While Maine had pretty much already decriminalized personal marijuana use with possession of less than 2.5 ounces being a civil violation punishable by a fine of $200 – $400 and medical marijuana already legal, the people have spoken and Maine residents now have the opportunity to buy there weed at there local corner dispensary.

If you are in pain from a variety of diseases and conditions you may be able to get a prescription to buy marijuana legally. All the stipulations aren’t quite ironed out yet, but they have made it clear that they won’t let it turn into the fiasco that LA has seen in recent years with their marijuana dispensaries.

The dispensaries will have to be licensed with the states bureau of health and human services, and people will have to have prescriptions to buy the marijuana at the stores.
How to get a prescription in Maine to buy marijuana? Well under Maine’s medical marijuana law, a person may be recommended marijuana for the following conditions:

1. Persistent nausea, vomiting, wasting syndrome or loss of appetite as a result of:
   1. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or the treatment thereof; or
   2. Chemotherapy or radiation therapy used to treat cancer;
2. Heightened intraocular pressure as a result of glaucoma;
3. Seizures associated with a chronic, debilitating disease, such as epilepsy; or
4. Persistent muscle spasms associated with a chronic, debilitating disease, such as multiple sclerosis

It’s expected that Maine is planning on expanding the list of conditions and diseases for which cannabis can be prescribed in the near future but have assured the public that they will keep a strict policy on use for only chronic conditions.

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Whenever you come in contact with anything, your picking up a plethora of possibly dangerous germs. From the obvious like using the rest room to everyday activities like taking money out of the ATM, shaking hands, or riding the subway your putting yourself, and everyone you come in contact with at potential risk.

For all of you health conscience people out there, we’ve compiled a list of the most common germs found on your hands. Pick them up and take a look, what you don’t see is what can be so dangerous. Including:

• Shigella flexneri. Causes vomiting, headache, diarrhea
• Staphylococcus aureus. Staph Infection
• Pseudomonus aeruginosa. “Hot tub rash” severe, potentially fatal, respiratory disease in cystic fibrosis and elderly
• Streptococcus pyrogens. Causes tonsilitis, sore throats, scarlet fever,impetigo
• Salmonella. Causes severe diarrhea, stomach pain, dizziness, fever
• Rhino virus. Over 200 strains of the common cold
• Proteus vulgaris. Urinary tract infections
• Hepatitis A.Vomiting, liver disorders, jaundice
• Escherichia coli. Kidney failure, uncontrollable fever, death
• Rotavirus. The leading cause of severe, dehydrating diarrhea in infants and young children.
• Echovirus. Meningitis, encephalitis, neonatal sepsis, myocarditis, and chronic infection
• Coxsackie virus. Sore throat, abdominal discomfort, or nausea

And this is only some of the Germs that you could possibly have on your hands right now. Multiplying on the keyboard your typing on and on the door knob that you entered in from, germs are everywhere.

To be fair to the little micro organisms, most of these germs won’t end up hurting you. Your immune system will fight them off and you’ll never even know they were there. But in some cases they do over power, and thats where prevention comes into play.

It’s estimated that 50% of people don’t wash their hands after using the rest room and almost 90% before eating. (snacks count too!) They then touch things you touch, and you touch things someone else touches, and so on. So you can see the importance of proper hand washing.

When to Wash Your Hands

Always wash your hands before:

• Preparing food
• Eating
• Treating wounds or giving medicine
• Touching a sick or injured person
• Inserting or removing contact lenses
• Using the rest room
• Touching your eyes, nose or mouth

Always wash your hands after:

• Preparing food, especially raw meat or poultry
• Using the toilet
• Changing a diaper
• Touching an animal or animal toys, leashes or waste
• Blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing into your hands
• Treating wounds
• Touching a sick or injured person
• Handling garbage or something that could be contaminated, such as a cleaning cloth or soiled shoes

How to Wash Your Hands

• Wet your hands with warm water (as warm as whats comfortable)
• Apply soap or anti-bacterial wash
• Lather for at least 20 seconds (studies have shown that the longer you lather the more germs are killed)
• Make sure to wash under nails, between fingers, on the back of your hands, and up past your wrists
• Scrub while rinsing your hands and rinse for at least 10 seconds
• Dry your hands thoroughly.

By washing regularly and correctly you can decrease your chance of infection greatly and help stop the spread of germs to other people.

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Still in the testing stage, this new form of birth control comes as an injection and lasts for two months. It contains the hormones testosterone and progesterone which make the sperm count in men drastically decrease.

Men have never been very keen on birth control methods like vasectomies for various reasons but the most probably being the idea of “snip, snip” even though it’s a perfectly safe and usually reversible procedure.

This new form of male contraceptive could be the answer men have been waiting for to take over their sexuality and place it in their hands. Not having to worry about pregnancy defiantly has it’s advantages for both men and women hopefully this new form of birth control becomes popular.

It will be years before this new contraceptive hits the market, if ever, so for now if men want to control birth it’s back to condoms.

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Prostate Cancer, a cancer that forms in tissues of the prostate (a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder and in front of the rectum), affects hundreds of thousands of men. In 2009 alone there were 192,280 new cases and 27,360 deaths.

Well there are things you can do to help prevent prostate cancer. We’ve taken a look at five foods to add to your diet to reduce your risk.

Broccoli

As well as broccoli you can also add other cancer fighting veggies such as kale, brussels sprouts, and cauliflower to your list.

Tomatoes a delicious fruit, or is it a vegetable? Ahh who cares, because it’s filed with Lycopene an antioxidant that has been proven effective in reducing the development of certain cancers including prostate cancer.

With tomatoes it’s best to heat them in order to release as much Lycopene as possible.

Garlic this aromatic tasty cancer fighting food is one of the most potent anti-cancer foods out there. So rule of thumb-the more the better (contrary as to what people in close proximity may say).

Cook it, pickle it, roast it and consume it!

Soy once called the food of the future is here now and can help protect you from prostate cancer. In a March, 15 2008 study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research it was found that in laberatory mice soybeans almost completely prevented the spread of human prostate cancer.

So go soy! Soy beans come in many, many forms so there is something for everyone. You can put soy milk in your morning coffee or cereal, you can toss it in a stir fry with some cancer fighting broccoli and make a stir fry, or you can even just munch on soy nuts. There is no end to how much of this wonder full bean you can consume daily to give your body that edge in fighting an extremely common male cancer.

Berries packed full of antioxidant anthocyanins, vitamins, and minerals berries make not only a great snack or topping for your crape but help in the fight against colon cancer. Black raspberries being the best beneficial berry!

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