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Elsewhere in Salon today My brother's keeper I have saved him all my life, but now there are too many miles between me and the paraded condoms, the muffled awe. By Chris Colin [Mothers Who Think - 03/10/00] The writing on the wall Conceptual artist Sol LeWitt doesn't do his own work, doesn't make originals and doesn't follow his own rules. Thirty years on, he's still making people nervous. By Apollinaire Scherr [Arts & Entertainment - 03/10/00] Illustration by Jordin Isip Editor's Pick The Gitane affair Forget McDonald's and Coca-Cola; the French see American-style anti-tobacco lawsuits as one of the greatest threats to French culture. By Debra Ollivier [02/09/00] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Recently in Salon Health & Body Kids on drugs A behavioral pediatrician questions the wisdom of medicating our children. By Lawrence H. Diller, M.D. [03/09/00] The LASIK "miracle" Thousands of people swear by the laser eye surgery, but are they throwing away their glasses too soon? By Tate Gunnerson [03/08/00] Who owns your DNA? Genetic research that can save lives is often stymied by biotech companies' greedy patent claims. By Arthur Allen [03/07/00] Is it all in your head? Yes, but that doesn't make the pain any less real. By Michael Alvear [03/06/00] Urge: Sinnin' and fornicatin' Sex is so much sweeter when the preacher is damning you to Hell. By Suzi Parker [03/04/00] Stupid Patient of the Year An emergency room doctor selects the best and the brightest. By J.B. Orenstein, M.D. [03/03/00] The truth about the polygraph It's junk science, but proponents say it can be a useful tool in interrogations, and even a deterrent. By Susan McCarthy [03/02/00] Passing the polygraph Professional criminals are the ones most likely to beat the lie detector. By Susan McCarthy [03/02/00] The chemical knife Will Tennessee be the next state to approve castration for sex offenders? By Kevin Giordano [03/01/00] Urge: I like 'em short What short men lack in height, they make up for in might. By Julie Manis [02/29/00] Browse the Salon Health & Body archives Elsewhere on the Web From Center for Science in the Public Interest Obesity Epidemic "Deadly Result" of Societal Shifts in the 20th Century In the latest issue of the journal Public Health Reports, nutrition professor Marion Nestle and nutrition activist Michael F. Jacobson recommend major governmental and societal changes to reduce the prevalence of obesity. From the Washington Post Key brain growth goes on into teens Scientists have discovered that the brain undergoes surprisingly dramatic anatomical changes between the ages of 3 and 15.			In partnership with drkoop.com - - - - - - - - - - - - A Toast to Hollywood! 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