“Psychosis patients who have used cannabis have greater premorbid social skills than patients with psychosis who have never used the drug, data from five European countries suggest.
Laura Ferraro, a PhD student in psychiatry at the University of Palermo, in Italy, and colleagues found that lifetime cannabis use was associated with significantly increased improvements in premorbid social adjustment among psychosis patients.”
“This may be hard to believe — as we’re fairly accustomed to the notion that inhaling smoke is always bad for your health — but research shows smoking marijuana actually decreases the risk for developing lung cancer.
According to multiple study findings published on Cancer.gov, “Cannabinoids appear to kill tumor cells but do not affect their nontransformed counterparts and may even protect them from cell death.”
Dr. Donald Tashkin, professor emeritus of medicine at UCLA, also recently revealed to LA Weekly that after 30 years of studying the effects of marijuana smoke on lung function, he did not find any association between lung cancer and smoking weed.
Tashkin also found smoking marijuana does not lead to impaired lung function even after years of habitual use.”
More: http://extract.suntimes.com/information-resources/10/153/892/smoking-marijuana-reduces-cancer-risk
“Cannabis has been shown to kill cancer cells in the laboratory. Cannabinoids appear to kill tumor cells but do not affect their nontransformed counterparts and may even protect them from cell death.” http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/cannabis-pdq#section/all
“Darren Miller is ready to enjoy his second chance at life.
The 50-year-old Granite City man is putting out the word that a steady diet of cannabis oil coupled with chemotherapy wiped out what doctors had only months earlier diagnosed as “incurable, inoperable” lung and pericardial heart sac cancer.
He’d basically been given about a year to live, with chemo.
“Glad to be here, glad to be anywhere with the diagnosis I had,” Miller said by way of introduction during a sitdown with KMOX News.
He carried with him a stack of medical documents to back his claim that he’s been given a clean bill of health just months after being handed a death sentence.
“I have the medical records to show the evidence of what I’m saying,” Miller said. “Now it’s going to be interpreted differently by people everywhere, but I’ve researched and there are thousands of testimonies that you can go on the internet and see every day people doing this and it’s been going on for years.”” http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2016/01/22/granite-city-man-claims-cannabis-oil-killed-his-incurable-cancer/
“Although marijuana is principally used as a psychoactive substance, it has also been used for medical and religious purposes for over 2000 years.
This review concluded that there was evidence of a positive and moderate short-term trend toward a reduction of pain.
There are a number of reasons why naturally occurring cannabis or cannabinoid drugs might have a pharmacologic effect on headache..
It has been suggested that one explanation for migraine and other headache disorders may be an underlying endocannabinoid deficiency.
…cluster headache attacks were relieved within 5 minutes by the inhalation of marijuana.
Subsequent treatment with dronabinol (THC) 5 mg orally also provided the patient relief within 15 minutes.”
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/738529_2
http://www.thctotalhealthcare.com/category/headachemigraine/
“One hundred percent of migraine sufferers in a self-report survey said cannabis reduced migraine pain and discomfort.”
“Cannabis treats a wide variety of conditions, but specific formulations are better for some symptoms than others, patients report in a new landmark survey by a medical cannabis industry company Care By Design.
A full 100 percent of respondents with headaches, migraines, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and spinal cord injury reported a decrease in pain or discomfort on medical marijuana rich in the molecule cannabidiol (CBD).”
http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2015/09/15/survey-medical-pot-treats-migraines/
http://www.thctotalhealthcare.com/category/headachemigraine/
“Our brain’s own endogenous marijuana-like chemicals produce analgesia by modulating the entry of pain signals into the brain at the level of our spinal cord.
Future generations of pain relievers will likely be developed based upon the action of marijuana in the body.
The advantage of targeting the endogenous marijuana system is that only noxious or painful signals are blocked; normal touch sensation is normal.
This study may lead to the development of more effective migraine prevention and treatment.
The challenge will be to find a dose of marijuana that produces pain relief without disturbing normal cognitive function.”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/your-brain-food/201309/marijuana-migraines
http://www.thctotalhealthcare.com/category/headachemigraine/
“A batch of studies further confirms medical cannabis patients are right to try cannabidiol-rich marijuana products to treat intractable seizure disorders.
Three studies presented at the American Epilepsy Society’s 69th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia Dec. 7th found a marijuana-derived extract slashed pediatric seizures in half, and completely stopped seizures in nine percent of cases.” http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2015/12/15/marijuana-extract-slashes-pediatric-seizures-landmark-study-confirms/
“Study: marijuana medicine is safe, very effective on epilepsy” http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2015/05/12/study-marijuana-medicine-is-safe-very-effective-on-epilepsy/
“New open-label data from the expanded-access treatment program involving the cannabidiol Epidiolex(GW Pharma) show the median reduction in frequency of convulsive seizures after 3 months of treatment was 45% in all patients but higher in those with Dravet syndrome, among the most severe types of epilepsy.
The data are “very positive and promising,” said lead author Orrin Devinsky, MD, professor, neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, and director, New York University Comprehensive Epilepsy Center.” http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/855768
“More Positive Results With Cannabidiol in Epilepsy” http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/853781
“A new study involving 11 epilepsy centers across the United States shows that a drug made from a medical marijuana derivative can reduce seizures in children and young adults with epilepsy who don’t find relief from other treatments.
Almost a third of patients with epilepsy don’t respond to standard treatments, and marijuana-based medicines have drawn interest as having potential benefits, but scientific data on their effectiveness has been slim until now.
The new research involved 137 patients between the ages of one and 30 years old. It found that a medical marijuana derivative called cannabidiol (CBD) helped reduce seizure frequency in most children and young adults enrolled in the yearlong study.
Cannabidiol was also well-tolerated and safe, lead author Dr. Orrin Devinsky, professor of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry and director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at NYU Langone Medical Center, told CBS News.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/marijuana-derived-drug-reduces-seizures-in-hard-to-treat-epilepsy/
“Cannabidiol in patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy: an open-label interventional trial.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26724101
“Sleep apnea, a condition affecting more than 12 million Americans, can lead to a host of health problems, including heart disease, and a new treatment containing ingredients derived from cannabis is being developed to help those with the disorder.”
http://abc7.com/health/new-sleep-apnea-pill-derived-from-cannabis/1141400/
