I am deaf in my left ear and have roughly 50-percent hearing in my right. With lip reading I was able to get by, but now with face masks it has become almost impossible to communicate. I was recently let go by my building as a superintendent, with no explanation or warning. I can’t help… Read More: A disability made communicating at work hard and I was… »
Legal action is being launched against the NHS over the prescribing of drugs to delay puberty. Papers have been lodged at the High Court by a mother and a nurse against the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, which runs the UK’s only gender-identity development service (Gids). Lawyers will argue it is illegal to prescribe the… Read More: NHS use of puberty blockers legal challenge begins »
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Many pot-smoking adults in Illinois will ring in the new year on a high note when recreational marijuana use becomes legal in the state on Jan. 1. FILE PHOTO: An employee holds a jar of marijuana on sale at the Greenstone Provisions after it became legal in the state to sell recreational… Read More: Recreational marijuana becomes legal in Illinois on New Year’s Day »
Production of cannabis is booming as the medical benefits of CBD (cannabidiol) are increasingly recognized. According to Project CBD, at least 50 conditions1 are believed to be improved by CBD, including pain, seizures, muscle spasms, nausea associated with chemotherapy, digestive disorders, degenerative neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease, mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD… Read More: CBD Market Explodes, Despite Perplexing Legal Status »