AltWeeklies Wire
Smoking Hookah Not as Safe as Originally Thoughnew
The World Health Organization says hookah is not a harmless alternative to cigarettes.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Young |
07-09-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Nanotech: Small Wondernew
University of Wisconsin scientists are at the cutting edge of nanotechnology research.
Tags: Health & Science
Ex-Rocketplane Chief Engineer Says Funding Divertednew
Rocketplane's XP, a suborbital tourism vehicle meant to take off from the Oklahoma Spaceport, is in a funding free fall, according to the project's former chief engineer.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick and Scott Cooper |
07-06-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Nursing a Throbbin' Nogginnew
Tame your migraine with belladonna, B2 – and tennis balls.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
07-05-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Anybody Out There?new
Bay Area scientists scour Earth and skies for clues to an ultimate question. In Search of Life: First of a Two-Part Series.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-05-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Memory Servednew
Groundbreaking Alzheimer's program at the Morris Museum of Art gives back to patients what the disease so cruelly took -- their past.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
07-03-2007 |
Science
This is Nutsnew
A bizarre tale of the insanity that is San Francisco's mental health system.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
JB Powell |
06-27-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Hidden History of UC Davis' 35-year Collaboration with Big Tobacconew
Over three decades, UC Davis researchers conducted studies that directly aided tobacco companies' ability to market their products and addict more Americans -- where does academic freedom end and public health responsibility begin?
Sacramento News & Review |
Ralph Brave |
06-25-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Horses That Healnew
The Children's TherAplay Foundation uses horses for therapy.
Tags: Health & Science
Experts Announce Ovarian Cancer Symptomsnew
Until now, no one has correlated symptoms to ovarian cancer because, experts say, none by itself is an indicator of much -- but after extensive research, that's about to change.
Monterey County Weekly |
Michelle Caldwell |
06-22-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
To Medicate or Notnew
When it comes to ADHD, alternatives to quick-fix drugs aren't cheap.
San Diego CityBeat |
Darryn Bennett |
06-20-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Medical Migrationnew
Foreign-trained doctors are helping to staff Canada's health system, but is it ethical to recruit from developing nations?
The Georgia Straight |
Michelle Martin |
06-15-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Benjamin Radford Works to Repel Pseudosciencenew
The managing editor of the Skeptical Inquirer quests after real info on our myths and monsters.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
06-11-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Can Mushrooms Help People With Cancer?new
Known in Japan as the "king herb" and in China as "God's herb", reishi is praised by many for its alleged immune-enhancing properties.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
06-08-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Struggling to Give a Son With Rare Genetic Disorder a 'Normal Life'new
Despite being in diagnostic limbo and not fully covered by insurance, 6-year-old Hunter Cavanaugh smiles and plays like most boys his age.
New York Press |
Joe Pompeo |
06-07-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
