AltWeeklies Wire
Building Robots That Protestnew
At the Institute for Applied Autonomy, a five-man collective creates robots and computer software for the purposes of political activism.
Tags: Health & Science
Here's Lookin' at Younew
A company with a checkered past, Applied Digital Solutions Inc., makes microchips that can be implanted in workers and children to keep track of them.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
11-30-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Doc Offers Miracle in a Bottlenew
Dr. Edward McDonagh has been fighting Missouri’s medical establishment for years to defend his practice of treating all kinds of maladies with chelation therapy, which removes potentially harmful metals from the bloodstream.
Tags: Health & Science
How to Avoid Gaining the Dreaded 'Freshman 15'new
An average freshman weight gain of 15 pounds is fueled primarily by increased eating combined with decreased physical activity.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
11-30-2004 |
Science
Canadian Scientists Look at Parasites in Tap Waternew
A group of scientists in British Columbia are the first in Canada to study gastrointestinal diseases caused by contaminated drinking water and how they can be prevented.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
11-30-2004 |
Science
Can Private Health Care Fix Canada's Public Health System?new
A surgeon says Canada has the worst of the world's public health care systems and offers the controversial view that the Canadian system should incorporate both private and public services.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
11-30-2004 |
Science
America's Hooked on Antidepressant Drugsnew
More than 18 million Americans suffer from depression. Doctors must not only diagnose properly but must also experiment, making patients go through a trial-and-error treatment process that sometimes does more harm than good.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
11-18-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Rockers Form Virtual Neighborhood on MySpacenew
It seemed like only yesterday that Friendster was the destination for young, hip Americans to build their own personalized Websites and participate in a worldwide online network. But that was two years ago. These days everyone is heading over to MySpace.
Miami New Times |
Mosi Reeves |
11-08-2004 |
Science
SPIRIT Database in Dade County Is Open for Hackingnew
The county’s court system has spent $36 million on a revolutionary new database, but when programmers warned it was vulnerable, they’re the ones who got deleted.
Miami New Times |
Kirk Nielsen |
11-08-2004 |
Science
Will This Gizmo Heal You?new
Ex-members of the controversial Maine-based Gentle Wind Project are panning the group's big-buck healing instruments
NOW Magazine |
Steve Jones |
11-05-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Control This Substancenew
Schools in North America are banning junk food machines in schools but this is just the start — it's time we started regulating fast food as we do tobacco and other addictive drugs
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
11-05-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
It's a Boy! We Made Sure of Itnew
Mass marketing of a way to choose your baby's gender opens an ethical can of worms, critics of the technology say.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
11-04-2004 |
Science
Playing Doctor: A Physician Practices Based on Questionable Claimsnew
Lying on a résumé isn't a crime -- except when a doctor does it. Luckily for Edward Patrick, who may have never done the residency he claims, the Ohio Medical Board is forgiving.
Cleveland Scene |
Thomas Francis |
11-02-2004 |
Science
Work-Life Discord Goes Off the Scalesnew
Despite the apparently enlightened corporate speak of the 1990s about the value of contented employees to the bottom line, escalating numbers of Canadians are struggling to juggle job, family, and social lives. To protect their health, employees have to learn to say no.
The Georgia Straight |
Helena Bryan |
11-02-2004 |
Science
How to Survive Breast Cancernew
When you learn you have breast cancer, it can mean many different things, and it doesn't mean you're about to die. The hardest part is waiting for biopsy and test results.
The Georgia Straight |
Star Weiss |
11-02-2004 |
Science
