American Pain Society. Summary: The growing body of evidence that marijuana (cannabis) may be effective as a pain reliever has been expanded with publication of a new study in The Journal of Pain reporting that patients with nerve pain showed reduced pain intensity from smoking marijuana. Researchers examined whether marijuana produces analgesia for patients with neuropathic pain.
Ron O'Neal. Ron O'Neal. Ron O'Neal, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 66, spent most of his professional life trying to live down his role of the bad-ass Youngblood Priest in Superfly (1972), one of the key blaxploitation movies of the decade.
Hall of Fame Mets catcher Gary Carter died Thursday at age 57 after his battle with brain cancer. (AP) Gary Carter, a Hall of Fame catcher and key component of the Metsâ 1986 world championship team, died Thursday after a battle with brain cancer. He was 57.