Posts for Tag: society
Former cop tries cannabis as last resort to treat Parkinson’s disease
As research and anecdotal evidence increasingly indicate cannabis has medical benefits, a new series of videos from a man suffering from Parkinson’s disease highlights just how vital the plant can be.
Larry Smith, a former police officer, began to suffer from the debilitating neurological disease twenty years ago. In 2011, filmmakers began documenting his experience for the upcoming film, Ride with Larry. The documentary and accompanying awareness campaign “seeks to enlighten audiences to the human cost of Parkinson’s disease while providing insights into the tangible benefits of an active lifestyle, particularly through recumbent cycling,” according to the film’s Facebook page. [Full article]
Fighting heroin
The Christmas nativity scene and Francis of Assisi: the 2nd Commandment broken
The top 5 similarities and practices between big tobacco and big pharma
Tobacco companies and pharmaceutical companies share so many commonalities and industry practices, that it is quite difficult to deny their ideological similarities. Besides the fact that both have used medical doctors to push their products, here are 5 other examples. [Full article]
5G technology: potential risks to human health
This video has clips from the expert conference on Wireless and Health held at IIAS January 2017.