AltWeeklies Wire
Diagnosing and Treating Autism is Especially Difficult for Immigrant Familiesnew

Learning how to navigate the bureaucratic world of disability services and special education in Arizona is enough to drive a parent mad. Add the extra obstacles that lower-income, Spanish-speaking immigrant families face, and you've got a "heartbreaking" situation.
Phoenix New Times |
Malia Politzer |
09-15-2009 |
Science
Chimp Owner Faces Criminal Chargesnew

Arizona Game and Fish officials claim that Kristy Pruett, a severely diabetic woman, illegally imported her "service animal": a chimp named Joey.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
08-26-2008 |
Science
Arizona's Homeopathic Board: The Second Chance for Doctors Who May Not Deserve Onenew
For a few hundred dollars, some extra training, and a test on the principles of homeopathy, an M.D. who can't secure another medical license can get a license to practice homeopathic medicine here. You'll be banned from some procedures, but for the most part, you can go back to practicing medicine -- diagnosing patients, prescribing drugs, even performing minor surgeries.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dickerson |
04-15-2008 |
Science
Forbidden Fruitnew
Inbreeding among polygamists along the Arizona-Utah border is producing a caste of severely retarded and deformed children.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
01-04-2006 |
Science
Saving Moms on Methnew
Methamphetamine is arguably the toughest addiction to kick, but research shows that mothers placed in long-term residential treatment along with their young child or children have the highest rate of recovery.
Phoenix New Times |
Robert Nelson |
11-29-2005 |
Science
Mold Attacks!new
If school officials in Gilbert, Arizona had played straight, Mesquite Junior High kids and teachers would have run for their lives. Numerous students, teachers and maintenance workers believe they were made ill by mold in the building.
Phoenix New Times |
Robert Nelson |
10-18-2005 |
Science