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A Life of Deathnew

Behind the scenes with the forensic team.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Stephen Torres  |  08-09-2007  |  Science

New Breakthrough Will Help Cancer Patentsnew

Algorithm by researchers predicts treatment's success.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Carianne King  |  08-08-2007  |  Science

Sicko's Curenew

Health-care experts say Michael Moore's movie makes a good argument for national health care.
Gambit  |  David Winkler-Schmit  |  08-07-2007  |  Science

A Proposal for the Queen of Brentwoodnew

L.A. Sniper: Come home, Yvonne, to a penthouse suite at King-Harbor Hospital.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Alan Mittelstaedt  |  08-03-2007  |  Science

Arkansas's Best Doctors 2007new

From bench to bedside, Little Rock's Finest
Arkansas Times  |  Leslie Newell Peacock  |  08-02-2007  |  Science

Sex, Sand, Sea and Surgery: Third World Travelnew

"Medical Tourism in Developing Countries" author points to the rise of Americans traveling abroad for cheaper surgery.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Ted Hesson  |  07-31-2007  |  Science

Bacteria Love Garbage Strikes Toonew

While flies and cockroaches are the pests that will be most obvious when Vancouver's garbage starts to pile up because of the civic strike, it's the growth of microscopic bacteria like salmonella and shigella that should be of concern to authorities.
The Georgia Straight  |  Carlito Pablo  |  07-26-2007  |  Science

Biotech or Biohazard?new

A proposed federal lab in Butner, N.C., would study the world's deadliest diseases.
INDY Week  |  Lisa Sorg  |  07-26-2007  |  Science

Where's the 'Decent Health Care' We Voted For?new

Throughout the nation, the scandalous health care situation results in much pain, suffering and unnecessary loss of life, but seems to be accepted as another unfortunate aspect of 21st-century life.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Robert Sigmond  |  07-24-2007  |  Science

MIT Neuroscientists Pinpoint Brain Mechanics of Deja Vunew

It stems not from some strange subconscious flash-forward but rather from a complicated breakdown in the area of the hippocampus that allows you to differentiate among places and events that seem the same but aren't.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Natalie Nichols  |  07-20-2007  |  Science

'Sicko' Needs a New Prescriptionnew

Michael Moore's new flick only mimics the backwardness of U.S. medical culture -- someone pull him into the 21st century.
NOW Magazine  |  Staff  |  07-20-2007  |  Science

A Healthy Colorado?new

State explores options for comprehensive health care reform.
Boulder Weekly  |  Pamela White  |  07-16-2007  |  Science

Wisconsin Dems' Health Care Plan Gets GOP Supportnew

Former Tommy Thompson aide wants universal health care coverage.
Shepherd Express  |  Staff  |  07-16-2007  |  Science

Health Care Heavies Weigh in on 'Sicko'new

The CEOs of a three-hospital monopoly and the largest medical group in Santa Barbara County offer their thoughts on Michael Moore's damning take on our confusing and sometimes even heartless system.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Isabelle T. Walker  |  07-13-2007  |  Science

Dirty, Deadly Moneynew

Your wad of cash might be a carrier in the next flu pandemic -- or worse.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  07-13-2007  |  Science

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