... it won't be long until medical marijuana is "prescribed" for acne, ingrown toenails, sprains, strains, bruises, excessive earwax, obesity, headache, flu, nearsightedness, farsightedness, allergies and much more. - M.B. RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS have no business telling the government how to make ... full story
Monday, November 23, 2009 Flu-shot delays are frustrating By Lance Chilton For the Journal Q: Why am I having such trouble getting my child her flu vaccine this fall? A: I think every pediatrician around the country is really stressed by influenza this fall, and though I'm sorry ... full story
... , the New Mexico Department of Health said. The new deaths bring to 36 the number of New Mexicans who have died of confirmed cases of swine flu since April. Those deaths include eight children. Other swine-flu deaths announced Wednesday include four Bernalillo County residents, all with chronic ... full story
... , the New Mexico Department of Health said. The new deaths bring to 36 the number of New Mexicans who have died of confirmed cases of swine flu since April. Those deaths include eight children. Other swine-flu deaths announced Wednesday include four Bernalillo County residents, all with chronic ... full story
... the concessions are located, so fans don't have to push through the curtains with food and drinks in their hands. "We're also very conscious of flu season and fans touching them with food in their hands." â– Radiant floor heat (heating pipes in the floor) will be up and running within the next ... full story
... overpaid executives and politicians? Does the music society have to be soiled too? ... BENJAMIN JOHNSON Edgewood Pharmacists Helped Give More Flu Shots THERE IS A very good reason why it turned out that the supply of seasonal flu vaccine got very low this year. More and more pharmacists were ... full story
... three times as likely to have postherpetic neuralgia. Side effects of the vaccine were typical of those of other shots like the seasonal flu, including irritation near the site of the shot. Speedy approval Based on the size of the study and the clarity of its findings, Davis ... full story
Islamic religious authorities have begun tightening their grip on Iranian public schools, a report said Wednesday, as hard-liners expand an ideological "soft war" against Western influence.
China has detected eight cases of swine flu mutation, a health official said Wednesday, amid longstanding concerns among scientists that the virus could change into a more dangerous form.
Rio de Janeiro's posh beach neighborhoods lost power for hours in sweltering summer weather Tuesday, prompting restaurants to toss out spoiled food and business owners to send employees home.
When an eastern Kentucky census worker was found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest, suspicion fell on the hardscrabble Appalachian area where bad news seems like a way of life.
Rare, heavy rainstorms soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca, snarling Islam's annual hajj as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites. The downpours add an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu.
Aaron Kampman has been there for Green Bay Packers rookie Brad Jones all year, sharing the subtle tricks and techniques he has learned on the field and in the film room through seven-plus NFL seasons.
Helped by a therapist, Rom Houben's outstretched finger tapped with surprising speed on a computer touchscreen, spelling out how he felt "alone, lonely, frustrated" in the 23 years he was trapped inside a paralyzed body.
Monta Ellis scored a season-high 37 points, Anthony Morrow added a season-best 27 and the short-handed Golden State Warriors ended Dallas' five-game winning streak with a 111-103 victory over the injury-depleted Mavericks on Tuesday night.
Flushed evidence doesn't go far if your toilet's on a septic system. DeSoto Parish sheriff's Lt. Toni Joe Morris said Tuesday that deputies brought in a backhoe when drug agents raided a home and business and met the owner coming out of a bathroom.
Visitors to South Africa's premier holiday destination who are worried about becoming victims of the country's high crime rate could find themselves instead robbed by a more furry kind of felon: baboons.
State lawmakers and attorneys are scrutinizing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina for its attempt to influence the national health care debate through direct mail and possibly illegal automated phone calls.
A tearful former Justice Department attorney was spared a jail sentence Tuesday for his role in the influence peddling scandal surrounding former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Barnes & Noble Inc. and Borders Group Inc., the nation's two largest brick-and-mortar book sellers, both posted quarterly losses Thursday and forecast a difficult holiday season, saying competition from discount chains and online retailers is stiffening.
A push to scrap a Minnesota law barring new nuclear power plants gained a pair of influential supporters Tuesday, adding intensity to a debate before a state Legislature that has narrowly resisted the change.
