AltWeeklies Wire
Celling Outnew
The directors of California's stem cell research program - in charge of allocating $3 billion in state funds - have direct ties to the biotech firms that stand to gain.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tali Woodward |
04-06-2005 |
Science
A Different Kind of Bloggernew
"Vlogging" or video blogging is the latest advancement in weblogging, and Christian Brower of vlogmania.com is one of the first to hop on the bandwagon.
Phoenix New Times |
Jimmy Magahern |
04-02-2005 |
Science
Spam Spam Spam Spam Spamnew
A marketing association steps in to help protect consumers from unwanted e-mail -- sort of.
Tags: Health & Science
Bipolar Copnew
Meet former King County Sheriff's Deputy Angela Holland. She was a great street cop with numerous commendations and a spotless record. But she was mildly bipolar, so they fired her.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
03-30-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Terri Schiavo: Judicial Murdernew
For all the world to see, a 41-year-old woman who has committed no crime, will die of dehydration and starvation in the longest public execution in American history.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
03-29-2005 |
Science
When My Brother Held the Plugnew
Three years ago, the writer watched his brother struggle with the gut-wrenching decision of whether to pull the plug and let his wife die -- and then watched as she miraculously recovered.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
03-29-2005 |
Science
The Lost Ones
Autism is on the rise nationwide. In New Mexico, children—and their families—have few options for treatment.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nadra Kareem |
03-23-2005 |
Science
Tags: autism, Healthcare
City Taxpayers Asked to Come to Hospital's Aidnew
Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Kay Barnes and other officials are pushing for a property-tax increase to help fund emergency health care for the uninsured.
Attack on Evolution Is Well-Coordinatednew
Bloggers reveal that campaign contributions have flowed from anti-evolution, "intelligent design" proponents to conservative Kansas City school board members.
The Revolution Comes to Leisure Worldnew
The front end of the baby boom is trickling into active-senior communities, bringing their anti-establishment ethos, assertiveness, and self-consciousness with them, transforming an industry designed around a more docile and proletarian generation.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
03-21-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Building the 'Better' Vaginanew
Elective surgeries that promise women a better sex life or more aesthetically pleasing private parts are gaining popularity -- but some think the practice of creating designer vaginas has gone too far.
Metro Times |
Sarah Klein |
03-16-2005 |
Science
Exit Signsnew
An older Wyoming couple ease their physical--and political--pain through "united self-deliverance," highlighting the growing number of senior citizens who choose to take their lives into their own hands.
Rocky Mountain Bullhorn |
Bethany Kohoutek |
03-09-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Woman Gets Slapped With Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Labelnew
During a custody battle, Dr. Susan Diamond was labeled as having a psychiatric disorder in which a parent fabricates or aggravates a child's illness in order to get attention. But the diagnosis is a controversial one.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
03-08-2005 |
Science
Tags: psychiatry
Back from the Wasteland: Dealing With Traumanew
Treating emotional distress as mental illness often misses the traumatic experience at its roots.
