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Weed use + COVID-19 patients develop cardiovascular diseases & diabetes months later - C C - Jul 20, 2022
Yale-developed vaccine offers superior protection against Omicron variants
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/959290
INTRO: Yale scientists have developed a novel Omicron-specific mRNA vaccine that offers superior immune protection against two viral subvariants than standard mRNA vaccines... (MORE - details)
COVID-19 patients more likely to develop cardiovascular diseases and diabetes soon after infection
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/958502
INTRO: Patients who contract COVID-19 face a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, particularly in the three months following infection, according to a new study by Emma Rezel-Potts, Martin Gulliford, and colleagues of King’s College London, United Kingdom, publishing July 19th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine... (MORE - details)
Marijuana use is much more common in US states that have legalized recreational cannabis use
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/959293
INTRO: A study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The City University of New York found that the rates of cannabis use and daily cannabis use have increased across the U.S., and that current cannabis use and daily use are substantially higher among individuals residing in states that have legalized recreational cannabis use, relative to those where cannabis use remains illegal. The study also found that rates of cannabis use are even higher among Americans 12 and older who smoke cigarettes, and who reside in states with recreational cannabis laws, compared to those who live in states where cannabis was illegal in 2017.
“Based upon over a decade of data, cannabis use was markedly more prevalent in states where recreational use is legal for adults, relative to states where it was not in 2017. Yet, the increases in cannabis use during this time period were as fast, or faster, in states where cannabis use is prohibited by law, relative to states that had legalized for recreational use by 2017,” said Renee Goodwin, PhD, adjunct associate professor of epidemiology at Columbia Mailman School and professor of epidemiology at CUNY, and lead author. “It remains to be seen how increased lawful accessi and growing use of cannabis among adults in all states—almost regardless of legal status—will impact the adolescent population. Recent trends, however, outline a potential explosion in both of-age and under-age use,” she noted.... (MORE - details)