Archive for the 'Marijuana (Cannabinoids)' Category
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Researchers in Rhode Island studied the value of motivational interviewing + mindfulness meditation. (more…)
Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Mindfulness | Comments Off on Reducing marijuana use among young women
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Researchers from the Cheyenne Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in Wyoming report that when taken together, 1 patient experienced bleeding from the blood “thinner” warfarin (Coumadin). (more…)
Bleeding Disorders, CAM Interactions, Marijuana (Cannabinoids) | Comments Off on Marijuana interaction with warfarin reported
Thursday, August 11th, 2011
Researchers at Kaohsiung Medical University, in Taiwan reviewed the evidence related to music’s effect on people with different mental illnesses. (more…)
Alzheimer's Dementia, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Art, Music, Dance, Autism, Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Schizophrenia, Sleep (Insomnia) | Comments Off on Sumarizing the mental health implications of music therapy
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
The left coast is a source of many useless studies of “medical” marijuana.
Here’s another from researchers at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, in Kelowna, British Columbia. (more…)
Marijuana (Cannabinoids) | Comments Off on Another dopey cannabis study
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
“14 states and the District of Columbia have launched a medical experiment that doesn’t follow any of the rules of science. By approving the use of marijuana as a medicine, they are bypassing the federal government’s elaborate processes for approving medicines.”
It has happened only once before. (more…)
CAM Politics, Marijuana (Cannabinoids) | Comments Off on Kaiser points out the 800-pound gorilla
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
Given that multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with cognitive (reasoning) deterioration, researchers at the University of Toronto, in Ontario, determined the neuropsychological effects of cannabis use in these patients.
Listen up, Montel Williams. (more…)
Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Multiple Sclerosis | Comments Off on Cognitive effects of street cannabis in MS patients
Friday, June 10th, 2011
Medical cannabis is associated with a number of adverse medical and psychiatric consequences.
Dr. Gary Reisfield (photo), who is Chief of Pain Management Services at the University of Florida College of Medicine, in Gainesville, has reviewed the risks. (more…)
Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Pain | Comments Off on Risks of driving while on medical cannabis
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
The effects of cannabis are mediated via cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the brain.
Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health, in Bethesda, Maryland, measured the effects of chronic daily cannabis smokers on these receptors. (more…)
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Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Researchers at the University College London, in the UK, report on the acute negative effects of smoking pot.
Here are their results and why they’re important. (more…)
Marijuana (Cannabinoids) | Comments Off on Memory and psychotic effects of smoking cannabis
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
Researchers at the University of Toronto, in Ontario studied the relationship. (more…)
Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Multiple Sclerosis | Comments Off on Neuropsychological effects of cannabis in patients with MS
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Effective options to treat patients with chronic pain are limited.
Researchers at the University of Toronto reviewed lots of different forms of cannabis. (more…)
Fibromyalgia, Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Pain, Pain-Neuropathic, Rheumatoid Diseases | Comments Off on Cannabinoids to treat chronic non-cancer pain
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Researchers at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee, studied non-treatment seeking cannabis-dependent adults. (more…)
Exercise, Marijuana (Cannabinoids) | Comments Off on Effects of aerobic exercise on cannabis craving
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Neuropathic pain is a complex, chronic pain state that usually is accompanied by tissue injury.
Researchers at McGill University, in Montreal, Quebec, report that inhaled medical marijuana is better than no treatment… but not by much. (more…)
Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Pain-Neuropathic | Comments Off on Smoking cannabis to treat neuropathic pain
Saturday, February 12th, 2011
Researchers at Prince of Wales Hospital, in New South Wales, Australia, reviewed the evidence to determine the extent to which use of cannabis, alcohol, and other psychoactive substances affect the age at onset of psychosis. (more…)
Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Psychosis | Comments Off on Cannabis use and the risk of psychosis
Saturday, January 22nd, 2011
Researchers at Universite de Toulouse, in France, assessed cannabis-related adverse events leading to hospitalization, and the corresponding annual risk. (more…)
Asthma/Allergy, Heart Disease, Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Stroke | Comments Off on Hospitalizations due to smoking marijuana
Saturday, January 15th, 2011
Ms. Leslie Bohner at Touro University in Vallejo, California summarizes the risks of medical marijuana. (more…)
Marijuana (Cannabinoids) | Comments Off on Safety risks of marijuana
Saturday, December 18th, 2010
Past studies on the impact of driving under the influence of cannabis on traffic safety showed that during the acute period of intoxication, cannabis diminishes driving faculties and raises the risk of collision.
Researchers from University de Montreal, in Quebec studied the association between impulsivity or sensation-seeking and the risk of driving under the influence of cannabis. (more…)
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Sunday, October 17th, 2010
Research suggests that cannabis use has a negative effect on onset and outcome of schizophrenia.
Now, researchers at Eli Lilly Nederland at Houten, The Netherlands report, “cannabis users experienced less satisfaction with life and had a lower probability of having a relationship compared with nonusers.” (more…)
Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Psychosis | Comments Off on Negative effects of cannabis in bipolar disorder
Sunday, October 17th, 2010
Researchers from the University of Patras Medical School in Greece have reviewed the data.
(more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Multiple Sclerosis | Comments Off on The status of marijuana in multiple sclerosis
Sunday, October 17th, 2010
The Cochrane review concludes there’s not enough supporting data. (more…)
Marijuana (Cannabinoids) | Comments Off on Cannabinoids to treat Tourette’s Syndrome?