AltWeeklies Wire
Abortion-Cancer Link Disputednew
University of Arkansas oncologists says evidence is to the contrary.
Arkansas Times |
Leslie Newell Peacock |
03-13-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Michigan Gives Big Pharma Immunity from Prosecutionnew
Its the only state where you have no right to sue big pharmaceutical companies, no matter what their products do to you.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
03-11-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Gambling Addiction Affects More than Just Your Walletnew
For most people, gambling can be a fun source of recreation, but for between 6 and 9 million Americans, it is an addiction over which they have no control.
Boulder Weekly |
Dana Logan |
03-10-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Code Red for Fort Worth's Public Hospitalnew
Patients, doctors, and activists say John Peter Smith hospital is failing in its primary job: caring for poor patients.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Eric Griffey and Betty Brink |
03-07-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Homes Face Possible Smoking Ban in Canadanew
The Greater Vancouver Housing Corporation is moving cautiously to designate nonsmoking rental accommodations in its properties in the absence of a law against smoking in multi-unit residential buildings.
The Georgia Straight |
Carlito Pablo |
03-07-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Depression Peaks Worldwide for the Middle-Agednew
British and U.S. researchers have found that happiness for people in countries ranging from Albania to Zimbabwe follows a U-shaped curve, where life begins cheerful before turning tough during middle age and then returning to the joys of youth in the golden years.
The Memphis Flyer |
Michael Kahn |
03-07-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
New Adventures in Sciencenew
Genetic testing for a particular condition is at best predictive -- but there are weighty privacy issues.
Tags: Health & Science
Nuclear CSI: New Deterrence for a New Eranew
David Smith of Lawrence Livermore Lab is helping to develop means of tracing the location of stray nuclear materials.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
03-05-2008 |
Science
Tooth and Consequencesnew
Some Americans can't afford dental care, so they're fleeing to risky clinics across the border.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Justin Juul |
02-27-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Lobby Overdose in Michigannew
Fight continues over state law granting virtual immunity to drug manufacturers.
Metro Times |
Staff |
02-26-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
24-hour Party Crashersnew
Inside a San Diego State institute's landmark study of college-drinking bashes.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Silva |
02-20-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Just Between Usnew
HPV is a sexually transmitted infection, and the most common viral STI. This is the story of three people personally affected by virus, and how the infection changed their lives.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Allison Saunders |
02-15-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The BMI Numbers Gamenew
"BMI isn't a tool for the general public. It's a tool for nutritionists," says Marion McGavran, program director of the eating disorders unit at River Oaks Hospital.
Tags: Health & Science
Brain Trustnew
Researchers tap clues about memory and aging.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
02-10-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Off the Chartsnew
Hospital admissions and lengths of stay vary widely in Vermont, and a new report asks why.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
02-08-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
