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.
Thurmond died at the age of 74 on Saturday, July 16, 2016, after a battle with leukemia. Nate Thurmond, in his role as a Community Ambassador, talks with fans prior to a Warriors game against Houston in 2013. Thurmond died at the age of 74 on Saturday, July 16, 2016, after a battle with leukemia.