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Medical
Journal
Reports
AIDS
Patient's
Persistent
Hiccups
Relieved
by
Marijuana
5/15/98
The British medical journal
The Lancet reports (VOL. 351; No. 9098; Pg. 267) that an AIDS patient with
a persistent case of hiccups gained relief by smoking marijuana.
At least five different medically-indicated remedies were administered
over the 10 day episode, with none offering more than very brief relief.
Smoked marijuana reportedly ended the hiccups immediately. Persistent
hiccups are a rare but documented symptom in patients with AIDS.
The Lancet's report concludes:
"Because intractable hiccups is an uncommon condition, it is unlikely that
the use of marijuana will ever be tested in a controlled clinical trial,
and blinding would be difficult. Despite federal policy which forbids the
use of marijuana therapeutically, this report should be considered for
hiccups refractory to other measures."
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Issue #42, 5/15/98
Preliminary Injunction Granted Against 6 California Buyers' Clubs: Medical Marijuana to Get its Day in Court | Kentucky Farmers Seek Federal Court Ruling on Hemp | Santa Clara County Buyers' Club Closes After Police Seize Assets | Portland MS Patient Found Guilty of Marijuana Possession, Manufacturing | Another Botched Raid in New York, Another Innocent Family Terrorized in the Name of "Our Children" | San Mateo County Votes to Study Medicinal Marijuana: Says Research Will Provide Access for Patients | Record Two Million Private Conversations Monitored by Government in 1997 | Forfeiture Victims Need Help | Medical Journal Reports AIDS Patient's Persistent Hiccups Relieved by Marijuana | Editorial: McLies
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