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UK: Drugs derived from cannabis 'help in MS'
David Derbyshire The Telegraph
Saturday 11 Sep 2004 Drugs derived from cannabis may be more effective at treating multiple sclerosis than scientists originally thought. Last year patients in a short-term study said cannabinoid compounds in the drug were helpful in managing chronic MS. But independent doctors who examined the 667 patients in the 15-week study found little hard evidence that the drugs were easing stiffness and improving movement. However, early results from a one-year trial appeared to show greater benefits, the festival was told. Dr John Zajicek, from the Peninsular Medical School in Devon, said: "In the long term we generated some interesting results which suggest there may be some long-term benefits. "In the short-term study there was some evidence of cannabinoids alleviating symptoms of multiple sclerosis. In the longer term there is a suggestion of a more useful beneficial effect, which was not clear at the initial stage. "I hope these results will encourage support of further studies of cannabinoids in multiple sclerosis." The Cannabinoids in Multiple Sclerosis Research study allocated MS patients capsules containing either a whole extract of cannabis, the active cannabis ingredient THC, or a placebo.
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