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Investigators examine relationship between pain, opioid abuse

Reseachers wanted to know the pain and the abuse of opioids and the circuits in the brain that may be behind this link.

13 Jun 2017 9:47 AM IST

Joy describes Parkinsons smell to be very thick and musky. (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman who smells Parkinson's will help scientists create first...

Joy describes Parkinson's smell to be very thick and musky.

19 Dec 2017 6:40 PM IST

The results are important because as the population gets older, the number of people with dementia increases. (Photo: Pixabay)

Exercise, pills, brain training show little hard evidence of slowing...

Research on exercise, drugs and brain-training techniques shows there is no definitive evidence that they protect...

19 Dec 2017 1:39 PM IST

59 percent of students thought that the majority of their peers used non-prescribed stimulants more frequently than themselves. (Photo: Pixabay)

Students think using drugs to perform better is 'normal'

Students in medicine-related faculties use them to mostly keep up with demanding courses

25 Feb 2017 3:21 PM IST

Academically gifted students proved nearly twice as likely to use cannabis persistently than their peers. (Photo: Pixabay)

Smart students are more into smoking and drinking than others

They want to experiment but are cautious of the problems that can occur for breaking the law

25 Feb 2017 1:08 PM IST

The use of non inflammatory drugs were shown to help endanger patients with only a certain type of cancer

Zydus Cadila to launch seasonal flu vaccine

Company said vaccine provides protection from four influenza viruses H1N1, H3N2, Type B or Brisbane and Type B.

24 Feb 2017 2:42 PM IST

Arsenio Hall cool with Sinead

Arsenio had also said that he would be dropping the defamation lawsuit.

24 Feb 2017 6:22 AM IST

It is easy for drug peddlers to reach the city due to its strategic location near Bangladesh and Nepal borders, officer of the NCB said. (Representational image)

Kolkata: Hotspot for drugs during year-end paties, says NCB

Hashish, also known as Malala Charas is coming from Himachal Pradesh, while LSD is supplied from Europe, the United...

25 Dec 2017 2:32 PM IST

The drug, hydrochlorothiazide, makes the skin more vulnerable to damage from UV light of sun or sunbeds. (Photo: Pixabay)

Common blood pressure drug tied to increased risk of skin cancer

Ten percent of squamous cell carcinoma cases were high users, as were 2.8 percent of people in the control group.

23 Dec 2017 10:52 AM IST

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New drug may benefit blood cancer patients

Here's what researchers discovered.

11 Jun 2017 11:29 AM IST

To tackle malnutrition, the FSSAI recently recommended adoption of fortified food in government schemes. (Representational image)

FSSAI asks states to crackdown on performance enhancing drugs

Food Safety Commissioner of states/UTs are requested to initiate special drive to check for use of such substances in...

9 Jun 2017 7:59 PM IST

An Afghan official says that a German woman along her Afghan security guard have been killed in the capital Kabul. (Photo: Representational/ File)

Punjab: 'Drug peddler' lynched, hand, foot chopped off by mob; dies

Police said Vinod Kumar was killed on Thursday after being attacked with sharp weapons by the mob at Bhagi Wander...

9 Jun 2017 2:56 PM IST