Health & Science

The Revolution Comes to Leisure Worldnew

The front end of the baby boom is trickling into active-senior communities, bringing their anti-establishment ethos, assertiveness, and self-consciousness with them, transforming an industry designed around a more docile and proletarian generation.

East Bay Express | Chris Thompson | 03-21-2005 | Science

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Exit Signsnew

An older Wyoming couple ease their physical--and political--pain through "united self-deliverance," highlighting the growing number of senior citizens who choose to take their lives into their own hands.

Rocky Mountain Bullhorn | Bethany Kohoutek | 03-09-2005 | Science

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New Party Drug Can Be One Bad Tripnew

Hard as it is to believe, the Drug Enforcement Administration treats 2C-B too lightly. A light dosage produces Ecstasy-like effects -- but the threshold between a light dose and a heroic dose is perilously narrow.

Westword | David Holthouse | 02-11-2005 | Science

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Healthcare In America: Can We Do Better?new

Primary care physician Mark Ebell explains why American medical care is expensive but mediocre and offers some solutions.

Flagpole Magazine | Mark H. Ebell, M.D. | 02-01-2005 | Science

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Meet Dr. Hydrogennew

Roger Billings is an affable 57-year-old who holds many patents, on things from hydrogen devices to computer networking gadgets and Ethernet technology. But his biggest and most fascinating invention may be his own persona.

The Pitch | Allie Johnson | 01-26-2005 | Science

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The Trouble With Henrynew

Dr. Henry Heimlich achieved widespread notoriety with the advent of his namesake choking maneuver. But he and colleagues have become notorious of late for promoting quixotic, some say deadly, maneuvers. Heimlich's own son calls for an end to the father's maverick medicine.

Salt Lake City Weekly | Shane Johnson | 01-01-2005 | Science

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Just Healthcare

An Albuquerque doctor and community activists, fed up with what they call "our corrupt and irrational health care system," open their own clinic for uninsured patients.

Weekly Alibi | Tim McGivern | 12-31-2004 | Science

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Georgia Still Behind in Implementing Olmstead Rulingnew

Advocates thought Georgia -- the birthplace of the case -- would be among the first to implement the monumental change. But it hasn't been. Today it ranks among the slowest states to de-institutionalize those capable of living outside institutions.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Alyssa Abkowitz | 12-16-2004 | Science

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Double Cross?new

When 12 Missoula radiologists declined to sign a contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s largest health care insurer called the doctors a monopoly and sued for antitrust violations. What are the Blues really after?

Missoula Independent | Keila Szpaller | 12-09-2004 | Science

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Montana's Silent Voices of HIV/AIDS speak out.new

Five Missoula women living with AIDS, in their own words.

Missoula Independent | Charles Finn | 12-09-2004 | Science

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Studies Say Sprawl Is Reason for Atlanta's Obesitynew

Almost 60 percent of adults in Georgia are overweight or obese, and Georgia is the sixth most obese state in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Several studies now suggest that the culprit is sprawl.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Michael Wall | 12-09-2004 | Science

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