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June 28, 1995
Conscientious Injectors
The enforcement of drug laws should be less hurtful than the dangers inherent indrug use itself, say the "harm reductionists" at Prevention Point, who practice what they preach by distributing 1.5 million needles to the city's drug users
News
December 20, 1995
Sudden Death
Needle-exchange pioneer John Watters' interrupted journey
News
December 14, 2005
Super-Hyped Infection
Sensational headlines coupled with fearmongering public health reports have HIV-positive men in San Francisco running scared. It doesn't have to be that way.
News
April 14, 2004
Unreality Show
The 9-11 Commission is a nutty distraction from the dangers we face
News
December 18, 2002
Showing Segway the Highway
San Francisco stays fit and comely by walking -- and by banning silly electric-powered scooters from the sidewalks
News
September 11, 2002
The New Defenders
An explosion of federal funding has Bay Area researchers at the forefront of America's counter-terrorism program. Will the money make us safer - or just make science a military secret?
Culture
November 21, 2001
Cult of Personality
Design guru Edward R. Tufte's one-day courses break his own rules
News
April 18, 2001
General Excellence
Groundbreaking programs at San Francisco General Hospital may well change the way the entire U.S. health care system deals with domestic violence. To understand why, you have to understand Dr. Beth Kaplan.
Blogs
April 17, 2009
Researchers Report Promising Results in Diabetes Stem-cell Treatment -- But Don't Say 'Breakthrough' Yet
Keep those fingers crossedThe front line of advanced biomedical research doesn't stand still. Whether it's promising advances or devastating setbacks, this field of human knowledge is so young -- and so populated by bright and ambitious scientists and entrepreneurs -- that it seems news is always b ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2012
Breathe Easy: Study Finds No Link Between Marijuana Smoking and Lung Problems
Not pot's faultTobacco smoke and marijuana smoke have some things in common. For example, they are both "smoke." Yet it appears there are some significant differences between the two, according to a study conducted by University of California San Francisco researchers. For starters, one cau ... More >>