AltWeeklies Wire
Lame Duck Legacynew
New York Gov. George Pataki's Medicaid restrictions in the 2006 budget cap off years of quiet attempts to implement unwritten rules.
Tags: Medicaid
Losing Itnew
One proposed New Mexico law would mandate outpatient treatment for people with debilitating mental illness, yet as mental health care facilities shut down at alarming speeds, who will be left to care for them?
Weekly Alibi |
Christie Chisholm |
04-25-2006 |
Science
A SANE Approach to Rapenew
Sexual assault nurse examiners offer rape victims better treatment -- so why doesn't liberal Boulder County have its own program?
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
04-24-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Rad Medicinenew
Gubernatorial candidate John DeStefano unveils a universal health care plan for Connecticut.
New Haven Advocate |
Ryan Kearney |
04-24-2006 |
Science
Tags: 2006elect
Sultan of Skinnew
Leroy Young is one of the nation's pre-eminent plastic surgeons.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
04-24-2006 |
Science
The Fragile Onesnew
As science strives to understand Fragile X Syndrome and its links to autism, Lucas Clark's family is content just to make it through the day.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
04-24-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
No Easy Fix, Dang Itnew
There are surgical, therapeutic and herbal remedies for the most modern of maladies -- Carpal Tunnel.
Jackson Free Press |
Deborah Noel |
04-20-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The HIV Watchersnew
Aspects of a bill proposed by New York's Department of Health meet stiff resistance.
The Village Voice |
Aina Hunter |
04-20-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Invisible Minoritynew
A new study shows that Pacific Islanders in San Francisco experience high dropout, arrest and depression rates.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Momo Chang |
04-20-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Number of the Beastsnew
Is the National Animal Identification System an End Times conspiracy or good horse sense?
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
04-19-2006 |
Science
The Path to a Curenew
Researchers at the University of New Mexico are on the forefront of a vaccine that could end cervical cancer.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
04-18-2006 |
Science
Gut Reactionsnew
The contents of a termite's stomach could revolutionize your car.
L.A. Weekly |
Margaret Wertheim |
04-13-2006 |
Science
Med School Drug Pushersnew
Medical research is selling out its good name to big pharma.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
04-13-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Bacterial Mysterynew
A spike in deaths due to flesh-eating disease puzzles Seattle-area health officials.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
04-12-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Health Classnew
A unique program run by Central Dallas Ministries documents diabetes among the undocumented.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
04-10-2006 |
Science
