The herbal dietary supplement Ginkgo biloba did not lower blood pressure (BP) or reduce the incidence of hypertension (high BP) in a large group of older men and women, according to research recently reported in the American Journal of Hypertension. Although preliminary studies in animals and humans have indicated that ginkgo might have antihypertensive effects, this research was the first to explore that possibility in a large, long-term, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Medical marijuana is in the news. Referendums have passed in a few states making it legal (under specific stipulations) to grow, dispense and use cannabis for medical purposes. Conditions ranging from chronic pain and glaucoma, to existential angst and stubbed toes, can now be treated with reefer. Even "reefer madness" can now be treated with reefer. But the libertarian sentiment that spawned this movement caught the politicians and bureaucrats off guard.