Medical Marijuana Benefits

" Marijuana Rx Has medical marijuana gotten a bad rap? Dr. Jon LaPook talks with Dr. Herbert Kleber and Dr. Mitch Earleywine on the pros and cons of using medical marijuana...

Shopaholism May Soon be a Recognized Disease

Shopaholics have been all over public media these days. With former  NY State health commissioner Antonia Novella's excessive spending habit, the chart topping Confessions of A Shopaholic book by Sophie...

It's Not Just About Getting High - Seven Marijuana Stocks

"On Thursday, January 22, CNBC will be presenting a program called Marijuana Inc., which goes into depth about the big business of marijuana. But besides the illegal uses of marijuana, there are many medical uses....

GAP Action Programme. No health without mental health

Around the world people suffering from epilepsy go untreated, specially because there are many forms of epilepsy, in some countries many are  unable to access simple and inexpensive anticonvulsant drugs...

I'm pro-life for me, pro-choice for you

The discourse surrounding abortion is often clouded with ambiguity.  Labels such as "pro-life" seem to condemn all those who are "pro-choice" as being against life.  The label "pro-choice"  does not...

ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN SCIENCE UNVEILS WORLD'S FIRST GENOME-WIDE SPINAL CO...

The Allen Institute for Brain Science today unveiled the groundbreaking Allen Spinal Cord Atlas, the world's first genome-wide map of the mouse spinal cord. Researchers can immediately access the free online...

Warning! Tofu May Harm Your Memory

Vegetarians beware. Those that eat lots of any kind of specific food might be in danger of too much or too little of one chemical or another. After all in the end that's all that food is - a combination of...

Can mobiles make you infertile?

Can the radiation emerging from mobile phones cause impotency, this subject has been debated on many occasions. There have been reports coming time to time which claims that excessive mobile usage slows down sperm...

Bulimic John Prescott's secret Big Mac binges

It's take a big man to admit to binge eating. A quite candid revelation."Bulimic John Prescott used to gorge on Big Macs after attending lavish five-course state banquets.The former Deputy Premier's late-night...

Your daily latte could protect your brain

Any excuse to have that extra cup of coffee in the morning is good news for me. Recent research suggests that coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body."The...

Psychiatry, Tom Cruise and Scientology

"The fact of the matter is psychiatry has made mistakes before, fatal mistakes. Sixty years ago there were six or seven mental disorders, now, according to the DSM, there are well over three hundred. Are we, as a...

Puppy Prozac - Gimme a Break!

As pharmaceutical companies are wont to do, here is yet another way to squeeze a dollar out of people who value and adore their dogs.  This time it's for "separation anxiety.""Depression and related disorders...

Fat Talk spurs kids' eating disorders

This makes so much sense.  If schools and parents start obsessing about kids' weights,it's likely the kid will begin to obsess about it too - and that isn't healthy under any circumstances.  And what...

Mindful sex 'the new anti-depressant'

A new group therapy technique from a UBC researcher uses meditation techniques to improve sex.  The discussion here is aimed at women, but I'm sure there are men who could benefit from similar therapies...

Ground Zero Pharmaceuticals announces expands regulatory consulting services ...

"Therapeutic areas covered by GZP's services include cancers of both hard and soft tissues, AIDS, antiinfectives and antivirals, medical imaging, dermatological disorders such as psoriasis, acne, rosacea, erythema and herpes, anti-inflammatory/analgesics for rheumatoid...

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