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US medical cannabis policy eased

US federal prosecutors are ordered to stop cannabis-related prosecutions in states where medical use is legal.

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Growing doubts about HIV vaccine

Experts raise concerns about the reliability of the trial of a vaccine which appeared to protect against HIV.

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Overweight ’should be protected’

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‘Ethical’ stem cell crop boosted

US researchers have found a way to dramatically increase the harvest of stem cells from adult tissue.