Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A growing, but still incomplete body of research suggests the cannabis plant, the source of marijuana, can help fight some kinds ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving carefully calibrated doses of smoked marijuana to people with neuropathic pain, which can be difficult-to-treat and extremely painful, can ease their pain without ...

One of our readers asked why we only emphasize marijuana’s downside? In the continuing effort to rid the healthcare system of opioids, cannabinoids, the active components in marijuana, have been ...

Last week a study reported that according to a meta-analysis, cannabis was no better than a placebo in the treatment of pain. As you would expect, that study generated some headlines, but almost ...

Medical marijuana could be a viable alternative to opioid painkillers for people dealing with arthritis or chronic back pain, two new studies show. "We found broadly a significant reduction in opioid ...

I spent several months foolishly forgoing my regular massages. This came with a price—namely, some serious pain issues after my LMT worked out the kinks and knots I had neglected for so long. It was ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Steve Kerr, the reigning NBA Coach of the Year with the Golden State Warriors, acknowledged he tried marijuana twice in the past 18 months while dealing with debilitating back ...

Rob Sims grew up hearing stories about what opioid addiction could do. The former Detroit Lions guard, whose father, Mickey, also played in the NFL, watched a number of his dad's friends get hooked.

Sheila Terry/Photo Researchers Inc. People have used marijuana and its derivatives to relieve pain as well as get high for thousands of years. Recently, researchers have been trying to divorce pot's ...