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A genesis—or new beginning—is under way for Genesis of Naples. The local franchise plans to break ground this summer on a new and expanded luxury auto dealership in North Naples.
South Seas resort ownership group’s engineer proposed a land-use amendment for Lee County’s government at least six months before the first public discussions and at least seven weeks before the county’s official timeline began, emails between the resort’s representatives and county show.
A teen was arrested on multiple charges after allegedly getting involved in a hit-and-run with a stolen car and then fleeing from police.
The Caloosahatchee River Bridge from First Street to North Key Drive in North Fort Myers will close so crews can perform bridge work.
Wade Wilson, the man who allegedly murdered two women, will be in court to try to persuade the court to get the death penalty off the table.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke on education for children with developmental disabilities at the Els Center of Excellence in Jupiter.
A man from Bradenton has been arrested after he was allegedly masturbating inside a Walmart in Charlotte County.
The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District responded to a work trailer explosion that injured one person.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis met privately with former President Donald Trump for several hours on Sunday morning to talk, in part, about fundraising ahead of the 2024 general election, several sources familiar with the meeting tell CBS News.
All parents fear the expense of college for their children; however, the state offers a great option in the Florida Prepaid Plan.
The Weather Authority is tracking a cool and pleasant Monday morning start with the possibility of afternoon rain showers.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested one person following an evening shooting that killed a man in North Fort Myers.
The Bishop of the Diocese of Venice is speaking out after Charlotte County Reverend Leo Riley was arrested on five counts of sexual battery stemming from his past work as a priest in Iowa.
President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November.
A powerful symbol of honor and remembrance is standing proudly here in Southwest Florida. The Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall is open to the public, a reminder of those we lost who served our country.
A genesis—or new beginning—is under way for Genesis of Naples. The local franchise plans to break ground this summer on a new and expanded luxury auto dealership in North Naples.
South Seas resort ownership group’s engineer proposed a land-use amendment for Lee County’s government at least six months before the first public discussions and at least seven weeks before the county’s official timeline began, emails between the resort’s representatives and county show.
A teen was arrested on multiple charges after allegedly getting involved in a hit-and-run with a stolen car and then fleeing from police.
The Caloosahatchee River Bridge from First Street to North Key Drive in North Fort Myers will close so crews can perform bridge work.
Wade Wilson, the man who allegedly murdered two women, will be in court to try to persuade the court to get the death penalty off the table.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke on education for children with developmental disabilities at the Els Center of Excellence in Jupiter.
A man from Bradenton has been arrested after he was allegedly masturbating inside a Walmart in Charlotte County.
The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District responded to a work trailer explosion that injured one person.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis met privately with former President Donald Trump for several hours on Sunday morning to talk, in part, about fundraising ahead of the 2024 general election, several sources familiar with the meeting tell CBS News.
All parents fear the expense of college for their children; however, the state offers a great option in the Florida Prepaid Plan.
The Weather Authority is tracking a cool and pleasant Monday morning start with the possibility of afternoon rain showers.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested one person following an evening shooting that killed a man in North Fort Myers.
The Bishop of the Diocese of Venice is speaking out after Charlotte County Reverend Leo Riley was arrested on five counts of sexual battery stemming from his past work as a priest in Iowa.
President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November.
A powerful symbol of honor and remembrance is standing proudly here in Southwest Florida. The Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall is open to the public, a reminder of those we lost who served our country.
The potential of magic mushrooms to act as a ‘magic’ solution to treat depression is getting a lot of attention. One of the most important aspects is safety.
WINK News reporter Amy Oshier spoke with a researcher who looked into it, based on the belief that this may one day be used as an alternative to anti-depressants.
The mushrooms may be all-natural, but are they ‘all good’ for you? Many people swear magic mushrooms help them ease clinical depression. Research so far is mostly positive. The compound psilocybin found in the fungi packs a powerful punch.
“Psilocybin is the ingredient that is found in magic mushrooms. That is what provides these hallucinogenic effects and some possible benefit for people that have depression,” explained Joshua Caballero, an associate professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Georgia and lead researcher in this new study.
Caballero’s findings were published in the JAMA Network, which is part of the Journal of the American Medical Association. He wanted to dig deeper into mushrooms as a medicine.
“Even though there’s been a lot of studies looking at the benefits and how psilocybin maybe may be able to help depression, we wanted to take a closer look at the side effects,” he said.
Looking at about 500 adults who took a single dose under medical oversight, the study compared psilocybin to traditional meds used to treat depression.
“The side effects that we found more often were nausea, a little bit of increased anxiety, dizziness, a little bit of increased blood pressure,” Caballero said. “And these are typical acute side effects that we normally would see when people take those regular anti-depressants.”
That’s because the shroom alternative also targets serotonin receptors, which is how current drugs work. Only the mushroom impact may last longer.
“The benefits could last several months. That’s still very preliminary, but it’s looking promising,” Caballero said.
It’s a lot to digest, and taking magic mushrooms doesn’t equal a controlled dose of medicinal mushroom’s psilocybin.
“They’re completely different. Grams of mushrooms are not the same as 10 to 25 milligrams of psilocybin. We don’t know what the concentration of different mushrooms are when it comes to the active ingredient that we’re looking at,” Caballero said.
If the psychedelic alternative becomes more mainstream, it’s important to clearly see the benefits and concerns.
This study did not include young adults and teens, who may be more vulnerable to side effects. Even current anti-depressants include warnings that they could, in some people, lead to suicidal impulses.
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A teen was arrested on multiple charges after allegedly getting involved in a hit-and-run with a stolen car and then fleeing from police.
The Caloosahatchee River Bridge from First Street to North Key Drive in North Fort Myers will close so crews can perform bridge work.
Wade Wilson, the man who allegedly murdered two women, will be in court to try to persuade the court to get the death penalty off the table.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke on education for children with developmental disabilities at the Els Center of Excellence in Jupiter.
A man from Bradenton has been arrested after he was allegedly masturbating inside a Walmart in Charlotte County.
The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District responded to a work trailer explosion that injured one person.
All parents fear the expense of college for their children; however, the state offers a great option in the Florida Prepaid Plan.
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