COVER

The Fires Within (Cover Story)

Inflammation is the body's first defense against infection, but when it goes awry, it can lead to heart attacks, colon cancer, Alzheimer's and a host of other diseases

ASIA

Strait Talking

In an exclusive interview, President Chen Shui-bian rejects the mainland's "one China" policy

SOUTH PACIFIC

With Help From Friends (Science)

A pioneering Australian program aims to calm anxious kids before they become troubled teens

Pathos in Plasticine (Arts/Cinema)

Adam Elliot's animated blobs tug at the heart - and have landed their Australian creator an Oscar