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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) still absent in Arizona

In a recent report, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) announced that they did not find any signs of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the...
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The pros and cons of medical marijuana

Marijuana is now legal to use for medical purposes in 14 states. Five states, including Arizona, are considering laws that would make its use legal...
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"Life saving blood transfusion?"

The Associated Press reported this week that there is growing concern about blood stored for transfusions. When we cut our finger, we see blood as...
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The nuclear debate heats back up

There were two conflicting news stories this week. On Monday, President Obama proposed guaranteeing loans for the building of a ‘new...
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Eating away at diabetes

As I mentioned in a previous column, I’m one of millions of Americans who have been diagnosed with diabetes. As I’m a professional...
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Healthcare reform: Why are important subjects so boring?

Does anyone know what the ‘public option’ means? Anyone? Bueller?Does the US system of healthcare need reform? Absolutely. According to...
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Thimerosal, organic mercury, swine flu and you.

I read last week how the U.S. Geological Survey did a study that found mercury in fish from every one of 291 streams they tested across the United...
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Is Baxter International's swine flu vaccine a godsend, a scam, or something worse?

Okay, I guess I’m stepping over to the dark side. I'm becoming a conspiracy theorist. A commenter on my previous column said I should check...
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Which is worse: the coming Swine flu 'pandemic,' or the untested vaccine?

I’ve never been too keen on ‘conspiracy theories.’ I always assume the proponent of the theory has an agenda, or isn’t...
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Deadly frog fungus identified in the wild

The cause of the deadly decline of frogs and salamanders worldwide has been confirmed in a new study published in PLoS ONE. The fungal species...
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