AltWeeklies Wire
AIDS in Atlanta: Reliving the Plague Yearsnew
A survivor of the epidemic looks back on old friends -- and worries about the future.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Cliff Bostock |
09-29-2011 |
Science
AIDS Redux in Atlantanew
Indifference and bureaucratic fumbling could reopen the door for the epidemic.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
09-29-2011 |
Science
Cruel Days Return for Georgia's AIDS Sufferersnew
State and Congress haven’t approved funding for life-saving drugs.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Cliff Bostock |
06-22-2011 |
Science
AIDS: The Forgotten Killernew
A deadly disease gets new life.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
03-22-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Behind Health Bill Sponsorsnew
There's a strong connection between donations and legislation's supporters.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Max Pizarro |
02-01-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Alone in Autismnew
While researchers struggle to find out why as many as one out of 166 children develop autism, parents and their kids struggle to cope.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
08-10-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A Safer Studying Aid?new
Last month, two men unveiled Focuset, their alternative to ADHD drugs -- it's a blend of natural herbs and vitamins.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
06-01-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
To Help Sleep ... or Sleepwalknew
Could Ambien cause sleep-driving?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
04-06-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Georgia's Prisons Fail to Treat Inmates With Hepatitis Cnew
Being denied treatment for such a disease -- particularly if a prisoner forcibly contracts it in prison -- could be construed as cruel and unusual punishment, says an attorney with a prisoner rights advocacy group.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
11-10-2005 |
Science
There's No Hiding Itnew
You'll think twice about crossing your arms in front of Patti Wood, whose comments on celebrities' body language is in practically every issue of Us Weekly.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
08-11-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Blaming 'Down Low' For HIV Spread on The Way Out?new
A study just released by CDC and Emory researchers suggests that "down low" men may be being unfairly scapegoated for the spread of HIV to black women.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rebecca Ford |
07-28-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Faces of Methnew
Follow three men and their battle with the little white powder, better know as Crystal Meth.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
07-21-2005 |
Science
Tags: crystalmeth
Cancer Progressed Despite Alternative Therapynew
A 72-year-old cancer patient who turned to a radical organic diet as alternative treatment finds disappointing results.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
07-14-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
72-Year-Old Woman Chooses Radical Therapy to Fight Cancernew
At a dead end with mainstream medicine, a woman with inoperable cancer turns to alternative and natural remedies developed by German physician Max Gerson in the late 1920s.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
05-12-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Allocating Medicare Funds to Georgia Proves to be Lopsided Balancing Actnew
Drastic federal Medicaid cuts have forced Georgia and other states to reallocate Medicaid funds. A critic says the result is a loss of access to some of Medicaid's most effective services.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
04-21-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
