Cannabinoids: Why you need to study them to broaden your therapeutic arsenal
Since the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) regulated the procedures required for the manufacture and commercialization of Cannabis-based products in Brazil at the end of 2019, the medical community’s interest in studying this class of drugs has grown significantly. Although cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the best known and most explored phytocannabinoids to […]
Medical Cannabis and cardiovascular diseases: what evidence is there?
Cardiovascular diseases are among the most common causes of death around the world. In Brazil, these diseases lead as the main cause of death, corresponding to about 400 thousand deaths annually, 30% of all deaths in the country. These data from the Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) [Brazilian Society of Cariology] how how urgent […]
What We Know About the Benefits of Medical Cannabis in Endometriosis
Endometriosis is one of the main gynecological disorders that affect women of reproductive age. Patients often suffer from chronic, diffuse, poorly localized pain.Strategies to fight the disease involve drugs and hormone therapy – some cases also require surgical intervention. However, this treatment is often insufficient and associated with high recurrence rates. Medical Cannabis emerges in […]
Menopause: How Medical Cannabis Can Relieve the Symptoms
Medical cannabis may be an important alternative for the treatment of menopause symptoms. This is what the most recent studies and research states. Menopause is a natural process that marks the end of women’s reproductive life, and it is determined when the last period occurs at least 12 months ago. Biologically, it occurs due to […]
Rheumatoid arthritis: Can medical cannabis be a therapeutic adjuvant?
One of the most common uses of medical cannabis is in the treatment of chronic painRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease, where the immune system interprets healthy cells in the synovial membranes as potential enemies, causing a chronic inflammatory process. The most frequently affected sites are hand joints, wrists and knees, so patients […]
Demand for Medical Cannabis is on the rise: are you ready to prescribe it?
The robustness of the scientific studies around the benefits of Medical Cannabis is one of the factors driving the medical community to prescribe cannabinoid derivatives. However, although many physicians are already open to this therapeutic tool, few know in depth about the therapeutic properties of Cannabis,the possible adverse effects involved in this type of treatment […]
How Medicinal Cannabis Enhances Personalized Medicine
Personalized Medicine or Precision Medicine consists of adapting medical therapies to individual characteristics of each patient. In the context of Medical Cannabis, individualizing treatments is essential for effective results. After all, in addition to a unique biochemical structure,Personalized Medicine or Precision Medicine consists of adapting medical therapies to individual characteristics of each patient. In the […]
CBD: Everything you have not learned about it
The Cannabidiol, known as CBD, is one of the most frequent chemical elements in the Cannabis Sativa and, to date, the component most studied and explored by science. Due to its wide range of therapeutic properties and very low toxicity, CBD has been extensively studied by the pharmaceutical industry. Still, many physicians find it difficult […]
Myths and truths about THC toxicity
Unlike cannabidiol (CBD), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is often the subject of speculation and prejudice, which made it difficult for many years to understand its mechanisms of action in Endocannabinoid System (ECS) and its several therapeutic potentials. One of the main points in the discussion about THC concerns its toxicity and its potential to cause and/or […]
Cannabidiol in ASD treatment: safety and therapeutic potential of CBD in Autism
The usual therapeutic arsenal in the management of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has clear limitations in terms of effectiveness and is often associated with important side effects. Cannabinoid derivatives, especially Cannabidiol, emerge as a promising pharmacological tool in this context, since clinical research demonstrates their safety and efficacy in controlling different groups of symptoms associated […]