Miracles and Medical Marijuana
Is it our right to deny someone the medication they need in order for them to be free of pain and illness? No its not and yes, I’m talking about medical marijua...
Category: Health
Medical Marijuana: A Fog of Misconceptions
When you hear the term medical marijuana, does your mind automatically conjures images of an individual smoking a joint? Or do you picture a prescription bottle...
Endocannabinoids: Who am I to judge somebody else’s pain?
Throughout this week, our topic of interest within our Neurochemistry course was endocannabinoids (eCBs). But before misconceptions take place, as marijuana is ...
Why Medical Marijuana Should (not) Be Illegal
The United States is currently struggling to decide whether or not marijuana ought to be used as medication. This seems like a pretty tough problem and houses o...
Endocannabinoid antagonists: The next diet craze?
It seems that American society is constantly on the lookout for the next miracle diet drug or weight loss pill. After certain ideas go awry due to ineffectivene...
Concussions: Education Matters
How serious are concussions? Well, before taking this course, I was largely unaware of how dangerous concussions are. Of course I knew that they were not “good”...
Concussions and new-age parenting
Boom. Some 12 year old kid hits the ground after a nasty hit from the 130 pound ‘red striper’ from the next city over. He is a bit slow to get up an...
Concussions: Returning to Activity
Concussions have serious repercussions, however we have no standards for the diagnosis and especially the treatment of traumatic brain injuries. There is very l...
Don't Let Us Down: The Culture Behind Concussions in Sports
Due to many symptoms including nausea, sensitivity to bright lights, headache, and general ‘fogginess’, most athletes know right away when an impact...
Concussion: Just a brain "love tap"? or something more?
I know a girl (name undisclosed) in my high school that finished out her senior year with 9 total concussions. How does one pass through high school with an all...