RESEARCHERS at the University of California, San Francisco, have presented more evidence of medical benefits from marijuana.
The UCSF study concluded that HIV patients who smoked three joints of marijuana per day experienced relief from chronic foot pain associated with the disease.
By contrast, previous studies of marinol — the FDA-approved drug containing a synthetic version of […]
A new study offers the latest evidence that the federal government should rethink its classification of marijuana as a drug with no medical value.
The results of the double blind study indicate that AIDS patients suffering from a painful nerve condition in their hands or feet experienced pain relief from smoking marijuana–as much or more relief […]
RARITAN, N.J., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Persistent, chronic pain has risen dramatically among full-time U.S. workers in the past 10 years, but workers today opt to go to their jobs rather than call in sick, leading to a growing trend of presenteeism — a negative impact on work despite being physically present at the job.
These […]
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LAVAL, QC, Feb. 9 /CNW/ - Labopharm Inc. (TSX: DDS; NASDAQ: DDSS) today announced that it will present two posters at the 23rd Annual American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) Meeting to be held February 7 to 10, 2007 in New Orleans. The first poster presents efficacy and safety data from the Company’s U.S. Phase […]
Q.Two years ago, I had lower back surgery for a pinched nerve (my sciatica). I still have pain in my right thigh that goes down to my calf.
Buy a link hereIt hurts to put weight on it, especially to stand or walk; I get relief by sitting down.
I did sit more than I was told […]
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