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PCB Levels Spiking in Galveston Bay Speckled Troutnew
New, unpublished data showing spiking levels of a toxic pollutant in the popular game fish has prompted state health officials to consider warning fishermen that consuming largae quantitities could damage their health.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
02-01-2005 |
Environment
Healthcare In America: Can We Do Better?new
Primary care physician Mark Ebell explains why American medical care is expensive but mediocre and offers some solutions.
Flagpole Magazine |
Mark H. Ebell, M.D. |
02-01-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Lives of Dallas Strip Club DJ's Laid Barenew
Despite the constant presence of women in various states of undress, being a DJ at a strip club is not a very sexy gig.
Dallas Observer |
Zac Crain |
01-31-2005 |
Sex
Illinois's Anti-Discrimination Law Could Lead to Other Rightsnew
Lawmakers who passed the landmark bill were careful to distinguish between sanctioning gay marriage and protecting basic civil rights, but some gay-rights activists see the new law as a first step.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
01-28-2005 |
LGBT
Seoul Survivor: Busted for Dope in South Korea
Teaching English as a second language in South Korea was a good gig for this recent college graduate and world traveler until he smoked hashish with the wrong people and found himself cought up in that country's draconian drug enforcement.
Isthmus |
Jason Storbakken |
01-28-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Silent Treatmentnew
Southern Arizona joins the pack in law-enforcement secrecy.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-28-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Doctor Draws on Past to Treat Addictionsnew
As a med student and during his first decade as a family and emergency-room doctor, Ray Baker was hooked on tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol. His first-hand knowledge helps him treat people with substance-use disorders.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
01-27-2005 |
Science
Spices Make Great Medicine
Spices can easily be added to your everyday foods to make you healthier and increase your sense of well being.
Perils On Your Plate: What Food is Safe?new
How do you eat healthy these days when everything from tap water to organic vegetables carries the possibility of contamination -- and there's no way to know? Hidden and not-so-hidden threats to the food supply have generated angst about eating.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Wendy Lyons Sunshine |
01-26-2005 |
Science
Corporate Leeches Eye Clevelandnew
Development deals have little to do with morality. They are matters of dollars and cents. And when you look strictly at the numbers, Wal-Mart will be a disastrous play for Cleveland.
Cleveland Scene |
Pete Kotz |
01-26-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: hottopic
Enduring a Modern-Day Witch Huntnew
It's difficult for someone who's always been a "he" to find acceptance as a "she." But it's an especially difficult change to make in Salem, a conservative factory town. Making the switch around firefighters is even tougher.
Cleveland Scene |
Chris Maag |
01-26-2005 |
Sex
Meet Dr. Hydrogennew
Roger Billings is an affable 57-year-old who holds many patents, on things from hydrogen devices to computer networking gadgets and Ethernet technology. But his biggest and most fascinating invention may be his own persona.
Tags: Health & Science
A Wartime Media Taboonew
Why are the media ignoring the option of quick withdrawal from Iraq?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Norman Solomon |
01-26-2005 |
Media
Bullets and Ballotsnew
How can free elections take place under occupation?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rob Eshelman |
01-26-2005 |
War
Destroying Babylonnew
Forget the elections -- Iraq is falling apart. Besides, as the on-the-scene reporter observes, calling them elections is a bit of stretch.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Dahr Jamail |
01-26-2005 |
War
