky. When a drug is tested and a dosage is set for an adult body, the same medication given to a person half the size can have unexpected effects. Antidepressants can lead to agitation and nervousness in anyone; in children, they may trigger full-blown manic episodes...
What does the evergrowing pool of adult videogamers want? Why, an update of their youthful obsessions, of course. Given the success of Frogger and other remakes of classic arcade games, a revamped Asteroids is a sure win. In the new version, available on both PC and PlayStation, you still get to blow space rocks to smithereens--but now you do it in vivid...