Too much cannabis 'worsens pain'
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Smoking large amounts of cannabis for therapeutic reasons may increase rather than reduce pain, a US study suggests.
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The marijuana she smokes every two waking hours makes life bearable for Angel Raich. It eases the pain from an inoperable brain tumor, scoliosis and several other permanent disabilities.
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AIDS patients suffering from debilitating nerve pain got as much or more relief by smoking marijuana as they would typically get from prescription drugs -- and with fewer side effects -- according to a study conducted under rigorously controlled conditions with government-grown pot.
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For people with chronic pain, relief comes with a tradeoff.
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Smoking marijuana eases a type of chronic foot pain in people with the AIDS virus, according to a study published on Monday that the researchers touted as demonstrating marijuana's medicinal benefits.
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A British health charity called on  Saturday for an investigation into evidence that smoking  cannabis may cause psychosis in people at risk of mental  illness.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - A top American clinical researcher in the field of drug addiction warned Tuesday that decriminalizing marijuana could lead to increased abuse of the drug.
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New animal research suggest that cannabinoids, the chemicals responsible for achieving a &quot;high&quot; from using marijuana, may prevent the growth of blood vessels in cancerous brain tissue, the Glasgow Sunday Herald reported Aug. 15.
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Laws covering cannabis may be toughened up as part of review of the UK's drugs strategy, Gordon Brown says.
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Chronic inflammation of the prostate can lead to constant pain that is hard to treat, but a new approach seems to hold out promise.
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Smoking marijuana eased HIV-related pain in some patients in a small study that nevertheless represented one of the few rigorous attempts to find out if the drug has medicinal benefits.
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Scientists figure out why too much marijuana sometimes causes feelings of paranoia. It involves the geography of the brain.
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The chemical in cannabis that produces a high may help to combat the spread of cancer, research suggests. Scientists have discovered the active ingredient, delta-9-tetrahydrocannibol can block the spread of gamma herpes viruses.
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A mental health charity is calling for a government inquiry into the link between cannabis and mental illness.
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Pain patients in London will be able to join a national study to test medicinal pot&#39;s safety. It&#39;s believed to be the first scientific look at how medical marijuana interacts or interferes with health problems
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Armed with a new study showing the drug can ease pain in some HIV patients, medical-marijuana advocates sued the federal government Wednesday over its claim that pot has no accepted medical uses.
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Bumper cannabis crops -- and tighter border controls -- are creating a looming internal drug problem for the country