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Hyderabad Police launch campaign to sensitize youth against drug use
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 24 (ANI): Telangana Minister of Fisheries and Cinematography Talasani Srinivas Yadav launched an anti-drug awareness campaign conducted by Hyderabad City's North Zone Police in Begumpet's Classic Gardens on Thursday.
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Widely-used hormone drug linked to increased risk of benign brain tumour a
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bristol [UK], February 5 (ANI): A recent study has found that high doses of a widely-used drug used in the hormonal treatment of conditions like excessive hair growth, early puberty, prostate cancer, are linked to an increased risk of meningioma -- the most common type of benign brain tumour
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Don't use Molnupiravir for treating COVID-19 in younger population, warns
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): Molnupiravir, an oral antiviral drug used in the treatment of COVID-19 should not be administered to the younger population as it adversely affects their reproductive system, said Dr NK Arora, Chairman of COVID-19 Working Group of National Technical Advis
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Anxiety drugs, antidepressants trigger post-surgery delirium: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], December 31 (ANI): A new research has found that older people taking a drug used to treat anxiety and insomnia as well as those on antidepressants are twice as likely to suffer postoperative delirium after hip and knee surgery.
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Research: Drug shows improved results for triple-negative breast cancer
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): According to Houston Methodist researchers who released results on a new combined therapy with the potential to improve outcomes for these hard-to-treat breast cancer patients, a drug used to treat cardiac failure has shown promising results in treating tr
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Repurposed drug shows improved results with combined therapy for triple-ne
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): A drug used to treat cardiac failure has shown promising results in treating triple-negative breast cancer, according to Houston Methodist researchers who released results this week on a new combined therapy with the potential to improve outcomes for these
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Duterte's office refuses to name Filipino Presidential candidate accused o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Office of Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte refused to disclose the identity of the presidential candidate suspected of using cocaine, Karlo Nograles, acting presidential spokesperson, said on Friday.
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Drug used to prevent miscarriage increases risk of cancer in offspring: St
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 14 (ANI): Exposure in utero to a drug used to prevent miscarriage can lead to an increased risk of developing cancer, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
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Study finds drug used to prevent miscarriage increases risk of cancer in o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): According to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, exposure in utero to a drug used to prevent miscarriage can lead to an increased risk of developing cancer.
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Common antidepressant should no longer be used to treat people with dement
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 22 (ANI): A drug used to treat agitation in people with dementia is no more effective than a placebo, and might even increase mortality, according to a new study.
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Congress demands an apology from Karnataka BJP chief on 'drug addict' barb
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Vijayapura (Karnataka) [India], October 20 (ANI): Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala has hit back at Karnataka BJP chief President Nalin Kumar Kateel for levelling drug use allegations against party leader Rahul Gandhi.
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UN says 275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): Around 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders as 275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020, according to the 2021 World Drug Report which was released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Thursday.
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