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.
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Taking MDMA can raise our body temperature higher than it should be. Extreme heat may compound this effect.
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Needle spiking is when a person is injected with a drug without their consent. Reports started to emerge in the UK in 2021 but this has now been reported around the world, including in Australia.
Buvidal, or long-acting injectable buprenorphine, was approved for use in the UK in 2019.
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Long-acting injectable buprenorphine is also known by the brand names Buvidal or Sublocade.
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Everybody thinks they know what drugs are, but a clear definition is surprisingly elusive.
Turns out pop songs and movie soundtracks are key to a new system to deliver insulin.
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Researchers successfully treated diabetes in mice by engineering cells to make insulin in response to the music of Queen.
Many LGBTQ+ people do not access drug and alcohol support services because they fear stigma and discrimination.
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LGBTQ+ people face barriers to accessing substance use services, but research shows there are ways to make them more inclusive and supportive.
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Drug checking services could also provide an early warning system to flag any unusually dangerous substances in circulation.
Horseshoe crabs in spawning season at Reeds Beach, N.J., on June 13, 2023.
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Horseshoe crabs play a unique role in medicine, but they’re also ecologically important in their home waters along the Atlantic coast. Can regulators balance the needs of humans and nature?
Pharmacogenetic testing is a form of precision medicine, using your genes to personalize your care.
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Genetic testing can help take the guesswork out of finding the right treatment. For certain diseases. To an extent.
Under a pharmacare plan, a single bargaining agent negotiates for lower prices from drug companies.
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Pharmaceutical and insurance industries that could lose profit through lower drug prices are not happy that a pharmacare bill is planned for fall. They are speaking out and mobilizing their allies.
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The price you pay at the pharmacy for your long-term medicines may effectively halve. But not all medicines or patients qualify.
Following news of Ozempic’s ability to help its users lose weight, it did not take long for fat-haters to surface.
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The messaging around Ozempic being a miracle cure is not only a lie, it has kicked up a new level of fatphobia.
Veronica Sarauz, widow of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, speaks during a press conference after his assassination on August 9.
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Ecuador’s murder rate has shot up in recent years and now a presidential candidate has been assassinated.
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MDMA and cocaine are known to speed up people’s perception of time, while LSD can induce a sense of timelessness.
There is presently no end in sight to the drug supply shortage.
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The shortages, which have been going on for years, have typically affected only low-cost generics rather than profitable brand-name drugs.
Canadians pay high drug prices, but the pharmaceutical industry claims it is a ‘key partner in economic resilience, recovery and growth.’
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Canadians pay very high drug costs, but Canada also does not receive the same economic benefits from pharmaceutical industry investments as other countries do.