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THE SILICONE SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVESENRAGED AND EMPOWERED, WOMEN HAVE ENLISTED COMUTER BULETIN BOARDS IN THEIR WAR AGAINST BREAST-IMPLANT MANUFACTURERS

SECOND HELPINGS, 5-11

KIND OF A DRUGHERBAL ECSTACY--NATURAL HIGH OR PSYCHEDELIC SNAKE OIL?

Smoke Gets In Your Ears

Tired of personal waxy yellow buildup? Light a candle and listen up!

Rx Mex

Hazy regulations allow Americanos to write their own tickets in Mexican pharmacies

What's the Buzz?

It's marketed as VCR-head cleaner, but it's really meant to clean the user's head

GHB.com

Ingredients for potentially lethal do-it-yourself party drug are just a mouse click away

Second Helpings

Ingredients for potentially lethal do-it-yourself party drug are just a mouse click away

Letters 05-04-2000

Ingredients for potentially lethal do-it-yourself party drug are just a mouse click away

Salad Genes

Ingredients for potentially lethal do-it-yourself party drug are just a mouse click away

Letters 05-11-2000

Ingredients for potentially lethal do-it-yourself party drug are just a mouse click away

Doctor Derailed

Fen-Phen conviction results in prison sentence

Caffiend: Starbucks' Venti Double Shot on Ice with Energy Pack

My caffeine addiction has lead me to try all manner of caffeinated drinks, and I'll be reviewing many of them for you here in "Caffiend" every week. And as fate would have it, the first drink I'm reviewing is a real ass-kicker that I'd never tried before: the Starbucks Venti Double Shot on ice (with ... More >>

Pistachio Growers in Arizona Bracing for Impact of Salmonella Warning

  Arizona pistachio farmers are hoping the government soon lifts a blanket warning against eating the nuts, which was issued after a California batch tested positive for salmonella. So far, there's no indication the illness-causing bacteria infects any Arizona products, but ... More >>

Christopher Gross Brings Flavor Tripping Trend to AZ

Listening to chef Christopher Gross explain the mind- and palate-expanding sensation of eating "miracle fruit," I can't help but think of Willy Wonka waxing poetic about Everlasting Gobstoppers. "You can eat a lemon wedge, and it tastes just like a piece of candy!" he tells me. It's called fla ... More >>

Bad Medicine

Locking up cold medicine makes the politicians feel good -- but it won't put a dent in Arizona's meth habit

The New Economy

The road to Punta Abreojos is paved with hollow intentions

The Real Deihl

How a Paradise Valley snake-oil salesman sprayed his way to success

Shot to Hell

Mandatory participation in military's anthrax vaccine program pushes plunger on medical controversy

Herbs of Love

Pills made from a Peruvian vine known as Cat's Claw are all the rage among Latino health buffs

HEART TIMES

FUELED BY SELFLESS-----AND SELFISH-----PASSIONS, ERIC ADAM BATTLED A MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY AND RESCUED A BOSNIAN RUNNER HE SAW ON TV

CLEAN BILLS OF HEALTHCONTRARY TO POPULAR OPINION, CURRENCY DOESN'T SPREAD DISEASE-AT LEAST NOT IN MARICOPA COUNTY

FUELED BY SELFLESS-----AND SELFISH-----PASSIONS, ERIC ADAM BATTLED A MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY AND RESCUED A BOSNIAN RUNNER HE SAW ON TV

Human Growth Hormone Sales Sprout Indictments for Phoenix Pharmacy and Workers

A Phoenix pharmacy and its owner have been indicted for selling up to $8 million in human-growth hormone to doctors without receiving prescriptions. An announcement from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Phoenix also says the Compounding Center, 4045 East Bell Road, and wholesale division manager ... More >>

"Electronic Cigarettes" Still Bad For You, FDA Study Finds; Scottsdale Company Preparing Counter-Study

NJOY cigarettes   Cigarettes are bad for you and can cause cancer - even if they're electronic, according to an FDA report released earlier today. The study analyzed the chemicals contained in the electronic nicotine cartridges from Smoking Everywhere Inc., and NJOY, a Scottsdale-based compan ... More >>

