Posted on 06 December 2009. Tags: bacterial contamination, diarrhea, Englewood Cliffs, Food and Drug Administration, microorganism Bacillus cereus, nausea, Slim Fast, vomiting
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. – All canned Slim Fast drinks are being voluntarily recalled by the company over fears of bacterial contamination that could cause diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. The recall affects all 10 million products currently on the market.
The products could possibly be contaminated with the microorganism Bacillus cereus. Unilever says the probability of serious health problems is remote, and the Food and Drug Administration says there have been no deaths or injuries associated with the recall.
An unknown number of people have gotten sick about six to 15 hours after consuming the diet drink, but have recovered within about 24 hours. Read the full story
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Posted on 23 November 2009. Tags: Akansas, American Medical Associaton, Assembly Bill 390, athlete, Attorney General John Suthers, California, cancer patients, carcinogenic, Clinical Psychologist, college professor, Colorado, Congress blog, control of muscles, DEA, Democrat Governor Jim Doyle, Democrat Senator Joshua Miller, Democrat Senator Randy Laverty, Denver Post, disease, Drug Enforcement Agency, FDA, Federal Drug Administration, former bull rider, former football player, Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act, Joel Marcus, joint, law reform, lung cancer, Marijuana, Marijuana Control. Regulation. and Education Act, Marinol, Medical Marijuana, medicine, Mendocino, MS, multiple sclerosis, muscle spasms, nausea, nervous system, New Hampshire, one ounce, pain, paralyzed, pennsylvania, pot, radiation treatments, Rhode Island, risk management consultant, sale of cannabis, Seattle city attorney Peter Holmes, synthetic marijuana, tax, Texas, Texas State Capital, THC, The Barry Busch Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act of 2009, The Hill, Tim Timmons, UT Health Science's Cancer Therapy and Research Center, vomiting, Washington, wheel chair, wisconsin, youtube
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Posted on 03 November 2009. Tags: 1960, 1970, AIDS, alcohol, America, Barack Obama, California, Chemotherapy, Department of Justice, Eli Lilly, Fortune magazine, glaucoma, government, HIV, legalize, Los Angeles, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, nausea, pot, THC, tobacco, weed
You know things are shifting in America when Fortune magazine, the bible for business journalism, runs a cover story titled “Is pot already legal?”. You also know it when Barack Obama’s Department of Justice publishes a long-expected memo signalling that the federal government will no longer raid medical marijuana dispensaries if they are legal under state law. That happened formally this month. Read the full story
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Posted on 15 September 2009. Tags: 1971, 1975, 1990, 1991, 2001, 2007, Afghanistan, Belmont, Desperate Housewives, Dr. Mukamal, drug, glaucoma, Journal of the American Medical Association, Marijuana, National Institutes of Health, nausea, Pakistan, Parkinson's disease, prevent osteoporosis, smoking, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Turkey, United States
At the time, Mom’s question caught me by surprise: “Have you ever tried marijuana?” she asked, sloshing her coffee around in a mug as we stood together in the kitchen. My mind went blank. Could this be the fabled “drug talk” that parents are supposed to give to their teenage children? If so, why was I getting it at 30?
It turned out my mother was less interested in my drug use than her own. When I told her I’d smoked pot in college, and a bunch of times since, she took the news in stride. The thing was, she and my father were hoping to score some weed. Did I know anybody? Read the full story
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