Internal Medicine

Marijuana Helps Control Diabetes, Promotes Good Cholesterol, Leads to Lower Waist Size, and Lowers Bladder Cancer Risk, Studies Show

Smoking marijuana has "remarkable" effect on diabetic problems and may lower risk of getting the disease, a study published on Wednesday states. This news comes a few days after a presentation at the annual conference of the American Urological Association that links heavy pot use to a much lower r ... More >>

10 Cool Things at the 2013 Phoenix Gluten-Free Expo

Okay. The expo was crowded, the lines were long, and people always seem to lose their sense of dignity when there are free samples of anything. But there was a lot to be happy about at the 2013 Phoenix Gluten-Free Expo held over the weekend at the DoubleTree Resort in Scottsdale. See also: - Ted' ... More >>

Five Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See also: - Astor House in Phoenix to Host "Mega-Authentic N'awlins Crawfish Boil" on Sunday, April 14 - Rough Draft's Barrel-Aged Freudian Slip: Your Subconscious Will Love It (Free!) Fe ... More >>

A (Mostly) Gluten-Free Meal at Arcadia Farms

When I was in junior high, my family moved to Hawaii, and I was enrolled in a school where I was often the only white student in my classes. At lunch, I would play cards -- Hearts mostly -- with a group of Japanese girls who took pity on the new kid. Trouble was, like all the other kids, they spoke ... More >>

Don't Call Judy Nichols Names; She Knows Where to Find the Tastiest Gluten-Free Cupcakes and Whoopie Pies in Phoenix

What, you say? You're gluten-free? Well, come sit by Judy Nichols, author of Chow Bella's newest weekly column, "Gluten for Punishment." If you have suggestions or questions, leave them for her in our comments section. Enjoy. Don't hate me because I'm gluten-free. It's not by choice; it's by diagno ... More >>

Beer Stew and Gluten-Free Love

Chow Bella has a valentine for you. For the rest of February, we're handing out Candy Hearts -- stories of food and love from some of our favorite writers. Enjoy. When I met my husband, Tom, in grad school in Tucson, he was cooking on a two-burner hotplate in his dorm room and I was living in an a ... More >>

Gluten-Free Alert: The Cake Mix Doctor is Coming to Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe January 30

Good news, gluten-free foodies, Anne Byrn, a.k.a. "The Cake Mix Doctor," is coming to Changing Hands Bookstore this Wednesday, January 30 at 7 p.m. See Also: Gluten-Free Beer: Omission Pale Ale is So Good, You Can't Tell Nine Favorite Metro Phoenix Spots Where You Can Eat Gluten Free Byrn, who ... More >>

Arizona's Fry Bread Brings Native American Cooking Into the Future

Gluten-Free Beer: Omission Pale Ale is So Good, You Can't Tell

Beer: Pale Ale Brewery: Omission Style: Gluten-free beer ABV: 5.8 percent The world has no shortage of really terrifying diseases you can catch. Necrotizing Fasciitis -- often referred to as "flesh-eating disease" -- is a bacterial infection that causes body tissue to dissolve like a wet napkin. P ... More >>

"The Real Bears" Takes a Jab at the Coca-Cola Bears

Preempting Coca-Cola's polar bear themed holiday advertising campaign, the healthy eating advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest has launched a campaign aimed squarely at the lovable ambassadors of sugary delight. Their campaign called "The Real Bears," plays on the cute imagery of ... More >>

7 Places to Get Challah in Metro Phoenix: Happy New Year!

See also: Caramel Apple Jello Shots Made in Real Apples. Yes, Please! And (a Very Non-Traditional) Happy New Year. See also: Challah Recipe Rosh Hashanah , the Jewish New Year, begins this Sunday, and with that comes the search for good challah. Despite its popularity among the Jewish and not-so-Je ... More >>

David Kwiatkowski, Suspected of Infecting Patients with Hepatitis C in New Hampshire, Also Worked at Two Arizona Hospitals

A medical technician arrested last week for allegedly infecting at least 30 patients with hepatitis C in New Hampshire previously worked at two Arizona hospitals, according to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.David Matthew Kwiatkowski, 32, was arrested by federal authorities July 19, ... More >>

State Representative Terri Proud Points to Democrat "Gotcha" Games for Saying Women Should Watch Abortions Before Having One

​Over the last few weeks, a few websites have been posting an email response -- purportedly from Republican state Representative Terri Proud -- responding to concerns over Arizona's "fetal pain" bill.Proud's response to these people is that Arizona's abortion laws don't go far enough."Personally I ... More >>

Laura Hahnefeld's Year in Food: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

​In addition to food trucks making the scene in a big way in 2011 (see the article here), the year in food for the Valley was chock-full of other newsworthy goodies as well -- even chef Payton Curry managed to slip in a last-minute announcement. Here are a few of Laura's favorites:10. Chefs o ... More >>

Laura Hahnefeld Looks at the Year of the Food Truck

Chef David Hall of Thyme for a Chef, Part Two

​We're back today to talk with Chef David Hall of the personal chef service, Thyme for a Chef. Yesterday he talked about how he became a personal chef and today, he'll share his secret to meeting some of the culinary world's brightest stars and give us real facts about the recent gluten-free trend ... More >>

