Health & Science

My Body, My Selfnew

Food issues and a bad self-image led me to undergo weight-loss surgery. I'm still a mess, but a better-looking one.

SF Weekly | Katy St. Clair | 01-02-2008 | Science

San Diego Needle Exchange Tries to Stay Low-Keynew

Though the program has the support of the mayor and a majority of City Council members, and though it's causing the police no grief, and though the state Department of Pubic Health's Office of AIDS recently allocated funding for the city to expand its program, some vocal opponents remain imposing forces.

San Diego CityBeat | Kelly Davis | 01-02-2008 | Science

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TB Risingnew

Though declining nationwide, tuberculosis is increasing in Minnesota as immigrants flock here.

City Pages (Twin Cities) | Rhena Tantisunthorn | 12-27-2007 | Science

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Alt.Health: Holiday Bender-mendersnew

Soothe excesses with lemon juice and a good dose of realism.

NOW Magazine | Elizabeth Bromstein | 12-21-2007 | Science

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Historic Vote on Compassionate Care for Rape Victimsnew

It took six years, but advocates for sexual assault survivors scored a major victory last week when the Wisconsin Assembly voted 56-41 in support of new hospital protocols for women who seek medical attention in emergency rooms.

Shepherd Express | Lisa Kaiser | 12-21-2007 | Science

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Flaws Emerge in North Carolina Pesticide Lawnew

Almost a year after the change went into effect, not a single doctor in the state has used the new program to report farmworker sickness.

INDY Week | Mosi Secret | 12-20-2007 | Science

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The Edge of Epidemicnew

HIV-positive undocumented workers are at the center of a brewing health crisis in Santa Clara County and throughout the state.

Metro Silicon Valley | Andrea Riordan and Colleen Watson | 12-20-2007 | Science

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Humans Are Dogs & Even Monkeys Can Do Mathnew

Two new studies of animal intelligence caught my attention last week because they prove that humans are no better than dogs and monkeys. This is something I've always felt to be true on an anecdotal level, and now cognitive science backs me up.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Annalee Newitz | 12-19-2007 | Science

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My Sleep Study Experiencenew

I didn't think I had any sleep problems going in, but I was still a little nervous to discover what the study might find.

Santa Barbara Independent | Chris Meagher | 12-17-2007 | Science

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Confessions of a Man and His Insomnianew

The alarm clock becomes a haunting reminder as you calculate just how long it is until the sun rises and it becomes socially acceptable to be as awake as you are.

Santa Barbara Independent | Ethan Stewart | 12-17-2007 | Science

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