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DRI recovers heroin worth Rs 3 cr from artificial hair packets in Mumbai
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 4 (ANI): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 1.07 kg heroin worth Rs 3 crores in Mumbai from an international parcel. The contraband was concealed in packets of artificial hair used for makeup.
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Drug peddler arrested for bringing LSD drug via darknet in Bengaluru
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 3 (ANI): One person was arrested and a consignment of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) drug that he brought in from the Netherlands through the darknet into Bengaluru seized from him, police said on Thursday.
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Two held with 7.5 kg of opium in Haryana
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Karnal (Haryana) [India], December 3 (ANI): Two persons were held with 7.5 kg of opium in Karnal district, police said on Thursday.
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Rhea's brother Showik Chakraborty gets bail in drugs case
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 2 (ANI): Showik, brother of Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty, was on Wednesday granted bail by a special narcotics court in Mumbai in connection with a drugs case related to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
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Study reveals LGB adults may be less likely to take statins to prevent hea
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adults who may benefit from cholesterol-lowering medicine to prevent cardiovascular disease are less likely than non-LGB adults to take them, according to new research.
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AI predicts which drug combinations kill cancer cells
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Espoo [Finland], December 1 (ANI): A team of researchers have developed a machine learning model that accurately predicts how combinations of different cancer drugs kill various types of cancer cells. The new AI model was trained with a large set of data obtained from previous studies, which
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Study reveals women at higher risk of death from heart failure, attack tha
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Dallas [US], November 30 (ANI): Women face a 20 per cent increased risk of developing heart failure or dying within five years after their first severe heart attack compared to men, according to new research.
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New research sheds light on threats of Z-drugs for dementia patients
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): According to research from the University of East Anglia, strong sleeping pills known as 'Z-drugs' are linked with an increased risk of falls, fractures, and stroke among people with dementia.
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For smooth supply of COVID vaccine, Centre directs NIB to assist Central D
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): Keeping in view that the supply of the COVID-19 vaccine is not affected and it remains available to the public, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday directed the National Institute of Biologicals (NIB), Noida, to perform the function of Central Drugs Lab
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Heroin worth Rs 20 lakh seized in Mizoram's Champhai district
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Champhai (Mizoram) [India], November 24 (ANI): Assam Rifles has seized heroin worth Rs 20 lakh in a village along the Myanmar border in Zokhawthar village of Champhai district.
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25 kgs of ganja nabbed from inter-state drug peddler in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (Delhi) [India], November 24 (ANI): Twenty-five kilograms of ganja was recovered from an inter-state drug peddler here, informed Delhi Police on Tuesday.
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Study sheds light on danger of Z-drugs for dementia patients
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 24 (ANI): Strong sleeping pills known as 'Z-drugs' are linked with an increased risk of falls, fractures, and stroke among people with dementia - according to research from the University of East Anglia.
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