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PTSD may one day be treated with a common blood pressure drug

PTSD may one day be treated with a common blood pressure drug

18 February 2019

Preliminary experiments suggest that a type of blood pressure drug can make it easier to un-learn fear memories, hinting at a possible treatment for PTSD
Cannabis oil: what is it and does it really work as medicine?

Cannabis oil: what is it and does it really work as medicine?

22 June 2018

The UK government is reviewing medicinal cannabis after two boys with severe epilepsy were withheld cannabis oil treatments. Here's everything you need to know

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