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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Stories• The results of a third toxicology test of urine and blood from 18-year-old Daniel Rocha confirm that he..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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"...that the Travis Co. ME's office claimed they obtained urine from the bladder of the burned body and ran..."

July 29, 2005 Column

The Media Fails to Report Important Stories

"...that the Travis Co. ME's office claimed they obtained urine from the bladder of the burned body and ran..."

July 22, 2005 Postmarks

To Your Health

There are several causes of water retention or edema, which research suggests may contribute to high blood pressure and other health complications

"...regulate the amount of sodium excreted in sweat and urine, so that supplementary salt tablets are usually not necessary..."

July 15, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

'Crappiest Dive Bar'

"...clearly belongs to Ed's Cucharacha. Jackalope is merely the urine-soaked trough adjacent to the "crappiest dive bar" in Austin...."

June 16, 2005 Postmarks

To Your Health

Is an annual DEXA test enough to assure that I won't ever develop osteoporosis?

"...reflect bone loss or gain sooner than a year. Urine tests for a collagen breakdown product called NTx and..."

June 10, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

With a small change in lifestyle a person should be able to eat a variety of wholesome foods and remain gout free

"...one attack. Uric acid is the breakdown product of purines, a necessary part of our genetic material. It is..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

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"...solitary for days after being unable to provide a urine specimen on demand...."

July 30, 2004 Column

White-Collar Prisoners Suffer, Too

"...solitary for days after being unable to provide a urine specimen on demand. Inhumane treatment is not justified for..."

July 23, 2004 Postmarks

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Horseshit, oarfish, toothpaste, cheese spread, and mouse traps

"...2.5 million pounds of manure and 60,000 gallons of urine on New York City's streets...."

June 25, 2004 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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Congress considers yanking highway funds from states without "drugged-driving" laws

"...any drug use is the presence in blood or urine of a drug metabolite – a residual compound left..."

March 26, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

No Longer Land of the Free

"...content of their character, not the composition of their urine...."

Feb. 2, 2004 Postmarks

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Bush pumps for drug testing, while the "noncontroversial" ads blare on

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

To Your Health

I exercise regularly, but my doctor recently said my blood pressure is too high. Why would that happen, and how can I control it?

"...while exercising and losses of magnesium in sweat and urine. This increased excretion represents 10 to 15% of total..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

News/Print

Authors are not authors in prison; Jessa Crispin should go to prison; Denis Johnson is ACES.

"...reveal any criminal history including DWIs, subjects us to urine tests, and orders us not to name our inmate..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

Our Midwife

An experience with a midwife -- a Chronicle reprint from 1993

"...An obstetrician, he could prescribe an ultrasound, blood tests, urine samples, and a zillion other costly, complex procedures, but..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Hightower Lowdown

Questionable capitalist claims; and the EPA's deal with hog farmers stinks.

"...tens of thousands of hogs inside and channeling hog urine and feces into open-air cesspools the size of football..."

Sept. 19, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The ancient Romans used urine as bleach to make their togas shining white...."

Sept. 12, 2003 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

To Your Health

Is the Atkins diet a good option for weight loss?

"...and other organs, but excess ketones are excreted in urine. Dr. Atkins theorized that ketosis is as much a..."

June 6, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

I'm hearing about carnosine as an "anti-aging" supplement. What else is it good for and can we get enough of it in our diet?

"...analysis was first developed, the presence of carnosine in urine was thought to be an indication of poor digestion...."

May 30, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Hobble

Music Showcase

"...a bottle, "I must partake of my elixir." "That's urine from homeless people, folks," deadpanned Ballantine. As the set..."

March 14, 2003 Music Review by Greg Beets

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"...their character rather than by the content of their urine...."

Dec. 6, 2002 Column

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"...clothes, soap from their showers, and let's not forget urine. I know it's cold in there, but I've hit..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Column

Chiles 101: The Science Behind the Burn

"...metabolized and excreted out of the body in one's urine within a few hours after consumption...."

Aug. 23, 2002 Food Feature by Mick Vann

After a Fashion

The Style Avatar's Botox experiments -- and their eyebrow-raising results!

"...on my hands at bedtime, no injections of cow urine, no sleep cures, no cosmetic surgery. But it didn't..."

July 5, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs

Sheet Music

"...The Masque scenester Geza X licks a trail of urine across the floor. Black Randy takes dumps on people..."

May 31, 2002 Music Review by Crispin Sartwell

Day Trips

"...a healthy body and a high-fiber diet and that urine is cleaner than our faces and doesn't stink until..."

March 15, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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"...mound of dirt and mark it with their corporate urine. And they won't look you in the eye, unless..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Column

To Your Health

Every once in a while, without overdoing, my back "goes out." It isn't bad enough to see the doctor, and I'm nervous about trying a chiropractor. What else is possible?

"...vitamins with food, and don't be alarmed when your urine becomes bright yellow. Magnesium supplements of several hundred milligrams..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Contributors

Descriptions of the contributors to The Austin Chronicle 20th anniversary issue

"...Acclaim Talent, and also responds to the moniker "the Urine King" (www.nodrugwar.com)...."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

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