Neuroprotection In Parkinson’s Disease: Modafinil And Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol
Abstract: In Parkinson's disease (PD) is the output of the basal ganglia irreversibly affected due to degeneration of the neuromelanin-containing dopaminergic neurons in the...
Human Studies On Medical Uses Of Marijuana
There have been hundreds of studies on the medical uses of cannabis since its introduction to western medicine in the early nineteenth century. A...
Medical Breakthrough! Medicinal Marijuana For Diabetics
The medical literature has very few citations in regard to any direct effect of cannabis on blood sugar levels. These citations are sometimes contradictory....
Cannabis As A First-Line Treatment For Childhood Mental Disorders
By Tod H. Mikuriya, M.D.
Originally published in O'Shaughnessy's, Spring 2006
Alex P. was prescribed pharmaceutical stimulants, depressants, analgesics, and antipsychotics that exacerbated his problems. Cannabis...
Cannabinoids Prevented The Development Of Heart Failure In Animal Study
Heart failure is a serious possible consequence of a heart attack or other diseases that damage the heart. It occurs when the heart loses...
Cannabis And Depression
Depression is actually a variety of disorders that affect approximately 18 million Americans. Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from some...
Accepted Medical Use: Patient Experiences
Patients’ Experiences and Their Confirmation
Following state laws that allow for the medical use of cannabis, an increasing number of patients have collected experience with...
Documented Safety Of Long Term Cannabis Use
Studies have shown the long-term use of cannabis to be safe. In contrast to many other medicinal drugs, the long-term use of cannabis does...
Medical Marijuana – PTSD And The Iraq Veteran
We're back from the war. We can't sleep. We're getting divorced. If marijuana is good for post-traumatic stress, who are we to deny its...
10 Reasons Why Weed Is Good For You
There’s been a renewed focus on wellness recently, which makes total sense given *gestures broadly at the world*. After all, we’re living through a...
Marijuana And Multiple Sclerosis / Muscle Spasms
Movement Disorders stated in a 2004 article "Survey on Cannabis Use in Parkinson's Disease" (Vol. 19, No. 9, pp. 1102-1106, Sept. 2004) by researchers...
Diabetes & Marijuana
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes mellitus is a group of autoimmune diseases characterized by defects in insulin secretion resulting in hyperglycemia (an abnormally high concentration of glucose...
How MMJ Can Give People Their Life Back
In the UK in 2022 the cannabis conversation is changing as more patients, doctors, and individuals are learning about the benefits of medicinal cannabis....
Cannabis Extract Makes Brain Tumors Shrink, Halts Growth Of Blood Vessels
Researchers in Spain have discovered that a cannabis extract makes brain tumors shrink by halting the growth of blood vessels that supply the tumors...
Researchers Are Just Beginning To Understand The Full Benefits Of Cannabis
As regulations loosen on who can study cannabis' effects, researchers are finding it may be more beneficial than currently known.
Madison Matthews was in desperate...
Accepted Medical Use: Clinical Research
Results from clinical research demonstrate that both dronabinol and whole plant cannabis can offer a safe and effective treatment for the following illnesses: muscle...