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Medical Marijuana Usage From Ancient Egypt to Obama's Medical Marijuana Statements
Health & Wellness  (tags: illness, treatment, study, science, society, health, humans, disease, drugs, ethics, AlternativeMed, AlternativeMed, cancer, research, healthcare, interesting, government )

Faith
- 2 days ago - examiner.com
First recorded use of marijuana for medical purposes was in ancient Egypt. It was used to treat inflammation of the eye and used for some ailments of the uterus. In India medical marijuana was used as far back as 800 B.C. for congestion
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SHARE OUR STRENGTH'S OPERATION FRONTLINE---Helping Low-Income Families Eat Healthy on a Budget
Health & Wellness  (tags: diet, humans, society, Body-Mind-Spirit, food, exercise, children, healthcare, protection )

Cal
- 2 days ago - denverpost.com
Since 1994, this nonprofit has held more than 500 courses and taught more than 6,000 low-income families how to live healthy. The organization is one of many applying for funds from this year's Season to Share program. SEE http://strength.org/
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The Health Care America Refuses To Provide
Health & Wellness  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, healthcare, health, medicine, government, humans, politics, culture, society )

Kat
- 8 days ago - dissidentvoice.org
As you're reading this I'm sure your eyes are beginning to roll, indicating how peeved you're probably getting over yet another tirade on the subject of health-care-overhaul. Fear not. To prevent this article from joining the all-embracing tautology of...
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House OKs Historic Health Care Overahaul, With One GOP Vote
Health & Wellness  (tags: healthcare, passed, medicine, humans, society, protection )

Lone
- 18 days ago - mcclatchydc.com
WASHINGTON -- By David Lightman McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON _ The House of Representatives Saturday passed, by a vote of 220 to 215, historic health care legislation that would require virtually all Americans to obtain health
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Urge Reps to Support Health Care Reform That Includes Indian Health Care Improvement Act- Take Action
Health & Wellness  (tags: environment, ethics, family, government, healthcare, humans, illness, medicine, prevention, protection, society )

Daphna
- 21 days ago - capwiz.com
Despite the promises made to Indian nations by the United States government, Indian health care remains inadequate and inaccessible. The Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), the legislative foundation of the U.S. government's trust responsibility
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Scientists Claim Junk Food Is as Addictive as Heroin
Health & Wellness  (tags: junk, food, heroin, addiction, drugs, obesity, health, healthcare, humans, research, warning, risks, illness, science, study, medicine, prevention, interesting, disease, diet, investigation, society, government, children, nutrition, family )

Tom
- 24 days ago - grist.org
Junk food elicits addictive behavior in rats similar to the behaviors of rats addicted to heroin, a new study finds. "This is the most complete evidence to date that suggests obesity and drug addiction have common neurobiological underpinnings."
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Side Effect of Plastic: Aggressive Kids
Health & Wellness  (tags: babies, children, diet, disease, family, food, government, health, humans, illness, nutrition, news, protection, research, society, warning )

Daphna
- 25 days ago - enn.com
Plastics containing Bisphenol-A have been linked to child misbehavior Yes we know, everything causes cancer, nothing is safe for our kids, a lot of paranoia, right? Sometimes these concerns are for real. A chemical of significant
4 comments
Getting Enough Sleep? They Aren't in West Virginia
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, interesting, safety, study, sleeplessness, society, research )

Cal
- 26 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessnes
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H1N1 Families Face Financial Challenges
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, society, healthcare, americans, healthcare, illness, children, healthcare )

Cal
- 27 days ago - cbsnews.com
Parents of Children Who Were Seriously Sick Tackle Massive Hospital Bills and Possible Insurance Caps
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People With Disabilities Need Your Help-Take Action!!
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, healthcare, humans, medicine, protection, society, treatment )

Tierney
- 27 days ago - socialentrepreneurship.change.org
In New York State, where I live, State funding programs for people with developmental and other disabilities are facing a 10% midyear cut. Due to the greed of many in the financial institutions, health insurance companies, fossil fuel companies and telec
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"Some Can't Go Home to Recover From Flu" --H1N1 Vaccinations in Canada
Health & Wellness  (tags: society, rights, healthcare, disease, care )

Janet
- 29 days ago - thechronicleherald.ca
The homeless, the downtrodden, the drug-addicted,& healthcare workers are the first to be vaccinated for H1N1 ['swine'] flu virus."If somebody who's homeless gets sick, where do they recover for 3 or 4 days if they don't end up in hospital?" Crowe asks .
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The Farmer-Veteran Coalition. A Modern Swords to Ploughshares
Health & Wellness  (tags: society, humans, food, health, environment, interesting, Body-Mind-Spirit, diet, exercise )

Daphna
- 36 days ago - treehugger.com
Just like this heartwarming story -- about the Farmer-Veteran Coalition -- found on the WorldWatch blog, The coalition wants to match hard working farmers with returning Iraq and Afghanistan military veterans, so that they might help each other heal both
1 comment
Top 10 Myths About the Brain
Health & Wellness  (tags: brain, study, society, protection, medicine, humans, nutrition, illness, health, food, family, environment )

Daphna
- 36 days ago - health.howstuffworks.com
The brain is one of the most amazing organs in the human body. It controls our central nervous system, keeping us walking, talking, breathing and thinking. The brain is also incredibly complex, comprising around 100 billion neurons. There's so much going
3 comments
Being a Woman Is Not a Pre-Existing Condition! Take Action! - VIDEO
Health & Wellness  (tags: women, healthcare, society, reform, ethics, government, health )

Tierney
- 36 days ago - awomanisnotapreexistingcondition.com
Demand Health Care Reform Now!
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Mercury Poisoning Concealed
Health & Wellness  (tags: investigation, health, government, disease, family, safety, science, risks, society, research, humans, illness, interesting, news )

Elena
- 38 days ago - manitobawildlands.org
A Japanese publication about methyl mercury poisoning exposes former Canada Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau blocking publication of studies about mercury problem at Grassy Narrows First Nation in northwestern Ontario
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