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Pain Killers

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/14477295/us-aims-at-its-deadliest-dru.... “MIAMI (AP) - The White House drug czar wants doctors, states and law enforcement working harder to stop America's deadliest drug-abuse problem: highly addictive prescription...

Congress ApprovalIt’s official. The District of Columbia’s marijuana law has been approved by the U.S. Congress. The groundbreaking “game changer” has started the United States on a path towards the more complete integration of medical marijuana into the field of medicine. For the first time Congress has given their approval for legal medical marijuana to any state or local...

 

Click here for Dr. Guptas full written article that goes into detail about why he made the change.

In an effort to create a more public awareness of chronic pain issues a America Osteopathic Association (AOA) poll was released October 6, 2010.  In hopes of encouraging chronic pain suffers to seek out the help they need and use the resources they have, this article shares the results of the poll.  The AOA survey discovered that Americans believe pain-associated myths and ignore or downplay their pain.

Dr. Robert I. Danoff, a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and board certified...

Cannabis used in Supportive Care

Cannabis (Medical Marijuana) can be used to help patients deal with nausea and vomiting which are common side effects to chemotherapy. The Federal Government's National Cancer Institute has also acknowledged additional benefits, even including the possibility of anti-tumor effectiveness, in several types of cancer.(...