[dropcap class=”kp-dropcap”]C[/dropcap]an cannabis treat cancer? With an estimated 610,000 Americans who are expected to die in 2018 from cancer, and an estimated expenditure of $150 billion...
Addiction is one of the biggest health problems in the United States. A study conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia...
Although the holiday season is supposed to be about joy, happiness and goodwill to all, for many the season often feels quite the opposite. Stress, anxiety,...
Whether from past wars like Vietnam or the existing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, returning veterans are suffering from a variety of injuries that are both...
Cannabis’ impact on short-term memory is one of its most notable and often criticized attributes. Never mind that it can reduce dependence on opioids, anti-psychotics, insomnia...
Smoking is awful—bad breath, yellow teeth, respiratory problems, deteriorating heart muscle, cancer and, according to the Center for Disease Control, responsible “for more than 480,000...
When I was a student nurse, I spent two weeks in a maternity ward where I was assigned to one expectant mother to care for. She...
Hemp, the non-psychoactive variety of cannabis sativa, is considered by many nutrition professionals to produce the most nutritious seed in the world. With its almost...
Should cannabis smokers be concerned about the effects of their use on the health of their hearts? Although there have been a number of studies...
On May 14, 2014 Nora Volkow, M.D., Director of the National Institute of Drug Abuse, testified before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control...