Federal health officials strengthened drug label warnings for addictive painkillers on Tuesday and called for more addiction treatment, citing continuing overdoses and a drug abuse epidemic that is “blurring” into a heroin epidemic. (Article by Dan Vergano, republished from http://www.buzzfeed.com/danvergano/fda-strengthens-warnings-about-addictive-painkillersI) “It is just staggering and heartbreaking to see the toll that abuse is taking,” said Dr. […]

Is it even possible to engage in physical activity while stoned on marijuana? The very idea seems to be a contradiction. Several famous athletes testify the substance makes them mellow, relaxed and focussed on their sport, yet many medical professionals maintain that marijuana has no athletic-related performance-enhancing potential and in fact impairs coordination, perceptual accuracy […]

Pharmaceutical companies have been trying to manufacture synthetic versions of cannabis for years. Recently, a Portuguese company named Bial produced a drug designed to treat anxiety and pain by blocking process by which the human body breaks down naturally-occurring cannabinoid compounds in the body. Biotrial, a French research organization, conducted the trial of the drug […]

A new anti-business legislation in the city of Detroit may cause various marijuana dispensaries to close. The law prevents pot shops from being within 1,000 ft of public schools, churches, strip clubs and other dispensaries. In 2008, Michigan legalized medicinal marijuana; however, it has taken years for the state to come up with regulations, which […]

Nowadays, conventional antibiotics are often carelessly prescribed by doctors for various infections. In fact, 2010 data obtained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that a whopping 833 antibiotic prescriptions are handed out on average per every 1,000 people. To make matters worse, over-prescription and over-consumption make future infections more difficult to combat, since antibiotics […]

Studies reveal that taking a gram of ginger before surgery may actually help reduce nausea and vomiting post-op. Aside from its widely known ability to reduce nausea and vomiting, ginger has also been shown to alleviate a variety of health problems. In fact, in China, ginger has been used for over 2,000 years to help treat stomach problems, […]

There is abundant evidence to show that marijuana was in use as a natural product in ancient Egypt. Egyptologists confirm that the uses for this versatile plant ranged from religious use to practical uses in everyday life such as fabric manufacture. It was also widely used as a natural treatment for different ailments. Marijuana is […]

If we are to follow the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), people 60 years of age and older should be injected with Zostavax (or Zoster), a (carcinogenic) shingles vaccine. According to “experts,” Zoster is supposed to reduce the risk of developing shingles, as well as the pain incurred by some elderly people. ACIP […]

Migraine headaches are caused by inflammation of nerve endings, as a result of blood vessels in the brain swelling up. Or so we have always believed. For the longest time, the brain stem was implicated in the occurrence of migraine headaches as the starting point, from which all other symptoms evolved. However, the symptoms themselves […]

An Ohio mother recently found her newborn baby girl removed from her care, simply because she had been drinking marijuana tea to alleviate aches, pains and nausea associated with her pregnancy. She and the new baby tested positive for marijuana, and this motivated the magistrate to make the decision to remove her baby from her […]

Millions of people in America alone suffer from rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Cannabis has been shown to ease the pain of these painful conditions and has, in fact, been used for thousands of years by Chinese and Indian folk to treat rheumatism and for pain-relief. Common symptoms for arthritis are joint and musculoskeletal pain. The […]

Pain is something nobody wants to experience, but a recent study indicated that 1.5 billion people worldwide suffer from chronic pain. Chronic pain is different from acute pain, because it can persist for weeks, months, or even years. During this time your body is sending pain signals to your nervous system that can wear down […]

Marijuana is known to have mind-altering affects, including the ability to alleviate migraines. According to a recent study published in the journal Pharmacotherapy, people who suffer from migraine headaches had a significant decline in their frequency when using medical marijuana. A research team from the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University […]

Marijuana has been paraded as the drug that makes you dumb. This caricature is rapidly loosing merit in 21st century. Multiple studies attest that cannabis does not lower IQ and can bolster cognitive performance. In the first study of its kind, scientists investigated the long-term effects of marijuana use in teens, comparing IQ fluctuations in […]