*** Cannabinoids and tumor inhibition in the news again this week!:
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n076/a02.htmlOn this video filmed in 2006, Dr. Robert Melamede, Professor of Biology at the University of Colorado, explains how the body's Endo-Cannabinoid system (and plant based Cannabinoids as suppliment) kills cancer cells and inhibits tumor growth.
Refering to 1974 U.S.government-sponsored study when THC was found to slow growth of cancer cells
http://projectcensored.org/publications/2001/22.htmland to recent research in Spain finding that THC stopped brain tumors in rats and protected surrounding nerve tissue, demonstrating neuroprotectant aspect of Cannabinoids.
PDF of Dr. Guzman's research:
http://americanmarijuana.org/Guzman-Cancer.pdfRefering to "Homeostatic Regulation" of several body systems by Cannabinoids, Dr. Melamede concludes that Cannabis is indeed a "Miracle Drug", also recommending hemp oil as excellent source of EFAs the body needs to fight disease.
View Dr. Robert Melamede at 2004 Cannabis Therapeutics Conference:
"Holistic Biochemistry of Cannabinoids"
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4179107660421413341Dr. Guzman will be at the 2008 Cannabis Therapeutics Conference this April. More info:
http://www.medicalcannabis.comStay Tuned!
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