AltWeeklies Wire
Activists: Denial of Hospital Care to Immigrants May Be Unconstitutionalnew
Members of Allied Communities of Tarrant are pressing the John Peter Smith hospital system to provide its full range of medical services to undocumented residents -- they now believe that the denial of those services may violate the Texas Constitution.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
04-26-2007 |
Science
Should Docs Serve as Their Own Guinea Pigs?new
Lots of experts think they should: "Self-experimentation is an expression of the biblical 'golden rule,'" Dr. Lawrence Altman says.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Francesca Heintz |
04-24-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Texas' Stem Cell Stance Could Have Economic Effectsnew
If Texas continues to essentially criminalize stem cell research, the state could lose out on billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
04-24-2007 |
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
The Semantics of Suicide Aid in Dyingnew
God, PR and the right to die in California.
L.A. Weekly |
Matthew Fleischer |
04-20-2007 |
Science
The First Place for 'Immune System Storage' in the U.S.new
BioBanc USA's specialized freezer's smoking-cold liquid nitrogen cryogenically freezes cartridges of white blood cells.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mark C. Anderson |
04-19-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
How Living With a Compulsive Hoarder Destroyed My Familynew
"Hoarding" is defined as the acquisition of and inability to discard worthless items even though they appear (to others) to have no value, and is most commonly found in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
LEO Weekly |
Anonymous |
04-16-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
An Autism Epidemicnew
As rates seem to increase, some of Colorado's kids are falling through the cracks.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
04-16-2007 |
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
Come on, Get Happy, Says Positive Psychology Foundernew
A Penn psychology professor thinks the oft-overlooked key to preventing depression is promoting joy.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Cassidy Hartmann |
04-03-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Of Mars and Mennew
What are we really hoping to find in the ongoing conquest of the Red Planet?
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
04-02-2007 |
Science
Tags: NASA
Doctor My Eyesnew
Matt Singer thinks his silicone "flexiglass" prosthetic is the logical evolutionary step in artificial eyes.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
03-30-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Rare Food Allergies Stymie Doctors and Challenge Familiesnew
As additive-laden foods saturate the market, many experts predict more and more people will develop food allergies.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mark C. Anderson |
03-26-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Physician-Assisted-Death Bill Brings Out Advocates and Foesnew
State legislature heads for a showdown on a bill that would permit terminally ill Vermonters to end their lives with the help of their doctors.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
03-26-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
AIDS: The Forgotten Killernew
A deadly disease gets new life.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
03-22-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
