Cannabinoids had a ‘significant’ effect on the death of cancer cells in leukaemia Combination of the compounds and chemo had better results than chemo alone Results were greater when using cannabinoids after chemotherapy Cannabinoids are ‘a very exciting prospect in oncology,’ says study author However, Cancer Research UK warned cancer patients not to use cannabinoids...
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Cannabis for kids: Some parents praise pot to treat autism, other disorders despite lack of research
ARIZONA — To say Brandy Williams was a desperate parent is an understatement. “No mother should feel like a punching bag,” she said while describing what was happening with her little boy Logan. “He was literally cocking his head back and smashing it forward on hard objects around our house. I had 30 dents in...
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Medical Marijuana and Epilepsy
CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS Medical marijuana is the whole plant of marijuana used for medical purposes. Cannabinoids refer to substances in cannabis that act on cells in the body to cause some effect. The two major ingredients in cannabinoids are: tetrahyrdocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). There is evidence that cannabis can be helpful in controling seizures, especially for...
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Cannabis users ‘are four times more likely to suffer a heart attack’: Scientists say users suffer more cardiac-related illness than those who do not smoke the drug
Users in their late 20s were three times more likely to have a cardiac illness Most concerns over cannabis use are associated with mental health disorders Researchers in Ohio said users are tend to have higher blood pressures Smoking cannabis dramatically increases a person’s risk of suffering a heart attack, according to a major new...
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Cannabis Can Help Cure Alzheimer’s If Lawmakers Are Flexible: Experts
Cannabis holds great promise in treating dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. But the opportunity is being allegedly blocked by the federal regulators in the United States, according to researchers. Reports say that California’s Salk Institute is facing legal hurdles in advancing the research in cannabis cure. Their goal is to offer an effective treatment for these fatal diseases...
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A Pharmaceutical Company is Officially Using Cannabis to Treat Disease
IN BRIEF Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women – in the U.S. alone, more than 610,000 people die from it annually. GrowBlox Life Sciences LLC announced that they plan to develop a drug that could prevent and treat cardiovascular disease using cannabis. STOKES’ SECRET INGREDIENT Heart disease is...
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Commentary: I made my autistic son cannabis cookies. They saved him.
It took me awhile to perfect the cookie recipe. I experimented with ingredients: Blueberry, Strawberry, Sour Diesel, White Widow, Bubba Kush, AK-47 — all strains of cannabis, which I stored, mixed with glycerin, in meticulously labeled jars on a kitchen shelf. After the cookies finished baking, I’d taste a few crumbs and annotate the effects in...