AltWeeklies Wire
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
Tags: Health & Science
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.
Tags: Health & Science
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
Tags: Health & Science
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
Tags: Health & Science
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
Tags: Health & Science
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
Tags: Health & Science
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
Tags: Health & Science
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
Tags: Health & Science
Technogear for Your Hi-Fi Friends
A rundown of high-tech (and high-priced) gifts for glorified giving.
Monday Magazine |
Russ Francis |
12-07-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Hope I Die Before I Get Oldnew
Arizona has the power to make nursing homes provide good care. Too bad it doesn't use it.
Phoenix New Times |
Bruce Rushton |
12-06-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Stylist Will See You Nownew
A longtime Cleveland social worker turned hair stylist tries to get her clients to open up about their problems.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
12-06-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Ultrasound Reveals Doctor's Unorthodox Viewsnew
Dr. Dinesh Shah's views about measuring the amniotic fluid on pregnant women's ultrasounds were controversial -- and may have led to a baby's death.
Cleveland Scene |
Chris Maag |
12-06-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Building Robots That Protestnew
At the Institute for Applied Autonomy, a five-man collective creates robots and computer software for the purposes of political activism.
Tags: Health & Science
Here's Lookin' at Younew
A company with a checkered past, Applied Digital Solutions Inc., makes microchips that can be implanted in workers and children to keep track of them.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
11-30-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Doc Offers Miracle in a Bottlenew
Dr. Edward McDonagh has been fighting Missouri’s medical establishment for years to defend his practice of treating all kinds of maladies with chelation therapy, which removes potentially harmful metals from the bloodstream.
Tags: Health & Science
