In another edition of Medical Monday, we’re looking at how medical marijuana can help with sleep apnea. These decreases were observed to be dose-dependent – meaning that higher doses of cannabinoids resulted in higher reductions in apnea episode. [Truth On Pot] For …
Marijuana’s benefits on PTSD and other mental conditions like anxiety, have long been proven, but new research show the benefits of medical cannabis on mental health. Researchers from the US and Canada recently collaborated on a study published in Clinical Psychology Review, which …
In another edition of Medical Monday, we’re looking at how medical marijuana can help with osteoporosis. To learn more about how medical marijuana can help your osteoporosis, please call us: 403-475-4205.
Since it’s Movember, we wanted to dedicate this week’s medical edition of the blog to men’s cancers and how medical marijuana can help. Specifically, we are looking at testicular cancer and prostate cancer. If you have questions about medical marijuana …
This is National Pain Awareness Week in Canada, and we’re going to share some of the benefits of medical marijuana for those suffering from chronic pain. In Canada, about one in five people suffers from chronic pain, which is pain lasting longer …
In another edition of Medical Monday, we’re looking at the benefits of medical marijuana on brain tumours. This week is also International Brain Tumour Awareness Week, so it’s a fitting opportunity to share some new research on how cannabis has been shown to significantly …
In another edition of Medical Monday, we’re looking at how cannabis can help ease pain for migraine sufferers. Migraine headache frequency decreased from 10.4 to 4.6 headaches per month with the use of medical marijuana. Positive effects were reported in 48 patients …
October is Lupus Awareness Month in Canada, and for this week’s medical edition, we’re going to look at how medical marijuana helps with the disease. To find out how medical marijuana can help with your lupus symptoms, please call us: 403-475-4205.
In another edition of Medical Monday, we’re giving you some insight into how medical marijuana can help with neuropathy. He said opioids, such as oxycodone, hydromorphone and morphine, are increasingly being prescribed and have contributed to nearly half of all overdose deaths …
In another edition Medical Monday, we’re looking at how medical marijuana stops Lyme Disease in its tracks. With Lyme disease, there are so many symptoms, so many debilitating, agonizing manifestations, that it’s often misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue, lupus or a …
September 18 – 24, 2016 is Global Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week, so we thought we’d look at the benefits of cannabis for this disease. In a recent German study, researchers showed that exposure to cannabis can improve mitochondrial function in rodent models. …
September is World Alzheimer’s Month, so we thought it would be a perfect time to explore how medical marijuana can help Alzheimer’s patients. Salk Institute scientists have found preliminary evidence that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other compounds found in marijuana can promote the cellular …
September is Muscular Dystrophy Month, and for those living with the disease, there’s hope in medical marijuana. What is muscular dystrophy? This disease results in progressive degeneration of muscle mass. Patients may have symptoms that include trouble breathing or swallowing, inability to …
Each week we examine how medical marijuana can help various medical conditions, and this week we’re looking at anorexia. Weight records collected up to one year after the end of the trial showed that the participants continued to improve their …
In another edition of Medical Monday, we’re looking at how medical marijuana benefits people with Diabetes. The most important finding is that current users of marijuana appeared to have better carbohydrate metabolism than nonusers. Their fasting insulin levels were lower, and …
