(Natural News) For an illustrative example of the federal government’s outdated approach to marijuana policy, one need look no further than the poor quality of the cannabis provided by the feds to scientists engaged in marijuana research. Since the 1960s, the only legal way to obtain marijuana samples for research purposes has been through the… … Read more
(Natural News) Is the day we’ve all been waiting for finally on the horizon? Monsanto and the EPA have been caught red-handed in the midst of a legal controversy. Unsealed court documents have shown that not only is the EPA severely lacking in the standards department, but that the federal agency colluded with one of… … Read more
Huffington Post FDA Links Breast Implants To Deaths From Rare Type Of CancerHuffington PostWomen with implants “have a very low but increased risk” of developing a type of lymphoma. By Michael McLaughlin. Nine women have died of a rare type of lymphoma that Food and Drug Administration officials now say may be caused by breast … Read more
CNBC Chances of passing Obamacare replacement bill improve amid talk of changes to plan, as House awaits CBO scoreCNBCThe odds of getting an Obamacare replacement bill passed by the House of Representatives improved late Wednesday as the White House reportedly offered to tweak the plan by getting rid of the set of minimum benefits health … Read more
Reuters Children in Fresno, California have three times the rate of lead poisoning as the children in FlintQuartzFlint, Michigan put lead poisoning on the map for many. But the midwestern city is far from an outlier. Children in thousands of places in the US are plagued by high blood levels of lead—and a new report … Read more
The Daily Chronic Illinois General Assembly to Consider Ending Marijuana Prohibition, Regulating and Taxing Marijuana for Adult UseThe Daily ChronicSPRINGFIELD, IL — State lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday that would end marijuana prohibition in Illinois and establish a system in which marijuana is regulated and taxed for adult use. The Senate bill, SB 316, is sponsored … Read more
NPR Pharmacy Owner Acquitted Of Murder In Meningitis Outbreak That Caused 64 DeathsNPRThe owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy was acquitted on 25 counts of second-degree murder, but guilty of racketeering and fraud in the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people and hurt more than 700. A jury found Barry Cadden, …Pharmacist convicted of … Read more
The Boston Globe Sperm count via smartphone? Yes, it’s a thing.The Boston GlobeWalk through the family-planning aisle of any pharmacy, and you’ll fine a preponderance of options for a woman seeking to sort out her fertility status. From ovulation kits to pregnancy tests, the available offerings are a blunt representation of the …Want to examine … Read more
Fox News Boy with skin disorder finds best friend in dog with same conditionFox NewsAn 8-year-old Arkansas boy and a 14-year-old dog in Oregon diagnosed with the same skin condition met for the first time this weekend, after an anonymous donor saw a news report on their online friendship and offered to help. Carter Blanchard … Read more
TIME The Benefits of Being an Older MotherTIMEThe baby-making dictum is about as old as childbearing itself: Have your children while you’re young; they’re healthier, you’re healthier, everyone’s happier. Maybe, but a growing body of work is showing that while the dangers of later-life …Older mothers are better mothers, study suggestsThe Independent all 11 news … Read more