AltWeeklies Wire
Curing Jamie Handleynew
One Portland, Ore., family pushes a fix for the autism "epidemic."
Willamette Week |
Angela Valdez |
10-13-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Our Man in Spacenew
Steve Robinson, recently returned from the shuttle mission, explains why humans go exploring, how there’s probably life on other planets, and what his home ground of Sacramento looks like from outer space.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
09-09-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Cowboy's Drugstorenew
Prescription drug addiction -- and the crime it spawns -- is on the rise in Montana, even as the state falls behind in efforts to curb abuse. How late is too late?
Missoula Independent |
Paul Peters |
09-01-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Texas' Schismnew
As parents and advocates reach an impasse over whether state institutions for the mentally retarded should close, Texas abandons its responsibility to care for its neediest citizens. First in a two-part series
San Antonio Current |
Lisa Sorg |
08-25-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Texas' Funding Crisis for Mental Retardation Servicesnew
Nationally, Texas ranks among the lowest in funding for mental-retardation services. What does that mean for the future of state schools and community programs? Second in a two-part series
San Antonio Current |
Lisa Sorg |
08-25-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Pulling into a Remote Controlled Futurenew
Will a new generation of curbside sensors end our parking problems -- or help the government monitor our every move?
Tags: Health & Science
Now Ain't That a Crapper?new
How a million-dollar composting toilet in Glacier National Park turned into just another money pit.
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
08-19-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Blood Rushnew
In the politics of blood, Dr. Bruce D. Spiess is a rebel with an IV. His new ideas for using man-made blood -- and his partnership with a California lab -- could help patients from the emergency room to the battlefield.
Style Weekly |
Scott Bass |
08-17-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Just Say 'Ommmmm . . . 'new
An experiment suggests teaching prison inmates meditation could be an effective form of rehab.
Seattle Weekly |
Roger Downey |
08-17-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Drug War Peace Plannew
A Bar group in Seattle is getting national attention for its plan to reform drug policy by emphasizing regulation and treatment.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
08-17-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
FDA Hot on Implants, Cold on Contraceptionnew
Even as Bush's FDA moves forward on giving women a choice of breast implant types, the agency stalls on allowing the purchase of the morning-after pill without a prescription.
The Village Voice |
Emily Weinstein |
08-16-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
There's No Hiding Itnew
You'll think twice about crossing your arms in front of Patti Wood, whose comments on celebrities' body language is in practically every issue of Us Weekly.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
08-11-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Justice, Judge Januzzi Stylenew
In Oberlin, Ohio, drunk drivers are judged by a man so buttoned-down, he makes your average lawyer look like a Slayer roadie.
Cleveland Scene |
Joe P. Tone |
08-09-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Radical Mental Health Movement Turns Away from Drugsnew
Modern psychiatrists prescribe pills for hundreds of "biological" disorders. But some mental health groups think that community is a better treatment.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
08-08-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Hacker's Delight: Ten Ways to Soup Up Your iPodnew
The only difference between a hacker and a programmer is that the latter's getting paid. All good-natured admonishments not to mess with your iPod are, in other words, political and merely so.
Boston Phoenix |
Nick Sylvester |
08-04-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