Arizona to Receive $804,000 From Pfizer; Company's Marketing Tactics Misled

​The long arm of the law gave the drug company Pfizer Inc. a couple of pretty firm slaps Wednesday, one of which will bring close to $1 million to Arizona.As part of a settlement for a multi-state federal lawsuit, the company has agreed to pay $33 million to 41 different states as punishment f ... More >>

Beware of Buying Phoney H1N1 "Cures" Online, Attorney General Terry Goddard Warns

​ Don't buy flu products online without your doctor's advice, or you'll probably get scammed. That's the message today from Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard. Flu cases are at epic levels in Arizona. Last week alone there were 1,588 new cases of swine flu -- totaling 5,226 since April, ... More >>

Homme Lounge, Chew, and the Month in Tasty Photos Over the Weekend

​Club Candids: The Final Party Foul at Homme Lounge For the last four years, Homme Lounge has hosted dance nights for every music scene from hip hip to industrial to indie rock; but its most consistently crowded affair for the last year and a half has been its Party Foul Friday nights. Now tha ... More >>

Scottsdale-Based E-Cigarette Company Gets Big Win in Federal Court

www.motivatedphotos.com​A Scottsdale company that distributes "e-cigarettes," the robotic and arguably equally harmful alternative to traditional cigarettes, got some good news today from a federal judge: The Food and Drug Administration has to back off in blocking imports of the devices.The judge ... More >>

Egg Recall Hits Arizona, Threatens Runny Egg Lovers

​Like your eggs runny? You might not, after reading this post. Dr. Joli Weiss, foodborne disease epidemiologist for the Arizona Department of Health Services, confirms that some of the 228 million tainted eggs involved in the national recall making news all over the place were, in fact, distr ... More >>

Three Other FDA Recalls You Haven't Heard About

​We admit that we don't typically spend a lot of time perusing the recall press releases on the Food and Drug Administration website, but in a quest to find an update on that whole egg mess (update: millions more eggs have been toss into the suspicious pile; here's the latest from the Arizona ... More >>

Genetically Modified Salmon aka Frankenfish -- Let Your Voice be Heard Tomorrow

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PSM_V11_D543_Salmon.jpg Salmon​ Get your speed-dial ready, folks.Tomorrow, September 16th is a National Day of Action in Washington, D.C. sponsored by Food and Water Watch. You can add your voice to those opposed to allowing this fish into our food supply. Ot ... More >>

Has the FDA approved genetically engineered salmon?

Aquabounty v conventional salmon​Last week,you wrote about a "frakenfish", genetically engineered salmon. What did the FDA decide about the salmon? Will it be allowed in our food supply? What are your thoughts on this? Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration held public hearing ... More >>

Sept. 23 In Blogs: Grand Avenue Festival, Nicki Minaj, Desert Botanical Gardens, and Facebook

​​​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:

Four Loko, a.k.a. "Blackout in a Can," Likely to be Banned by FDA. Learn How to Make Your Own Right Here

"Blackout in a can"​The booze-filled caffeine drink police believe a 19-year-old Mesa woman was slurpin' down prior to wrecking her car over the weekend is likely to be banned by the Food and Drug Administration later today. But not to worry: we've tracked down a recipe for a bootleg version of th ... More >>

Nov. 17 In Blogs: PodCampAZ, Mini Mansions, Head Cheese, and Four Loko

​​​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:

Nutmeg High: The New 'Spice'?

Spiking the eggnog has a whole new meaning now that we've learned nutmeg, that unassuming spice grandma puts into just about everything during Thanksgiving, is considered a "psychoactive drug" according to the FDA's Poisonous Plant Database.

Nutmeg Recall: Don't Touch that Spice Just Yet...

