Top Stories from Health & Wellness on AlterNet March 24th, 2008 From the editors: How many Americans suffer daily from autoimmune diseases? Why won't the media report on the (legal) drug overdose epidemic? How can you help your child develop healthy eating habits? We explore these questions and more in this issue of Health & Wellness. Thanks for reading, Heather Gehlert Managing Editor THE AUTOIMMUNE EPIDEMIC: BODIES GONE HAYWIRE IN A WORLD OUT OF BALANCE By Donna Jackson Nakazawa, & Schuster Scientists worldwide puzzle over an alarming and unexplained rise in the rates of autoimmune disease. Yet the media remain mute on this crisis. OVERDOSE DEATH RATE SURGES, LEGAL DRUGS ARE MOSTLY TO BLAME Drug War Chronicle Oxycontin, Lorcet, and other pain control drugs are the leading cause of the tens of thousands of annual drug overdoses -- why the silence? 21ST CENTURY MEDICINE FRAUGHT WITH AND HUMAN ERROR By Niko Karvounis, Health Beat The simple transition of a patient from one caretaker to another can result in numerous mistakes and, ultimately, patient harm. WHEN IT COMES TO HYSTERECTOMY, MOST WOMEN DON'T HAVE REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE By Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check As many as two-thirds of hysterectomies may be unnecessary because un- and under-insured women continue to lack a full range of health care options. FIVE SURGERIES, TWO PURPLE HEARTS AND STILL FIGHTING FOR VA BENEFITS By Rose-Anne Clermont, The Wip For the thousands of GI's who have returned home from Iraq injured, another battle awaits them. PENIS CANCER: MY VERY PRIVATE HELL By Simon Usborne, The Independent UK Artist John D Edwards's latest paintings tell a harrowing story: how he fought his way back from penis cancer. I HAVE AN EASIER TIME TALKING WITH MY KIDS ABOUT SEX THAN FOOD By Donna Fish, Huffington Post There is a way to educate kids on how to take better care of their bodies. HEALTH CARE'S ODD COUPLE By Ezra Klein, The American Prospect Sens. Wyden and Bennett are starting to build a bipartisan consensus around health care -- despite their opposing political views. These stories and more are available in Health & Wellness on AlterNet. Visit to support AlterNet and independent journalism. Purchase: Visit to purchase.

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