AltWeeklies Wire
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
Shutting Off Brain's Reactions Could Mean Missing Out on Lifenew
Researchers found that college students judged as highly creative also scored extremely low on tests of latent inhibition, a process that allows us to ignore much of our environment in order to narrow our focus on our needs.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
09-15-2004 |
Science
At VA Medical Center, Bottom Line Comes Before Patientsnew
At the West Palm Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center, staff and patients complain about nepotism, favoritism and lapses in care and service, such as year-long waits to obtain an appointment at the blind-rehab center. Whistleblowing only leads to retaliation, some staff members claim.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
09-13-2004 |
Science
Pot and Prosecutionnew
With a medical marijuana initiative on Montana's November ballot, Missoula's medical marijuana poster child Robin Prosser finds relief as the prosecution rests.
Missoula Independent |
Keila Szpaller |
09-09-2004 |
Science
Doctors Jump Ship from Colorado Health Sciences Centernew
Colorado University is in the middle of an ambitious relocation of its Health Sciences Department. Some doctors, finding the split campus untenable, are heading elsewhere.
Tags: Health & Science
Road to Wellness, Week 1:new
Todd Stauffer and Ms. D head out on a (hopefully painless) 10-week Road to Wellness, avoiding low-carb and other diets along the way. During Week 1, Todd walks a little, explains his diet philosophy ("Eat less junk") and starts to think about relaxing.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
09-07-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Extreme Makeovers Make Protesters' Skin Crawlnew
Winners of the Vancouver Extraordinary Makeover Event were supposed to have plastic surgery, but that plan went askew after a physicians' group warned doctors that participating could lead to legal and ethical problems.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
09-03-2004 |
Science
Reach Out and Blog Someonenew
Staying in touch while in college is tough, but blogging makes it easy. Here's an explanation of how to use weblogs, mailing groups and profile networks.
Jackson Free Press |
Robert Williamson |
09-02-2004 |
Science
Technology, Powered by Passion, Makes the Resistance So Coolnew
A loose network of tech-savvy activists has been working a long time to construct intriguingly bizarre electronic contraptions for creative resistance on the streets outside the Republican National Convention.
The Village Voice |
Geeta Dayal |
08-30-2004 |
Science
Patient Narrates His Own Brain Surgerynew
Joel Davis gets inside his own head by writing about what it's like to be conscious during brain surgery. The surgery is one more move in an ongoing effort to live as normal a life as is possible with Parkinson's disease.
Sacramento News & Review |
Joel Davis |
08-20-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Suitcases From a State Asylum and the People Behind Themnew
When a state mental hospital closed, staff found hundreds of suitcases belonging to over 100 years of patients -- many of whom never left. These suitcases bring into focus the lives of their owners, and lead to examination of what's considered normal.
Can Dogs Detect Epileptic Seizures?new
Pediatric neurologist Dr. Adam Kirton of Canada interviewed 122 dog-owning families of children with epilepsy. He found that 40 percent of the families reported that the canine displayed specific reactions after a seizure started, and 15 percent reported that the dog was able to anticipate the onset of a seizure before it began.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
08-18-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Heimlich's Maneuver: Some of Doctor's Claims Raise Doubtsnew
Henry Heimlich is known as the trailblazing doctor who popularized a technique to help choking victims. But medical experts say he went too far in hawking his procedure as a lifesaver for drowning victims as well.
Cleveland Scene |
Thomas Francis |
08-13-2004 |
Science
Tags: Conspiracy Theory, stalker, Cincinnati, 'acquired narcissistic complex, American Medical Association, American Red Cross, Bob Kraft, CPR, Dr. Edward Patrick. Dr. Jerome Modell, Dr. Gerson Carr, Dr. Joseph Ornato, Holly Martins, Institute of Medicine, Peter Heimlich, the United States Lifesaving Association's board of directors. President Chris Brewster, United States Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, www.heimlichinstitute.com, Health & Science
