Author: American Journal of Medicine

Is there a link between cannabis use and systemic inflammation? In this video, American Journal of Medicine Editor-in-Chief Dr. Joseph S. Alpert discusses new research that reveals regular use of cannabis has an inverse relationship with inflammatory markers for coronary artery disease development in young adults. This study underscores the need for more research into cannabis use. You can read “Cannabis Use and Markers of Systemic Inflammation: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study” in the November 2019 issue of the American Journal of Medicine, available at amjmed.com. source