Neurodegenerative diseases effect more than five million people in the United States. Moreover, at least 1 billion people across the globe are battling with one or more neurodegenerative disorders. It is worse than it sounds because many of these diseases can leave patients disabled, unable to think clearly or walk independently. In some instances, these […]
Category: Multiple Sclerosis
Cannabidiol (CBD) as an Effective Treatment for Neurological Disorders?
There are over 600 known neurological disorders and conditions that affect the human nervous system and for many of them treatment options are extremely limited. In addition to the physical and mental toll these conditions take on patients, their families and caregivers, they also have an enormous economic impact, resulting in hundreds of billions of […]
Promising news for those with MS: Could medicinal Cannabis offer hope?
Canada has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the world, according to an international survey. Canadian women are more than twice as likely to get multiple sclerosis than men, according to a major study published in November 2006. Among those born in the 1930s, about two women contracted MS for every one […]
Multiple Sclerosis & Medicinal Cannabis…
Speaking to 2004 Cannabis Therapeutics Conference, Dr. Petro, MD and drug researcher, looks at history of medical marijuana use in Multiple Sclerosis and spasticity, recent trials using Cannabinoids and Cannabis extracts to treat MS and prospects for approval in the U.S. Conference hosted by Patients Out of Time. Video Source Image credit
Multiple Sclerosis & Medicinal Cannabis…
Tracy has suffered from Multiple Sclerosis for over 35 years and has discovered that medical marijuana is the only thing that lifts the physical pain and mental stress while maintaining a presence with those around her. Video source Image Credit
