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.
Ron Lester, who played Billy Bob in âVarsity Blues,â dies at age 45. Ron Lester, best known for his portrayal of Billy Bob in Varsity Blues, died Friday at age 45. According to an NBC News report, Lester passed away after suffering liver and kidney failure. He had been hospitalized for months in failing health.