ALS: A Brief Background & Why It…Sucks.
ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. After discussing ou...
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Medicinal Marijuana Isn’t Federally Legal—Let’s Fix That
According to narconon.org, marijuana has been used since ancient times; the Chinese first described it in a medical reference dated back to 2737 B.C. Marijuana ...
A Connection Between Concussions and Migraines and My Own Experience
Concussions and migraines are both poorly understood conditions. In the past, both have been looked at as just bump to the head, or just a headache. However, we...
Why I Believe Marijuana Should Be Legalized.
In this blog post I am going to give my thoughts about why I believe Marijuana, otherwise known as “weed” or “cannabis” should be legali...
Myths About Marijuana
The amount of misinformation about marijuana is astounding. Even though it is becoming legal in more and more states many people still don’t know much about thi...
Concussions: An Invisible Disease
According to the Center for Disease Control, Americans sustain approximately 3.8 million concussions annually from sports and other recreational activities. The...
Concussions: Science Says They’re a Big Deal
When I visited the movie theatre last fall to see Concussion, I expected to receive a dose of entertainment, but I instead received a dose of reality. It told a...
Concussions: Not Just an Excuse to Miss School
Concussions are a not well-understood invisible injury that has no boundaries on who it can affect. A concussion may be caused by a blow, bump or jolt to the he...
Addiction: A Multi-Faceted Disease
In the state of North Dakota, the number of drug cases submitted to the State Crime Laboratory have increased by 26% from 2013 to 2015. In 2015, alcohol, mariju...