AltWeeklies Wire
Treasure Island: A Radioactive Islenew
A growing number of former residents have cancer, and sources involved in cleaning up the former military base say the Navy has deceived the people who live there now.
East Bay Express |
Ashley Bates |
09-05-2012 |
Health
Water: Refreshingly Healthynew
Agua. Wasser. Eau. Voda. Maji. Regardless of what you call it, water serves the same function. Water is a necessary element; regardless of race, gender or age, we all need it.
Jackson Free Press |
ShaWanda Jacome |
09-02-2012 |
Health
Scan Diego?new
A cockeyed look at the businesses that look inside your body; namely, Heart Check and Life Score Clinic.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
08-30-2012 |
Health
Unplanned Parenthoodnew
The county's move to defund Planned Parenthood and grant Title X funding for reproductive services to Christ Community Health Services has not worked out as advertised.
The Memphis Flyer |
Hannah Sayle |
08-23-2012 |
Health
Making Good Decisionsnew
I inform my patients of the importance of eating healthy and exercising, but few patients take my advice on the first visit. The most common excuse is that they don't have time.
Jackson Free Press |
Dr. Timothy Quinn |
08-17-2012 |
Health
Laura and the Fly Trapnew
One thing that everyone can agree on is that we all have made our fair share of regrettable decisions based on our emotions. Show me one person who hasn't, and I will show you 10 people who have undeniably made a ton.
Jackson Free Press |
Jasmin S. Searcy |
08-17-2012 |
Health
The Needle Doctornew
Dr. Robert Sears, author of The Vaccine Book, finds the middle ground in America's war on vaccinations.
The Next PTSD Crisisnew
Can the Armed Forces afford to accurately diagnose soldiers--and their families--with psychological issues stemming from war?
Seattle Weekly |
Keegan Hamilton |
08-08-2012 |
Health
Tags: Military Mental Health
Sick of Itnew
Florida activists race against time to get question on the ballot that will let voters decide whether businesses should have to offer paid sick leave to employees.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
07-06-2012 |
Health
Tags: Health
Bedside Bankrollnew
With no licensing or certification, anyone can practice in-home elder care in California—and in wealthy Marin County, opportunity for fraud abounds.
North Bay Bohemian |
Rachel Dovey |
05-24-2012 |
Health
Pradaxa Patients Can't Stop the Bleedingnew
There's only one really bad thing about the anti-clotting pill Pradaxa. You can't fall or get cut while taking it because once you start bleeding, there's almost no way to stop it. There's no reversal agent, no antidote.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
05-24-2012 |
Health
Young Stroke Victim Fights Her Way Backnew
While Sarah Kucharski focused on a looming deadline as special projects editor for Waynesville’s Smoky Mountain News, a blood clot in her brain stem was about to change her life forever.
Mountain Xpress |
Caitlin Byrd |
05-24-2012 |
Health
Chickens, Breasts, and Cancer: Discussnew
Gross: Do chickens get breast cancer tumors? Grosser: Can you catch cancer from eating chicken breast tumors? New subject: how about that phantom electricity?
San Diego Reader |
Matthew Alice |
05-16-2012 |
Health
Mind Over Matternew
When an arm breaks, you wear a cast. Minds, however, aren't so simple to fix.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
05-07-2012 |
Health
Battling for Breasts (and Lives)new
This weekend, people will swarm the streets to Race for the Cure on behalf of Komen Central Indiana. Others will hit their yoga mats ...
