AltWeeklies Wire
Tourette's Syndrome is Not What You Thinknew
The truth is, as little as 10 percent of Tourette's cases include the compulsive swearing, an extreme vocal tic known as coprolalia.
Philadelphia City Paper |
R. Bradley Maule |
11-13-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Why a Medical Growth Industry Won't Bloom in Michigannew
Only four small, backward states have stem cell laws as restrictive as ours.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
11-13-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Parkinson's Controllednew
Learning to live with electrodes in your head.
The Georgia Straight |
Rex Moore |
11-12-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Tracking HIV Patients' Partners With Less Red Tapenew
The AIDSNET Council is drawing up a proposal to send to the Washington state Board of Health.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-12-2007 |
Science
Tags: AIDS, Health & Science
Inside the Mind of Kenneth Mareadynew
No medicine or therapy could cure his depression and addiction -- now his last resort is prison.
Tags: Health & Science
Health-Care Guinea Pigsnew
The nation's health-care future rests on the tattooed shoulders of Massachusetts's young adults.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
11-05-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Insure This!new
Massachusetts law requires every citizen to carry health insurance by year's end, but some people aren't buying.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
11-05-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Battle Against the Staph Superbugnew
John Weigelt, M.D., says that alcohol-based hand sanitizers help to kill community-acquired MRSA, as does washing with regular soap and water.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
11-05-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
What to Do When Your Tattoo's Appeal Fadesnew
"The amount of regret we see is amazing," says Dr. Sachit Shah as he's about to perform a tattoo removal at Surrey's Beautiful Canadian Laser and Skincare Clinic.
The Georgia Straight |
Jon Azpiri |
11-02-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Stretching Toward Jesusnew
If yoga is Hindu, why are Christians doing it in church -- and to the Lord's Prayer?
New York Press |
Elizabeth Valerio |
11-01-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Bittersweet Truth About Dark Chocolatenew
It is probably less wonderful for your health than you think.
New York Press |
Alyssa Galella |
11-01-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
'Manorexia' Isn't Just a Hollywood Illnessnew
Meet Jeremy, a 36-year-old man who weighs 88 pounds.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
10-31-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A New Generation Copes With Breast Cancernew
Among women ages 15 to 54, breast cancer has the highest mortality rate of all cancers, and it's estimated that one in eight women will get breast cancer at some point in her life. If those were your chances of winning the lottery, your heart would be racing with excitement.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
10-31-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Death at West Oaks Hospitalnew
Two men went into a walled-in courtyard at a mental hospital -- one came out alive.
Houston Press |
Margaret Downing |
10-30-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Quest for the Ultimate Cure for Addictionnew
Ibogaine has been lauded as a miracle cure for addiction to cocaine, crack, heroin, and more.
The Georgia Straight |
Alex Roslin |
10-29-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
