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Heavy Doses

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Jan 23 12 10:57am EDT

"Wal-Mart" of Weed Welcomed to Washington

A store that sells the tools to grow marijuana indoors is coming to the nation's capital, ready to cash in on the District of Columbia's moves to allow medical pot. Continue


Jan 20 12 4:22pm EDT

Stick a Fork in This App, Paula Deen

While the celebrity chef was heaping butter into yet another recipe and keeping quiet about her Type II diabetes, a couple of entrepreneurial students at MIT came up with an app that can help diabetics stay healthy.  Continue


Jan 03 12 4:32pm EDT

Germ-Zapping Keyboard Approved for Hospitals

The FDA has approved a computer keyboard created by Seattle-area startup VioGuard that uses ultraviolet light to kill germs. Continue


Nov 23 11 1:13pm EDT

U.S. Merck Gets Sued Over Facebook Page

German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA is suing American rival Merck & Co., claiming it hijacked the company's Facebook page. Continue


Nov 15 11 3:18pm EDT

Sacramento Feds Look to Bag Pot Growers

California may uphold the right of medical-marijuana users to hold small quantities of pot. But if you're growing, beware of the feds. Continue


Oct 17 11 3:39pm EDT

Sofinnova Finds Unexpected Investor Interest in Health Care

Two companies try to get millions of dollars from investors, but only one succeeds. What did Sofinnova do so right that led rival Prospect Venture Partners to return $150 million to its investors? Continue


Sep 27 11 3:33pm EDT

A Sick Statistic: Health Care Costs Soar

An annual survey of employer-based insurance finds that new tax credits are providing limited help to small businesses that are seeing premiums for their employees triple. Continue


Sep 12 11 12:01pm EDT

Watson Goes to Work on Health Care

Watson, IBM's room-sized supercomputer, is most famous for winning $1 million on Jeopardy. But the machine may be a whole lot more useful in its new role, parsing health information for WellPoint. Continue


Aug 24 11 8:14am EDT

National Health Plan Relieves Businesses' Insurance Headaches

Small businesses currently overpay for health insurance by 29 percent, according to a new study, but new measures included in the national health plan should help remedy the problem. Continue


Aug 22 11 11:36am EDT

Go to Work, Fight Off Depression

Working outside the home can be great for a young mom—so long as she doesn’t expect to be able to seamlessly balance her life at the office with her family life, according to a new study. Continue


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