AltWeeklies Wire
If Obesity is a Choice, It's Not One the Poor Get to Makenew
A recent study put grocery prices to the test. Among the 370 foods sampled, it found that energy-dense junk food cost an average of $1.76 per 1,000 calories, while nutritious, unprocessed foods came in at a whopping $18.16 per 1,000 calories.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
05-06-2008 |
Science
Fat Powernew
An Orlando blogger wants you to know that big can be beautiful.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
02-04-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
TB is Back and More Virulent Than Evernew
The development of Extensively Drug-Resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is causing a new global crisis, one that threatens a new pandemic of the disease that most Americans think is a thing of the past.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
04-09-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Shot or Not? The Battle Over the HPV Vaccinenew
It sounds like a wonder drug, and no one argues with the vaccine's potential -- but not everyone is sure about the speedy move by Florida lawmakers to force parents to vaccinate or file a waiver by the time their daughters turn 12.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
03-13-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
No Deal for the Uninsurednew
Two years ago K.B. Forbes, founder of an advocacy group for the uninsured called Consejo de Latinos Unidos, traveled from his California home to Orlando, where he set about shaming the area's two biggest health care facilities: Florida Hospital and Orlando Regional Medical Center.
Orlando Weekly |
James Carlson |
10-21-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Split Decisionnew
Buying satellite radio but can't decide between Sirius and XM? Orlando Weekly music editor Jason Ferguson has tried both.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
01-06-2005 |
Science
