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Three questions to ask your doctor before any treatment

Too often medical advice turns out to be ineffective, or even harmful.  Here’s how to make sure you’re getting the right treatment

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US government wants more cannabis farms for science

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US government wants more cannabis farms for science

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Parents giving unproven IQ-boosting drugs to kids with Down's

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Speedy cannabis spit test could spot people driving while high

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Triple-whammy drug kills parasites that make 20 million sick

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Triple-whammy drug kills parasites that make 20 million sick

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Obamacare has already improved health of low-income Americans

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Obamacare has already improved health of low-income Americans

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High Court backs campaign to fund preventative HIV drug on NHS

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High Court backs campaign to fund preventative HIV drug on NHS

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May's force be with her

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Optimism over cancer treatments should always be cautious

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Optimism over cancer treatments should always be cautious

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Pan Pantziarka

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I help repurpose everyday drugs like aspirin to fight cancer

Specialist drugs are getting outwitted by cancer. Pan Pantziarka says a solution may be right under our noses

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US could be set to tackle opioid painkiller epidemic at last

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Next PM Theresa May often demands the scientifically impossible

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Founders of Western civilisation were prehistoric dope dealers

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Antidepressants on trial: Are they a wonder or a danger?

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