HIV AIDS Education and Awareness
In this episode on HIV / AIDS education and awareness, Nicolas and Marla talk about the effect that HIV / AIDS can have on people living with the virus: ● Two siblings share their experience of living with the stigma of HIV. ● Browse ‘TruVue’ to learn the facts about HIV and AIDS. ● A …Read more »
AIDS, Pain & Cannabis, with Donald Abrams
Dr.Donald Abrams, UC Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, describes trial to determine if smoked Cannabis is effective for neuropathic pain in HIV patients. From 2004 Cannabis Therapeutics Conference, hosted by Patients Out of Time. DVDs are available. Note: Feburary 2007 study results in journal Neurology: Medical Cannabis is safe and effective for peripheral neuropathy; narcotic …Read more »
Cannabis: Immune System
Cannabis dampens the immune system? Nope. Part 1) 1. Schmerz 2004 – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=15221424 2. Neuroimmune Pharmacology 2011 – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21830069 3. Leukocyte Biology 2013 – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23463725 4. Public Library of Science One 2012 – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22448282 5. Journal of AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses 2011 – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20874519 Part 2) 1. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2005 …Read more »
The Science of Medical Cannabis: A Conversation with Donald Abrams, M.D.
Donald Abrams, M.D. is chief of Hematology and Oncology at San Francisco General Hospital and the co-author—with Andrew Weil—of Integrative Oncology (Oxford University Press). Abrams has extensive experience working with cancer and HIV/AIDS patients and is a pioneer in the field of medical cannabis research. The U.S. government classifies cannabis—along with heroin and LSD—as a …Read more »
Cannabis & Neuropathic Pain, Dr. Abrams, pt 1
Introducing his study on smoked Cannabis (marijuana) in Pain and Palliative Care”, Donald Abrams, MD, UCSF School of Integrative Medicine, presents methodology to the Fourth Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, Santa Barbara, CA – April, 2006. Dr. Abram’s study was published in Feburary of 2007, as “Cannabis in Painful HIV-associated Sensory Neuropathy”, in the Journal …Read more »