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Drugs from shark
Sharks are medium and large cartilage fish, living in the sea. Many species are used as drugs such as angelfish shark (Squalus brevirostris Tanaka, Squalidae family), ti…
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The scary truth about human drug testing
Indrek Kelder received a drug test because he was promised to travel abroad for free, stay in a high-class hotel and only drink a few vitamins. But he was pushed to a pl…
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Watch for gastrointestinal bleeding
Gastrointestinal bleeding is a common emergency in hospitals, with a relatively high mortality rate (10-15%), so it is important to be studied.
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'Left side' of Codeine
Codeine can cause chronic sleepiness or drug overdose signs in newborns. Food and Drug Administration - FDA warns that this is rare but the codeine side effects are very…
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Prexige anti-inflammatory drug is withdrawn
The Australian Drug Administration has ordered Prexige pharmaceutical recall, after discovering two patients died from using this drug. The recall has been notified to t…
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Turn mice into plants to make human liver cells
Researchers at the University of Science and Health have come up with a way to turn a mouse into a plant to get human liver cells, and can be used to check if medication…
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Cautious when using analgesics, anti-inflammatory Nimesulide
Department of Health of provinces and cities, hospitals under the Ministry of Health inform treatment units of adverse reactions to patients taking Nimesulide.
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Selzentry: New anti-HIV drug licensed by FDA
Selzentry - the first oral anti-HIV drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This is a drug made by Pfizer. Pfizer Inc. Pharmaceutical Company announc…
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USA: Proposal to recall Avandia medicine for diabetes
For reasons of low therapeutic effect and risk of heart disease, on 30.7, leading scientist of the US Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. David Graham, offic…
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China: Confiscated 18,000 fake Viagra tablets
Chinese police have arrested more than a ton of counterfeit drugs, including anti-avian drugs, malaria and impotence - including at least 18,000 fake Viagra pills.
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For the first time, there is an antidote for children in asthma
At the seminar on asthma on 22/7, Dr. Dao Minh Tuan, Deputy Head of Respiratory Department of National Pediatric Hospital, said that in Vietnam, one in 10 children under…
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Medicine is required for HIV-infected children
The International AIDS Association calls for the development of drug-resistant antimicrobial drugs specifically for children, to both improve the effectiveness of treatm…
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Diabetes medications may increase the risk of heart failure
Two drugs commonly used for type 2 diabetes may increase the risk of heart failure by twice. That was the result of a large study conducted by British experts for 78,000…
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Medications for osteoporosis can overcome drug-resistant bacteria
US scientists say they have found a way to prevent drug-resistant bacteria from growing in current treatments.