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EXTRA! FROM REDFLAGSDAILY.COM, AUGUST 20, 2003

 

 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2003

 

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http://www.redflagsdaily.com

 

RFD MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS — NEW!

 

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Mad Cow Disease Online Conference At RFD

 

*Howard Urnovitz

 

MAD COW DISEASE: A CASE FOR STUDYING LIVING ANIMALS

 

*Mark Purdey

 

MAD COW DISEASE: AN ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY

 

*Steven Ransom

 

MAD COWS AND OTHER DELUSIONS

 

 

 

EXTRA!

 

SCREAM OF THE WEEK

 

IS THIS MEDICAL REPORTING OR HYPE?

CNN’s feature on " Levitra Versus Viagra. " RFD calls this hype. Almost no

attention to potential side-effects (quickly in passing) and no mention that

side-effects associated with a new drug often turn up as more and more people

take it. Making this clear is fundamental to good medical reporting — N.R.

 

 

 

SPECIAL REPORTS

 

NANOSCIENCE: A REVOLUTION THAT IS LIKELY TO GREATLY CHANGE EVERYDAY LIFE

 

NANOSCIENCE IS OUT OF THE BOTTLE

Including nanomedicines

 

GREENPEACE REVIEW OF NANOTECHNOLOGY

The main players behind these developments and the associated incentives and

risks