Medications

Medical marijuana advocates want drug reclassified

(AP)—A federal appeals court in Washington is considering whether marijuana should be reclassified from its current status as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use.

Health

Feds seek full court review of cigarette warnings

(AP)—The U.S. government is asking a federal appeals court to rehear a challenge to a requirement that tobacco companies to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages.

Medications

FDA denies request to block generic painkiller

In a surprise move, federal health regulators have denied a request by Endo Health Solutions to block generic versions of its painkiller Opana ER, which the company argued can be more easily abused than its branded product.

Health

Austria tiring of being 'ashtray of Europe'

Austria is tiring of its reputation as "the ashtray of Europe"—at least according to the results of a nationwide petition backing a ban on smoking in cafes and restaurants.

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