Heavy Doses

"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.

Sacramento Feds Look to Bag Pot Growers

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:18:00 UTC

California may uphold the right of medical marijuana users to hold small quantities of pot. But if you're growing, beware of the feds.

Sofinnova Finds Unexpected Investor Interest in Health Care

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:39:00 UTC

Two companies try to get millions of dollars from investors, but only one succeeds. What did Sofinnova do so right that led rival Prospect Venture Partners to return $150 million to its investors?

A Sick Statistic: Health Care Costs Soar

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:33:00 UTC

An annual survey of employer-based insurance finds that new tax credits are providing limited help to small businesses that are seeing premiums for their employees triple.

Watson Goes to Work on Health Care

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:01:00 UTC

Watson, IBM's room-sized supercomputer, is most famous for winning $1 million on Jeopardy. But the machine may be a whole lot more useful in its new role, parsing health information for WellPoint.

National Health Plan Relieves Businesses' Insurance Headaches

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:14:00 UTC

Small businesses currently overpay for health insurance by 29 percent, according to a new study, but new measures included in the national health plan should help remedy the problem.

Go to Work, Fight Off Depression

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:36:00 UTC

Working outside the home can be great for a young mom—so long as she doesn’t expect to be able to seamlessly balance her life at the office with her family life, according to a new study.

Startup Blazes New Trail for Marijuana Research

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:20:00 UTC

An entrepreneurial genome specialist today announced his startup has finished mapping the entire genetic sequence for cannabis, which he hopes will lead to more effective medical marijuana.