Marijuana bill highlights. The Senate approved medical marijuana legislation for a second time in two years on Tuesday, and sent the bill back to the House, where a similar version passed in March. The bill would make Pennsylvania the 24th state to legalize a comprehensive and public medical marijuana program.
190 Followers. A. Certain chemotherapy drugs can cause peripheral neuropathy, such as vinca alkaloids (vincristine), cisplatin, paclitaxel, and the podophyllotoxins (etoposide and teniposide). This can occur in patients with and without diabetes.
Administration of melatonin during chemotherapy may prevent some chemotherapy-induced side effects, particularly myelosuppression and neuropathy. Oncologists often prescribe drugs (Leukine) that work in a similar way as melatonin to protect the immune system.