Used to classify article posts by terms used for medical conditions. It’s mostly aimed at practitioners and physicians.

A review of nabilone in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Authors: Mark A Ware, Paul Daeninck, Vincent Maida
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, February 2008

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in cancer patients places a significant burden on patients’ function and quality of life, their families and caregivers, and healthcare providers. Despite the advances in preventing CINV, a substantial proportion of patients expe…

Association of the cannabinoid receptor gene (CNR1) with ADHD and post‐traumatic stress disorder.

Authors: Ake T. Lu, Matthew N. Ogdie, Marjo‐Ritta Järvelin, Irma K. Moilanen, Sandra K. Loo, et al
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 22 January 2008

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly heritable disorder affecting some 5-10% of children and 4-5% of adults. The cannabinoid receptor gene (CNR1) is a positional candidate gene due to its location near an identified ADHD linkage peak on chromosome 6, its…

Cannabinoids for cancer treatment: progress and promise.

Authors: Sami Sarfaraz, Vaqar M. Adhami, Deeba N. Syed, Farrukh Afaq, Hasan Mukhtar
Cancer Research, 15 January 2008

Cannabinoids are a class of pharmacologic compounds that offer potential applications as antitumor drugs, based on the ability of some members of this class to limit inflammation, cell proliferation, and cell survival. In particular, emerging evidence suggests that agonists of…

Marijuana dependence and its treatment.

Authors: Alan J. Budney, Roger Roffman, Robert S. Stephens, Denise Walker
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, December 2007

The prevalence of marijuana abuse and dependence disorders has been increasing among adults and adolescents in the United States. This paper reviews the problems associated with marijuana use, including unique characteristics of marijuana dependence, and the results of laborat…

Cannabidiol as a novel inhibitor of Id-1 gene expression in aggressive breast cancer cells.

Authors: Sean D. McAllister, Rigel T. Christian, Maxx P. Horowitz, Amaia Garcia, Pierre-Yves Desprez
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, November 2007

Invasion and metastasis of aggressive breast cancer cells is the final and fatal step during cancer progression, and is the least understood genetically. Clinically, there are still limited therapeutic interventions for aggressive and metastatic breast cancers available. Clear…

Fitness to drive in spite (because) of THC.

Authors: Peter Strohbeck-Kühner, Gisela Skopp, Rainer Mattern
Archiv für Kriminologie, July-August 2007

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by a lack of concentration and/or an altered activation level. People with ADHD are found to violate traffic regulations, to commit criminal offences and to be involved in traffic accidents more often than the st…

The cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonist rimonabant (SR141716) inhibits human breast cancer cell proliferation through a lipid raft-mediated mechanism.

Authors: Daniela Sarnataro, Simona Pisanti, Antonietta Santoro, Patrizia Gazzerro, et al
Molecular Pharmacology, October 2006

The endocannabinoid system has been shown to modulate key cell-signaling pathways involved in cancer cell growth. In this study, we show that cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1) antagonist Rimonabant (SR141716) inhibited human breast cancer cell proliferation, being more effecti…

Cannabis use and expression of mania in the general population.

Authors: Cécile Henquet, Lydia Krabbendam, Ronde Graaf, Margreetten Have, Jimvan Os
Journal of Affective Disorders, October 2006

BACKGROUND: Cannabis use is common in patients with bipolar disorder, however little is known about cannabis as a risk factor for mania. In order to investigate the association between exposure to cannabis and subsequent development of manic symptoms whilst controlling for psy…

Antitumor activity of plant cannabinoids with emphasis on the effect of cannabidiol on human breast carcinoma.

Authors: Alessia Ligresti, Aniello Schiano Moriello, Katarzyna Starowicz, Isabel Matias, et al
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, September 2006

Delta(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) exhibits antitumor effects on various cancer cell types, but its use in chemotherapy is limited by its psychotropic activity. We investigated the antitumor activities of other plant cannabinoids, i.e., cannabidiol, cannabigerol, cannabichrom…

Fatty acid amide hydrolase deficiency limits early pregnancy events.

Authors: Haibin Wang, Huirong Xie, Yong Guo, Hao Zhang, Toshifumi Takahashi, et al
Journal of Clinical Investigation, August 2006

Synchronized preimplantation embryo development and passage through the oviduct into the uterus are prerequisites for implantation, dysregulation of which often leads to pregnancy failure in women. Cannabinoid/endocannabinoid signaling via cannabinoid receptor CB1 is known to…

A pilot clinical study of Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.

Authors: M. Guzmán, M. J. Duarte, C. Blázquez, J. Ravina, M. C. Rosa, I. Galve-Roperh, et al
British Journal of Cancer, 17 July 2006

Delta(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other cannabinoids inhibit tumour growth and angiogenesis in animal models, so their potential application as antitumoral drugs has been suggested. However, the antitumoral effect of cannabinoids has never been tested in humans. Here we…

Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits cell cycle progression in human breast cancer cells through Cdc2 regulation.

Authors: María M. Caffarel, David Sarrió, José Palacios, Manuel Guzmán, Cristina Sánchez
Cancer Research, 1 July 2006

It has been proposed that cannabinoids are involved in the control of cell fate. Thus, these compounds can modulate proliferation, differentiation, and survival in different manners depending on the cell type and its physiopathologic context. However, little is known about the…