AltWeeklies Wire
Not a Drop to Drinknew
An East Texas town's wells are fouled, but no one is willing to finger the culprits or find water for the residents.
San Antonio Current |
Lisa Sorg |
05-03-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Meth Madnessnew
For $5 million, Arizona can grow its population of meth users -- just like Montana.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
05-02-2006 |
Science
Tags: crystalmeth
Lame Duck Legacynew
New York Gov. George Pataki's Medicaid restrictions in the 2006 budget cap off years of quiet attempts to implement unwritten rules.
Tags: Medicaid
Losing Itnew
One proposed New Mexico law would mandate outpatient treatment for people with debilitating mental illness, yet as mental health care facilities shut down at alarming speeds, who will be left to care for them?
Weekly Alibi |
Christie Chisholm |
04-25-2006 |
Science
A SANE Approach to Rapenew
Sexual assault nurse examiners offer rape victims better treatment -- so why doesn't liberal Boulder County have its own program?
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
04-24-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Rad Medicinenew
Gubernatorial candidate John DeStefano unveils a universal health care plan for Connecticut.
New Haven Advocate |
Ryan Kearney |
04-24-2006 |
Science
Tags: 2006elect
Sultan of Skinnew
Leroy Young is one of the nation's pre-eminent plastic surgeons.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
04-24-2006 |
Science
The Fragile Onesnew
As science strives to understand Fragile X Syndrome and its links to autism, Lucas Clark's family is content just to make it through the day.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
04-24-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
No Easy Fix, Dang Itnew
There are surgical, therapeutic and herbal remedies for the most modern of maladies -- Carpal Tunnel.
Jackson Free Press |
Deborah Noel |
04-20-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Invisible Minoritynew
A new study shows that Pacific Islanders in San Francisco experience high dropout, arrest and depression rates.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Momo Chang |
04-20-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Number of the Beastsnew
Is the National Animal Identification System an End Times conspiracy or good horse sense?
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
04-19-2006 |
Science
The Path to a Curenew
Researchers at the University of New Mexico are on the forefront of a vaccine that could end cervical cancer.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
04-18-2006 |
Science
House, and Senate, Callsnew
Lobbyists are doctoring the health care debate in Vermont.
Seven Days |
Jon Margolis |
04-07-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Suicide 2.0new
Suicide Web sites offer comfort for some, and raise questions for others.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
04-07-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
All For Onenew
Statewide universal health insurance is gaining support in California, but critics say doctors for all is too big a dream.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
04-06-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
