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Decriminalization would also allow ill patients to use marijuana for medical reasons. Marijuana is currently used to relieve nausea caused by cancer chemotherapy, increase appetite in AIDS patients, relieve intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients and reduce muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis sufferers. While 10 states have moved to legalize medical marijuana, federal law keeps patients in fear of being arrested and prevents many doctors from recommending marijuana to patients who could benefit from it. Medical marijuana would be cheap, versatile and beneficial. Decriminalization will clearly improve the lives of many ill Americans...
...some of the cases reported in Europe were complicated by extraneous factors; some patients had been taking extremely high doses of kava over long periods of time, or using it with alcohol, or taking it on top of a pre-existing liver condition. (Signs of liver trouble include jaundice, nausea, light-colored stools, fatigue and stomach pain...
...other gasoline components are "more hazardous." It accuses California Governor Gray Davis of ordering the ban because he received campaign contributions from a U.S. manufacturer of ethanol. Davis denies the charge. State officials cite studies showing that MTBE causes cancer in lab animals and symptoms such as headache and nausea in humans. The federal EPA is also considering a ban. Unlike other gasoline components that stick to the soil when they leak, MTBE is unusually solvent, escaping from even reinforced tanks and moving rapidly into nearby water wells. Water experts say ethanol, a corn derivative, would be less harmful...
NEEDLE RELIEF In a study coordinated by Australia's Adelaide University, researchers and doctors found acupuncture to be an effective treatment for morning sickness. A trial of almost 600 women showed that one 20-min. session per week for one month significantly reduced the symptoms of nausea and vomiting...
...reports suggest that a yearly, five-minute IV infusion of a relative of Fosamax, called Zometa, may increase bone density of the spine by 5% and of the hip by 3%. So far Zometa doesn't seem to have the side effects of Fosamax, which include abdominal pain and nausea. However, 10% of patients may experience flulike symptoms for a couple of hours after treatment...