Archive for April, 2007

Missoula woman fighting for her medical marijuana

Montana is one of a dozen states that has a passed a medical marijuana law which allows for the use and growth of marijuana for medical treatment. But a discrepancy between state and federal law is having a personal effect on one woman from Missoula. Robin Prosser says she relies on her two ounces of [...]

Apr 04, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post

Richardson signs medical marijuana bill

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) — New Mexico doctors are allowed to prescribe marijuana to help some seriously ill patients manage symptoms including pain and nausea under a bill signed into law by Gov. Bill Richardson Monday. “This law will provide much-needed relief for New Mexicans suffering from debilitating diseases,” Richardson, a Democratic candidate for U.S. [...]

Apr 03, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post

British team grows human heart valve from stem cells

A British research team led by the world’s leading heart surgeon has grown part of a human heart from stem cells for the first time. If animal trials scheduled for later this year prove successful, replacement tissue could be used in transplants for the hundreds of thousands of people suffering from heart disease within three [...]

Apr 02, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
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