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Punjab CM writes to PM Modi; reiterates demand for national drug policy
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], June 2 (ANI): Reiterating his demand for a national drug policy to check the drug menace, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to advise the Ministries of Home, Social Justice & Empowerment and Health
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Punjab Police arrests Nigerian woman, recovers 1 kg heroin from her
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], June 1 (ANI): Punjab Police on Saturday arrested a Nigerian national from Jalandhar and recovered 1 kg of heroin drug from her.
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Study finds how Anaesthesia works in extreme polar region
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 1 (ANI): A recent study states that commonly used anaesthetic drugs will work even if they are exposed to the harsh environmental conditions of the Antarctic.
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Mumbai: Video of Idli vendor using toilet water goes viral, FDA order enqu
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jun 1 (ANI): After a video, of a street food vendor using tap water from a railway station toilet here to prepare food, was widely shared on social media, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has initiated an inquiry. It has also issued a public warning agains
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Study links heartburn drugs to stomach cancer, lethal heart and kidney dis
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): People frequently popping pills for heartburn need to take note! A recent study has found that heartburn, ulcers and acid reflux drugs are associated with a higher risk of premature death. However, little has been known about the specific causes of death
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Seized drugs worth Rs 5 crore destroyed in Tripura
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], May 30 (ANI): Police on Thursday destroyed seized illegal drugs worth Rs 5 crore here on Thursday.
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Brazil: Violent clashes in prisons leave 55 inmates dead
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], May 28 (ANI): At least 55 people were found dead after violent clashes broke out among rival drug factions in several prisons in northern Brazilian state of Amazonas, correction officials said on Monday.
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Venezuelan national apprehended at Delhi airport; cocaine seized
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 27 (ANI): Narcotics Control Bureau on Monday arrested a Venezuelan national and seized cocaine here at Indira Gandhi International airport, according to a press release by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NBC).
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Delhi: 3 foreign nationals arrested with drugs worth Rs 25 crore
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 27 (ANI): Two Nigerians and one Ugandan national were arrested and drugs worth around Rs 25 crore were recovered from their possession, the Narcotics Control Bureau, Delhi said on Monday.
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Starving fungus can help beat drug-resistant fungal infection
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 26 (ANI): Fungus that causes infection and is increasingly resistant to medicine, can be treated by starving it, researchers suggest.
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Decreasing use of Diuretic can cure heart failure patients, study suggests
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 26 (ANI): According to a recent study it has been found that patients with a stable heart can easily be cured if they decrease the consumption of Diuretics, a relief drug for patients with heart failure.
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Weekly pharmacy visits improve adherence to heart failure medications in e
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 26 (ANI): Elderly patients with heart failure often miss their medicines or take a lower dose than the prescribed one which can worsen their condition. However, weekly pharmacy visits can improve adherence to medications and quality of life, a study has shown.
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