Chris Stamper | Self-contained heart pump keeps a man alive, the AHA revises estrogen standards, and Connecticut regulates Ritalin advocacy in schools
Chris Stamper | The Justice Department sets up a special hacking and copyright unit, the Pentagon battles a worm, and a would-be rocketeer plans his own personal space flight
Chris Stamper | IBM replaces tech guy with a Virtual Help Desk that may fix things that aren't broken; dot-com downturn doesn't dampen Net use; beware geeks bearing advice
Chris Stamper | U.S.
Chris Stamper | Hospitals pledge to start admitting mistakes, doctors warn against taking herbal medicines before surgery, and a study links noise and hearing loss
Chris Stamper | Physicians soft-pedal bad news; a jury sends the father of fen-phen to prison; and studies clash over the benefits of fruits and vegetables
Chris Stamper | Legislators try to ban dialing and driving, the CIA asks for help with hackers, and Visa pushes "smart cards"
Chris Stamper | Telecom struggles, the pioneering supercomputer UNIVAC turns 50, and MP3 changes with the times
Chris Stamper | Pets as allergy protection, the fearfully and wonderfully made heart, and obesity as public enemy No. 1
Chris Stamper | Homosexual AIDS stages a comeback; researchers challenge placebos; and a new polymer kills bacteria
