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Association between cannabis use and complications related to ulcerative colitis in hospitalized patients: A propensity matched retrospective cohort study.

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Authors: Chimezie Mbachi, Bashar Attar, Olamide Oyenubi, Wang Yuchen, Aisien Efesomwan, et al
Medicine, August 2019
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory process that is occasionally associated with complications that cause significant morbidity and mortality. Studies in experimental animal models have demonstrated a beneficial effect of cannabis on intestinal inflammation. It i…

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Prenatal marijuana exposure and neonatal outcomes in Jamaica: an ethnographic study.

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Authors: Melanie C. Dreher, Kevin Nugent, Rebekah Hudgins
Pediatrics, February 1994
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OBJECTIVE: To identify neurobehavioral effects of prenatal marijuana exposure on neonates in rural Jamaica. DESIGN: Ethnographic field studies and standardized neuro-behavior assessments during the neonatal period. SETTING: Rural Jamaica in heavy-marijuana-using population. PA…

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Five-year follow-up of rural Jamaican children whose mothers used marijuana during pregnancy.

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Authors: Jill S. Hayes, R Lampart, Melanie C Dreher, Lisa Morgan
The West Indian medical journal, September 1991
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This research provides data on the development of 59 Jamaican children, from birth to age 5 years, whose mothers used marijuana during pregnancy. Approximately one-half of the sample used marijuana during pregnancy and were matched with non-users according to age, parity, and…

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