drugs
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Nigeria has a multifactorial health system and a large but young population. The major causes of morbidity and mortality are communicable diseases, and these are generally managed using antimicrobial drugs whose usefulness is being threatened by antimicrobial resistance. AMR threatens all countries in different ways and to varying extents. This document lays out the situation…
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The captain of the Japanese gymnastics team was sent home from France and will not participate at the Olympic Games later this month for allegedly breaking a team ban on smoking and drinking alcohol. Shoko Miyata, 19, who is the captain of her country’s women’s artistic gymnastics team, left Japan’s training camp in Monaco on…
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Nicki Minaj’s concert tonight at the Co-op Live in Manchester, attended by thousands of fans, has been postponed at the last minute after she was arrested hours earlier in the Netherlands. The American singer and rapper, 41, was held at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on suspicion of possession of soft drugs. And fans had been let…
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Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) conducted multiple operations in different areas of the country, recovering over 280 kg of drugs and arresting 16 drug traffickers, the ANF said on Monday. The ANF said in a statement that the force conducted 10 separate operations and seized 287 kg of drugs, including hashish, opium, heroin, methamphetamine, and intoxicated…
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, MEZIESBLOG has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. The proposal, which still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget, would recognize the…
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This week, Reuters reported that Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG said it will acquire German biotech MorphoSys AG, a developer of cancer treatments, for Euro2.7 billion (US$2.9 billion). The move by Novartis aims to add a promising rare bone marrow cancer treatment candidate to its portfolio. The companies said that shareholders of the German firm would…
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The UK government has been advised to urgently set up a financial package to help patients damaged by epilepsy drug valproate and vaginal mesh. Calculations for the cost of the package amount to half a billion pounds – just for the initial payments, according to a report by the Patient Safety Commissioner for England, Dr…
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Ronaldinho Gaúcho – a football wizard Ronaldinho Gaúcho has a legitimate claim to being one of the greatest footballers of all time, and easily one of the most skillful players to ever grace the pitch. While effortless on the field, his career wasn’t exactly always smooth sailing. Let’s look at how Ronaldinho’s career unfolded. Ronaldo…
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This week, shares in AstraZeneca fell more than 4 percent after the disappointing outcomes of a data abstract on its experimental precision drug, datopotamab deruxtecan, used in lung cancer patients in a late-stage trial. The abstract was published ahead of the European Society for Medical Oncology’s (ESMO) congress, which will begin in Madrid on October…
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Juventus midfielder, Paul Pogba, has reportedly produced a second positive drug test following an analysis of his B sample. Recall that Pogba returned positive after Juventus’ first game of the season against Udinese on August 20, a game in which he did not play. The former Manchester United star was subsequently suspended by Italy’s national…
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Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba’s ‘B’ sample has confirmed the presence of testosterone, a source close to the case told AFP on Friday. The 30-year-old former Manchester United player, a World Cup winner in 2018, faces a ban of up to four years. The original test by the Italian anti-doping agency (Nado) showed the…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said drug hawkers are major distributors and suppliers of narcotic medicines to criminal networks such as armed bandits, insurgents, kidnappers and armed robbers. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Christianah Adeyeye, raised the alarm about the menace of drug hawking at a one-day…
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Europol has announced the bust of an international drug smuggling network and confiscated billions of dollars worth of cocaine. A team of investigators seized 17 tonnes of the stimulant drug and assets worth about $87 million, with 15 individuals arrested during the operation. The ring, one Brazil’s most active trafficking organisations, has flooded Europe with…
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Physicians in the field of urology, have warned men against engaging in ‘marathon’ sex, noting that it could lead to permanent impotence. A sexual marathon is usually a prolonged sexual activity over hours and even days. The experts noted that marathon sex complicated by penile fracture and persistent erection also known as priapism that is not…
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With everyone trying to make ends meet and the stress that comes with it, tips for sleeping has become a widely discussed topic. Sleep is supposed to be that “it’s finally over” part of the day when you just want to put your feet up and relax for some hours. However, you lay down and…
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Hayden Panettiere battled a secret addiction to opioids and alcohol. The 32-year-old actress revealed her addiction got so bad it led to the breakdown of her relationship with Wladimir Klitschko and in 2018, she sent their daughter Kaya to Ukraine to live with her dad. She told PEOPLE: “He didn’t want to be around me.…
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