- (AFP) - Israeli soldiers suffering from combat stress
after tours of duty in the Palestinian territories could soon be treated
with cannabis to relieve their symptoms, the Ma'ariv daily reported.
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- The mental health department of the Medical Corps is
set to to begin tests in the next few days on volunteers suffering from
post-traumatic stress disorder after reserve duty, the paper said.
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- A scientist who will help conduct the experiment heads
a research team, which discovered that cannabis helped mice that had suffered
physical stress and even reduced the risk of stroke.
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- Hundreds of Israelis have been treated for combat stress
after performing their mandatory national service in the West Bank and
Gaza Strip.
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- There was no immediate comment on the report from the
Israeli military.
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- http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2004/08/04/1091557927241.html
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