AltWeeklies Wire
Taking Drug for Parkinson's Disease Is a Gamblenew
The medication Mirapex is suspected of transforming some of its users into compulsive gamblers and sex addicts.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
09-20-2005 |
Science
When Parents and Kids Both Get Crankednew
The meth trend has swept eastward from California and is increasingly wreaking havoc on regular families and their children.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
09-05-2005 |
Science
One Dead Guinea Pignew
A bad reaction to a drug trial sparks an investigation into Houston's Fabre Research Clinic and its founder.
Houston Press |
Greg Harman |
08-01-2005 |
Science
Doctor Nicenew
Steven Hotze uses a warm, easygoing manner to peddle natural hormones to women, at thousands of dollars a pop. So who cares about credentials or documented results?
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
07-25-2005 |
Science
Psyched Outnew
Veterans Affairs nurses say a new requirement that they be able to physically subdue unruly mental patients is just an excuse to get them out of their jobs.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
07-11-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Obesity Expert Works for Cokenew
The director of Baylor College of Medicine's Nutrition Research Center, John Foreyt, is a paid adviser for Coca-Cola Company's new Beverage Institute For Health and Wellness.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
05-24-2005 |
Science
Medical Researchers Head Westwardnew
Stem cell restrictions could send Texas Medical Center researchers fleeing to California.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
05-24-2005 |
Science
DNA Labs Answer Genealogical Questionsnew
DNA consulting companies can help people unearth their ancestry by identifying their genetic groups, but the field has the potential to become a racket, peddling bogus pasts instead of fortune-telling's fake futures.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
04-18-2005 |
Science
Pacemaker Company Targets Mood Disordersnew
Cyberonics, which has implanted its pacemaker in thousands of epileptics, wants to expand to the depression market. Still needed: an accounting of those who died or were injured after receiving its implant.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
04-11-2005 |
Science
