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Evaluating the impact of cannabinoids on sleep health and pain in patients with chronic neuropathic pain

This originally appeared at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36598058/ Evaluating the impact of cannabinoids on sleep health and pain in patients with chronic neuropathic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Aidan Leonard McParland  1 , Anuj Bhatia  2   3 , John Matelski  4 , Chenchen Tian  3 , Calvin Diep  3 , Hance Clarke  2   3 , Daniel Kapustin  […]

Low Dose Vaporized Cannabis Significantly Improves Neuropathic Pain

This originally appeared at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3566631/ Published online 2012 Dec 11. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.10.009 PMCID: PMC3566631 NIHMSID: NIHMS439212 PMID: 23237736 Barth Wilsey, MD, Thomas D. Marcotte, PhD, Associate Professor, Reena Deutsch, PhD, Statistician, Ben Gouaux, Research Associate, Staci Sakai, Research Associate, and Haylee Donaghe, Research Associate Abstract We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study evaluating the analgesic efficacy of vaporized cannabis in subjects, the majority of whom were experiencing neuropathic pain despite […]

Living with endometriosis – how medical cannabis is dulling the pain

This article originally appeared at https://cannabishealth.wpengine.com/2022/03/31/living-with-endometriosis-how-medical-cannabis-is-dulling-the-pain/ Throughout Endometriosis Awareness Month, Cannabis Health spoke to people across the world living with the debilitating condition, about how access to cannabis helps relieve symptoms from chronic pain to anxiety. Endometriosis, an extremely common inflammatory condition, is present in about one in 10 women and non-binary people, aged between […]

Medical cannabis in the treatment of treatment-resistant, chronic cluster headache. A retrospective report

This article originally appeared at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274891934_EHMTI-0136_Medical_cannabis_in_the_treatment_of_treatment-resistant_chronic_cluster_headache_A_retrospective_report A Mosek*, M Dano, Y Fainmesser, Z HybloomFrom 4th European Headache and Migraine Trust International Congress: EHMTIC 2014Copenhagen, Denmark. 18-21 September 2014 Background Treatment-resistant chronic cluster headache is a debilitating disease. Since 2011 we were able to offer cannabis and we hereby report our experience using cannabis in this […]

Medical Marijuana Legalization Linked To ‘Significant Decrease’ In Opioid-Related Payments To Doctors, Study Finds

This article originally appeared at https://www.marijuanamoment.net/medical-marijuana-legalization-linked-to-significant-decrease-in-opioid-related-payments-to-doctors-study-finds/ A new study is linking state-level medical marijuana legalization to reduced opioid payouts to doctors—another datapoint suggesting that patients use cannabis as an alternative to prescription drugs when given legal access. The study from researchers at the University of Florida, University of Southern California and Purdue University identified “a […]

Medical Marijuana Legalization and Opioid- and Pain-Related Outcomes Among Patients Newly Diagnosed With Cancer Receiving Anticancer Treatment

This article originally appeared at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/article-abstract/2799132 Authors Yuhua Bao, PhD1,2; Hao Zhang, PhD1; Eduardo Bruera, MD3; et alRussell Portenoy, MD4,5,6; William E. Rosa, PhD, MBE, APRN7; M. Carrington Reid, MD, PhD8; Hefei Wen, PhD9 JAMA Oncol. 2023;9(2):206-214. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.5623 Key Points Question  Is medical marijuana legalization associated with opioid-related and pain-related outcomes for adult patients newly diagnosed with cancer and receiving anticancer treatment? Findings  This cross-sectional study of 38 189 patients […]

Cannabinoids: a new hope for breast cancer therapy?

This originally appeared at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22776349/ a b s t r a c tBreast cancer is a very common disease that affects approximately 1 in 10 women at some point in theirlives. Importantly, breast cancer cannot be considered a single disease as it is characterized by distinctpathological and molecular subtypes that are treated with different therapies […]

Cannabis and Cannabinoids for Cancer Health Professionals

This originally appeared at https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/hp/cannabis-pdq#section/all from the US institutes on Cancer Overview This cancer information summary provides an overview of the use of Cannabis and its components as a treatment for people with cancer-related symptoms caused by the disease itself or its treatment. This summary contains the following key information: Many of the medical and […]

Cannabinoids for the Treatment of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: An Updated Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

This originally appeared at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25796592/ Abstract An updated systematic review of randomized con-trolled trials examining cannabinoids in the treatment ofchronic non-cancer pain was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews reporting on health careoutcomes. Eleven trials published since our last review metinclusion criteria. The quality of the trials was excellent. Sev-en of the trials […]