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CruxBuzz Staff

The Alarming Rise of the Brain-Eating Amoeba: The Silent Killer

“The brain-eating amoeba” is an extremely rare and fatal organism. There is hardly a survival rate once infected. The technical name of the amoeba is Naegleria fowleri. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have stated that the cases are very rare, with only three cases being reported per year. The amoeba uses ...

Rahul Somvanshi

Psilocybin Colorado

Colorado’s Psychedelic Renaissance: Psilocybin’s Fight for Recognition in Modern Medicine

Also known as “magic mushrooms”, psilocybin is gaining mainstream recognition following its recognition in Colorado in 2022.The plan of the University of Colorado Anschtz Medical Campus is to conduct the first modern-era psilocybin clinical test for depression. The hospital is collaborating with the FDA on the study despite it being classified as a Schedule 1 ...

Govind Tekale

Pennsylvania State Crackdown on Xylazine: The Animal Tranquilizer Fueling the Opioid Crisis in the US

Access to xylazine, an animal tranquilizer found mixed with opioids in the illicit drug supply, is being restricted by several states. Xylazine is classified by Pennsylvania as a controlled substance, and regulations on it have been tightened, effective this month. As a schedule 3 drug in Pennsylvania, xylazine has moderate to low potential for physical ...