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US smoking rate still stuck at 1 in 5 adults (AP)

AP - 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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FDA cites claims on 2 green tea beverages (AP)

AP - Federal health regulators have issued warnings to the makers of Canada Dry ginger ale and Lipton tea for making unsubstantiated nutritional claims about their green tea-flavored beverages.

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FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan (AP)

AP - Federal regulators have backed off a plan to remove a Shire PLC low blood-pressure treatment from the market after warning in August that the drug has not been proven effective.

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Judge won't let stem cell money keep flowing (AP)

AP - A federal judge on Tuesday refused to lift his order blocking federal funding for some stem cell research, saying that a "parade of horribles" predicted by federal officials would not happen.

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Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene (AP)

AP - 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 (AP)

AP - 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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Weight-loss surgery 'could save millions' in UK (AFP)

AFP - Britain's National Health Service could save millions of pounds a year by offering more weight-loss surgery for obese patients, a medical study said Wednesday.

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For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - To most human males, the thought of your mother anywhere near your sex life is probably horrifying. Not so for the bonobo, one of our closest primate relatives. A new study confirms that hanging out with mom boosts male bonobos' chances of getting intimate with a fertile female.

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Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 7, 2010 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

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Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Infants and preschoolers who don't get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood obesity, a new study suggests.

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Study: Men more susceptible to memory decline (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Men are more susceptible than women to memory problems in old age, according to a new study.

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Long-Term Use of Bone Drugs May Be Linked to Esophageal Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People with osteoporosis who take drugs such as Boniva (ibandronate), Fosamax (alendronate) or Actonel (risedronate) to strengthen their bones may be at an increased risk of esophageal cancer, British researchers report.

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Common bone drugs linked to esophageal cancer risk (Reuters)

Reuters - People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of the gullet or esophagus, a British study found on Friday.

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Autistic Toddlers Prefer to Gaze at Geometric Patterns: Study (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- When given the choice to gaze at geometric patterns or children dancing and playing, toddlers with autism spent more time looking at the patterns while typically developing toddlers preferred to look at other kids, a new study finds.

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Israeli researchers develop promising new HIV treatment (AFP)

AFP - Israeli researchers have developed a new treatment for HIV that kills human cells infected with the virus and could lead to a breakthrough in treating AIDS, the Haaretz newspaper said on Friday.

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Long-term weight loss may be harmful to health (Reuters)

Reuters - Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday.

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Are allergies associated with heart disease? (Reuters)

Reuters - Common allergies that bring on wheezing, sneezing and watery eyes could be next to join the list of factors linked to heart disease, suggests a large new study.

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Low-Carb Diets Heavy on Meat May Raise Health Risks (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A low-carbohydrate diet that derives fats and proteins from vegetable sources rather than meats is probably healthier, new research finds.

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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