London: Hollywood heartthrob Robert Downey Jr has turned to crystal healing to repel the negative forces around him. The 45-year-old actor, who battled drug addiction since the age of eight has employed a man to carry crystals around him to help 'repent his soul' for the damage he did to his body when he was hooked to heroin and cocaine, Femalefirst reported. "This guy dressed all in white has been...
07:08 PM, Jan 30, 2011
Washington: Popular sleep drugs such as Ambien can leave even the healthiest older people groggy and prone to stumbling, falling and confusion when they wake up, US researchers reported. The drug, sold by Sanofi Aventis and other makers and known generically as zolpidem, appears to act broadly in the brain and has a numbing effect for at least half an hour after waking, the researchers reported in the Journal of...
04:15 PM, Jan 14, 2011
Washington: David Nichols studies the way psychedelic drugs act in the brains of rats. But he's haunted by how humans hijack his work to make street drugs, sometimes causing overdose deaths. Nichols makes chemicals roughly similar to ecstasy and LSD that are supposed to help explain how parts of the brain function. Then he publishes the results for other scientists, hoping his work one day leads to treatments for depression...
03:41 PM, Jan 06, 2011
On Second Opinion Dr Amit Varma talks about the difference between the two. ...
09:55 AM, Nov 26, 2010
London: Heroin worth more than 5 million pounds has been seized by the UK Border Agency at the Port of Felixstowe, the biggest detection of the drug in UK this year. The estimated 80 kg of heroin had been shipped to UK from Asia in a single container listed as chilli powder, official sources said. Attention was drawn to the shipment by a discrepancy in the paperwork and the container...
03:03 PM, Nov 18, 2010
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07:44 PM, Nov 01, 2010
New Delhi: To our special focus on People First - how can we stop the abuse of antibiotics and who's responsible for it - patients who take it without prescription or doctors who overprescribe strong medication? The Drug Controller General of India on Friday brought in new rules to buy antibiotics. You will need two copies of a prescription - one which will be in the chemist’s custody. And two,...
09:23 PM, Oct 29, 2010
London: Singer George Michael has finally regained his freedom after four weeks. The wayward singer was released from jail on Monday after serving almost four weeks for driving under the influence of drugs. The ‘Careless Whisper’ thanked those who had supported him while he was jailed and said outside his north London home, "I just want to start again”. The former ‘Wham!’ singer received an eight-week sentence on September 14...
08:39 AM, Oct 12, 2010
London: George Michael was sentenced to eight weeks in jail and lost his licence for five years on Tuesday for driving under the influence of drugs when he crashed his car into a London photo shop. A British judge told the wayward star his addiction to marijuana put him and the public at risk. The former ‘Wham!’ singer pleaded guilty last month to driving under the influence and possession of...
07:35 AM, Sep 15, 2010
New Delhi: First the startling facts. Nine to 12% of all drugs sold in India are either substandard or fake. Don't fret for help is at hand. A new technology claims it can check the authenticity of the drugs you are consuming. The technology can tag the drugs you buy and confirm its standard by a simple SMS. While the World Health Organization (WHO) says 20% of Indian drugs are...
12:01 PM, Aug 26, 2010
London: A new superbug from India could spread around the world – in part because of medical tourism – and scientists say there are almost no drugs to treat it. Researchers said on Wednesday they had found a new gene called New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase, or NDM-1, in patients in South Asia and in Britain. US health officials said on Wednesday there had been three cases so far in the United...
09:02 AM, Aug 12, 2010
Men who take erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra were more likely to become infected with sexually transmitted diseases. ...
11:05 AM, Jul 06, 2010
India consumed 17 mt of heroin in 2008 and current opium consumption is estimated to be 65-70 mt per year. ...
11:20 AM, Jun 24, 2010
In the spotlight are a common class of drugs called the angio-tensin-receptor blockers, prescribed for high blood pressure. ...
02:04 PM, Jun 18, 2010
CBI conducted a special drive following complaints on the quality of medicines available at CGHS and other hospitals. ...
10:16 AM, May 21, 2010
The singer was released from a Paris hospital on Wednesday after suffering a respiratory infection. ...
02:59 PM, Apr 08, 2010
Currently, HIV/AIDS patients are treated with highly active anti-retroviral therapy. ...
10:20 AM, Mar 09, 2010
The 26-year-old began lining up the drugs on the roof of police car. ...
06:44 PM, Mar 02, 2010
The UN body has urged Indian authorities to prevent the use of internet to sell drugs. ...
06:34 PM, Feb 24, 2010
