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Mosquito bytes     Can science help win the war on whiners? Menacing mosquitoes! Summer means mosquitoes, and mosquitoes mean busted barbecues and sweat-soaked nightmares. But to a man who went camping in southeast Michigan last summer, it also meant a case of malaria. From Mosquito alert http://whyfiles.org/016skeeter/

Superman     Spinal Cord Repair. Hopeful news about nerve regeneration. When Christopher Reeve promises he'll walk away from his wheelchair one day, you might think he's talking comic-book reality. From Superman? http://whyfiles.org/023spinal_cord/

Air we breath     Air pollution - can particles make you sick? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that ozone and fine-particle air pollution are causing disease and early death among thousands of vulnerable people. From Pollution battle looms http://whyfiles.org/030air_pollution/

Treating HIV     AIDS Treatment - new drugs, new "cures." Article from 1997 about how medicine can - or could - attack each step in the viral life cycle. From Good news about AIDS http://whyfiles.org/035aids/

Minding the Body     Emotions and Health. Surprising links between emotional well-being and physical health. Remember when "mind and body" were distinct? Today we know the mind affects the body and vice versa. From Emotional rescue http://whyfiles.org/039emotion/

Wheeze     What is asthma? Triggers and treatments. Some statistics and diagram explanations. Asthma causes more deaths than ever. Scientists have blamed lots of disgusting stuff, like roach parts and mite scats. From Breathing Trouble http://whyfiles.org/042asthma/

On Mice and Men     Cancer Cure? Attacking cancer's blood supply. Great results from natural blood vessel inhibitor Endostatin, the naturally occurring chemical that inhibits the growth of blood vessels, not only shrank the mouse tumors. From A new attack on cancer http://whyfiles.org/064angio_cancer/