Magic Mushrooms Could Help Fight Depression

Getting high on a psychedelic drug extracted from "magic mushrooms" could help those who struggle with incurable depression, new research suggests.

Half of patients in a small pilot study of 12 people had reduced symptoms three months after taking psilocybin capsules.

While the study authors warn that it is too early to make strong conclusions about the use of the drug, it did show that more research was needed.

Lead author Dr Robin Carhart-Harris from Imperial College London said: "This is the first time that psilocybin has been investigated as a potential treatment for major depression.

"Treatment-resistant depression is common, disabling and extremely difficult to treat.

"New treatments are urgently needed, and our study shows that psilocybin is a promising area of future research.

"The results are encouraging and we now need larger trials to understand whether the effects we saw in this study translate into read more

todays special buy -Brazilian wandering spider .

in a Bolton supermarket -a Tesco branch-a customer found a surprise when he brought bananas from it that day when he got home.when he peeled them back he claims hundreds of spiders hatched believed to be brazilian wandering spider-venom from this spider can kill in 2 hours .

cancer patient receives first u.s penis transplant.

A cancer patient has received the first penis transplant in the United States and is recovering well from the delicate surgery, according to doctors.

Thomas Manning of Halifax, Massachusetts, received the transplanted penis in a 15-hour procedure last week, Massachusetts General Hospital said. The organ was transplanted from a deceased donor.

Surgeons on the team who performed the transplant say blood is flowing to the organ. They said there are no signs of bleeding, rejection or infection, and that they are cautiously optimistic Manning will regain the function he lost in 2012 when cancer led to an amputation of the penis.read more

bowhead whale seen in British waters.

this was a sighting of a seven metre long bowhead whale in shallow waters -long rock beach ,near penzance ,cornwall.this is only the second recorded sighting in European water,grist in isle of scilly last year ,see wiki leak for info on bowhead whale-read more -wiki link

BBC Panorama Britain’s Puppy Dealers Exposed Reveals The Shocking Truth Behind Puppy Farms

Undercover footage from a BBC Panorama investigation into puppy farms reveals the “ruthless world” of the lucrative industry.

Britain’s Puppy Dealers Exposed, which airs on Monday night, will see reporter Samantha Poling tracking the supply chain of Britain’s favourite pet.

Recordings from inside Irish puppy mills show scores of breeding dogs being kept in ramshackle cages, with water supplied to them by pipes that are normally seen in battery pig farming-read more

Carry On films coming back

The 'Carry On' franchise is being brought back to life by 'Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps' writers Board Comedy Tim Dawson and Susan Nickson.

The 'Carry On' franchise is being revived.

The famed bawdy big screen British comedy series, which originally ran from 1958 to 1978 with a brief comeback in 1992 and comprised of 31 films, is being brought back to life with two new titles 'Carry On Doctors' and 'Carry On Campus' and the first release scheduled for 2017.

'Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps' creator Susan Nickson and Tim Dawson, who worked on the sitcom from 2008 until 2009, are penning the scripts.

A source told The Sun newspaper: "This has been on the cards for some time. All being well with work on the script it will start shooting in October with a release pencilled in for 2017 - which will coincide with the 25th anniversary on the last film. There's a brilliant team behind this and they're determined to make it a success.read more

cap - sheepdog .

this 16 month old black and white border collie sold for nearly 15,000 pounds .the new buyer is going to use cap as a working and performing trails dog.