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Just one Diet Coke or Pepsi Max a day can 'triple the risk of a deadly stroke' and dementia IF YOU'RE partial to a can of Pepsi Max at lunch, or enjoy a splash of Coke Zero with your favourite rum - you might want to put that drink back on ice.
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Human Umbilical Cord Blood Helps Aging Mice Remember, Study Finds Decades ago, scientists surgically attached pairs of rats to each other and noticed that old rats tended to live longer if they shared a bloodstream with young rats.
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Diet sodas may be tied to stroke, dementia risk (CNN) Gulping down an artificially sweetened beverage not only may be associated with health risks for your body, but also possibly your brain, a new study suggests.
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Drinking beetroot juice before exercising boosts brain performance A number of studies have shown that physical activity can have positive effects on the brain, particularly in later life. New research has found that it may be possible to bolster these effects, simply by drinking beetroot juice before exercising ...
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World's Largest Psychedelic Drug Conference 'Psychedelic Science 2017' In Oakland This Week But will doctors and patients normalize alternative therapies involving MDMA, LSD, ketamine, and other 'unlawful' drugs? By Blake Gillespie · Email.
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Drink beetroot juice and exercise for a 'younger' brain Combining the drink with exercise strengthens certain regions of the brain, making it appear more youthful and potentially preventing the organ's decline.
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Is Beet Juice the Secret to Staying Young? Beets are a common sweetening ingredient in the juices you'll find at most health food stores, but a recent study found another reason to drink the bright red juice: It has anti-aging benefits.
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It's time you learned how 4/20 became 'Weed Day' (CNN) There is something in the air today. Maybe you've noticed. April 20, or 4/20, is known as "Weed Day" in some circles because the date corresponds with a numerical code for marijuana.
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Researchers Find Yet Another Reason Why Naked Mole-Rats Are Just Weird Animals, especially mammals, need oxygen to keep their bodies and brains humming along. But leave it to the African naked mole-rat to buck that trend.
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On marijuana's high holiday, San Rafael High School students hear lecture on pot, young brains Educator Ralph Cantor talks about marijuana and how it affects the brain during an assembly at the birthplace of the 420 holiday at San Rafael High on Thursday.
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4/20 explained: Why this is marijuana's big day Take a look around you: Does your office, coffee shop, or Home Depot seem incredibly chill today? Is the guy who constantly talks about his hiking weekends blessedly quiet, staring off into space with a beatific smile?
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Pot smokers celebrate 4/20 across California Today, April 20, is the most exalted day of the year for marijuana enthusiasts, but now that pot is legal in California aficionados predict that this 4/20 will likely be bigger and smokier than ever.
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Psychedelics cause a higher state of consciousness in new study New research shows that psychedelic drugs like LSD really can elevate the mind to a higher state of consciousness, something a few of us, like The Beatles, have been saying all along.
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Jury Sides with Petco in Case of Pet Rat that Bit and Killed 10-Year-Old Boy Petco was found not negligent by a San Diego jury on Thursday in the case of a 10-year-old boy who died from a bacterial infection his parents said he contracted from his pet rat, which was purchased at the store.
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How many Americans regularly use pot? The number is, errr, higher than you think Many marijuana users hide their stash in their closets. Most people who use marijuana are parents. There are almost as many marijuana users as there are cigarette smokers in the U.S.. Those facts and many more are among the conclusions of a new survey ...
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NYC moves to raise cost of cigarettes to nation's highest NEW YORK - It already is the city that never sleeps - and if Mayor Bill de Blasio has his way it will become the city that never smokes.
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Jury Sides With Petco in Death of Boy From Rat-Bite Fever A jury decided pet retailer Petco was not negligent and is not liable in the death of 10-year-old Aiden Pankey, a boy who died from rat bite fever contracted by his pet rat.
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Cherokee Nation sues drug firms, retailers for flooding communities with opioids Lawyers for the Cherokee Nation opened a new line of attack against the pharmaceutical industry Thursday, filing a lawsuit in tribal court that accuses the nation's six top drug distributors and pharmacies of flooding communities in Oklahoma with ...
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This is an update to the FDA Drug Safety Communications: FDA evaluating the potential risks of using codeine cough-and-cold medicines in children issued on July 1, 2015, and; FDA evaluating the risks of using the pain medicine tramadol in children aged 17 and younger issued on September 21, 2015.
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Pa. awards $10.4M contract to track medical marijuana Medical marijuana grows at a New Jersey operation. In Pennsylvania, the state Health Department awarded a major contract on Thursday.
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420 2017: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Volunteers working for the DCMJ, a Washington group calling for cannabis to be removed from the Controlled Substances Act, roll hundreds and hundreds of marijuana joints on April 13, 2017 in preparation for their April 20th (420) protest, that gathers ...
