healthmedicinet_i_2017_2

Given the choice, patients will reach for
cannabis over prescribed opioids
Chronic pain sufferers and those taking mental
health meds would rather turn to cannabis instead
of their prescribed opioid...
New standards for better water quality
in Europe
The European Water Framework Directive has
been in force since 2000. Its purpose is to ensure
that rivers, lakes, coastal...
New species of parasitic wasp
discovered in the eggs of leaf-rolling
weevils in Africa
A new species of parasitic wasp has been
obtained from the eggs of weevils, associated with
bushwillows, collected and...
Greater prairie chickens cannot persist
in Illinois without help, researchers
report
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An iconic bird whose booming
mating calls once reverberated across “the Prairie
State”...
New use for paper industry’s sludge
and fly ash in plastics
PRESS RELEASE: New use for paper industry’s
sludge and fly ash in plastics VTT Technical
Research Centre of Finland...
Tracking the movement of cyborg
cockroaches
New research from North Carolina State University
offers insights into how far and how fast cyborg
cockroaches –...
La Jolla’s low blood pressure treatment
clears key study
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co said on Monday its
lead experimental drug to treat low blood pressure
met the main goal of...
Clinical trial supports use of novel
preventive therapy for dangerous
swelling disorder
clinical trial for a new drug to prevent attacks of
hereditary angioedema (HAE) – a rare disorder
characterized by...
3-D-printed bioabsorbable scaffold for
ACL reconstruction with bone
regeneration
New Rochelle, NY, February 27, 2017–
Researchers have designed a 3D-printed porous
scaffold for use in reconstructing...
Pediatricians warn against pot use: Not
your dad’s marijuana
CHICAGO – An influential doctors group is beefing
up warnings about marijuana’s potential harms for
teens amid...
South Korea to extend subsidy on some
egg imports as bird flu hits local output
SEOUL – South Korea is extending a scheme to
subsidize up to half the cost of importing eggs by
For men, heavy drinking may damage
hearts over time
Men with a history of heavy drinking are more likely
to have stiff walls in the arteries that supply blood to
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