(Natural News) Researchers from St. George’s, University of London have confirmed that cannabinoids are effective in destroying the cells of leukemia, a cancer of blood-forming organs. When used in conjunction with chemotherapy treatments, cannabinoids, the active chemicals in cannabis, results against the blood cancer cells improved significantly. The new findings, which have been published in… … Read more
(Natural News) There’s a very simple way to manage your blood sugar levels. It’s so easy you can do it while sitting, watching TV, or reading a book: munching on almonds. These flexible and nutrition-packed nuts are known to have awesome medicinal value and one of the diseases they can help treat is diabetes. Research… … Read more
(Natural News) A $43.8 million (about $33 million U.S. Dollar) state-run initiative called “Doctors in Secondary Schools” has been rolled out in the state of Victoria, Australia. This program promises to “fund general practitioners (GPs) to attend up to 100 Victorian government secondary schools up to one day a week to provide medical advice and… … Read more
Patch.com Michigan Could Be 3rd State To Raise Smoking Age To 21Patch.comThough well-intentioned, laws to raise the smoking age to 21 face opposition from critics who say they send a mixed message to young adults. By Beth Dalbey (Patch National Staff) – Updated June 12, 2017 10:11 pm ET. Michigan Could Be 3rd State To …Sweden … Read more
BBC News ‘Seductive names’ make vegetables more appealingBBC NewsHow do you get more people to eat their greens? Give vegetables seductive names, say US researchers. A team at Stanford tried it out on students in the university cafeteria and found veggie sales went up by 25% when indulgent labels were used. “Sizzlin …Researchers find clever … Read more
Orlando Sentinel Two LA Fitness clubs investigated after Legionnaires’ disease outbreakOrlando SentinelFour customers at LA Fitness gyms in MetroWest and Hunter’s Creek developed Legionnaires’ disease, a serious form of pneumonia caused by a waterborne germ. Kyle ArnoldContact ReporterOrlando Sentinel. Privacy Policy. Two LA Fitness health clubs in …Form of pneumonia caught by 4 people at Florida … Read more
Reuters J&J diabetes drug shows heart benefit in large safety studyReutersFILE PHOTO – A Johnson & Johnson building is shown in Irvine, California, U.S., January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo. By Bill Berkrot. Johnson & Johnson’s type 2 diabetes drug Invokana significantly reduced the risk of serious heart problems …J&J Drug Prevents Heart Attacks At Cost … Read more
CNN Teen dances from hospital bed days after heart transplantCNN(CNN) Fifteen-year-old Amari Hall went from open-heart surgery one week to a full-on dance party the next. The Capitol Heights, Maryland, teenager was born with a heart defect and needed a heart transplant. Amari, still hooked up to several tubes and …Teenager dances for joy after … Read more
Washington Post Their child was bitten by a black widow spider. Here’s what they want other parents to know.Washington PostWhen Josh and Kristine Donovan noticed a bruise behind their daughter’s knee, they thought it was an ordinary bug bite — until the mark grew and 5-year-old Kailyn came down with a fever. Doctors first told … Read more
Irish Times Accessing abortion is a ‘lottery’ under Irish rules, says psychiatristIrish TimesAccessing an abortion under the terms of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act (PLDPA) can be a “lottery”, a leading perinatal psychiatrist has said. Prof Veronica O’Keane, a senior lecturer in the department of psychiatry at Trinity College …Pregnant Irish Teen Placed … Read more