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FEATURE ARTICLES
Medicine and the Automobile
Editorial: The Price of Automotive Love
“We are hooked on the convenience
of going where we want, when we want. But the freedom the personal vehicle
gives us comes with a hefty price.”
By Lauren Bower, MD
The Biggest Threat to Your Teenager
“Car crashes are the leading
cause of death and hospitalizations for local 15- to 19-year-olds. In
2004 alone, six local teenagers died and 416 were injured in car crashes
involving a teenage driver.”
By Beth Dadko, MPH
Driving Ourselves Sick
"Working
adults who cram long commutes on top of long workdays and family life
are tired, annoyed, and distracted drivers whose seemingly benign daily
driving ritual is, in fact, a public health hazard.”
By Richard Jackson, MD, MPH, Monica Rai, and Megha Doshi
See You in the Bike Lane
“I began riding my bike to
work 12 years ago in Colorado. As soon as the snowpack softened, I left
the car at home, donned my ski pants, and hopped on my bike.”
By Mark Berenson, MD
Financial Tools for Inducing Smart Growth
“How do we ensure that our
built environment is organized so that people can live within walking,
or at least biking, distance of where they work, shop, and play?”
By Alan Strachan, MA
Up Where We Belong
“According to NASA, Boeing,
and other aerospace experts, affordable, quiet Personal Air Vehicles that
can make near-vertical landings may soon change the way we live.”
By Brien Seeley, MD
DEPARTMENTS
Local Frontiers
Ambushed by the Asbestos Industry
“I feel like a soldier in a
war against those who find their financial interests best served by keeping
secret any information about the causes, prevalence, and incidence of
asbestos-related diseases.”
By Paul Zygielbaum, MS
Local Frontiers
Treating Peritoneal Mesothelioma
“I always feel a bit nervous
when a patient with a rare disease comes to see me for the first time.
It’s unlikely I’ll have much personal clinical experience
to guide my management of his care, and there’s little book knowledge
to quote from.”
By Peter Brett, MD
Local Frontiers
Zoning in on Colon Cancer
“Almost every day, I encounter
the sadness of patients who face a diagnosis of colorectal cancer. It
is heartbreaking to see men and women with a potentially deadly disease
that could have been prevented with proper screening.”
By Sheryl Khoo, BN, MA
International medicine
Where in the World Is Ladrillera?
“Volunteering at the Ladrillera
medical clinic seemed ideal. … The pictures on the website showed
happy volunteers playing with the children. Ideal. What more could I ask
for? Peru!”
By Herbert Brosbe, MD
Medical Arts
Memorable Automotive Experiences
“Our most recent reader survey
posed the following innocent question: ‘What is your most memorable
experience involving an automobile?’ The responses ranged from near-death
scenarios to moments of extreme hilarity.”
By Steve Osborn
Current Books
Is That All There Is?
“Dr. Leonard Shlain, a Marin
County surgeon, has written a speculative but erudite book that grapples
with an age-old conundrum, namely: What caused the two human sexes to
become what they are today?”
By Allen Gruber, MD
SCMA: Working for you
