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...Guide for Primary Care Physicians, the text is somewhat technical. However, it contains a lot of information useful to the layperson as well. The descriptions of the simple tests used to measure a person's cognitive ability--for example, drawing a clock face--are particularly good at demystifying the often complex process of diagnosis. You can order the guide for $5 ($3 if you're a member of the A.M.A.) by calling...
Your coverage of the show of sensational art at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City [ART, Oct. 11] reminds us that there is no easy answer to the question What is art? It often seems that the artistic talent shown in the newspaper's comic-strip section dwarfs many of the efforts of contemporary "artists." MICHAEL LUPPNOW Port Elizabeth, South Africa...
Academy officials say the 1930s-era home is often host to public gatherings that require a big kitchen. But the bean counters weren't swayed. Nor were they moved by the Air Force's official grounds for the remodeling--that "the area is always hot, the lighting is poor, the refrigerator is not functional for a family." Sort of makes the $2.4 billion B-2 bomber seem like a steal...
After more than 50 years in the laboratory, Benzer has too much respect for life's complexities to believe in quick cures or fountains of youth. He often works through the night on his mutant Methuselah. He feels that aging should now be studied as a disease, and he would love to spend his next career, he says, "unraveling the facts." But he hates to see the study of longevity being overblown by the press. "I hope the hype will not result in the same letdown as Nixon's all-out war on cancer." Even if there is a central...
...witnessing the early days of a wired revolution in medicine. The Web has shattered the physician's tightly held monopoly on information. Specialists are starting to provide consultations via the Internet. Some doctors are experimenting with computer programs that monitor how often an asthmatic refills a prescription, alerting them when the pattern indicates that stronger medicines are needed to head off a more serious attack...