Cannabis eases MS symptoms
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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 chemical in cannabis that produces a high may help to combat cancer, research suggests.
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An active extract from the cannabis plant could be used to reduce the size of brain tumours and other cancers by restricting their ability to grow blood vessels to feed themselves, according to Spanish researchers.
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EXETER, England  - Cannabis-based treatments may  have longer-term benefits for multiple sclerosis patients,  scientists said on Friday.
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Flaxseed slowed the growth of prostate  tumors in men, while ginseng helped relieve the fatigue that  cancer patients often feel, U.S. researchers reported on  Saturday in two of the first scientifically rigorous looks at  alternative medicine.
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Two infusions of the cancer drug Rituxan given two weeks apart slowed the progression of multiple sclerosis for nearly a year, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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A once-a-month drug for treating  multiple sclerosis that appears to cut relapses of the  autoimmune disorder was approved on Tuesday by the U.S. Food  and Drug Administration.
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A top compound in development could become an important MS treatment.
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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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Two infusions of the cancer drug Rituxan  given two weeks apart slowed the progression of multiple  sclerosis for nearly a year, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a drug for multiple sclerosis that has shown early evidence of being more effective than existing drugs.
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Traditional drugs have done little to help 39-year-old Angel Raich. Beset by ailments that include tumors in her brain, seizures, spasms and nausea, she has been able to find comfort only in the marijuana that is recommended by her doctor.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A drug commonly used to treat the memory problems in Alzheimerâs disease may also benefit people with similar problems resulting from multiple sclerosis, find researchers from Stony Brook University Hospital in New York.
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Marijuana-like chemicals in the brain may point to a treatment for Parkinson's disease, a report by the Stanford University School of Medicine has suggested.
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Multiple Sclerosis drugs can reduce brain tissue loss and slow down the progression of the illness. That&#39;s according to a team of researchers from Italy.
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A gene that helps to stave off the effects of multiple sclerosis has been discovered by scientists.
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A synthetic version of the active  ingredient in marijuana, a legal treatment for nausea in cancer  patients undergoing chemotherapy, also helps symptoms like  pain, anxiety and depression, according to research presented  on Friday.