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From farm to pharmacy: regulating medicinal cannabis in Australia

HealthTimes - 26-02-2016

The Commonwealth government announced plans on the weekend to legalise growing cannabis for medicinal and research purposes in Australia. The news follows the

 
What dictates how much pain you feel after injury?

HealthTimes - 08-12-2015

Malcolm Hogg,

 
Warning over prescription painkillers

AAP - 23-09-2015

Prescribed painkillers can have serious side effects if not taken as directed, says expert after overdose by footballers. Prescribed painkillers like oxycodone

 
Australia's first medicinal cannabis trial announced

AAP - 27-07-2015

The NSW government has announced the first trial into medicinal cannabis will begin in early next year at a Newcastle hospital. Australia's

 
Legal marijuana doesn't increase teen use

AAP - 16-06-2015

Teen marijuana use doesn't increase after laws allow the drug's medical use, according to a new study. Legalising medical marijuana doesn't

 
WA mum calls for medicinal cannabis trial

AAP - 04-05-2015

A Perth mother whose nine-year-old daughter suffers from chronic pain is calling on the WA government to take part in medicinal cannabis trials. For chronic pain

 
Call for codeine counter ban

AAP - 01-05-2015

Pain specialists are calling for an end to over-the-counter sales of medicines containing codeine. Panadeine, Nurofen Plus and other medicines

 
SA urged to join cannabis trials

AAP - 29-04-2015

The opposition says SA needs to participate with the other states on a focused regime covering the use of medicinal marijuana. The South Australian

 
Medicinal cannabis caution urged

AAP - 22-04-2015

Pain specialists are urging caution at the prospect of using medicinal cannabis to treat chronic non-cancer pain. Using medicinal cannabis to relieve chronic

 
Common drug 'ineffective for back pain'

AAP - 02-04-2015

Paracetamol is ineffective for lower back pain, an Australian study has suggested. The over-the-counter painkiller was also found to have "small, but not

 

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