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Lena Butler

I can give you the basics. My name is Lena Butler. I live in San Diego, California. I work as a customer service representative for TestCountry.com. I enjoy spending time at home, working on my painting and playing with my two pet rabbits, Carl and Lenny. I attended the University of San Diego... Full Bio
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Methamphetamine Use During Pregnancy May Affect a Child’s Stress-Response System by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The use of illegal drugs is bad for health, especially for pregnant women. According to a new study published in the May issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs ... Read on »
Washington D.C.’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary to Open Next Month by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine It’s been more than two years since Washington D.C. legalized medical marijuana, and finally, the District’s first ever pot dispensary will see the light of day come April. ... Read on »
New Study Shows the Impact of Energy Drinks to Heart Health by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Amidst all the controversies surrounding energy drinks, a new study presented at an American Heart Association conference found that energy drink consumption may raise blood ... Read on »
Propofol Abuse by Health Care Professionals Increasing by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Substance abuse is not an unusual occurrence among health care professionals. In fact, the American Nurses Association (ANA) estimated that about 10 percent of nurses are de ... Read on »
New Jersey’s Medical Marijuana Dispensary to Begin Accepting Patients from the Northern Region by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine New Jersey’s sole medical marijuana dispensary announced on Thursday, March 21, that it will start accommodating new patients from seven northern counties in the state. Gree ... Read on »
Lindsay Lohan Going Back to Rehab by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Lindsay Lohan is getting another opportunity to get her act together. For the sixth time, she will be treated for her substance abuse problems which she continues to deny. A ... Read on »
Study Shows Breath Test May be Possible in Detecting Stress by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Breathalyzer tests are commonly used by police officers in drunk-driving situations, as well as by some employers in the transportation industry. But in the future, it may s ... Read on »
Skim Milk Consumption In Children Doesn’t Prevent Obesity by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine For years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Heart Association (AHA) recommended skim  or low-fat milk for children after age two, particularly in ki ... Read on »
Man Arrested for Assaulting Brother with a Sword Over Synthetic Marijuana Argument by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine A 23-year-old Port Charlotte man was arrested on March 17 for swinging a sword and cutting his brother over an argument about buying synthetic marijuana. William Russell Vos ... Read on »
Exclusive Interview: What Employers Can Learn from Safety Services Company About Drug-Free Workplace by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Previously, we have shared with you reports about employers getting tough on employees who smoke and the growing dilemma of some businesses when it comes to finding workers ... Read on »
Former KFC Store in Southern California Now a Medical Marijuana Dispensary by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine What used to be a Kentucky Fried Chicken store in Los Angeles is now serving a different kind of menu. It’s still KFC only this time, it stands for Kind for Cures and its be ... Read on »
Paternity Suit Against Basketball Legend Michael Jordan Withdrawn by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The woman who claimed Michael Jordan is the father of her teenage son has dropped the paternity suit she filed in the Fulton County Superior Court on Feb. 6. Pamela Smith, 4 ... Read on »
International Monitoring Body Urges the U.S. to Continue Crackdown on Marijuana by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine An international monitoring group is putting pressure on the United States in terms of how the country should deal with marijuana, especially now that two of its fifty state ... Read on »
Prescription Drug Abuse in Grand Forks, North Dakota “Out of Control” by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Law enforcement officials have said the trade and abuse of prescription drugs among Grand Forks-area youth is getting way out of hand. Detective Travis Jacobson, of the Gran ... Read on »
Anti-Marijuana Assemblyman Charged with Pot Possession by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Do you love irony? Well, apparently there’s an idiot in the New York State Assembly who does. On March 14, New York State assemblyman Stephen M. Katz was stopped for speedin ... Read on »
Exclusive Interview: “The Stateless Man” Host Talks About Freedom and Criminalization... by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine In a perfect world, people could do anything they please without the fear of going to jail. They could eat anything they want without being told it’ll make them fat or incre ... Read on »
Massachusetts Medical Society Calls for Large-Scale Research on Medical Marijuana by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The oldest state medical society in the U.S. is urging medical and scientific communities to conduct large-scale clinical trials to determine the safety and effectiveness of ... Read on »
Painkiller Abuse Moves to the Western U.S. by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Following a long battle against rampant methamphetamine abuse, officials from the western part of the country have a new enemy to fight in the form of painkiller abuse. The ... Read on »
Copenhagen Considers Marijuana Legalization and Importing From Colorado and Washington by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Officials from Denmark’s capital are planning to make another push to legalize marijuana and they are exploring the possibility of importing the drug from the US states of C ... Read on »
Alere Inc. Receives Grant and Loan From Gates Foundation to Develop Low-Cost TB and HIV Diagnostic... by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Massachusetts-headquartered Alere Inc. announced on March 1 that it was awarded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation more than $20 million in grant money and debt financin ... Read on »