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Heavy Doses

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May 15 12 11:42am EDT

Cash for Docs Startup Goes National

The startup Health In Reach merges with PriceDoc Inc. to offer a Web-based service connecting patients who pay cash with health care providers. Continue


May 01 12 11:46am EDT

Facebook Gets Into the Organ-Donation Game

For anyone who thought Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg could be heartless, listen up: The leader of the world's biggest social network is making it easier for Facebook users to become organ donors. Continue


Apr 04 12 11:54am EDT

Don't Go to School High

In the latest rollback of laws legalizing medial marijuana, Arizona has outlawed the use of the herb on state campuses and community colleges. Continue


Mar 21 12 4:56pm EDT

Drug Giants Look to Inject Startups

GlaxoSmithKline and Johnson & Johnson are helping back a fund to be run by Index Ventures with an eye to investing in early-stage medical technology and biotech companies. Continue


Mar 16 12 10:50am EDT

Former Drug Smuggler Pitches Legal Pot to Seniors

Robert Platshorn spent 30 years in federal prison for smuggling marijuana into the United States. Now he's evangelizing the benefits of legalized pot to Florida's senior citizens—and signing copies of his book along the way. Continue


Feb 28 12 2:47pm EDT

Are Americans Smart About Eating Fish?

A new study suggests that those who are not getting enough omega-3 fatty acids, mostly found in fish, are losing their mental faculties faster. But Americans are eating less fish, fishing industry statistics show.  Continue


Feb 13 12 4:20pm EDT

Medical Pot Goes Up in Smoke in Delaware, Fort Collins

Federal pressure appears to have snuffed Delaware's attempt to allow distribution of medical marijuana, just as voters in Fort Collins, Colorado, sent their dispensary owners packing. Continue


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


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