AltWeeklies Wire
The Cleveland Clinic Takes the Fifthnew
When it comes to litigation, the hospital gets as noncommunicative as a Mafia don.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
01-04-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Two Families Suffer from a Doctor's Best Intentionsnew
In the past 25 years, Dr. Daryl Steiner's diagnosed at least 275 infants with shaken-baby syndrome -- unfortunately, he has been wrong on more than one occasion.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
04-20-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Raising Joshuanew
Parents bet on an improbable cure for one of childhood's most mysterious plagues.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
11-16-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Poison Kidsnew
Sherwin-Williams knew for decades that its paint was toxic -- Cleveland kids now pay the price.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
08-21-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Guinea Pig Gangnew
These students rent their bodies to science -- and have the scars to prove it.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
03-27-2006 |
Science
Tags: Guinea Pig Zero, medical studies
On Pills and Needlesnew
The Drug Enforcement Administration, which is cracking down on abuse of painkillers, has accused an Ohio doctor of blazing a trail of death, addiction and fraud.
Cleveland Scene |
Josh Mound |
12-14-2005 |
Science
Bad Mushroom Trip Ends in Youth's Deathnew
A young man announced his impending death on the Internet before he was shot by police.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
09-13-2005 |
Science
Justice, Judge Januzzi Stylenew
In Oberlin, Ohio, drunk drivers are judged by a man so buttoned-down, he makes your average lawyer look like a Slayer roadie.
Cleveland Scene |
Joe P. Tone |
08-09-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
No Place to Get Help for Condom Failurenew
Ohio is among the reddest of red states where women's health issues are concerned, a reporter discovered when she made the round of emergency rooms seeking emergency contraception.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
07-19-2005 |
Science
In the Shadow of Industry Is Fear of Cancernew
In Avon Lake, Ohio, parents are concerned that there's a link between pollution and the incidence of cancer.
Cleveland Scene |
Joe P. Tone |
06-29-2005 |
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
Skirmishes in Ohio's War on Natural Healthnew
Ski-masked cops rushed into the office of a man who claims to do mechanotherapy and arrested him for allegedly practicing chiropractic without a license. Such aggressive tactics have pushed natural-health providers underground.
Cleveland Scene |
Chris Maag |
05-11-2005 |
Science
21-Year-Old Takes On Microsoftnew
For the past four months, David Zamos has been fighting four Microsoft attorneys who claim he violated trademark and copyright laws by selling two unopened pieces of software on eBay for $203.50.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
04-08-2005 |
Science
The Stylist Will See You Nownew
A longtime Cleveland social worker turned hair stylist tries to get her clients to open up about their problems.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
12-06-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Ultrasound Reveals Doctor's Unorthodox Viewsnew
Dr. Dinesh Shah's views about measuring the amniotic fluid on pregnant women's ultrasounds were controversial -- and may have led to a baby's death.
Cleveland Scene |
Chris Maag |
12-06-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
