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The Great Debate
While marijuana use is still illegal under federal law, the general direction of state laws regarding marijuana is clearly moving in the direction of leniency. Two states in November, Colorado and Washington, legalized it for recreational purposes....
Tags: Recreational Substance Use, Chemical Industry, HIV, Glaucoma, Science
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Doctors warn about staying cool in the heat
Baltimore has already experience its first two Code Red Heat Alert days, and the weekend forecast is for more high temperatures. Here are some reminders from Johns Hopkins emergency physicians about how to stay healthy in extreme heat: +Drink a lot of...
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Medical marijuana bill draws patients to Topeka
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsMedical marijuana, some patients say it's their best medicine for pain. But opponents feel legalizing a drug will only lead to more drug abuse. Kansas lawmakers may get to decide the issue this year. A house committee will hear testimony from patients...Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Treatments, Heart Attack, Substance Abuse
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Cooler Temperatures Forecast For SoCal
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- Cooler temperatures are forecast for Southern California Friday, ending an extended heat wave that sent the mercury soaring into the triple digits. Expect a 10 to 15 degree reduction in highs as the onshore flow...Tags: Symptoms, Heat Stroke, Headaches, Weather, KTLA
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Medical marijuana in Michigan: Panacea or problem?
![<span style="font-size: small;">After a 2003 auto accident left Buchanan’s Craig Linn with a spinal cord injury, he tried everything to help relieve the pain.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-10/324674620-01170352.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">After a 2003 auto accident left Buchanan’s Craig Linn with a spinal cord injury, he tried everything to help relieve the pain.</span>")
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterAfter a 2003 auto accident left Buchanan’s Craig Linn with a spinal cord injury, he tried everything to help relieve the pain. But each new drug provided little relief, he says. In early 2010, Linn was approved for a medical marijuana card,...Tags: Church and State Relations, Hospitals and Clinics, Corporate Crime, Human Interest, Laws
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Man is it hot
For most of my life, I’ve lived in places where summers were uncomfortable, and occasionally intolerable. Muggy heat makes me almost claustrophobic at times. The National Weather Service has given us an additional measuring tool, the heat index....Tags: Headaches, Medical Services, Mayo Clinic, Services and Shopping, Forestry and Timber
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Medical marijuana inspires strong opinions, but what does science say?
Depending on whom you ask, marijuana is a dangerous drug that should be kept illegal alongside heroin and PCP, or it's a miracle herb with a trove of medical benefits that the government is seeking to deny the public -- or something in between: a plant...Tags: Recreational Substance Use, Drug Trafficking, Medical Services, HIV, Social Issues
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Positive signs in Mason-Hale's road to recovery
For Chris Mason-Hale, healing comes in very small stages, sometimes so small he can't even see them.
Since suffering a paralyzing spinal cord injury in a Western Tech football game 14 months ago, he has come a long way. But progress is excruciatingly...Tags: Chris Mason, Gaming, Legs, Movies, Family
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Celtics update: Rajon Rondo’s health not expected to be an issue for Game 5
Orlando Magic BasketBlog» Orlando Sentinel – Orlando Magic BasketBlogCeltics guard Rajon Rondo said he's eating lots of bananas, drinking lots of water and getting massages to prevent the leg pain that hindered him in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.... -
For muscle cramps, there's no good cure
Booster ShotsCramps, those annoying contractions of muscles, particularly in the legs, may not be lethal, but they can be extremely painful. Surprisingly, there are no really good treatments for them, according to new guidelines issued Tuesday by the American... -
Pro: Marijuana Use for Chronic Pain and Nausea
Special to The TimesMedical marijuana use has a history stretching back thousands of years. In prebiblical times, the plant was used as medicinal tea in China, a stress antidote in India and a pain- reliever for earaches, childbirth and more throughout Asia, the Middle...Tags: Recreational Substance Use, California, HIV, Health, Science and Technology
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State allows some doctors to prescribe drugs even after they're charged with crimes
Staff WriterState health officials declared Dr. Mark Kantzler unfit to practice medicine because of drug abuse and, fearing for his patients' safety, suspended his license by emergency order in July 1991. Today, the family practitioner runs a St. Petersburg area...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Medical Services, Mother's Day, Social Issues, Laws
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