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Olivia Newton-John using cannabis to treat cancer
Olivia Newton-John is fighting the metastasis in the sacrum that doctors have detected, with a combination of traditional medicine, cannabis oil and other natural remedies, Her daughter, Chloe Lattanzi, has revealed. Chloe also wanted to…
Cannabis Is More Beneficial To Adults than Young People
According to the journal Nature Medicine, an international team of researchers have proposed an unusual remedy against the cognitive decline that comes with old age and affects to memory or learning capacity: small, daily doses…
No Increase In Problematic Cannabis Use Following Passage Of Medical Marijuana Laws
The enactment of medical marijuana laws is not associated with increased rates of problematic cannabis use, according to data published online in the journal Addiction. Columbia University investigators assessed cannabis use trends in states in the years following…
Gli effetti antinausea ed antiemetici della cannabis
La nausea ed il vomito indotti da chemioterapia (Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting – CINV) sono tra i sintomi più frequenti nei pazienti sottoposti a trattamenti antitumorali. Si manifestano in circa l’ 80% dei pazienti…
Cannabis may be effective in the treatment of chronic pain according to a large case series from Italy
A group of researchers from the University of Parma, University of Naples “Federico II”, and other Italian institutions presented a retrospective case series analysis of all chronic pain patients treated with oral or vaporized cannabis…
El cannabidiol es eficaz en la epilepsia causada por el síndrome de Dravet
New England Journal of Medicine acaba de publicar un estudio clínico realizado con 120 niños y adultos jóvenes con síndrome de Dravet, que muestra que el CBD (cannabidiol) es eficaz en el control de los…
Review Identifies 140 Controlled Clinical Trials Related to Cannabis
Scientists have conducted over 140 controlled clinical trials since 1975 assessing the safety and efficacy of whole-plant cannabis or specific cannabinoids, according to a new literature review published in the journal Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. A pair…
Cannabis is used as a substitute for prescription drugs according to a large survey
According to an online survey with 2774 participants, who reported having used cannabis at least once in the previous 90 days about a half said that they used cannabis as a substitute for prescription drugs.…