AltWeeklies Wire
PTSD and Silence a Deadly Combonew
Support from community helps heal, but stigma and shame keep people from reaching out.
VUE Weekly |
Josh Marcellin |
12-10-2014 |
Health
What Happened to HIV Prevention?new
In the more than 30 years since it began appearing in gay men in the New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles areas, HIV/AIDS has transformed from a death sentence to what is perceived by many as a manageable health condition. Still, AIDS is the second-highest killer of New Yorkers ages 25 to 44.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
12-01-2014 |
Health
Lung Cancer: Know the Facts, Womennew
With Lung Cancer Awareness Month upon us, it’s important to stay informed on the disease.
Jackson Free Press |
Dr. Patricia Thompson |
11-24-2014 |
Health
What Does ‘Clean’ Actually Mean?new
People who eat clean learn to read nutrition labels, and, perhaps most importantly, listen to their bodies: If you feel bad after eating certain foods, maybe it's time to give them up.
Jackson Free Press |
Missy Wilkinson |
11-10-2014 |
Health
Trimming the Neo-Southnew
With Mississippi second in the United States for diabetes and obesity rates, we all should take a page from dietician Carolyn O'Neill's book—pun intended. We're one of the unhealthiest states in the nation so something has got to give.
Jackson Free Press |
Amber Helsel |
10-02-2014 |
Health
Childhood Obesity: Defying Easy Answersnew
Mississippi's obesity rates are staggering: 35 percent of adults and about 40 percent of our children are obese, the highest rates in the nation.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
09-25-2014 |
Health
‘Laugh So You Don’t Cry’new
Patients with sickle cell have "sickle" or crescent-shaped blood cells caused by abnormal hemoglobin, a protein that carries oxygen. Sickled blood cells have a short lifespan and often stick together, blocking blood flow in small vessels in the limbs and organs.
Jackson Free Press |
Mary Spooner |
09-19-2014 |
Health
Preventing H.I.V., battling stigmanew
Governor Andrew Cuomo's ambitious goal of ending AIDS by 2020 will take more than a single approach to achieve, says Dr. William Valenti, senior vice president and co-founder of Trillium Health in Rochester. One of the most promising tools in the arsenal is the FDA-approved drug Truvada...
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
09-18-2014 |
Health
Help Scarce for Families with Dangerous Kidsnew
Arizona families with dangerous kids have few places to turn for help.
Phoenix New Times |
Ashley Cusick |
09-17-2014 |
Health
Proposed changes to tobacco ordinance could ‘hurt’ Worcester businessesnew
The city is crafting a sweeping set of changes to its tobacco ordinance that could make it much harder to smoke in Worcester - and could deliver a crippling blow to the businesses selling tobacco for a living. Among the proposed changes that will be part of a report expected to be delivered to city councilors at their next meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 16, is a ban on smoking in all city-owned parks, beaches and playgrounds. Additionally, the revised ordinance would ban smoking in any covered public transportation waiting area, such as a covered bus stop; prohibit the use of e-cigarettes wherever smoking is prohibited; ban the sale of flavored tobacco products; and ban non-residential roll-your-own-cigarette machines.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter |
09-11-2014 |
Health
Pinning down prostate cancernew
Local men share their battles and their confusion over recent research.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
09-04-2014 |
Health
Arizona Cannabis Nurses Association vs. Humblenew
The legal wrangling over PTSD and medical marijuana continues with new complaint filed against Department of Health Services
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
09-04-2014 |
Health
Stroke Misdiagnosis Leaves Woman Speechlessnew
The first hospital said her problems were all in her mind. The second said that she was having a stroke. A stroke from which she most likely would have made a full recovery if she'd received immediate treatment at the first ER.
Houston Press |
Dianna Wray |
09-04-2014 |
Health
The Ebola City Risesnew
If we want to be Gotham, we have to trust Batman.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jessica Blankenship |
08-13-2014 |
Health
Righting Our Grand Failurenew
No American in her right mind will consider Mississippi for high-quality medical treatment when the state's leadership flatly refuses to improve the well-being of its own citizens.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
07-24-2014 |
Health
