Robin Prosser was a former concert pianist and systems analyst from Montana who suffered from an immunosuppressive disease similar to lupus for over 20 years. The disease stiffened her muscles, limited her mobility, and caused chronic pain, heart trouble, nausea, and migraines. It also made her allergic to most pharmaceutical painkillers, and the ones she [...]

What are two substances you would never imagine would help prevent Alzheimer’s Disease? If you answered Marijuana and Red Wine, you’d be absolutely correct. And according to researchers from UCLA and the University of Ohio, they do!
According to this article, “Scientists are gaining a clearer understanding of the mechanics of memory deterioration and discovering some [...]

A chemical, cannabidiol, naturally found in the marijuana plant, may prevent the spread of breast cancer. A recent study published in the Molecular Cancer Theraeutics Journal showed that the chemical affects the gene responsible for the growth of metastic cancer cells.
According to the study, “because CBD occurs in only very small quantities in the cannabis [...]

Does smoking marijuana increase the risk of heart disease or stroke?
A recent study by Dr. Jean Lud Cadet of the National Institute on Drug Abuse showed that heavy marijuana use boosts the levels of a protein called apolipoprotein C-III in the blood by up to 30%, which increases the levels of triglycerides in the blood. [...]

A 56-year-old man in Washington, suffering from Hepatitis C, died Thursday because he couldn’t get a liver transplant. The University of Washington Medical Center denied the man, Timothy Garon, potentially life-saving surgery based on the fact that he uses medical marijuana under his doctor’s supervision (and in accordance with state law.)
UWMC said it would reconsider [...]