AltWeeklies Wire
A Watered-Down Beer Billnew
Some activists contend that a new California law banning caffeinated beer and malt liquor didn't go far enough.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
08-24-2011 |
Food+Drink
How Cheap, Mass-Produced Food Is Killing Our Environment, Our Economy — and Usnew
The food we eat today is making us fat. It's making us sick. And the vast, government-subsidized system of agribusiness and mechanized corporate food production is inefficient and unsustainable, slowly ruining our environment, our economy, and our culture.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
06-24-2009 |
Science
No Place to Get Help for Condom Failurenew

Ohio is among the reddest of red states where women's health issues are concerned, a reporter discovered when she made the round of emergency rooms seeking emergency contraception.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
07-19-2005 |
Science
Drugs to Enhance Sex Can Damage Health
It's worrisome that young men are using Viagra for recreational purposes when its long-term effects are unknown.
Boulder Weekly |
Paul Joannides |
07-15-2005 |
Advice
Two Senators Take Stand on 'Morning After' Pillnew
Hillary Clinton and Barbara Mikulski can stop a full vote on President Bush's nominee to head the FDA, whom they oppose because of his role in delaying a ruling on whether emergency contraception can be sold over the counter.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
07-13-2005 |
Politics
Ohio Bill Would Outlaw Alcohol Inhalersnew
Alcohol With Out Liquid (AWOL) machines convert liquor into a vaporized inhalable mist, promising a buzz without all the calories. Is this the alcoholic version of crack?
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
06-08-2005 |
Politics
Pacemaker Company Targets Mood Disordersnew
Cyberonics, which has implanted its pacemaker in thousands of epileptics, wants to expand to the depression market. Still needed: an accounting of those who died or were injured after receiving its implant.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
04-11-2005 |
Science
When Joshua Lost His Wordsnew

A research scientist whose son was diagnosed with autism is exploring some of the most controversial theories regarding the condition, including an alleged link to a preservative only recently removed from most childhood vaccines. First in a three-part series
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Rich Lord |
09-23-2004 |
Science
Tags: Pennsylvania, Thimerosal, Food and Drug Administration, mercury, Asperger's syndrome, Nancy Minshew, Dan Hollenbeck, Florida-based International Child Development Resource Center, herapeutic support specialist, Laura Hewitson, Marcel Just of Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging, National Alliance for Autism Research, Oregon Health & Science University, Pittsburgh Development Center of the Magee Women’s Research Institute, U.S. Vaccination Compensation Act court, vaccines, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic’s John Merck Program for child development, Health & Science