AltWeeklies Wire
Arkansas's Best Doctors 2007new
From bench to bedside, Little Rock's Finest
Arkansas Times |
Leslie Newell Peacock |
08-02-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Sex, Sand, Sea and Surgery: Third World Travelnew
"Medical Tourism in Developing Countries" author points to the rise of Americans traveling abroad for cheaper surgery.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Ted Hesson |
07-31-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Bacteria Love Garbage Strikes Toonew
While flies and cockroaches are the pests that will be most obvious when Vancouver's garbage starts to pile up because of the civic strike, it's the growth of microscopic bacteria like salmonella and shigella that should be of concern to authorities.
The Georgia Straight |
Carlito Pablo |
07-26-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Biotech or Biohazard?new
A proposed federal lab in Butner, N.C., would study the world's deadliest diseases.
Tags: Health & Science
Where's the 'Decent Health Care' We Voted For?new
Throughout the nation, the scandalous health care situation results in much pain, suffering and unnecessary loss of life, but seems to be accepted as another unfortunate aspect of 21st-century life.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Robert Sigmond |
07-24-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
MIT Neuroscientists Pinpoint Brain Mechanics of Deja Vunew
It stems not from some strange subconscious flash-forward but rather from a complicated breakdown in the area of the hippocampus that allows you to differentiate among places and events that seem the same but aren't.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
07-20-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
'Sicko' Needs a New Prescriptionnew
Michael Moore's new flick only mimics the backwardness of U.S. medical culture -- someone pull him into the 21st century.
NOW Magazine |
Staff |
07-20-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A Healthy Colorado?new
State explores options for comprehensive health care reform.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
07-16-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Wisconsin Dems' Health Care Plan Gets GOP Supportnew
Former Tommy Thompson aide wants universal health care coverage.
Shepherd Express |
Staff |
07-16-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Health Care Heavies Weigh in on 'Sicko'new
The CEOs of a three-hospital monopoly and the largest medical group in Santa Barbara County offer their thoughts on Michael Moore's damning take on our confusing and sometimes even heartless system.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Isabelle T. Walker |
07-13-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Dirty, Deadly Moneynew
Your wad of cash might be a carrier in the next flu pandemic -- or worse.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
07-13-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Barred from Wellsvillenew
New fed rules cost patients and county.
The Portland Mercury |
Thomas Lundby |
07-12-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Massachusetts Health Care Experiment Beginsnew
As of July 1, everyone 18 or over in the state -- rich and poor, sick and well -- was supposed to have health insurance or face possible loss of their personal income tax deduction.
Valley Advocate |
Stephanie Kraft |
07-12-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
There's No Place Like Home?new
Not so fast, Dorothy! It looks as if Earth may not be so special after all.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-11-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Hoping to 'Reinvent the Way Medical Care is Practiced'new
Qliance offers low-income patients a level of doctor access oncereserved for CEOs and other big spenders, but critics remain highly skeptical.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
07-09-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