With Spice on its way out and pot not yet legal, people might get desperate for a high - but don't reach for that nutmeg just yet. According to the FDA, Frontier Natural Products Co-op is voluntarily recalling nutmeg that is potentially contaminated with Salmonella from its Whole Foods Markets and F ... More >>

Four Loko Watermelon: Now We Get It

Flickr- nick.fisher Adios, Four Loko. Drink 'em if you got 'em. ​Anyone who has searched the couch cushions for a handful of change knows that boozing on an extreme budget can be a risky proposition. To help you decide how to spend that meager pile of pennies, we've scraped the Bottom of t ... More >>

How to Use a Meat Thermometer

This week, common post-holiday-cooking-frenzy questions: Where do I place a meat thermometer in my turkey? And how do I use a meat thermometer? ​Use a meat thermometer to test cooked food for doneness. The FDA guidelines for cooking temperature are listed to keep food safe from bacteria. The t ... More >>

Potassium Iodide Still Flying Off Shelves as Radioactive Plume Nears Arizona; Officials Warn Against Using the Substance

  Image: www.hihealth.com Hi-Health is among the stores experiencing a run on potassium iodide. They're getting more -- but experts advise the public that it won't do any good in this case, but might cause harm.​The Hi-Health clerk shakes his head at our request for potassium iod ... More >>

Lazy Cakes Relaxation Brownies: Who Exactly Are These For?

herbalcity.com/lazycakes​Poor Larry Lazy Cakes. The lackadaisical cartoon character (who looks a lot like South Park's Towelie) and representative of Lazy Cakes, the "relaxation brownies" laced with melatonin and sold in food markets, may have helped to sell millions of the sleepy sweet treat ... More >>

Kid-Killing Rapist Donald Beaty's Execution Put on Hold

A clerical error has resulted in a stay in the execution of Donald Beaty, a kid-killing rapist on Death Row for more than two decades.​The Arizona Supreme Court has issued a stay in the execution of kid-killing rapist Donald Beaty because of a last-minute switcheroo in one of the drugs used to put ... More >>

Lobster Tomalley and Roe at Market Price

Flickr- daves cupboardOne cooked lobster will yield a ton of tomalley goodness.​Despite what the supermarket aisle may lead you to believe, there's more to an animal than neatly wrapped styrofoam trays of meat. From tongue to tail, offal (pronounced awful) encompasses all those taboo edibles that ... More >>

Ten Album Covers that Would Make Good Warning Labels on Cigarette Packs

One of the nine images the FDA will require on cigarette packs soon.​Attention, cigarette smokers: The government has decided that you either can't read the verbal warnings on cigarette packs, or that you need to be given more stark, visual reminders that smoking is bad for you. The Food and Drug ... More >>

Chartreuse: Is This What Jesus Would Drink?

Image via This Girl Can Eat Handcrafted by French monks based upon a secret 400-year-old recipe, chartreuse was originally known as "The Elixir of Life." We're uncorking our latest column, Bottoms Up -- a weekly guide to everything brewed, bottled, blended, barrel-aged and generally booz ... More >>

Redesigned Food Labels Make Current Food Label Look Like Ass Crap

Renee Walker​Current food label.​With all the hoopla finally dying down on MyPlate, the new icon of healthy eating from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that replaced the food pyramid, maybe it's time the nation focused on another food-related headache of sorts: the nutrition label. ... More >>

In Season: Eggs

Whether you're a CSA devotee, a farmers' market weekender or consider ketchup a veg, we'll bring you fresh inspiration for how to prepare our local produce. This week's harvest: Eggs Jennifer Woods​ Ok, so eggs are "in season" most all of the time -- though production varies throught the year. ... More >>

Why Tania Katan Would Rather Lick Lance Armstrong's Sweat Than Eat a Handful of Pink M&Ms

Not one to sugar-coat anything, writer and breast cancer survivor Tania Katan has her own version of a public service announcement this October. ​It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month and boy am I hungry! Every October, we gather with friends and loved ones to race for a cure, think about how ... More >>

Most Honey in the U.S. isn't Honey At All, Food Safety News Reports

​ You'd think that honey would be the last food item to be tampered with in this era of food supply manipulation and control. It seems so pure, it never spoils (there's even safe-to-eat black honey found in Egyptian tombs), it's sweet and it's what Winnie the Pooh lives for -- but it appears that ... More >>