AltWeeklies Wire
America's Hooked on Antidepressant Drugsnew
More than 18 million Americans suffer from depression. Doctors must not only diagnose properly but must also experiment, making patients go through a trial-and-error treatment process that sometimes does more harm than good.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
11-18-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Rockers Form Virtual Neighborhood on MySpacenew
It seemed like only yesterday that Friendster was the destination for young, hip Americans to build their own personalized Websites and participate in a worldwide online network. But that was two years ago. These days everyone is heading over to MySpace.
Miami New Times |
Mosi Reeves |
11-08-2004 |
Science
SPIRIT Database in Dade County Is Open for Hackingnew
The county’s court system has spent $36 million on a revolutionary new database, but when programmers warned it was vulnerable, they’re the ones who got deleted.
Miami New Times |
Kirk Nielsen |
11-08-2004 |
Science
Will This Gizmo Heal You?new
Ex-members of the controversial Maine-based Gentle Wind Project are panning the group's big-buck healing instruments
NOW Magazine |
Steve Jones |
11-05-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Control This Substancenew
Schools in North America are banning junk food machines in schools but this is just the start — it's time we started regulating fast food as we do tobacco and other addictive drugs
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
11-05-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
It's a Boy! We Made Sure of Itnew
Mass marketing of a way to choose your baby's gender opens an ethical can of worms, critics of the technology say.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
11-04-2004 |
Science
Playing Doctor: A Physician Practices Based on Questionable Claimsnew
Lying on a résumé isn't a crime -- except when a doctor does it. Luckily for Edward Patrick, who may have never done the residency he claims, the Ohio Medical Board is forgiving.
Cleveland Scene |
Thomas Francis |
11-02-2004 |
Science
Work-Life Discord Goes Off the Scalesnew
Despite the apparently enlightened corporate speak of the 1990s about the value of contented employees to the bottom line, escalating numbers of Canadians are struggling to juggle job, family, and social lives. To protect their health, employees have to learn to say no.
The Georgia Straight |
Helena Bryan |
11-02-2004 |
Science
How to Survive Breast Cancernew
When you learn you have breast cancer, it can mean many different things, and it doesn't mean you're about to die. The hardest part is waiting for biopsy and test results.
The Georgia Straight |
Star Weiss |
11-02-2004 |
Science
Scalpelbotsnew
Intuitive Surgical is piecing together the robot surgeon of the future. The da Vinci Surgical System allows doctors more freedom than ever before. But at a price.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Gary Singh |
10-28-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Shared Dinners Provide Lasting Benefits to Younger Family Membersnew
Family mealtimes protected adolescents from use of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana; low grade-point average; depressive symptoms and suicidal involvement.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
10-25-2004 |
Science
Naturopath Integrates Her Native Traditionsnew
Among the natural therapies practiced by Jeanne Paul is "soul-retrieval healing" for people who have experienced some kind of trauma or abuse and who feel as if a part of them has been stolen.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
10-25-2004 |
Science
Tags: Oregon, herbal medicine, and allergy testing and desensitization, BC First Nations Health Handbook, Coast Salish First Nation's Sliammon band near Powell River, herpes, homeopathy, musculoskeletal therapies like cranial-sacral bodywork, National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, nutrition, Health & Science
Doc Is Devoted to Queer Healthnew
Toronto doctor Keith Loukes knew long before he finished medical school that there was a need for practitioners specializing in the care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. But it wasn't until he started hosting his own phone-advice program that he realized just how desperate for health information members of the queer community were.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
10-25-2004 |
Science
Is Medical Marijuana Advocate a Witch-Hunt Victim or a Shoddy Doc?new
Dr. Tod Mikuriya has recommended cannabis more than 10,000 times since California voters approved Proposition 215 in 1996. But a judge determined that he was negligent for not sufficently examining his patients.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
10-25-2004 |
Science
Public Fiber-Optic Plans Have History of Failurenew
A study on whether San Francisco should go into the business of providing Internet, cable TV, and telephone services to residents is a boondoggle-in-the-making.
