AltWeeklies Wire
State's Rights Take a Hitnew
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor dissented from the Supreme Court's recent medical marijuana ruling, saying states have always had the authority to define criminal law. According to the court's majority, that's no longer the case. Montana continues to disagree.
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
06-09-2005 |
Science
Death by Natural Causesnew
A tragedy raises important questions about increasingly popular naturopathic health care.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
06-08-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Divine Mysterynew
The sick and desperate crave Issam Nemeh's touch. And they don't ask any questions.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
06-02-2005 |
Science
Texas Pro-Lifers Hope State Won't Back Stem Cell Researchnew
By many accounts, Dr. Yong J. Geng's stem cell treatment is one of the biggest medical breakthroughs of the decade. But his cutting-edge research might be shut down and shipped out of Texas.
Dallas Observer |
Josh Harkinson |
06-02-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Blue Line Bulks Upnew
You'd have to have been blind and deaf over the past year to miss what is clearly an epidemic of anabolic steroid use among a certain elite segment of this country's population. That group, of course, is cops.
Tags: Health & Science
Air Force Prosecutions Illustrate Confusion over Steroid Lawsnew
Last summer, the U.S. Air Force Academy announced with great fanfare that it was charging five of its cadets with either possessing or selling steroids. Prosecutors learned just how tricky steroid cases can be.
Tags: Health & Science
Steroid Users Keep Juicing, Avoiding Prosecutionnew
Often overlooked in the daily discussions of steroids and their effect on sports is that not only are they prohibited by athletic organizations, but they're illegal to possess -- just like cocaine and pot and meth.
Tags: Health & Science
Pseudoscience in Autism Treatment
For a public hungry for answers, pseudoscientific efforts at reaching autistic people prove to be the perfect breeding ground for heartache and fraud.
Pasadena Weekly |
Julie Riggott |
05-29-2005 |
Science
The Real OxyContinnew
OxyContin was hailed as a miracle pain reliever upon its release. Some addicts find it works a little too well.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jamie Gadette |
05-26-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Obesity Expert Works for Cokenew
The director of Baylor College of Medicine's Nutrition Research Center, John Foreyt, is a paid adviser for Coca-Cola Company's new Beverage Institute For Health and Wellness.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
05-24-2005 |
Science
Medical Researchers Head Westwardnew
Stem cell restrictions could send Texas Medical Center researchers fleeing to California.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
05-24-2005 |
Science
Generation RXnew
When 20-year-old Luke Stone died of an accidental drug overdose, his parents realized the landscape of substance abuse had changed. Young people today are adrift in a sea of psychotropic pharmacology.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
05-24-2005 |
Science
Kids & Drugs & Rock & Rollnew
Frank Szachta says he helps troubled kids adopt "enthusiastic sobriety." Critics say his highly social Crossroads Program is at best a scam that pulls children into a life of chain-smoking vulgarity.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
05-17-2005 |
Science
Console Cowboynew
When clorox the g00n took down Indymedia websites all over the world, he thought was was a badass hacker. Turns out he wasn't badass enough.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Warner |
05-13-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Life Management Made Quickienew
Folks are starting to get used to the concept of wikis, Web pages that can be edited and added to from within the browser window itself, while you’re viewing the page.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
05-12-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
