AltWeeklies Wire
Bio Lab Debate Goes on Tournew
With less than nine months before the U.S. Department of Homeland Security decides where to site its disease research lab, proponents and opponents of the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility continue to plead their cases before government leaders and the business community.
Tags: Health & Science
Ruleboy livesnew
Marty Welsh, a local doctor known for living by the rules, is stricken with Lou Gehrig's disease. His sister tells the surprising story of the "new rules" he's come up with.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
02-07-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
OHSU Pits Saving Money Against Saving Livesnew
The crucial services Russell Street Dental Clinic has provided HIV-positive Portlanders and other high-needs and low-income residents for 30 years are now threatened by Oregon Health&Science University’s reaction to a Dec. 28 decision by the Oregon Supreme Court.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
02-06-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Get Fit Without Getting Borednew
As January comes to a close, you’ve probably broken a lot of your New Year’s resolutions already, particularly the perennial ones about going to the gym at least three times a week or running five miles a day. Maybe the reason you can’t stick to a routine is because the routine you have in mind is just that – routine.
Birmingham Weekly |
Carrie Rollwagen |
02-05-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Secondary Victims Need Attention Toonew
Once a traumatic event has passed, our culture dictates that we should just get over it and get on with our lives. This pressure to “get over it” is often felt by primary, or direct, victims of trauma, but it’s not exclusive to them.
Boulder Weekly |
Dana Logan |
02-04-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Fat Powernew
An Orlando blogger wants you to know that big can be beautiful.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
02-04-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Eating Up Autismnew
Can autistic people munch their way out of their neurological difficulties?
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
01-31-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Mother Blames Gardasil for Daughter's Deathnew
A healthy 19-year-old girl suddenly dies two weeks after a Gardasil vaccination. Researchers say its unrelated but the mother has many questions about the safety of the HPV vaccine.
Metro Spirit |
Tom Grant |
01-28-2008 |
Science
Impasse Likely on Health-Care Plansnew
Efforts to alter health insurance in Wisconsin will likely go nowhere in the remaining part of the 2007-08 legislative session, only to become a source of further contention in the fall elections.
Tags: Health & Science
Surviving AIDS: A Day in the Lifenew
For Devondia Roseborough, living with the virus isn't easy, but she's not giving up.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Cheris Hodges |
01-18-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
How I Put My Back into Chiropracticnew
A chiropractor? I'd never been to one, but I thought, I guess they're the docs to help with back trouble, right?
Seven Days |
Meghan Dewald |
01-18-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Au Naturale, Or No?new
Lampkin Butts, president of Sanderson Farms in Laurel, Miss., said his company and the Truthful Labeling Coalition want the USDA to crack down on the "100 percent all natural" label, claiming competitors are increasing profits by weighing down its poultry products with additives.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
01-17-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Resolution Guide: At the Core of it Allnew
A novice student of Pilates learns how little he knows.
East Bay Express |
R. Eric Clarke |
01-16-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Resolution Guide: The Cost of Purificationnew
Dr. Cory Reddish wants to help you detoxify.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-16-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Massachusetts Set to Penalize Uninsured in 2008new
If you've been living in an uninsured cave for the past year, now would be a good time to crawl out. The Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority spent hours last week discussing exactly how they'll punish your lazy ass for not getting health care.
Dig Boston |
Cris Rodriguez |
01-16-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
