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'Magic mushrooms' ingredient may ease end-of-life anxiety
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:47:10 EDT
Terminally ill cancer patients struggling with anxiety may get some relief from a guided "trip" on the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin, a new study suggests.
Jolie calls for hope in Pakistan
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:14:06 EDT
Amid the overwhelming flood disaster in Pakistan, the world has "no choice but to be optimistic and to have hope" that things can improve there, actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie told CNN Wednesday.
Judge denies stay in stem cell case
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:46:44 EDT
A federal judge Tuesday rejected the Obama administration's request to stay his recently imposed injunction against use of public funds in embryonic stem-cell research.
How Molly Sims stays fit, happy
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:17:15 EDT
Model/actress Molly Sims talks work and play: how she's recently added jewelry designer to her résumé, why her strict workout regimen lets her not stress about what she eats, and what she's most grateful for.
The end of autism/vaccine debate?
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:10:46 EDT
A recent study showed that one in four parents is concerned that vaccines can cause autism. It's no wonder when the Internet and television airwaves are full of personal stories that raise a question.
Officials work to control anthrax outbreak in Bangladesh
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:51:47 EDT
Officials in Bangladesh are working to control an anthrax outbreak that has infected nearly 300 people since its first detection two weeks ago.
Report: Children's products may contain hazardous metals
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:37:57 EDT
Rain coats, hair barrettes and jewelry seem harmless. But Consumer Reports magazine says a series of tests uncovered "worrisome levels" of potentially hazardous metals in such children's products currently on store shelves.
Michael J. Fox: Keep funding stem cell research
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:14:48 EDT
Biomedical research is complicated. For patients, the pace of progress can be frustratingly slow. Two announcements last month -- one about biomarkers, the other about stem cell research -- left many of us feeling that for every promising discovery, there are even greater setbacks.
Survivors of food illness to demand action on bill
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:09:40 EDT
After the recall of more than 500 million eggs from a salmonella outbreak this summer, food safety advocates and survivors of foodborne illness will call for the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that has been in limbo since last year.
Quality-of-life care must start right away
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:54:44 EDT
Theresa Brown's thoughtful essay on end-of-life care reminded me of a recent clinical encounter. It was a hot July afternoon when I found myself in a quiet hospital lounge, having "the family discussion" with a patient newly admitted to my medical service, a sweet middle-aged woman whose lung cancer had spread so extensively that it now encircled the vital vessels of her chest.