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Fact file: What is Diprivan?

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 11:34pm CDT by msnbc.com health

Diprivan, a powerful sedative reportedly found at Michael Jackson's home, is generally used as an anesthesia during surgeries. Find out more about the medication.
| New PTSD program answers need for comprehensive treatment

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 8:26pm CDT by Ageing Hippie

Symptoms of combat stress and post-traumatic stress disorder for wounded warriors include continual nightmares, avoidance behaviours, denial, grief, anger and fear.
Medical Marijuana: Users, Growers Can Sue Over Police Raids, California Appeals Court Rules

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 5:09pm CDT by MinnieApolis

EXCERPT: In the first ruling of its kind, the California 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento held Wednesday that medical marijuana patients and growers can sue police for illegally raiding their properties and destroying their plants. The ruling came in County of Butte v.
7 summer foods you shouldn't miss

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 4:08pm CDT by msnbc.com health

Buying fruits and vegetables at their peak from your local farmer's market or grocery store is good for both your health and your wallet. Here are 7 summer foods you shouldn't miss.
Wealth, Disability Factors in Alcohol-longevity Tie

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 3:38pm CDT by jameseg

Known differences between moderate drinkers and those who don't drink explain "some, but not all of the" claimed benefits of drinking in moderation.
Naturopathic Medicine - Topic Overview - MSN Health & Fitness - Alternative Medicine

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 3:30pm CDT by Bryan Brouhard

I would be interested in your opinions regarding persons with a Phd in naturopathy, who have not attended a CNME ND educational program, practicing holistic health/medicine with the title of Naturopath.
Up to 6,000 exposed to hepatitis at hospital

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 3:01pm CDT by msnbc.com health

A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, officials said.
Fact file: What is Diprivan?

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 2:04pm CDT by msnbc.com health

Diprivan, a powerful sedative found at Michael Jackson's home, is generally used as an anesthesia during surgeries. Find out more about the medication.
DadLabs: making mistakes so you don't have to

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 12:14pm CDT by CK Lunchbox

As a new father ten years ago I underestimated a number of finer points involved in the pregnancy and birth of a child: I had a habit of putting diapers on backwards (diaper dyslexia), my second son required forceps in order to be pulled out of his mother (She's four-foot somet …
Vegetarian diet 'weakens bones' - Yahoo! News

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 12:05pm CDT by Josh of Arc

People who live on vegetarian diets have slightly weaker bones than their meat-eating counterparts, Australian researchers said Thursday.
Should Advertising for Alcoholic Beverages Be Prohibited? Poll and My Opinion

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 11:53am CDT by jameseg

Do you think all advertising for alcoholic beverages ought to be prohibited? On July 2, 2009 the British Medical Association passed a resolution seeking to make advertising for alcoholic beverages illegal as noted in several news articles, including the ones linked to here,1 an …
Research: Being a vegetarian can cut your risk of cancer by a half

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 11:20am CDT by nearing

Being a vegetarian protects you from cancer, claim scientists in a wide-ranging study which found cutting out meat can reduce the risk of some types of the disease by half.
Unlicensed Telecommuting Psychiatrist Sentenced to Slap on the Wrist

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 11:17am CDT by take2la

Hageseth's case drew widespread attention because it involved the rather new arena of online services and so-called "telemedicine." His defense consistently maintained county prosecutors could not try him for practicing in the state because he never stepped foot in Californ …
The secret to good sex: aging

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 11:09am CDT by greenpagan

Despite aging bones and decades spent sharing the conjugal bed, old married people just might do it better.
Afterbirth-It's What's For Dinner

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 9:34am CDT by Alaskans

"Most mammals, Cassandra explained, eat their placentas, to which I countered that most dogs eat their poop. For those of you who have never seen one, the placenta is to the baby what Stephen Baldwin is to Alec Baldwin."
New Study Warns: Avastin Combined with Chemo Can Cause Hole in Stomach

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 9:30am CDT by Sherry Baker

Bevacizumab is the generic name for the widely used Genetech cancer drug marketed as Avastin. It inhibits tumor growth by blocking angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels.
Getting Old Is Better Than Expected

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 9:14am CDT by cartooncat

Adults age 18 to 64 were asked what they expect will happen when they get old. Those 65 and older were asked what actually has happened to them. The results (18-64 / 65 and older):
"How to make your pelvic exam not suck"

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 8:23am CDT by Women's Health Care Centre

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha is a ... writer/activist/educator who works for a gynecological teaching asssociation, teaching med students how to give pelvic exams that—among other things—take women's trauma histories into consideration.
The Smelliest City in North America-Videographer Surveys the Growing Stench

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 7:26am CDT by Mike Dojc

Nose plug sales on the rise
Slow Down: How Our Fast-Paced World Is Making Us Sick

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 7:07am CDT by bondibox

In the last 150 years, however, the human relationship with time has radically changed.
Federal 'organic' label's integrity under fire

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 4:53am CDT by msnbc.com health

USDA shortcomings mean consumers who buy "organic" are not always getting foods without pesticides, produced in a way that is gentle on the environment.
MyMedLab Creates Liver Panel in Response to Acetaminophen Warnings

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 3:40am CDT by Gary in Olympia

FDA warning has many consumers concerned about exposure to excessive levels of this very common drug.
Swine Flu spread via Chemtrails....not a "deadly" virus, so don't worry.

Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 2:54am CDT by Sandie Seward

I had this video link sent to me via e.mail yesterday. Is there really any truth in it? Would "they" do it to us? Watch this ten minuet video and then make up your own minds, but I think it's quite possible!

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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 2:54am CDT by Sandie Seward