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More Evidence That Marijuana Prevents Cancer (www.alternet.org) TMC

New study finds that marijuana smokers have a lower risk of head and neck cancers.

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Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

Americans Double Down on Antidepressants (www.truthdig.com) TMC

The number of Americans who are exploring the concept of better living through antidepressant chemistry nearly doubled in the decade from 1996 to 2005, according to a study published in Archives of... More

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Submitted 7 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

Why we say yes to drugs | Salon Books (www.salon.com) TMC

July 20, 2009 | Not long ago, I was talking with a couple of friends who are about a decade younger than I am. We got onto the subject of recreational drugs and how my friends had recently sworn off... More

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Submitted 8 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

Why We Say Yes to Drugs (www.salon.com) TMC

Not long ago, I was talking with a couple of friends who are about a decade younger than I am. We got onto the subject of recreational drugs and how my friends had recently sworn off Ecstasy. "I know... More

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Submitted 8 months ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |

Michael Jackson Probably O.D.'d -- Just Like Thousands of Americans Who Fall Victim to Our Overdose Epidemic (www.alternet.org) TMC

As the world continues to mourn the death of Michael Jackson and the details of his final hours emerge, it appears that it may be another in a long line of celebrity drug overdoses. Jackson is... More

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Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Ritter requests stockpiled drugs to prepare for swine flu in Colorado (coloradoindependent.com) TMC

Gov. Bill Ritter asked for Colorado’s share of antiviral drugs from a federal stockpile on Sunday as reports of swine flu cases mounted across the country.

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Submitted 10 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Pharmaceutical Factories Dumping Drugs into Water Supply (airamerica.com) TMC

New federal studies show that water tested at waste treatment plants near drug companies contains a wide range of pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics, muscle relaxers and tranquilizers

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Submitted 11 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Weekly Pulse: Drugs, Sex, and the Single Payer (open.salon.com) TMC

This week, we bring you news of drugs, sex, and single-payer health insurance, including a fun video clip on Obama's new drug czar from the Rachel Maddow show. Now that Obama has chosen his top... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Free Antibiotics -- in U.S. Food and Water (www.alternet.org) TMC

The July 3 FDA directive was straightforward. Routine dosing of farm animals with cephalosporin antibiotics to prevent disease and promote growth would be prohibited effective Oct. 1, 2008.

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

What Sanjay Gupta doesn't know about pot (www.alternet.org) TMC

By Russ Belville. The next surgeon general needs to stop putting politics before science. Gupta may not be ready for that. If Dr. Sanjay Gupta is picked for the post of surgeon general, he... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |

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