Study: Fish in drug-tainted water suffer reaction Ohio BOSTON: What happens to fish that swim in waters tainted by traces of drugs that people take? When it’s an anti-anxiety drug, they become hyper, anti-social and aggressive, a study found. They even get the munchies. | It might sound funny, but it could threaten the fish population and upset th...
Basic medicines unavailable in several state PHCs The Times Of India PUNE: The government's claim last year that all healthcare facilities in the state will be well-equipped with medicines and machines by December 2012 has fallen flat with a recent survey finding that many primary healthcare centres do not even have b...
Spanish doctor gave transfusions, drugs: Hamilton Sydney Morning Herald Disgraced former American cyclist Tyler Hamilton says he was given performance-enhancing drugs as well as blood transfusions by Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes. | Fuentes is the principal accused in the "Operacion Puerto" trial examining whether the...
Spanish doctor gave transfusions, drugs: Hamilton Canberra Times Disgraced former American cyclist Tyler Hamilton says he was given performance-enhancing drugs as well as blood transfusions by Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes. | Fuentes is the principal accused in the "Operacion Puerto" trial examining whether the...
Drug deaths increase - mostly painkillers San Francisco Chronicle Chicago -- | Drug overdose deaths increased for the 11th straight year, federal data show - most of them accidents involving addictive painkillers despite growing attention to risks from these medicines. | "This is a big problem that has gotten much ...
Niagara Town Board approves employee drug testing Buffalo News TOWN OF NIAGARA – Random drug testing is now part of the workday for town employees. | After a year of discussion, the Town Board formally approved a procedure Tuesday that would allow implementation of a testing program in agreement with West...
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Novo Nordisk shares tumble on drug review setback US News | NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Novo Nordisk are sinking in premarket trading after the Danish drugmaker said U.S. regulators want more data before they can finish their review o...
Syria crisis leaves medicines in short supply BBC News Bomb attacks and air strikes are the visible and immediate images associated with the conflict in Syria. But more subtle consequences, like the decimation of the pharmaceutical ind...
New drug could stop Alzheimer’s early in its tracks The Times Of India A drug that could stop Alzheimer's disease before it seriously affects a person's mental abilities is being developed by researchers in Britain. | Early trials conducted on mice sh...
Correlation between language of flowers and their medicinal uses The Examiner | Floral tradition has often placed special meanings to certain flowers and other plants. Some of them have been of a romantic nature; others convey special sentiments that cannot ...
10 mins, can cut risk of heart disease Deccan Chronicle | There are daily things we all can do that can make a big difference in our effort to keep our hearts healthy, say Mayo Clinic experts. For example, ... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Cooking classes 'a boost to healthy diet' BBC News Short cooking classes can have a long-term impact on healthy eating, a study suggests. | Questioning of parents who took part in government-funded cou... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Anxiety drug found in rivers changes fish behaviour The Guardian Normally shy perch became bolder and more independent when exposed to a drug called oxazepam for treating anxiety | The effect of the drug on European... (photo: Public Domain / Karelj)
