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Judge won't let stem cell money keep flowing

WASHINGTON -- A federal judge has turned down the Justice Department's request to temporarily delay his order that could shut down federal funding for some stem cell research.

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Merck, J&J arbitration on drug rights starts soon

TRENTON, N.J. -- Drugmaker Merck & Co. said Tuesday that arbitration will begin in late September in its dispute with Johnson & Johnson over revenue from two blockbuster drugs for rheumatoid arthritis and other immune disorders.

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US smoking rate still stuck at 1 in 5 adults

ATLANTA -- U.S. smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly, frustrated health officials reported Tuesday.

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Merck schizophrenia drug approved for 2 new uses

TRENTON, N.J. -- Merck & Co. said Tuesday its schizophrenia drug Saphris has been approved for two additional uses by the Food and Drug Administration.

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Haiti quake survivor returns home after 6 months

Half-buried in rubble, Bazelais Suy struggled to breathe - a dead woman lay on his chest. He knew he had to get her off, fast. Because he could still move his arms, he somehow managed to remove his belt, loop it around the woman's own belt and drag her off. But his legs were still pinned.

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Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene

TOKYO -- Japan has confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected in a man who had medical treatment in India, a health ministry official said Tuesday.

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Picking right blood pressure medicine challenging

WASHINGTON -- It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better personalize therapy - perhaps even using a blood test.

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UK regulators want Avandia diabetes pill pulled

LONDON -- GlaxoSmithKline's controversial diabetes pill Avandia should be pulled from the U.K. market because of concerns that the drug can increase the risk of heart attacks, British drug regulators said Monday.

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Cholera outbreak in Cameroon 'worst in 20 years'

YAOUNDE, Cameroon -- UNICEF says more than 300 people have died in the West African nation of Cameroon from the country's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years.

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WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production

HONG KONG -- The vaccine used to contain the recent swine flu pandemic was effective, but health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production during the next global outbreak, a World Health Organization official said Monday.

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Expert warns of complacency after swine flu fizzle

HONG KONG -- A leading virus expert urged health authorities around the world Sunday to stay vigilant even though the recent swine flu pandemic was less deadly than expected, warning that bird flu could spark the next global outbreak.

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NASA advises Chile on trapped, isolated miners

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile -- A team of NASA doctors and engineers recommended Friday that Chilean authorities regulate the day-and-night sleep patterns of 33 trapped miners, boost their Vitamin D intake and phase in an exercise program as their nutrition improves.

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Abbott abandons plans to sell vaccines business

WASHINGTON -- Drug and medical device firm Abbott Laboratories said Friday it has abandoned plans to sell its vaccines unit, less than three months after exploring sales talks with rival companies.

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Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?

ATLANTA -- Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?

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Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer

LONDON -- People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests.

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Workers bear larger share of health premium costs

INDIANAPOLIS -- Workers are paying a larger portion of their health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to their employees to help ride out the economic downturn, an annual study shows.

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Summary Box: Workers pick up growing insurance tab

2010 COSTS: Total premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance climbed only 3 percent for family coverage and 5 percent for single coverage, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust report.

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Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation

WASHINGTON -- Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.

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New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB

Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it.

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Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia

NEW YORK -- Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems.

Med-Marijuana
Links

Info Source for Full-THC Cannabis
www.medicalmarihuana.ca/

Institute of Medicine Report- Marijuana
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/marimed/

Health Canada Medical Marijuana Program
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/marihuana/index_e.html

Pitt U. Alternative Medicine
http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/syst.html

Cannabis Facts
http://www.druglibrary.org/

GLA Info
http://www.healthandage.com/html/res/com/ConsSupplements/GammaLinolenicAcidGLAcs.html

Yale U. Health Info
http://yalenewhavenhealth.org/s_frontpage/index.html

FDA recommends Omega's for Heart Health
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/NEW01115.html

Omega Health
http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/0,1525,992,00.html

Mayo Clinic Health Info
http://www.mayoclinic.com/

Omega's for Health
http://www.health-heart.org/

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