From lefties plagued with disease to a Sports Illustrated swimsuit video game, these are some of the below-the-radar stories from this week.

Survival of the southpaws
By Leslie Katz
Schizophrenia, alcoholism, dyslexia, Crohn's disease and mental disabilities. These are just some of the conditions more likely to afflict the left-handed than the right-handed, according to a report on ABC.com. Read more...

'EverQuest' gets pizza partner
By David Becker
Having apparently taken leonine beasts and enchantment spells as far as they can go, Sony Online Entertainment has found a new weapon in its bid to make "EverQuest II" the baddest online game out there--pizza. Read more...

Life on Mars? Maybe not.
By Margaret Kane
The Web was abuzz this past week when news reports began circulating that a pair of NASA scientists had found possible evidence of life on Mars. Read more...

Don't panic
By Margaret Kane
The movie trailer for "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" has shown up online, in a featured spot on Amazon.com. Read more...

Is RFID the mark of the beast?
By Alorie Gilbert
Few new technologies get conspiracy theorists going quite like the VeriChip--an implantable electronic identification device for humans. Read more...

Crypto break makes forging easier?
By Rob Lemos
Digital signatures may not be as hard to forge as previously thought. Read more...

Steve Jobs, Napster nemesis
By John Borland
Bloggers, take note: No less august a personage than Apple Computer's Steve Jobs may be your biggest fan. Read more...

Source protection a blogger's right?
By Declan McCullagh
Do Web loggers have a First Amendment right to protect the confidentiality of their sources? Read more...

A Sports Illustrated swimsuit video game?
By Scott Ard
The football season just ended, and roidball is nearing spring training, which can mean only one thing: It's time for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. Read more...