Scientists have used a cannabis-based drug to reduce seizures in children with a rare form of epilepsy, according to a new study. The participants involved in the study had Dravet syndrome, a form of epilepsy that affects one in 500 children with the condition. It is among the most resistant forms to currently available drugs. Last […]
A case study of 2 patients with epilepsy who switched from standard-of-care treatment to cannabis therapy reports a relationship between the use of cannabinoids and mortality, specifically suggesting that the risk for death may be higher for patients who only rely on cannabis to manage their seizures. The case report was recently published in Epilepsy & Behavior Case […]
At Joshua Hudson’s smoothie shop, a bohemian outpost called Twisted Smoothie in a small strip mall here, customers can add a 15 mg or 30 mg shot of cannabidiol, or CBD, to their blended drinks for a few extra dollars. They also can get a mini-lecture from Hudson on the virtues of the cannabis extract, […]
JC Pharma Inc. was recently awarded a US Patent (US10206901B2) entitled, “Method and composition for acute treatment of seizures” for its Cannabis sativa-derived intranasal formulation used to terminate ongoing seizure activity in epilepsy and self-injurious behavior in autistic children. With this patent and the Cannatol product line JC is following in the footsteps of GW Pharmaceuticals and their […]
On any given day, my email inbox will contain at least 10 press releases for something involving or containing cannabidiol—the cannabis compound more colloquially known as CBD. In my persepctive, it’s entertaining and a bit alarming watching CBD flood consumer markets. I think of my friend, who uses CBD products despite not using cannabis otherwise. […]
Cannabinoids (CBDs) demonstrated superior efficacy to placebo and similar efficacy to that of other antiepileptic drugs for managing Dravet syndrome and Lennox–Gastaut syndrome in pediatric patients as well as for adults with epilepsy, according to review results of 3 randomized trials published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. In 3 recently published trials, all of which began with […]
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