Sunday, July 8, 2012

Medical marijuana: Now for obesity?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9383640/Cannabis-could-be-used-to-treat-obesity-related-diseases.html


Cannabis could be used to treat obesity-related diseases

Cannabis plants could provide a new treatment for obese patients at risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.




9:00AM BST 08 Jul 2012



"They are now conducting clinical trials in 200 patients in the hope of producing a drug that can be used to treat patients suffering from “metabolic syndrome”, where diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity combine to increase the risk of heart disease and stroke."

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