Medicine

Folks in the Food Biz Are Going Pink in October

RSVP Public Relations ​Chompie's just announced that they are selling pink bagels from now until October 30, donating some of the proceeds to the Susan G. Komen fund. Besides Chompie's, we have noticed a lot of other products turning pink for the month of October, so we decided to see j ... More >>

Rock Lobster Singer, Cancer Survivor, Honored By Race For The Cure

Stephanie Foxx and the rest of Rock Lobster​Stephanie Foxx, lead singer of Martini Ranch's resident 80s cover band Rock Lobster will be honored as the Honorary Race Chair of the 2009 Komen Phoenix Race for the Cure. Foxx, a Chandler resident and mother of two, was diagnosed with breast cancer earl ... More >>

Swine Flu Arizona -- Nothing Yet Reported in State or Sonora, Mexico

Image: Deanna Dent-- http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/slideshow/Mexico tourists wearing masks The swine flu situation in Arizona hasn't changed much since yesterday's post, except for a stockpiling of antiviral medications.Officials are telling Tucson media that Arizona still hasn't reported any cases ... More >>

Jan. 13 In Blogs: American Idol, Chlamydia, Food Network and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: CPS Took Sick Child From Home Unfairly, Says Mom; Takes Fight to Inter ... More >>

Artist Angela Ellsworth Channels Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith and Makes a Point in Sette Gallery's Underpinning

Multi-media artist Angela Ellsworth never, ever disappoints me. And just when I think she can't outdo herself, she proves me wrong. Her aesthetic coup this time can be seen in "Angela Ellsworth: Underpinnings" at Lisa Sette Gallery in Scottsdale until January 31. And it's one for the books. Right: ... More >>

Jon Hinz Gets the Boot From the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities

Doctor Faces Potential Suspension After New Times Investigation

Death Wish

The Final Exit volunteers call it assisted suicide. Prosecutors may call it manslaughter

Phoenix Corkscrews charity wine tasting

Dr. Feelgood

You're not a doctor, but Trauma Center lets you play one on TV

Those Bloody Red Sox

Curt Schilling putts for charity

Dust Up in Sun City

Is mining causing cancer in the West Valley?

The Big Sleep

Court of Appeals upholds conviction of 'Sleepwalking Murderer'

Trouble in the Sac

Nevada's wastewater is causing sex problems in fish. But will Arizona get screwed by the solution?

Legal Beagles

Animal rights activists sue researcher

Another Opening, Another Show

If your vagina got dressed, what would it wear to The Vagina Monologues?

Gone in a Puff of Smoke

Is secondhand cigarette residue responsible for blues legend David Trippy's inoperable cancer?

Swan Song

Whiskeytown's last album is a rock 'n' roll masterpiece. So how come you haven't heard it?

Tombstone Blues

1,161 rock stars were fatally injured in the making of The Encyclopedia of Rock Obituaries

A Rift in the Ranks

Pro-choice lobby may be weakened by a disagreement over regulation of abortion clinics

Drawing from the Wrong Side of the Brain

Instead of removing Michael Cooley's brain tumor, a surgeon cut out healthy tissue. Fifteen years later, Cooley's settled malpractice cases against his doctor and his lawyer. The tumor still must be removed.

Advocate Without Pier

Jeff Ofstedahl became the Valley's most visible gay activist, turned Echo Magazine into a political force, and carefully planned his departure for four months of sailing and finishing a novel. Then his doctor called.

Mrs. Good Retch

The state's antitobacco ads get more nauseating--and popular--by the week

Some Hacked-Off Smokers

The struggle to undo Mesa's antismoking law ranges from the reasonable to the hysterical

There She Isn't

Pageant for senior women bars contestant with AIDS virus

Second Helpings

Age of Consent

Once again, the Legislature wants to require minors to get a parent's permission for an abortion

Where There's Smoke

There are Friends of Tobacco. And antismoking advocates worry that behind-the-scenes machinations may water down a state campaign to discourage teen smoking.

The Health-Care Mirage

GOP boosters say Arizona's medical system for the poor should be a model for national health-care reform. But three federal investigations question whether Arizona's system is any less expensive than traditional Medicaid plans.

When Paul Met Gerry

What would have happened to rock'n'roll if Lennon and McCartney had never been properly introduced?

One Out of Two Aint Bad

Ambulance Chases

If you need anemergency medical vehicle, just hope you're in the right partof Maricopa County. If you're not, questionable dispatching practices could prove hazardous to your health.

POSITIVE CHARGE

PAYING OUR RESIDUESDECADES AFTER MASSIVE PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS, DDE IS STILL SHOWING UP IN DAIRY PRODUCTS

EDUCATION INTERRUPTUS

A SCOTTSDALE PARENTS' GROUP WITH TIES TO PAY ROBERTSON IS MAKING SURE THE SEX-ED CURRICULUM DOESN'T GO ALL THE WAY

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

WHAT MAKES A KID WASH HIS HANDS 100 TIMES A DAY, CHANGE HIS CLOTHES HOURLY AND OTHERWISE DRIVE HIS PARENTS NUTS? TOURETTE'S SYNDROME.

TAKE THIS BOOK AND STAMP ITLIBRARIES GO SELF-SERVE IN WAR AGAINST CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

F'S FOR MR. XREADERS PASS JUDGMENT ON AUTHOR OF " LOVE'S SAVAGE SPREADSHEET "

WHO'S MINDING THE SNORE?VALLEY DOCTORS PUT A PILLOW OVER MANKIND'S LOUDEST SLEEP DISORDER

THE YEAR OF LIVING LITERALLYBEST-SELLING AUTHOR DEBORAH LAAKE SURVIVES SUCCESS, CONTROVERSY, MALIGNANCY

AIDS GIRL VINDICATEDSUPREME COURT THROWS OUT CASE THAT MADE RONDA CRACE AN OUTCAST IN PRESCOTT

VIRAL NOTEBOOK

BREECH OF FAITH

TAMMI CARMODY THOUGHT SHE WS OVER THE PAIN OF CHILDBIRTH. THEN SHE GOT THE BILL.

THE DOCTOR IS OUT SOUTH PHOENIX'S JESSE OWENS CENTER PLANS TO ELIMINATE TRAUMA TREATMENT

THE LAST DAYS OF TAMMY GENTRY

THE SURGERY WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE THE FORMER MARCH OF DIMES POSTER CHILD A LIFE. BUT A SERIES OF ERRORS INSTEAD LED TO HER DEATH.

MR. SMITH GOES TO EXTREMESA STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISSEMINATES SOME CURIOUS AIDS "FACTS"

RUMORS OF TUMORSSTATE FRUSTRATED BY SPECIALISTS' REFUSAL TO REPORT CANCER CASES

UNANSWERED PRAYERS AND QUESTIONS

RESIDENTS NEAR THE MOTOROLA SUPERFUND SITES CONDUCT UNSOPHISTICATED HEALTH STUDIES BECAUSE THEY DONT TRUST THE GOVERNMENT. NEITHER DO THE GOVERNMENT'S OWN SCIENTISTS.

SITTING PRETTY BEAUTIES FACE FACTS ABOUT HEMORRHOID REMEDY

A HELPING HANDBELEAGUERED AIDS-PREVENTION GROUP GETS FINANCIAL BOOST FROM SEX SHOPS