(Natural News) Actor George Clooney, along with his human rights lawyer wife, Amal, has just donated $1 million to the Southern Poverty Law Center. A statement released on behalf of the couple said that they wanted to help in “the ongoing fight for equality” in the aftermath of the violent protests that took place in… … Read more
(Natural News) Three medicinal plants used in Saudi Arabian traditional medicine have been found to have powerful anti-cancer properties. Researchers from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have said that their new research may lead to better and cheaper treatment plans for cancer. The team was curious to see how effective herbal… … Read more
(Natural News) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimates that nearly 150 Americans now die from a drug overdose each day. In the past decade, opioid overdoes have quadrupled, as have sales of prescription opioid painkillers. There are now more deaths attributable to drug overdoses than a combination of gun homicides and car crashes. At least 1,000… … Read more
CNN Report: Drug company faked cancer patients to sell drugCNNWashington (CNN) When Insys Therapeutics got approval to sell an ultra-powerful opioid for cancer patients with acute pain in 2012, it soon discovered a problem: finding enough cancer patients to use the drug. To boost sales, the company allegedly took …Sen. Claire McCaskill finds Insys inappropriately pushed … Read more
BBC News ‘Pen’ identifies cancer in 10 secondsBBC NewsA handheld device can identify cancerous tissue in 10 seconds, according to scientists at the University of Texas. They say it could make surgery to remove a tumour quicker, safer and more precise. And they hope it would avoid the “heartbreak” of …Cancer Pen Could Detect Tumors … Read more
KSAT San Antonio Texas issues first medical marijuana licenseMiami HeraldTexas has issued its first medical marijuana license, and two more companies are expected to be awarded licenses soon. Cansortium Texas, which is a part of Florida-based Cansortium Holdings, received a license Friday, the Austin American-Statesman …Texas issues company first license for medical marijuanaKXAN.comTexas grants license to … Read more
WATE 6 On Your Side 30 human cases of West Nile, La Crosse virus confirmed in TennesseeWATE 6 On Your SideNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed Wednesday that they have had 19 human cases of West Nile virus and 11 cases of La Crosse virus infection in the state so far … Read more
HuffPost 5 Nurses Suspended After Admiring A Patient’s Genitals, Including After He Had DiedHuffPostFive nurses at the Denver Health Medical Center were suspended for three weeks after they admired a man’s genitals, both while he was incapacitated at the hospital and after he died. The incidents occurred between March 31 and April 3, 2017, but … Read more
CBS News New report a “wake-up call” about stroke riskCBS NewsAfter decades of seeing improvements, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths in American adults, according to new government research. The report, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that in addition to progress …America is losing battle to prevent strokes, as risk … Read more
CNN Tall people more likely to develop dangerous blood clots, study saysNew York Daily NewsLong story short: The taller you are, the higher your risk for developing blood clots. That’s the eye-opening finding of a new study in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics. After studying more than two million …How Your Height … Read more