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Archive for March 3rd, 2010

Cancer society stops urging docs to offer PSA test (AP)">Cancer society stops urging docs to offer PSA test (AP)

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Cancer society stops urging docs to offer PSA test (AP)

AP - The American Cancer Society is urging doctors to make clearer to men that the test used to screen for prostate cancer has limits and may lead to unnecessary treatments that do more harm than good.

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L.A. marijuana dispensary law challenged in court (Reuters)

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L.A. marijuana dispensary law challenged in court (Reuters)

Reuters - Medical marijuana activists filed suit on Tuesday seeking to block a new Los Angeles ordinance they say is overly restrictive and would force virtually every pot dispensary in the city to close.

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Typical CPR best in kids, but hands-only works too (Reuters)

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Typical CPR best in kids, but hands-only works too (Reuters)

Reuters - Bystanders who start CPR on children before paramedics arrive can save lives and limit brain damage, regardless of whether they do the old-fashioned type of CPR with chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth or the newer “hands-only” CPR, a study from Japan confirms.

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Long-term cannabis use can double risk of psychosis (Reuters)

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Long-term cannabis use can double risk of psychosis (Reuters)

A young woman smokes marijuana before the 10th annual Marijuana March in downtown Toronto May 3, 2008. REUTERS/Mark BlinchReuters - Young people who smoke cannabis or marijuana for six years or more are twice as likely to have psychotic episodes, hallucinations or delusions than people who have never used the drug, scientists said on Monday.

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Cancer Children (Time.com)">Study: Parents Weigh Hastening Death for Cancer Children (Time.com)

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Study: Parents Weigh Hastening Death for Cancer Children (Time.com)

Time.com - A small but intriguing study suggests that many parents may wish to hasten death for terminally ill children in order to relieve their pain

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