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Cannabis: Miracle Medicine or Dangerous Drug?

Cannabis: Miracle Medicine or Dangerous Drug?

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Horizon investigates the very latest medical and scientific research into the effects of cannabis on the brain and the body. Medicinal cannabis became legal in the UK on 1 November 2018, but it is still shrouded in controversy. A&E doctor Javid Abdelmoneim wants to find out whether it will help or harm patients.     Javid meets the young epilepsy […]

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The Placebo Experiment: Can My Brain Cure My Body?

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Could the power of fake pills- placebo- be used to treat some of our most common medical complaints? To find out, Dr Michael Mosley embarks on Britain’s largest ever trial to investigate the placebo effect. He is heading to Blackpool to gather 117 people suffering from backache – one of the leading types of chronic pain – before trying to

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