Cannabis shows potential for mitigating sickle cell disease pain

(University of California - Irvine) Cannabis appears to be a safe and potentially effective treatment for the chronic pain that afflicts people with sickle cell disease, according to a new clinical trial co-led by University of California, Irvine researcher Kalpna Gupta and Dr. Donald Abrams of UC San Francisco. The findings appear in JAMA Network Open.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/uoc--csp071720.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

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