Credit: CC0 Public Domain State policies in eight different policy domains, including gun safety, labor and tobacco, are associated with U.S. working-age mortality, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jennifer Karas …
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Germany unveils cannabis liberalization plan, with caveats
A protestor holds a joint during the hemp-parade demanding the legalization of cannabis in Berlin, Aug. 2, 2008. Germany’s health minister has unveiled plans to decriminalize the possession of up to 30 grams of cannabis and allow the sale of …
Read More »Do financial incentives increase adult vaccinations? A view of lessons learned
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cash transfers have yielded limited outcomes in increasing vaccination efforts among adults, according to research led by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits). The impact of lottery …
Read More »Marijuana users may feel more post-surgery pain: Study
Folks who regularly use weed could be in for a rocky road if they ever require major surgery, a new study reports. Frequent marijuana users tend to experience more pain as they recover from surgery, and they require more opioid …
Read More »Marijuana-dependent patients at higher risk for infection after knee or shoulder arthroscopy procedures
Marijuana-dependent patients at higher risk for infection after knee or shoulder arthroscopy. Credit: American College of Surgeons Patients who are dependent on marijuana may face higher infection rates following knee and shoulder arthroscopy—a minimally invasive surgery in which a small …
Read More »Legal marijuana, but Uruguayans still prefer black market
A marijuana plant at a cannabis growing and consuming club in Montevideo, Uruguay. Uruguay was a pioneer in the legalization of recreational cannabis use, a move that helped to push many drug traffickers out of the domestic market. But a …
Read More »Study suggests using cannabis while trying to conceive may reduce pregnancy chances
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Human ReproductionWomen who use marijuana could have a more difficult time conceiving a child than women who do not use marijuana, suggests a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Marijuana use among the …
Read More »Study finds new evidence of health threat from chemicals in marijuana and tobacco smoke
Marijuana plant. Credit: Pexels Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have uncovered new evidence of the potential health risks of chemicals in tobacco and marijuana smoke. In a study published online today by …
Read More »Marijuana use typically drops at the beginning of the year, then climbs in summer and fall
Marijuana use increases throughout the calendar year, with use up 13 percent on average at the end of each year compared to the beginning, according to a new NYU study. Credit: Louliana Voelker for NYU; icons by Guilherme Furtado and …
Read More »More than half of people using cannabis for pain experience multiple withdrawal symptoms
An illustration of withdrawal symptoms related to cannabis use. Credit: University of Michigan More than half of people who use medical marijuana products to ease pain also experience clusters of multiple withdrawal symptoms when they’re between uses, a new study …
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