Submitted by heiko@ghsctradi... on Mon, 03/14/2016 - 13:14
COPD is a chronic lung disease. To date, no cure exists for COPD and therefore most treatments focus on reducing symptoms and suppressing discomfort.
Submitted by heiko@ghsctradi... on Mon, 03/14/2016 - 13:14
Submitted by heiko@ghsctradi... on Mon, 03/14/2016 - 13:14
Energy homeostasis (balance) is one of the primary functions of the endocannabinoid system.
Submitted by heiko@ghsctradi... on Mon, 03/14/2016 - 13:14
OCD is an anxiety disorder characterised by the obsessive urge for repetitive behaviour.
Submitted by heiko@ghsctradi... on Mon, 03/14/2016 - 13:14
Psoriasis is an auto-immune disease characterized by itchy skin lesions. Psoriasis arises when the immune system mistakenly identifies skin cells as foreign matter and causes over-production of new skin cells.
Submitted by heiko@ghsctradi... on Mon, 03/14/2016 - 13:14
A stroke is marked by reduced blood flow to the brain. This reduction can be due to a blocked blood vessle (ischaemia) or a ruptured blood vessle (aneurism). Either way, as a result (part of) the brain is deprived of oxygen and nutrients which in turn causes neuronal degradation and cognitive decline.
Submitted by heiko@ghsctradi... on Mon, 03/14/2016 - 13:14
Tinnitus is described as a sensation of hearing sounds without any external source. This sensation can be similar to hear ringing, clicking, hissing or other sounds.
Submitted by heiko@ghsctradi... on Mon, 03/14/2016 - 13:14
Alzheimer’s disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disease and the main cause of dementia. Main common symptoms of dementia are related with memory but other cognitive processes are affected during the development of the disease.
Submitted by heiko@ghsctradi... on Mon, 03/14/2016 - 13:14
Parkinson's Disease is a degenerative disorder of the nervous system marked by accelerated degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons in the Substantia Nigra in the brain.
Typical symptoms of Parkinson's Disease , such as (intentional) tremor, rigidity and slowness of movement are mostly ascribed to degenerating Substantia Nigra neurons.
Submitted by heiko@ghsctradi... on Mon, 03/14/2016 - 13:14
In spite of the increasing scientific interest to understand how cannabinoids can help to treat cancer disease, symptoms and the associated chemotherapy side effects, the existing scientific evidence is not enough to satisfy the clinical criteria to consider cannabinoids as a part of the treatment.