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  Another arrest made in medical marijuana killing

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 3:53pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  The common-law wife of a man accused of beating a medical marijuana patient to death in Kalispell was arrested Wednesday on charges she stole the victim's pot plants.
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  Profitable Depopulation Plot Links JP Morgan-Chase And Goldman Sachs to Vaccination Contaminations

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 3:50pm CDT by GOZO-unlimited

  A medical investigation into suspicious outbreaks and propaganda used to sell drugs and vaccines has exposed investment bankers at JP Morgan-Chase (JPMC) and Goldman Sachs (GS) for plotting to shock/stress, frighten, poison, and kill billions of people most profitably–pharmaceu …
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  Childhood Obesity and Diabetes: Two Sides of the Same Coin - TIME

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 3:15pm CDT by midnightbliss10

  Michelle Obama isn't the only person alarmed by the epidemic of childhood obesity. So is weight-control specialist Dr. Howard Shapiro. "Kids at the age of 12 are getting adult-onset diabetes," says Shapiro.
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  Check blood pressure at home, not doc's office

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 3:08pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Think you need to go to the doctor's office to check your blood pressure? Think again: The best way to predict your risk of stroke or heart attack due to high blood pressure is through systematic monitoring at home rather than periodic checks in the doctor's office, new research  …
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  In adult films, condom question looms large

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 1:59pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  A campaign to mandate the use of condoms in adult videos produced by California's pornography industry made allies of seemingly strange bedfellows.
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  The Rape-aXe condom: like having your very own Vagina Dentata!

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 1:41pm CDT by Ageing Hippie

  Dr. Sonette Ehlers has invented something amazing to curb the atrocity of rape once and for all: the Rape-aXe condom!
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  Prostate cancer vaccine wins US approval

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 1:37pm CDT by Hemal Thaker

  A "vaccine" which harnesses the body's own immune system to fight prostate cancer has been approved for use by US drug regulators.
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  Promise seen in drug for fragile X syndrome

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 1:10pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  An experimental drug succeeded in a small clinical trial in bringing about what the researchers called substantial improvements in the behaviors associated with retardation and autism in people with
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  Cum Has 2,000 Calories!?: Sex According to Right-Wing Moralist Crusaders

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 12:49pm CDT by Loretta Kemsley

  For many who grew up in America public Sex Education did a lot more harm than good. When you're taught that sex is not a recreational activity—unless you're a disease-ridden whore—and condoms don't work (if you have sex, you WILL get pregnant).
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  Oklahomans Sold Fake Health Policies

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 12:43pm CDT by us_news

  OKLAHOMA CITY -- With federal health care reform a reality, authorities are now concerned about citizens falling prey to health care scams.
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  FDA Takes Steps to Increase Safety of Foods During Transport Agency poised to set new safety standards for the transportation of food in commerce; provides new guidance

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 12:42pm CDT by Par4TheCourse

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  Patient's Whole Genome Reveals Risk of Diseases and Adverse Drug Responses Study demonstrates that whole-genome analysis may play future role in clinical medicine

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 12:32pm CDT by Par4TheCourse

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  Child malnutrition hits Ivory Coast despite food

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 11:57am CDT by msnbc.com health

  Eight-month-old Aminata Sanogo weighed little more than a newborn as her mother took the severely malnourished baby to the hospital, traveling past marketplaces piled high with mangos and avocados. By the time they arrived, it was too late.
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  The power of genetic information and personalized medicine

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 11:55am CDT by Invivoscribe

  This story helps bring into focus the impact genomics will bring to personalized molecular medicine. The story also illustrates how information can be used (or ignored) by the patient.
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  8 ways to outsmart your allergies

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 11:50am CDT by msnbc.com health

  Think allergies end in April or May? Those sneezy, itchy-eyed, congested months can last well into late fall, as different trees, then grasses and, finally, weeds bombard the air with pollen. How to stay outside and virtually symptom-free - all year.
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  Attention Whole Foods Shoppers - NewsTrust.net

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 11:46am CDT by Mary Price99224

  Attention Whole Foods Shoppers - NewsTrust.net
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  Would you go under the knife with nothing but a hypnotist to numb the pain?

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 11:24am CDT by Soph0571

  At first glance, the scene unfolding around Philippa Plaisted as she lay on the operating table appeared completely in keeping with the setting. To her left stood the surgeon, masked and gowned, with his scalpel raised in the air in readiness.
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  New federal rule targets harmful mercury emissions

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 11:01am CDT by Matthew Daly, Associated Press Writer

  The Obama administration says 5,000 deaths could be prevented each year under new rules announced Friday to limit the amount of mercury and other harmful pollutants released by industrial boilers and solid waste incinerators.
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  WHO chief: NKorea needs stronger health system

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 10:39am CDT by Eliane Engeler, Associated Press Writer

  North Korea needs to strengthen its health system by modernizing medical equipment, ensuring sufficient supply of medicines and paying greater attention to malnutrition, the World Health Organization's director said Friday.
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  House cat nurses abandoned bobcats

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 10:21am CDT by msnbc.com health

  In just a few months, three baby bobcats found in South Carolina could be a danger to a gray tabby named Zoe. But these days, the fuzzy felines are just members of the family for the nursing mother.
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  Corruption: USDA Looks Out Only for Self Interests

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 10:07am CDT by GOZO-unlimited

  The decisions made by these insiders show whose side they`re really on. They look out for number one (Big Ag) and couldn`t care less about the health of Americans.
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  WHO issues warning about corruption of pharmaceutical industry

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 9:59am CDT by GOZO-unlimited

  The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued a fact sheet warning about the corruption and unethical practices that are endemic to every step of the pharmaceuticals business.
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  Teen girls bribed to get Gardasil vaccine with shopping vouchers

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 9:50am CDT by GOZO-unlimited

  The British National Health Service (NHS) has begun bribing teenage girls between the ages of 16 and 18 to get Gardasil vaccines.
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  Tajikistan to start polio vaccination campaign

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 8:43am CDT by Associated Press

  Health officials in Tajikistan will start a nationwide polio vaccination campaign Saturday in response to the first outbreak of the disease in the Central Asian country in over a decade.
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  In adult films, condom question looms large

  Posted: April 30th, 2010, 7:51am CDT by msnbc.com health

  A campaign to mandate the use of condoms in adult videos produced by California's pornography industry made allies of seemingly strange bedfellows.