“Service Learning in Health and Wellness” is a course offered by CCAPP at The City College of NY, which guides students to learn through hands-on services that address health issues in Harlem.
We've worked on making healthy snacks available in school vending machines, improved school cafeteria’s recycling, convinced local bodegas to offer healthy lunches, hosted farmers’ market, and developed a Healthy Living Guide with cancer prevention tips.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Marijuana Chemical Improves Senses in Cancer Patients
Here's an article I came across which suggest marijuana as a means of improving chemosensory in patients with cancer. Interestingly, a synthetic form of THC [main ingredient in marijuana] can help improve chemosensory [taste & snell] perception in cancer patients. Although a small trail, 21 patients given Marinol reported an increase in taste sensation and smell regarding food when compared to the group of individuals given the placebo.
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