For the longest time, marijuana has been considered as a substance that can take a teenager down the road to destruction. A recently released study, however, begs to differ.
A feature on WebMD shares a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. According to the findings of researchers, it seems that there is little evidence to support the hypothesis that marijuana is a gateway drug that can lead to the use of harder drugs when the kids grow into adulthood.
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Egg recall was one of the main issues in health news recently, and various concerns were brought into the open as a result of the fiasco. In what has been termed as the nations largest recorded egg recall, there were more than half a billion eggs that were identified as potentially infected with salmonella enteritidis.
In the investigation that ensued, it was eventually revealed that the conditions in the two Iowa farms involved in the recall were not up to par. And who was to blame? A feature on USA Today shared that animal rights groups as well as organic supporters believe that industrial animal agriculture is the culprit behind it all.
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Do you remember Ardi Rizal of Indonesia? Yep, he is that 2-year-old who can consume as many packs of cigarettes as his age. The post was accompanied by a video that surprised enraged, even many, and some of our readers gave their own two-cents worth regarding the toddlers habit.
Reader Chrissy posted: I am an adult smoker I couldnt smoke 40 a day how did it get to that many? Take the child from the parents and give him the medication available to quit.
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There is a lot of talk still about Paris and her drug-related arrest in Las Vegas, and there is one that focuses on the mystery of the borrowed purse.
Police documents reveal that Ms. Hilton denied that she owned the purse and the cocaine found inside it saying that she had borrowed it from a girlfriend.
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Many smokers experience stress and weight gain when they quit. These are common after-effects of quitting smoking. These circumstances happen as the body deals with the absence of nicotine that it was used to having regularly before quitting took place.
Weight gain cannot be prevented when smoking is completely stopped. Even if you dont eat much nor do some exercise to avoid it, you still end up adding a few pounds. Cases also show that more women gain more weight than men once they cease smoking. This is why some smokers do not continue with quitting because they do not want to get fat. This should not be the case since studies have shown that the amount of weight gain due to quitting is just minimal. Their health is more endangered if they continue to smoke.
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The most common charge involving marijuana is possession. Most of the volume of confiscated substance comes from said offenses and an arrest for such could lead to a lot more complications than what most people would think. Although there are differences on how cases are handled in some states, the New Jersey law seems to be a good example just to have an idea of what a person might face in possessing marijuana.
If you are found to possess less than 50 grams of marijuana with no intention of selling, it usually makes the disorderly persons offense. At this stage, licensing boards, potential employers, and other third parties will be able to access this information in the event of conviction. Aside from these, a six-month revocation of drivers license will also be applied if proven guilty.
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Here is something that a lot of people may not agree with or may find surprising. Despite the many adverse effects associated with alcohol, the consumption of which is included as a risk factor in several diseases, a study has indicated that absolute abstinence from alcohol is not exactly better for a persons health.
A feature on ABC News shares the controversial conclusions of a study conducted by researchers from the University of Texas, Austin. Researchers followed a group of middle-aged test subjects into old age and determined that more subjects who abstained from alcohol died within twenty years of the start of the study, when compared with those who drank moderately and even heavily.
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When Paris Hilton got caught for having 0.8 grams of cocaine in her handbag at Las Vegas, she tried to tell officers that it was just gum. The controversial celebrity now claims that despite the handbag containing her identification, credit cards, cash, and a prescription inhaler, the cocaine was probably placed by someone who wanted to set her up. She says that there might be a group of people who conspired to put her in a very compromising situation.
It could be a setup, Hilton allegedly told pals. Everyone knows how against cocaine I am. She adds that the whole mess could have been avoided if the authorities werent so star struck and then blew the whole thing out of proportion.”
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The results of a study conducted by a team of Canadian researchers provide a scientific basis for the benefits that smoking cannabis may bring to people suffering from chronic pain, as shared in a feature on WebMD. The research was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Henry McQuay, an emeritus fellow at Balliol College at the Oxford University in England, wrote a commentary that accompanied the study, and indicated that the new study adds to the trickle of evidence that cannabis may help some of the patients who are struggling [with pain] at present.
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A post on CancerConnect.com shares the observance of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September.
Prostate cancer, as shared in the post, is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men, as well as one of the leading causes of cancer death among men. The observance of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month serves as a way to bring focus to the disease, and will hopefully lead to an increase in public understanding about prostate cancer.
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