Solutions

June 1, 1990

Self-help or hoax?

Self-help books should be subject to the same rigorous testing as a new drug, a UW expert says.

March 1, 1990

Boys stave off divorce

Couples with sons are 9 percent more likely to stay together than are couples with daughters, according to a sociology professor.

Our aching backs

A UW team received a $5 million grant to study the diagnosis and treatment of back problems.

September 1, 1989

Birth control breakthrough?

UW professors are testing an injectable contraceptive that gives men the same kind of contraceptive freedom—and responsibility—now generally available only to women.