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People are actually using medical marijuana as a treatment for health problems, not simply as an excuse to get high, a new study suggests. States ...
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Marijuana-Based Drug Reduces Seizures in Children with Epilepsy
An experimental, marijuana-based drug has been found to successfully reduce seizures in children with Dravet syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy. Manufacturer GW Pharmaceuticals announced Monday ...
Read More »Music therapy might one day help people with epilepsy
Music therapy might someday help people with epilepsy, a new study suggests. About 80 percent of epilepsy patients have temporal lobe epilepsy, in which seizures ...
Read More »Young Children, Energy Drinks a Dangerous Mix
By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay News) — The potential dangers of energy drinks, those highly caffeinated beverages that promise to stave off sleepiness, are well ...
Read More »Proposed Medical Marijuana Bill Would Help Epilepsy Patients (VIDEO)
By Brad Broker “The federal government should repeal the ban on marijuana.” That’s the official opinion of The New York Times, which published on Sunday ...
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