AltWeeklies Wire
Search for eugenics victims continuesnew
As many as 1,500 victims may still be alive, although some may no longer reside in North Carolina.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
03-27-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Young and Sick: The New Face of Kidney Cancer?new
I'm 34. I have cancer. The same kind of cancer that killed my dad.
Metro Pulse |
Cari Wade Gervin |
03-22-2012 |
Health
Louisiana's Medicaid Billing Snafunew
Clinics are having problems with Louisiana's newly privatized Medicaid billing for some health services.
Breaking Pointsnew
Pulitzer finalist Pete Earley goes to bat for the mentally ill after son's experience.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
03-18-2012 |
Health
For kids with food allergies, Disney doesn't have to be a dragnew
Turns out Disney is one of the most accommodating places for kids with food allergies.
On the street with AIDSnew
Indianapolis service providers have made unprecedented strides in collaborative outreach.
New Orleans' Mental Health Crisisnew
What the Louisiana's mental health funding cuts will mean for a medical system that's already overtaxed.
Tags: Health, mental health louisiana
The People Left Behindnew
When a 13-year-old dies, a whole community is left searching for answers.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
03-08-2012 |
Health
Emergency Callnew
Alameda County has the highest rate of psychiatric detentions in the state, but has failed to adopt a law that could help severely mentally ill adults.
East Bay Express |
Ed Connolly |
03-05-2012 |
Health
Marijuana Can Help Prevent Suicide, Study Saysnew
A new study from Germany says that, in U.S. states like California where marijuana has become medically legit, rates of suicide have gone down.
L.A. Weekly |
Dennis Romero |
02-27-2012 |
Drugs
Personhood: Symbol or Substance?new
Despite a loss in November's election, anti-abortion "personhood" efforts are gaining steam in Mississippi and elsewhere around the country.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
02-24-2012 |
Health
The Pill and the Paupernew
Colorado doctors address the birth-control compromise -- and the masses still at risk.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Sara Michael |
02-16-2012 |
Health
The Horrors of the Gluten-Sensitive Sufferernew
Imagine that for your entire life you have felt sick. Between the fatigue, stomach pains, and nausea, you have been stuck in an endless cycle of dining roulette. Needless to say, your life is scoring a wee bit low on the fun-scale.
Charleston City Paper |
Nikki Seibert |
02-09-2012 |
Health
Doctor Against Birth Control for Employeesnew
A Twin Cities-based dermatologist may close down his business rather than offer his employees contraception.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Aaron Rupar |
02-03-2012 |
Health
Silent Killer Has Lawmakers Seeing Rednew
Lawmakers red dresses highlight the toll heart disease and strokes take on Hoosier women - killing about 24 in Indiana each day.
