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Top Stories from Health & Wellness on AlterNet
August 25th, 2008
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/
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>From the editors:
We've all heard the saying that humans only use about 10 percent of our brains.
But why? What about the other 90 percent? If our brains are so powerful, why
can't we retrieve information the way computers do? Sasha Abramsky explores
these questions in this week's top story as he reviews two recent books on the
subject: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind by New York University
psychologist Gary Marcus' Kluge (Houghton Mifflin, April 2008) and The Science
of Fear: Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn't -- and Put Ourselves in Greater
Danger by journalist Daniel Gardner (Dutton, June 2008).
Also in this issue of Health & Wellness, Niko Karvounis examines the pros and
cons of traveling to another country to receive medical care, Isaiah J. Poole
suggests ways to get rising drug prices under control, and Julia Eisman points
to a newly released report from Families USA, detailing the differences between
Obama and McCain's health care plans.
Thanks for reading,
Heather Gehlert
Managing Editor
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THE MISSHAPEN MIND: HOW THE BRAIN'S HAPHAZARD EVOLUTION LEFT US WITH
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE INSTINCTS
By Sasha Abramsky, The American Prospect
Evolution didn't quite hit perfection when it comes to human
thought processes.
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/95689/
MEDICAL TOURISM IS GREAT -- FOR THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD IT
By Niko Karvounis, Health Beat
Americans going abroad to deal with their medical problems
would only cut health costs 1-2 percent -- not enough to
solve our greater crisis.
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/95827/
PRICED OUT OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
By Isaiah J. Poole, Campaign for America's Future
Reducing drug industry influence is critical to bringing
skyrocketing prescription drug and health care costs under
control.
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/96308/
THE BEST 'STAY FAT' STRATEGIES
By Janice Taylor, Huffington Post
People sometimes have to see the picture of failure before
they can be motivated toward success.
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/96307/
STEM CELLS AND IVF: THE WILD WEST OF REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY
By Rick Weiss, Science Progress
The fledgling fertility business of a few years ago has
exploded into a giant industry; one that is largely
unregulated by our squeamish government.
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/94990/
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AlterNet Blogs:
HOW DO OBAMA AND MCCAIN COMPARE ON HEALTH CARE?
By Julia Eisman, Stand Up for Health Care
A new report from Families USA details their differences.
And it's not good news for McCain.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/healthwellness/95538/
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