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Digestion Mattersnew
Knowledge of how enzymes work can aid greatly in solving chronic indigestion.
Tags: Health & Science
Tobacco Companies Still Targeting Blacks in Philly's Poor 'Hoodsnew
As communities look for ways to combat the death and destruction that cigarettes wreak upon them, the tobacco companies have gotten only more sophisticated in marketing to those they believe are most likely to become addicted.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
04-30-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
No Hail Caesareannew
Expectant mothers are losing an option to birth babies naturally and activists are charging it is more about money than safety.
Tags: Health & Science
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 Power of Graynew
Healthcare reform movement splinters.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
04-19-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & 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
A New Lodestar Guides Sky Watchersnew
Prof. Charles Schweighauser is turning over the popular Star Parties to astronomer John Martin.
Illinois Times |
Marissa Monson |
04-05-2007 |
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
