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Medicinal Marijuana: The Myths, the Money, the Munchies
Marijuana has been used as a medical treatment for many centuries. We have been hearing more about so-called medicinal marijuana because of the recent United States Supreme Court ruling that essentially concluded that state laws permitting medicinal marijuana must bow to federal law prohibiting marijuana. This is quite a sea change from earlier in the last century, when marijuana was listed by the United States Pharmacopeia (the organization which sets the quality standards for approved drugs ...
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Expert & Community Posts
Dr. Eisner Answers your GERD Questions: GERD & Marijuana Link?
By Todd Eisner , Health ExpertCould marijuana smoking be the cause of GERD? The effect of marijuana on the symptoms of... Read more »
Lettuce and Diabetes
By Gretchen Becker , Health ExpertCan insulin produced in lettuce cure type 1 diabetes some day? Possibly. In mice, it seems to... Read more »
MS Progressive Types: Treatments
By Vicki , Health Expert...test. Here is an interview with an MS specialist.* Marijuana - For MS, marijuana is recognized... Read more »
“Medical Marijuana” Takes On New Meaning for Metastatic Breast Cancer
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert...cancer, you may have considered the use of “medical marijuana” at some point during your... Read more »
Marijuana Use and Quitting Smoking: Do Risks Outweigh Benefits?
By Carol Southard , Health Expert...people trying to quit smoking is: “Will smoking marijuana help or hurt as I try to quit... Read more »
Health Guide
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Causes
...cancer.Other Contributors. Toxic particles leading to precancerous changes in the lung are also found in marijuana. In one study, 53.8% of cigarette smokers, 66.7% of marijuana smokers, and all of... Read more »Epilepsy: Medications
...fluorofelbamate, safinamide, brivaracetam, and seletracetam.Cannabinoids. Cannabinoids are compounds in marijuana (cannabis) that may have properties that protect nerve cells. In a 2003 report,... Read more »Glaucoma: Medications
...eyes similar to those of epinephrine.Experimental TherapiesCannabinoids. Cannabinoids, compounds in marijuana (cannabis), are being studied for their effects on glaucoma. For example, oral or... Read more »Multiple Sclerosis: Drug Treatment
...low doses in both drugs and may cause epileptic seizures.Cannabinoids. Cannabinoids are compounds in marijuana (cannabis), which may have properties that protect nerve cells. Cannabis has been... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Prognosis
...to 60% of patients with bipolar disorder abuse other substances (most commonly alcohol, followed by marijuana or cocaine) at some point in the course of their illness.The following are risk... Read more »Images
Related News
Study: Marijuana does not treat acute pain
October 03, 2008Oral cannabis (a type of medical marijuana) is not an effective treatment for some kinds of acute pain, Austrian researchers say, and it may even... Read summary »
Scientists Find New Way to Kill Pain
November 27, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- As scientists search for new ways to manage patients' pain, depression, anxiety and obesity, they focus on the cannabinoid... Read summary »
Marijuana-like Brain Chemicals may Beat Parkinson's
March 15, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Marijuana-like chemicals in the brain may one day lead to an effective treatment for Parkinson's disease. In a study conducted... Read summary »
Some cancers linked to sex, drugs
October 03, 2008Experts say that some head and neck cancers may be linked to marijuana use and a common sexually-transmitted disease (STD). Researchers from Johns... Read summary »
Marijuana-like Drug Fights Alzheimer?s
November 25, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study makes the case for an illegal drug by showcasing its potential protective effects against Alzheimer's disease. New... Read summary »
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