Wall Street Journal Special Section Focuses on Consumer Health

The Wall Street Journal on Nov. 11 published a "Personal Health" section, covering topics such as prescription drugs, diet, treatments, health costs, disease prevention and health management. The following articles appeared in the special section:

• "So Many Jokes, So Many Misconceptions: What the Viagra experience is really like," by Tara Parker-Pope;
  
• "Heart Beat: For young heart-attack victims, the key is in the follow-up," by Ron Winslow;
  
• "Pregnant Pause?: Expectant mothers have long been told to get off any medication -- immediately. That's starting to change," by Rachel Zimmerman;
  
• "Medication Makeover: Tallahasse Memorial hospital is upending the way it prescribes and delivers drugs. It's a glimpse of even bigger changes to come," by Bernard Wysocki;
  
• "Eating Is Believing: Patients suffering from Crohn's disease say diet can help their pain. But doctors ask: Show us the proof," by Francesco Fiondella;
  
• "After Managed Care: 'Consumer-driven' insurance plans promise to unleash the power of the market on health care. We asked an advocate to make the case for them," by Michael Waldholz;
  
• "Prognosis for 2003: Higher Costs, Less Care," by Chad Bray;
  
• "Ticket to Treatment: When cancer drugs are slow to arrive in the United States, some patients look to other countries," by Parker-Pope and Sophie Hayward;
  
• "Net Benefits: Back to school: finding the best information online," by Laura Landro;
  
• "How to Pick A Doctor: Here's rule No. 1: The younger, the better," by Kevin Helliker;
  
• "The Checkup Is In the E-Mail: A new service lets patients have online consultations with doctors. Why aren't many people using it?" by Ann Carrns;
  
• "Aging Well: Growing older doesn't have to mean sleeping less," by Kelly Greene; and
  
• "Don't Supersize It ... And other tips for parents looking to mend their kids' junk-food ways," by Lisa Vickery.