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Boy, Interrupted: Remembering Jeremy Gillitzernew
On June 1, Jeremy Gillitzer died after a long struggle with anorexia. At the time of his death, he weighed just 66 pounds.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
07-27-2010 |
Science
Tags: Jeremy Gillitzer
Swine Flu Summit Aims to 'Keep the World Working' During Pandemicnew
Business leaders from the largest corporations in the United States come to Minneapolis, with purses full of hand sanitizer, to learn how to cope with swine flu.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Bradley Campbell |
09-30-2009 |
Science
Rare Hib Disease Increases in Minnesotanew
Is the anti-vaccine movement to blame for a rise in the number of cases of a rare, life-threatening infectious disease?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Erin Carlyle |
06-05-2009 |
Science
University of Minnesota Expert Says Peanut Butter Recall Has Gone Nuttynew
The director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy says that the peanut butter recall has gone too far and affected many Americans who weren't at risk in the first place.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Emily Kaiser |
02-11-2009 |
Science
Why Does Minnesota Have the Nation's Highest Autism Rate?new
There are no good answers for why autism rates are rising in Minnesota. One camp believes it is due primarily to over-vaccination of infants and previous exposure to Thimerosal, a type of antiseptic containing mercury that was removed from regular childhood vaccines in 2001. Another camp points to increased awareness about the disease.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Bradley Campbell |
08-20-2008 |
Science
Mystery Illness Fells Young Mannew
In a matter of months, his parents and doctors watched as Cole Haakana regressed from a healthy 11-year-old into a big kid with the mentality of a four-year-old. But to get her son's mysterious malady diagnosed, a mother must battle some of Minnesota's top hospitals.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Walton |
05-14-2008 |
Science
TB Risingnew
Though declining nationwide, tuberculosis is increasing in Minnesota as immigrants flock here.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rhena Tantisunthorn |
12-27-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
'Manorexia' Isn't Just a Hollywood Illnessnew
Meet Jeremy, a 36-year-old man who weighs 88 pounds.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
10-31-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Sturm und Dronenew
From a basement on a hill comes strange, new music: the Cleophone.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
10-20-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Bird Flu 'Just Continues to March'new
Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy discusses the flu bug that could bring the world to its knees.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
03-21-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & 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
Christmas of the Pod Peoplenew
The "record player" is now the size of an Altoids box, and what that means is that come Saturday, four million free spirits who very likely don't own a turntable will ignore the puritans who would dismiss the iPod as trendy or tinny.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jim Walsh |
12-23-2004 |
Science
Put On That Sweater or Die!new
People afflicted with the rare allergy, cold urticaria, can break out in hives when subjected to cold air or even a scoop of ice cream. Several minutes of exposure to the cold could cause the victim's throat to swell shut.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Lindsey Thomas |
12-09-2004 |
Science
Psychologist Discusses the Failure of Antidepressantsnew
Claims for the effectiveness of antidepressants are highly exaggerated, says Michael Browne, who has written a paper on the medicalization of emotional distress. When a psychologist recommends an antidepressant to a patient, it detracts from the credibility of therapy, he contends.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
06-02-2004 |
Science
