MAY IS LYME DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH Lyme Disease is very common in New England. It is spread by the Blacklegged tick (also known as the deer tick or Ixodes scapularis). Each year the tick population grows, and more ticks are carrying the bacteria (Borrelia...
Cannabis is gaining support worldwide as legislators push to decriminalize cannabis based on undeniable evidence of its medical benefits. Read more Justin Kander 3/15/14 medicaljane.com
CBD, or cannabidiol, is quickly changing the debate surrounding the use of marijuana as a medicine. Here are five facts that you should know about CBD: 1. CBD is a key ingredient in cannabis 2. CBD is non-psychoactive 3. CBD has a wide range of...
www.DoctorOz.com 3/18/2015 For patients suffering from severe chronic pain their choices are limited. Medical marijuana may be an alternative to prescription opioid painkillers. In fact states that allow medical cannabis have lower rates of opioid use. Read...
The bill, sponsored by Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), would deal a sharp blow to the U.S. government’s longstanding war on marijuana by banning the Drug Enforcement Administration from cracking down on patients,...
The leading group of U.S. pediatricians recommended that cannabis use should be decriminalized and federal officials should reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug so that important medical research can be done. They also agreed that cannabis may help sick kids....
A new study published in the journal Molecular Cancer Therapies, shows that a combination of CBD and THC improves the effectiveness of radiation therapy to treat one of the most aggressive forms of cancer- gliomas. In many cases, those tumors shrunk to as low as...
One challenge the NFL faces is how to bring marijuana into the game as a pain reliever without condoning its use as a recreational drug. And facing a lawsuit filed on behalf of hundreds of former players complaining about the effects of prescription painkillers...
The use of cannabis as a medicine dates back thousands of years. Here is a brief overview: 1. The earliest record of medical marijuana comes from ancient China and was used for constipation, gout, rheumatism and absent- mindedness. 2. Ancient Egyptians were the...
