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Up in smoke: Medical marijuana debunked
Proponents of the use of medical marijuana like to start speeches and articles by quickly stating that cannabinoids are of...
Diets for multiple sclerosis
Diets and dietary supplements are often used by people with multiple sclerosis (MS). This updated Cochrane review reports on studies...
Cognitive effects of street cannabis in MS patients
Given that multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with cognitive (reasoning) deterioration, researchers at the University of Toronto, in Ontario, determined...
Relationship between vitamin D and learning in MS
Cognitive impairment is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), but few studies have examined this relationship. Researchers at MidAmerica Neuroscience Institute...
Teleconferencing for fatigue managment in MS patients
Fatigue is a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) that challenges patients in their daily activities. Researchers at the University...
Neuropsychological effects of cannabis in patients with MS
Researchers at the University of Toronto, in Ontario studied the relationship.
Mechanisms underlying the actions of vitamin D
Dr. Christine Gonzalez from Los Angeles, California, has written a thorough review of vitamin D. Let’s focus on the actions...
Effects of the Wii Balance Board in patients with multiple sclerosis
During the 26th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), researchers at the AISM...
The status of marijuana in multiple sclerosis
Researchers from the University of Patras Medical School in Greece have reviewed the data.
Do cannabinoids reduce multiple sclerosis-related spasticity?
Researchers from Mayo Clinic, in Scottsdale, Arizona reviewed the evidence.
Marijuana: Politics trumps reality
Attorney General Eric Holder says the US Justice Department will no longer raid medical marijuana clubs. His declaration is a...
Treating spasticity in MS with THC and CBD extracts
Researchers from the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation, in Los Angeles, California reviewed the effectiveness of combined delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol...
What motivates people with MS to use CAM?
In a word, “frustration.” People with multiple sclerosis (MS) use CAM because conventional treatments have many side effects and they...
Multiple sclerosis week, 2009
National MS Awareness Week runs from March 2nd to 8th. Lets review the past year of CAM research in MS.
Should mothers with MS breast-feed?
During the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology this April, researchers from Stanford University, in California will report,...
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Update on vitamin D
Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston have published a detailed review. Their interest relates to the...
Negative effects of marijuana in multiple sclerosis
In contrast to the anecdotal reports of benefit with cannabis, this study from researchers at the University of Toronto in...
Response to cannabis by non-smokers with MS
Researchers from Italy and the US studied changes in psychological symptoms, reasoning, abuse, tolerability, quality of life, fatigue, and ability...
Michigan voters say OK to medical marijuana
Another result from Tuesday’s US election — 63% of voters in Michigan approved of letting people who are ill grow...
CAM use in multiple sclerosis
 Up to two-thirds of patients with MS use CAM.