Sanjay Gupta

most noticeable and fought after here in the United States has been medicinal marijuana, a strand of marijuana that has a higher dosage of Cannabidiol (CBD) a chemical that has been documented to have reduce seizures and alleviate pain. Even Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN 's Chief Medical Correspondent has stated “It is no surprise then that 76% of physicians recently surveyed said that they would approve the use of marijuana to help ease a woman’s pain from breast cancer.”(CNN 2013) While there is…

During the year of 2014 over 47,000 deaths occurred due to overdoses on opioids (CDC, 2016). Prescription drug abuse is a rising epidemic in the United States as there has been a 200% increase in the amount of deaths involving opioids from 2000-2014 (CDC, 2016). One of the main concerns for this increase is that these drugs are not being illegally purchased and distributed, but are being legally prescribed to patients by doctors. The question that many ask is, "How can prescription drug abuse be…

A big question about Marijuana is that if it safe to use for medicinal purposes. It is ironic, however, that according to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon that has spent years testing and researching the properties of Marijuana, only 6% of studies done on Marijuana analyze its medicinal properties. This is why there is a lot of confusion and a grey area in the science realm of Marijuana…

The oldest written record of Cannabis was way back in 2727 B.C. from Chinese emperor Shen Nung. The Romans and the Greeks were also known to use Cannabis, which is also commonly referred to as weed. Weed spread throughout the Islamic kingdom reaching the Middle East and Northern Africa. Marijuana spread to the Western hemisphere where it was made available in Spain, then imported to Chile to be used as a fiber. When Cannabis had made it to Northern America, it was used in many ways other than…

Vaccines: The Safer Option The topic of whether one should get vaccinated or whether one should get their child get vaccinated has always been debatable. Are they safe? Do they really work and are they effective? Recent outbreaks like the measles incident in Disneyland in California in 2014 to 2015 has brought the topic back into the public eye. According to an article by Rong-Gong Lin from the LA Times, legislation in Sacramento intended to induce more parents to get their children the…

Let’s hear it for the new millennium! Remember the year 2000 when the world was supposed to end and the world was supposed to rapidly change? Well it has changed ranging from technology, hospital care, and even legalizing marijuana. What? Yes legalizing marijuana is on the ballet and has been. Smoke shops opened up everywhere, almost anyone has access to a medical marijuana card. Can you imagine walking into a store and you see a child buying marijuana on their way to school or wherever there…

Marijuana is a word that usually comes with a negative implication. Texas is one of the most conservatives states out there and has strongly been against the legalization of marijuana for years. I don 't participate in the use of marijuana, but with that said I don 't see the predicament with marijuana. The year is 2015, circumstances are changing, and we as a state should adapt and embrace these changes. Texas should legalize marijuana and here 's why. Legalizing marijuana should be permitted…

Neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta, author of The Cable News Network article, Why I Changed My Mind on Weed, discusses how marijuana does have substantial medical benefits, however there is fear of marijuana health risks due to lack of equality proportioned research. He states:…

We have all felt lonely at one point or another, but when you can't stop feeling lonely, it's time to do something about it. According to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon, and chief medical correspondent at CNN, loneliness affects 60 million Americans and is considered to be an epidemic. Loneliness doesn't target just one type of person. Whether you are single, in a relationship, surrounded by hundreds of people, or living in the mountains alone, loneliness can affect you. The negative effects…

The Benefit of Legalizing Medical Marijuana Marijuana has been around since record time. It has been in all kinds of cultures being used to help those with illnesses, social interactions and sometimes for religious reasons. Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America. Thousands of people in America use marijuana. Today in America 23 states have legalized medical marijuana, four of those recreational use, which does not include Utah. Since some people see marijuana as just…