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Limited Movementnew
Medicare policy changes could leave wheelchair users stuck at home.
Tucson Weekly |
Dave Devine |
05-10-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Virginia Ranks 48th in Psychiatric Care Fundingnew
In the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting, Commonwealth officials have been reassessing the mental health system.
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
05-09-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
As Drug-Resistant HIV Spreads, Its Implications Are Still a Mysterynew
It's far from clear how much alarm is warranted for the HIV "superbug."
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
05-07-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
What Goes On Beneath the Surface of Campus Life?new
And what are schools up against dealing with mental illness in college students?
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
05-02-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
This Prison Dentist Yanked More Than a Molarnew
And he may not be done yet.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
05-01-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Digestion Mattersnew
Knowledge of how enzymes work can aid greatly in solving chronic indigestion.
Tags: Health & Science
Tobacco Companies Still Targeting Blacks in Philly's Poor 'Hoodsnew
As communities look for ways to combat the death and destruction that cigarettes wreak upon them, the tobacco companies have gotten only more sophisticated in marketing to those they believe are most likely to become addicted.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
04-30-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
No Hail Caesareannew
Expectant mothers are losing an option to birth babies naturally and activists are charging it is more about money than safety.
Tags: Health & Science
Should Docs Serve as Their Own Guinea Pigs?new
Lots of experts think they should: "Self-experimentation is an expression of the biblical 'golden rule,'" Dr. Lawrence Altman says.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Francesca Heintz |
04-24-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Texas' Stem Cell Stance Could Have Economic Effectsnew
If Texas continues to essentially criminalize stem cell research, the state could lose out on billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
04-24-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Two Families Suffer from a Doctor's Best Intentionsnew
In the past 25 years, Dr. Daryl Steiner's diagnosed at least 275 infants with shaken-baby syndrome -- unfortunately, he has been wrong on more than one occasion.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
04-20-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Power of Graynew
Healthcare reform movement splinters.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
04-19-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The First Place for 'Immune System Storage' in the U.S.new
BioBanc USA's specialized freezer's smoking-cold liquid nitrogen cryogenically freezes cartridges of white blood cells.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mark C. Anderson |
04-19-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
How Living With a Compulsive Hoarder Destroyed My Familynew
"Hoarding" is defined as the acquisition of and inability to discard worthless items even though they appear (to others) to have no value, and is most commonly found in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
LEO Weekly |
Anonymous |
04-16-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
An Autism Epidemicnew
As rates seem to increase, some of Colorado's kids are falling through the cracks.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
04-16-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
