AltWeeklies Wire
Give and Getnew
How a nurse’s life turned on the kindness of a stranger.
Illinois Times |
Erik Potter |
01-27-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Dubyabot Goes Insanenew
As artificial intelligence takes baby steps with new online bots, we decided to interview one of these bots -- you could say he's the leader of the free bot world.
Tucson Weekly |
Dave Maass |
01-26-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A Very Fuzzy Fossil Recordnew
A scientific report on the Burke Museum collection at the University of Washington suggests 35 years of unprofessional conduct, bad science, and possible federal lawlessness.
Seattle Weekly |
Roger Downey |
01-24-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Rx for Confusionnew
Colorado's lack of regulation leaves alternative doctors on risky ground.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Dan Wilcock |
01-23-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Mercury Rising Againnew
An Illinois agency seeks to circumvent Legislature’s ban on vaccines containing thimerosal.
Illinois Times |
R. L. Nave |
01-20-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A Prescription for Mayhemnew
Before Stephen Miles killed his stepmother with a hatchet and decapitated her with a knife, he tried to check himself into the hospital and was refused.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
01-11-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Politics of Painnew
When it comes to the legalization of medical marijuana in Rhode Island, the question has generally been when -- not if -- it would happen.
Boston Phoenix |
Ian Donnis |
01-05-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Prescription Perplexitynew
Seniors are largely baffled by the new Medicare drug benefit.
Tucson Weekly |
Dave Devine |
01-05-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Clean-Energy Frenzynew
As the Pacific Northwest struggles with soaring fuel and electricity prices, corporate executives and entrepreneurs are joining politicians and activists to develop cleaner, smarter, and self-reliant energy sources.
Seattle Weekly |
George Howlamd Jr. |
12-15-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Contagion in Jailnew
Inmates, their families, and even elected officials in Seattle wonder if the county health department is taking the presence of flesh-eating disease seriously enough.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
12-07-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Drugging of the American Mindnew
A new generation of meds to treat mental illness has turned millions of Americans into human guinea pigs. Among them is an eyewitness who thinks the drug 'revolution' has gone too far.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
11-30-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A Museum's Bare Bonesnew
Uncertain documentation prompts an investigation of the fossil collection at the University of Washington's natural-history museum.
Seattle Weekly |
Roger Downey |
11-16-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Filtering Fiasconew
Sheila O'Flaherty is not a pervert, but she says the computers provided by the Jackson-Hinds library system block many of the sites she tries to access.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
11-03-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Leaping Lizardsnew
Here's how a Seattle tech company created the entire archive of the country's best magazine -- with the eight-DVD package selling for $100.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
10-26-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
No Deal for the Uninsurednew
Two years ago K.B. Forbes, founder of an advocacy group for the uninsured called Consejo de Latinos Unidos, traveled from his California home to Orlando, where he set about shaming the area's two biggest health care facilities: Florida Hospital and Orlando Regional Medical Center.
Orlando Weekly |
James Carlson |
10-21-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
