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...
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...
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...
PTSD And Cannabis: A Clinician Ponders Mechanism Of Action
One often intractable problem for which cannabis provides relief is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I have more than 100 patients with PTSD.
Among those reporting...
Marijuana’s Active Ingredient Kills Leukemia Cells
November 2005
The New Drug Study Group in London discovered that Δ9-THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, works to kill leukemia cells by affecting the...
Accepted Medical Use: Pharmaceutical Industry
The pharmaceutical industry is showing not only increasing interest in synthetic modulators of the endogenous cannabinoid system, but also industry members are funding several...
Cannabis Does Not Induce Schizophrenia, Dutch Scientists Say
A group of Dutch scientists say that there is no proof that cannabis induces schizophrenia. These findings will be embarrassing for the Dutch government,...
THC Reduces Pain In Fibromyalgia Patients
Mannheim, Germany: Oral administration of THC significantly reduces both chronic and experimentally induced pain in patients with fibromyalgia, according to clinical trial data to...
American Psychiatric Association Assembly Unanimously Backs Medical Marijuana
(WASHINGTON, D.C. ) - In a unanimous vote, the Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association has approved a strongly worded statement supporting legal protection...
MMJ: National MS Society Takes Half-Step Toward Recognizing Therapeutic Uses
The National MS Society has released an expert opinion paper that marijuana has the potential to treat MS symptoms and limit the progression of...
New Brain Cells Implicated In Machinery Of Cannabinoid Signaling
ScienceDaily (Mar. 27, 2008) — The brain cells called astrocytes, and not just neurons, are sensitive to the substances called cannabinoids--the active chemicals in...
Cannabis And Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
by Lisa Swiderski
I can remember being admitted to a hospital in New Jersey at the age of 3. My symptoms were baffling to all...
Synthetic Cannabinoid May Aid Fertility In Smokers
A reproductive medicine specialist at the University at Buffalo has shown that a new compound may improve the fertility of tobacco smokers who have...
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....
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...
Marijuana, Genes, Medicines And Brain Scans Help Scientists Find Anxiety Treatment
Marijuana, Genes, Medicines And Brain Scans Help Scientists Find Better Anxiety Treatments.
(Apr. 22, 2008) — Right now, about half of all people who take...
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