Charity calls for cannabis study
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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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Boosting the brain's natural cannabis-like chemicals could help treat Parkinson's disease, a study suggests.
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A big UK study of cannabis-based drugs has shown evidence for a long-term benefit in easing multiple sclerosis symptoms, scientists say.
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The public is urged to report parents suspected of neglecting their children due to drug or alcohol abuse.
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Some people claim the plant called Cannabis sativa, also sometimes called Cannabis indica, &quot;marijuana&quot; or just &quot;pot,&quot; has medicinal value.
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The nation's drugs laws are inadequate, media-motivated and should be replaced by a system that recognises the harm to health of subtances like alcohol and tobacco, a study recommended Thursday.
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Human trials of an experimental treatment for obesity derived from cannabis, which is commonly associated with stimulating hunger, are scheduled to begin in the second half of this year, Britain's GW Pharmaceuticals Plc announced Tuesday.
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A cannabis-like chemical may be important for normal pregnancy, researchers believe.
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Heavy cannabis smoking is a major cause of gum disease, research carried out in New Zealand suggests.
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By GRAEME SMITH  SCOTTISH scientists who have achieved a major breakthrough in the understanding of how the brain develops are warning that smoking cannabis during pregnancy could affect the unborn child.
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A new study plans to use volunteers from Orkney to help battle Scotland's top three killer diseases.
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SUNDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- A large Internet study designed to evaluate the best way to help smokers kick the habit is being sponsored by the American Cancer Society.
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Researchers tinker with cannabis chemicals in search of an obesity treatment and Bodyhack looks back at marijuana research. In Bodyhack.
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The government should fund television and other health warnings against excessive consumption of alcohol just as it funds campaigns against smoking, the charity Alcohol Concern said yesterday as Britain&#39;s teenagers were confirmed as among the worst binge
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Calls for upgrading of cannabis to class B drug as home secretary says she has yet to make a decision
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Tobacco companies tried to cast doubt on  the link between smoking and cancer by funding projects that  challenged the findings of a landmark study, scientists said on  Friday.
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The risks of cannabis are so great that it should be reclassified as a class B drug, says report.