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Pot-Like Drugs Could Stop Pain, Not Brain (Bayinsider) 15 September 2008A new type of drug could relieve pain like marijuana does without affecting the brain, according to a new study. Researchers from Imperial College London looked at two kinds of receptors in the nervous system, known as CB1 and CB2. Marijuana activates those receptors, blocking pain signals.
Ban on spurious TCM claims (China Daily) 13 September 2008Hospitals that practice traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) must desist from making exaggerated claims about the efficacy of their treatments, an official with the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine said on Friday.