epilepsy

Augusta, Ga, — A cannabis oil study at Augusta University shows promise in the fight against childhood epilepsy. Nine-year-old Preston Weaver is one of about 50 patients showing positive responses to a new treatment not yet approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. With an...

The mother of a six-year-old girl with a catastrophic form of epilepsy says she is overjoyed at a government report recommending that medicinal cannabis is made available to patients with specified medical conditions. Vera Twomey of Aghabullogue, Co Cork, says she is very excited that the...

In 2014, the Iowa Legislature took an important first step on the issue of medical marijuana. Lawmakers passed a bill through which patients afflicted by epilepsy can legally possess an anti-seizure medicine derived from cannabis. Because we have compassion for Iowans who suffer from diseases...

As desperate parents of children with severe epilepsy turn to alternative therapies, researchers are launching a study examining the efficacy and safety of treating seizures with medical marijuana products. "Parents are becoming more aware of the use of cannabis to treat epilepsy from social...

Becoming a patient in Virginia Summary In 2015 HB 1445 was signed into law. This law creates an affirmative legal defense for patients with intractable epilepsy using CBD or THC-A cannabis extracts which contain at least 15% CBD or THC-A and less than 5% THC by weight with a doctors written...

A compound found in marijuana is showing great promise in the treatment of epilepsy in both kids and adults. As WVTM's Jeff Eliasoph explains, it all began with the struggle of a young girl in Alabama. Five-year-old Carly Chandler is seeing dramatic improvement. "She's not 100%...

A series of trials on marijuana to treat epilepsy is conducted by the Birmingham Epilepsy Center revealed that Cannabidiol (CBD), purified from Cannabis plant or commonly known marijuana, has high beneficial effects in the treatment of epileptic patients. The study revealed that oral...

A compound found in marijuana could help in treating people with certain types of epilepsy that are difficult to treat, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham say. The researchers, in two new studies, found that cannabidiol oil (CBD), a compound found in cannabis, has...

When David Sparer arrived at his Airbnb in Venice, Italy, he encountered an unsurmountable challenge: the spiral staircase. He was debilitated by his arthritis. His friend, the founder of Los Angeles—based cannabis company the Clear, gave him some cannabidiol (CBD) to put under his tongue and on...

Toronto - Researchers at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children are poised to begin a clinical trial using cannabis extracts to treat children with severe epilepsy whose seizures can't be controlled with existing medications. The trial is believed to be the first in Canada to test an oral...

The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has been asked by Mr Harris to provide an expert opinion on medicinal cannabis and any policy and legislative changes needed. HPRA chief executive Lorraine Nolan told an Oireachtas Committee on Health that a group of medical experts would be...

One of WA's most respected and senior neurologists believes there is potential for medicinal cannabis to help some of the sickest children at Princess Margaret Hospital from next year. PMH head of neurology Lakshmi Nagarajan, who is also the director of its epilepsy program, said there was...

A major medical marijuana trial is underway in New Zealand - testing the effects of a new cannabis gel on epilepsy patients. The Ministry of Health has given the green light for Kiwis to be part of the ground-breaking clinical trial, investigating the effects of the newly-developed...

A major medical marijuana trial is underway in New Zealand - testing the effects of a new cannabis gel on epilepsy patients. The Ministry of Health has given the green light for Kiwis to be part of the ground-breaking clinical trial, investigating the effects of the newly-developed...

Laura Massie is a young Brisbane woman who has endured chronic epilepsy since she was a baby. Now her family is preparing for the legalisation of medicinal cannabis in Queensland from next March, with a mixture of caution and hope that finally some relief may come. A lot of attention has...

Laura Massie is a young Brisbane woman who has endured chronic epilepsy since she was a baby. Now her family is preparing for the legalisation of medicinal cannabis in Queensland from next March, with a mixture of caution and hope that finally some relief may come. A lot of attention has...

For 45 years, the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida has been on a mission to accelerate therapies that stop seizures, find cures and save lives. With 400,000 Floridians living with epilepsy, we've had a lot of work to do. One of our guiding principles is our commitment to physician directed...

For 45 years, the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida has been on a mission to accelerate therapies that stop seizures, find cures and save lives. With 400,000 Floridians living with epilepsy, we've had a lot of work to do. One of our guiding principles is our commitment to physician directed...

Melbourne - A cannabis pill administered to adults with epilepsy could reduce seizures, Australian researchers said on Wednesday. The drug is the subject of a world-first clinical trial in Australia and New Zealand led by Melbourne researchers. Terry O'Brien, a neurologist at the Royal...

Melbourne - A cannabis pill administered to adults with epilepsy could reduce seizures, Australian researchers said on Wednesday. The drug is the subject of a world-first clinical trial in Australia and New Zealand led by Melbourne researchers. Terry O'Brien, a neurologist at the Royal...