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Teen Depression Worsened By Marijuana, Government Says
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, drugs, mental health )

Michael
- 153 days ago - health.usnews.com
The bottom line, is that mental illness and substance abuse very often go hand-in-hand. Parents who spot signs of depression should have their child assessed for mental health issues
'Xolo' Dogs Provide Comfort to People in Pain
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, treatment, AlternativeMed, AlternativeMed, dogs, interesting, Body-Mind-Spirit )

Lisa
- 153 days ago - abcnews.go.com
Nancy Gordon's fibromyalgia pain had haunted her for years, forcing her to quit her job and sending her into depression. She's found salvation, however, in the form of two primitive jungle creatures with magical healing powers. Or so the Aztec legend goes
HIV Patient Triggers a Doctor's Dilemma About Confidentiality and Safety
Health & Wellness  (tags: hiv, ethics, crime, rights, abuse, prevention, risks )

Marty
- 154 days ago - latimes.com
When a patient tests HIV-positive, a doctor has to navigate state law and medical ethics. It can be a rocky path.
In Vitro Meat--Yuck!
Health & Wellness  (tags: Test Tube Experiment )

Dan
- 154 days ago - nextbigfuture.com
In vitro meat would be yucky! However, people already eat meat slurry in fairly large quantities at the golden arches. Dr David Kagan exposes the new future of Fast Food in Doomwatch Legacy. We all know a good Soy product and veggies is the way to go.?
Panama Tracking Down Poison Victims
Health & Wellness  (tags: )

Kathy
- 154 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Panamanian investigators asked health authorities Saturday to track down patients whose names appeared on 6,000 bottles of medication contaminated with a chemical commonly found in antifreeze and brake fluid.
Women & Depression: 1 in 8; Twice the Rate of Men
Health & Wellness  (tags: mental health, depression, women, prevention, treatment )

Michael
- 153 days ago - nami.org
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has released a new brochure, Women and Depression, about the many dimensions of major depression in women. It can be downloaded at www.nami.org/womendepression.
Can You Become a Creature of New Habits?
Health & Wellness  (tags: brain, interesting, humans, research, study, health )

Dana
- 154 days ago - nytimes.com
HABITS are a funny thing. We reach for them mindlessly, setting our brains on auto-pilot and relaxing into the unconscious comfort of familiar routine.
Medical Marijuana Patient Denied Transplant
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, disease, drugs, government, health, healthcare, illness, medicine, risks, safety, society, treatment, death, ethics, controlled substances act. federal law, hospital, hospital, discrimination )

Town
- 167 days ago - npr.org
Garon's been refused a spot on the transplant list, largely because he has used marijuana, even though it was legally approved for medical reasons. "I'm not angry, I'm just confused," said Garon, after doctors told him the hospital decision
Of the 3200 Foreign Pharmaceutical Drug Companies Importing Into USA Only 30 Were Inspected
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, healthcare, ethics, AlternativeMed, medicine, investigation, warning, Food and Drug Administration, Drug Companies, Imports, Controlled Substances Act, Law, Safety, Inspection, government, protection, risks, death, environment, family, food )

Town
- 166 days ago - nytimes.com
most domestic firms inspected about every two years," said Representative John Shimkus, Republican of Illinois. But literally hundreds of foreign firms that have not seen an inspection, if at all, in a decade.
Hannah's Autism Was Caused By Vaccine-Induced Fever
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, disease, environment, ethics, family, health, investigation, medicine, prevention, research, autism, CDC, Center for Disease Control, vaccine, government, crime, punishment, pollution, toxin, Hazard )

Town
- 165 days ago - ajc.com
New documents have surfaced in the Poling case that shine more light on how Hannah's vaccine injury led to autism. "Evidence of Harm - Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic: A Medical Controversy"
 
 
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