Heavy Doses

Cash for Docs Startup Goes National

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:42:00 UTC

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

Facebook Gets Into the Organ-Donation Game

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:46:00 UTC

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.

Don't Go to School High

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:54:00 UTC

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

Drug Giants Look to Inject Startups

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:56:00 UTC

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.

Former Drug Smuggler Pitches Legal Pot to Seniors

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:50:00 UTC

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.

Are Americans Smart About Eating Fish?

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:47:00 UTC

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.

Medical Pot Goes Up in Smoke in Delaware, Fort Collins

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:20:00 UTC

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.

"Wal-Mart" of Weed Welcomed to Washington

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:57:00 UTC

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.

Stick a Fork in This App, Paula Deen

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:22:00 UTC

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.

Germ-Zapping Keyboard Approved for Hospitals

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:32:00 UTC

The FDA has approved a computer keyboard created by Seattle-area startup VioGuard that uses ultraviolet light to kill germs.