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Why is there no staph vaccine?
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 25 (ANI): Staph bacteria are mostly feared for drug-resistant strains, which are becoming a serious threat to public health because they are the leading cause of potentially dangerous skin diseases. Attempts to establish a Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-resistan
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Harm Reduction Research & Innovation Centre launched to conduct advanced r
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 24 (ANI/ Hunk Golden and Media): Silicon Valley-based fund Metaform Ventures, lead by a serial entrepreneur Nilesh Jain, is incubating a Harm Reduction Research & Innovation Centre (HRRIC) to conduct advanced research on tobacco cessation and harm red
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'Tumor-on-a-chip' to revolutionize cancer drug testing
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyoto [Japan], Dec 21 (ANI): Researchers from Kyoto University, Japan have created a new device that can culture cancerous cells in vitro in a three-dimensional fashion that better mimics the conditions present in the human body. Touted as 'tumour-on-a-chip', this piece of equipment opens up
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Hyderabad: Two drug peddlers held, 3 kg marijuana seized
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): The sleuths of Commissioner's Task Force on Friday arrested two persons for possessing and supplying narcotic substances in Hyderabad.
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J-K: Kupwara police attaches properties of drugs pedlar
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): The Kupwara police on Friday attached properties of drug pedlar.
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Cases of serious harm to children involving strong pain killers on rise: S
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 20 (ANI): The rates of high strength pain killer related cases of poisoning among children that led to emergency admission in US hospitals have markedly gone up, says research.
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Second season of 'Narcos: Mexico' to premiere on Feb 13
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 18 (ANI): Fans of 'Narcos: Mexico' have a reason to rejoice as the second season of the Netflix drama is all done and dusted and will be premiered in February next year.
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Hyderabad: Police nabs two drug suppliers, seizes 250 grams Opium
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Two men were nabbed by the sleuths of Commissioner's Task Force, South Zone Team, Hyderabad along with Afzalgunj police for allegedly illegally supplying opium drug in and around Hyderabad city on Wednesday, informed Anjani Kumar, Commissioner of
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CPI MP writes to PM to reduce price of life-saving drugs
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) MP, Binoy Viswam on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to withdraw the decision of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority increasing the ceiling price of essential life-saving drugs.
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Study shows these Alzheimer's drug candidates reverse broader ageing
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 15 (ANI): A new study suggests that the Alzheimer's drug candidates CMS121 and J147 may be useful for treating a broader array of conditions and points out a new pathway that links normal ageing to Alzheimer's disease.
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Nine arrested as NCB busts international drug syndicate, drugs worth Rs 13
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): In a major breakthrough, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday busted an international and pan-India drug cartel and arrested nine persons, including five Indians.
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Study suggests taking common antibiotic before radiation may help body fig
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 14 (ANI): Whenever you suffer fever or infection, the first thing you are referred to is taking antibiotics as these drugs destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria.
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