By Anne Harding NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who use marijuana may be more likely to survive a serious head injury than people who don't, a new study suggests. At one hospital, the death rate after traumatic brain injury was lower among people who tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the active ingredient in marijuana) than among people who tested negative for it, researchers found. “This data fits with previous data showing that (THC) may be neuroprotective,” Dr. David Plurad, one of the study's authors, said in a phone interview. ...
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