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Is cannabis really less dangerous than MDMA and Adderall? Experts warn of psychosis and heart risks as officials move to downgrade drug

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Doctors have declared the Government’s push to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a ‘political move that goes against science’ and ‘glosses over’ serious risks of addiction and psychosis. 

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is announced plans to downgrade marijuana from a schedule one substance to schedule three, putting it in the same safety category as some types of Tylenol and steroids. 

If the rule is officially adopted, marijuana will be considered less risky than LSD, ecstacy, codeine, Adderall

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Alert over Facebook conspiracy theorists scaring women into quitting lifesaving osteoporosis drugs – as experts warn patients are risking death if they stop taking treatment

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Women are quitting vital drugs that treat the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis because of ‘dangerous misinformation’ about their side effects being spread on Facebook, experts have warned.

Scaremongering posts seen by The Mail on Sunday falsely claim the drugs, known as bisphosphonates, are equivalent to ‘rust remover’. Others say the tablets actually worsen, rather than prevent, the disease.

Yet failing to take the medication means patients face serious, life-changing fractures, permanent disability and death, doctors say.

Osteoporosis mainly affects women –

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America’s fight to save handwriting from extinction as IQs begin to fall for first time ever and teachers warn some 20-year-olds can’t sign checks anymore

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Several US states are trying to prevent handwriting from going extinct as classrooms increasingly swap pen and paper for tablets and computers.

The US government removed the skill from the core curriculum in 2010 due to claims it was time consuming and would not be useful in the age of technology which meant schools could instead focus on typing classes.

Handwriting is considered a fine motor skill that stimulates and challenges the brain, but with schools turning to technology instead,

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Scientists warn one in every 50 Americans in nearly 25 coastal cities at risk of excessive flooding due to sinking land and rising sea levels

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Scientists warn dozens of coastal cities are in danger of being washed over by flooding due to rising sea levels – but two dozen are at higher risks.

A team of researchers led by Virginia Tech identified 24 locations that are battling a combination of sinking land and rising sea levels, putting one out of every 50 resident at risk.

Those living along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic seaboard were deemed in the ‘danger zone,’ while Pacific coast

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Beauden, 3, scraped his knee..days later both limbs were amputated: Doctors warn of a sepsis crisis that’s killing one American every 90 seconds – and hospitals are missing it

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The toddler who fell of his bike and scraped his knee. The woman with a common bowel disease injury. And the man with Strep throat. 

All are victims of a minor, treatable problems that turned deadly in a matter of seconds. Thankfully, all four survived – but left with life-changing injuries, including legs so destroyed they had to be amputated.

The culprit is a terrifying condition that occurs in response to a minor infection, and affects one American every 20-seconds:

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Climate change is ‘off the charts’: Damning report reveals how records were smashed for greenhouse gas emissions, global temperatures and sea level rise in 2023 – and scientists warn ‘changes are speeding up’

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Climate change is ‘off the charts’ and presents a ‘defining challenge’ to humanity, a damning new report warns today.   

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says several climate records were broken and in some cases ‘smashed’ last year.

Greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rises, and Antarctic ice loss all escalating in 2023 due to fossil fuel emissions. 

‘Sirens are blaring across all major indicators,’ said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. 

‘Some records aren’t just chart-topping,

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Is Iceland’s volcano about to erupt again? Magma accumulating beneath Svartsengi has reached such high levels it could burst at any second – as experts warn it’s ‘not very wise’ to spend the night nearby

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Iceland is already reeling from three volcanic eruptions in as many months, but there could soon be more to come. 

Scientists warn that magma is once again accumulating beneath Svartsengi in the Reykjanes Peninsula, a volcanic hotspot southwest of capital Reykjavik. 

According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), the volume of magma beneath Svartsengi is reaching similar level as prior to last eruptions between December and earlier this month. 

Svartsengi is the location of a geothermal power plant and the

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Apps and social media influencers are wrongly making middle-aged women think they have ADHD, experts warn… so are YOUR symptoms a sign of the disorder or totally normal?

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Trendy apps, social media influencers and private clinics are contributing to a huge surge of ADHD in middle-aged women, an expert fears. 

World-renowned University College London psychiatrist Professor Joanna Moncrieff fears the mental disorder is being over diagnosed. 

As a result, thousands are needlessly getting powerful drugs designed to calm them down, she said.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition which affects people’s behaviour. It usually makes patients restless and causes them trouble concentrating and act on impulse.

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Are brands using glycerol in slushies to dodge the sugar tax? Experts warn parents of under 4s to steer clear of sugar-free varieties of the iced drink, which can cause potentially fatal intoxication

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A leading UK food science expert has spoken out on the dangers of glycerol in sugar-free slushies, suggesting that using the e-number could be an ‘unintended consequence of the sugar tax’.  

Professor Gunter Kuhnle, who works at the University of Reading and is an expert in nutrition and food science, said recent news stories about young children suffering from the harmful effects of glycerol could now see companies reformulate their products to omit the sweetener. 

The scientist warned parents to

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The GP really WON’T see you now! Backlash at Rishi Sunak’s pharmacy ‘revolution’ to ease pressure on £118k-a-year doctors as critics warn NHS scheme to send millions of patients to swamped chemists instead is ‘risky’

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Pharmacists should not be considered a substitute for GPs, campaigners said today as Rishi Sunak faced backlash over his ‘revolution’.

Under blockbuster NHS plans designed to free up millions of doctors’ appointments, chemists have been given new powers to hand out prescriptions for seven common ailments.

It means patients battling minor illnesses, such as a sore throat or earache, can now bypass their GP.

But critics have slammed the ‘risky’ scheme, with pharmacists battling their own crisis that has left

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