Written on August 11, 2010 by Seth Climpson
Originally published in the Guardian on 13 August 1968
A strong and impassioned case for a “more realistic” view of cannabis smoking was made by Dr Nicolas Malleson, director of Student Health Service of the University of London, yesterday. Dr Malleson, who is a member of the Home Office advisory committee on drug dependency, said cannabis was not a dangerous drug, and it was high time that people looked more seriously at the reasons behind the young who failed or became alienated from society and less at cannabis, which presented a “very very minor problem.”
Speaking at the International Congress of the World Federation of Mental Health, at Holland Park School in London, he recalled the terrifying things people once said about masturbation and coffee.
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Written on August 8, 2010 by Seth Climpson
When I was a kid, I don’t remember anyone I knew having a food allergy. Maybe it was just that I was a kid and not paying attention, but studies are showing that childhood allergies are on the rise.
In the 10 years between 1997 and 2007, food allergies were up approximately 18 percent. In 2007 alone, 3 million children reportedly suffered from a food or digestive allergy to such items as nuts, wheat, eggs, or milk.
Dr. Susan Rudders and her research team studied emergency room visits due to allergic reactions at Children’s Hospital Boston from 2001 until 2006. The study, which involved 1,255 children, showed that visits had more than doubled and had worsened – many more children were experiencing anaphylaxis.
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Written on August 8, 2010 by George Moowattin
A stress fracture is an overuse injury that usually occurs from exercise, such as running.
Fatigued muscles after a while aren’t able to absorb the stress of a certain activity, so the bone begins to absorb the impact, resulting in a tiny fracture.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons suggests how to help a stress fracture heal:
- Take a break from the exercise or activity that triggered the stress fracture.
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Written on August 7, 2010 by admin
Girls in the U.S. are hitting puberty at younger ages, according to new research.
At age 7, about 10 percent of white girls and 23 percent of black girls had started developing breasts, compared to 5 percent of white girls and 15 percent of black girls in 1997, according to a study led by Dr. Frank Biro of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The results were published Monday in the medical journal Pediatrics.
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Written on August 5, 2010 by Seth Climpson
U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the audience at the National Guard Bureau Family Workshop and Youth Symposium in New Orleans, La., Aug. 2, 2010. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2010 – While no easy answers exist to a military suicide problem that has reached “crisis level,” a big part of the solution is tied to leadership, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
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