Marijuana Aids Therapy
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Marijuana can improve the effectiveness of drug therapy for hepatitis C, a potentially deadly viral infection that affects more than 3 million Americans, a study has found. The work adds to a growing literature supporting the notion that in some circumstances pot can offer medical benefits.
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AIDS patients suffering from debilitating nerve pain got as much or more relief by smoking marijuana as they would typically get from prescription drugs -- and with fewer side effects -- according to a study conducted under rigorously controlled conditions with government-grown pot.
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. - A woman admitted to smoking marijuana daily with her 13-year-old son to reward him for completing his homework. Amanda Lynn Livelsberger, 30, pleaded guilty to several charges Monday and will be sentenced Nov. 27.
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A synthetic version of the active  ingredient in marijuana, a legal treatment for nausea in cancer  patients undergoing chemotherapy, also helps symptoms like  pain, anxiety and depression, according to research presented  on Friday.
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Many doctors recognize marijuana&#39;s medicinal role in helping seriously ill people cope with pain. So do 11 states, including Colorado, where voters have approved the medical use of the drug.
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Prescription only, sadly California residents with a genuine need to skin up can now avail themselves of marijuana vending machines, the BBC reports.â¦
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NEW YORK  - Previous research has  established a moderate relationship between marijuana abuse and  depressive disorders. Now researchers report that the  association between marijuana use and major depression probably  arises from a combination of shared genetic and environmental  vulnerabilities.
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A groundbreaking California program designed to get drug abusers the medical help they need and alleviate strain on the state's prison system faced challenges in its first six months, according to a new study.
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An ingredient in marijuana may be useful for treating brain cancers, say researchers.
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Showtime, the home of  the pot-headed but suburban-neat "Weeds," finds itself trapped  in a true-life reefer madness. It's airing a medical marijuana  documentary that argues both sides of the nasty issue, though  its title, "In Pot We Trust," reveals its unfair and imbalanced  point of view.
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Researchers tinker with cannabis chemicals in search of an obesity treatment and Bodyhack looks back at marijuana research. In Bodyhack.
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Three people are convicted of sending more than 20,000 marijuana-laced chocolate bars to multiple sclerosis patients worldwide. The "cannibis chocolate trio" insists the operation was a free service for the medically needy. In Bodyhack.
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Here you go, grandad, have a toke on that New research into Alzheimer's disease suggests the active ingredient of marijuana may help "stave off" the disease, as Reuters puts it.â¦
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Previous research has established a moderate relationship between marijuana abuse and depressive disorders. Now researchers report that the association between marijuana use and major depression probably arises from a combination of shared genetic and environmental vulnerabilities.
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New animal research suggest that cannabinoids, the chemicals responsible for achieving a &quot;high&quot; from using marijuana, may prevent the growth of blood vessels in cancerous brain tissue, the Glasgow Sunday Herald reported Aug. 15.
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Good news for aging hippies: smoking  pot may stave off Alzheimer's disease.
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Israeli soldiers traumatized by  battle with the Palestinians have a new, unconventional weapon  to exorcise their nightmares -- marijuana.