Used to classify article posts by terms used for medical conditions. It’s mostly aimed at practitioners and physicians.
Current Neuropharmacology, 19 April 2020
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BACKGROUND: People with spinal cord injuries (SCI) commonly experience pain and spasticity, but limitations of current treatments have generated interest in cannabis as a possible therapy. OBJECTIVES: We conducted this systematic review to: 1) examine usage patterns and reason…
The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ, April 2020
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BACKGROUND: With the increased use of cannabis in the medicinal and recreational domains, it is becoming more important for physicians to better understand its harmful and beneficial effects. Although medical cannabis comes in several forms, the preferred route of administrati…
Annals of Gastroenterology, March-April 2020
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For many centuries, cannabis (marijuana) has been used for both recreational and medicinal purposes. Currently, there are about 192 million cannabis users worldwide, constituting approximately 3.9% of the global population. Cannabis comprises more than 70 aromatic hydrocarbon …
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 17 March 2020
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The piperine is an alkaloid naturally found mostly in black pepper with a myriad of pharmacological attributes. The most far reaching indication of piperine is its use as an absorption enhancer, with supportive data regarding piperine’s ability to inhibit first pass effect mec…
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 4 March 2020
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Currently, an increasing number of diseases related to insulin resistance and obesity is an alarming problem worldwide. It is well-known that the above states can lead to the development of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases. An excessive amount of tria…
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal, 2 March 2020
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Cannabinoid levels can be increased by other medications. Cannabinoids can affect levels of other drugs. Smoking marijuana can increase clearance of some drugs. Additive effects can occur with other drugs. There are potential “red flag” interactions.
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 28 February 2020
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Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the primary psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. While the safety of THC and cannabis has been extrapolated from millennia of recreational use, medical marijuana programs have increased exposure among medically complex individuals with comorbid co…
Cancers, 25 February 2020
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Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Approximately 70-80% of BCs express estrogen receptors (ER), which predict the response to endocrine therapy (ET), and are therefore hormone receptor-positive (HR+). Endogenous cannabinoids together with cannabin…
JAMA Internal Medicine, 24 February 2020
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With the legalization of cannabis in many states for medical and/or recreational purposes, there is increasing interest in using cannabis to treat a variety of long-term health conditions and symptoms common among older adults. The use of cannabis in the past year by adults 65…
Authors: Sven G. Meuth, Thomas Henze, Ute Essner, Christiane Trompke, Carlos Vila Silván Published in International Journal of Neuroscience Abstract Objective: To determine whether differences in disability status, spasticity severity,…
Authors: Sanne J. van der Steur, Albert Batalla, Matthijs G. Bossong Published in Brain Sciences 12 February 2020 Abstract Increasing evidence indicates a relationship between cannabis use and psychosis…
European Neuropsychopharmacology, 10 February 2020
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Cannabis use induces a plethora of actions on the CNS via its active chemical ingredients, the so-called phytocannabinoids. These compounds have been frequently associated with the intoxicating properties of cannabis preparations. However, not all phytocannabinoids are psychot…