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A variety of CBD health products are in the shops - do they work?

A variety of CBD health products are in the shops - do they work?

14 August 2019

A component in cannabis called CBD is claimed to help everything from Alzheimer's to anxiety. Despite a boom in sales, there's little evidence supporting the claims
An Ebola treatment centre in Butembo

Ebola breakthrough: two drugs could treat up to 90 per cent of cases

13 August 2019

A drug trial has found two experimental drugs for Ebola to be so effective that scientists have stopped the trial early so that more people can receive these drugs
Ibuprofen has been linked to changes in bacteria in a lab experiment

Ibuprofen and other common drugs may help antibiotic resistance spread

11 August 2019

We’ve long known that bacteria can evolve resistance to antibiotics but now it looks like other drugs, including ibuprofen, may help this resistance spread

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