HEALTH & MEDICINE

There are over 100 compounds found in cannabis but cannabidiol (CBD) is the most important.

Amyl nitrite, more commonly known as poppers, could be classified as an illegal drug soon.

GW Pharmaceuticals made headlines in the cannabis industry when its seizure medication containing cannabidiol (CBD) Epidiolex got approval from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

An English cancer patient has won a six-figure payout after a botched operation left him with flesh-eating bug that destroyed most of his penis.

The state is once more calling for cannabis brands and offering opportunities for these companies to present.

Period pain (also called dysmenorrhoea) can be divided into two main types – primary or secondary dysmenorrhoea – depending on whether there’s an underlying problem.

Misinformation and rumors abound on many health topics, but particularly in regards to childhood vaccinations.

In a latest experiment, we have reversed the ageing of human cells, which could provide the basis for future anti-degeneration drugs.

Barely a week after declaring the end of the ninth Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials announced another in the North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, in the eastern part of the country.

A new trial to assess the benefits and safety of stem cell transplantation for treatment-resistant Crohn’s disease has started. The researchers will use stem cells to “reboot” the immune system so that it is more responsive to existing drugs used to treat the disease.

The cannabis plant is persecuted for all the wrong reasons, blaming the psychoactive features that align it with the world’s most dangerous drugs.

While 1 in 4 women will undergo abortion in her lifetime, stigma keeps their stories untold.

The mothers in the Dutch experiment were also taking Sildenafil, a drug sold as Viagra.

New research shows Australian women who have heart attacks are less likely to receive treatment and are at a greater risk of experiencing problems with their care than men.

Many people take a daily omega 3 supplement in the belief that it is good for their heart. But latest research, a systematic review of 79 clinical trials, found no evidence for this belief.

Mexico is slowly but surely leaning towards leniency for a standard medical marijuana program, making history in the process.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that they would legalise the consumption and cultivation of cannabis starting Oct. 17.

Australia experienced a severe flu season last year with over a quarter of a million confirmed cases. Pregnant women are a high‐risk group where the disease can cause more serious illness when compared to the general population.

Sanofi US refuted the comedienne’s claim that Ambien caused her to write racist messages.

People who suffer from this always sense that they are facing danger even when there is no such event presented.

A packaged frozen pomegranate sold in Coles supermarkets is feared to be linked to the increasing hepatitis A cases in South Australia.

David Goodall, Edith Cowan University honorary research associate and Australia’s oldest scientist at 104, has flown to Switzerland to end his life.

Obviously some E. coli can be deadly for people. But not all strains of these bacteria make you sick. In fact, you have a variety of strains of E. coli in your intestines right now.

A US veteran has received the world’s first complete transplant of a penis and scrotum.

As winter draws closer, many Australians are wondering whether this year’s influenza season will be as bad as the last, and whether they should get vaccinated.

The Greens are calling for the legalisation of cannabis for adult use.

A tissue-destroying.ulcer, commonly in the tropical regions of West or Central Africa, is on the rise in Victoria.

A British man has caught a super strength strand of gonorrhoea believed to be the “world’s worst” case.

Citizens of the US states of Idaho and Indiana may soon be able to use cannabidiol (CBD) legally.