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GW's cannabis-based mouth spray gains Austrian OK for MS spasms
British drug developer GW Pharmaceutical will debut its cannabis-based pain therapy Sativex in Austria as a treatment for MS-related spasticity sometime in 2012, following regulatory approval
Seattle the exception in hosting medical marijuana dispensaries
Medical marijuana patients have formed the Seattle Quality Collective, a dispensary of true medical-grade cannabis. The collective is "one of several new medical-marijuana dispensaries to open" in
Endocannabinoids effective in treating Parkinson's
Marijuana-like chemicals in the brain may point to a treatment for Parkinson's disease. In a study to be published in the February 8 issue of Nature , researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine report that endocannabinoids, naturally occurring chemicals found in the brain that are similar to the active compounds in marijuana and hashish, helped trigger a dramatic improvement in mice with a condition similar to Parkinson's.
"The dopamine drug alone did a …
Blood pressure meds may help prevent Alzheimer's
New research at Mount Sinai School of Medicine suggests that commonly used therapies for high blood pressure may help prevent the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's. Working with animals engineered to produce beta-amyloid, a plaque in the brain that builds up as Alzheimer's develops, researchers injected a series of drugs to see what kind of effect could be achieved. Seven of the drugs that demonstrated an ability to prevent the build-up of beta-amyloid were for high blood …
Marijuana may help prevent Alzheimer's
The active ingredient in marijuana, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, may help prevent the formation of deposits in the brain which are linked to Alzheimer's. Scientists at Scripps Research Institute concluded that THC does a better job than commercial drugs at preventing the enzyme acetylcholinesterase from forming plaques that occur with Alzheimer's. While controversial, marijuana has a number of medical uses, including relieving glaucoma and pain along with the side effects of …
