Mamabudz

Kudos to CheebaMonkey for finding the Latest information:


Short-Term Effects of Cannabinoids in Patients with HIV-1 Infection published August 19, 2003

and more information here:

Pot Safe For HIV Patients, Study Says
Patients Inhaling Cannabis Experienced No Detectable Change In Viral Load, Also Gained Weight, T-Cells

August 21, 2003 - San Francisco, CA, USA

San Francisco, CA: Short-term use of oral and inhaled marijuana does not elevate viral load in individuals with HIV infection who are receiving antiretroviral medications, according to the results of clinical trial data published this week in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.

The results of the trial suggest that the medicinal use of inhaled marijuana has "acceptable safety in a vulnerable immune-compromised patient population," authors concluded. For more of this article click on this url: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5731

...and here is the thread where we dicussed the new information in a question from Dr. Skunk

....CheebaMonkey gets a slice of birthday cake for that one!

And news like this needs to be STICKIED

Hugz,

Mama Budz

Suetaz

MamaBudz, as you can see, I'm a junior member, what are stickies?

I was wondering if there have been any research reports that show a possibility that mj actually boosts the immune system.
I have been smoking daily for about 4 years and haven't been sick with a virus since. Can't help but wonder when I was working in an office atmosphere with recycled air and people were always sick and spreading things around.

MamaBudz, I like your comment "have a cookie" but it gives me the munchies every time I read it. I'm a cookie monster, I love homemade cookies!

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Mamabudz

Stickies are threads (the posts and their answers) that are "stuck" in one place so they do not scroll away over time.

In this forum Health & Medicine, I have "Stickied" a series of threads dealing with Marijuana & various illnesses or common questions.

As new information comes in via research (Cheeba Monkey s especially great at grabbing some cutting edge information) we try to attach a link to the information in the appropriate location. Basically cataloguing the information under its appropriate topic.

...have a carrot stick

Hugz,

Mama Budz

Suetaz

Thanks MamaBudz! I have noticed how awesome CheebaMonkey is at providing information. Oh ya, Happy Birthday CheebaMonkey!

I'm crunching on my carrot stick...

KMKfan

I used to smoke about an ounce and a half a week. Then I quit for a while I decided to just cut back to get a better grip on reality, the first thing that happened to me is 2 days after I quit I caught a heavy cold. I started up a month ago after quiting for about three months and I've yet to get another cold. If any thing my immunity system got strengthened!