New Cannabinoid Receptor In Pulmonary Arteries
Researchers suggest the therapeutic effects of cannabinoids on pulmonary disease, such as Hypertension, are due to an unindentified cannabinoid receptor. Abstract posted below.
If you...
Marijuana And Chemotherapy
Linda Parker, Ph.D., Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Neuroscience at Wilfrid Laurier University, told The Windsor Star (Canada) in an Aug. 24, 2006 article...
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 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...
CBD & Alzheimer’s: Everything You Need To Know
As marijuana becomes more mainstream, and the CBD market thrives, can these herbal drugs treat people with Alzheimer’s and dementia? We take a deep...
Israeli Research Finds That THC Could Alleviate Allergic Skin Disease
A chemical found in the cannabis (hashish) plant can help the body's immune system alleviate a common skin disease called allergic contact dermatitis, according...
Marijuana Chemical Fights Hardened Arteries
The active ingredient in marijuana that produces changes in brain messages appears to fight atherosclerosis -- a hardening of the arteries.
But puffing pot probably...
Cannabis As A Substitute For Alcohol
By Tod Mikuriya, MD
SUMMARY
Ninety-two Northern Californians using cannabis as an alternative to alcohol obtained letters of approval from the author. Their records were reviewed...
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...
Study Shows Long Term Marijuana Users Healthy
Sydney Morning Herald
February 18, 1997
Written by Leonie Lamont
One of the first studies of long-term marijuana use in Australia has found the health of such...
Cannabis May Help Epileptics
Further evidence has emerged that an ingredient of cannabis could help prevent epileptic seizures.
Some experts are now calling for fresh research into the potential...
Synthetic THC Is Anti-Depressant In Small Dose, Makes Depression Worse At...
A new neurobiological study has found that a synthetic form of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, is an effective anti-depressant at low doses....
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...
Sam’s Story – Using Medical Cannabis To Treat Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sam is an eight-year-old male. He was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Delay- Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) when he was two and one-half years old...
Lung Cancer: Antineoplastic Activity Of Cannabinoids
Antineoplastic activity of cannabinoids
A.E. Munson, L.S. Harris, M.A. Friedman, W.L. Dewey, and R.A. Carchman
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 55, No. 3, September...
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,...