A Ballot Push to Legalize Marijuana, With Alcohol as the Role Model

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In Colorado, a proposal to legalize possession of marijuana in small amounts is likely to be on the ballot this fall, backed by the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol.......

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Viruses That Con Bacteria With Helping Hand

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Scientists studying ocean microorganisms have encountered something they have never seen before. A marine virus that cons certain photosynthetic bacteria into letting it come inside because it appears to offer a "helping hand" by bringing resources very like their own to help them acquire......

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Cognitive Impairment Seems Common Among Older Men

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The Mayo Clinic released its study of aging report today and announced that more than six percent of Americans, aged seventy to eighty-nine years, suffered from mild cognitive impairment (MCI). They also state that the data show more men are affected than women, and those with only high school......

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Alzheimer’s Neurons Induced From Pluripotent Stem Cells

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Led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, scientists have, for the first time, created stem cell-derived, in vitro models of sporadic and hereditary Alzheimer's disease (AD), using induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with the much-dreaded......

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Data For Adipose Stem Cell Heart Attack Trial Published In JACC

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Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYTX) has announced the publication of previously reported six-month outcomes from APOLLO, the Company's European clinical trial evaluating adipose-derived stem and regenerative cells (ADRCs) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (heart attack or AMI), as Research......

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Patients With Diabetes Benefit From Lifestyle Counseling In Primary Care Setting

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Lifestyle counseling, practiced as part of routine care for people with diabetes, helps people more quickly lower blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels and keep them under control, according to a large, long-term study published in the February issue of Diabetes......

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New Means For Creating Elastic Conductors Has Implications For Medical Devices

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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new method for creating elastic conductors made of carbon nanotubes, which will contribute to large-scale production of the material for use in a new generation of elastic electronic devices. "We're optimistic that this new approach......

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Well Blog: The Kettlebell Workout for Back and Neck Pain

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Kettle-shaped iron weights, which have been used for centuries to train Russian soldiers and athletes, appear to be a promising therapy for back, neck and shoulder pain, new research shows.......

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Wisconsin Scientist Says H5N1 Flu Strain He Created Is Less Dangerous

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A Wisconsin researcher said his team’s version of the H5N1 bird flu virus is not as lethal as that developed by Dutch researchers.......

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High fructose linked to teen heart risk

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AUGESTA, Ga., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- High fructose consumption may put adolescents at diabetes and cardiovascular risk, U.S. researchers said.......

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Dengue threatens 2.5 billion people

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GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, threatens about 2.5 billion people -- more than 40 percent of the world's population -- a U.N. report said.......

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Positive thinking, affirmation help health

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NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- People can use positive thinking and self-affirmation to help make and sustain behavior change, U.S. researchers said.......

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New Rules for School Meals Aim at Reducing Obesity

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The Obama administration announced long-awaited changes to government-subsidized school meals, issuing rules that add more fruits and green vegetables and reduce the amount of salt and fat.......

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Iodine Usage In Scans Affects Thyroid Function

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Using iodinated contrast media in imaging scans has been linked to alterations in thyroid function, which in turn raises the risk of developing hyperthyroidism, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, reported in Archives of......

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Chemical Contaminants Linked To Low Immune Response To Vaccines

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Although there have been some controversies in recent years, the routine childhood vaccination programs remain at the forefront of disease prevention in the community. Now, it appears that chemicals may affect the immune response to the vaccines, and reduce the immunity they......

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Global Update: Abortion: Worldwide Rate Stopped Falling After 2003

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The world’s abortion rate, which began declining steadily in the 1990s, has stopped falling, according to a new study.......

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