AltWeeklies Wire
Shock the Junkienew

Can a hallucinogen help addicts kick hard drugs?
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
11-16-2010 |
Science
Don't Fret When the Bed Bugs Bitenew

Bed bugs have been making a stealthy comeback. But they are relatively benign little vampires.
Boulder Weekly |
Charmaine Ortega Getz |
11-16-2010 |
Science
Tags: Bed Bugs
Sweet Reliefnew

Slathered on toast or a wound, medical-grade honey can be magic.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
11-05-2010 |
Science
How Effective is Canada’s Meat-Inspection System?new

Insiders say Canada’s meat-inspection system isn’t keeping consumers safe from food-borne illnesses.
The Georgia Straight |
Alex Roslin |
10-21-2010 |
Science
The Young and the Breastlessnew

Yes, young women can get breast cancer -- but are they getting the message?
Las Vegas CityLife |
Amy Kingsley |
10-04-2010 |
Science
Tags: Breast Cancer
Head Casenew

Experts say ex-football players with head injuries often end up in the criminal justice system. Former USC lineman Chris Brymer is exhibit A.
What You Don't Know About Your Doctor Could Hurt Younew

Why overburdened Utah regulators can’t keep the (bad) doctors away.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
09-22-2010 |
Science
Tags: HCR, dward Eyring
Confessions of a Pregnant Wine Writernew

Just how much wine can one safely consume during pregnancy? Depends on whom you ask.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
09-17-2010 |
Science
Patients Get Rewardednew

VA plans to build a larger health clinic for Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Debbie Kelley |
09-13-2010 |
Science
Help for the Disabled: Bad to Worse?new

The cuts keep coming for developmentally disabled people -- and 'means-based' services loom as a possibility.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
09-10-2010 |
Science
Tags: Medicaid, The Resource Exchange
Gag Responsenew

Your doctors don’t want you to talk about them online anymore.
Fairfield County Weekly |
Gregory B. Hladky |
08-25-2010 |
Science
Bring on Nature’s Design Firmnew

Nature has been in the design business for 3.8 billion years -- there might be a few things we could learn.
NOW Magazine |
Alice Klein |
08-24-2010 |
Science
Tags: Jane Jacobs, Biomimicry
The Geek Curenew

Portland has the perfect opportunity to lead open-source computing and transform American health care. Will it work?
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
08-23-2010 |
Science
Tags: Health Care, Deborah Bryant
Mother's Milk is Man's Best Friendnew
Wet nursing, milk banks, the powers of mother's milk, people freaking out about women nursing in public -- why can't Americans view mother's milk as something as valuable as a clean blood supply? People's hangups and a few health concerns get in the way.
Hartford Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
08-13-2010 |
Science
Tags: Breastfeeding
How Much Sugar is in Your Vitamin Water?new

Many vitamin waters contain more sugar than soda pop.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Gregory Sawisky |
08-05-2010 |
Science
Tags: Vitamin Water