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From: "Hilary" <hilary@riseup.net>
To: <asa@lists.riseup.net>
Subject: [asa] MMJ Study Subjects Needed
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Dear friend,
The University of California, San Francisco is seeking volunteers for two important medical marijuana studies. Both studies are being conducted at San Francisco General Hospital but are open to participants from anywhere who are able to travel to San Francisco to participate.
HIV-RELATED PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
Peripheral neuropathy is a painful condition sometimes caused by the AIDS virus or by medicines used to treat HIV/AIDS. This study will examine marijuanaís effectiveness at treating the pain caused by this condition. This is an *inpatient* study: Participants must able to spend seven days and nights in a San Francisco General Hospital inpatient research unit, and they must also be HIV-positive, age 18 or over, be diagnosed with HIV-related peripheral neuropathy, and not becigar or cigarette smokers. There are additional entry criteria as well. Volunteers can receive up to $650 for participating. For more detailed information about this study, please call Hector Vizoso, RN,
at 415-476-9554 ext. 366 or see http://www.mpp.org/pdf/study1.pdf .
NAUSEA CAUSED BY TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER
This study will compare marijuana to Marinol (the prescription THC
pill) and a placebo for treatment of nausea caused by chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. This is an outpatient study. Participants must be female, age 18 or older, be experiencing nausea rated as moderate or worse from breast cancer chemotherapy, and not be cigar or cigarette smokers. There are additional entry criteria as well. For more detailed information about this study, please call Jill Israel at 415-502-5240 or see http://www.mpp.org/pdf/study2.pdf .
Please pass this information along to anyone who might be interested.
Hilary McQuie
Campaign Director
Americans for Safe Access
1678 Shattuck Ave. #317
Berkeley, CA 94709
510-486-8083
www.safeaccessnow.org
Join the fight for medical marijuana rights!
To receive ASA alerts, email asa-subscribe@lists.riseup.net
From: "Hilary" <hilary@riseup.net>
To: <asa@lists.riseup.net>
Subject: [asa] MMJ Study Subjects Needed
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004
Dear friend,
The University of California, San Francisco is seeking volunteers for two important medical marijuana studies. Both studies are being conducted at San Francisco General Hospital but are open to participants from anywhere who are able to travel to San Francisco to participate.
HIV-RELATED PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
Peripheral neuropathy is a painful condition sometimes caused by the AIDS virus or by medicines used to treat HIV/AIDS. This study will examine marijuanaís effectiveness at treating the pain caused by this condition. This is an *inpatient* study: Participants must able to spend seven days and nights in a San Francisco General Hospital inpatient research unit, and they must also be HIV-positive, age 18 or over, be diagnosed with HIV-related peripheral neuropathy, and not becigar or cigarette smokers. There are additional entry criteria as well. Volunteers can receive up to $650 for participating. For more detailed information about this study, please call Hector Vizoso, RN,
at 415-476-9554 ext. 366 or see http://www.mpp.org/pdf/study1.pdf .
NAUSEA CAUSED BY TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER
This study will compare marijuana to Marinol (the prescription THC
pill) and a placebo for treatment of nausea caused by chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. This is an outpatient study. Participants must be female, age 18 or older, be experiencing nausea rated as moderate or worse from breast cancer chemotherapy, and not be cigar or cigarette smokers. There are additional entry criteria as well. For more detailed information about this study, please call Jill Israel at 415-502-5240 or see http://www.mpp.org/pdf/study2.pdf .
Please pass this information along to anyone who might be interested.
Hilary McQuie
Campaign Director
Americans for Safe Access
1678 Shattuck Ave. #317
Berkeley, CA 94709
510-486-8083
www.safeaccessnow.org
Join the fight for medical marijuana rights!
To receive ASA alerts, email asa-subscribe@lists.riseup.net
