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Marijuana edibles burgeoning into an industry MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Move over, pot brownies. The proliferation of marijuana edibles for both medical and recreational purposes is giving rise to a cottage industry of baked goods, candies, infused oils, cookbooks and classes that promises a slow burn ...
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CPSC Buckyballs settlement gives buyers refunds Owners of Buckyballs and Buckycubes desk magnets are eligible for refunds if they return the products, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday. In the spring of 2012, CPSC sued Maxfield & Oberton to force a recall of Buckyballs and ...
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UPDATE 1-Some on downed Malaysian plane were heading to AIDS conference (Adds detail, comments). By Sonali Paul. MELBOURNE, July 18 (Reuters) - Some of the passengers on a Malaysian airliner that crashed in eastern Ukraine were headed to a major international AIDS conference in Melbourne, the Australian government said ...
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| Gentiva Gets Alternative Offer Amid Kindred's Hostile Bidding Gentiva Health Services Inc. (GTIV:US), the home health and hospice company resisting a hostile takeover attempt from Kindred Healthcare Inc., said it was approached by another investor in the sector with a higher bid. The alternative bidder for Gentiva said ...
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Flight 17 Crash Casts Shadow Over Melbourne AIDS Meeting A Dutch scientist and a World Health Organization spokesman heading to an AIDS meeting in Melbourne were among 298 Malaysia Airlines passengers and crew killed on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Many passengers on board Flight 17, which ...
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| Judge approves delay of hearing on Partners deal BOSTON (AP) — A Suffolk Superior Court judge has granted Attorney General Martha Coakley's request to delay a scheduled hearing on an agreement her office reached with Partners HealthCare. The deal would let the state's largest hospital and ...
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Cost of Kidney Donation May Deter the Poor THURSDAY, July 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Living kidney donations in the United States have declined in recent years, and one reason may be that poorer people can't afford to donate an organ, a new study suggests. A donor's average estimated cost of ...
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Energy Drink 'Cocktails' May Boost Desire to Drink More THURSDAY, July 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Mixing caffeinated energy drinks with alcohol appears to boost the desire to keep on drinking, new research reveals. The finding from a small study of young adults suggests that the energy drink-booze ...
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A Vasectomy May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk Men with vasectomies may be at an increased risk for the most lethal form of prostate cancer, researchers have found. But aggressive cancer nonetheless remains rare in these patients. Earlier studies had hinted at a connection between vasectomies and ...
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Leading HIV researchers lost as flight MH17 is downed in Ukraine The attacked Malaysia Airlines flight was carrying more than 100 of the world's top Aids experts who were flying to an international conference in Melbourne, including leading HIV researcher and "true humanitarian" Joep Lange. The victims, which have left ...
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Hobby Lobby Reaction: NY AG, Senate Dems Propose Contraceptives ... The proposed bill will require 90 days notice to employees before a New York company can make a change to contraceptives coverage. Posted by Alfred Branch , July 17, 2014 at 02:57 PM. Comment2 0. More. Repost; Print this page · Email; Flag as ...
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The Ebola threat in Sierra Leone: Initial lessons to be learnt In a world of globalization when travelling across the world has become so fast and easy, disease transmission has correspondingly become much more rapid. A few decades ago, disease transmission took much longer to occur from one place to another ...
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HIV/AIDS Stigmatized Among African-Americans WASHINGTON —. African-Americans bear the brunt of the HIV crisis in the United States. They are more frequently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and more likely to die from this disease than any other racial or ethnic group in the country. There are many reasons, ...
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Cases of arterial disease higher in sex-abused women SEXUAL abuse as a child increases a woman's risk of developing early signs of artery disease, a study has found. Share. Go To. Comments. Scientists linked a history of sexual abuse with inner lining thickening of the carotid artery carrying blood to the brain.
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| UPDATE 1-Amgen parathyroid drug found effective in kidney patient trial (Adds future trial data detail). July 17 (Reuters) - An experimental drug proved effective in a late-stage study in reducing excess levels of a hormone associated with a serious condition often seen in patients with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis, ...
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Only 1 in 5 sexually active US teens HIV-tested Young people account for the largest portion of new HIV infections, but only 22% of sexually active high schools students have ever been tested for HIV, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Those between 13 and 24 accounted for about ...
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Chikungunya virus: It's coming for us, but not quite yet The mosquito-borne disease is widespread in the Caribbean, and the latest case in Pinellas County is an 81-year-old woman who returned from the region after traveling there in June and early July. It's possible that an infected person bitten by a mosquito ...
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21: Science's limit when it comes to the drinking age (CNN) -- On July 17, 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which withheld a percentage of highway funds from any state that didn't raise the minimum drinking age to 21. The week before, Reagan had ...
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Hormonal Contraceptives Raise Odds of Gestational Diabetes The odds of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) were 40% higher among women with a history of hormonal contraceptive use than in women who never used contraception, according to a study published July 17 in Preventing Chronic Disease.
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Access to places for safe physical activity on the rise in U.S., CDC reports Christian and Jessica practice their kicks in Corey Langer's level two beginning swim class on Wednesday at the Merced College pool. CHRISTOPHER WINTERFELDT — cwinterfeldt@mercedsunstar.com ...
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| New Evidence Fuels Concerns About The Safety Of Niacin The string of failures– for HDL therapies in general and for niacin in particular– continues unabated. The publication of the main results of the HPS2-THRIVE trial, along with new information from the AIM-HIGH trial, provide no evidence of a beneficial effect for ...
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Vitamin B No Help for Alzheimer's: Review WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Taking B vitamins does not slow age-related mental decline or prevent Alzheimer's disease, a new review says. People with Alzheimer's have high blood levels of a compound called homocysteine, and ...
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| Potassium Supplements May Help Some Heart Failure Patients WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Potassium supplements might boost the survival of heart failure patients who are already taking diuretic drugs, a new study suggests. Nearly 5.8 million Americans have heart failure. As doctors explain it, ...
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CDC under scrutiny for safety lapses Safety and security problems put the head of the Centers for Disease Control under the microscope at a House hearing. Lawmakers questioned Dr. Thomas Frieden over concerns such as workers being exposed to live strains of anthrax and avian flu being ...
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