Cannabis Use Not Associated With Risk Factors For Diseases Of Heart...
According to research published in the American Journal of Cardiology the use of cannabis is not associated with development of risk factors for cardiovascular...
Treatment For PTSD Should Include Cannabis
For those who do not know it, the humans and all animals so far tested produce two marijuana like substances, Anandamide and 2- Arachidonal...
Medical Marijuana: Headaches/Migraines
A review of The Merck Manual 1999 Edition indicates that the causes of Headaches and/or Migraines are by no means settled and The Manual...
New Weapon In Battle Against Osteoporosis
Medical researchers at the University of Bonn, working in collaboration with scientists from Israel, the USA and Britain, have identified a previously unknown regulatory...
Pharmacokinetics And Cannabinoid Action Using Oral Cannabis Extract
A simple dosing regimen for cannabinoid therapies is complicated by individual variance in rates of breakdown in the liver and intestinal absorption. This trial...
Marijuana Controls Diabetes – Marijuana Compound May Help Stop Diabetic Retinopathy
A compound found in marijuana won’t make you high but it may help keep your eyes healthy if you’re a diabetic, researchers say.
Early studies...
Cannabidiol And Epileptic Patients
CHRONIC ADMINISTRATION OF CANNABIDIOL TO HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS AND EPILEPTIC PATIENTS
Pharmacology 21: 175-185 (1980)
Jomar M. Cunha, E.A. Carlini, Aparecido E. Pereira, Oswaldo L. Ramos,
Camilo Pimentel,...
Cannabis May Help Combat Cancer-Causing Herpes Viruses
The compound in marijuana that produces a high, delta-9 tetrahydrocannbinol or THC, may block the spread of several forms of cancer causing herpes viruses, University of...
Marijuana And AIDS (HIV) & AIDS Wasting
From the U.S. 1999 IOM Report, on Page 159:
"The profile of cannabinoid drug effects suggest that they are promising for treating wasting syndrome in...
Medicinal Marijuana Eases Neuropathic Pain In HIV
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to assess the impact of smoked medical cannabis, or marijuana, on the neuropathic pain associated with HIV, researchers...
Cannabis As A Psychotropic Medication
K. Chaturvedi
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 5UD, UK
I considered Arseneault et al's (2004) search for evidence of the association between cannabis...
Cannabinoid Activator Mellows Out Colon
Drugs that activate cannabinoid receptors in the colon might help treat lower GI conditions such as diarrhea or certain types of fecal incontinence, according...
Study: Marijuana Eases Traumatic Memories
Scientists have known for years that the brain makes substances almost identical to the active ingredient in marijuana, but the function of these "cannabinoids"...
Cannabis May Soothe Inflamed Bowels
Cannabis-based drugs could offer treatment hope to sufferers of inflammatory bowel disease, UK researchers report.
Cannabis smokers with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have often claimed...
Cannabis Can Reduce Kids’ Epileptic Seizures By 86%
The anti-seizure qualities of the cannabis plant can likely not be boiled down to a single compound, like cannabidiol (CBD), according to emerging research.
Studies...
Can Cannabis Help Your Gut?
When Joe Silverman developed Crohn’s disease at age 21, the symptoms started out mild. While the sight of blood in his stools initially freaked...