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Contagious and Infectious Diseases

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Deer Tick's John McCauley on Hanging Out With Brian Williams While Hungover

    Alt-country stumblers Deer Tick know how to keep up the pace. Songwriter John McCauley started the band back in 2004, and since then it's morphed from a solo project into a full-fledges rock 'n' roll machine, spitting cheap domestic beer and rangy Americana fury. Back in October they released Divi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Valley Fever Joins the 21st Century With New Facebook Page

    ​Good news, Valley Fever-ers: You can "like" us now.Valley Fever has officially joined the 21st century with the addition of its own Facebook page.New Times already has a Facebook page for the publication as a whole. However, if all you're after is news, our new "Bastard Fever" Facebook page will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Cheerleader's Defamation Lawsuit Against Nik Richie: Game On

    ​A federal judge in Kentucky has a set a trial date for the defamation lawsuit a Cincinnatti Bengals cheerleader filed against Scottsdale's own Hooman Karamian, a.k.a. "Nik Richie," of The Dirty (ahem) fame.U.S. District Judge William Bertelsman set a June 4 trial date for the lawsuit, which claim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    So-Called "Lyme Disease" Victim's Lawsuit Against East Valley Clinic Moves Forward

    Not a week goes by that we don't hear from someone around the nation about our story last year entitled "Lyme Aid," (here it is). Lyme disease is extremely rare in Arizona, according to the CDC and other sources​The piece concerned an ailing young Gilbert woman whose parents spent thousands o ... More >>

  • News

    October 6, 2011

    Rick Perry's Texas Is a Fantasy Land

    Not a week goes by that we don't hear from someone around the nation about our story last year entitled "Lyme Aid," (here it is). Lyme disease is extremely rare in Arizona, according to the CDC and other sources​The piece concerned an ailing young Gilbert woman whose parents spent thousands o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    The Best Songs to Listen to During an Arizona Monsoon

    In anticipation of this weekend's (forecasted) rainy weather, I have compiled a list of the best locally generated songs to listen to during an Arizona monsoon. While plenty of bands nation and worldwide have created excellent songs to listen to during a storm, I am looking to some of Arizona's fin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    March 16 In Blogs: Phoenix Sports Fans, Tempe Tavern, Torture, Vegan Food, and Jan Brewer

    In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2011

    Valley Fever

    In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Jared Lee Loughner and the Gun Nuts

    A note for friends and foes of the Feathered Bastard: For the time being, posts directly related to the Tucson massacre that I write will be posted in Valley Fever. For instance, I just posted one that responds to a pro-gun editorial by my colleague Ray Stern.The title of my piece is "Mental Health ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Oct. 22 In Blogs: The Poisoned Pen Halloween Bash, DJ Sam Groove, Picnics, Russell Pearce, and Jon Hulburd

    ​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Deer Tick Hits up Sail Inn Before Auctioning Off Tour Bus

    Deer Tick with The Flagship, the tour bus the band is auctioning for charity.​Benefit shows can be a dime a dozen. And, due to their ubiquity, that can be about as much as they raise sometimes. Rhode Island band Deer Tick's taking another route, auctioning off a tour bus to raise funds for OxFam I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Rabies in Maricopa County: Why You Should and Shouldn't Be Terrified; Plus, Here's a Free Pets-Vaccination Spot

    www.deviantart.com​As we reported back in January, 2009 was the most rabid year in Arizona history, with 261 animals testing positive for the disease, which is an alarming 85 more than 2008.The outbreak got so bad in Santa Cruz and Coconino counties that county-wide quarantines were issued. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Deer Tick Heading Back to Phoenix!

