Month: December 2014
Three Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Medicinal Marijuana
We’ve all heard the debates about legalizing marijuana, but it’s important to remember that there is a difference between medicinal marijuana and other debates. Medicinal marijuana is the use of marijuana to treat medical conditions and symptoms, and here are three things you probably didn’t know about it. 1. The Approval Rating Since the use…
What You Need to Know About Laser Hair Restoration
When the words “laser” and “hair” are paired together, they’re usually followed by “removal.” But quite a bit of evidence actually shows that lasers can be used to promote hair regrowth in patients suffering from hair loss. This laser hair growth stimulation, often referred to as LLLT or low level laser therapy, is a fairly…
What You Need to Know About Laser Hair Restoration
When the words “laser” and “hair” are paired together, they’re usually followed by “removal.” But quite a bit of evidence actually shows that lasers can be used to promote hair regrowth in patients suffering from hair loss. This laser hair growth stimulation, often referred to as LLLT or low level laser therapy, is a fairly…
Many Rivers to Cross The Fight to Legalize Medicinal Marijuana
The United States is currently at odds over the legalization of medical marijuana. While the use of recreational marijuana is a hotly contested topic, the use of medicinal marijuana is perhaps even more of an issue. Patients who claim cannabis helps them manage — or even heal — their chronic illnesses feel the government’s war…
A Long Road to VA Acceptance for Medical Marijuana
After returning from war in foreign countries, veterans are waging a war of their against the United States government over a plant. Not just any plant, however: medicinal marijuana. Combat soldiers and veterans diagnosed and stricken with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are prescribed a cocktail of potent drugs in order to manage their symptoms, including…
ER Physicians Urge Patients to Seek the Appropriate Care for Holiday Injuries
Once frowned down upon and regarded as “doc-in-box” clinics, urgent care centers have now become an integral part of the American health care system, so much so that it’s difficult — if not painful — to imagine what life was like without them. Though the urgent care movement began nearly forty years ago during the…
The Important Message Our Body Sends That We Ignore
“You have injuries that bother you when you’re not playing. When that horn blows, you don’t feel it.” said a professional athlete in regards to playing through pain during his basketball season. That may be a great plan for him but if we are being honest, our bodies experience pain as a way of signaling…
The Three Weirdest Facts About Medical Marijuana That No Doctor Will Tell You
Medical marijuana legalization is spreading across the country faster than you can say the words “medical marijuana.” With 23 states and counting currently authorizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes, more Americans than ever are learning about the benefits and advantages that marijuana can offer to people with serious health conditions. But marijuana also…