NIH panel says more study is needed to assess marijuana's medicinal use
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A panel of experts convened by the National Institutes of Health has recommended that more studies be done to evaluate the medical use of marijuana. The meeting was spurred by the passage of laws in Arizona and California legalizing the medical use of marijuana. Some of the medical conditions that could benefit from marijuana use are glaucoma, the wasting syndrome seen in advanced cases of AIDS, and the nausea and vomiting seen in cancer patients on chemotherapy. However, some AIDS activists claim that the government is stalling to prevent the implementation of the state laws.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
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Rural communities struggle with AIDS
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Many rural physicians have little experience or confidence in treating patients with AIDS. Rural communities present unique challenges in the management of HIV disease. There is a perception that AIDS is an urban disease, which can adversely affect testing and counseling for patients at risk in rural areas. Women are more common among rural AIDS cases than nationally, but few women consider themselves at risk. A survey of rural clinics found minimal AIDS education outreach to women. Increased education for rural providers would improve AIDS care and prevention in rural areas.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1998
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New marijuana laws in 2 states prompt caution
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Many California and Arizona physicians are not sure how to proceed now that both states' voters have passed laws to allow patients with chronic medical conditions to smoke marijuana. Federal law still considers marijuana possession and use illegal. But the physician who helped write the Arizona law believes this violates the physician's constitutional and professional right to prescribe appropriate treatments. The California Medical Association has called for research on medicinal marijuana, but some researchers' grant proposals have not been approved.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1996
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