AltWeeklies Wire
Wi-Fi's Electric Shocknew
The push for wireless internet access in cities masks a growing concern over frequency pollution.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
03-09-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Stem Cell Debate Gets Sillynew
The challenge to California's pledge of $3 billion in research funds has its (bad) day in court.
L.A. Weekly |
Steven Kotler |
03-09-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Meth Menacenew
Think meth doesn't affect you? Think again.
Reno News & Review |
Kat Kerlin |
03-09-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Smoke Breaknew
A cartoonist reflects on the monkey on her back.
Baltimore City Paper |
Emily Flake |
03-08-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Hallucination Therapynew
The Ibogaine Association is exploring the new frontier of psychedelic addiction therapy.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kia Momtazi |
03-06-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Sloganeeringnew
For years, San Francisco has been using racy ads to sell HIV prevention -- but do they work?
Tags: Health & Science
The Mercury Thingnew
Evidence is mounting that vaccinations may have played a part in the skyrocketing autism rate.
Tucson Weekly |
Renee Downing |
03-01-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Protection Racketnew
William Darrow helped solve the riddle of AIDS in the early 1980s, but he hasn't been able to solve the dilemma of dwindling dollars for HIV prevention.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
02-07-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Plot to Kill Darwinnew
A Seattle think tank launched the modern intelligent-design movement with a simple memo, and the cause has mutated beyond rational control.
Seattle Weekly |
Roger Downey |
02-01-2006 |
Science
Rx for Confusionnew
Colorado's lack of regulation leaves alternative doctors on risky ground.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Dan Wilcock |
01-23-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Mercury Risingnew
U.S. Rep. James Gibbons, who grew up in Nevada during a time when rented scientists argued that atomic fallout is harmless, is coauthor of an article that now says much the same thing about mercury.
Reno News & Review |
Dennis Myers |
01-19-2006 |
Science
A Prescription for Mayhemnew
Before Stephen Miles killed his stepmother with a hatchet and decapitated her with a knife, he tried to check himself into the hospital and was refused.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
01-11-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Politics of Painnew
When it comes to the legalization of medical marijuana in Rhode Island, the question has generally been when -- not if -- it would happen.
Boston Phoenix |
Ian Donnis |
01-05-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Prescription Perplexitynew
Seniors are largely baffled by the new Medicare drug benefit.
Tucson Weekly |
Dave Devine |
01-05-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Born in the Living Room -- and Under the Radarnew
To many families, giving birth at home feels safer and more comfortable than the hospital. But to do that in parts of New York state, women need to look underground for a midwife.
