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Germany’s public radio and television broadcaster ARD has just presented a half hour program on hallucinogens. DIE WIEDERKEHR DER MAGISCHEN PILZE HALLUZINOGENE IN DER PSYCHOTHERAPIE THE RETURN OF MAGIC MUSHROOMS   HALLUCINOGENS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY The program is present by Arndt Reuning. Featured in the program is Heffter board member Dr. Charles Grob’s ground...

Lame puns aside  Alexander Zaitchik extensive article on psychedelics in SALON is a fine overview concerning their history and present medical status. Prominently featured are Heffter researchers, Dr. Stephen Ross, Dr. Roland Griffiths and Dr. Charles Grob.  ...

Heffter board member, Dr. Stephen Ross, has written a profoundly accessible article on the somber topic of dying. Dr. Ross addresses the medical communities’ odd reluctance  in dealing with death and the distress this further inflicts on patients. He discusses “bad death” and “good death” in...

The study was conducted by Dr. Roland Griffiths and his co-researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Griffiths is currently engaged in a Psilocybin study designed to ameliorate the symptoms of anxiety and depression in those facing a diagnosis of life threatening cancer. The study is...

The continuing study at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine on psilocybin and its potential in the treatment of anxiety and depression in those facing life threatening cancer is the topic in the journal Psychopharmacology . Also take note of an observation made by “Jerome Jaffe,...

Heffter scientists will be speaking at this conference, in Madison, WI on April 28-29, 2011: OVERVIEW: The over-arching theme of this Forum’s is exploration of the Mind-Brain phenomenon and how this relates to human consciousness. The challenge faced by planners of Manifesting the Mind was to...