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Life-saving opioid antidote accessible to only 2 pc patients, finds study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): A life-saving drug often prescribed for opioid overdose patients is accessible to less than 2 per cent of the people who need it, according to a recent study.
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Punjab: Three Pak handlers held for smuggling drugs, weapons; two drones r
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): Punjab Police have arrested three Pakistani handlers and recovered two drones used for allegedly smuggling drugs and weapons into the country from across the border.
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DGP Dilbag Singh reviews law and order situation in J-K's Kulgam, Awantipo
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kulgam/Awantipora (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh on Thursday chaired review meetings with all jurisdictional police officers at the districts' headquarters to review the law and order and security situation in the region.
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Life-saving medicine does not reach majority of patients, study reveals
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Jan 9 (ANI): A drug that can be life-saving is accessible to very few needy patients. Despite being recommended for opioids over-dose patients by physicians, less than 2 per cent really get the medication to save their lives, suggests a recent study.
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Drug peddler arrested in West Bengal
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Acting on a piece of information, the Narcotic Cell succeeded to apprehend a notorious drug peddler from Kolkata's Amherst Street on Monday.
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Study focuses on key structure of C. difficle bacteria that could lead to
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): Researchers have identified the structure of the most lethal toxin produced by certain strains of Clostridium difficile bacteria, a potentially deadly infection associated with the use of antibiotics.
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Study suggests new application for already known anti-cancer drugs
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): Researchers have been for many years trying to find a solution to reduce the harm to the body from cancer treatment. A recent study on the issue extended the area of application of already existing drugs and ensure patients' protection from relapse after t
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UP CM participates in mass contact drive in Gorakhpur to garner support fo
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday attended a 'Jan Sampark programme' here to drum up support for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019.
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Scaling up use of life-saving drugs can help combat Ukraine's HIV epidemic
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): To reduce HIV transmission rates in Ukraine, where the condition is epidemic among people who inject drugs, a new study found that scaling up use of two medications - methadone and buprenorphine - can help fight the disease.
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Mumbai: Drugs worth Rs 12 crore seized, two arrested
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): Anti-Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Police on Saturday arrested two persons and seized 6 kg of heroin worth Rs 12 crore from their possession.
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Assam Rifles seizes contraband drugs worth Rs 3.80 crore along Indo-Myanma
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moreh (Manipur) [India], Jan 4 (ANI): The troops of 43 Assam Rifles seized crystal methamphetamine substances worth around Rs 3.80 crore from an unknown individual on Thursday along the Indo-Myanmar border near Moreh town.
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Haryana Police seizes 193 kg of 'doda post' in Sirsa, one arrested
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Jan 4 (ANI): In an anti-narcotic drive, the Haryana Police on Saturday arrested one person for alleged drug peddling in Sirsa and seized around 193 kg of 'doda post' (poppy husk) from his possession.
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