(Natural News) As expected, there has been the formation of a partisan divide in Washington, D.C. after reports published this week revealed that two-time failed Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee paid for the infamous “Trump dossier,” which alleged big-time collusion between the president’s campaign team and the Russian government. For… … Read more
Washington Post Marijuana users have more sex, researchers findWashington PostRegular marijuana users have about 20 percent more sex than abstainers, according to a new study from researchers at Stanford University. The study analyzed data on 28,000 female and 23,000 male participants in the National Survey of Family Growth, …Regular marijuana users have more sex, study saysCNNDoes … Read more
KWCH ‘You never left her side’: Video captures ‘angel’ nurse singing to dying patientSacramento BeeAs 63-year-old Margaret Smith lay dying in Vanderbilt University Medical Center, nurse Olivia Neufelder tried to make some of her last moments on Earth as tranquil as possible. Neufelder, who has been friends with Margaret for 15 years, sang “Dancing …Nurse … Read more
Washington Post A shocking overdose photo exposed her addiction — and may have saved her life Washington Post Erika Hurt had become the face of drug addiction. The young mother was captured in a photograph by police, passed out in the driver’s seat of her car outside a Dollar General store in Hope, Ind. … Read more
HealthDay Fentanyl Driving Surge in Fatal US Opioid OverdosesHealthDayFRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Extremely powerful synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl or carfentanil, were directly responsible for more than half of thousands of opioid overdose deaths across many states in 2016, a new report finds. Most …Fentanyl in More Than Half of Opioid Deaths … Read more
MIT Technology Review This Doctor Diagnosed His Own Cancer with an iPhone UltrasoundMIT Technology Reviewby Antonio Regalado; October 27, 2017; “To look at this as just an ultrasound device is like looking at an iPhone and saying it’s just a phone.” Every marketer wants the perfect story to tell. But if you’re in medicine, you … Read more
Newsweek Dog Saved by Opioid Reversal Drug After Overdosing and Collapsing During Her WalkNewsweekAs America’s opioid epidemic continues to take lives at a devastating rate, it’s now also affecting our furry friends. In the latest case of pet overdoses, a puppy fell victim to the deadly crisis, which President Donald Trump declared a public health … Read more
CNN Sugar and cancer: Is there a link?CNN(CNN) Does sugar, which makes all things delicious, lead to cancer? A biologic mechanism in yeast cells may explain the relationship between sugar and malignant tumors, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications.Study: Sugar could play a role in stimulating cancerFood Dive all 2 … Read more
Newsweek What is Scrotal Elephantiasis? Kenyan Man Has Surgery After 11-Pound Testicles Left Him Barely Able to WalkNewsweekThe 20-year-old, from the small town of Kibigori in western Kenya, first noticed a cyst growing on his genitals at the age of 10. The lump gradually grew and grew until Opiyo was left with a three-foot penis … Read more
U.S Attorney General Jeff Sessions is a longtime opponent of marijuana legalization. But in an interview on Thursday, he was guarded about the Trump administration’s plans to push back against the growing number of states that are ending cannabis prohibition. “I can’t comment on the existence of an investigation at this time,” he said, adding … Read more