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Research findings reveal that the use of medical cannabis is not promising for the treatment of people suffering from insomnia and chronic pain. People eventually build up a tolerance because of its frequent use. The findings of the study are published in the journal, BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care The researchers tried to check the…
Marijuana is a derivative of dried flowers of Cannabis sativa. The marijuana plant contains many chemicals known as cannabinoids and each chemical affects the body differently. Today many states have permitted the recreational and medicinal use of marijuana making several products of marijuana available for commercial use. A new study conducted by a team of…
Glucose is the primary source of energy and more energy is used by the brain than any other part of the body. But the use of sugar in excess can lead to some changes in brain chemistry. This new study in pigs suggests that the circuitry reward process of the brain also gets altered by…
New research conducted by a team of researchers and health professionals from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) has found recently found a type of epileptic seizures from the case of a man. Gelastic seizure, also known as gelastic epilepsy, has been observed to cause symptoms that are…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has recalled around sixteen thousand pounds of beef patties recently due to the detections of extraneous materials including small pieces of soft plastics in the patties. In their Friday new release, the FSIS claimed that these patties from Cincinnati-based AdvancePierre Foods, which is a company…
A higher BMI is generally considered unhealthy but this study reveals an amazing medical benefit of it. The new research from Flinders University indicates that an above-average BMI may increase the survival rate in certain types of cancer. It is contrary to the usual relation between cancer and BMI where a higher BMI is linked…
A new study, which was a collaborative research plan between the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, shows that following the recommended standard amount of exercise needed to stay healthy can significantly lower the risk of seven different types of cancers. The findings of the research,…
Recently, new research published in the journal Cell Metabolism shows the process of development of type 2 diabetes for the first time. In the study, the team of researchers from Newcastle University, which was led by Roy Taylor, who is a professor of metabolism and medicine, accentuated the strong link between ‘fat overspill’ and a…
Recently, a new report by FAIR health, which is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the collection of data of privately billed health insurance across the country, shows that there has been a rise in insurance claims for Lyme disease. In fact, the report highlights how there was a one hundred and seventeen percent…
An Italian research team has found that pomegranate peel extracts can inhibit the attachment and growth of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) thus prevent COVID-19. Ever since this virus has emerged in China, researchers from multiple countries are trying to understand how it works. It has now spread to all parts of the world and noted as one…