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Researchers identify potentially safer approach to opioid drug development
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): Opioids are powerful painkillers but their use is hindered because patients become tolerant to them, requiring higher and higher doses, and overdoses can cause respiratory depression and death.
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Will not go ahead with proposal of growing cannabis in Goa, says Pramod Sa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Panjim (Goa) [India], January 28 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has again reiterated that his government will not allow the legal cultivation of cannabis, a proposal sent by the Indian Institute of Integrated Medicine (IIIM).
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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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More kids ending up in emergency rooms due to pain killer poisoning: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 29 (ANI): Emergency room admission cases among children due to poisoning by strong painkillers have considerably gone up in the USA as revealed by a study.
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Painkillers during pregnancy linked to early puberty in girls
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): According to a new research consuming painkillers during pregnancy, can cause the daughters to hit their puberty early.
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Here is why pregnant women should not have painkillers
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Apr. 16 (ANI): Doctors have always advised caution against consuming painkillers during pregnancy due to various reasons.
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Five natural ways to ease off arthritis pain
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], January 15 (ANI): Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system -that normally protects its health by attacking foreign substances like bacteria and viruses - mistakenly attacks the joints.
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Now, painkillers that cut overdose risk
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 17 (ANI): A team of scientists has come up with new opioid pain relievers that not only reduce pain on par with morphine, but also reduce overdose risk.
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Opioid use higher among cancer survivors
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 7 (ANI): At a time of rising rates of opioid overdose and addiction, a latest study has found cancer survivors were 1.2 times more likely to be prescribed opioid painkillers than those who'd never had cancer.
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Acupuncture, a safe alternative to painkillers in emergency departments
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 19 (ANI): Getting jabbed with tiny needles in emergency departments is as safe and effective as popping painkillers for some patients, according to a recent study.
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Choose beer over paracetamol for pain relief: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): Not just for dealing with a hangover - according to new research, drinking two beers is more effective at relieving pain than taking painkillers.
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Researchers find Painkillers without dangerous side effects
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Mar. 3 (ANI): People, we have some good news for you. Researchers from Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin have discovered a new way of developing painkillers.
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