Using cannabis can ease cravings for street-level drugs, UBC research suggests Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Feb 2024 1:45 AM ISTNew findings from researchers at the University of British Columbia suggest that cannabis could play a role in addressing the ongoing opioid overdose...
Medical Bulletin 15/February/2023 Isra Zaman15 Feb 2023 3:36 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Brain ageing hastened by cocaine addiction: StudyNow, scientists from Germany and Canada have shown that in...
Brain ageing hastened by cocaine addiction: Study Isra Zaman15 Feb 2023 9:00 AM ISTNow, scientists from Germany and Canada have shown that in humans, cocaine use disorder (CUD) leads to changes in the ‘methylome’ of a subregion...
Medical Bulletin 13/February2023 Isra Zaman13 Feb 2023 4:04 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Study finds cocaine use disorder to alter gene networks of neuroinflammation and neurotransmission in...
Study finds cocaine use disorder to alter gene networks of neuroinflammation and neurotransmission in humans Isra Zaman13 Feb 2023 9:00 AM ISTCocaine use disorder is a chronic, relapsing brain disorder for which there are currently no FDA-approved medication treatments. While it is...
Illicit drug use associated with increased risk of Atrial Fibrillation Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 Oct 2022 6:30 PM ISTAtrial fibrillation (AF) is now regarded as a preventable disease, requiring a search for modifiable risk factors. Researchers at UC San Francisco...
Coming wave of opioid overdoses Isra Zaman30 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTOver the past 21 years of opioid overdose deaths-from prescription drugs to heroin to synthetic and semisynthetic opioids such as fentanyl-geography...
Cocaine, heroin to affect heart function in addicts Dr. Nandita Mohan15 Feb 2022 5:47 PM ISTDrug overdosing is a serious threat, an approximation of 70,630 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in 2019 i.e 4% rise from 2018....
14/February/2022 Top Medical Bulletin Dr. Nandita Mohan14 Feb 2022 5:45 PM ISTHere are today's top medical storiesCardiogenic shock to increase the risks of myocardial infarctionCardiogenic shock is a serious concern and...
Rapid rise in stimulants related deaths alarming and worrisome: JAMA Medha Baranwal2 Feb 2021 10:01 PM ISTUSA: The deaths associated with the use of stimulants (cocaine, methamphetamine, and amphetamine) are although lower than opioid-related...
Diabetes drug Byetta may help treat cocaine addiction - Study savita thakur thakur12 Feb 2016 12:48 PM ISTNew York: Researchers have found that a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug currently used for obese patients and Type-2 diabetics has...