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Where is pot legal? A look at shifting US marijuana policy FILE - This April 15, 2017 file photo shows marijuana plants for sale at the ShowGrow dispensary a medical marijuana provider in downtown Los Angeles.
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Cherokee Nation Sues Opioid Distributors, Retailers for Drug Epidemic The tribe's lawyers claim the companies 'consciously oversupplied' the market in and around Cherokee Nation with highly addictive prescription opioids.
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Cycling or walking to and from work linked to substantial health benefits Active commuting by bicycle is associated with a substantial decrease in the risk of death from all causes, cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD), compared with non-active commuting by car or public transport, finds a study in The BMJ today.
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Don't Give Kids Cough Syrup Or Pain Meds That Contain Codeine, FDA Says The Food and Drug Administration says children under 12 should not be given prescription medicines that contain codeine or another narcotic, tramadol, and that such drugs can also be dangerous to youth between 12 and 18.
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FDA Strengthens Warnings for Painkillers in Children The Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday that any child younger than 12 should not take the opioid codeine and that those 18 and younger should not take tramadol, another painkiller, after certain types of surgery.
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De Blasio backs raising minimum price of cigarettes to $13 a pack Mayor de Blasio and Health Commissioner Mary Bassett also support a bill that would ban the sale of cigarettes in pharmacies like Duane Reade.
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A protein from umbilical cords could revitalize memory in an aging brain Stanford University researchers gave three injections of human cord plasma to mice that were roughly the equivalent of 70 human years old.
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10 things to know about legal pot Recreational marijuana -- the kind you smoke without a doctor's note -- wasn't legal anywhere in the United States five years ago.
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'Pacemaker' for the Brain Can Help Memory, Study Finds Dr. Doris Greenblatt in New York. Dr. Greenblatt participated in the trial because her epilepsy had caused memory problems. Credit Edu Bayer for The New York Times.
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The Exhaustive List Of Everyone Who's Died Of A Marijuana Overdose Thursday is April 20, better known to many as 4/20, or "Weed Day." People around the world are celebrating the unofficial marijuana holiday by gathering for rallies, smoke-outs, policy discussions and thousands of other weed-centric events.
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26 charged in $40-million Southern California medical kickback scheme Prosecutors charged 26 doctors and other medical professionals Thursday in an alleged kickback scheme that may have defrauded up to 13,000 patients in California and netted the defendants roughly $40 million as they overcharged for medication or ...
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De Blasio backing effort to raise pack of cigarettes to $13 FILE - In this April 7, 2017, file photo, cigarette butts are discarded in an ashtray outside a New York office building. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan on April 19, 2017, to raise the ... more. Photo: Mark Lennihan. Image 2 of 2.
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$13 a pack? NYC mayor wants highest cigarette prices in US NEW YORK - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is pushing for the nation's biggest city to also be the country's priciest spot to buy a pack of smokes.
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Illinois lawmakers gather to discuss legalizing pot FOX 32 NEWS - Should Illinois join a growing group of states that treat marijuana more or less like alcohol -- allowing any adult to use it?
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Illinois lawmakers ponder proposal to legalize marijuana Since the mid 2000s, proponents of marijuana legalization have succeeded in advancing their cause almost twice as often with laws passed in state legislatures than with ballot initiatives approved by voters.
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Can Legal Marijuana Fund CPS? Lawmakers Learn How It's Done In Colorado State lawmakers got the skinny on how Colorado regulates the sale of recreational marijuana Wednesday. View Full Caption. Shutterstock.
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West Virginia Gov's Defense of Medical Marijuana Has Us All Verklempt It's not often that you hear hopeful words of progress coming from the great state of West Virginia. But today Gov. Jim Justice delivered just that.
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West Virginia Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Bill Gov. Jim Justice has signed a bill that makes West Virginia the 29th state to allow the use of medical marijuana. | April 19, 2017, at 4:54 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. West Virginia Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Bill. By ...
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How Health Systems Can Provide Better Care For Seniors Older adults are among the biggest victims of our often disorganized, uncoordinated, and impersonal system of medical care. Backwards financial incentives encourage useless tests and dangerous hospital admissions and discourage important social ...
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Grants awarded to states by Trump administration to combat opioid crisis Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price sent a letter to governors this week announcing the Trump administration's plan to award grants to all 50 states in an effort to help combat the opioid crisis.
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Feds to provide $485M in grants to combat opioid epidemic ATLANTA (AP) - The federal government says it will provide states nearly half a billion dollars for prevention and treatment programs aimed at confronting the opioid epidemic.
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Frog slime could protect us against future flu epidemic "'Potent' new molecule in frog slime may give us new way to beat flu epidemics, say boffins," The Sun reports. Researchers looked at secretions from the skin of a south Indian frog called Hydrophylax bahuvistara.
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