Online Drug Addiction & Misuse
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Opioids – How to Prevent an American-style Crisis in Britain
Introduction: What are opioids? Opioids are medicinal compounds, deriving originally from opium. There are so-called “weaker opioids” (codeine, dihydrocodeine) and…
New Evolution-busting Drug Overcomes Resistance in Aggressive Breast Cancers
A new type of drug that blocks one of cancer’s key evolutionary escape routes from chemotherapy could be used to…
Olaparib Outperforms Targeted Hormone Therapy in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer
A drug used for breast and ovarian cancer is more effective than modern targeted hormone treatments at slowing progression and improving…
The Toxicity of Aluminium Adjuvants
It would seem that I am a rare breed. I research the safety of aluminium adjuvants used in vaccines (See;…
Green Tea Could Hold the Key to Reducing Antibiotic Resistance
Scientists at the University of Surrey have discovered that a natural antioxidant commonly found in green tea can help eliminate…
Identification of Protective Antibodies may be the Key to Effective Malaria Vaccine
An Oxford-led study has identified the antibodies that may hold the key to creating the first effective vaccine against malaria…
Opioid analgesics increase the risk of pneumonia among persons with Alzheimer’s disease
Opioid analgesics were associated with a 30% increase in the risk of pneumonia in persons with Alzheimer’s disease, a recent…
Naloxone – Antidote to Death
There are few antidotes to death in medicine – at least not ones for use by those of us who…
New drug alternative to statins
A new class of oral cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins due to side effects, according to…