AltWeeklies Wire
Too Fat!new
Arkansas's got perhaps the skinniest governor and the fattest children in America. One wants to help the other -- and their loss could be his gain.
Arkansas Times |
Leslie Newell Peacock |
10-15-2004 |
Science
Goodbye to the Sunset Mannew
Lee Smith, one of the South's most acclaimed novelists, says farewell to her son, Josh, who died at 32 after struggling for years with mental illness. He is recalled through their annual sailing trips off Key West.
Tags: Health & Science
Quitting Timenew
In American Indian tradition, tobacco is sacred. But its use has been twisted by commercial interests, some American Indians say. In Montana, they offered a conference on fighting tobacco abuse that helped an addicted reporter to quit.
Missoula Independent |
Mike Keefe-Feldman |
10-11-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
This Is Your Brain on Drugsnew
Rick Doblin thinks pot, ecstasy, and other psychedelics could unlock the human mind -- and he wants to bring them to Harvard, the FDA, and a doctor's office near you.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
10-08-2004 |
Science
Tags: Marijuana, Health & Science
Joey Grew Upnew
In spite of their skills, autistic people have trouble entering the workforce because they're not team players. A Pennsylvania task force reports there’s currently very little help available for autistic adults seeking jobs. Third in a three-part series
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Rich Lord |
10-08-2004 |
Science
When the Doctor Is Gone: Patients Deal With an Unusual Lossnew
When a specialist commits suicide, patients find they are overlooked as a grieving community.
Biologist Publishes Science for the Peoplenew
At a time when the cost of scientific journals is skyrocketing, Michael Eisen and his partners came up with a revolutionary idea. They make research papers contributed to their journal, PLoS Biology, immediately available for free on the Internet.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
10-05-2004 |
Science
Wealthy Widows Left Money to Their Primary Care Physiciannew
Three childless widows in Florida remembered their doctor, Aloysius "Al" Brady, generously in their wills. Relatives of one of the women say he used the doctor/patient relationship to take advantage of her.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
10-05-2004 |
Science
Kingdom of the Sick: Recovering Lustnew
After falling ill last year and experiencing everything that came afterward—a month in the hospital, the removal of my spleen, many rounds of chemotherapy—I felt that my sex life was over.
New York Press |
Henry Flesh |
10-01-2004 |
Science
Therapeutic Thanksnew
Gratitude can be your best tonic. Everyone's got an inner curmudgeon, but the trick to preserving your well-being is to keep it on a short leash.
NOW Magazine |
Sibylle Preuschat |
09-30-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Bill for Alexandernew
The cost of educating kids with autism is high, and as the number of autism diagnoses skyrockets, schools and states are struggling to pay the tab. Second in a three-part series
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Rich Lord |
09-30-2004 |
Science
When Joshua Lost His Wordsnew
A research scientist whose son was diagnosed with autism is exploring some of the most controversial theories regarding the condition, including an alleged link to a preservative only recently removed from most childhood vaccines. First in a three-part series
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Rich Lord |
09-23-2004 |
Science
Tags: Pennsylvania, Thimerosal, Food and Drug Administration, mercury, Asperger's syndrome, Nancy Minshew, Dan Hollenbeck, Florida-based International Child Development Resource Center, herapeutic support specialist, Laura Hewitson, Marcel Just of Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging, National Alliance for Autism Research, Oregon Health & Science University, Pittsburgh Development Center of the Magee Women’s Research Institute, U.S. Vaccination Compensation Act court, vaccines, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic’s John Merck Program for child development, Health & Science
The Pain of Computer Eye Strainnew
From broccoli to blueberries to stretches and long, long gazes out the window — tips on how to protect your peepers from too many hours at the terminal
NOW Magazine |
Sibylle Preuschat |
09-22-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Tobacco Researcher Dedicates Her Life to Being a Pain in the Ashnew
Environmental activist Anne Landman has become addicted to fighting tobacco. From the tiny hamlet of Glade Park, Colo., she authors the e-mail newsletter Doc-Alert, highlighting significant material the tobacco companies have been required to make public.
Prescription Drug Adderall is All The Rage on College Campusesnew
A growing trend among college students, an estimated one in five pop Adderall without a prescription, according to a 2002 Johns Hopkins study. Many students don't consider their use of Adderall to be abusive because it helps them perform well in school.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
09-15-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
