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Voters in Maine this week decisively approved a measure that will make medical marijuana more available to residents, the Bangor Daily News reported Nov. 4. The ballot initiative, approved by 58 percent of voters, expands the list of qualifying health…
Researchers from Rush University Medical Center may have discovered how alcohol transforms regular cancer cells into a more aggressive form of the disease that can spread to other areas of the body. Researchers added alcohol to colon and breast cancer…
Tennis champion Andre Agassi’s admission of drug use more than a decade ago has caused confusion and condemnation among current and former tennis pros, including some who have been professed admirers of his career. In his forthcoming autobiography, Agassi admits…
The California legislature held a hearing this week on a bill that would legalize marijuana, and if that fails to pass state voters will likely have the opportunity to vote on legalization via ballot initiative next fall, the New York…
Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina say that a common amino acid could be used to undo the brain-circuitry changes wrought by cocaine use and reduce craving for the drug, Science Daily reported Oct. 23. “Our finding suggests…
The U.S. isn’t the only North American country to ban fruit-flavored cigarettes: Canada also imposed a ban this week, and unlike the U.S. included small cigars on the prohibited list. Reuters reported Oct. 8 that the measure that took effect…
People in recovery from alcohol addictions can suffer sleep disruptions for months or years after they stop drinking, Reuters reported Oct. 2. Researchers at SRI International monitored the brain activity during sleep of a group of 42 people in recovery…
A Virginia company plans to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for permission to market its smokeless-tobacco products as “modified risk,” the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Sept. 23. Star Scientific Inc. aims to be the first company to seek…
Smoking, overeating, and having high blood pressure and cholesterol can shave up to 15 years off the lifespan of middle-aged men, according to researchers at the U.K.’s Care Quality Commission. The Times of London reported Sept. 18 that the study…
Gunmen have attacked another drug-treatment center in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico, gunning down 10 patients and staff members just weeks after a similar incident resulted in 18 deaths. The Associated Press reported Sept. 16 that the latest killings, likely carried out…
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