Companies can still prohibit employees from the use of medical marijuana since it has not been approved on a federal level, Moretzsohn said.
“It does not make it ok to have it in the workplace since it is being treated different than prescription drugs,” she said. “The law can really change and it depends on the state law. It is not shielded yet because of federal law.”
Our success rates may mean little.
The statistics about relapse notwithstanding, rehab centers often tout their effectiveness – and say they have the numbers to back up their claims. Many quote success rates of 70% or higher. But those claims depend on how “success” is defined. In some cases, the figure may only refer to the completion rate – that is, the percentage of people who finish the program. Or it could mean a relatively short period of post-program sobriety — say, a year after completing treatment. And any post-program figure may be questionable since it could be a self-reported one (in other words, it’s a number that’s only as good as an addict’s word). The bottom line, says Dr. Akikur Mohammad, a psychiatrist who teaches addiction medicine at the University of Southern California, is that any success rate that sounds too good to be true probably is. The programs play with numbers to “get some patients, to get some money,” he says.
Still, some programs stand by their figures. Cliffside Malibu, a high-end treatment center in California, reports a 70% success rate – based on one-year of post-program sobriety. And while program founder and Chief Executive Richard Taite allows that “people can make all sorts of outlandish claims” in the industry, he notes that Cliffside does extensive monitoring to make sure its rate is accurate. “I have a full-time research fellow on staff,” he says.
Kidman’s appearance at Cannes had people wondering what she did to her face
Her new film Grace of Monaco has been savaged by critics as it opened the Cannes Film Festival today (Wednesday) .
But it’s not just the biopic about the movie-star-turned-princess Grace Kelly that is attracting attention — also the film’s star, Nicole Kidman’s oddly puffy face.
Steve Kamenicky, right, waits for Chicago Recovery Alliance volunteer Erin Scott to finish his paper work before he can get Naloxone.
When Jody Waxman heard a loud noise in her home, she thought her cats might be up to something.
“I got upstairs, I saw Alex on the floor, flat on this back with foam coming out of his mouth. I couldn’t budge him,” Waxman said.
Mary Ann Murphy is a ballroom dance champion, accredited dance judge, and a judge and choreographer on the Fox dance competition-reality show So You Think You Can Dance. She has become noted for regularly holding up her hands and screaming enthusiastically as a form of praise, along with giggling constantly during performances she enjoys. Also, Murphy is noted for introducing unique forms of praise, which include calling dancers “Hot Tamales” or issuing them tickets on her “Hot Tamale Train.”
The former and now disgraced owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, Donald Sterling was the topic of great discussion in this Access Hollywood report. The comments made by Sterling gave many cause to believe they were borne from dementia. The producers interviewed Dr. Raskin for his views as an internist who treats many elderly patients.
“it looks like Donald Sterling isn’t going to sell off the Clippers for a half billion dollars and use that money to get scientists and engineers to build him a time machine so he can back to the 1800s and live his racist dream by owning a bunch of slaves. (“Take me wit you, Donnie!” – Paula Deen)” – DListed.com
The notion that Donald Sterling possibly having dementia is being whipped into the mash of tabloid media thanks in large part to his wife, Shelly Sterling, and her infamous Barbara Walters interview.
The nation’s top bariatric surgeon went on the top talk radio show in Los Angeles, KFI, to talk with the Fabulous Lisa Ann Walter. Dr. Nishi and his colleagues at the Khalili Center go out to area schools to teach the kids nutrition and physical education to supplement the teaching done at the school. The goal of the Khalili Center’s school visits is to emphasize proper life changing, good eating and physical activity habits that can last a lifetime. The lessons have paid off. There are many accounts of the children taking their new knowledge home to their families, and they’re even asking the taco trucks that sit outside the schools in the morning waiting to provide a breakfast to the kids to change their menues and sell healthy foods.
This is a MUST HEAR interview for anyone who cares about the health of children in America.
The Khalili Center is one of America’s most important bariatric practices, located in Los Angeles. Dr. Nishi was named the Top Bariatric Surgeon in the Nation for ’13 (Health Tap). The Khalili Center is a model for a world class center of excellence.
Learn More about the Khalili Center for Bariatric Care
Dr. Jaime Hernandez is a leading orthopedic surgeon who performs a cutting-edge total knee replacement using computerized GPS technology to enable him to precisely place the new knee components. This technology has completely revolutionized a total knee replacement operation, enabling the surgery to be much less invasive, far quicker — only 40 minutes as opposed to two hours for conventional surgery — and it results in far more precise knees placement, and faster patient healing. An LA Police Dept. officer is a patient of Dr. Hernandez who had both knees replaced. She comes on with Les Norman to share the joy she has with these surgeries. With conventional knee surgery, roughly 15 to 20 percent of the surgeries are not done to satisfactory levels, and many must be re-done. Dr. Hernandez is one of very few surgeons in the country who perform this cutting-edge surgery, and the only one in the Los Angeles area. This is a MUST HEAR interview for anyone considering a total knee replacement.
The episode of The Doctors TV show discussed in this interview is also a MUST SEE, and can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04VFR…
Dr. Jaime Hernandez is a leading orthopedic surgeon who performs a cutting-edge total knee replacement using computerized GPS technology to enable him to precisely place the new knee components. This technology has completely revolutionized a total knee replacement operation, enabling the surgery to be much less invasive, far quicker, only 40 minutes as oppoesed to two hours for conventional surgery, and it results in far more precise knees placement, and faster patient healing. With conventional knee surgery, roughly 15 to 20 percent of the surgeries are not done to satisfactory levels, and many must be re-done. Dr. Hernandez is one of very few surgeons in the country who perform this cutting-edge surgery, and the only one in the Los Angeles area. This is a MUST HEAR interview for anyone considering a total knee replacement.
The episode of The Doctors TV show discussed in this interview is also a MUST SEE, and can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04VFR…