Marijuana Helps MS Patients Alleviate Pain, Spasms
By Kathleen Doheny
SAN DIEGO (Reuters Health) - Cannabis, or marijuana, is an effective drug that can help patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) to reduce...
Cannabis Improves Outcomes For Hepatitis C Patients
Cannabis use improves retention and virological
outcomes in patients treated for hepatitis C
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol Oct 2006 18:1057-1063
Diana L. Sylvestrea,b, Barry J. Clementsb and...
Study Finds Cannabis Aids Treatment-Resistant Depression
Treatment-resistant depression is common. Around 30% of people with depressive disorders have a form of depression that is resistant to treatment offered by traditional...
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...
Cannabis And Neuroprotection
A Brief Review
Jay R. Cavanaugh, Ph.D.
Late on Saturday afternoon just before the Portland National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics was adjourned, a quiet and...
Marijuana Compound Inhibits Breast Cancer Growth
San Francisco, CA -- A new study announced today by the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (CPMCRI) found that a non-psychoactive, naturally occurring...
Marijuana And Hepatitis C
Diana L. Sylvestre, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, et al. stated in their...
Turned-Off Cannabinoid Receptor Turns On Colorectal Tumor Growth
Researchers find CB1 suppresses tumors, a new potential path for treatment, prevention.
HOUSTON - New preclinical research shows that cannabinoid cell surface receptor CB1 plays...
Cannabinoids And Huntingtons Disease
Nabilone Could Treat Chorea and Irritability in Huntington’s Disease
Adrienne Curtis, B.A., B.Sc. and Hugh Rickards, M.D., M.R.C.Psych., Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham,...
Marijuana-Like Chemicals In The Brain Calm Neurons
Stanford, Calif. -- From the munchies to the giggles to paranoia, smoking marijuana causes widespread changes in the brain.
Now researchers at Stanford University School...
Marijuana Smoking Doesn’t Lead To Higher Death Rate
Although the inhalation of chemical toxins in cannabis smoke has been linked to bronchitis and other respiratory problems, it has not been shown to...
Cannabis Relieves Morning Sickness
Medical researchers wishing to test the safety and efficacy of drugs need people willing to participate in their clinical trials. Cannabis dispensaries serve people...
Cannabinoids Among Most Promising Approaches To Treating Neuropathic Pain
In MedPanel Summit, Leading Pain Experts Name Cannabinoids Among Most Promising Approaches to Treating Neuropathic Pain, Assert That Sociopolitical Climate Will Hamper Drug Approvals
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Cannabis Use Can Improve Effectiveness Of Hepatitis C Therapy
Recent research by Diana L. Sylvestre, MD, assistant clinical professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues...
Pot-Like Chemical Helps Beat Fear
By Lidia Wasowicz, UPI Senior Science Writer
Source: United Press International
Natural molecules that act like the primary active ingredient in marijuana apparently play a key...
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...