Argues that Truman Capote's nonfiction novel "In Cold Blood" serves as a case study of a psychopath through its close examination of the entire constellation of antisocial personality traits of the murderer, Richard Hickock. Suggests this best-seller conforms to established medical authority while maintaining its popular appeal. (NH)

Assesses opinions of physicians regarding science writers by examining the public record in two periodicals. States that in the past 15 years, 34 opinion pieces have been written, consisting of editorials and letters to the editor. Finds that physicians are mostly concerned with timing and content of medical news, particularly violations of the…

States that 25 years ago, James Carey and John Quirk questioned whether technology would revolutionize communication. Finds that while traveling the information superhighway, people experience "the rhetoric of the electronic sublime." Explores 50 award-winning health messages on the Web; suggests that the traditional concepts of source, content,…