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
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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Inflammatory disorders
In survey of those with uncontrolled asthma, half smoked cannabis
As the number of states increase where medical and recreational cannabis use is legal, so does the importance that physicians discuss with patients the effects of cannabis on those with asthma. A new survey in Annals of Allergy, ...
Feb 2, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cannabis reduces OCD symptoms by half in the short-term
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis, according to a Washington State University study.
Oct 20, 2020
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Reducing drinking may improve pain interference symptoms
(HealthDay)—For U.S. veterans with unhealthy alcohol use, reducing drinking may improve or resolve various conditions including pain interference symptoms and substance use, although most correlations are not significant, ...
Oct 16, 2020
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Apartment and condo dwellers report smelling cannabis more than tobacco smoke, researchers say
More people in apartment buildings and condominiums reported exposure to cannabis smoke than tobacco one year before legalization, a new University of Toronto study says.
Sep 16, 2019
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Health
Scant evidence that e-cigarette growth linked to 'renormalization' of teen smoking
There is little evidence that the rapid growth of largely unregulated e-cigarettes between 2011 and 2015 was associated with the 'renormalisation' of smoking among teens, reveals research published online in the journal Tobacco ...
Apr 1, 2019
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Vaping cannabis produces stronger effects than smoking cannabis for infrequent users
In a small study of infrequent cannabis users, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that, compared with smoking cannabis, vaping it increased the rate of short-term anxiety, paranoia, memory loss and distraction ...
Dec 4, 2018
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Health
Cannabis and driving: Why you shouldn't do it and what research is still needed
A variety of conditions affect our ability to drive, including poor sleep, some prescription medications and alcohol. Cannabis is another.
Oct 18, 2018
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Health
In Canada, pot legalization poses health and safety challenges
Canada will end its pot prohibition Wednesday with the goals of curbing the black market and use by youth, amid concerns around the public health and safety merits of legalization.
Oct 15, 2018
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