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Legalising magic mushrooms under Trump? Psychedelic fans remain sceptical
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» COLORADO SPRINGS (UNITED STATES) — Dressed in a floral shawl, Benji Dezaval carefully places hallucinogenic mushrooms on the tongues of the faithful of his Colorado "psychedelic church," as if they were communion wafers.
Hong Kong's past heatwaves potentially contributed to 1,677 excess deaths: university study
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/08/2024
» Heatwaves in Hong Kong over the last 10 years may have contributed to more than 1,600 deaths, according to a projection from university researchers, who have urged authorities to create an extreme weather action plan to reduce health risks.
Can women benefit from Viagra?
New York Times, Published on 21/06/2024
» It is a question that sexual medicine researchers have puzzled over since at least the late 1990s, when the Food and Drug Administration approved sildenafil, known as Viagra, for men.
Expat pill couriers: Lifeline in medicine-starved Lebanon
AFP, Published on 11/07/2021
» BEIRUT - Barely two hours after Lydia landed from Marseille in France, friends and relatives flocked to her apartment to collect drugs that have vanished from Lebanese pharmacies because of crippling shortages.
Crayfish take more risks while on antidepressants, study shows
AFP, Published on 16/06/2021
» WASHINGTON: Crayfish exposed to antidepressants via contaminated water behave more "boldly," emerging from hiding quicker and spending longer looking for food, a study said Tuesday.
In Canada, psychedelics re-emerge in treatment of depression
AFP, Published on 16/04/2021
» TORONTO (CANADA) - To manage her stress and fears, Andrea Bird -- who is suffering from terminal cancer -- uses psychedelics, which are seeing a sudden re-emergence in Canada as a possible treatment for mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression.
Medicines pose global environmental risk, experts warn
AFP, Published on 15/11/2019
» PARIS - Residues from billions of doses of antibiotics, painkillers and antidepressants pose a significant risk to freshwater ecosystems and the global food chain, a new analysis said Thursday.
Some antidepressants may be linked to dementia: study
AFP, Published on 26/04/2018
» PARIS - Long-term use of certain anti-depressants have been linked to dementia in a large British study, researchers said Thursday, though they could not definitively conclude that the drugs were the cause.