Drug Toxicity News

A collaborative study conducted by researchers from UC Santa Barbara and several other institutions has provided laboratory that a cluster of peptides may be the toxic agent in Alzheimer's d... Read more

Treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for eight weeks induces acid-related symptoms like heartburn, acid regurgitation and dyspepsia once treatment is withdrawn in healthy individuals... Read more

Ayurveda has always been recognized as an alternative system of medicine, but this is not so, according to the Director-General of Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha (CCRAS)... Read more

The World Health Organisation said Wednesday it was launching a clinical trial for a drug that could halve the treatment period for river blindness, a disease that threatens 100 million peop... Read more

US federal drug regulators on Wednesday required manufacturers to warn against the mental health dangers, including suicidal thoughts, of two popular anti-smoking drugs.

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Researchers say that a new once-in-the-month pill has been found to be effective in controlling both fleas and ticks in dogs and cats.

Peter Meinke and colleagues at Merck Resear... Read more

Reports say the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has estimated that there are about 5 million drug addicts in Pakistan, and that the invasion of drugs is affecting younger people in the country. Read more

The first batch of antiviral drugs to combat Influenza A (H1N1) virus, which is responsible for the swine flu pandemic around the world, has been developed by a Shanghai firm.

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Rapper Eminem has revealed that he turns to watching his old drug driven performances to remind himself never to let those days come back again.

The Real Slim Shady has... Read more

Women in Beijing are increasingly getting addicted to drugs, as narcotics are becoming more popular in mass binges and are also believed to be an effective way to help lose weight.

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