by idgadvertisingold | Aug 19, 2014 | Medicine, Science
Culturally, the U.S. has informally associated cannabis use and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for decades. In fact, a shell-shocked war veteran relieving anxiety through cannabis use is somewhat of a cultural touchstone. This stereotype poses an interesting...
by idgadvertisingold | Aug 12, 2014 | Medicine, Science
If you’re a patient suffering from stress or anxiety, there’s good news: researchers are making interesting new in-roads into the biological mechanisms capable of alleviating these conditions. A recent report published in the medical journal Biology of Mood &...
by idgadvertisingold | Jun 19, 2014 | Medicine, Science
Cannabis is a plant as ubiquitous as it is therapeutic. For centuries Cannabis has held an integral role in many societies as a medicine and as a relaxant. A century ago, Cannabis extracts were used in the United States as a normalizer for disruptions in appetite and...
by idgadvertisingold | Jun 1, 2014 | Medicine, Science
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an affliction that affects approximately one million Americans, with incidence rates much higher in developing countries. IBD is characterized by illnesses such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Excessive inflammatory...
by idgadvertisingold | May 30, 2014 | Medicine, Science
Everyone knows that cannabis delivers various medical benefits, perhaps the most important one being pain relief. Other drugs relieve pain, and doctors normally prescribe opiates or opioids to relieve severe pain. However, opioid side effects include sedation,...
by idgadvertisingold | Feb 14, 2014 | Medicine
The rebirth of cannabinoid-based science strongly suggests that cannabinoids have numerous other applications besides reducing pain. In the paper summarized here, the scientists find that CBD (cannabidiol) provides effective relief from symptoms of schizophrenia. In...
