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Philippines senator calls for international criminal investigation against
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct. 24 (ANI): A Philippines' Senate member has called for an international criminal investigation against President Rodrigo Duterte in an effort to stop a vicious war on drugs that has killed more than 3,800 people since June.
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Alcohol abuse is linked to increased risk of schizophrenia in later life
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 21 (ANI): A new study shows that alcohol, cannabis and other illicit drugs can greatly increase the risk of developing schizophrenia in later life.
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Misuse of certain prescription drugs can be key factor in college sexual a
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 20 (ANI): It has already been seen that alcohol consumption, either by the victim or the perpetrator, is a key factor in more than half of sexual assaults on college campuses.
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Anti-inflammatory drugs could treat depression symptoms
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[US], Oct. 18 (ANI): Anti-inflammatory drugs similar to those used to treat conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis could in future be used to treat some cases of depression, finds a recent research led by the University of Cambridge.
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Trump challenges 'pumped up' Clinton to take drug test ahead of
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C., Oct. 16 (ANI): Claiming that Hillary Clinton, has been "getting pumped up" with performance-enhancing drugs, Donald Trump dared his Democratic rival to take a drug test before the final debate next week.
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SSB seizes synthetic drug worth Rs. six crore on Indo-Nepal Border
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct. 10 (ANI): The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has seized synthetic drugs worth Rs. six crore in the international market on the Indo-Nepal Border in West Bengal.
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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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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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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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India to be amongst top five global pharma innovation hubs by 2020: Assoch
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): To push India into top five pharmaceutical innovation hubs by 2020 and establish global presence by launching one out of every five to 10 drugs discovered in India at global level, the government is preparing for multi-billion dollar investment with 50 percen
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Blood test may help fight HIV transmission during sex
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C., Aug. 25 (ANI): A group of researchers have developed a technique that estimates an HIV-negative patient's adherence to drugs prescribed to prevent HIV transmission during sex.
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Philippine President Duterte threatens to leave UN
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Aug 21 (ANI): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday railed against the United Nations after it called for an end to the wave of killings unleashed by his war on drugs, saying he might leave the organisation.
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