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Ferre
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 Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:39 pm Post subject: Cannabis and bird flu |
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Can Cannabis Save Millions of Human Lives if there is a Bird Flu Pandemic?
Why Does H5N1 Kill?
Much of our biochemistry involves a balance of pro and anti inflammatory activities, Yin and Yang. When these acivities are imbalanced, the result is illness. Based on the article below, it appears that the lethality of H5N1 may be due to the human body's imbalanced immunological response to the bird flu virus. The paper shows a strong pro-inflammatory cytokine response (cytokines are protein messengers that enable cells to communicate and respond to things) to H5N1 infection may account for the high lethality of H5N1. If so, cannabis (NOT SMOKED-it is an irratant and could make things worse) could be the life saving answer to the possible future pandemic due to its capacity to down-regulate these cytokines (specifically TNF).Â
PITFALLS- health is a dynamic balance of opposing forces (pro versus anti- inflammatory). Too much of an imbalance in either direction could be lethal. For example, TNF induced inflammation could kill by triggering ARDS (adult respiratory distress syndrome) on the other hand, an uncontrolled fulminate viral infection could also kill. Looking at the data, I would suggest that the ratio of pro- to anti- inflammatory cytokines (TNF+IFN/Il10) is the critical factor rather than simply the level of pro's .
The abstract immediately below provides the basis for my proposing that cannabis could save millions of lives if H5N1 evolves the capacity to spread by human to human contact. Below it are a few abstracts that show cannabinoids turn down tumer necrosis factor (TNF).
MORE:
http://www.uccs.edu/~rmelamed/H5N1/Site/Welcome.html
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I've been thinking about this lately. A group of greedy, hateful, self-serving (no word disgusting enough comes to mind to firther describe them) perform such an unnatural act as to attempt to cause the extinction of man's greatest ally in the plant kingdom and lo and behold we are plauged with pestilence and diseases that were unheard of a relatively short time ago.
Due to migraines I am at a statistically higher chance of stroke than the average person.
Due to cannabis I have no worries of suffering from a stroke.
Due to genetics and enviromental factors I am at higher than normal risk for Cancer.
Due to cannabis I have no fear of ever getting Cancer.
I can go on listing examples all day. The holy herb is my most treasured ally and amazingly beneficial to my health.
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