Monday, May 29, 2017

Medical journal calls for tighter rules on legal pot to protect young

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Marijuana legalization will harm the health of youth unless major changes to the proposed law are made to protect their developing brains, a medical journal editorial says.

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India has reported its first three cases of the Zika virus, including two pregnant women who delivered healthy babies.

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People with serious food allergies want others to stop faking allergies in restaurants. They worry the tall tales may compel kitchen staff to stop taking any claim seriously.

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South Carolina teen death renews concerns about the safety of energy drinks.

Flour recall

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has added more brands to its recall list of flour and flour-based products, over further fears of E. coli contamination.

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Two separate studies this week threw cold water on the theory that moderate drinking improves heart health and a health reporter says research linking common foods and health outcomes tends to be misleading.

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Patients who are told their medication can have certain side-effects may report these symptoms more often than patients who aren't aware their treatment carries these risks, study of 'nocebo effect' suggests.

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One in 4 Alzheimer's deaths in the United States are now occurring at home — a startling increase that marks a shift away from hospitals and nursing homes.

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Why an Ottawa-based entrepreneur has made it his life's mission to prevent drug-addicted teens from dying.

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Researchers in Toronto have received a $2.6 million grant to bolster Indigenous maternal and child health programs in the province.

Liam and Mandy McKnight

A compound found in cannabis reduced convulsive seizures in children with a severe form of epilepsy by nearly half, a new study shows, validating the anecdotal evidence of some parents who've been pushing for such a treatment.

MED-Zika Mosquito-5 Things

The Zika virus arrived a year before the first case was detected in Brazil, and several months before it was first reported in Florida, gene sequencing studies suggest.

Graco My Ride 65 car seat

Graco's Canadian division is recalling 1,393 car seats with potentially defective harness restraints.

BBC News - Health
Researchers find that the cocktail of chemicals in cigarettes is harmful to developing liver cells.

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