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U.S. cracks down on fake pot as health hazard – San Jose Mercury News

November 28th, 2010 Comments off

WASHINGTON — Cracking down on fake pot, the government began emergency action Wednesday to outlaw five chemicals used in herbal blends to make synthetic marijuana. They’re sold in drug paraphernalia shops and on the Internet to a burgeoning market of …

Tennessee again asked to join lawsuit against federal health-care reform – WBIR

November 28th, 2010 Comments off

Opponents of federal health-care reform are renewing their push to get Tennessee to challenge the law in court when Gov.-elect Bill Haslam takes office in January. The plaintiffs in a suit that argues the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional are trying …

Austria: 1000s protest govt health, education cuts – Forbes

November 28th, 2010 Comments off

VIENNA — Several thousand demonstrators gathered in Austria’s capital Saturday to protest government cuts in education, heath care and family allowances. Police estimated 4,000 people took part in the rally in downtown Vienna, which ended on a central …

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Anti-AIDS groups hail drug’s promise to slow HIV but worry over cost, access to health care – Minneapolis Star Tribune

November 27th, 2010 Comments off

SAN FRANCISCO – AIDS prevention advocates are hailing a pill newly shown to protect against HIV as a great tool for disease prevention. But they caution that no drug alone can address social factors blamed for the persistence of the epidemic. And they say …