World First Australian & New Zealand Trial of Cannabidiol Transdermal Gel For Hard-to-Treat Epilepsy
Professor Terry O’Brien and his team have taken a slick approach to battling hard-to-treat epilepsy with a groundbreaking transdermal cannabidiol (CBD) gel. Here’s the scoop: After 6 months of this skin-applied magic, over half the trial participants saw their seizures sliced by more than 50%! Let’s rewind. In 2018, the U.S. FDA gave a thumbs-up to a cannabidiol […]
How Prescription Cannabis is Shaping Up The Fight against Multiple Sclerosis
Nearly 1 million Americans (many 45 and older) are battling the muscle spasms and pain that come with multiple sclerosis (MS). Turns out, up to 66% of them might be giving medical cannabis a whirl, according to a 2017 survey. And guess what? Many are dialing down on their traditional pharmaceutical MS meds. Fun fact: […]
Prescription Cannabis: Superhero or Supervillain in Treatment of Mental Health?
Feeling frazzled, down, or haunted by the past? Turns out, prescription cannabis might just be the unconventional companion for your mind’s rollercoaster. A recent survey found 1 in 5 older adults turning to prescription cannabis to zap the blues and calm the chaos – and over 90% claimed it worked like magic! When it comes […]
Can Prescription Cannabis Help Tame Chronic Pain?
Over 600,000 Americans are turning to cannabis to kiss chronic pain goodbye and science is totally backing them up. Gold-standard clinical trials (the real deal) have shown cannabis can cut pain by a whopping 40 percent for folks grappling with serious health curveballs like nerve pain (hello, diabetes), spinal cord injuries, HIV, complex regional pain […]
