RALEIGH Legislation to let doctors use oil from hemp plants to treat drug-resistant epilepsy will make the new treatment available only to a small number of patients who take part in pilot studies, rather than a broader patient base as many families have hoped. Some patients are already calling doctors, hoping to sign up for the hemp oil treatment only to learn they might not be eligible to receive it. People need to know what the bill is not, said Dr. Mohamad Mikati , an epileptologist and chief of child neurology at Duke University. The only way you can access it (hemp oil) is through a study. The hemp oil bill cleared the General Assembly with overwhelming support only one no vote, in the House. Gov. Pat McCrory scheduled a signing ceremony for 9 a.m. Thursday. This law will help ease the suffering endured by children (for) whom no other treatments are effective against their seizures, McCrory said in a statement last week. The bill authorizes neurologists to conduct pilot studies to evaluate the medicinal use of cannabidiol or CBD, extracted from hemp, for patients with intractable epilepsy. Rep. Pat McElraft, a Carteret County Republican who sponsored the measure, told … Continue reading →

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HANCOCK -- Copper Country Autism Awareness hosted a free lecture Wednesday evening given by Dr. Allen T. Lewis of Integrative Pediatrics of Ohio. Lewis spoke about looking at autism in a different way and various ways it could be treated. Lewis says many people tend to think of autism as a result of behavioral issues, when really it should be thought of the other way around. He says a wide span of behaviors allows pediatricians to make a diagnosis, and it should be looked at as a medical condition instead of just a psychiatric condition. He says just like anyone else, when children with autism feel well and healthy, they "perform" better. It's pretty heartbreaking to hear the predictions of a child in a young age what people may think really be. We have to expect that children have an incredible capacity to heal, which I've seen in all of my career, and that includes autism, too, said Dr. Lewis. For more information about Dr. Allen T. Lewis and Integrative Pediatrics of Ohio, clickhere. Follow this link: Pediatrician speaks on autism treatment … Continue reading →