Taking Heart

June, 1988

First things first: They are always trying to frighten us. Take that as a given. No news affects us more deeply than news about our health and longevity. The media lean on that fact in all seasons. What better way to get us to read the newspapers, buy the magazines, watch the TV reports, than to try to scare us? "You might die any day now from this disease we're telling you about," they say, "but if you listen to us, there's a chance—just a chance—you'll be OK." It's great fo...