In this post from Sol*CBD, Dr. Carlos Santo creates awareness about CBD and its remarkable benefits for treating childhood epilepsy. Parents of children with epilepsy are at the front line of the scientific debate on the cause and treatment of childhood seizures. While conventional science takes the conservative approach in managing seizure threshold, frequency, and severity, ... Continue Reading
Epilepsy
Mother Sees Remarkable Improvement in Infant after Using CBD Oil
In this post from Kingsport Times News, Nick Shepherd reports that a Greeneville mother sees remarkable improvement in her infant daughter after using CBD oil. Inside her Greeneville home, Ellen McCall sits on the couch with her daughter Penelope. She stands up and walks into the kitchen to get Penelope's medicine. Penelope suffers from Infantile spasms, which are a ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Cancer – Targeting the endocannabinoid system with cannabinoid receptor agonists: pharmacological strategies and therapeutic possibilities
ABSTRACT: Human tissues express cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors that can be activated by endogenously released ‘endocannabinoids’ or exogenously administered compounds in a manner that reduces the symptoms or opposes the underlying causes of several disorders in need of effective therapy. Three medicines that activate cannabinoid CB1/CB2 receptors are now in the clinic: ... Continue Reading
Cannabis Oil Can Help Treat Seizures in Epileptic Children
In this post from 420 Magazine, Jacob Redmond reports on a new video that makes the case for allowing parents to use cannabis oil to treat seizures in their epileptic children. A new video from NowThis makes the case for allowing parents to use cannabis oil to treat seizures in their children. “My goal is to hear his voice . . . to hear him talk,” says Megan, mother to a ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Epilepsy – Taming THC: potential cannabis synergy and phytocannabinoid-terpenoid entourage effects
ABSTRACT: Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) has been the primary focus of cannabis research since 1964, when Raphael Mechoulam isolated and synthesized it. More recently, the synergistic contributions of cannabidiol to cannabis pharmacology and analgesia have been scientifically demonstrated. Other phytocannabinoids, including tetrahydrocannabivarin, cannabigerol and cannabichromene, ... Continue Reading