Many nonantibiotic drugs such as certain antidepressants and antiparasitics have antibacterial effects.
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There are many ways to kill microbes that cause dangerous infections. Combining genetic screening with machine learning can help researchers identify new antimicrobials.
Nitazenes are a class of synthetic opioids more potent than fentanyl.
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Initially developed in the 1950s, nitazenes are a type of synthetic opioid that has reappeared in Philadelphia’s street drug supply.
Ecuadorian security forces breaking into the Mexican embassy in the capital, Quito, on April 5 2024.
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The raid almost certainly broke international law, but Ecuador’s president is hoping his strongman tactics will resonate with the electorate.
Both the Canadian Paediatric Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend opioids be considered for short-term pain if acetaminophen and ibuprofen are inadequate.
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No parent wants to see their child suffer and untreated pain can have health consequences. But parents may have concerns about use of opioids for their child’s acute pain. Here are tips for safer use.
They act kind of like drugs, but they aren’t regulated like them.
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‘Natural’ isn’t the same thing as healthful. You can have too much of a good thing, and taking action can be worse than doing nothing.
Then-President Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras talks with then-Vice President Joe Biden in Guatemala in 2016.
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Washington looked the other way as coup leaders and drugs cartels conspired to turn Honduras into a center of the cocaine trade.
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There is no legal duty to tell a patient they have been prescribed a drug ‘off label’.
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What exactly is ketamine and what is its role in the treatment of depression?
Police detectives sort through evidence after raiding a suspected meth lab.
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An anthropologist who wrote a book exploring meth’s impact on rural communities explains what drove the epidemic and how it’s changed.
Its price will take your breath away.
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An inhaler that costs nearly $300 in the US goes for just $9 in Germany. What gives?
Patients need to know that treatments are recommended based on patient need, not pharma company interests. That’s why it’s important to know how much Big Pharma is paying to health-care providers and organizations.
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Canada has a lack of transparency about Big Pharma’s payments to health-care providers and organizations. Disclosure is voluntary, and there’s no central data on even the few companies that do report.
Photographs of victims of overdose are displayed to mark International Overdose Awareness Day, in Vancouver, on Aug. 31, 2023.
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Calls to destigmatize language around drug addiction must be combined with action to change policies that stigmatize people in early recovery.
Nigerian police officers detain a man during a political rally in Lagos on 21 February 2023.
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Youth migration, unemployment, proliferation of small arms and drugs are some of the drivers of violent crimes in Lagos.
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But this comes with legal and health risks. Here’s what you need to know before importing medicine for yourself or your immediate family.
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Some 17,000 people told us exactly how much they drank, smoked and used illicit drugs. Here’s a unique snapshot of Australians’ vices.
Alcohol and other drugs can overpower the reward pathways of the brain.
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Improved understanding of the molecular mechanisms of addiction can change how researchers and clinicians approach treatments.
Ecuador looks set to entrust its anti-gang fight to the military.
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Widespread violence tied to Ecuadorian drug gangs has left the country looking at a draconian response.
Two hurdles mRNA drugs face are a short half-life and impurities that trigger immune responses.
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The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the promise of using mRNA as medicine. But before mRNA drugs can go beyond vaccines, researchers need to identify the right diseases to treat.
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Women are catching up with men’s drug use.
So many diseases to treat, so little money and time.
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Drug development takes a great deal of time, money and effort. While future profits play a big factor in which diseases gets prioritized, advocacy and research incentives can also tilt the scale.