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...
Scientists Measuring Natural ‘Cannabis’ In Pregnant Women
Writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a medical team from the University of Leicester say they have established a predictor for...
Cannabis – The New Anti-Inflammatory
An international team of researchers has provided new insights into how cannabis can offer significant relief with inflammation. Recently, the German federal government made...
Fibromyalgia: Effective Treatment With Medical Marijuana
Fibromyalgia is a very painful, complex disease causing spasm of muscles and accompanying nerves and has been a contentious puzzle to both victims and...
Marijuana In The Management Of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Carter GT; Rosen BS
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), Neuromuscular Disease Clinic, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Marijuana has...
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...
Cannabis Effective At Relieving Pain After Major Surgery
A cannabis plant extract provides pain relief for patients after major surgery such as knee replacements, a study by Imperial College London and the...
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...
The Effectiveness Of Cannabis On Depression And Anxiety
Real-world data analysis provides evidence of the effectiveness of cannabis on depression and anxiety. In a retrospective study of over 7000 adults, cannabis use...
Marijuana And Alzheimer’s Disease
Lisa M. Eubanks, Ph.D., et al. stated in an Aug. 9, 2006 Molecular Pharmaceutics journal article titled "A Molecular Link Between the Active Component...
CBD Oil’s Ocular Benefits
DENVER – CBD oil, which is legal in all 50 states, can provide relief for a range of ocular and systemic conditions, Robert Reed...
Dr. Robert V. Brody: Declaration. Cannabis And Hospice Ethics – Pain...
1. I am a physician licensed to practice in the State of California. I am currently Chief of the Pain Consultation Clinic at San...
Marijuana & Skin Cancer
Inhibition of skin tumor growth and angiogenesis in vivo by activation of cannabinoid receptors
M. Llanos Casanova1, Cristina Blázquez2, Jesús Martínez-Palacio1, Concepción Villanueva3, M. Jesús...
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...
The Myth Of Marijuana’s Gateway Effect
by John P. Morgan, M.D. and Lynn Zimmer, Ph.D.
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America, in cooperation with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)...
The Endo-Cannabinoid System
The Cannabinoid System has been around for over 600 million years. Before the Dinosaurs. The Cannabinoid System is continuously evolutioning and has been retained...