On AlterNet: medicine

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10 Amazing Discoveries You Missed This Week

Liz Langley, AlterNet. April 26, 2012.

From medical devices straight out of Star Wars to birds that give Martha Stewart a run for her money, here are 10 fascinating new discoveries.

Amid Obama's War On Pot, DC Kicks Off Medical Marijuana Program

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. March 30, 2012.

Medical marijuana is about to become a reality in the shadow of Congress and the White House, but advocates worry patients may be left in the lurch.

Kentucky and Oklahoma Reject "Anti-Meth" Bills Banning Over-the-Counter Cold Medicine

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 24, 2012.

This week, prescription-only bills were killed in Oklahoma and withdrawn in Kentucky, and unhappy police and prosecutors are blaming the over-the-counter industry.

Why Your Race or Gender May Affect How Much Pain You Feel

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. February 18, 2012.

A new study from Stanford says that pain is neither gender- nor race-neutral.

Seven Diseases Big Pharma Hopes You Get in 2012

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. December 6, 2011.

Supply-driven marketing not only turns the nation into pill-popping hypochondriacs, it distracts from Pharma's drought of real drugs for real medical problems.

Corporations Are Patenting Human Genes and Tissues -- Here's Why That's Terrifying

Brad Jacobson, AlterNet. November 23, 2011.

A medical ethicist explains the dark implications of corporate medical patents and the nightmarish scenario of our medical-industrial complex.

Why Big Pharma (and the Public) Doesn't Want an Addiction Vaccine

Walter Armstrong, The Fix. October 10, 2011.

Scientists and sobriety veterans alike seem to agree that the addiction vaccine is an unachievable goal, but they also seem to disapprove of the dream itself.

Mind Games: Are Cyberspace and Psychiatric Drugs Messing with Our Heads?

Greg Guma, Maverick Media. June 16, 2011.

We rely more and more on psychiatric drugs to keep us level and technology to keep us informed. But over-reliance could be changing our very reality.

Making Medical Miracles With Inkjet Printers

Michael Haederle, Miller-McCune.com. May 4, 2011.

Bioprinting allows researchers to create replacement human tissue and output it on equipment similar to what came free in your desktop bundle.

28,500 Dead or Missing; Power, Water, Fuel in Short Supply

Environment News ServiceMarch 29, 2011.

Workers are desperately trying to provide a food, water and medicine to 2,000 evacuation centers, as well as provide critical medical, mental health and sanitation services.

Pot May Be Instrumental in Combatting Cancer, MS and Other Diseases But the Gov't Refuses to Fund the Necessary Research

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. February 10, 2011.

A review of the NIH website shows that U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse's kibosh on medical marijuana trials continues unabated.

This Doctor Says 'Yes' on Legal Pot

David Nathan, AlterNet. October 28, 2010.

On November 2nd California voters can take the first historic step toward reversing a 70-year-old mistake with Prop 19.

Could Legalizing Marijuana in California Help Cure Breast Cancer?

Mary Jane Borden, AlterNet. October 26, 2010.

An urgent issue for Breast Cancer Awareness Month: the clock is ticking for the 207,000 women expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year alone.

How Medical Supply Companies Are Getting Away with Rip-off Prices

Mariah Blake, Washington Monthly. September 18, 2010.

How medical behemoths are making America’s health care system more dangerous and expensive.

Grouping All Asians Together Could Be Bad For Health

Paul Kleyman, New America Media. April 6, 2010.

For Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, aggregating so many groups can mask important health disparities.

Drugged Warriors: Sharp Rise in U.S. Military Psychiatric Drug Use and Suicide

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. April 5, 2010.

Soldiers deployed in combat zones are taking quantities of psychiatric drugs -- and military suicides are on the rise.

The Placebo Effect: Studies Reveal How Fake Medicine Actually Reduces Pain

Michael Haederle, Miller-McCune.com. December 3, 2009.

New medical research is finding that the pain relief induced by placebos may come from releasing the body's own chemical pain relievers.

"Restless Vagina Syndrome": Big Pharma's Newest Fake Disease

Terry J. Allen, In These Times. November 3, 2009.

The pharmaceutical industry wants you to think that if you don't have sex like a porn star, you're in need of their drugs.

We Expect Immortality From Medicine -- and It's Destroying Our Health

Lewis Lapham, Lapham's Quarterly. September 24, 2009.

Our quest for eternal youth enables the country's dependence on a broken medical industrial complex.

Architects of Healthcare Reform Face Critical Shortage of Primary Care Docs

Christopher Moraff, The Philadelphia Tribune. July 14, 2009.

America is suffering from a serious lack of primary care doctors. And if you think things are bad now, just wait.

Do You Know About the Narcotic Effects of Nutmeg?

Ibo Nagano, Entheogen Review. June 5, 2009.

Humanity has used nutmeg as a medicine, narcotic, aphrodisiac, dream enhancer and inebriant.

Is a Health Industry Turf War Delaying the Next Medical Revolution?

Rick Weiss, Science Progress. June 26, 2008.

Genetic tests are one of the hottest new tools in medicine. They're also one of the most controversial.

Sick Planet: Our Obsession with Dieting Boosts the Economy But Destroys the Earth

Stan Cox, Pluto Press. May 28, 2008.

Our obsession with dieting, including the low-carb Atkins fad, may be good for our economy but it's a nightmare for the environment and our health.

How the American Medical Association Got Rich

Dana Ullman, North Atlantic Books. April 10, 2008.

The "AMA Seal of Approval" on drugs and food becomes a legal form of bribery.

How Smart Is Your Body?

Alison Rose Levy, Huffington Post. February 12, 2008.

The body has an amazing capacity to self-regulate, expel infection, and possibly even learn.