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World-first clinical trial of cannabis for chemotherapy patients kicks off in NSW

Posted on by Sian Clement
World-first clinical trial of cannabis for chemotherapy patients kicks off in NSWKate Aubusson Published: December 5, 2016 - 5:09PMLauren Hew knows she'll be fighting cancer until it wins.The 32-year-old mother of two was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in 2014. After a year-and-a-half in remission the cancer came back."It's heartbreaking, but the sad reality is this is not something...
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PRNewswire: Marijuana Derivative Reduces Seizures in Children and Young Adults with Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy

Posted on by Shane Le Brun
NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cannabidiol (CBD), a medical marijuana derivative, was effective in reducing seizure frequency and well-tolerated and safe for most children and young adults enrolled in a year-long study led byepilepsy specialists at NYU Langone Medical Center.These latest findings provide the first estimates of safety, tolerability and efficacy of prescr...
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The pharmacokinetics, efficacy, safety, and ease of use of a novel portable metered-dose cannabis inhaler in patients with chronic neuropathic pain: a phase 1a study.

Posted on by Shane Le Brun
Authors Eisenberg E, Ogintz M, Almog S. AbstractChronic neuropathic pain is often refractory to standard pharmacological treatments. Although growing evidence supports the use of inhaled cannabis for neuropathic pain, the lack of standard inhaled dosing plays a major obstacle in cannabis becoming a "main stream" pharmacological treatment for neuropathic pain. The objective of this study was to ...
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