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The Newest Product To Be Made In China.... VACCINES!

Alright, I wonder if they can contaminate them too? Will the U.S. government decide... more

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What if Cannabis Cured Cancer

Could the chemicals found in marijuana prevent and even heal several deadly cancers?... more

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The transplant equation (waiting for the donor to die)

The reality is that the kidney that will be transplanted into Joan will probably... more

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The View On The Streets: Should a price be put on life?

Innovations in clinical practice, drugs and other technologies can improve the quality... more

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Flashback! Psychedelic research returns

"Today I don't have a sense of death like I used to. I see it as part of the... more

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Frequency Of Marijuana Use Associated With Lower Prevalence Of Obesity, Study Says

The prevalence of obesity in the general population is sharply lower among marijuana... more

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Truth About Gardasil | 89 lives have been taken...

Gardasil is the HPV vaccine, touted to fight cervical cancer. What they are not... more

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Ecstasy may be used to treat leukaemia

The drug of choice for clubbers worldwide could help fight blood cancers – such... more

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New face of chimpanzee attack victim revealed

Asked by “Today” what she would say to the donor’s family,... more

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FAMINE! | Humans Dying as Insurgents Block Escape | Millions Facing Starvation | Tens of Thousands Have Already Died

. Somalis Waste Away as Insurgents Block Escape From Famine By JEFFREY... more

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'Brain cap' technology turns thought into motion; Mind-machine interface could lead to new life-changing technologies for millions of people

"Brain cap" technology being developed at the University of Maryland allows... more

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WHACKO-TV COLONOSCOPY

WHACKO-TV is very proud of the special shows we do to keep the public informed on... more

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‪Burzynski: Cancer Is Serious Business - Official 2011 Release

A must watch. The other alternative, of course, is cannabis oil.

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Marijuana Has No Accepted Medical Use: Does too… – Does not…

Marijuana Has No Accepted Medical Use, DEA Decrees The feds have spoken:

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Bionic body parts offer hope to the disabled

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An interesting 11-minute PBS News Hour video demonstrates several bionics projects that use state-of-the-art robotics technologies to create artificial body parts capable of assisting people with disabilities. The video demonstrates a robotic exoskeleton called eLegs, an artificial arm called Luke, and glasses that provide “bionic eyesight.”

Like many advanced technology projects, eLegs is based on technology developed by a U.S. military R&D program. The military has been working on exoskeleton technologies in order to help its soldiers hike longer and faster while carrying heavier loads. The PBS video shows Amanda Boxtel, who lost her ability to walk as a result of a skiing accident, demonstrating her ability to walk using eLegs, which was developed by Berkeley Bionics.

“…I would love to be able to have the run mode working,” says Boxtel in the video. “And I would — they wouldn’t be able to catch me. I would run out of this building and keep going.”

The video also interviews Dean Kamen, who demonstrates “Luke,” an artificial arm and hand (the name comes from Star Wars). This project, which is intended to be a replacement arm for amputees, is also based on research funded by the U.S. military.

The artificial arm is attached to the amputee using “breakthrough surgery called targeted muscle reinnervation, pioneered … at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago by Dr. Todd Kuiken,” says the PBS video. The video shows Jesse Sullivan, the first person to get the surgery, demonstrating the artificial arm.

“The signal is sent down and a piece of the chest muscle contracts,” explains Kuiken, “When the chest muscle contracts, it emits a little bit of electricity called an EMG signal. And we can record that with little antennas or electrodes over the muscle…. The key thing is to be able to control even what we have got. No one has made wrist flexors until recently because we never had a way to control them.”

The video also showcases research at the University of Pittsburgh, in which a monkey feeds himself using an artificial arm.

Human trials of similar technology are underway at Brown University, the video reports. “We envision that this technology will one day go to a point where we will rewire people and cause it — and allow them to have their brain signals hooked back up to their body, controlling their own muscles,” says John Donoghue, who leads Brown University’s “BrainGate” study.

The PBS video also demonstrates a pair of specialized glasses that can provide a degree of bionic eyesight for the visually impaired. “A camera in the glasses gathers the image,” explains the video. “It gets fed into a small computer, which sends a wireless signal to tiny electrodes implanted on the retina. They stimulate the remaining nerve cells, sending the visual images to the brain.”

Finally, the video shows some prosthetic limbs that are so advanced that South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius “faces accusations he has an unfair advantage as he petitions to compete in the 2012 Olympics.”Deviceguru- An interesting 11-minute PBS News Hour video demonstrates several bionics... more

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Colorado Medical Marijuana Laws Are Wrong

The State of Colorado permitted residents to open storefront dispensaries in order to supply patients with marijuana. Residents were permitted to operate growing operations and storefront dispensaries, which should be two separate entities. Many residents and non-residents flocked to open these businesses and invested many thousands of dollars and hours of hard labor. Some of us were involved prior to the explosion of the industry after the statement made by the President requesting the FDA back off of licensed medical marijuana operations.

Industry should be free to everyone, and this is part of what made America a great place to come and start a new life. We should be able to open as many businesses of the same type as possible. Eventually, the herd will be thinned out by competition and demand, not because the government decides they want to force certain small 'mom and pop' operations out of business.

August 1, 2010 was the deadline for applications to be submitted to the Department of Revenue. They charged outrageous fees, up to $18,000 for a license and then decided to change the regulations which permitted local governments to decide if they wanted to allow these type of businesses. This is my problem.... They take our money then allow local governments to change the laws and shut us down. Most of us, out of work construction workers, plumbers, electricians, etc.. are the people affected by these changes. We need to put the average hard-working person back to work. Afterall, we are/were the backbone of America.

These regulations also forced two independent businesses to merge. They forced the growing operations to partner with a single storefront. The storefront dispensary owners became the real owners of both businesses, which in my opinion is wrong. My grow operation was forced to close and I am now out of business. The dispensary however, is allowed to find a new grow location and remain in business. Why am I out of business while they remain? When a person is permitted to open a business by the State, they should not be forced to close because of personal opinions of local city council members.

The Colorado Department of Revenue Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division is a major contributor to the regulations made in Colorado. Other states are trying to recruit some of their directors in order to help with their regulations. We can not let this happen! Their regulations are corrupt and wrong for this industry. We need common sense laws for this industry; I am prepared to provide a full plan on how we should regulate this industry properly so that it is fair for every American. We should not offer the opportunity to enter this business to the highest bidder, which Pennsylvania is proposing. This will only allow for more corruption.The State of Colorado permitted residents to open storefront dispensaries in order to... more

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A quick explanation of why big pharma is ubiquitous with western medicine

Homeopathy, Economics, and Government http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/johnston1.html

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Michigan Supreme Court to hear Two Medical Marijuana Cases

The state’s highest court has agreed to hear two cases in which people have been... more

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Crash diet can reverses type 2 diabetes in a week

People living with mild diabetes can cure themselves - if they are willing to stick to... more

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Doctors claim to have functional cure for HIV

Great news but don't throw away your condoms yet folks. We still have a long way... more

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