Guest guest Posted October 7, 1998 Report Share Posted October 7, 1998 SCIENCE NOTEBOOK Compiled from reports by Curt Suplee, Schwartz and Rob Stein. BIOLOGY: Taking a Leaf From Marijuana's Effect New research suggests that scientists may be able to develop a powerful new painkiller modeled on the active ingredient in marijuana. In rats, a drug that mimics delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the main active ingredient in marijuana, deadens pain like morphine, researchers at the University of California at San Francisco showed. The findings indicate that marijuana-like drugs kill pain without producing the side effects of morphine. [snip] Source: Washington Post (DC) Contact: http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/edit/letters/letterform.htm Website: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Pubdate: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98.n848.a08.html =========================================Lyn ~~~~~Peace and tranquility~~~~~~ Homepage:http://home.talkcity.com/spiritcir/lynmari/index.html Join the arthritis warriors:http.www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/rheumathritis Join-DachsieHeaven:http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/DachsieHeavan Dachsie B'day Page: http://members.tripod.com/~Lynmari/DACHSHUND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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