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Supreme Court Hands Medical Marijuana Major Victory
Health & Wellness  (tags: marijuana as medicine, marijuana prohibitionj )

Jillyanne
- 202 days ago - alternet.org
The Supreme Court removes one of the last barriers to full implementation of medical marijuana laws. The U.S. Supreme Court handed medical marijuana patients and advocates a resounding victory on Monday, refusing to hear a case brought by San Diego
The Truth About Swine Flu: Time To Investigate & Regulate ! TAKE ACTION !
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, swine flu, animals, humans, factory farms, pigs, protection, prevention )

Cher
- 211 days ago - change.org
No-one yet knows whether swine flu will become a global pandemic, but it is becoming clear where it came from - most likely a giant pig factory farm run by an American multinational corporation in Veracruz, Mexico.(1)
Ummm...Don't Get Too Close, I Have Cancer
Health & Wellness  (tags: cancer, contagious cancer, Epstein-Barr vrius, lymphoma, human papilloma virus )

RC
- 518 days ago - boston.com
A report from the Boston Globe on the potentially contagious nature of some types of cancer in humans. Long known to be contagious in some animals, including dogs, researchers are finding contagious cancer can affect humans, too.
A Disease That Allowed Torrents of Creativity
Health & Wellness  (tags: frontotemporal dementia, FTD )


- 606 days ago - nytimes.com
Ravel and Dr. Adams were in the early stages of a rare disease called FTD, or frontotemporal dementia, when they were working, Ravel on "Bolero" and Dr. Adams on her painting of "Bolero," Dr. Miller said. The disease apparently altered circuits in their b
15 Hepatitis Infections Tied to Ex-Nurse
Health & Wellness  (tags: disease, humans, healthcare, illness )

Tia
- 625 days ago - news.yahoo.com
EL PASO, Texas - At least 15 military service members or their relatives are believed to have been infected with hepatitis by a nurse suspected of stealing their painkillers during surgery.
Precious Young Woman Left Paralyzed From Severe Torture in Chinese Forced Labor Camp
Health & Wellness  (tags: suffering-warning, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', tibet, china, torture, tibet )

Fey Catar
- 625 days ago - faluninfo.net
Precious Young Woman Left Paralyzed from Severe Torture in Chinese Forced Labor Camp. She died 3 times, but now lives on a ventilator, paralyzed. MORE CHINESE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY-SIGN APPEAL TO WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND BOYCOTT CHINA!!
Tell the FDA What You Think About Drug Ads.
Health & Wellness  (tags: FDA, pharaceutical companies, side-effects, advertising )

Just
- 633 days ago - secure.consumersunion.org
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon decide whether these TV ads should include a toll-free number and web address where you can report side effects or other problems.
Chip Implants Linked To Animal Tumors
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, society, study, humans, healthcare, interesting, family, news, research, microchips, medical, Animals, cancer )

Jerilyn
- 636 days ago - cbs4denver.com
WASHINGTON (AP) ― When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved implanting microchips in humans, the manufacturer said it would save lives, letting doctors scan the tiny transponders to access patients' medical records almost instantly.
Why America Needs Universal Health Care
Health & Wellness  (tags: US health care, Medicaid, bureacracy, health insurance )

RC
- 660 days ago - washingtonpost.com
Incisive report on how people slip through the medical-care cracks in this country - the forgotten, almost-middle class ill: too "well-off" for Medicaid, not "sick enough" for other aid.
Chinese Drug Manufacturer Whose Ingredient Led to 4 US Deaths Not Certified to Make Pharmaeceuticals
Health & Wellness  (tags: China, heparin, pharmaceuticals, outsourcing, unregulated production )

RC
- 661 days ago - nytimes.com
Another fine example of how the world is being harmed by the greed of manufacturers who outsource their production to China, a country that doesn't adhere to any kind of safety and health standards. 4 people in the US died from their carelessness.
 
 
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