Monday 30 July 2018

Poll: Majority in U.S. Support Medical Pot

Nearly nine out of every 10 adults -- 85 percent -- believe that marijuana should be legalized for medical use, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll has found. And more than half, 57 percent, support the legalization of recreational marijuana.



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Food Fight: So, What Is 'Milk'?

woman in milk isle

Strong opinions come from both sides of the debate. While nondairy milk sales increased by 61% from 2012 to 2017, overall sales of dairy milk fell 15% in the same period, according to industry statistics.



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Friday 27 July 2018

Medicare Slashes Star Ratings for Staffing at 1 in 11 Nursing Homes


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Poll: Editing Babies' Genes OK, Up to a Point

Almost three-quarters of Americans in a new poll approve of gene editing to prevent serious health problems in babies, the Pew Research Center found. But tampering with intelligence is going too far, the survey results show.



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Vaping Medical Pot May Not Ease COPD Symptoms

For most people in a study of COPD patients, vaping cannabis had no clinically significant effect -- either negative or positive -- on their symptoms of breathlessness during exercise or on their exercise performance.



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