Marijuana And The Immune System
A placebo-controlled clinical trial designed to determine "the short-term effects of smoked marijuana on the viral load of HIV-infected patients" concluded the following, as...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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Potential For Abuse: Use And Abuse
The government’s review of the 1995 marijuana rescheduling petition did not distinguish between use and abuse according to professional standards, such as those in...
Cannabidiol May Be Effective In Preventing Mad Cow Disease
Cannabidiol may be effective in preventing bovine spongiforme enzephalopathy (mad cow disease)
J Neurosci 2007;27(36):9537-44
According to basic research of scientists of the National Centre for...