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Taking Tamoxifen does not escalate risk of uterine cancer: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Oct. 5 (ANI): A recent study carried out by Loyola Medicine researchers shuns the commonly spread belief that breast cancer drug Tamoxifen could increase the risk of uterine cancer.
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Girls with ADHD at higher risk of mental health problems: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Oct. 5 (ANI): According to a recent research, girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at a higher risk for multiple mental disorders that often lead to numerous problems such as abusive relationships, teenage pregnancies, poor grades and drug abu
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Alcohol acts like effective antidepressants
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [India], Oct. 1 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have found that alcohol produces the same neural and molecular changes as drugs that are proven to be effective antidepressants.
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New drug can extends the life span of Melanoma patients
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [England], Oct. 1 (ANI): An advance drug that utilizes a human-made virus to treat later stage skin cancer, Melanoma has been approved for use.
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Andro villagers protest against NSCN-IM in Manipur
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Sept. 30 (ANI): In the wake of the brutal murder of one Hijam Irabanta Singh by the NSCN-IM on the pretext of false allegations of being a drug trafficker, villagers of Andro took part in a protest rally from Panam Nigthou Kangjeibung till the Andro Bazar in Imphal
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Rajnath-led GoM to review national policy on drug abuse, trafficking
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 23 (ANI): A group of ministers, led by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, will today review the first-of-its-kind national policy to curb the menace of drug abuse and trafficking in the country.
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Old age home residents are given sedatives to control their behaviour, rev
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [England], Sept.21 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that elderly care home residents are routinely being given dangerous 'chemical cosh' drugs to keep them sedated.
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Dr Reddy's launches generic Paricalcitol injection in US
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 20 (ANI): Drug firm Dr Reddy's Laboratories announced the launch of generic Paricalcitol injection in the US for treatment associated with chronic kidney disease.
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Shocking! Mathura college engineering student alleges sexual abuse by fell
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mathura (UP) [India], Sept. 18 (ANI): In a shocking incident, three students, including a teacher of a private engineering college in Mathura, have been accused of allegedly drugging and sodomising a 17-year-old first year student.
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Prescribing anti-depressants to children raised by 30% in 10 years: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [England], Sept. 10 (ANI): A recent study says that though there's a steep rise in prescribing of anti-depressants to children over the last decade, more than 40 percent are drugs, which do not work and can even have toxic side-effects.
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New study to help you treat fear and anxiety
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Sept. 9 (ANI): Clearing misunderstanding of how certain parts of the brain function in terms of fear and anxiety disorders, a recent study offers new insights into neurological processes with the aim of overcoming existing barriers to drug development.
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New approach to drug resistance, courtesy Hollywood wizardry
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept. 9 (ANI): Looks like Hollywood wizardry has turned quite helpful for the scientists from Harvard Medical School and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
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