Scientific American: DMT and the Psychedelic Renaissance

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You know that psychedelics are making a comeback when the New York Times says so on page 1. In “Hallucinogens Have Doctors Tuning In” John Tierney reports on how doctors at schools like Harvard, Johns Hopkins, UCLA and NYU are testing the potential of psilocybin and other hallucinogens for treating depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Time for Lyme offers reminders for remaining disease-free

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Lyme infections can be especially common and dangerous in children. As summer approaches, most parents think about stocking up on sunscreen (and possibly Band-Aids) in anticipation of their kids warm-weather adventures.

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BookBag – Realistic fiction for teen readers about OCD

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In these novels, selected by the Athens (GA) Regional Library, characters deal with a variety of mental illnesses — their own or those of their loved ones — conditions such as anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), or schizophrenia. There’s also a link to more information at the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

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