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Doctors misdiagnose 1 in 20 patients, with consequences that can be deadly. Find out why these mistakes occur--and what you can do to make sure they don't happen to you. [...]

Capitol Hill has an inadequate self-policing arrangement on sexual harassment of women working in congressional offices. Dorena Bertussi, the first woman to win a sexual harassment suit against a congressman, describes her experiences.

Focuses on the terrorist attack on the United States Pentagon in Washington D.C., and the World Trade Center in New York City. Reaction of the country to the attack; Declaration of war by U.S. President George W. Bush; Support which the U.S. has received from other countries; Role of Pakistan in retaliation efforts of the U.S.; Need for the terrorists to be identified; Evidence suggesting that terrorist Osama bin Laden was involved in the attacks; Way that Americans have united after the attacks. INSETS: Anatomy of a collapse;A five-sided nightmare.

Profiles Jeff Taylor, chief executive officer of online recruitment company Monster.com. Unconventional methods of employee motivation used by Taylor; Success and profitability of the company; Complaints made by some former employees about Taylor's management style; How he prides himself on creating a friendly workplace; Economic challenges and competition facing Monster; Biographical information about Taylor; Outlook for the company's future. INSETS: Jeffrey Clark Taylor;A Monster Bash.

The article presents information on various investors who have lost their money in the tech debacle. Jon Simmons of Fontana, California have generated $2.2 million from $4,500 in just 13 months by investing in the Internet and other tech stocks. At the time of tech stock bubble burst, Simmons was left with just $100,000. According to Kathleen Gurney, CEO of the Sonora, California-based Financial Psychology Corp., people start to do irrational things. INSET: PSYCHING OUT THE MARKET.

The article focuses on the help that can be provided by the Internet to face major transitions of life. The article also presents several Web sites that provides plenty of useful information about new rituals of celebration and mourning. The Web offers new ways to find people who are undergoing similar transitions in life.

Reports on management studies that rate women managers higher than their male counterparts. How women, when rated by peers, underlings and bosses, scored higher than males in the areas including goal-setting and mentoring; Perception that bosses are still evaluating people in stereotypical ways. INSET: TEACHING MEN THE RIGHT STUFF.

The article discusses issues on electronic therapy. Entirely new methods of treatment developed using the Net are being cited, including group therapy, video therapy, and Freudian psychoanalysis via electronic mail. The said online experimentation is believed to ultimately transformed the world of psychotherapy. Making people less self-conscious and more able to explore their feelings is cited to be one major benefit of electronic therapy.

This article reports on the lack of venture capital and its impact on Internet companies in the U.S. in 2000. Many Internet entrepreneurs are simply too young to know how to cope with the business cycle. Their first reaction has been to cut jobs. As Internet startups founder, financial backers are stepping in to remove founders who are either too young or too inexperienced to handle this phase of the business. Still, many experts believe that the Internet offers an opportunity to build businesses that could have existed without the vast communications medium.

Profiles six teenagers who are getting rich off their own internet savvy. Michael Furdyk who is a Microsoft consultant who started a Web comparison-shopping service; Cameron Johnson who runs a site that pays users to surf the internet; Brad Ogden who designs Web pages and sets up computer networks for small businesses; Rishi Bhat, a child actor who developed privacy software; Others.

Many American women and professionals are not aware of women's rights and abortion laws due to inadequate media coverage of the matter and ignorance about government and political processes. The inability of feminist speakers to clarify the status of abortion bills also contributes to the confusion.

The article offers tips for preventing diseases such as lung cancer, diabetes, and colon cancer. Topics discussed include regular checking of blood pressure; consulting doctor for taking aspirin or statin drugs if one is at the risk of heart disease; and minimize dietary salt. It also mentions about quitting smoking and limiting exposure to secondhand smoke.

The article discusses several medical innovations. These include the regenerative medicine technology called tissue nanotransfection developed by Ohio State University researchers, a smartphone app that monitors heart, and development of liquid biopsies for analyzing blood samples to find evidence of cancer. It also notes a fast-acting depression drug, earlier pancreatic cancer detection, and surgical superglue.

Delves into the surrogate motherhood case involving Noel P. Keane, founder of the surrogate baby business in the U.S., and a number of his clients who filed lawsuits against him namely Mary Beth Whitehead, and Elizabeth and William Stern. Discussion of the surrogate motherhood program of Keane; Defense by Keane regarding the problems experienced by his clients; Gains that Keane might expect if the case prompts the state legislatures to pass laws regulating surrogate parenting.