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Researchers study link between opioid consumption in older adults
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Colorado [USA], July 11 (ANI): A team of researchers have deeply studied the relationship between opioid (medicines used for pain relief, including anaesthesia) use and driving among older adults.
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New study looks at opioid use, driving outcomes among older adults
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Colorado [USA], July 7 (ANI): A new study looks at the relationship between opioid (medicines used for pain relief, including anaesthesia) use and driving among older adults.
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Study reveals nitrous oxide safe for women in labour, newborns
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): In the largest study of its kind, researchers found that the use of nitrous oxide (N2O) as a pain relief option for individuals in labour is safe for newborn children and the individual. As per the study converting it to a different form of pain relief su
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Dental opioids study points to need for better prescribing
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 23 (ANI): As dentists and their teams across America get back to their regular schedules after a dip in COVID-19 related cases, a new study shows a key opportunity to reduce the use of opioid painkillers by their patients.
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86,000 persons registered with OOAT centres for de-addiction in April: Cap
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 13 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that 86,000 drug-dependent persons have registered with Out-Patient Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOAT) Centres in the state for de-addiction in April 2020.
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86,371 new drug addicts registered for treatment in Punjab
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 11 (ANI): A total of 86,371 new patients have been registered for treatment at 198 Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOAT) clinics including private ones in Punjab.
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Treatment for opioid use disorder is rare in hospitals, study finds
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 10 (ANI): Despite the national opioid-related overdose epidemic that continues to claim tens of thousands of lives annually, a recent study shows that patients who received a medication to treat opioid use disorder while they were in the hospital were subsequently l
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Study finds treatment for opioid use disorder is rare in hospitals
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): A new nationwide study shows that a scant proportion of hospitalised patients with opioid use disorder receive proven life-saving medications both during and after they are discharged.
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Spider venom can be used as pain reliever option without side effects: Stu
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 19 (ANI): Molecules found in tarantula venom could be used as an alternative to opioid pain killers for those seeking chronic pain relief, suggest a recent study.
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Spider venom key to pain relief without side-effects, find researchers
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 15 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have found that the molecules in tarantula venom could be used as an alternative to opioid pain killers for those seeking chronic pain relief.
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DGCA to examine flight crew, air traffic controllers for psychoactive subs
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): For the first time, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has proposed to introduce regulation for the examination of aviation personnel for the consumption of psychoactive substance like cannabis, opioid, and their various variants.
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Emergency visit increasing for opioid-related cases
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 16 (ANI): The emergency departments at hospitals are being increasingly utilised by the patients for the treatment of opioid disorders.
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