To sleep no more

Article Abstract:

An aristocratic Italian family has been afflicted for over 200 years with a rare, fatal form of insomnia. The family's reticence about it's "curse" overcome, similarities were uncovered with Creutzfeldt-Jakob, the human variant of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The research of Stanley Prusiner on a class of malignant proteins called "prions" was used to reveal the cause of the disease.

Italy, Care and treatment, Research, Cover Story, Genetic aspects, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Prion diseases, Insomnia, Sleep disorders, Insomniacs, Complications

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The cop and the therapist

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A case involving an 'angry' police officer and a psychologist is discussed. The psychologist felt compelled to reveal patient information, and was found guilty of malpractice, while the police officer lost his job.

Georgia, Cases, Police, Police officers, Malpractice, Therapist-patient relations, Psychologists, Psychotherapist and patient, Garner, Jack, Stone, Tony

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With friends like Saul Bellow

Article Abstract:

Saul Bellow's latest novel, 'Ravelstein,' is based on an acount of his friendship with philosopher Allan Bloom. In the novel, Bellow reveals that Bloom was gay, and probably died from AIDS.

New York, Portrayals, Novelists, Authorship, Philosophers, Bellow, Saul, Ravelstein (Book), Bloom, Allan

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