Obstetrics & gynaecology
More evidence pot use in pregnancy is bad for baby
So, you're pregnant and battling nausea every day. What harm could come from smoking a joint to settle your stomach?
Feb 1, 2022
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News tagged with medical cannabis use
Psychology & Psychiatry
Flowered steering: How well do drivers fare after smoking cannabis?
The steady rise in the use of cannabis—18 states have legalized recreational use, 13 have decriminalized its use and 36 have medical cannabis laws—has provoked myriad questions and concerns about public health implications, ...
Jan 31, 2022
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Medications
Cannabis may contain heavy metals and affect consumer health, study finds
Cannabis plants—which are used to produce industrial hemp, medical marijuana and cannabidiol (CBD) oil, among other products—have an inherent ability to absorb heavy metals from the soil, making them useful for remediating ...
Dec 16, 2021
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Neuroscience
Epileptic seizure frequency fell by 86% in kids treated with whole plant medicinal cannabis
Epileptic seizure frequency fell by an average of 86% among 10 children treated with whole plant medicinal cannabis, reveals a case series, published in the open access journal BMJ Paediatrics Open.
Dec 14, 2021
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Cardiology
Cannabis use disorder may be linked to growing number of heart attacks in younger adults
At a time of increasing legalization of marijuana, a growing number of people under 50 diagnosed with cannabis use disorder were later hospitalized for a heart attack, new research has found.
Nov 8, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Many adults with breast cancer use cannabis but don't tell their doctors
New research indicates that almost half of U.S. adults with breast cancer use cannabis (marijuana and hemp), most commonly alongside cancer treatment to manage symptoms and side effects. However, most patients don't discuss ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Medications
People with fibromyalgia are substituting CBD for opioids to manage pain
Fibromyalgia is one of many chronic pain conditions that remains stubbornly difficult to treat.
Jun 24, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Too much pot during pregnancy may endanger baby's health
Women who use marijuana heavily during pregnancy are more likely to give birth prematurely or have an underweight newborn, a new study suggests.
Apr 26, 2021
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Addiction
Medical record analysis links cannabis use disorder in pregnancy to infant health problems
A new study of nearly five million live births recorded in California from 2001 to 2012 found that babies born to mothers diagnosed with cannabis use disorders at delivery were more likely to experience negative health outcomes, ...
Apr 22, 2021
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Addiction
Recreational cannabis use among adults in the home is on the rise, but what about the children?
Among adults with children living in the home, cannabis use was more common in states with legalized cannabis use, according to a new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia Irving Medical Center ...
Mar 17, 2021
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