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Medicinal cannabis shown to reduce pain and need for opiate painkillers among cancer patients

Frontiers

By Tania Fitzgeorge-balfour, science writer. Traditionally, cancer-related pain is mainly treated by opioid analgesics, but most oncologists perceive opioid treatment as hazardous, so alternative therapies are required,” explained author David Meiri, assistant professor at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology.

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Roundup: Problematic COVID-19 Metrics and a Toxic Science Workplace 

Union of Concerned Scientists

At the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, revelations about a toxic workplace and ethics concerns resulted in its director’s departure while the agency is in the midst of essential work to strengthen the scientific integrity infrastructure across the executive branch. Mask mandates fall as the BA.2 2 sub-variant takes over.

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Barbara Burlingame – Unraveling the power of traditional food systems and sustainable diets

Frontiers

Author: Catherine Rawlinson Dr Barbara Burlingame is a professor at Massey University , New Zealand. Her research predominantly focuses on nutrition science, and she is also involved in nutrition policy research at the global level. Some of your most recent work covers traditional food systems of Pacific Island countries.

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Six Reasons Why You Should Care about the (So-Called) Farm Bill

Union of Concerned Scientists

billion in federal spending authorized by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 goes to nutrition programs operated by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), which help low-income households put food on the table. Here are six reasons. More about that in a minute. Better to call it the “Food and Farm Bill.”

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Opinion: Pandemic reveals a world unprepared for climate crisis

A Greener Life

From the politicisation of science to disaster preparedness and technology transfer, many of the problems highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic are the same ones hobbling the global response to the climate crisis. Authorities in Pakistan fear the same upsurge in cases as in India. The politics of science. By Omair Ahmad.

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Policy News: February 14, 2022

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House Passes Legislation Reauthorizing National Science Foundation. Biden’s top science adviser, Eric Lander, resigns amid reports of bullying. The White House initially stood by him despite the president’s zero-tolerance policy and numerous credible reports of misconduct. Executive Branch. Virginia State Senators reject Gov.

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

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billion for NSF and $948 million for the Biological Sciences Directorate. Bill would create a technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increases authorized funding levels. EPA finalizes the repeal of the “transparency in science” rule. National Science Foundation. The budget includes $10.17

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