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Global opioid stewardship and managing chronic pain in children
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidelines for managing chronic pain in children and highlighted the importance of opioid stewardship to address...
How can medical cannabis help the UK’s chronic pain problem?
In this article Dean Billington, Chief Operating Officer at Brains Bioceutical, discusses how medical cannabis can help the UK's chronic pain problem.
Chronic pain is...
Cannabis and chronic pain in Australia
Painaustralia tells MCN Quarterly about the use of cannabis to treat chronic pain.
Despite making up around 60% to 70% of the customer base for...
The Ketamine Conference: A Molecular Masterclass
The Ketamine Conference: A Molecular Masterclass is set to take place today, featuring a host of experts in the delivery of ketamine therapy for...
Clinical trial shows potential of cannabis to lessen sickle cell disease pain
In a first of its kind clinical trial using gold-standard methods, cannabis has been shown to mitigate the pain of sickle cell disease.
People who...
Project Twenty21: Europe’s largest medical cannabis registry goes live
Drug Science’s Project Twenty21, Europe’s largest medical cannabis patient registry, has gone live today, registering its first patient for a medical cannabis prescription.
The Project...
Tell us about your way of working with chronic pain and win!
The Active Citizenship Network (ACN) has launched the third edition of the ‘European Civic Prize on Chronic Pain – Collection of Good Practices’.
In the...
Chronic pain patients can be supported with online consultations
A new review has recommended that chronic pain patients can be supported through online consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Researchers from the University of Bath's...
Professor David Finn discusses cannabinoids in the treatment of pain
Professor David Finn of the National University of Ireland Galway discusses the use of cannabinoids in the treatment of pain.
In March, Medical Cannabis Network...
Using virtual reality to ease pain from phantom limbs
A new test using virtual reality can help to ease the pain from phantom limbs by tricking the brain.
The new test, using virtual reality...
How autoimmune diseases impact patient experience
When your disease is hard to name and doesn't have visible symptoms, it can be difficult for others to understand that you are sick....
First study to look at the use of cannabinoids for treating acute pain
A new review has shown that further research is needed into the use of cannabinoids in the treatment of acute pain.
The only peer-reviewed journal...
Cosaint Nectar: unleashing the power of CBDA
Cosaint Nectar CEO Philip Tarazi details the unique benefits of CBDA and how Cosaint’s industry leading innovation can support pain management.
If you have not...
Cymra Life Sciences: pioneering tissue culture for novel pain medicines
Cymra Life Sciences is pioneering plant science research to create superior cannabis pain relief medicines.
Australian life sciences company Cymra Life Sciences is harnessing science...
Tetra Bio Pharma receives approval for OTC use in pain drugs
TERPACAN™, from Tetra Bio Pharma, has received approval for over the counter (OTC) use in back and muscle pain, and in hemorrhoids.
TERPACAN™ is expected...
CMC calls on UK government to review medical cannabis policy
Today, the Centre for Medicinal Cannabis (CMC) is calling on the UK government to urgently review medical cannabis policy relating to cannabis access.
The call...
Partnership for new drugs derived from cannabis to prevent vision loss
A new partnership has been formed to license two new synthetic drug candidate formulations derived from cannabis.
The cannabis research program at the University of...
Domestic abuse survivors twice at risk of long-term illnesses
A new study has revealed the long-term dangers posed to female survivors of domestic abuse.
A study by the Universities of Birmingham and Warwick shows...
Binding mechanism of opioid receptor uncovered in new study
Researchers have uncovered the binding mechanism of an important pain receptor.
The researchers have revealed the activation of the opioid receptor, which can be found...
UCLA awarded $3.5m grant to study pain relief and cannabis
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has been awarded a grant of $3.5m (~€3.16m) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The grant will...
