Colorado is first state to legalize recreational pot
(Reuters) – Colorado became the first state to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use on Tuesday, setting up a possible showdown...
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Meningitis outbreak stirs calls for FDA pharmacy oversight
(Reuters) – A deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak tied to contaminated steroid shots should spur new legislation to regulate how pharmacies mix and dose drugs, experts...
Insight: Fear and suspicion in Pakistan hamper global polio fight
(Reuters) – When Bill Gates hears about children like Fahad Usman, a two-year-old Pakistani boy crippled by polio before he learned to walk, the billionaire...
U.S. officials sound worldwide alert for Yosemite hantavirus risk
(Reuters) – U.S. health officials have sent warnings to 39 other countries that their citizens who stayed in Yosemite National Park tent cabins this summer...
Surgical abortion pre-term risk
Women who have “surgical” abortions are more likely in the future to give birth to babies prematurely than women who have medically-induced terminations, a study...
Organic food no more nutritious than non-organic: study
(Reuters) – Organic produce and meat typically isn’t any better for you than conventional food when it comes to vitamin and nutrient content, although it...
Insight – Neuroscience in court: My brain made me do it
(Reuters) – He was once a respected pediatrician, loved by patients and their parents for over 30 years. Now Domenico Mattiello faces trial for pedophilia,...
Prostate Cancer Treatments Are Better For White Men
Researchers from the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) at Vanderbilt University have found that black men with prostate cancer receive lower-quality surgical care than white men....