Medicinal Marijuana Eases Neuropathic Pain In HIV
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to assess the impact of smoked medical cannabis, or marijuana, on the neuropathic pain associated with HIV, researchers...
Marijuana Cures Hiccups
Two American medical doctors report the use of marijuana to cure persistent (intractable) hiccups in an AIDS patient. The patient had received intravenous midazolam...
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...
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 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...
Hepatitis C Positive People – Use And Self-Medication With Cannabis
A study by Lucy Charlesworth
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Hepatitis C positive (HCV+) users of medicinal cannabis presently rely on an illegal substance for medication and effective relief...
Cannabis – Improved Treatment Response In Hepatitis C Patients
Moderate Cannabis Use Associated with Improved Treatment Response in Hepatitis C Patients on Methadone
By Liz Highleyman
Interferon-based therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection...
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 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...
Does Cannabis Hold The Key To Treating Cardiometabolic Disease?
Paul E Szmitko; Subodh Verma
Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2006;3(3):116-117. ©2006 Nature Publishing Group
Obesity, particularly visceral adiposity, and its related metabolic and cardiovascular disorders,...
Cannabinoid Offers Cardioprotection, Study Says
Ramat-Gan, Israel: The administration of delta-9-THC protects heart muscle cells from injury during hypoxia (a deficiency in the levels of oxygen in the blood),...
Heavy Cannabis Use Not Independently Associated With Cardiovascular Risks
Heavy Cannabis Use Not Independently Associated With Cardiovascular Risks
San Francisco, CA: Heavy marijuana use is not independently associated with high blood pressure or other...
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...
Cannabis Use Not Associated With Risk Factors For Diseases Of Heart...
According to research published in the American Journal of Cardiology the use of cannabis is not associated with development of risk factors for cardiovascular...
Cannabis As A Treatment For PMS And Other Female Ailments
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Marijuana And Glaucoma
Paul Palmberg, M.D., Ph.D., a glaucoma expert and National Institute of Health (NIH) medical marijuana panelist, said at a Feb. 20, 1997 conference:
"I don't...