but there are many benefits to medical marijuana. Marijuana can help people have a better quality of life. Marijuana can do this by helping to ease their pain‚ improve their appetite‚ and possibly shrink cancer cells. It has been shown to treat nausea for some people and anorexia and depression in others. The federal government should allow certain physicians in every state to prescribe marijuana for certain ailments and
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What is testicular cancer? Testicular cancer is a cancer that can be treated at a certain period of time. Testicular cancer is a growth or tumor that can appear painless. Testicular cancer is a pain that involves the testes and it may cause a swelling or a lump that man or boys can feel or touch by themselves or they can go for a checkup with a doctor. The cancer can be metastasis into either parts of the body by a flow of the blood stream or by lymphatic system. The testicular cancer has a rate
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Digestive system disorders Digestive system disorders can cause a lot of discomfort. Symptoms can include gas‚ diarrhea‚ constipation‚ cramps‚ nausea and vomiting. These common symptoms can have very different causes. These kinds of symptoms can make digestive disorders hard to diagnose. Celiac disease Celiac disease occurs when the body’s immune system reacts to a type of protein called gluten. If a person eats food that contains gluten‚ the immune system will gradually damage the lining of
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and other cannabis products. Recently‚ there has been a surge of anecdotal evidence in social media and the news‚ which demonstrate the efficacy of marijuana in treating certain medical conditions such as epilepsy and anxiety as well as combating nausea and appetite suppression in chemotherapy patients. Furthermore‚ with the epidemic of heroin overdoses‚ the prescription of medical marijuana as an alternative to addictive narcotics for pain management has also gained appeal. In order to evaluate
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What is diabetes? Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases where the body’s pancreas does not produce enough insulin or does not properly respond to insulin produced‚ resulting in high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. There are several different types of diabetes‚ but the most common forms are type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Both impact glucose levels‚ and if left untreated‚ can cause many complications What is type 1 diabetes? Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can occur at any age‚ but is most commonly
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Heroin is a highly addictive analgesic drug. Heroin‚ which is a popular choice of drug in America‚ is not a new drug that magically popped up in the late 1960’s. In the mid 1800’s opium was a popular drug. Opium was brought to the country by Chinese immigrants who came here to work on railroads. In the old west alcoholism as a big problem and opium was promoted as a cure for alcoholism. Before it was illegal opium was developed as a pain killer in 1810. “It was considered a wonder drug because it
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use in treatment and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. Though the DEA and other agencies deny its use‚ the federal government allows seven individuals to use marijuana for medical purposes. Marijuana can reduce the nausea‚ vomiting and loss of appetite caused by the HIV virus and by the various AIDS medications given to patients. Glaucoma patients use marijuana to reduce the pressure formed in the eye‚ thereby alleviating the pain and sometimes stopping the progress of
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cardiovascular events in people with atheroscletric cardiovascular disease or diabetes mellitus. Side effects can include; headache‚ altered live function tests‚ gastro-intestinal effects including abdominal pain‚ flatulence‚ constipation‚ diarrhoea‚ nausea and vomiting. Lactulose- prescribed as a solution to relieve symptoms of constipation. Potential side effects include flatulence‚ cramps and abdominal discomfort. (Information from BNF) Medication which require specific physiological measurements include:
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Gastroenterology Requesting Physician: Donald Burns‚ MD‚ Family Medicine Date of Consult: 03/15/---- Reason for Consultation: Please evaluate GI distress. I was asked to see this 23-year-old male in consultation because of unremitting nausea‚ diarrhea‚ vomiting‚ abdominal pain‚ dizziness‚ and low-grade fever. The patient has a poor appetite but reports no weight loss. He has noted some postprandial cramping‚ midepigastric pain‚ and unremitting diarrhea but no blood in the stool. He states he is
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Some short-term effects on the mother may include dizziness‚ nausea and vomiting‚ and even sedation where the woman may fall asleep from the drug (American Pregnancy Association 2015). Some other side-effects include respiratory issues that can limit oxygen flow throughout the body and a decrease in gastric motility‚ which
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