Now medical marijuana dispensaries can legally operate in San Diego as legislators have passed regulations related to the medical pot shops on Tuesday. The decision comes after the council rejected loose restrictions last April. The proposal was voted 8-1 in favor of new zoning laws allowing up to 30 pot shops in some commercial and industrial areas on San Diego. The move has finally put a … [Read more...]
Measles back again in US, experts call for vaccination
Measles are back again in America with two highly contagious cases popping up in the Bay State from Trader Joe’s and a sushi bar in Framingham. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an average of about 60 people in the United States contract measles every year. These people are mostly exposed to the disease in other countries who then travel here. The disease was … [Read more...]
Obesity rates among American preschoolers down
A new study on obesity in America has shown some encouraging statistics in obesity rates among younger children. The study says that the rates of obesity among kids in the age group 2 and 5 years have decreased significantly over the past decade. The figures for the last 10 years show that they fell by 43 percent among the American preschoolers. According to the study, there were no significant … [Read more...]
FDA nod to Bristol-Myers’ Myalept
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given green signal to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co for its drug that treats rare and potentially fatal disorders that involves loss of body fat. Myalept (metreleptin) has received FDA nod to be used as a replacement therapy for treating complications caused by leptin hormone deficiency in patients with congenital or acquired generalized lipodystrophy. The … [Read more...]
Are you a vegetarian? This is good for lowering blood pressure
Are you a vegetarian? Then it would be good for your health. A new Japanese study has found that vegetarian diets help in lowering blood pressure. The vegetarians encourage eating green vegetables for various health benefits including the reduction of bad cholesterol, improved weight control and lowered risk of certain cancers. For the study, the researchers included 21,604 participants. … [Read more...]
Massachusetts issues health alert for measles
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Monday issued a public health alert after it confirmed two cases of highly contagious measles in the suburbs west of Boston. Framingham officials issued the health alert warning residents that they may have been exposed to the disease if they shopped at the Trader Joe’s on Route 9 in Framingham on February 15 or 16. Meanwhile, the … [Read more...]
Rare polio-like disease found in California
The researchers have once again come across the scare of polio as another polio-like disease has been discovered in California, where weakness or rapid paralysis in one or more arms and legs in five children here since 2012. The findings of the study are scheduled to be presented at the end of April at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Philadelphia, PA. Study … [Read more...]
Electronic Cigarettes: A boon or bane for smokers?
Electronic cigarettes that are considered as a good way to quit smoking or a better and healthy alternative to traditional cigarettes, are raising concerns among the researchers as they are still unclear about their health effects. How far these e-cigarettes are healthy is a matter that needs to be addressed. There’s a little research on how safe they are and their efficiency on kicking the … [Read more...]
15 cases of measles confirmed in California
The once eradicated viral disease, measles, in the US (2000), has been witnessed rising again in numbers over the past several years. 15 cases of measles since Jan. 1 are confirmed compared to last year’s two measles cases, California health officials say. On Feb. 21 in California, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced the confirmed cases in California in a press … [Read more...]
Fitbit Recalls Pedometer After Complaints Of Rash
Fitbit has voluntarily put on hold its Fitbit Force activity tracker after the recent complaints of skin irritation by consumers. The newest fitness-tracking wristband that hit the fitness market last fall that displays the number of steps a user takes, along with calories burned, how you sleep and other facts. Fitbit Force's voluntary recall is causing major setbacks for marketing its … [Read more...]
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