AltWeeklies Wire
Scalpelbotsnew
Intuitive Surgical is piecing together the robot surgeon of the future. The da Vinci Surgical System allows doctors more freedom than ever before. But at a price.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Gary Singh |
10-28-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Shared Dinners Provide Lasting Benefits to Younger Family Membersnew
Family mealtimes protected adolescents from use of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana; low grade-point average; depressive symptoms and suicidal involvement.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
10-25-2004 |
Science
Naturopath Integrates Her Native Traditionsnew
Among the natural therapies practiced by Jeanne Paul is "soul-retrieval healing" for people who have experienced some kind of trauma or abuse and who feel as if a part of them has been stolen.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
10-25-2004 |
Science
Tags: Oregon, herbal medicine, and allergy testing and desensitization, BC First Nations Health Handbook, Coast Salish First Nation's Sliammon band near Powell River, herpes, homeopathy, musculoskeletal therapies like cranial-sacral bodywork, National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, nutrition, Health & Science
Doc Is Devoted to Queer Healthnew
Toronto doctor Keith Loukes knew long before he finished medical school that there was a need for practitioners specializing in the care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. But it wasn't until he started hosting his own phone-advice program that he realized just how desperate for health information members of the queer community were.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
10-25-2004 |
Science
Is Medical Marijuana Advocate a Witch-Hunt Victim or a Shoddy Doc?new
Dr. Tod Mikuriya has recommended cannabis more than 10,000 times since California voters approved Proposition 215 in 1996. But a judge determined that he was negligent for not sufficently examining his patients.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
10-25-2004 |
Science
Public Fiber-Optic Plans Have History of Failurenew
A study on whether San Francisco should go into the business of providing Internet, cable TV, and telephone services to residents is a boondoggle-in-the-making.
Too Fat!new
Arkansas's got perhaps the skinniest governor and the fattest children in America. One wants to help the other -- and their loss could be his gain.
Arkansas Times |
Leslie Newell Peacock |
10-15-2004 |
Science
Goodbye to the Sunset Mannew
Lee Smith, one of the South's most acclaimed novelists, says farewell to her son, Josh, who died at 32 after struggling for years with mental illness. He is recalled through their annual sailing trips off Key West.
Tags: Health & Science
Quitting Timenew
In American Indian tradition, tobacco is sacred. But its use has been twisted by commercial interests, some American Indians say. In Montana, they offered a conference on fighting tobacco abuse that helped an addicted reporter to quit.
Missoula Independent |
Mike Keefe-Feldman |
10-11-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
This Is Your Brain on Drugsnew
Rick Doblin thinks pot, ecstasy, and other psychedelics could unlock the human mind -- and he wants to bring them to Harvard, the FDA, and a doctor's office near you.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
10-08-2004 |
Science
Tags: Marijuana, Health & Science
Joey Grew Upnew
In spite of their skills, autistic people have trouble entering the workforce because they're not team players. A Pennsylvania task force reports there’s currently very little help available for autistic adults seeking jobs. Third in a three-part series
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Rich Lord |
10-08-2004 |
Science
When the Doctor Is Gone: Patients Deal With an Unusual Lossnew
When a specialist commits suicide, patients find they are overlooked as a grieving community.
Biologist Publishes Science for the Peoplenew
At a time when the cost of scientific journals is skyrocketing, Michael Eisen and his partners came up with a revolutionary idea. They make research papers contributed to their journal, PLoS Biology, immediately available for free on the Internet.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
10-05-2004 |
Science
Wealthy Widows Left Money to Their Primary Care Physiciannew
Three childless widows in Florida remembered their doctor, Aloysius "Al" Brady, generously in their wills. Relatives of one of the women say he used the doctor/patient relationship to take advantage of her.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
10-05-2004 |
Science
Kingdom of the Sick: Recovering Lustnew
After falling ill last year and experiencing everything that came afterward—a month in the hospital, the removal of my spleen, many rounds of chemotherapy—I felt that my sex life was over.
New York Press |
Henry Flesh |
10-01-2004 |
Science
