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California to enact comprehensive medical marijuana regulations: California Governor Jerry Brown on Friday signed into law

California to enact comprehensive medical marijuana regulations: California Governor Jerry Brown on Friday signed into law the state's first comprehensive regulations of medical marijuana, two decades after legalization fueled a wild west of disparate local rules, a gray market in cultivation and concerns...
Source: reuters.com

Researchers Warn of Rare Injuries Observed with Epi-Pen Administration in Kids: By Kelly Young Edited by André Sofair,

Researchers Warn of Rare Injuries Observed with Epi-Pen Administration in Kids: By Kelly Young Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS Epinephrine autoinjectors have caused lacerations and embedded-needle injuries in children, although the adverse events are likely rare, according...
Source: jwatch.org

U.S. cancer doctors drop pricey drugs with little or no effect: U.S. oncologists, aware that patients are paying more of

U.S. cancer doctors drop pricey drugs with little or no effect: U.S. oncologists, aware that patients are paying more of the costs of expensive cancer drugs, are increasingly declining to prescribe medicines that have scant or no effect, even as a last resort.
Source: reuters.com

Oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for neuropathic pain in adults | Cochrane

Oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for neuropathic pain in adults | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

NASA Earth Observatory : : This photograph shows one of the few places on Earth where an international boundary can be seen

NASA Earth Observatory : : This photograph shows one of the few places on Earth where an international boundary can be seen at night.
Source: nasa.gov

Dear Ms Morgan, your thinking is from the stone age : Why does an anonymous authoritarian prescribe what our children learn?

Dear Ms Morgan, your thinking is from the stone age : Why does an anonymous authoritarian prescribe what our children learn? Instructing teachers on what they ‘should’ do takes away the excitement of discovery
Source: theguardian.com

Junior doctors – 'no one understands the level of responsibility we have': From listening to suicidal patients to looking

Junior doctors – 'no one understands the level of responsibility we have': From listening to suicidal patients to looking after the sickest children in the UK, junior doctors are the backbone of the NHS
Source: theguardian.com

Genetic screening for mental health grows rapidly despite little evidence tests work - The Boston Globe: New tests that

Genetic screening for mental health grows rapidly despite little evidence tests work - The Boston Globe: New tests that identify the best psychiatric drugs for patients based on their DNA have limited science behind them and lots of questions ahead.
Source: bostonglobe.com

New study finds zipline-related injuries are rapidly increasing: The popularity of ziplining has skyrocketed rapidly in

New study finds zipline-related injuries are rapidly increasing: The popularity of ziplining has skyrocketed rapidly in recent years. The increase in popularity has also increased the number of injuries related to ziplining. A new study by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The...
Source: eurekalert.org

The Decline of 'Big Soda': Is Drinking Soda the New Smoking? - Slashdot

The Decline of 'Big Soda': Is Drinking Soda the New Smoking? - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Cassandra Rewritten In C++, Ten Times Faster - Slashdot

Cassandra Rewritten In C++, Ten Times Faster - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

UK Man Gets Britain's First-Ever Conviction For Illegal Drone Use - Slashdot

UK Man Gets Britain's First-Ever Conviction For Illegal Drone Use - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Disease free water, a global health challenge, commands an international team effort: Peter Vikesland, an expert in the

Disease free water, a global health challenge, commands an international team effort: Peter Vikesland, an expert in the optimization of drinking water disinfection practices and a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, is the principal investigator for a new five-year $3.6...
Source: eurekalert.org

Study suggests that washing dishes decreases stress: Washing those dreadful dishes after a long day seems like the furthest

Study suggests that washing dishes decreases stress: Washing those dreadful dishes after a long day seems like the furthest thing from relaxation. Or is it?
Source: medicalxpress.com

Call for Britain to over-ride patents on Roche cancer drug: A group of patients and campaigners has called on Britain's

Call for Britain to over-ride patents on Roche cancer drug: A group of patients and campaigners has called on Britain's health minister to over-ride patents protecting Roche's expensive breast cancer drug Kadcyla to allow for the import or manufacture of cut-price copies.
Source: reuters.com

How to “nudge” smokers to reduce tobacco use? - reduce the nicotine in cigarettes. Now@NEJM: Health problems due to

How to “nudge” smokers to reduce tobacco use? - reduce the nicotine in cigarettes. Now@NEJM: Health problems due to smoking account for 6 million deaths annually and are the leading cause of death worldwide. Despite the dramatic reduction of smoking rates in the past 50 years in the U.S., nearly...
Source: nejm.org

Car smoking ban comes into force - BBC News: A law banning smoking in vehicles where children are present comes into force

Car smoking ban comes into force - BBC News: A law banning smoking in vehicles where children are present comes into force in England and Wales.
Source: bbc.co.uk

The glucagon‐like peptide 1 receptor agonist liraglutide attenuates the reinforcing properties of alcohol in rodents Vallöf,

The glucagon‐like peptide 1 receptor agonist liraglutide attenuates the reinforcing properties of alcohol in rodents Vallöf, Daniel. Maccioni, Paola. Colombo, Giancarlo. Mandrapa, Minja. Jörnulf, Julia Winsa. Egecioglu, Emil. Engel, Jörgen A.. Jerlhag, Elisabet. Addiction Biology.
Source: wiley.com

Study's message to recovering alcoholics: Quit smoking to stay sober: Adult smokers with a history of problem drinking who

Study's message to recovering alcoholics: Quit smoking to stay sober: Adult smokers with a history of problem drinking who continue smoking are at a greater risk of relapsing three years later compared with adults who do not smoke. While treatments for alcohol abuse traditionally require concurrent treatment...
Source: eurekalert.org

Ukraine outbreak brings polio back to Europe, WHO says: Two children in southwestern Ukraine have been paralyzed by polio,

Ukraine outbreak brings polio back to Europe, WHO says: Two children in southwestern Ukraine have been paralyzed by polio, the first outbreak of the disease in Europe since 2010, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, in a setback for a global eradication campaign.
Source: reuters.com