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Pfizer says antiviral pill cuts risk of severe COVID-19 by 89%
A trial of Pfizer Inc's (PFE.N) experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 was stopped early after the drug was shown to cut by 89% the chances of hospitalization or death for adults at risk of developing severe disease, the company said on Friday.
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Ivermectin: How false science created a Covid 'miracle' drug
Thousands worldwide have taken ivermectin to fight Covid. But what's the evidence?
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How biodiversity loss is jeopardising the drugs of the future
From willow bark to mosquitoes, nature has been a source of vital medications for centuries. But species die-off caused by human activity is putting this at risk
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Gut bacteria may reduce drug effectiveness suggests study
Common medications can accumulate in gut bacteria, a new study has found, altering bacterial function and potentially reducing the effectiveness of the drug.
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Ivermectin doesn't speed recovery from mild COVID-19, study shows
Early administration of the antiparasitic drug ivermectin didn't significantly shorten time to clinical improvement in 400 adults mildly ill with COVID-19, a clinical trial today in JAMA finds.
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B.C. non-profit challenges Health Canada to end 50-year prohibition on magic mushrooms | CBC News
TheraPsil has sent a 165-page proposal to Health Canada outlining regulations for so-called magic mushrooms based on the same ones the federal government first created 20 years ago for medicinal cannabis.
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Three Key Advantages Of Drug Testing
As an enterprise, you can maintain a high degree of professional integrity and safety by conducting precise and appropriate Drug And Alcohol Testing of existing and potential workers. On-site Drug And Alcohol Test brings the laboratory to you, which saves you time and resources.
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Katie Porter PRESSES pharma CEO on industry's lies
Big pharma maintains drugs prices are massive because of the cost of drug R&D.
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Who took over for El Chapo after his arrest?
Life After El Chapo: Who Took Over Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, former leader of the Sinaloa cartel, considered by the US government to be the mos
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Big pharma executives mocked ‘pillbillies’ in emails, West Virginia opioid trial hears
Executives circulated rhymes and emails mocking “hillbillies” who became addicted to opioid painkillers even as the company poured hundreds of millions of pills into parts of Appalachia at the heart of America’s opioid epidemic.
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Paracetamol may be no better than a placebo in many cases
A review of paracetamol for 44 common pain conditions found no strong evidence to support its use in many instances. Paracetamol is also known as acetaminophen, Panadol, Tylenol.
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A Man Injected Magic Mushroom 'Tea' Into His Veins, And Fungus Grew Inside Him
A man brewed a tea from "magic mushrooms" and injected the concoction into his veins; several days later, he ended up at the emergency department with the fungus growing in his blood.
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Colombia Is Considering Legalizing Its Massive Cocaine Industry
A new bill in congress suggests the government buys up and sells cocaine.
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Canada bans mass exports of prescription drugs
The new policy comes in response to a US plan to import drugs from Canada. Why can't the US just fix its own drug price problem?
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'Longest-serving cannabis offender' to be released early from 90-year prison sentence
After serving more than three decades in prison for nonviolent cannabis offenses, a 71-year-old man is hoping to spend Christmas this year with his family. Richard DeLisi, who was sentenced in 1989 to 90 years in prison for conspiring to traffic more than 100 pounds of cannabis into the U.S. from Jamaica, could be released as early as Dec. 4 amid failing health and the worsening coronavirus pandemic, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
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The Most Common Pain Relief Drug in The World Induces Risky Behaviour, Study Suggests
Acetaminophen, one of the most consumed drugs in the US – and the most commonly taken analgesic worldwide – could be doing a lot more than simply taking the edge off your headache, new evidence suggests.
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Placebos Can Lower Emotional Distress, Even When People Know They're Taking Placebos
New research exploring the strange boundaries of the placebo effect has turned up another mysterious oddity: placebos have the power to reduce neural markers of emotional distress, even in cases where people have been told in advance they're only taking a placebo.
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Millions of us take drugs for high blood pressure – is it worth it?
Hypertension affects one in four adults and is usually treated with medication, even though lifestyle changes can reduce blood pressure. Here's what you need to know
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U.S. states accuse 26 drugmakers of generic drug price fixing in sweeping lawsuit
Twenty-six drug manufacturers were sued on Wednesday by the attorneys general of most U.S. states and several territories, which accused them of conspiring to reduce competition and drive up generic drug prices.
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Prescribed Ketamine Turned These Men Violent, Allege Lawsuits
One set himself on fire, the other had a fight with the cops. But experts say ketamine is an unlikely culprit.
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