Science related (Medical) More Women are Turning to Marijuana to Ease Menopause Symptoms by Sophia Vida October 30, 2020 Menopause symptoms can be very traumatic and debilitating for some women but marijuana could be the answer to controlling the bad symptoms. According to a new study that was presented at the annual meeting of the North American...
Science related (Medical) Smoking Marijuana Can Have Same Heart Health Hazards as Smoking Tobacco by Sophia Vida October 28, 2020 According to research, smoking marijuana may come with the same cardiovascular health risks as smoking tobacco would. In a New York Times report, Dr. Salomeh Keyhani, professor of medicine at the University of California, San F...
Science related (Medical) OCD Symptoms May be Reduced by Smoking Cannabis by Sophia Vida October 23, 2020 According to new research from Washington State University (WSU) that was published in The Journal of Affective Disorders, some people find their symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) dramatically drop after smoking cann...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds that Marijuana Use May Impact Mortality in Adults Hospitalized with COPD Exacerbation by Sophia Vida October 21, 2020 A new study has revealed that those who use marijuana and were hospitalized for a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation had lower odds of in-hospital mortality compared to those who did not use. “Chronic obstruct...
Science related (Medical) More Older Americans are Turning to Marijuana Says UC San Diego Study by Sophia Vida October 21, 2020 Marijuana has been gaining acceptance for years and one group that is turning to the plant more than ever are older Americans. According to a study from this past April, the number of Americans age 65 and older who smoke mariju...
Science related (Medical) Survey Finds that Almost Half of U.S. MS Patients Use Marijuana For Nerve Pain by Sophia Vida October 14, 2020 In a nationwide survey of cannabis-based therapy use among Americans who have multiple sclerosis (MS), it was found that nearly half of the respondents endorsed such products. The patients had used these products primarily for ...
Science related (Medical) Study Says Marijuana Use Increases Pain After Surgery Requiring More Anesthesia by Sophia Vida October 08, 2020 According to research that was presented this week, marijuana use increases pain after surgery and requires more anesthesia. The study found that using the drug before entering the hospital for a surgical procedure can make you...
Science related (Medical) Researchers Discover that THC Could Help Treat Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Mice by Sophia Vida October 06, 2020 University of South Carolina researchers have found that THC may be an effect way to treat some COVID-19 complications. In Frontiers in Pharmacology, researchers recently published their preliminary results that find that THC c...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds That Cannabis Compound Prevents Colon Cancer in Mice by Sophia Vida October 06, 2020 According to a new study, THC, which is found in marijuana and is the psychoactive compound of the plant, could help prevent colon cancer that is associated with ulcerative colitis. The study, which appeared in the journal iSci...
Science related (Medical) Israeli Company Achieves Success in Potential Cannabis Treatment for Skin Diseases by Sophia Vida October 01, 2020 An Israeli company called Cannasure has achieved success in a possible cannabis treatment. The company, which focuses on medical cannabis research, announced the successful completion of the first stage of research meant to exa...
