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A pill to beat fear?

Hormone treatment could help people to overcome phobias.

Does the prospect of public speaking make you panic? Do you run for the hills at the mere mention of spiders? Help could be at hand: researchers have come up with a way to ease the crippling symptoms of phobia.

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Posted by Michael Hopkin on March 27, 2006 08:25 PM |

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Hello,

interesting piece of news. but phobics should also know that Ericksonian Hypnosis is always successful in just one shot.

SR

Posted by: Stephane | March 28, 2006 07:59 AM

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