AltWeeklies Wire
When Plagues Won't Endnew
The South -- and North Carolina in particular -- is the literal and metaphoric epicenter of the 21st century HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Tags: Health & Science
Human Life Speculators Bet on Elder Deathsnew
In an unusual come-on directed toward elderly people in California, Idaho, and perhaps other U.S. states, seniors are offered $1,000 if they'll sign notarized contracts in which they commit to handing over detailed personal medical and financial information.
Tags: Health & Science
Love Isn't Enough to Heal Reactive Attachment Disordernew
Some traumatized orphans have brain damage that affection alone can't heal. So therapists are seeking new ways to simulate the nurturing they didn't get.
East Bay Express |
Susan Kuchinskas |
11-28-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Experts Can Predict Your Breast Cancer Risk -- If You Want to Knownew
Approximately 600,000 people in the U.S. are thought to have the gene mutation which often leads to breast cancer -- so far, only 30,000 of these have been tested.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jill Thomas |
11-20-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Documenting Proof of Darwin's Natural Selectionnew
While Darwin explained how the "natural" world worked in theory, no one had been able to fully and methodically document and describe having actually seen it work that way in practice. Until Peter and Rosemary Grant came along, that is.
The Georgia Straight |
Terry Glavin |
11-19-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Why a Medical Growth Industry Won't Bloom in Michigannew
Only four small, backward states have stem cell laws as restrictive as ours.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
11-13-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Inside the Mind of Kenneth Mareadynew
No medicine or therapy could cure his depression and addiction -- now his last resort is prison.
Tags: Health & Science
Insure This!new
Massachusetts law requires every citizen to carry health insurance by year's end, but some people aren't buying.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
11-05-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Battle Against the Staph Superbugnew
John Weigelt, M.D., says that alcohol-based hand sanitizers help to kill community-acquired MRSA, as does washing with regular soap and water.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
11-05-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
What to Do When Your Tattoo's Appeal Fadesnew
"The amount of regret we see is amazing," says Dr. Sachit Shah as he's about to perform a tattoo removal at Surrey's Beautiful Canadian Laser and Skincare Clinic.
The Georgia Straight |
Jon Azpiri |
11-02-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
'Manorexia' Isn't Just a Hollywood Illnessnew
Meet Jeremy, a 36-year-old man who weighs 88 pounds.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
10-31-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A New Generation Copes With Breast Cancernew
Among women ages 15 to 54, breast cancer has the highest mortality rate of all cancers, and it's estimated that one in eight women will get breast cancer at some point in her life. If those were your chances of winning the lottery, your heart would be racing with excitement.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
10-31-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Quest for the Ultimate Cure for Addictionnew
Ibogaine has been lauded as a miracle cure for addiction to cocaine, crack, heroin, and more.
The Georgia Straight |
Alex Roslin |
10-29-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Fighting for Air: Drowning and the Heimlich Maneuvernew
Most doctors say the Heimlich maneuver should not be used to save drowning victims -- so why does professor John Hunsucker continue to teach it to lifeguards?
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
10-16-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Paul Farmer, the Good Doctornew
Twenty years ago, the medical anthropologist and physician founded Partners In Health, a nonprofit international health organization that has become a worldwide leader in raising the standards of healthcare for patients in need from Africa to South America.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Thomas Tighe |
10-15-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
