Medical Marijuana

Doctor on organ harvest charge

July 31, 2007 on 10:52 pm | In Americas | Comments Off A San Francisco transplant surgeon is accused of speeding up the death of a patient to obtain his organs.

Swiss firm recalls food additive

July 31, 2007 on 12:41 pm | In Europe | Comments Off A Swiss firm recalls its food additives from the market after reports it has been contaminated by the toxin, dioxin.

Office printers ‘are health risk’

July 31, 2007 on 10:27 am | In Asia-Pacific | Comments Off An office laser printer can cause damage to the lungs in the same way as cigarettes, Australian scientists say.

Cannabis ‘worse than tobacco’

July 31, 2007 on 7:44 am | In Health | Comments Off Smoking a cannabis joint could cause as much lung damage as up to five tobacco cigarettes, scientists say.

‘Death risk’ from air pollution

July 31, 2007 on 7:29 am | In Health | Comments Off Low levels of exposure to air pollution can still increase the risk of dying early, a study says.