Can cannabis oil really fix your hot flushes? It sounds mad, but menopausal women are finding it an unlikely saviour. ANNA MAXTED investigates…

Fans claim that CBD oil can reduce anxiety, aid relaxation and promote sleep And the latest buzz is that it can alleviate menopausal symptoms, too So is it hype, or could CBD…

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Perfect for high tea! £2.19 cannabis infused health drink is ‘flying off the shelves’ at QUEEN’S farm shop, insider claims

TRIP, a drink with 15mg of CBD in, is on sale at the Queen's shop in Windsor Insider said the cannabis-infused drink is 'flying off the shelves' and has sold outWindsor…

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Huge cannabis medical breakthrough as it’s revealed the drug could KILL superbugs and save 10million lives a year

University of Queensland researchers may have found new use for cannabisMain nonpsychoactive component of drug can kill off bacteria in gonorrhoeaCould lead to the first new class of antibiotics for resistant…

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The new breathalyser test that spots asthma in minutes and may allow doctors to diagnose other respiratory conditions

Breathalyser may give doctors new way to diagnose respiratory condition Lung disease is one of the major causes of illness and death in the countryCurrently, the gold-standard tool for assessing lung…

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Groundbreaking urine test that can spot bladder cancer proves 100% accurate in trials – and could soon be rolled out to patients

Pioneering liquid biopsy could replace the dipstick test currently used by GPsExperts say test 'could change the entire process of diagnosing bladder cancer'It already has approval for use in hospitals and could…

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Does medical cannabis actually live up to the hype? DR MICHAEL MOSLEY looks at claims that a chemical from the plant might help protect against Covid-19

A confession: I’ve sampled cannabis — just the once, as a teenager. I didn’t enjoy it (I remember coughing a lot) and I was acutely aware that it was a…

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‘Electric’ blood vessels to help treat heart disease: Man-made implant that replaces diseased arteries could transform treatment

A man-made ‘electronic’ blood vessel that replaces diseased arteries could transform the treatment of heart disease. The hollow implant, made of plastic mesh and metal and about the width of…

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A depression pill from 70 years ago could be used to treat prostate cancer, research suggests

An antidepressant from the Fifties could treat prostate cancer and reduce side-effects of other treatments. Results of a small trial suggest that the drug phenelzine, which treats depression (by altering levels of…

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CBD oil and erectile dysfunction: Is CBD taking on Viagra?

https://www.theextract.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Erectile_Dysfunction_CBD.jpg As CBD oil burgeons into many markets around the globe, it seems it can also combat men's worst bedroom fears– erectile dysfunction (ED). About 4.3 million men in the UK are…

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