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Feds to stop prosecuting medical marijuana users (Update)
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Oct 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by ...
Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill
May 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The push to legalize medical marijuana in Illinois has taken a big step forward.
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Marijuana rivals mainstream drugs for HIV/AIDS symptoms
May 29, 2009 |
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Those in the United States living with HIV/AIDS are more likely to use marijuana than those in Kenya, South Africa or Puerto Rica to alleviate their symptoms, according to a new study published in Clinical Nursing Research, publis ...
Teens who frequently go out with friends more likely to use marijuana
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Marijuana use appears to have decreased among most European and North American adolescents between 2002 and 2006, and those who went out with friends on fewer evenings of the week were less likely to report using the drug, ...
AMA votes to seek repeal of 'don't ask,don't tell'
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The American Medical Association on Tuesday voted to oppose the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, and declared that gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities.
The herbal remedy: Teens use cannabis for relief, not recreation
Apr 22, 2009 |
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When legal therapies let them down, some teens turn to cannabis. A new study, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Substance Abuse, Treatment, Prevention and Policy suggests that around a third of teens who sm ...
Legalize it? Medical evidence on marijuana blows both ways
May 25, 2009 |
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Sparked anew by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's call for the state to study the legalization of marijuana, both sides in the smoldering pot debate point to research to bolster their positions.
Medical interpreters break language barriers in health care
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Language barriers in health care settings can decrease access to quality care and diminish comprehension for limited English proficient patients (LEP). These barriers compromise quality of care, and increase ...
Self-monitoring with blood glucose test strips inefficient use of health-care resources
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Routine self-monitoring of blood glucose levels by people with type 2 diabetes who are not taking insulin is an ineffective use of health resources as the modest benefits are outweighed by the significant cost of test strips, ...
Privacy concerns over Google book project
Jul 24, 2009 |
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Google's ambitious book scanning project, already facing anti-trust scrutiny and awaiting court approval, is also raising concerns among privacy advocates and civil liberties groups.
Scientist: Public policy should promote family mealtimes
Sep 09, 2009 |
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In a new report, University of Illinois professor Barbara H. Fiese urges local, state, and federal governments, businesses, and community leaders to promote family mealtimes as a matter of public policy.
Success of anti-meth ads questioned by study
Dec 11, 2008 |
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An independent review investigating the effectiveness of a publicly funded graphic anti-methamphetamine advertising campaign has found that the campaign has been associated with many negative outcomes. The review was published ...
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