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Pilgrims attending the hajj walk on flooded streets after heavy rains in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo) Nov 25, 10:35 AM EST
Pilgrims attending the hajj shelter from heavy rains in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo) Nov 25, 10:31 AM EST
Pilgrims attending the hajj shelter from heavy rains in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo) Nov 25, 10:29 AM EST
A pilgrim attending the hajj speaks on a mobile phone amidst heavy rains in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo) Nov 25, 10:22 AM EST
A pilgrim attending the hajj speaks on a mobile phone amidst heavy rains in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo) Nov 25, 10:21 AM EST
Sun An, originally from Korea, covers her face with a tissue, as a precaution against the Swine Flu virus, as she waits for her incoming sister arriving from Korea at the Bradley Terminal at the Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Nov 24, 7:17 PM EST
Swine flu shots are advertised outside of Airport MD at Miami International Airport in Miami Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Nov 24, 6:35 PM EST
Nurse Marcel Giguere, right, gives a swine flu shot to Yoanet Ramirez of Miami, left, at Airport MD at Miami International Airport in Miami Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Nov 24, 6:35 PM EST
Swine flu shots are advertised at Airport MD at Miami International Airport in Miami Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Nov 24, 6:35 PM EST
Nurse Marcel Giguere, right, gives a swine flu shot to Sandra Ghisays of Miami, left, at Airport MD at Miami International Airport in Miami Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Ghisays was at the airport to drop off a friend who was traveling. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Nov 24, 6:34 PM EST
A traveler wheels luggage past one of many hand sanitizer dispensers hung on walls at Logan International Airport in Boston Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Thanksgiving is typically followed by at least a modest bump in early seasonal flu cases, according to reports from the past few years. But this, of course, is not a typical year. Swine flu is a new virus that accounts for nearly all flu cases right now. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Nov 24, 6:32 PM EST
A couple wearing masks for protection from the swine flu rolls their luggage after flying in from Puerto Rico at Logan International Airport in Boston Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Nov 24, 6:31 PM EST
A traveler wears a mask for protection against the swine flu as he rolls his luggage after flying in from Puerto Rico at Logan International Airport in Boston Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Nov 24, 6:29 PM EST
Brazil's Fluminense's players joke during a training session in Quito, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Fluminense will face Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria during a Copa Sudamericana final first leg soccer game in Quito Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) Nov 24, 6:23 PM EST
Brazil's Fluminense's coach Cuca, at back, talks with his players during a training session in Quito, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Fluminense will face Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria during a Copa Sudamericana final first leg soccer game in Quito Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) Nov 24, 6:15 PM EST
Brazil's Fluminense's goalkeeper Rafael looks at a ball before stopping it during a training session in Quito, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Fluminense will face Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria during a Copa Sudamericana final first leg soccer game in Quito Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) Nov 24, 6:13 PM EST
Brazil's Fluminense's Diguinho, left, and Conca look on during a training session in Quito, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Fluminense will face Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria during a Copa Sudamericana final first leg soccer game in Quito Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) Nov 24, 6:07 PM EST
Brazil's Fluminense's Mauricio, center, goes for the ball during a training session in Quito, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Fluminense will face Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria during a Copa Sudamericana final first leg soccer game in Quito Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) Nov 24, 6:06 PM EST
Lines of travelers wait at security at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Nov 24, 4:00 PM EST
A traveler arrives at San Francisco International Airport in front of a health sign in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Nov 24, 3:58 PM EST
Antibacterial hand gel is shown on display next to headache medicine at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Nov 24, 3:56 PM EST
A visitor from Japan, who wish not to be identified, wears a mask for health reasons at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Nov 24, 3:55 PM EST
Ebony Bennett, right, from Jersey City, New Jersey, holds her son Jayden Carroll, 1, at the Greyhound Bus Station in Washington, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, while waiting to board a bus to North Carolina to visit her father for Thanksgiving. "I'm not too worried about us getting the flu while traveling," says Bennett, "[Jayden] had a flu shot so hopefully we'll be ok." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Nov 24, 1:50 PM EST
Kashmiri Muslims offer prayers outside the Shah-e-Hamdan shrine to commemorate the death anniversary of sufi saint Mir Syed Ali Hamadani in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Saint Hamadani was from Iran. He visited Kashmir many times in the 14th century and played an influential role in the spread of Islam in Kashmir. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan) Nov 24, 9:52 AM EST
Kashmiri Muslims offer prayers outside the Shah-e-Hamdan shrine to commemorate the death anniversary of sufi saint Mir Syed Ali Hamadani in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Saint Hamadani was from Iran. He visited Kashmir many times in the 14th century and played an influential role in the spread of Islam in Kashmir. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan) Nov 24, 9:50 AM EST
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