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Sacramento considers pot dispensary restrictions - San Jose Mercury News

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:12 GMT

San Francisco Chronicle (blog)Sacramento considers pot dispensary restrictionsSan Jose Mercury NewsAP The City Council voted unanimously this week to have city staff draft an ordinance that would prohibit dispensaries within 500 feet of parks, schools and other places where children gather. They would also have to be at least 500 feet away from ...Richmond OKs 3 pot clubs, puts 5% tax on ballotSan Francisco ChronicleCity Council considering ban on pot dispensariesLongmont Daily Times-CallSacrame

Sleep Disorder May Signal Neuro Conditions to Come - MedPage Today

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:15 GMT

PsychCentral.comSleep Disorder May Signal Neuro Conditions to ComeMedPage TodayExplain to interested patients that this study indicates that REM sleep behavior disorder may presage an increased risk of developing a neurodegenerative condition several decades later. ...'Jimmy Legs' Could Mean Parkinson's LaterKMGH DenverSleep Disorder May Help Predict Parkinson's Decades EarlierMSN Health & FitnessSleeping Behavior Predicts Neurodegenerative DiseasesSoftpediaZee News -Shift W

Census data reveal broad differences among states in rates of uninsured - Washington Post

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:15:15 GMT

TopNews Arab EmiratesCensus data reveal broad differences among states in rates of uninsuredWashington PostNew census data released Tuesday confirm a huge spread in the rate of uninsured from state to state and the big difference in impact that can be expected as a result of the health-care overhaul recently passed by Congress. ...HealthNews Dozen: States with Highest Rate of Medically UninsuredHealthNewsRate for Brown County residents without health insurance better than state'sGreen Bay Pr

Clark County mosquito crews on West Nile virus warpath - The Columbian

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:15:14 GMT

WKRG-TVClark County mosquito crews on West Nile virus warpathThe ColumbianClark County Mosquito Control District employee Kyle Kirby treats a storm drain near the intersection of Northeast 139th Avenue and 84th Street in Vancouver Wednesday. An active season of nuisance floodwater mosquitoes put crews two to four weeks ...West Nile confirmed in Larimer CountyThe ColoradoanBudget woes strip West Nile programDanville NewsWest Nile virus found in Allegheny CountyPittsburgh Post GazetteJackson Clari

Child heart ops 'stay suspended'

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:23 GMT

Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.

Child-free by choice

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:23 GMT

But why do others question the decision?

Implanted Wireless Glucose Sensor That Could Transform Management Of Diabetes ... - Medical News Today

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:18 GMT

Nature.com (blog)Implanted Wireless Glucose Sensor That Could Transform Management Of Diabetes ...Medical News TodayAmerican bioengineers have demonstrated that an implanted glucose sensor with potential to transform the management of diabetes has passed a crucial test: the device they developed worked continuously in animals for over a year, without showing signs ...Wireless sensor watches blood sugar for diabeticsReutersSensor implant monitors blood sugarCBC.caGroundbreaking wireless sensor wi

Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:10 GMT

AP - More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.

Mother's grief

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:45:21 GMT

Living with the effects of the Oxford heart surgery deaths.

Can your doctor call you 'fat'?

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:45:21 GMT

Doctors need to be more direct when they are dealing with overweight patients, according to the government's health minister.