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Punjab Police nabs two Nigerian from Delhi, recovers drugs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Punjab Police on Wednesday nabbed two Nigerian nationals from New Delhi and recovered two packets of one kg Heroin buried in deserted places in Punjab.
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Commonly prescribed drugs for anxiety, insomnia may prove harmful
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 14 (ANI): A recent study has found substantial increase in prescriptions for two drugs, pregabalin and gabapentin, used for treatment of neuropathic pain, anxiety, insomnia and other mental illnesses is closely correlated with a rise in the number of overdose death
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Drugs worth Rs three lakh seized in Imphal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India] May 8 (ANI): A team of the Imphal West Narcotic Cell on Monday seized more than 7000 pieces of Spasmo Proxyvon (SP) capsules (Psychotropic drugs) worth Rs. three lakh from a person identified as Abdul Sattar near Sanjenthong.
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NHRC issues notice to Delhi Police in shelter molestation case
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Delhi Police and the state government after several teenage girl inmates of a shelter home in accused some staff members of molesting and injecting them with drugs.
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Himachal: Four arrested with cache of drugs in Solan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Solan (Himachal Pradesh), May 1 (ANI): The Himachal Pradesh police on Monday arrested four persons and seized a cache of Mephedrone from a government vehicle in Solan.
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Higher revenue from exports, bulk drugs and home-diagnostic businesses fue
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI-NewsVoir): Morepen Laboratories Ltd. has reported a 179 percent rise in its net profit at Rs. 7.73 crore and 17.4 per cent rise in its net sales revenue at Rs. 141 crore in the fourth quarter (Q4) of fiscal 2016-17.
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Drug situation will never be fixed without Mexican border wall: Trump
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Asserting that building a wall on the Mexican border will stop drugs from pouring into the United States, President Donald Trump has said that if it is not built then the drug situation will never be fixed the way it should be.
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Sea snail venom offers possibilities of designing human ailments drugs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Port Blair [India], April 21 (ANI): In a first of its kind study, peptides, from the venom of cone snails, have been identified that opens up possibilities of drug research for several human ailments.
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Punjab Govt. issues formal notification to provide framework for anti-drug
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Apr. 14 (ANI): The Punjab Government on Friday issued a notification to give a formal shape to the Special Task Force (STF) in terms of reference and broad functions.
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Goa CM Parrikar calls for crackdown on drugs, prostitution, illegal gambli
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said that the police have been given clear instructions to crackdown on drugs, prostitution and illegal gambling businesses in the state, while asserting that his government would not compromise on law and
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Centre taking steps to spread awareness about use of generic drugs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Steps are being taken by the Centre to spread awareness about the use of generic drugs as well to increase access to them, said Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh L. Mandaviya.
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Common sedatives may up risk of pneumonia in Alzheimer's patients
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 10 (ANI): Commonly used sedatives, prescribed to patients with Alzheimer's disease, may be injurious, as a study finds that these drugs may increase the risk pneumonia.
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