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Science Daily: THC Exposure As Adolescents Linked To Negative Effects Of THC As Adults
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | 6 months ago
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A new study, reported at the Experimental Biology 2009 meeting in New Orleans, finds that when rats are first exposed to THC during the equivalent of adolescence, however, estrogen loses its protective effect. When these rats were again exposed to THC...
Tags: THC
WebMD: Marijuana Chemical May Fight Brain Cancer
Madrid :: Spain | 7 months ago
Credibility Guillermo Velasco and colleagues at Complutense University in Spain have found that the active ingredient in marijuana, THC, causes brain cancer cells to undergo a process called autophagy. Autophagy is the breakdown of a cell that occurs when the cell...
Tags: THC, brain cancerous, active ingredient, tumors growth, cancerous cells
BlackAmericaWeb: How to Help Reduce Medical Costs
Santa Clarita :: CA :: USA | 7 months ago
Credibility Despite the fact that we have health insurance, the doctors’ bills and co-payments are getting out of control. Is there a way for us to try to reduce medical costs without reducing the quality of care? Marcus – Memphis, TN This is a great question,...
Healthcare reform group meeting in secret
Washington :: DC :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility Many of the leading figures in the United States' healthcare debate have been meeting in secret since last fall to craft legislation, a memorandum indicates. NYT ) summarizes discussions the group has had in a Senate hearing room on the subject of healthcare...
Tags: reform, health care reform, thc
It's Time
How legalizing marijuana can help create new jobs, boost the economy, reduce prison numbers, reduce crime, reduce use of narcotics, and even save lives. Many Americans make the argument every single day that marijuana...
Tags: marijuana, pot, weed, cannabis, thc, 420, reform, legalize, medical, obama
Marijuana Needs Reform
Marijuana Needs Reform January 6, 2009 By ISO 420 Two years ago, Virginia resident Michael Lewis Easton was arrested for growing marijuana in his garage. His girlfriend, Debra Allyn Morris, was also arrested for...
Tags: marijuana, weed, pot, cannabis, thc, medical, reform, norml, aclu, mpp, leap, asa
Medical News Today: Inadequate Government Reimbursements Shift $88B Annually In Health Costs To Employers, Private Insurers, Study Says
Lyman :: WY :: USA | 10 months ago
Credibility Medicare and Medicaid underpay hospitals and physicians by $88.8 billion annually, forcing providers to charge private insurers more for their service and in turn driving up premium costs for employers and workers, according to a study sponsored by hospital...
Tags: health care, health care reform, reform, medical, thc
New study: Smoke Pot to keep Alzheimer’s Away!?
A marijuana puff a day keeps Alzheimer’s away! A new research has found out that marijuana may actually fight memory loss if taken in small doses amounting to just one puff a day. Researchers have tested a chemical compound on rats and found out...
Tags: Marijuana, Smoking pot, Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss, neurons, brain cells, THC, WIN
HealthCentral.com: Simple test might catch early mental decline
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | 11 months ago
Credibility A short, simple screening test has shown early promise in detecting milder mental impairment in older adults, before they've progressed to dementia. Many older people who ultimately develop Alzheimer's disease first go through a period of what doctors...
Tags: disease, alzheimer’s disease, thc
Pot potency climbing rapidly: US officials
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Marijuana sold in the United States today is on average more than twice as strong as it was 25 years ago, increasing the threat of serious mental impairment in users, US drug policy officials said Thursday. The average level of THC -- marijuana's psychoactive...
Tags: THC, psychoactive ingredient, University of Mississippi, monitoring project, average amounts, potency monitoring
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