Marijuana use rises in the U.S.
While the use of methamphetamines is waning, according to a national survey of drug use released on Thursday, Marijuana use is on the rise.
It seems that the next generation of recreational drug users are choosing to mellow out with the old classic.
How will this affect the legalization of pot?
Obama’s health care bill is not overturned in a court ruling.
Obama wins this round and now has the Tea Party and Republican party with whom to do battle at the primaries.
A sluggish economy and poor jobs market may just be the momentum behind the president to make this law stick.
But does it help anyone to be required to buy into a broken health care system?
Standardizing costs and preventive health care should be the priority. Supporting big pharmaceutical companies with tax payer dollars will not help in the long run.
“Virginia, the sole plaintiff here, lacks standing to bring this action,” said the ruling from the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. “Accordingly, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand with instructions to dismiss the case for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.”
The Richmond-based court becomes the second such federal court to uphold the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, particularly the “individual mandate” provision requiring most Americans to purchase health insurance by 2014 or face a financial penalty. Another appeals court had ruled against the administration.
A recent study of mice found that when they were in social groups they were able to convert energy-storing white fat, to energy-burning brown fat.
Fat can come in two types: energy-storing white fat, and energy-burning brown fat.
While we all have white fat tissue, the brown fat needed for weight loss is difficult to make. It is mostly found in babies, or in adults who have been exposed to extreme cold, where it is burned to keep them warm.
But the US team, led by Professor Matthew During, have found that relatively small changes in the physical and social living environment of mice can alter vast amounts of white fat to brown.
A new study shows that those women whose diets were low in red meat, sodium and processed carbohydrates and high in plant based foods and legumes may have a somewhat decreased risk of developing one type of breast cancer,
The findings, from a large, long-running study of U.S. nurses, showed that women with diets high in plant foods — but low in red meat, sodium and processed carbohydrates — tended to have a lower risk of developing certain breast tumors.
Of more than 86,000 women the study followed for 26 years, slightly less than one percent developed ER-negative breast cancer.
The risk, researchers found, was lower among women whose diets most closely resembled the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet — an eating plan experts recommended for lowering blood pressure. It emphasizes vegetables, fruit, fiber-rich grains, legumes and nuts, and low-fat dairy.
People who manage to stay healthy and diabetes free as they age share some healthy habits.
The five key traits they share represent healthy habits which anyone can incorporate into their daily routine.
Normal weight They were not overweight or obese, and maintained a body mass index below 25 (a threshold equivalent to 155 pounds for a 5-foot, 6-inch woman).
Nonsmoking They had never been regular smokers, or they’d been smoke-free for at least 10 years.
Physically active They got at least 20 minutes of heart-pounding, sweat-inducing exercise three or more times per week.
Healthy diet They consumed a diet with lots of fiber, little trans fat, few refined or sugary carbohydrates, and a high ratio of good (polyunsaturated) to bad (saturated) fats.
Little to no drinking They used alcohol in moderation, if at all — two drinks or less a day for men, and one drink or less for women.
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