    ​Okay. We've received complaints that New Times makes a point of mentioning all the good bands that don't come to Phoenix yet rarely, if ever, mention it when they do. So . . . Deer Tick will be coming to the Trunk Space on April 14. Last time Deer Tick were in town, they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    The Hottest Teas for Cold & Flu Season

    ​Everyone around us seems to be sniffling, sneezing or coughing these days. Right before the holidays, we were standing on a long, seeming never-ending line at the post office behind a woman who kept hacking up a lung in our direction. "I'm not contagious," she kept assuring. Uh-huh. Two ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Health Department Turns to Google to Help Stop the Spread of Pig Flu. Is There Anything Google Can't Do?

    wwwuthpastor.com ​ Google has made it possible for the average person to see their house from space, get a 360 degree view of almost any street in the country, and now the company is taking on swine-flu. The Arizona Department of Health Services announced today that it is partnering with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Arizonans Know Pretty Much Nothing about H1N1, ASU Survey Finds

    ​You'd think that close to eight months into the H1N1 epidemic, Arizonans would take a little time to educate themselves about the bug that could potentially kill them. We're talking the basics here -- like what the disease is, and how to avoid getting it. You'd be wrong. Researchers at ASU ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Hot Links: Strikes, Mesa Schools, and IRS Checks

    ​Nearly 20,000 workers at Valley Fry's and Safeway grocery stores could go on strike if a contract deal between the companies and workers' union is not reached by 6 p.m. next Friday. Spokesmen for the grocery chains say the companies have tried to negotiate a fair deal, and plan to hire tempo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    November 5 In Blogs: Shonen Knife, Down Under Wines and Puppy Wheelchairs

    ​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Up on the Sun: Shonen Knife at Plush in Tucson Concert Review: Dirty Heads and Dear and the Headlights at Red B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    November 3 In Blogs: Yucca Tap Room, Smeeks, Jan Brewer, and Kenny G

    ​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Up on the Sun: Club Candids: Yucca Tap Room on Halloween Night Kenny G and Weezer Collaborate, Plan to Conq ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Las Vegas Man Busted Here With 660 Boxes of Meth-Making Ingredient Pseudoephedrine

    www.funnyaussiephotos.com​What could someone possibly need with 660 boxes of pseudoephedrine? That was the question Arizona Department of Public Safety officers were asking a Las Vegas man after they found an absurd amount of cold medicine in his car, and it didn't take long for them to figu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009

    Public Spirits

    Get schnockered in a good cause

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    Anti-Vaccine Ron Paul Insaniacs (aka, "Ronulans") Rousted by Phoenix PD, and Man Could I Care Less

    Well, at least they weren't using old bedsheets this time around Normally, I could give a flip if someone hangs a banner off a freeway overpass. But these Ron Paul-worshipping hosers so annoy me with their conspiracy-a-minute mills and their wack, home-made signs spouting the nonsense that "vaccin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Deer Tick Gets Sweaty At Modified

    Despite sweltering heat and scarce air conditioning, about 160 folks crammed into Phoenix's Modified Arts last night to watch the much-hyped Deer Tick as they rolled into town in their converted school bus to support their new record, Born on Flag Day.  The boys, lead by singer/songwriter John ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Deer Tick Tonight At Modified Arts

    We already told you a lot about Deer Tick in this week's paper, and we'll tell you a little more tomorrow, after tonight's show at Modified Arts but in the meantime we just wanted to give you a little reminder: DEER TICK IS TONIGHT.In case you're too lazy to click the above link:The group cranks out ... More >>

  • Music

    July 2, 2009

    Deer Tick

    We already told you a lot about Deer Tick in this week's paper, and we'll tell you a little more tomorrow, after tonight's show at Modified Arts but in the meantime we just wanted to give you a little reminder: DEER TICK IS TONIGHT.In case you're too lazy to click the above link:The group cranks out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Swine Flu Arizona: No Travel History on Four Confirmed Cases; School Closure Policy Could End Soon

    Dr. Bob England Health officials are starting to suspect the swine flu virus first reported in Mexico won't hurt people more than a regular flu. If officials can confirm that, the news might end the rash of recent school closures. Bob England, director of the Maricopa County Dep ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 12, 2009

    Rhythm and Malady

    Biannual arty party has the cure for what ails you

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Arty Girl: Keith Haring at Scottsdale Bentley Gallery

