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Yesterday, the American Medical Association — the U.S.’s largest and most influential medical association — passed a new policy stance calling for a government review of marijuana’s legal status.
Marijuana is currently classified by the federal government as a Schedule I drug, grouping marijuana with drugs like heroin, LSD, and PCP, which are deemed [...]

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Sales of the cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia, which Merck sells under a partnership which Schering-Plough Corp., plunged 23 percent to $945 million; the drugs have been hurt by questions about their efficacy and safety.

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By Bob Livingston • Apr 17th, 2009 •
original article here
Osteoporosis & Heart Disease Linked Studies show an inverse correlation between bone mineral density and calcification of the arteries—a major contributor to heart disease. This means that if our bone mineral density is low, the calcification of our arteries is high. This makes osteoporosis and [...]

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Floride is promoted as being important for your teeth. All the science and clinical evidence shows not only is Floride NOT good for you, but it is VERY poisonous. Please watch this.

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Although the media blitz will tell you of the great benefits of this toxic chemical, please read the fine print before poisoning yourself for minimal gain.
The “Jupiter” trial was funded by Astra Zeneca (the maker of the drug being tested) to study primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (fatal and nonfatal) in healthy patients with low [...]

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High Fructose Corn Syrup
Should Be Labeled As A Poison

By Carolyn Guilford
www.savannahtribune.com
October 9, 2008

“This chemicalized fructose is sweeter than sugar in an unhealthy way, and is digested differently in a bad way. Research has shown that “high-fructose corn syrup” goes directly to the [...]

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Dr. Dana King and his team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have just completed a very inspirational study.  Dr. King and his team set out to find if middle-aged adults could reap the rewards of habits like eating vegetables and walking 30 minutes a day.
The researchers reported in June 2007 that [...]

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Too little of HDL (high density lipoprotien), one type of cholesterol, has been linked to memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease.
Scientists studied more than 3,500 civil servants to investigate how levels of HDL or “good” cholesterol were associated with memory. HDL cholesterol can influence the formation of the beta-amyloid “plaques” that are a distinctive feature in [...]

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Women who have used Fosamax are nearly twice as likely to develop atrial fibrillation (quivering of your heart’s upper chambers), which is the most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat.
Fosamax is the most widely used drug treatment for the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis. The FDA approved the first generic version (called alendronate) in February.
The drug was [...]

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The following is written by Dr. Mercola
Every year, more than 2 million Americans suffer from serious adverse drug reactions. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), these reactions cause about 100,000 deaths per year, making prescription drugs the fourth-leading cause of death in the country.
Compare this to the death toll from illegal drugs [...]

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