Health & Science

Impasse Likely on Health-Care Plansnew

Efforts to alter health insurance in Wisconsin will likely go nowhere in the remaining part of the 2007-08 legislative session, only to become a source of further contention in the fall elections.

Isthmus | Roger Bybee | 01-28-2008 | Science

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Surviving AIDS: A Day in the Lifenew

For Devondia Roseborough, living with the virus isn't easy, but she's not giving up.

Creative Loafing (Charlotte) | Cheris Hodges | 01-18-2008 | Science

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How I Put My Back into Chiropracticnew

A chiropractor? I'd never been to one, but I thought, I guess they're the docs to help with back trouble, right?

Seven Days | Meghan Dewald | 01-18-2008 | Science

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Au Naturale, Or No?new

Lampkin Butts, president of Sanderson Farms in Laurel, Miss., said his company and the Truthful Labeling Coalition want the USDA to crack down on the "100 percent all natural" label, claiming competitors are increasing profits by weighing down its poultry products with additives.

Jackson Free Press | Adam Lynch | 01-17-2008 | Science

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Resolution Guide: At the Core of it Allnew

A novice student of Pilates learns how little he knows.

East Bay Express | R. Eric Clarke | 01-16-2008 | Science

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Resolution Guide: The Cost of Purificationnew

Dr. Cory Reddish wants to help you detoxify.

East Bay Express | Rachel Swan | 01-16-2008 | Science

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Massachusetts Set to Penalize Uninsured in 2008new

If you've been living in an uninsured cave for the past year, now would be a good time to crawl out. The Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority spent hours last week discussing exactly how they'll punish your lazy ass for not getting health care.

Dig Boston | Cris Rodriguez | 01-16-2008 | Science

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Under Wrapsnew

Many of Dr. Brian West's patients didn't know he was in the California medical board's substance-abuse-diversion program. At least six of them claim they're paying the price.

OC Weekly | Daffodil J. Altan | 01-15-2008 | Science

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Forget HMOs ... Computers are Rationing Health Carenew

Though you may not realize it, you give away your medical records every time you see a doctor who must be paid under an insurance plan.

Metro Times | Edward Ericson Jr. | 01-14-2008 | Science

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Doc Offers New View of Menopause Pillsnew

Dr. Jerilynn Prior has found that estrogen levels do rise during perimenopause and don't drop until after the symptoms normally associated with menopause subside. It's a drop in progesterone during perimenopause that creates the uncomfortable symptoms, she said.

The Georgia Straight | Pieta Woolley | 01-11-2008 | Science

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