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Va gov declares state of emergency for quake Herald Tribune | RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Bob. McDonnell has declared a state of emergency for areas affected by Tuesday's earthquake that shook people from Georgia to Canada. | McDonnell said Friday in a news release that damage from the 5.8 magnitude earthquake appears to be greater than initial reports. He...
Cannabis drug Sativex given cancer trials in Manchester BBC News A cannabis-based medicine is to be given to advanced cancer patients in Greater Manchester. | The study will be the first time Sativex has been used in cancer treatment in a UK hospital. | It is licensed for multiple sclerosis treatment, but Salisbur...
Undercover film of psychedelic drug 'shaman' Peter Aziz BBC News | A self-styled shaman who brewed a drink containing a Class A drug for ritual healing ceremonies has been jailed for 15 months at Bristol Crown Court. | Peter Aziz, 51, from Buckfast in Devon, made a drink from the illegal jungle plant ayahuasca, wh...
'Shaman' Peter Aziz jailed over psychedelic drug drink BBC News A self-styled shaman who brewed a drink containing a Class A drug for ritual healing ceremonies has been sentenced to 15 months in jail. | Peter Aziz, 51, from Buckfast in Devon, supplied a drink made from the illegal jungle plant ayahuasca. | The pl...
NPP Fought The Drug Menace With .... Peace FM Online NPP fought the drug menace with all weapons in its armoury. NDC policies have rather emboldened drug users/dealers. "When a wise man dies in the backyard of a foolish man, e get as e bi. Because people go ask say upon all his wisdom, why ebi say na f...
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No major heart risk seen in new psoriasis drugs The Star | CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new, highly effective class of psoriasis drugs did not appear to raise the risk of heart problems in a review of published studies, but the analysis may not...
NHS postcode lottery 'keeps £11-a-day drugs from MS victim' London Evening Standard Multiple sclerosis patients in London are being denied a pain-relieving drug by the NHS. | More than half a dozen trusts in the capital are advising doctors not to prescribe Sative...
Adolescent Health | Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco The New York Times | On Monday, we kicked off Adolescent Health Week with a collection of general health and safety resources. Tuesday, we rounded up Times resources for about sex and teenage pregnan...
Pfizer pays Nigeria drug-trial victims Al Jazeera | US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has begun long-awaited compensation payments to families over a 1996 drug trial blamed for the deaths of 11 children and disabilities in dozens of ...
Alzheimer's prevention drug in six years The Examiner | In Alabama over 93,000 people suffer from dementia and Alzheimer’s. Approximately 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. This number includes 5.1 million age...
Sarkozy in emergency meeting on euro debt crisis Herald Tribune | PARIS - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy interrupted his vacation to hold an emergency government meeting Wednesday about the debt troubles that have hit global markets hard. E...
Eat chocolate daily to reduce heart disease risk by a third Newstrack India | London, August 29 (ANI): Here's good news for all chocolate lovers - a research has indicated that a daily dose of chocolate could slash the risk of... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Enemy of the People: Privatized Medicines and Healthcare? WorldNews.com Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | A recent article in The New York Times about how the United States is suffering from a shorta... (photo: AP / Matt Peyton/AP Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation)
Prescribing Exercise to Treat Depression The New York Times | Can a stroll help ease depression? That question preoccupied Dr. Madhukar H. Trivedi, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwest... (photo: Creative Commons / embhoo)
