Credit: CC0 Public Domain One-third of people using e-cigarettes or related products reported symptoms associated with lung or respiratory tract impact or injury, according to an analysis of a 2016 national survey, to be presented at the American Heart Association’s …
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CBD helps reduce lung damage from COVID by increasing levels of protective peptide
Dr. Babak Baban, DCG immunologist and associate dean for research and Dr. Jack Yu, physician scientist and chief of pediatric plastic surgery at MCG. Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University One way CBD appears to reduce the “cytokine storm” …
Read More »How to Choose a Medicinal Cannabis Strain
Medicinal cannabis, also known as medical marijuana, refers to cannabis when it is used to treat or relieve a complaint or condition, rather than for recreational or spiritual purposes. Any type of cannabis which contains an effective amount of cannabinoids …
Read More »Fighting intestinal infections with the body’s own endocannabinoids
The mammalian cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) sense endogenous endocannabinoids and plant and synthetic cannabinoids to engender a response in the host that leads to decreased inflammation, intestinal motility and secretion, and increased appetite. Mammalian endocannabinoids are also sensed by …
Read More »4 in 10 teens, young adults have used CBD oil, study finds
(HealthDay)—Many teenagers and young adults may be using so-called CBD products, often in the belief that they will aid health conditions, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers found that of 200 U.S. teens and young adults who landed in their emergency …
Read More »Lung injuries should be a warning about vaping’s risks
Ulf Wittrock/EyeEm, Getty Images The patients, most of them young, began showing up at hospitals in the spring of 2019. Some were coughing, out of breath or feverish. Some were vomiting or had diarrhea. Some ended up in intensive care, …
Read More »Cannabis Use and the Risk of Cholera
The International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) states on its website that users of cannabis are “more susceptible to cholera infection”. However, cannabis has been used throughout history to both treat and prevent cholera. Does IAMAT have its …
Read More »Lower rates of opioid prescriptions in states that implemented medical cannabis use laws
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Using data from privately-insured adults, new findings from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston revealed that there is a lower level of opioids prescribed in states that have allowed the use of medical marijuana. …
Read More »Broad legalization cuts into medical marijuana
In this April 25, 2019, photo, two-time cancer survivor and medical marijuana cardholder Bill Blazina, 73, smokes a marijuana joint on the deck of his neighbor’s home in Waldport, Ore. Blazina also uses a high-potency marijuana oil as a medical …
Read More »Promise of marijuana leads scientists on search for evidence
by Carla K. Johnson In this Friday, March 22, 2019 file photo, an employee at a medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., sorts buds into prescription bottles. At the end of 2018, about 1.4 million Americans are actively …
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