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Article: Chemical in marijuana can treat skin allergies: study.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- June 9, 2007
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Chemical in marijuana can treat skin allergies: study
New York, June 9 (PTI) The chemicals that give marijuana its mood-altering kick might also be an option for treating skin allergies, according to a latest study.
The compounds, called cannabinoids, have been credited with everything from stimulating the growth of new neurons to easing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Although they are best known for spicing up marijuana, the body also produces cannabinoids, which are thought to play a part in learning and in communications between the immune system and the nervous system, a Nature magazine report said.
Now, researchers have shown that ...