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‘Good Bacteria’ on Skin (attention topical makers)

There are “good bacteria” on the skin —just as there are in the gut— that promote...

Over the Transom

The One-Paragraph Letter from 1980 That Fueled the Opioid Crisis (Forwarded by Steve Robinson MD) What do you do when a letter in a prestigious medical journal has been so routinely miscited it’s taken on a life of its own? Like...

What is Causing the Opiate Epidemic?

Here’s the conclusion of a piercing op-ed by Jessika Bohon in The Guardian (thanks to Doug...

Opioid Use After Cesareans

By Nancy Humphrey Most women who undergo a cesarean childbirth are prescribed more opioid pain...

MBC to assess “impact of cannabis use on physicians”

From Stephen Robinson, MD, of the SCC to Howard Krauss, MD, of the Medical Board of California,...

Cannabis and Immunotherapy

A reader in the UK asks: “Are there any studies or research notes on the use of medical...

O’Shaughnessy’s Statement of Purpose

In this, the Year of Evaluating the Evidence, Tod Mikuriya’s insistence on the value of...

A Cooling Effect From Cannabis?

By Tod Mikuriya, MD It has been observed by my office staff and confirmed anecdotally by...

Could Steve Kerr Have Used Better Coaching?

June 15, 2017 At the Marriott Hotel in Oakland yesterday the National Cannabis Industry...

Author: Fred Gardner