    Guess who...?I was a pre-teen in the early 1990's and when I think of the endless hours I spent at Scottsdale Fashion Square, Keith Haring comes to mind. With all the loitering in Z Gallerie and The Museum Store, I couldn't escape his famous doodles splattered all over neckties, playing cards, poste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2008

    Gross Out: Roaches, Slime and Bad Hand Washing at Texas Roadhouse on Stapley

    Guess who...?I was a pre-teen in the early 1990's and when I think of the endless hours I spent at Scottsdale Fashion Square, Keith Haring comes to mind. With all the loitering in Z Gallerie and The Museum Store, I couldn't escape his famous doodles splattered all over neckties, playing cards, poste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2008

    Things That Make You Say Oh!: Faces of Ecstasy

    Guess who...?I was a pre-teen in the early 1990's and when I think of the endless hours I spent at Scottsdale Fashion Square, Keith Haring comes to mind. With all the loitering in Z Gallerie and The Museum Store, I couldn't escape his famous doodles splattered all over neckties, playing cards, poste ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2008

    Designated Drinking

    Guess who...?I was a pre-teen in the early 1990's and when I think of the endless hours I spent at Scottsdale Fashion Square, Keith Haring comes to mind. With all the loitering in Z Gallerie and The Museum Store, I couldn't escape his famous doodles splattered all over neckties, playing cards, poste ... More >>

  • News

    December 22, 2005

    The Crying Game

    Despite a celebrated history, Native American transgenders struggle in the modern world

  • Culture

    December 2, 2004

    Homo for the Holidays

    When "gay bash" does not mean "festive party"

  • Dining

    February 19, 2004

    Hog Heaven

    Lucy never made Ricky Ricardo puerco so pleasing to the palate

  • Culture

    June 12, 2003

    Summer Camp

    Alternative Theatre Company gives Jeffrey a comic boost

  • Culture

    February 20, 2003

    Love Boat

    The true story of a child artist facing death, The Yellow Boat triumphs without sentimentality

  • Culture

    July 18, 2002

    Crazy Quilt

    The Valley's newest troupe tries mightily to make mediocrity entertaining

  • News

    June 14, 2001

    Letters

    From the week of June 14, 2001

  • Culture

    March 29, 2001

    Perverse Case Scenario

    Form follows dysfunction in uproarious Pterodactyls

  • Music

    April 27, 2000

    C Notes

    There's nothing hep about hepatitis C -- as too many friends can attest

  • News

    February 10, 2000

    Letters

    There's nothing hep about hepatitis C -- as too many friends can attest

  • Culture

    April 22, 1999

    Guy Lib

    Masterful The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me embraces gay experience

  • Calendar

    July 30, 1998

    Night & Day

    July 30 - August 5, 1998

  • Culture

    December 12, 1996

    Unchained Malady

    Baltimore Waltz choreographs new twist on AIDS

  • News

    August 29, 1996

    Life With a Dying Liver

    Seven years ago, doctors gave Hepatitis C its name. It had already condemned 3.9 million Americans to limbo.

  • Music

    August 29, 1996

    Recordings

    Seven years ago, doctors gave Hepatitis C its name. It had already condemned 3.9 million Americans to limbo.

  • News

    August 22, 1996

    Felix, the Stabilized Cat

    Seven years ago, doctors gave Hepatitis C its name. It had already condemned 3.9 million Americans to limbo.

  • News

    July 7, 1994

    CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY AND DEDICATED TO WHAT?

    Seven years ago, doctors gave Hepatitis C its name. It had already condemned 3.9 million Americans to limbo.

  • News

    March 23, 1994

    THREE ON YOUR SIDETV NEWS TRIO NABS COVETED BILL CLOSE AWARDS

    Seven years ago, doctors gave Hepatitis C its name. It had already condemned 3.9 million Americans to limbo.

  • News

    September 2, 1992

    WHAT ABOUT THE FAMILY VALUE OF BROTHERLY LOVE?

    Seven years ago, doctors gave Hepatitis C its name. It had already condemned 3.9 million Americans to limbo.

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