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Cabin Fever

After months of cold weather and what seems like endless amounts of snow to many lots of people complain of ‘cabin fever’. While cabin fever is not an actual disease it is a term that is used to describe a group of symptoms or syndrome…

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The Cannabis Cure for Cancer

Allie Lysiak was like most other Southern California preteens. She enjoyed water parks, boy bands and playing with her friends. That was until September of last year when she was diagnosed with a rare form of sarcoma cancer. Allie went through a series of operations that removed three ribs and one of her vertebrae as well as a series of 37 proton radiation treatments but when her oncologist suggested additional chemo therapy, her mother Sheri choose a different option – cannabis.

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about Ciguatera

I was quite surprised to learn that ciguatera poisoning is the most common non-bacterial, fish-borne poisoning in the US. Because of the global marketing of tropical fish, there have been cases reported throughout the US, although it’s normally found primarily in Floridan and Hawaii…

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WANTED: Blood Donors

It appears as though the “worst shortage in over a decade” of 2012 is continuing into 2013. The Red Cross along with America’s Blood Centers are reporting a continuing trend in the severe blood supply shortage. One Red Cross official has stated that “this is one of the worst ones the Red Cross has seen.” In addition to the severe shortages being experienced throughout the Northeast there are numerous major cities throughout the country that are in urgent need of blood including…

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