Chaz Bono Gives Weight Loss Drugs Celebrity Appeal — Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) and VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS)

http://marketplayground.com/2013/07/19/chaz-bono-gives-weight-loss-drugs-celebrity-appeal-arena-pharmaceuticals-inc-nasdaqarna-and-vivus-inc-nasdaqvvus/

Societal Ills Spike in Crisis-Stricken Greece

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/22/societal-ills-spike-in-crisis-stricken-greece/?hp

Changing Shape Makes Chemotherapy Drugs Better at Targeting Cancer Cells

Changing Shape Makes Chemotherapy Drugs Better at Targeting Cancer Cells from UCSB Engineering on Vimeo.


http://vimeo.com/user14780868/ucsb-bioengineers-make-chemotherapy-drugs-better

Guns, butter, and gold

I originally read 50,000 prisoners would be released early last year, but it looks like 24,000 will get their wish.

http://cbs13.com/local/parole.easy.california.2.1586031.html

Actually, I'm all for decriminalizing drug possession. It'll reduce the prison population, which is fine if the violations were non-violent. It'll also reduce the profit margins of the drug trade.

Disclosure: I do not condone use or abuse of controlled substances. I just think we should end the prohibition of recreational drugs. It didn't work for alcohol, and it's not working for controlled substances.