Alternative Medicine News

Medical marijuana appears to hold promise as a potential treatment for gastrointestinal symptoms and digestive disorders, according to a recently published review. In response to the growing trend of medical marijuana use in the US, Mark E. Gerich, MD, division of gastroenterology and hepatology, University of Colorado, and colleagues have summarized current data that support the use of marijuana for digestive disorders, as well as the medicolegal considerations for physicians who consider recommending it to patients.

A reduction in plasma triglyceride concentrations was observed in postmenopausal women after estradiol treatment but not progesterone or testosterone, according to research in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, shedding light on the sexual dimorphism in metabolizing the cholesterol component.