Endocannabinoids ?the brain's cannabis ?demonstrate novel modes of action to stress
Three separate research team reports ?one from Louisiana, one from Japan and one from Scotland ?are presenting independent research results pointing to involvement of endocannabinoids as a novel neural messenger in various stress-related situations with possible applications in eating, disease treatment and social behavior. The team from...Brain's own cannabis compound protects against inflammation
Some clinical studies have indicated that marijuana or its active cannabinoid ingredient alleviates symptoms of the inflammatory disease multiple sclerosis (MS). Also, researchers have found that the brain's natural "endocannabinoids" are released after brain injury and are believed to alleviate neuronal damage. However, scientists have not understood how such substances act within the brain's ow...NASA snow data helps maintain nation's largest, oldest bison herd
Grainy photographs of America's Old West recall a time when large bison herds migrated across wide prairie lands, 30 million strong, with the changing seasons determining their path and destination. Now, NASA satellite data and computer modeling and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) information are helping track the remnants of this once mighty herd in Yellowstone National Park as they migrat...Syphilis rate on rise in US gay, bisexual men
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Chandigarh: The all-pervasive "tandoori chicken" is being slowly nudged away from the plates of food connoisseurs in Punjab and Prawns and lobsters are taking its place//. This seems evident from the response of a large number food lovers who are thronging the ongoing seafood festival in Chandigarh these days. Punjab, which has catered to the gourmets' palates with the de...Cannabis to be tested to help patients with respiratory diseases
"All substances are poisonous, there is none which is not a poison; the right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy" Paracelsus, circa 1538 Breathlessness can have a major impact on the quality of life for patients with respiratory diseases. //Despite the best efforts of scientists for many years, no one has been able to develop a way to deal with the sensation of breathlessness wit...Cannabis exerts protective effect against cancer
New research suggests that cannabis smokers are at less risk of developing cancer than cigarette smokers. Although the chemical structures of marijuana and tobacco are strikingly similar, //tobacco has the added nemesis of nicotine in it while cannabis contains tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the active ingredient in pot). It is theorized that THC may actually inhibit the carcinogenic propert...Relief For British MS Patients: Cannabis-Based Oral Spray
Multiple sclerosis patients in Britain can look forward to some relief, as a cannabis-based medicine is being made available to them for the first time, following approval from the Home Office for its importation from Canada. // Patients in Britain will soon be able to obtain an unlicensed, cannabis-based medicine on prescription to treat multiple sclerosis and possibly rheumatoid art...Graefe Strabismus Hook - Non-Magnetic
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