Picazzo's Organic Kitchen: Happy Hour Report Card

Picazzo's meatballs with fresh marinara are good at any hour, but the price is great at happy hour. The Spot : Picazzo's Organic Kitchen, 440 W. Warner Rd., Tempe, AZ 85284. 480-831-5823 www.picazzos.com Picazzo's has four other valley locations: The Esplanade; North Scottsdale; Paradise Vall ... More >>

LynnRae Ries and Gluten Free Creations

Carol BlonderLynnRae Ries​ Eleven years ago, LynnRae Ries was diagnosed with celiac disease. At the time she was a business owner peddling pretty nail art and traveling extensively with her life and business partner, Verne. Her business demanded a lifestyle that kept her on the road eating most o ... More >>

What's Mom Worth?: When a Woman Became Deathly Ill in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Jail, Guards and Nurses Ignored Her Agony

Urine Whiskey, Wine Dinner at Bravo Bistro, and Bacon Ice Cream in Today's Eater's Digest

susikochenundbacken.blogspot.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Italian Wine DinnerForget cooking tonight, make your reservations for Bravo Bistro's Italian Wine Dinner happening tonight from 6:30 till close. The five-course meal will ... More >>

Model Citizens

Hip runway show raises money for the greater good

Call It: Hospital Burgers Can't Be Saved

AZ Stronghold Wine Dinner, Charity Dinner at Sandstone Cafe and Fresh Bread in Today's Eater's Digest

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ Tonight, May 14th, join Arizona Stronghold Vineyards winemaker Tim White at Crudo Cafe for an intimate wine dinner. The 5 course meal will be made with local ingredients and features hand made mozzarella, Maya's Far ... More >>

Let Your Kid Get a Tattoo

Battle of the Donuts... Or Rather, Fauxnuts

Downing a donut is a great way to get that sugar rush that'll get you through your morning at work. (At least until you crash and absolutely, undeniably need another donut an hour later. Oh. Darn.)    Our taste teste in action, with a control donut for comparison.Ever ... More >>

New Study Finds Soda Fountains Squirt Fecal Bacteria; U of A Biologist "Not Too Surprised"

www.ebaumsworld.com​A recent study published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology's January print edition made a rather shitty discovery for soda-lovers everywhere: nearly half of all soda fountains are spraying high levels of fecal bacteria into people's cups.Anyone familiar wi ... More >>

Jell-O Showdown: Berry Good Holiday Pie

Not satisfied with competing in the art of making stuffing, the Chow Bella staff is at it again. This showdown is all about Jell-O. So far we've brought you Sparkling Grapefruit Pie. Today we're bringing you a recipe that's the culmination of our years of suffering through bad Jell-O molds on wiltin ... More >>

Missouri Judge Agrees With Arizona; Helper Monkies Not Service Animals

wwwmyfreewallpaper.com​A judge in Missouri has agreed with a ruling handed down by an Arizona judge back in February: There is no such thing as a "helper monkey" -- at least in the eyes of the law. A woman in Missouri sued several defendants, including Wal-Mart, for not allowing her to brin ... More >>

Winged Victory

Chicken-gnawing contest’s as American as a snout full of RedHot

Diabetic Died Without Treatment in County Jail, Lawsuit Says; In Another Case, a Jailed Epilectic Claims Injury After Being Denied Meds

​ Two new lawsuits against Maricopa County seem to emphasize why medical treatment for jail inmates needs improving. In one case, a diabetic man died of gangrene in 2007 after six weeks in the clink. The family of David McClurg alleges that even though McClurg himself ... More >>

Hepatitis-C Linked to Almost One-Fourth of State Prison Deaths in 2008

In looking at records on deaths in state prisons last year for our post about the homicides, we couldn't help but notice the large number of Hepatitis-C-related deaths among prisoners.Arizona Department of Corrections records show 75 natural-cause deaths, three suicides, two homicides and fourteen " ... More >>

Three Chandler Eateries Close Abruptly

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

In Your Own Words: Shaquille O'Neal, Hotel San Carlos, chimpanzees and cold cases

A severely diabetic Valley woman faces criminal charges over her "service animal": a chimpanzee named Joey

Smart Bomb

Renegade thrills in Tempe

Inhumanity Has a Price

Corpses, a flesh-eating virus, the most-sued sheriff in America. Lawsuits against Joe Arpaio have cost us $41 million, so far

Yeast of Eden

Free suds. No, really.

Diet From Hell

A valley vegan couple's fear of obesity was no picnic for their kids

Dream On

Alive and picking

Indian Givers

The Havasupai trusted the white man to help with a diabetes epidemic. Instead, ASU tricked them into bleeding for academia.

Tee and Sympathy

PGA golf event benefits charity

Hunter's Suit Shot Down

Case doesn't bear up under jury scrutiny

C Notes

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

TB or Not TB?

That's a question Phoenix Fire Department officials are asking as firefighters continue to test positive for tuberculosis

Keeping 'em in Stitches

Crohn's disease sufferer Damon Dreckmeier was sentenced to 111 days in the county jail. Denied a few dollars' worth of daily prescription medication, he was rushed to the hospital five times, undergoing two surgeries. Taxpayers will pay for his treatment,

Life With a Dying Liver

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

Second Helpings

Herbs of Love

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

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