Daily Archives: June 10, 2014

Here’s What We Know So Far About How Marijuana Affects Health

y Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer Published: 06/05/2014 02:46 PM EDT on LiveScience Many people think that smoking pot is harmless, but there’s good evidence that the drug has at least some negative effects on health, a new review says.   Some people who smoke marijuana can become addicted, and use of the drug in the… Read More »

Killing a Patient to Save His Life – NYTimes.com

PITTSBURGH — Trauma patients arriving at an emergency room here after sustaining a gunshot or knife wound may find themselves enrolled in a startling medical experiment. Surgeons will drain their blood and replace it with freezing saltwater. Without heartbeat and brain activity, the patients will be clinically dead. And then the surgeons will try to… Read More »

Update on Bexarotene for Alzheimer’s. In the Pipeline:

Following is a list of peroxynitrite scavengers containing methoxy and hydroxy groups that have partially reversed Alzheimer’s disease in human clinical trials: rosemary essential oil (eugenol) and lemon essential oil (geraniol) via aromatherapy (Jimbo, et al.–lavender and orange were used in the evenings for relaxation), heat-processed ginseng (ferulic acid, vanillic acid, and syringic acid) (Heo,… Read More »

bexarotene ‘rapidly cleared’ Alzheimer’s brain plaquesin mice

Destructive plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients have been rapidly cleared by researchers testing a cancer drug on mice. The US study, published in the journal Science, reported the plaques were broken down at “unprecedented” speed. Tests also showed an improvement in some brain function. Specialists said the results were promising, but warned… Read More »