AltWeeklies Wire
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
Are Your Gadgets Killing You?new
What’s a health-conscious consumer to believe? Are our cellular gadgets killing us? Or can we continue with business as usual?
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
04-26-2010 |
Science
Dying to Be Thin: A Survivor Shares the Nuts & Bolts of Recovering from Anorexianew
Paige Doughty says that she had never thought about it before, but one day, she started counting calories and counting fat and looking at the nutritional content of everything she ate. At first, it was just interesting to her. But then, it escalated.
Boulder Weekly |
Dana Logan |
09-08-2009 |
Science
Colorado Women with Cancer Face Medicaid Obstaclesnew
If women get a diagnosis for cervical cancer or breast cancer at their wrong facility, they can lose Medicaid eligibility even when they meet all the other requirements.
Boulder Weekly |
Dana Logan |
08-03-2009 |
Science
How to Become More Medically Self-Sufficientnew
Dr. Charley Cropley shares five key things we can all do to take our health care into our own hands in order to improve the quality of our own lives, decrease our need for medical treatment and thus reduce our dependence on the health-care system.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
06-15-2009 |
Science
Giving Depressed Teens Another Chance at Happiness and Lifenew
When Jeff Lamontagne and other members of his church held a walk to raise money to enable students who were depressed and at risk of suicide to receive psychological treatment five years ago, they had no idea that they'd taken the first steps toward establishing a nonprofit that would become a model for suicide prevention nationwide.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
05-19-2008 |
Science
Gambling Addiction Affects More than Just Your Walletnew
For most people, gambling can be a fun source of recreation, but for between 6 and 9 million Americans, it is an addiction over which they have no control.
Boulder Weekly |
Dana Logan |
03-10-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Secondary Victims Need Attention Toonew
Once a traumatic event has passed, our culture dictates that we should just get over it and get on with our lives. This pressure to “get over it” is often felt by primary, or direct, victims of trauma, but it’s not exclusive to them.
Boulder Weekly |
Dana Logan |
02-04-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
AIDS & Latinosnew
They are among the populations especially at risk for HIV/AIDS, but reaching the Latino community involves getting past cultural barriers.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
12-03-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A Healthy Colorado?new
State explores options for comprehensive health care reform.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
07-16-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
An Autism Epidemicnew
As rates seem to increase, some of Colorado's kids are falling through the cracks.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
04-16-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Growing Up With AIDSnew
A Boulder man weathers the loss of his wife and supports his children through life with HIV.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
01-08-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
AIDS: A Retrospectivenew
The story of AIDS is one of fear, desolation, illness, suffering, and death; but also of compassion, hope amid hopelessness, unprecedented cooperation and courageous caring.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
12-04-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A SANE Approach to Rapenew
Sexual assault nurse examiners offer rape victims better treatment -- so why doesn't liberal Boulder County have its own program?
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
04-24-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Console Cowboynew
When clorox the g00n took down Indymedia websites all over the world, he thought was was a badass hacker. Turns out he wasn't badass enough.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Warner |
05-13-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
