June 9, 2008
· Filed under Health Topics
The Vermont Department of Health is warning people about a nationwide outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to certain raw, red tomatoes.
The Health Department says no illnesses have been reported in Vermont.
Since mid-April, there have been 145 reported cases of salmonella poisoning across the country caused by the rare Salmonella Saintpaul. At least 23 people have [...]
May 18, 2008
· Filed under Health Insurance
Doctors will prescribe cannabis-based drugs to cancer, multiple sclerosis and AIDS patients in a planned NSW Government trial.
NSW Health Minister Reba Meagher will write to Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon in the next few weeks for permission to import and trial a drug expected to be Sativex, which delivers cannabis compounds through an oral spray.
“While [...]
April 8, 2008
· Filed under Mental Health
The latest wrongful death suit was filed Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court by the widower of an Iowa woman who died at home during kidney dialysis Nov. 30. Mark Scott of Davenport accuses Baxter of selling defective heparin that caused her death. His wife, Melissa Scott, 53, began experiencing nausea and vomiting after treatment [...]
February 22, 2008
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Around seven million people in the UK � two-thirds of them women - suffer from migraines. Christine Prince, 54, from Bath, lived with crippling attacks for more than 30 years before she had pioneering treatment. Here, she tells [...]
February 22, 2008
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The American College of Physicians, the second-largest doctors group in the United States, issued a policy statement on medical marijuana this week after it was approved by its governing body.
The group cited evidence that marijuana is valuable in treating severe weight loss associated with Aids, and nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy in cancer patients.
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