Episode 43: Cannabis & MS

Using cannabis to treat MS symptoms has become a hot topic. And thanks to social media, a lot of opinions about cannabis and MS are posted as if they're facts...and that's not always the case. So, we're talking about cannabis and MS in this episode of RealTalk MS. We'll try to demystify it a bit and we'll give you an idea of what some of the research is telling us. We'll talk about which MS symptoms cannabis might be good for...and which ones it might not be good for.     We're also talking about the latest reason that your health insurance premium is likely to rise in 2019 in the U.S., we'll walk you through "Clinical Trials 101" and explain what each phase of a clinical trial is really all about, and we'll give you the latest update on Ocrevus being rejected as a treatment for PPMS in the U.K. We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS? ____________ U.S. Suspends Payments to Health Insurers  1:47 Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Clinical Trials  8:25 Clinical Trial to Track Urinary Symptoms in MS Is Recruiting Participants  15:05 NICE Rejects Ocrevus for PPMS  16:47 Cannabis & MS  19:04 ___________ LINKSIf your podcast app doesn't show these links, you'll find them in the show notes at www.RealTalkMS.com U.S. Suspends Payments to Health Insurers Become an MS Activist National MS Society Brochure on Participating in a Clinical Trial ClinicalTrials.gov Sample Urinary Symptoms & MS Clinical Trial Survey Cannabis Use in People with Parkinson's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis: A Web-Based Investigation National MS Society Research Paper on Cannabis & MS AAN Guidelines for Medical Marijuana Real World Experience of Medical Marijuana in Symptomatic Management of Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis Cannabidiol to Improve Mobility in People with MS Knowledge and Attitudes of Australian General Practitioners Towards Medicinal Cannabis: A Cross-Sectional Survey Give RealTalk MS a Rating & Review ___________ Follow RealTalk MS on Twitter, @RealTalkMS_jon, and subscribe to our newsletter at our website, RealTalkMS.com. RealTalk MS Episode 43 Hosted By: Jon Strum Tags: MS, MultipleSclerosis, MSResearch, Ocrevus, ACA, ProtectOurCare, MSActivist, CannabisandMS, Cannabis, RealTalkMS