Thinking about giving a child wine or beer during Christmas dinner? Key points: Drinking even once as a child was associated with binge drinking in later years A researcher said Australia had an unhealthy approach to alcohol compared to other countries Health authorities have revised their "safe" levels of alcohol consumption to 10 standard drinks a week The National Drug …
Thousands of Australians are now using medicinal cannabis to treat conditions like chronic pain and anorexia. The review found there was "low to moderate" evidence for medicinal cannabis products helping with the pain symptoms of multiple sclerosis, although the evidence was inconsistent. For chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, the review found high-THC medicinal cannabis products were "as effective" as conventional drugs …