Giles McNeill (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A senior Liberal Democrat councillor from Lincolnshire has come under fire after saying that drug possession should start to be legalised. The mother of a 15-year-old girl from Lincoln who almost died after a suspected drugs overdose blasted county councillor John Marriott's comments as 'rubbish'. Councillors, the city's MP, the Home Office and a senior lawyer have all lined up to attack...
Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
`The Christian Institute’ In the wake of the sacking of drugs adviser David Nutt, a drug harm expert has spoken out in defence of current drugs law. Home Secretary Alan Johnson sacked Professor Nutt for “crossing the line” between offering advice and “campaigning against” Government decisions. His action has received the backing...
The Christian Institute (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
In the wake of the sacking of drugs adviser David Nutt, a drug harm expert has spoken out in defence of current drugs law. Home Secretary Alan Johnson sacked Professor Nutt for “crossing the line” between offering advice and “campaigning against” Government decisions. His action has received the backing of a high profile expert on drug...
Prisonmovement's Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
By Peter Schrag Columnist California Progress Report A half generation after California began the national swing to legalizing the medical use of marijuana, the Golden State is becoming the central front in the drive to legalize, regulate and tax recreational and all other adult uses of the drug. Last week, Tom Ammiano, the San Francisco Democrat who chairs the [...]
Super Media Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... which is a very small amount, far less than would be necessary to file serious charges. Critics of current drug policy would cite this as an example of perfectly harmless marijuana usage that shouldn’t lead to such drama, but defenders of the system will say the law is the law and he should be accountable for breaking it. But with new legalization bills passing in this last election...
Dr Jest's Caseblog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... of public policy diverge as radically as they now appear to in the "difficult" area of drugs there comes a point where the advisors become superfluous and we end up with an approach based on "public opinion". It seems Mr Mackie really is setting HMG's current drugs policy and reasoned advice is deemed unnecessary and inadvisable. In the long run this damages...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... cell type from heart-muscle cells and pigment-producing cells, although they conduct electrical currents important for coordinated contraction of the heart. The location of these cells in the pulmonary veins suggested their possible role in AF because AF can arise in these blood vessels. Atrial fibrillation is a very common and debilitating disease that greatly affects quality of...
Science - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... to a more precise way to treat atrial fibrillation, with reduced side effects."For the most part, current drug therapy for atrial fibrillation has been disappointingly ineffective and drug therapy is often associated with burdensome side-effects," Patel said.Epstein added, "If these cells are truly the source of (atrial fibrillation) in some patients, and we can figure out...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... cell type from heart-muscle cells and pigment-producing cells, although they conduct electrical currents important for coordinated contraction of the heart. The location of these cells in the pulmonary veins suggested their possible role in AF because AF can arise in these blood vessels. Atrial fibrillation is a very common and debilitating disease that greatly affects quality of...
Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... cell type from heart-muscle cells and pigment-producing cells, although they conduct electrical currents important for coordinated contraction of the heart. The location of these cells in the pulmonary veins suggested their possible role in AF because AF can arise in these blood vessels. Atrial fibrillation is a very common and debilitating disease that greatly affects quality of...
